Case Information
*1 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
a&lni8tratlon of the Old AgO ASdStaQ6O CadSSlOn remIs, ln part, as follous:
"cases are dlose4 on a ealeNar-lloath baas. This ma58 that au ceses re6elved UlMng the muthul.llbeclocredaadbecom6~l~tblst 0rth fol&ndn6mo5th. roroxnuple: iill owm r6celve4 l5 the State Oftfoe dnrlng the lropth ot WcgPbe?rouldk~Oatti~J~~L lhisq@lh teusucams;orl&wldmUl8tggUlt,arants
lowered, gtents rals66, ad relnatawts.*
You lbrtsmr point out ln Joa letter that in ca5plla5ee with Seatlam W(a) of M 4%. oemral IAwa O? t&S 4th b&B&ttU=., ThM cl3 seuio5, lsw, uhleh
lte4u.tbol4A4pAsslsta5ae&u pu ~~r-a0ti0tiprtitik~
list ar roll of those 05tltlM to assistance,
with ths amoat to which each reoipleat ls
p~tlmtXuuptmll~~beabL,to~lydrPr
wouabrs or warraats for ol4 ege fmslsterme bone- your letter &talm the tolloulm~ addS.tlonal stotecmntst
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Eon. Tale Tlearry, by 29, 1939, Pag6 3
%rt.lf~oetio5 of till plrsona 61’ ib3.6 to reoalve a6sl6tauue 1s made ou the firs OS each 3
th0 o&t &6 366-O -6iOn t0 *4 "The Ii@slatxre shall here the power by @nernl lcm to provldo, under such lkalitotkms and rei?.trlOtiOM Md r6@datiWS RS lnay be d66mod bgh~glila~8 axpedient, for old-age assist
yrmnt or 6CilIB not tc exoed to aotual 5"
Plf'teen 2dl.ers ( W) patrm~ntheaah bona rid6 citizens of Texa8 Who are wt~r the or alxt 4 lY6 (03) years 1 proYld6d that M hab - "f" 1 and no habitual drunkard while swh ttlel cr Llf5e habitual drunkard, and no hmat-8 o? any State aup- port&d lzu!titutian,while suohlnmate, 6hal1be eligfble for mob old-age auirt8noe; prmldsd further that th6 nqairrsof6 ior 10X&h Of tb@ 0f adWl r66id61¶66 in T~XM ibdll5OVWr be 1088 then rir, (5) p6rs auring the nine (9) yeem irwedMiely pm06ding the egq4iOati~ for old-ago a8sbitanoeendoo5tlnuouslyioro5e (11 par Jmttdlately preceding 6u6h ag@,loation.
+he L6gl6latma shall tteve the euthorfty to aooept’irixa the G0VQnt ot the U&t04 Stat08 suah flnenofal aid fo old-age aa6istmme as that cw6rn!eent otternotin~ns~tanttiththe
r6strhtfons eral5b6rora proYfdeQ." "4;
IBtiler the authorit CC swh axI6titutio55f pro- Yl6105, the Legl6latur6 in CL pt6r496otth6G6n6ralml6 of the Third Callod Session of the 44th hgislatwt, ha8 cautftutw tho Texq oharged the St&e 3oard of Control Cld ;@ -.SSit3kClO6 kRZlhiiO5 W'd the &IQ Of t3dUlbbtOl'- * t&6 Ou :*6 ,LS6k3tr;act3,.& ~OtiOIl 3 Of SOid h?t PX'O- vldes :
The C0ml~slonnttygraatflaanoiala1d to My rumdy person who la in neoessitous clroun- stences provided such psmoa. . .”
Ssdl.05 4 of the Act proride f “III detenaialag the e blltty of an ap li- aent ror m6lstawe A&, it shall Lths uml8r duty Of th0 cOld66155 to OOMi&OP Md tab f5tO tsata axid O~FCUBU~AUSO~ ~UXTOUB aoaouut all ttul his 6aralng cepeolty s appllannt in01 eupport mother souro~, opportunity to and it fmn all not.6 and ofrotsMtames th6 do66 not l p peer %O b i?i s MOdY axid applicant 6hell b6 dale& 56o666itotu 6omlltLo5, ad6tanoe *5 Eon. Tom ikBerry, Nay 29, 1939, Page 5
In oelculatlng inooma and resouroas of the applicant, the O0mi6slon shall take into aocount all money r6aeirad by girt, devise or u6soent.~
seotion 7 or the Aot, in part, provides as follows:
?rh6ocmml8slm6hallhatorullQ6w6ralld aut$orlty to p r ovide l aoh method of looal ad- rinlstratlon fm the.tarlous oountles and dir- trlots oi Ssxaa a8 lt doom6 #viaable * * ** 8eotlon ll(b) of th6 Aat or6atee end eslabflsh68 a apoolal fund of the Traamry off-%tm State of Taxas to be k6 t .%y th6 State Treaaur6r 8e*at6 and apart .frcm all ot or funds to b6.hlnm.a~ th6 .pxae' Old A@ 466j.6$ana6 1
Fund*, for,$h6 pprpowe oi paylng,thq ala and~h66lafb6nue for I5 the Aob. provided
S6OtlC5 U! Of the AOt 6uth0~1%66'th6 Comab~lon to woaml~ata and wtabllah 6uoh sg&w and ra&ulatioas .a& pay be n606Saarf imMdiate4 td i6ke grants of ,a66iatenoe ta auoh of there p6raona l cmay be,,eligible under tba pro- ~1810~ of thi6 Aot.
