rapublisbinC existing schedules slbctly ES they era now written or does it imply the right of the Depertment to csuse said schedules to be revised wher, necessary ba provided in tirtiole 4882 of the Revleed Civil Stctutee, whioh Article is referred to in the rider under conaidera- tlon."

Article 4902, a8 amended, Vernon’8 Annotated Civil Statutes, oreetes in the Stete Treasury the Fire Inaurence Division Pund, from a tax or as~esement of one 9nd one-fourth per cent of the grose inauranoe premiums collected by all acmpanies doing the business oi

bd. other matter8 indent tbr&e,~ Shore -~i:,heriby appropriated for ~the ri8oml pars amUng Au&u&-~81, 1940 and &@l8t 8l 1941, 80 mueh~6$.the 6x8bWS68ilt8 00l- . end any balenoes r~emaining leeted under Aztiofe ‘4902 niad at the end ai WQ in the 'Else Inmrenaa D&la0 fi8eal year, or 80 muah thereof as.nw be moe8Mry ior 08rr7inl;OUtthe 1areofthisS~te withneprdto~he8e 8ahedllle8."

Dy Departmental Opinion #2@32; dimoted to korarmor $1. Lee Ci'DUniel;.thi8 Depamnt @onBtnrbd the Qtimiktion of Pfqnmntrw .gewral rider to the Dopertmental Appropti8tion Bill ior the ourrent biennium, to mean thst the authority Of the Roard eon6%ltwted tlyreby,~ related only to fzurplwaee in -8 dadiOatid or devoted to a da? partment*e utie and beneSit, but not appropristed to that 4epadiretmt elsewhere than in the eLimltation of Papmentse alause. We think t&e *3 Eon. hmvin Ifell, #3

ep6cIsl rider next 6bGVe quoted eff6CtE en eppropristion Iron, the Fire lnsurtnce Division Fund of en amount auff;cIent to cover the. turpceea end expensee designated and hereinafter di'souseed, There- iOI-6, under the opinion cited, thI8 Board nould have no authority nbatt306Ver oVer this cpproprietlon 80 a6 to r6quir6 applIoatIon by the ~pertm%nt Heed 8nd 6ppOY61 by th6 Bcmrd In the etatutory mod6 6nd mEmner, bsfore the tuuds approprlat6d aI,ght be used for the purpoma Indicated In the apeolal rider, We antswer your first ques- tlon affirmatively.

Ycm 8eaond and third quutlom may be logleally ooaal&r~ to&otherF88 they both lntoln. the. t0vew.o llhltatlon oftho Wpl'Opti8t%Oon ?lllbr OOll8id8l'&i~ -. the neoad queaition hariog Bp8aif10 reIerenoo’to the r8onad *ioh mi@tt b+ -10 d there- otho -OF m&thkth$rd que8t c4 n~ri~@&OotiiOrrferenoe F mt6rfal ihioh right be pa%d f@wWnhrr. t@ip &u dull he: at ell

pur88uae of the provi8iowoi tiw8 z'ea8onab&q: 8nd ,tb 8dhedqle8 thWeOt oadi and pie- ml&awl by MlQ 0aipI8#1Ca ai8ll.be la mwh r-a8 will la the jnaorplnt o~~~thb ComnI881an, Bp* olurly and ia d6tall diealws6 thcretq eb iirb$ an4 d6temtiMd.by 66ld 0aaf8dOn to b6 abargad end oolleoted ror~pollola6 ot fire lMurana0. Seid&&6lI8d~~~yO8l&6y 6d WO.My faots oDtalmibl6 fmm md 00&6emIng Mn~izu3tmuw.oorn- p8nior traneaotin$ barineer ia thi8 #ht8, ahowiag.tholr oxpenn an6 qO16rgoe fbr iire in8urinae praniuma for any period or perlode saiil &1mUI8&Oll ItUp &Mm adYisabl6, uhlch In their oplnlon till enabLe them to bevia 6nd tix an6 determine maaonable rat66 of plWxIu.m for fire iwur- anoe. The said Cbmmieai~n in Btaking end plibliahing rahedulea of the rates fIx6d end detecaained by It &ll ehow sll ahorge$, e~dfts, terms, privileges end aondf- tIon6 which in my m&e eiieat mloh rates, and aopies OS *4 Hon. t~8rvin B&l, $4

all suoh echsdules shsll be furnlsb.ad by said Commission _- to Gny :nb ell cou;yenleS ESfected by this iew syplying therefor, end the s..zm shell be furn:shed to any oitlzens of t; is State spy:lylng therefor, upon the pqment of tha sctual cost therecf. No r8ts or rateE fixed or determined by the CoIIULissi?fI 8h811 t8k6 eff'wt until it &cl1 bev0 entered 8u Order or Order8 fix.%% and determining BPme, end shell give notioe thereof to all fire insuranoe eom- p8nie6 8ffeOted by this law, authorized to trariseat busi- nem in the stete. The' State Iauur~e Ooapirdon, uul say laapeator or other *out or ~ap&oyw thareo~, who a inspeat my riaJc for t~hm purpom .4&elubUau~~tM ~dhmimion ' ':~ %a fix oaa eataaiw *hq reannalm xatr,.toaa ,aY%ergoe %herwn, aball furnish to the cm+ar ~ti ma de ~.a% tb Bate of rwh~l.wpeistion, a oopy~~af::tha inupoot~a~port, .~

ahowln& all ~dOfOOt8 ,*hfIt may operate:‘a8 eh~,qaiy%o iairrian the inmxwnes rate,? .'

Ther&ore,rre 8aythrtwhentluLe irrlstb@,bytim qeolal rider unaer oonui&entlon, nde an approprl8 & ion from the Fire Inmr- anoe Division Fwd for She apsoiflo purpose of Veprinting the Texas General mhnia maulea of fire ena rlndetenu ln8unnoe retee . . . and other nktters inoidsnt thereto," ft was the mnifest intention to appropriate so muoh of suoh Fund ea would be neoessary to gay all @XptHI8b8 8118 eO8t8 Of 18bor,8n(l m8teti81 beme& m88oMbly nbOe88aq, in the aieorehion EAIKI judgment Of the CO5mb810n, to do the job l ffisctively. Any ~prp01 and restrioted oon8truotion of thie appm- priatlon rider, ll.aIting seme to the ah8rges of the sprinter for *5 reprintink cnly the; old e?Lstirx ;,cnerei bcsis schedules, in their ori,.ixl rc.rL:, is ni:t justified ir required by aitiier the letter or the E;:irit cf thi8 HpprqriLtion, &nti, in feet, WOuid &feat the Very 1;‘Lir&CSf. CL * tLc 122~c@ation. :;urelx the emplcyment end psymerjt of sufficient personnel to collate the facts >nd fi@res furnished by the inspectors, prepare ttc fcr: of schedule fcr the printer, edit same, end reed proof on these schedules when they'ere returned from the printer, is oom2rehended within the expressed purpose of tiiis spproprietion fcr "re:zintin& the Texea G8mr8l !3asis Sohadules . . . end other matter? incident thereto."

Ap -rare8 '

CpLloa Codfiei '~ By. B.W.B.,.Chairm~n _.