Hon. Ceo. Ii. shf3ppard oplnlon Ho. 01157l
Co;;~~~yr oi Public Re: Traveling expense8 of (a)
district judges and dlr-
Austin, Texas trict attorneyr, (b) or
state employee8 protided
for in the departmental ap-
pro rlatlon of the Forty-
81x! h Legidature.
Dear Sir:
We have your letter of October 9, 1939, wherdin
you ask several questlons, which we will quote and disCus
in their order.
Your flrgt question is as idliOW8:
"lio&e Elll 257, the General 4ppropriatlon
Bill for the J'udlclary, passed by the Forty-
sixth Legislature, carries the follwd&ng rid&r:
@iill2es8 otherwise rpeclflcaJ.ly provided
by the 8tatIlte8, it is provided that any
officer or employee who travolr on ofil-
cial State business and who use8 his CM
car while 80 doing shall bo rebbtl+8ed for
the u8e of 8ald car on the barir of the
total mileage traveled during any calen-
dar month at the lollowIng rater Five
Cent8 (9) a mlle ror the first thou8and
miles traveled, four cents