Case Information
*1 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
Eonorablo Ooorgr H. Shoppard
comptroller Fubllo dooountr
Auatln, Teaa
Dear sir:
1940, you ask the owing mattera Eourr Bill . 8, oi t&a sra xagiolatum, rssam, tirr and intsrrrt duo utt, a prefwrra lien value OS suoh senloer of rspmaentatire~ of thr Coiuptrollar lnourred in suoh lnrertlgation .aatI audit) p0Jad that all ma8 001180tea for ema&atlona &all be plaoed ln a auaita goolal tund In the Trsaawy and shall oonmtituta a revolving fund whioh MJ be uard tram time to *2 Honorable Ceorgo H. 8hoppar4, Agr 8
time br the Comptrollrr in making such aualtr In addition to the gonernl approprlatlon ma40 ror auoh purp060, aa all 6s da tunas to b0 piti00a In da speolnl i\ma nn heroby appro- priated for suoh purpose.*
"Tha ourrent approprlntlon bill1 thnt lm, senate Bill Ro. 487, oarrler n rider whloh ridal
W*Subjeot to the llmltationa smt ttmth In the provitdona nppearlng at the end o? this hot, any r008 ooile0ted far audit8 examimtionr as gtr0viaea 1nEouse BIU, 547, passed by the Regular S08sl0n o? the Forty-aeOon4 Leglelatun, sn4 (my amendnents thereto, an4 any balanoaa In the =mtumi ma casinghead t3a~1 Audit Fund” am herrby appropriated to the Comptroller of Pub110 A000wh t0 be u84ba in araking nubIt a.8 pr0via0a in aal Act. The one-hall of ona per ornt Bppro- prlntod horeIn shnll be tranafarrrd to thm on- ioroment ?.una beiore the reoeipta are allooated to the proper ?unda.*
"This department 488irer your opinion as t0 whether thr nonmy appropriated Un4ar the tom- go&ng Hour@ Bill ?or the ~88 nnd beneiit O? thaa Comptrollor*a O??ior oomea tyUor the genornl rlder'in thd ournnt l pproprIatIon bill, known aa ~Ihltntlon of Faymenta.~R Wo fin4 In the rider whloh rou quote l rpeoiilo
l pp‘iopriatlon them imar to your department rm the no- oompllshment o? a 4eSinIta purpoaa. WI hatr herrtotcre held that the LImItatlon or Payment8 olausi boas not apply .to thoao funa whioh nre appropriated either by speoI?Io itomlzatlon purpose and amount, or br a@olal rider appropriating all o? thr ?un4 to nroh purpose, biit only to tha lnstnnor whoa-r the npproprintlon o? the fund la not to be i&n4 lsqwhare tMn in the Limitation o? Payment8 olmmr. sr0 ouz Confert3noa Opinion NO. 3082, aaar06sea to tha Honorebla UO O@Danlrl, Governor O? Toxaf~, 1B whloh we oonatnied the Llm.ltatlon o? Pnymmentr olaure In Senate Bill 427, 'Regular Se~elon, Forty-alxth Loglslature.
Honorable George H. Shrppard, Fbgr S
Tour question la thererorr annwere in tha nega- tits.
Your8 very truly ATTORREY OENHRAL OF TXAS R. H. Falrohi~d Assllrtant RWF:rIM:
APPROVED FER ET, 1940
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AlTORNEY 0FSlEU.L OF TEXAS
APPROVED opinion oommlttar wohazLn