OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
Honorable Harry Knox
State Board of Control
Austin, Texss
De8r Mr. Xnox:
:.,thiaPoJ&t ware provided by the Speoial
‘Cpntennkyl Pund first aet up and appro-
ptisted ,by !otlon 1 or Chapter 114, A&s
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'd tbf.~hd2U !P
ar &t38iOn Of the hrty-
feurth L&alacwe, 8nd the data here
ln’quee&On is made m~ain8t said 8pSOial
Cent&la1 Fund.
*Rereto ittaohed for your informa-
tion sro a oopy of the Ordtnanoe of the
City of San Antonio providing ior re-
lease of thlr olaim, th3 rdease itSelf,
and an ftemie8tlon of the claim.
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?bWrSble Barry Knox, Page 8
"1. D0a8 tha SUto %oerd OS
Control have the authority tc pay the
above-deaaribed cl&r ot the City OS
San Anton10 tr0m the Speoial Contra-
nial Fund above msntloned?
" *a. If JrOUr g18WW t0 pUe8tiOn
No. 1 la 'no', on what 4ate did the
s~th0rl ty OZ the Stat@ Baar d of Oon-
trol t0 make paysmta out of the
Speolal Centenulal htnd tomiuato??
Seotion 6 of Housr Bill NO. 11, Chap. 3.74 of
the Regular %SslOn Of the 44th Lagirilature (lOb5) pro-
rid.81
“All expendltws axnl oontmotr
authoriaod by ths G~mtl~olon~oi Oon-
trol Shall ba,mad& &t, auperri8.d
and expanded by tha %owd ot Caatrol
of the State of Toxa8, aacordln& to
8u l8& F'3QUfZXdLOXltS IlOW~OTi&td
aa to the tmpstilturo Offundo and
tbo lettiw of ocmtraeta by said
Board or Control." "
Yo ua r erespwtfully ldtlswlthat ii th ep sy -
lwnt r~que6tbdror the item8 inrolrOd Fn the 0l8lm under
oonnidoratlon are for expenditures and omtraot8 duly
authorized by the C0~misrlon cd Gontrol a8 not up by
H. B. NO. 11, and that the supplir8, rrrrloos and ltama
thus oontraoted for havr bean memlted, than the Board
Of Control do88 have suthorlty %a the Usual ana ou8tom8rp
way to p8y the al&6 in the PuZiWr set Out in SoOtiOn 8
of the Aet (H.B. No. 11) that i8 *by warrants properly
signed by the Comptroller Or Pubho Actoounts and the Tr8a8-
urer of the Stab of TQUS," #Whwarrant, of ODurRe, to
be paid only out of the SpoOlal Cantenui8l Fund set up by
Si. B, HO. 11, Chap. 174,~Regules SiESiOn, 44th Legislature.
vie ar+ of thm opinion, bowmver, thi'attaohid
olaiaa do not show that ths iteQ8 for whioh payment 18
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requested wora ever authorleed by the Commlsalon of Con-
trol, as required by Seation 6 oi ths A& above quoted,
for wblch reason you should not approve the ol~~imas
for
papent tithout FurthaW prOOf in this resp6ot.
AlTORHEYGEEEWiL OF TEXAS
BY
(8) Ooie spser
Arsiatant
OS-XR
APPROVED J-UN 11, 1940
(a) Gerald C. Ennn
ATXRaEP OWRAL 01pTEXAS
APPROW OPINION COMMITTZE
By B.W.B. Chalmnan
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