OFFICE OF THE A-ITORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
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Honorable J. B. McDonald
Gommleaioner,Depertaent
of Agrioulture
Austin, Texas
Mar Mr. MoDonald: Attention: Xr&$%3J B.\Eau@man
Your request for thie department
made aa follows :
/or stallion to
eok and Stallion
o. 12, (Lms of Texas, 15th Lsgisla-
t dsslfmg with the subjeab oi author-
ent selating to *State-owned jaoks and
stalliorzs and the lease thereor.w There is nothlng In the
Aot that would oonfer the authority mentioned in your inquiry.
Morsover, in no event oould an expenditure be made
by your dspartnient f?rom any fund or source whatsoever, in the
ebsenoe of a speaific appropriation the-for, and an examina-
tion 02 the current papropr~iation tails to disclose any item
that would cover the subject. The neareat approach, perhaps,
I;onoradleJ. E. MaDonald - page 2
to such an gpproprlation is to be found in the fees ap-
propriated under ~Item 108, and it will be seen that
those rees are lor the apeclflo purposes of paying "ad-
ditional sglarIes, equipment, autotioblles,trevellng ex-
penses and other neoeasary expenses lnoldent to tkiead-
ministration of these ects (there!.nenuz,erated),and such
fees collecte:"s!?sllbe used for no other purposed."
iYetrust this will be suifjcient answer to your
inquiry.
Very truly yours
ATTCLRFIFXGZ?ERAL OF TEXiS
By, (6) Ooie Spesr
Assistant
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By (8) MB, Chairman