‘THE ,iTJ?ORNEY GENERAL
OF TEXAS
Aun~riw ILTRXAR
WILL WILSON
Ax-rORNmzY G~Nl.xaAI. November 12, 1957
,
Honorable Robert S. Calvert Opinion No, ww-320
Comptroller of Public Aacounts
Capitol Station Re: The status of the State
Austin, Texas Dairy and Hog Farm and
other related questions.
Dear Mr. Calvert:
You have requested an opinion of this office concern-
ing the status of the State Dairy and Hog Farm.
The following questions were submitted to our office
to be answered:
"(1) Ts the Dairy and Hog Farm a separate
institution?
"(2) If not, to what institution should it
be attached as of this date?"
The 51st Legislature, Regular Session, made and con-
stituted the State Dairy and Hog Farm one of the institutions
which became a unit of the "Texas State Hospitals and Special
Schools". (See Article 3174a, Section 1, and Article 3174b,
Section 3, 'urernonrs
Civil Statutes).
House Bill 133, Acts 55th Legislature, 1957, Chapter
385, page 905, appropriated $20,000.00 for the establishment
of a Hog Farm Revolving Fund to be used in the operation of a
Hog Farm at Leander, Texas, which farm was to be operated on a
reimbursable basis to serve institutions under such rules and
regulations as may be established by the Hospital Board, and
which fund, together with all receipts deposited to its credit,
could be used to pay salaries, purchase supplies and equipment,
and pay such other expenses as may be necessary for the effi-
cient operation of the Hog Farm. This appropriation was to the
"Hospitals and Special Schools Central Office".
Therefore, it is the opinion of this office that the
State Dairy and Hog Farm is a part of the Texas State Hospitals
and Special Schools and any sum of money appropriated to the
State Dairy and Hog Farm has been appropriated to the Central
office of the Board for Texas State Hospitals and Special
Honorable Robert S. Calvert, page 2. (m-320)
Schools and is to be expended by that branch for the purposes
indicated in the appropriation bill,
SUMMARY
It is the opinion of this office that
the State Dairy and Hog Farm is a part
of the Texas State Hospitals and Special
Schools and any appropriation to the Cen-
tral Office of the Board for Texas State
Hospitals and Special Schools for the
State Dairy and Hog Farm is to be ex-
pended by that branch for the purposes
indicated in the appropriation bill.
Very truly yours,
WILL WILSON
Attorney General of Texas
LS:wam:zt Assistant
APPROVED:
OPINION COMMITTEE
Geo. P. Blackburu, Chairman
Fred Werkenthin
W. V. Geppert
J. Milton Richardson
C. K. Richards
Wayland C. Rivers, Jr.
E. M. DeGeurin
Mrs. Marietta Payne
REVIEWED FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
BY: James N. Ludlum