OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
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Ror u-8 tihroeaalaaioner
bars authorit
oeallt~roads
or a or
opolr the above rtatod
=I hare a&tired tlla Inrastigator for
the doptwtmnt of Pub110 ‘~rlfars,W. Hmard
9. Eailer, of i.ibertr&Texam that, the Csunty
haa the authorlt~ to appropriate iunde tb
wloy ~kopieal help tor him, and I ham alre
adtlrod the Comairrioarr8*Court that thay
hate this authmlty howwer, in order to be
safr ~psa the quordon, I would l&o to have
Eonorsble Thomas Wheat, pege 2
6 ruling irm you and I know that you a0a
your we11 learned and roll v4Zaed assistnuts
uill be ablo to rendrr ma an oplnlon t&t
will 84ttlo the qu48tion. a8 *a nhbther 3r
au ttecouuty 18 authorized to appmapffata
this tuad.
*A8 atatad’ above it 1s my opb.lorj that
they are aut3orizo & to appropriate funda for
the payment of a salary c)ra part thereof fox
an1 assistant to the inreiatlgator of publio
rslra:-0,and I base nv opinion upon the raot
that 4Ubdi~i4104 11 Of krtiul0 2351, pTO~'id-
IrAg ior the pcmvere a&d dnths or tt4 C&4.=
810nars9 Court protides that oaah Cmmiarlsnsrr*
Court shall *pxoqido for tta ‘suppart of paupmm
ixsartlohidiots and luaatioa, eta.* and W2tlon
43 of Artiole 695-C kmwn as the *Publie :Telfare
AiotOf 1939:. 4&h ~3&5ktU26, ?& 6 344, POb
urn0 2 provides Wo provision 0r th f 4 mot is
intaded to rsloasr th4 ocwitiea ad. mu~folpall-
ties In tblll state from iA0 f00ciri4a rerspawibil;ity
ahioh 14 samntlp borne by tSOau 63L;Otisa azul
mmiolpalitfes in #upport of publlo rrek'are,ohild
roltara, and relhf a4xM.044. Suoh funda 'crhloh we
heraineftss bs 4DDT0Rri4t4d by the counties and
~unloipai~tles tor those aerrioes (to-hit, ior the
suppart or pa3#ers, under subdivis:cn 11 ot Artloie
2351 by the Com&w#ionera* C3Urt - y ar;d:tion)
oap be t&n:nistared throuuht the County or Distxi.
orrices or the State departwent, and if SO ad-
ainiater6tl, siiallbe 64VGted 4xOlusiV6ly to tte
surv?cos :n the uollntyor mnioipali~y t;aAr.g
au& ,a,7;,rojx-iet10n.'
*AS auoh y::.i see that the acts of the hbkic
'YaMare Aot of 1939 in Seotlon 43 thereof expreealy
provides, that tha mnoy epprcpriated by the Cowis-
slonws* Court for the support or publio relied
agonoier of the County, my appropriate mder sub-
division 11 of .4rtiou 2351, 51 !;;ha ~0dssionex8~
court, and nag be adainistersd tbrm& the courage
or distriot 0rfi04fi of the ;iwta Z;epartxmt, 0r
pub110 uslS!‘ars to-wit, the Cowty LnVestigator,
rho in this inatanos ir #r. Eor%erd5. Bailey. if
an assistant to pro&e orfloo help is mrdod by
Honorable Tbostas'