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*1 OFFICE OF THE AlTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN
sr. mnr1os lt. Baughppao,
allot Clerl$ or ~i4QltQr0, 88psrtaaat
baettin, Tuxas
noar sir.;
leth end isoth roqault- eldonr heve ‘boon to.
Sr, Charlos B. Baaghm~, Pye 8.
and thu reaainder at suah foos fop: sQah season- ,a1 holp as iuay be uoaossary, and other exph~sos lnaidart to’tbo pro&m administration ab the above Aat. tho fiaaal years onding A st Sl, ,.-For
1940 and AUgQet Sl, 1941, all foes and of UA- 7 oxpsndod bdAQOOb mhiah bat. been ro00iroU uod uhioh. may bo rewired by virtue ot. 8.. B. SO,:- WI :B. B. SS9, Aiots & the FOrty-fittb;L~&#la- two, ae ammded by blotmts Bill 84 of t&a First Called Bsadon or tbo Forty-fifth Lo&- lature, are bmoby ap9ropriatod aftor they &all harr bem5 dopositod in +h* Stata.Troa- aury for the r0iiarriti8 purposret
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Assistant Biroeta? . . . . . . . e ,. . ml3pootor’ . . . . . . . . ~. . . .‘.
mua the roan$86ar, or 'auah faoa r0r euoh auamk
*hr iho il8osl,i& &lng kagm,t sl 194Wand Augaiit 91, 1941, all roes and/or-d OXpDQdOd balaAeo# whioh, haat beoQ m8eiYoQ aI%& uhiab aat ~,TOOOIV,UII by Yfrtue c$ It. 8. 500, Beguler Semdoa of the Forty-eeaoad Leglela- tars aa assaildid, and B. 8..888, Aot6 of t&e Roguiar Somdon of the lkrtpsixth Lqiibtaro, are hureby appropriated after thuy &all baw beeA deposited iA t&o State TroaaQ;tJI, for followbw pprppdeosr
CuOr Of th6 aitTQS wiQ.S%tY aQ6 Stenognphar-Bookkeeper . . . . . .
and tha'romlnbef cvf ruoh hutQs tcr suah sea- sonal help a8 kay bo AaaossaxyaAa othar~sr- J?UQtSOE iQdd@At tU thS pTOI)Or SdraiAiEtZStiOU cc the ebova ,AMl#.
xr. char106 B. Baugbacm, Pa80 5.
R*For tho fisosl roar8 ending. August Sl, 1940, August ST, 1941, 611 teoe and/or On- expended balamoa whioh bars booA~ reaeirod and whloh may be rsaolred by virtue of H. B. 625, Aote of the Roguler Seerion of the Forty-third' Loglelaturo, .ao emandod, are horeby eppraprla- ted after th e y l bell have besPl dopoeltod IA tho St&o Tro8ertn for euob eoeaonal holy ae may be Qeaoeaexy,-aQd other OX:WAI)OO in&d&t t0 the 9roper adniAletmtfOA of the abavo Aot, IA0 aMua1 aalarlea to be paa OQt of fhM fbO6).
Vloaee advles whether tho Qwmledonor of Agriaulture in tho adninistmtlon ottho above Aate, hai tho'&sthodty to approve ox- penae aoaounte lnourrod by oanployooe of hpaZ%aeQt iA the UdniAietmtiOQ 5f the AbOvo Aots, end till tho llomptraller bo aathorieod to leeao warrants oovorlag kid oxpcmeo aowwte, amiDst tho fanba roaming tf'tho Dopartwnt uQd&rtho provleiona~of ~14 above A&et*
Them owbo no qaoetloa bat that all fooe and/or wox&nmlbl balumos dhloh have bear rooellrob l Qd .whiob maybe. reoelroa by rlrtuo af ths,~fellowlQ8 Artiolea
and A&s haVa b ow l p p r o p riatoit in toto- a ad ma&o aVail- ablo to the partloular dirieioae~~ Dopartmont of Agrloultaro whlokare arroatoat
1. Artlaloe 56 to 67, inelaslre~, Revlaed Cidl Statutes, 1985* Cba&m 98, Aota of the First Cell- ed Seaaion, Uat L8ghataro.
Rouse 8111 99 an& Bouee Bill 557 Aota of
the 45th ~&ial.ataro, a8 amended bi Sonafe'Blli 84 of tbo Fir& Qallod SetwioA, 45th Loglelaturo.
3. Howe Bill' 500, Roguler Sseelo~ of 4Zpd teglelataro, aa amended, and Xoaeo Bill 888, Aata of tho Regular Seedon of the 40th Legi&itaro.
4.. House Bill 683, Aate of Begular Seerion of tho.4Srd Leglaleturo.
