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IemIlY l ooopt Doll07 orerJobaprogremln eed et the next mefon omld it be neoemeery to mend the

state Constittatlon in order for tbe State of Tose~ to l ooept umney from the Federal tZwenment for Foster Beme Caret “If an amendment to the Conutltutlon 1s not neoeesery, then under pre@nt leg- leletlon, does the Mete hete implied pow- er to aooept money from the Federal @orern- *2 John n. Tinter8 - pago a ipmpreblo

mttor tblm pnrp0eoMdW tbe prerlelaae oooparetln~ with tbo Csdenr;l Bo+ewmnat~ Tltlle you ask ritb rospwf ta the euthorlt~ of '$be Rtetr of 'Parae to eooopt mono7 fram the ~Fedssol ~otom- moat”, we tePe It te be 70~ moen the authorIt of tbo Meto et Pablio Taltero to l ooept *an07 irem the Pmlor- mpartwmt 81 Oorernunt for Poetor Ilao 68re pF0gmm9 l Tb o p r o p o r o?tiow o r ofFlowe o? ea7 ttek Depertaentar b8naa1~~ 0lr 421TldWr Q? Nate 8ga~- olee ero berob 8~th0rfWd ta rka 8ppliOnfl@m ie ea a l ooept oay @ita, Or 811*tuate gmmtw or f'amde!'Wa tbew8lte& at8t.a ewOmdr o&Iaetlom- al or boeltb pja&e eatd pWgt%aer l t6.r to bo mr+d OR lltoto ooeporet1r0 ana 0tb.r mwe1 pmjo@to cud prOgiume in toXBe# %nelWdkPg Oanrt?UOthn of @P 110 bull~ge~ repelrer wd ti?wWrrate. An7 of aob?tanle8sacr7lmdepadtedlia tb* 8Wfe Weear era bowby appropriated te tha epeeiitfe prpoee wtbor- 18.d by the ~tiw4 mQ mtbj.dt to tbs '1imlktion pl*W em thle AOf*

1. It net be me@eeeery to euend the hnst%tm- in ardor for Ekbe of Taesr or for tbo Mpertaeut of tlon Fublio Selfare to ooopt -07 frae tbe FeUerel Povammt ter ritb tba fe&eml proc;nr. Voarter Uome eera la wmnootiou la Opinion MO. fbSif#i! this Dewertment doolded tha qmmt- tloa ander en identical prorlslan oentained In tbe them depert- motel ppmprietion bill, - a. Under the holding of our opiai5 imme~ietoly l b o r o

sited, the State Departwant of Rabl~ie ~elksrs doeu have pwor to ssept mamey from the ?aQ*rel (Dorwmwmt tar 8 Foetsr &iIae eera progrem .

It la lrpo~elbls far ono to knew the aonditfons upon wbleb 8 great of Mona mef he me&e ?57 the ?ederel @oTowmt to tbs 8teto In 84tenOo of tbe @eowegeb Oi 8 bill bJ tbe fkmd;Feear *3 Iewrablo Jotm ?I. Vlatere - page t

kmt wo are rearing In our enewerm above givea that so roqulre- mte ranld be imposed upas the Stete *hIoh would he ia rlole- tlan of 8n7 oaaetitutlone~ llm*tetlon tba loginlatlre pswor. It ie, oi ooureo, poeeible that the C8~gmsm migbt ooupl,e tit& the donetim dennndu upon the Ptate that be forbidden ta the La~laletww by the Coustitutlnn, but thin IS net et all like17 to he the oese.

Vs are OC the opinion the eenasnt bf the Rtete t&u* te l ooept donations or grate frw the Federal Qatemmmt ~7 be @ten by the l.o~lsletwre In en epyoprietinn act. Ordiaer 117, It lr not required that the oonsent of the 8tete to eowpt donetiwe be ovldeaoed b7 8 bills but It -7 be dono b7 ether pproprhte eatlon af Lefi;ileturs , etieano*n.nl? ewh Isgl818- tlro ert2wwlt7 to ooept, em by n resolnti5, ea oentradl&ln- apiahod from bill.

Very trul7 yours