Case Information
*1 OFFICE OF THE AlTORNEY GENERAL OFTEXAS
AUSTIN
Mr. t. A. Tarlor
Auditor of Brazori4
Angloton, Toxar
Dear Sir:
y BraZOria COtWy, letter 0r su.ly 15, ues.tlon; alaim with srlon ror the ro- yard on A6ud Shall he oonstruotion or authority or Art. lar rrsrrlon or the hapter 161.
hat
jou give ma your ruling IV@ will harm to wait nntll tha , or oan they pay the ola.in now." Aft$ol#i053d, Vemon~r Revised civil Statutrr, readsi aa r0iidt
*The oasa, Ssh and Optar Comlssioner and with approval or tb Governor, may ml.1 tile marl, gravel, sana, shall or mudehell
inoluded witMri thiir Aot, upon ruoh term.8 and
Mr. t. A. Rylor, Faga B
oondltiona as ho may daaa proper, but for not
1088 than rour (4$) oenta per ton, and paysnt
tharoror shall bo mada to aald COi~~lsaloner.
Tha prooseda arlelng rroai suoh sale shall be
trrnaiiilttsd to ths State Troasuror and bo.
oreditod to a special tuna brebp oreated to
be known as tho sand, gray.1 and shell ruAa 0r Stato, and say be expended by tho raid Com-
mlaaloAor in the snforoeijent or the provisions
ot sand, shell and gravel law and in tha: and kIISiAtclAaAO* Of fish hatoherlaa,
astebllahmont WhaA proridod by lag~alatfva pproprlrtion,' SAd
iA tho prIU3At Or rSfUAd8 provided tar iA BOO-
tlon 7, Chaptar 151, oi tho Genoral~ Laws of the
Regular 8osalon of the Thirty-aighth kgialaturo,
to oouotlaa, altlea or towns 84 plltloal
aubdlvlalon oi a oounty, city or town, as pro-
vldod ror iA 8OOtiOA 7, Chapter 1e1, 0r the WA-
oral Lawa of tha Ragular SOSalOA of tho Thirty-
eighth Lagl6laturo. And also providing that tha
authorlaatlon of refunda on 8aAd. gratol and
rho11 Shall k artended to IAOlude rrrttAd8 to Stats Highway COt?MIkSiOA of moary paid tha
Stato through the Cama, ?lah and Oyster Conzala-
aion for aaAd, groral md ah011 urod by the
8tato Slghway Commlaalon on pub110 roads up~n
application ror 8uOh r0rutta8 in tho matmar p.ra- oorlbod ior oitlea and ooimtlsa. Provldad rttr-
thar that Aot lose thaa sevantp-five par oaat
or tha proceeds derlvad thorarron, attor rarunda
abova reterred to hats bean oar06 ror, Shall go
tar tho ratabllahtmnt SAd ltL4int~ASAOO Oi fish
hatohariraI aad the lead, gravel, and shell fund
is hereby appropriated ior the purpose at oarry-
Ing out the provialona Of thla AOt. Said hatoh-
arira to be established from tlm to time la the
Stat. of TotaS by tho Plah, Gama aAd Oyster Com-
m.iSalon, WhSA iA their ~tld&zaAt a suitable lo6o-
tlon is secured arrangarasota thoreror hare
been ooitiplotod.’
Artiolo 4054, Reriae& Civil Statutor, 1925, tho OOdiriOatiOA 0r sootlon 7, Chaptor 161, hot6 Regular saa- SiOA, 3Bt.h Laglslaturo, reads 86 r0ii0w8r
688 Mr. Fr A. Taylor, Page 3
*It any oouaty, or aubdlvlsloa of a oouaty, olty
or towA should desire any 5sr1, gravel, 6aA6,
ahsll or mudshell lnoludod in this ohaptar.ior
us0 1~ the buildiag 0r any road or atrast, whloh
work is dons by said oouAt.y, or any aubdlrlalon
or a oounty, olty or town, suah 5unlolpallty may
be grant06 a permit without ohargo and shall have
tho right to take, sarry eway or operate in any
waters or upon any islands, reefa or bars lnoludad heroin; auah eunloipllllty to a0 the work under its
own aUpe17lBiOA, but ah411 rirat obtain rrom tha
coamiasloner a permit to a0 80, aAd the grantin
oi aame for the operation IA tha terrltory-doaig-
Aate& by auoh munlolp6lltp shall be.subjsot to aam ruled, regulstlona aAd llfiltations
dlacrotlon ot the Comalaa~onor a8 are othsr appll-
oanta aca permits. when uoh building or roads takicg 0r suah produots la to be dOA by oon-
tract, thon ths oald munlolpality may obtain a reru5a rrom the c06d3810nar 0r the tax id06
and oolleatsd OA said produata as rixea by the
Commlssionar at the tlce of the taking thereot,
by warrant drawn by the Comptroller upon itSAh
l c o ount sworn to by the proper ofilorr representing auoh xunloipalitp 4Ad approroa by the co5miaaloAer, 4Aa unaar such other rules 4Ad rogulatlona a8 may
ba prrsarlbed the Oomaiaalonor.*
Your question is construed by this DepsrWAt as proasntlng ror our dOtOrAiAatiOn ths inquiry whsthet there la preasntly available to the Galto, ylah and Oyster Comaila- aion an appropriation ror th0 paymoat or auoh rerun&.
