OFFICE OF THE AITORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
Honorable I:.X. 'Ziggina,President
College of Sines an6 Metallurgy
El Paso, Texas
Dear Fir: GpInIon No. O-i+203
Ra: Paysientof tra
Your letter OS November 3,
departmant upon the question whether
oount to Oklahoma City and to N
You advise that th
the Comptrollar,the baels
Eoard or mpnts or your co ~BLL
advanoe approv-
al ror the trip. You give undlng
the making
or the trip, lndloa s made In an amarganoy,
~oooatsIono8
by the r 12, Smmedlatelyartar
reglstratlonbaga or t.unes,it beoame
apparent that tarr members, end .pu
w-meconfronts Ing a raoenoy oreat-
atlby the lest ber or the en&mar-
Ing dIol8lon.
evellng expenses shall ba lnourred
, heads of lnstltutlone,or by any
or the sohools, or other agenoies
nslde or outside of the bounderlee
Texas, exoapt tar State businsos,
an& no.travel shall be perrormed outside the r-'tate
except upon the aavanoe written oonsent~of the sohoolta
Board of Es$ents or Eireotors. . . .w
Your right to be ra~bursea ror travelinbj expanaea
Incurrbd on h trip outside of the State, iron the appropriations
Honorable D. PI.Ylggina, President,Page 2
m&a to your Instltutfonby tha above mantlonod appropriation
bill, is to bi botermined by rotaran to the pravldons
$,heroof.l$,Thaaot is olear and erplloit In Its mquiremant
th8f %o 'travelshall be psrteramb outside tha .Statsexcept
upon the~advaneawritten oonaent ot the aohool'r Board of
Regents 'iirDIreeCoxW. No exaeptlon la mada tram thla re-
qulremnt, authorizingauoh travel In emrrgenoy without.the
lhvanos wrI~$tenaonsant oi the sahool'a Board or Regents or
Dlreotom. lie ars,not at liberty to read suoh axoeption Into
t&e provlsiona aboYi8quoted.
It follows that, olnoe the adranoa written oonsant
or the sahool*a Board ot Dirootors or Board o? Regents td
_ the making or tha deoorlbed trip wae not obtaina&, the trawl-
iug lxpeaaes ilreurrsdupon eaid trip may not ba paid iron the
sppropriationprovided by the bill ror your Institution.
Yourr tery truly