Semtlon W(a) of the Aot provldee as'follows: "All old age aMl6tenoo banailta provldsd'for -under fhs fsrms of thi6 Aot 6&11 b6 paid by vowh6r8 or warrant6 drawn by %he Stak Oomptro&l.er cm the Texae Old Age Aaslwime Rut@ ior.,the .wpoae.oi permitting the Stat6 Oomptmllsr proptrr P ytg draw and lssw suoh roueh6rn or warrantl, the Texss.~Old Age Asslstanoe oommls~lon shall rtmm the camp- troller with a list or roll of thoss entitled to assistanoe from tirae to t&ne, together with the amount to.whloh eaoh rselplsnt la entitled. When suoh vouohers or warrants have bsen dram, they shall be d6liV6r6d to the Exeoutive Direotor Of the Texas Old Age Asslsfanoe Oommlssion, who in turn shall supervise th6 dellmry of the smns $0. psrsons entitled th6ret0." *6 T% ~eriexl 2F~lYO?rl:;tiOr. .~.ct or tlii: .;.;;tki LC&:s- Lsturo, Ti6gular Session, prarldes, In part, 28 follows:
"AU lncanm to the Term Old A@ ;aiist.ancs Fund, toðer rith any bolaees on hand at tk end of n pdOr ifsaal year, are hereby npprogriatod for eaab of the iisonl ymrs tuxU.tx &&ust 2.1, 193& Gad iewt 31, 1939, to the Texas Old :A@ Assbtarme Coznlasion for aid and assistmoe, and rorsalGaB5, equipmeat,suppliee,trarel,ipEinte~ n5a80 and ooat~at eapansea aew68as-y la the ert%nstQa or Gla and in a-t8ru all the 'duties requtredof said Camissianb tM Old&a
Jlssmo IAWS, and r0r pilytmnt ob Lt crest bear- &.I& okllents, togpther WI* lnterast tbtrean, out- stturdiag an iqwst 3l, 1937, that were lasuad . a.&nst ttie Terns 2ld .Qe ~~sistanoe Fund under
tlve experums for35 yearsLllnew3reixceed tire -par con: of tbs tot aI amcat expended ror Old *e waistmae .*
Stamarixinpthe at+o~% oonstltutlonnl prcnisions and statutes, w3 rlatlthat the ~ml6titution 6 ressly OIapowers t-ha lis&lctura to pxmlde for old w ass 75 tanoe uader smh lludtationm restrictions and rwtitions zs tho Le&lature deem modetent. In 00nr0dty w:tli such constitutioiml grant or power, the Uglslnture hzs heretofore provided by the Statute above quoted fmz?~, for the crants ot old e@ as- sl5tance to T%rwns en unmated by the kc%. TIie Lt@lature, axmg other things, has expressly cuthorlzed ulna eqmvered the 3tate %oard of Cantrol aatln& .M the cld &e i.~sistm%.zo Cammission to adnlntater the Old .;es Adstance Act. In od- ral.niotering such .;ot, the Coanisslon in ex;lressly nuthorized to m&e lmestlg&kns und flndln@~ m to the el iblllty of appllacutta for ;)6nsions, ati the ,ct aets up deta ed stan- Yl
dards andre@iraPan~s~sti~s~eotto personswho shall Suohstandardsa~~d~~~e- qmllfy for old Tf! -ta beiw fulf ed b3 thrs a&eaZt’t, tit3 ~UW oXp88Sly
author&we the Codsion to craat finanaial aid to any such applicant, and ap-roprlations are xade iron ths I.naons of mate for ouch purpoe.
Hon. Tan zmerly, my 29, 1939, r-age 7
Iaordar teeuldethe Cmptrolle~ lalssulag' wilrrRnt5 to puytbggrt~~&S midebythe C0?88i8610xi, th prcniw tht the C~~SS~OE rro* tw to ~egiet~ tbis ehould fuinlahthe bxoptroller with a list or,roll tlm amount oftl7oae ef&itled to aaaistanoe toe&her wfth to rhioh saoh reoipient is u&led.
the dat* OS 8aoh oertlflaatloa. .
Ian opinion, lt5.a olearthattheoalydisere- tlonary @iiar &mated by the hnstltutlaa or Statutes is the parer @sated b the utatuta to the Ccmlssloato detsmbe the e lb& of spplloaats. *man such ell& 4 detienlned by the comission, in blllty has the mna8r proVld@i f8r b~thestatuta,ead bsen S %
such detornlan- tlon ctf 61 iblllty has b8ea eertlllsd b the ikmmis#foa to the Coxptro % er, ao dlsaretlon ro6tr in l hs Cmptroller to refuse to fasuo varruU to the spocIff%U nei lent8 pro- rlded the amounts granted do not violate the raLlu&a WC- press4 pmMed for in t&e Statute arrd the Gon8tltutloa. 3s mLalsterful act of lsoufag and de3.l~~ tb warreats is allthatremalas to be dane by auy aiflolal of the State after suoh Qetemiaatlon and oertifloetloa. A# to the ccnaptraller~s infmdstary duty to perform a ndalrrtsria% aot, Y. tans, 140 3. x’. 89. we I&htfoot
72&s bolw arue, the cmolusion SJB laesoapable that an arnendnienttothe pesentlavrwhiohdose notbecam eiteatlre untllsl'ter June 1, 1934, ssndrhi~haavrndnnatsim-
oh~cm tbr, ~uallficatloao und standards c# persona elf- &e to receive assltanos dll ziot atfeat gpnta d old age to ponoaa rho have been fouui end sartlflo4 by ur~tanoe flu Caaaissfonto be entitled to peasloaa oaadate prior to the etieotfrs date of 6uoh .iusen&wnt.
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