IQ eaah af the four'paragtaphe of the General Departnsntal Appropriation Bill; Soaete Bill 4Z7, Dopart- nent of AgdOQltQro, under aaaalaoration, tbo words *all
.*59 241'. Charles B. KIw&IWA, -60 4.
fee8 and/Or unexpended balanooe . . . are hereby approprlat- ed after they shall baoe been doposited in the Sfato Ymaeury,w are follmed by throe pUrposea: First, on0 or more epeolfla aalarp ltcuns ror a permanent ahlof of a division and awl&ants; seaoQdd, *the remeSndor~& euoh foes for euoh season&l help 88 ma7 be Dbooesa~pfla antI third.. wand othor oxpenees inaldent to the proper ad&&- lstratlon of the aboroN Aot m hata.
brtor the e*alflo salary it-e are pal&out or the reepeotlve funds, the remainlAg balanae Is appro- priated as a lump ewn for *euoh reeaonal help as -3 bo neoessary. and other expenses iMidOAt to the pmpor ad- ministration of tho abemom Aat or bate.
The qUO8tlOA before aa lr whether or hot travel- ing eXpOQeos harred by eaployeaa in the adniniatration of the resptmtlro Aate nadir wa~lderatlo~ may .bba gieib od or the lw ma approprlatlona.
xt 18 qlr OpiAiOA that th0 qltostion la aDaReP- able in the afflmmtird. tA tho Onso ot the qpprOptiati.en io r l torjr.Aat we fiAa tbo words %%I other l xpeneee ,bol- do& to the proper l dmiaitatratlon of abeStem Aot er.
Acts. This prwlelon of tho appropriation bU1 l aQ only be aonrtmed as an appr8Jwiation for oontingoat expmaae. It la 8 blaaltef ap&iroprlatloti almad et oetahhing.orozy lagltlaato oxpwee lpoumod &A tho~proper a&lAlatratLcw 0r the above referred to Aota. ZravollQg eqpeaaoe are properly ineladod immg *ather ergeAses lnoldsnt to tho proper a&niQlatratlon of the aboto* Aat or Aots.
In CoAfsraQea Opinion X0. SoeD OS this Dopart- ment, by Honorable Riohard B. lalrahlld, AsdstaQt Attor- ney Oeaeral, it ,hae beam held as followsr
V?hara a dopartmoAt er dltialoq ot a da- partmaat is not provided epc+oil%aall~~wlth an ltm for *trarollzrg axpenes * but mah depart- mont or Qlrlsicin 0r a dopa&mant is provided dth a~ itam of appropriation for ~ooAtlAgeQt expeAsea* or for travellAg sxponaes gro~pod dth otbitr items of expoase,.tbo l&m fnr *aon- tingoat oxponse* or tha ltsa for traveling ox- pwee grouped tith other item8 of axpaQee slay bo wed to defray ths tratatlng expsnses of *5 Kr. Charlso I%. BoalgtuWn, Pa%@ S.
t&e departrPsnt OX- d%V181O11 Or 8 dapartpleUt. In 8UOh eV8,?t, th3 BUS QTOvidsd ia tbS itOlP:fOr ‘00~~ tiW8at OXpen Or rOZT tXW8iifU3 aQWI60 grCXAp& with othor Itcrcs oi oxgnmae rapreaeota the maxi- mu!n aSM&t avnilable tO the dapartmant or diYi* 8fOU Or Lt &tpnrwRt rOr tr6V6iiUS 8apOMe6, (OX- cept es to Federal ruDd8 autborlasd by the Fedore Governamnt to be spent ror mooh pmpo8e) 8nC when 8u0h am~nt hale b88a 0rpent%ed, w&titer ror traveling expense8 or for 0th~ e?rpmau prc~rlp payable out of #UC& ltaa or appmpr$w eon, no othmr runde rrolp any Iwuroe (aare Fad- era1 funds 6pmol~oally autborlrad by tlm Yebnl Covornnant to be u6ed r0r euoh purpose) may be bpmt by the depurtamnt or division of a depart- zaat ror travelin& espenmt.* In the paragrfiph oi De ramcat of h&aulton ap- proprintloa rhioh w are mm1 6s 8, Sk0 SpOcdliO,itaP fOT "tIUV~:fl~ 81pWAE08n ha8 been 84% Out. Ivetthor ia thera 6n itam derinitely swrermd ta a8 l ooatlqent atpau*8.~ &it the r80t t&t the 0at0h41 phrase -9ma 08h6r orpmames lncltlent to .&he propsr adminietration" rS tpe Data la quertion 18 not .labeled *ooutla(gsnt ~ptm808* doe6 nat ohall@ it?3 e88enti8l OhSl!~Ot@r. It tP @ilVM%kti bF ab0~8 tpmtsd tuiicrg 0r coai0r8~~ opih8 mb. so09. mnot be oaflsd to the following itoar poOn Attation
