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oFFiCE OF THE A=Oi?NEY GENERAL dF TEXAS
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Hmorable L. A. VJoods
3tate Superintendent
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“1 wmla like to knor?whether the Cmp-. ’
troller of %blio Accwnts IS justified in refus-
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"Since 'Lb.Prooto~ has not received his
salary for the month of April and is in need
of his money; we requ8st.a rush opinion on.
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It is our tUtd6rStEUIdiIIg that no spsoi110 appropria:
tlon has been DDE eithsr for the position now held by z&r.
... Proctor or for tho .posltionpreviously held by him, but that
ths salaries for both positlons hava been paid fron the appro-
prlation for oontingent expense of the,Radio and Visual Sauca-
tion Division of the Departzikntof Rduoation. In the Depart-
mental AppropriationAot of the 48th Legislaturethe following
appropriationsare made ior thisDIvIsion:
-.c Vor the Years
Eklginning End in&
September August,
1, 1943 ,3L 1945.
."138. Supervisor of malo
andspeolal 3dwx4tlon ~3,000.00 . $3,OOO,ZO
139. Contiment oxcenst3 for
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Section 15(d) oi the General Provlslons or this
AppropriationBet provides as follows:
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*AdditionalEmployees* Compensation.,When any
additionalemployocs other than those for whloh speoi-
iio salary agpropriationshave hsrekbeen made, are
employed and are to be paid out of oontingentappro-
priations,such employees shall not be paid a larger
amount than that provided In the regular appropriated
salaries for eimllar positions in such departsant or
agsncg, and in the event there are no similar posi-
tions vathin such department,then suoh additional
employaa shall not be Raid a larger amount than that
provided for stnilar positions in other departments
or agencies. . .I* .~.
'Itw%ll be noticed tbst under this provision 2Jr.
Proctor cannot be paid a salary larger thnn that paid~for
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.%?imilarpositions?within your. department. While we havs
not been informed as to the poaiticna which may be similar
.to #at held by Ex. Proctor, we assume that In any event his
posLtion does not'entail.greaterresponaibilttlesor duties .
tha$,.does the positlon of the Supervisor of Radio and SpsoLal
Eduoation, the head ot the Divldion in which I&. Proctor ls
employed. Since the Supervisor19 salary 13 $3,000.00 per
year or $250.00 per month, we feel that Mr. Prootorfs salary
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oannot,exceed t;-lsamount. Consequently,you are respectfully
advised that the Comptroller or Publio Aooounts was justified
in refusing to approve e salary of $275.00 par month for Sr.
Procty*s positI+..
Trusting that the foregoing fully answers your
inquikyy we are3 ~__ I
Your5 very,truly
-.ATTORXEY'G&S?iL & !CZXAS .
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c R. Dz Xoorhead
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