Case Information
*1 OFFICE OF THE A-i-I-ORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN
Honorable George H. Sheppard
Comptroller or Public Aacounta Auetin, Texas
Hon. George E. Sheppard, Page 2. under the heading Malntemince and Kisaellanecas, an iten for "Bond premium . . . $200.00.n
Under the Xotor Fuel Tax Division apcroprlatioa for the Cofaptrollerls Department, there appears, under the beadfng Maintenance and l’&oellaneous, an it,= for 'Bond preznlu?x3 . . . $300.00.~
. and rm no ether. .,
It is apparent. llmman mas&atioix or the gm- visions or the Depaitnental A&?p~prfat%~'Bill referred to above, in connection aiifh'th8 appPePriation far t,he Ccmptroller% Dep~t~nt,.th.haf..t~~.-sla't~ was aat provld&ag t&me varioua.r?aai:.QB kot&]l @.~bs ex&MndeU gor mbond preBiuapS~~~:aolely~lor We pmpoa6~.#Qafmflag the premlma on the o$fioiel band oftkkG+k$$+.Xe~, per i~r 3' *3 Bon. George H. Sheppard, Page 3.
the purpose of defraying the premium on the official bond of the Colnptmller and the premldun on the official bonds of the Chief Cleti and bond olerk. It appears to be the obvious Intention of the Legislature, III provi~n~, such suns of money roe bond prdans, that it shall be used to defray the cost of bond premiums upon the bonds not &y of the Comptroller, the Ohief Clerk, and bond clerk, but also for the purpose of paying ti;8 bond premium on var- ious employees of the Department who bsndle the collection of money and therefore should be and are plnoe l Thle 8an8trpeUon has bean strem&h8ned by the 00aroyed tot&la Bepsrtmsnt byfmL&lQa*.
been t&e praotloe of ~~orv.Deparkm$tt.%~ the ~ similar appropditions prsrided IX the 8aae gsn
for thir purpo&s ". rhfoh 8rlUea~s 6 &partmqnta.l -+i&%i$$ t&on aequlesoeU in. by tiw Legld.st+ro.
rortar & ,** b th$jj.,&**t&&(l &j&g&$ -, aoh or the apetrial Item protided I'OZ bOs& pro-. d-8 rorthe various dlitieione of the ~anIptroller*s Department is to be applied oaly to the P-at M Pr* da on the 0iilclaZ bonds of those who am bonded in the papertloolar divislsa tm&er vhioh the ltan ob apvoptia- *4 Hon. George H. Sheppard, -Cage 4.
tlon appears. In other words, the item appearing under the ‘&in Division of the Comptroller*s Department for bond premiums may not be used to pay the praalums on the oiil- olal bonds of those smployess in the Motor Tax Refund Dlvl- sion who are required to be under bond.
Trusting that this gives you the desired infoma-
tion, we are
YWP8qerJ truly ATTO333T GlSUE3AL OF TE%AS 3. W:Falrehtld AS8istagt