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OFFICE OF THE J\‘I70RNEY QZNERAL OF TEXAS
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of your inquiry asking
above capttone,d quea-
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r Ssselon of the
d direct3ng the At-
nvsotif~~tioI4 fad to l.rl-
P0C8’&&3S or auita or take
8’~ to protect the lntemst
0 vaters of the P%COORiver,
-NeXiCO to cOrnply iilth the terms
eam.lt tshemln set oLTt.
f the act makes an appropriation in the
a hem&y applpoprtitsd. aut of ang ~fwxds
Tma5urg not 0tbcm:ne nPFro~rlut&
the bum of Thirty Thow.3ltri Ziollara ($~O,OCO), tar
the purpose of carryl.q ou$ the provisions of this
act, Said nonep shall be pati out on worn ocoo\mts
spprcwoU by the Attorney (ie~~rd and shall be. pR?-d
o?it or t&3 State Trerrsuq~ on v3;11-ants or tire coiap-
troilor as uridw Ck~neralGxa."
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.!&a Aat p&seed the House Map 26, 1943-- yeas 93,
i- and passtid the ‘xnate, June 18, X941-- yqas 21,
: T&t Aot dontaInod the usual emergemoy clause but
as shorn by the above voto Lt lacked the necessary two-this&
mjority in the Bouae anu ther6fore did not bsoom immdlate-
ly 0ffeOtlve by mason of the emtiry;ency clause,.FOIL at all,
unless Pm .Act is a &emral approprlatlon bLl1 within the.
manly@ of the Constftution. (Seatim 39, Article ZII)
Iit an opblicm by this deparbsmt, written by the
late Chief ~Jufitlce C. M. Cur&ox&while he wa(rFirst Raolstant
Attorney General it w’aa.aside. - ...
aWevf.ll first determine, the ~meanlng of the
$m=e, ‘4.3g,cnaral appropriation act. t &I appro-
priation of tho State funds is a settlnZ; apart
.,f%m the pub110 revenue of. a tortsin RUXof money
Sor a speoirleU objsot in auoh a menner~ that the
ersoutlve officers are authorired.to use that *on-
: ey; and no mom, for that qxxifio objeot. .
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. ‘: %he Aption of this Act, ~Lsveil as ihe firat
paragraph of the first section, expressly declares
-:that or.@ of ita j3lX~OSC!a is to approprlste funda
‘. for UIQ psymsnt of daflialencler’ which hab been Se
.,ga~a~~adyinietedng the affairs of the State
“I hnot;htm doalared pwpo5e is to provhle
funds for metin& amorgenaiea during the fiscal
y6ar end- Atsgakat -31, l915.6 Frcac this wo nuat aa-
susae that on6 of the evila to be romedlod Q.the
otetute uaa a llqtaidatlon of debts cmatod under
the law by IWSOII of the. f’allum of the last pre-
ced%nS npproprQtlon bill to carry such funda for
admlnleterinC; the affairs of the GovernmentI An-
other evil to bo renodiad was to avoid cssatiqq
further deflcisncies in o&or that the Sta,te night
operate upon a cssh~basiui When the various ltcms
of ths bi21. ace exm~l.~.cdIt will bs found that they
corroopnd with thne doclumd purpose of l&a imamre,
aa contained i.n the onption and ln the f%rst seo-
tir?n . ?I
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@mor&le.A; li. Dunlap, Coimissiqner,,Pago 3 -
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I& vi11 tln;s ba .eeen follbwl.ng the reasona by
~'&3$ ttiritton tIm.t~tho'presont bill is nbt a .$:eneral,appro-
prlatlon act but on t;lo contrary i s ono authorir@; certain
fnvestlptions, suits or proccedtig%, touchir~ a deSlnlto
subject mttor pnb wG~ln!qan approprfoticm for th8 a-#oiSLo
POrpO&W of carrJi.@ Gllt the provisl,ono of the act ---aa in-
cident merely to the act. .,.
:. &la being trui the bet did n& go Into effect uxw
til niaety dajrs&f&or the adjoument OS the U@sZatar0.-
d.noty days sfttir the adjou&ant menns nino%y fit11
dam -intsrvenY.&g botvek the day of adjounaent and the ef-
foativo day vhlch vould be in thfg Instance act&bar 1, 1343,
ir$Lch day begins, of aourtie, mid-night October L$ axi the ap-
propplatlon vi33 lapse tvo rears from that date.
., YOtlrs veiy 'truly~
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