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*1 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTlN of Agrioultiuro
Dap8rtunt Amtin, Tsxes
Attrntilm: IIr. the OM888 or now oar6 en otmr ,than ul8p OUR eppsoprl- a tha q+propr%a- ,ooo.oo 8et aut.
l(b) The ap;ropriatlona herein provided
are to be construed es the seximum 8ums
to be ap~rcprlated to and for the ssraral
purposes named herein, and the amounts
am IntendmY to oover en4 shell cover the
entire oost of respective item0 and
tL4 same shell not be SUpFbSm6nted from
eny other eouros; an@, except as other-
wlae provided, no other expenditures shall
be made, nor ehall any other obll;atio 8
be incurred by any dapartmant of this % tate,
provided however that nothing herein ehall
prevent any department head fromyaying
16~s than the maximum smount set iorth for
any salaried posftions.*
Vlease advise if the Divisions of this Zepart- ment, other than Weights and Xsasurse Xvielon, can Furohass car8 from the regular traveling expense ap- Froprlaticn or is it lrirndatory thet all purohasos of new cara for any 4lvialon, other than Spsoial i%nd l.ump sum approp:.iatlone, be from the approprl- atlondFour Thnuaand ($k.OOO.O~) Dollars as as% out above.*
6 Corpus Zuris Gecunctum, at paea 123, gives the fol- 10x5~ definition of the terns *sgpropriationw:
"The word implIes use, an0 has been defined as meaning set of setting apart or assigning to a particular u6a or person, in exclusion oi all othera; act of turnin9, ssttirg aelde, tsklng pea- session or, CT apply?ng to a rartioular use; a~- plication ta a special use or purpose; setting apart formally or officially for a special use or purpose. . . . Used In connection with public funds, tee phrase ~has keen held to imply a 1eglelative ln- tent an6 aot en4 s specific pur~osa for which tha arprcp~4.etlon 918s .msde, e specific authority to spend, ownership, and the axletenoe of funda appli- cable to the designated purpose, eithcs a genersl fund or e apeaiflo designated fun5 in esse or for rtf~oh provision hos been DBBQ.~
Thus, w s6e thet the very definition of the term V*e?propr~iation" involves thrzq,hout an idea oi a fund s?t aslse Followi~ tic this Idea, 1% find for apcific purpoaa cr uoe.
that it is a ~11 e:rtabllshed ru,la that public :nonsys my sot be :‘jiverted from that specific purpose fdr whioh they were ap- proyriute0. 5ee 6 Corpus auris Seoundum, pq:e 12:, 4 Corpus *3 1640, 25 Ruling Cam Law 396, 34 Ter. Jurisprudmce, 314.
JUIS
Further, In ease b&ore ua, it is plain sod ob- vious that the Legislature did not Intend the traveling expenas fund to be used for the purahaaa of autosoblles beaauae the treoeling sxperm fund is efit out in Item 3 with no mantior. or automobiles wherein in the very next Item (No. 4) specifia pro- vialon 16 made for tha puPdUUJs or new aara by satd departmnt.
Therefore, WC conclude with our opinica, and you are reepectiully advlacd, t&et, the $30.000 travel expanse appmTp~la- t8d item mey not b6 ured ror the purchase or automobiles.
wording of thle particular motion of the Appropriation Bill would i!:diaaQe that only that fund of #l,,OOO.OO ae set up by Section .$ would be avellable tor suoh a purpoae.~ that thle sati8ractorlly anewarm your
Trueting puestions, vi8 remain
Yours vwg truly Ki”JYlRlUEYGE?iEXALO?TEXAS BY (Suned)
BY Grundy Wllllzw~