%8intananoe sri#00ellaneo~~ In the a&poprlatdon %br your depart?imntt
In vim of the abow item and tb8 f’csllm%ng rl6er to fiBsate Bill 427, the qus8tIon ari8sa a0 to WhOthor or sot ttaralfae; sxpansas ineldsnt k thr proper adaaialeliawtlon or the Aat. under aonstderatian awg be paid out of rundo accruing to me Dapartmnt OS AgrWiltuPa uader ttrs pro*& SiOS3 Or th888 .h?tSl
10 co be p%fd out UC Lhe appm~rlatian rma tka Oeracarel Fund, rmpr tees, riJaalptn or 8psalal fu;;Ce oouaoted bg virtue $0f oert3In 1~8 2r thie iitote, or rrw2 other ruaGt3 (excluelts 0r fsdoral funds) ,ovfill?ble for use by a da~artmantrW Coneiterln~ th8 Dopwlnent af Qriculture appoprla- tion [55] a w&016, It Is our opinion tkt the Legiialat- approprI?ted the @C,@oii tr%volixg sr?ance itazl for ths purpose or anrrylng out th0 runotione d *all fiivisions' genornlly wbioh preceded the Zaintennaoe an& ati6oollaneou$ lti&SiUI4ti~On, 1.8 @588r%i orrio x%V18iOa, iiOtiimUrai ‘dtrkets and %arehoue* .Dlv~tiIon, en6 i&8x8ritin8 Dirictlon, and -auras Division, Seed Lnborstory Waights Division, ;ibkd +8d Cettifleation DI~visIoa, ?eonn Dlvla~lon, and But ror purpoee or. dotr8y-
- StallIon Ditision. Iog traveling oxpeneee, 85 well a8 all ooata and oxponoee In&deftt 20 the admlnlstratlon of Artloles 56 to 69, lnelu-
. S. 192&, Cheptor P3, kota Blrst Call86 S@s6lon, ~St'&SbtW8; $1. il. 99 an6 11. 6. 557, Aoto or 4Sth, "LegIslatura, as awetied by S. li, 24 of ILret Called f%8t?iOn Or #iSam iAgi8hitUr8; k Be 6oo, hW&Ar 888. 81011 of th8 ata LegIsleturs, a8 smQAdocl, an4 3. B. a&3, Aotar of tne Eegtilar Yesaion 0r .the 46th Le4#8zstqre~ an& B. 8. 623, Aots ol the Rsguler 'Sssslon of ths QJrd L8gislaturs, it .wao th8 InteutIoa of. tire Lsgislatu8 th%t tb hS@ 8M QppXfkpri%tiOn8 pX'OVb%sd ill C+OIlQO~tiO~ with the foregolag aaaotaenta be, separate, dIstInot, and exolualve.
It till bs observed ~&at tbe Acts and appropriations in oomeotlon themtth under oonsideratlon follow the "Ualntsnanta and 'ril8oellsneous" items Inolutin~ 830,000 for 'tr%veling eIpdnM)8" iA the &3paraQKat Or AgiQtitUre appro?rIatIon. T&l8 tha asp8rabllIty of the88 Indloater ftenbn from ths pr8~66dIae epsoirioslly Itaalzed pcirtlons .af t:ta I?111 to which ths WaIntmc?&oe end ?.!189811ana0u8* pr6vialona are appended. In this oonnsotlon, 3pfnIon 30. Attorney 0-153~2 by Iion. riL&xsrrC W, Fairoh~ld, Assistant 3enar51, to Zen. C. 3* Clnrk, C&aIrzan of tlia Sbnrd of 8ater ~~&bsera, Austin, Is In point, oopg %ttsohcU.
It in our oplalon that thy tk&&aloner al' Agrioul- turs, la 56 to 69, lnolu- the n&midolstratlon or Artlolas sloe, l&vised CIvIl Statutes of lWS, Chapter $3. Aot8 at
xh ch8ries x. fkuuhma, %hrge 7.
tbs irirSt CollCd :686iOll Of t!B &Et ti&$SbitUrt3; :iQU80 Bll’L 99 r?cd !iOUBB Bill 557, hots of ti2l 43t?i relr;fa1ature, .%nate Bill 24 of the Zlret Callee 2eealoa aa ssmdsd by of the 46t?1 Lo&sfnture ; Xcuse Bill 500, Reg.&r Sesoloa or the 4&d L6gislstuX5, a8 aaanded, and ilow Bill 098 Act8 0% the Zag~lsr ~eS#lioll Otthe 46th t8gtS~Etlll?6; 6u! t$,ouee Bill 623, Aots of the Regular Sorrslon of the 43x4 t0 8ppT‘oVQ tlYiV61 6XpQXb665 ~f$iSlStUNS, hs6 tb!e 8UthOrity inourrsd by sliployses of' tlta Depertmsat of Agrioultur5 in,the ndrdnlstrntloa of the above kots, ant the Ccuptmller of Pub110 Amounts of the State of Texas is ailthorlzed to i85Ue WtlrEtIIt8 OOVOrfIlg syoh tnWOl OXpen 6OOOUntS 6&linSt the fun68 aocxuing to the D8partaiimt bt A&oulture Under &wWisionS of those At!$d..
Tru&lng that w havcr sully flaswred your Ldqulry, we*are
Your8 very truly AFPROVEDOCT 20, 1939
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ATTORNEY GENmAL OF TEXAS