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*1 OFFICE OF THE AITORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN
Honorable I:. X. 'Ziggina, President
College of Sines an6 Metallurgy
El Paso, Texas GpInIon No. O-i+203
Dear Fir: Ra: Paysient of tra
Your letter OS November 3,
departmant upon the question whether
oount to Oklahoma City and to N
You advise that th the Comptrollar, the baels Eoard or mpnts or your co ~BLL advanoe approv- al ror the trip. You give undlng the making or the trip, lndloa s made In an amarganoy, ~oooatsIono8 by the r 12, Smmedlately artar reglstratlon baga or t.unes, it beoame tarr members, end .pu apparent that w-me confronts Ing a raoenoy oreat- atl by the lest ber or the en&mar- Ing dIol8lon.
evellng expenses shall ba lnourred , heads of lnstltutlone, or by any or the sohools, or other agenoies nslde or outside of the bounderlee Texas, exoapt tar State businsos, an& no.travel shall be perrormed outside the r-'tate except upon the aavanoe written oonsent~of the sohoolta Board of Es$ents or Eireotors. . . .w Your right to be ra~bursea ror travelinbj expanaea Incurrbd on h trip outside of the State, iron the appropriations
Honorable D. PI. Ylggina, President, Page 2
m&a to your Instltutfon by tha above mantlonod appropriation bill, is to bi botermined by rotaran to the pravldons $,heroof.l$,Tha aot is olear and erplloit In Its mquiremant th8f %o 'travel shall be psrteramb outside tha .Stats except upon the~advanea written oonaent ot the aohool'r Board of Regents 'iir DIreeCoxW. No exaeptlon la mada tram thla re- qulremnt, authorizing auoh travel In emrrgenoy without.the l hvanos wrI~$ten aonsant oi the sahool'a Board or Regents or Dlreotom. lie ars,not at liberty to read suoh axoeption Into t&e provlsiona aboYi8 quoted.
It follows that, olnoe the adranoa written oonsant or the sahool*a Board ot Dirootors or Board o? Regents td _ the making or tha deoorlbed trip wae not obtaina&, the trawl-
iug l xpeaaes ilreurrsd upon eaid trip may not ba paid iron the sppropriation provided by the bill ror your Institution.
Yourr tery truly