fA Senate Bill 427, AOt8 Or the ?Orty-Sixth La&a- lature, tho pepsrtnantal Appropriation Bill for present risoal bieAAlux, under the aiva8t0n -Fish Hatahery and Sand, Shall aAd travel pi~ision* or such appropriation 5860 to tha Game, fish 4Ad Oyster commlaaloA, m ma, at tho ooAoLualoA of rarloua ltamlzed appropriations to that dlolslon of suoh dapartmsnt, the r0ii0wing rlaort
"The roregolna apeOlil0 amouAt8 or so muoh thareor ea may be uasd, arc) horaby appropriated
ror purpeaoe above onumaratsd shall ba
pia out 0r the sand, Shell'and Gravel mta
3poolal ylah Propagation and 3roteotlon FunA,
4Ad ths hLOdiA4 Lako yuAa. All monlaa to the
orsalt of the SaAd, Shell 4Ad Graval Puna, Spe-
olal tish Propagation ana Proteation ma 806
the ~~dinr Lakr fuad.on haad In the State
Tr’ea&ury on Septsrcber 1, 1939, together with to bo aerir8a and plaoea thr ourrrnt rmmwi to the oredit of the60 tuna8 during the next
ensuing two years erialng August 31 1941, are
heroby rpproplated; and any moun 1 speoifioal-
lp appropriated that i8 not ueed for auoh pur-
poorr or that Is In 8xoass of tha momt required
ror the purpoea for whlah it I8 herein,agpro- prlatrd, together with any sikonloe In oxoeas of
the ai3ountr herein appropr:mted that are plaoed
to the err&it thsre rsaprotivr funas during
the biennium eadlng Augurt 51, 1941, may be ~3rd to 8upplemsotthe ~rlor=nor o? any purpose for
uhloh aonsy ir hers15 appro?rlat&d or other naoes- 8aty 0xpo5ee in OOM~OtiOll with the duties aad
funotloa or the cm*, 3iah and Oyster CoxmIssIo5, It I8 prorldrd, however that no ralarles mroept
extra labor rhall be paaid aroept those herein spe- olrtoa11y lts&zed, 8uoh lta!sIzad ralarisr
shall not br supplsacntsd iron any source rhatso-
ever .(I &--
It i8 to b6 ob8erVed that this rider appropriate8 all monies to the credit of the Sand, Shall and Were1 Lund on hand in the State Treasury on Septwbar 1, 1939, together with tha wrront revenues to be derived an4 plaoed to the or&dIt Of suoh fund3 durI5g the proseat rlsoal bls~lum ma appropriated to the Game, Fish and Opstlsr ComdssIon.
The rider uthoriz8at
(1) The Use of any amount 8geoiftoally appropriated that 18 not used ror tha purpose for whloh It I8 appro- priatod or that I8 in 8xoe85 oi the a0ount required for the purpose for which it 18 ap2roprIat8d, and, (6) Th8 U80 Oi any 005ies in 8XOdss Oi affiounts 8~eoifloally appropri- iron the fund, in other wordl, ated thr rurplur plaord to the amalt o? fund during the blennlua, tor a. Supplemant the performenoo 0r any purpose for whioh money I8 heroIn appro2rIated. or
Mr. F. A. TqQm, Fqr 5
b. Its u8a to defray other aooas- 8ary l xpensma In oonaoction with the autm and ru5otIon8 0r the Cam, Fleh and Oyatsr Cormtl8sion.
sinor there 18 a0 r9eoifioally ItrJaIzed appropri- ation for the I"3fWld8 conteaplatsd by Artio>s 46X36, the l 9propriatlon ror suoh rsfunao must bo four.&, if at all, in th8 9rOtluiOns of the 8pOiIi1 ridor above quoted. '
The qU88tiO5, tiW5, iOr OW 68terf&IUtiO5 18 A'80 8OiY86 intO thf8I
Ar6 the refirad8 00d~put~a by Artlolr 40636 embraoed within the phrase 'other ceo18- a ary l x)dnSe in oonasotlon with tho dude8 :ag;;io58 of tho Ww, Pl,h and Op8ter Coti8- I
Xebltar'a Nmr International DiOtiO5ary, 8ooond zaitiokt, deflnar the teni *axpe5se~ aa wan outlay or 8XpUdb turm of soneyme In Ilt 0. I. at pages 17L173, we find that the tern has been under oo58idsratioa on auxerous oooa8ions in amny jur~saietiona, and ttat the oourta here, In portlou- lar oIroum6tanoes, con8trued it as manlng~
-That whloh I8 rpnt; oostei x9eaditcros; the laying out or expending: of aon~p or other rasourors~ disburee~ent of monry; money expended! 1n05ey aotuolly paid out1 outlayt the pay&ent of a prIoe.* we thiok it olear that Lsgielature intended, thu 89ooIal rider, to make the sarplua in the Sand, Shall
titta Oravel ma available to the JdpL(I, yirh ana oyster com- mr168lor1 for ruob outlays or diaburss;nsnts of monsy a8 stlght be neoessary to oarry out and porfors duties and funo- tIon8 of the COmnI8sioo. me aimirsrmnt of aontos rroa Sand, sh811 ,anb Crave1 mnd of refunda ,18 In prp3Jnt olearly 4 duty funotloa of the Cam, ylrh and OrrNr Con- 3li88iOll.
you am th8rrfom adli886 that, in the oplnlon of this Departisnt, the 0am, ylsh Oyster ComaIsrlon may, if there 18 on hand a surplus in thr Sand, Shell and OraTe
,. 691 . tSXSS t0 WhiQh rM6, 311?ke the IVdUnd ta YOU OOUntp Of the
you have rersrred in your letter. xe oxprose no opinion, or oourso, ugoon the tclidfty cl your olals; w hare oo;sidercd ocly the question aa to &u,thor not there ie an aaproprlatisn avrilsble to the Fish and oyster Coizal~alon to ply the scm3, ii 1t 18 Gaze Vld.