IV, Seotion 22, Constitution of Texas nmkas Article it tha official duty of the Attorney Gmeral to *&ve la&. advice to the Ccv.erno,n and othor Qxacutivc oftioorc, whon re- quested by thea, and psrforr? such othar dufiea ss my bo ra- qulrsd by ILIW.~’ Artlola Rsviaad Civil. Statutes, aekes *2 Honorable Toz~ Ds Derry, Fsce 2

it his further duty to ~lvo, upon roquoat, written leg;11 ndvloa u9on any question *‘touching the public lntorsst Or conowning their OfriCiQl duties’~ to the haed of.sny de- psrtmnt of ths Ststo Csvornz!ant, the baads snd boards of the penal and eleci;lOnynary lnstltutisns, aad all other .State bosrds, re~ento, truntoes cl” the St&to tduc:stiOaaI inatltutloas, co.mlttaaa of either brenoh of the IQ-+&- ture, ant! county auditors, authorlzc~ by lavs. Sold stat..

‘ute ale0 makes it the uut;lor ~the Attorney Gunerol to advise the county md dintrict attorneya in certain in- cad to advlne propar lag;sl authorities 3taaoss 111 recprd to tho ~SICICB OS all bonds th-t the law requires s&11 be a99roved by hi=. J?OWGVOS~ t!Jcre is no authority roquir- in5 the Attorney Germal to 9ublish a oolu~o or ~thz 9~2..

nsries of opinions rcndarod sad distribute the:2 y&s of cost to ap9llcents rcquasting tho ss!li0. Cn the othor hmd, thoro a9pearn in the Senaral ridor to Sens?ta i3lII ~27, Acts 46th Legislature, J?eGular :%ssion, the follu.vlnS provisiori: Ths currant a9pro9riatlon to the Attorney Genwal’s DaJmtzent carries ltons both for cmtln@nt exgwiae OJXI for 9rintiuS. It is out of one or both 6: t!:am itam of o99ro9rlntlc.x that ths cost 02 this 9uSlicetiorl v:ill be Z‘dfl.

In view of tho forc=,o!nc, you are respectfully odvlocd thst tho i,ttornoy Gohoral is authorized to sol.1 to my np9llcsnt a oopy of Volu~;13 I of the An:luaI ~Jp'i~lion J7o- 9ort and ddpoait tha 9rooaods oi” mle to the credit the funA or fwlde n!lloh bore the oxpo::sc of the pu~llo~tlon.

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Honoqiblo Tm DoZerry, Fage 5

I t,ioti.‘to the f!i~hvay Dcpertmnt publlo3tlon) , ^[1] There 15 no apeclflo 15 hors-aver, there FWChW3 rOr an approglatlon provision the in +A6 !pproprla- Or 5UQh ror coa- tinEeat oxpensos.

In ?iords and t'hrasks (First Sari&), Vol. 2, p. ’ t$tre appars the rollozlng: VheadJectlve *coritlngent*, 53.3 &ed lo vmrd *ax- to qunllfy appropriation bills I penoes’, bus a tectilcal aml viell-undarstood It Is usual for cm~reso .. noacing. to emmor- ate, the, principal. claascs of expezxV.ture whloh I they authorize, such as clerk hlrs, fuel, light, ipostage, tolc~~ms, etc., and then to :m:‘,J a ,smll opyroprlntlon for the minor disburse.zenta to my groat business, incldentel ybloh cannot well b:? foraeean, and which lt woulrZ be usolesa to npxily acrs accurately. mr suoh disburse- mx tq -, .a round SWI is approprlstod under the head of ‘cmtlfi:(ept expenoas.* I&hwooSy I. vn1tsa stxteo (U.S.) 22 ct. Cl. 269, 260.” ” The mneyn of a ccntir:genC fmd era to be UR&I’ ior yurpoaea 3%~ which the L~ginlstura did mt r0r0800 c.nt1clpst.e or for which s~clfic lto~?fwd yrovlalon has not othornlse .bcan nnde. nnd O-129,$, sea Opinions 0-9~64,

In view br the ioregol.ng you me XSSpCOtrUiip ad- vi&d that the Ifl,@~?ay Dspnrtzent may ptnchnnn for the usa of the Fl.snnln,~ Survey Volulne I of the ?,hnuol. Opinion PO- port or the Attornay GeneCal and pay for th;ha nazia Out Of lto contingent expense ap~roprlatlan.

YOU are further advised thnt contlngont funds ap- propriated to FC?Y other et&e doqartG%t or board my be USC& to purch9se such publication if Thea head of such tteimrt- ncnt or,bonrd la the cxcraiee of SOLIII~ dlscrotion dotowlncn I I thy-t, lt3 ma wuld el9 the dep~l*tmnt or bosrd la the per- r0r33n00 OS kt6 OriiOl3l dytlcs. Vary truly yours

A proved XuI 25, 191.0 s/ Gerald C. t:‘uln P Attorney Ganeznl 0r

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