R-477
HE NE GENE
EXA!F3
AUSTIN 11. TEKas
PRICE DANIEL
ATTORNEYGENERAL
May 20, 1847
Hon. J. F. Ward, Chaixman, Opinion No. V-211
Contingent Expense Committee,
House of Representatives,, Re: The legality of
Austin, Texas payment, during
.’ the interim, for
newspaper sub-
scriptions ior
members of the
House. of Repre-
sentatives from
the House Con-
tingent Expense
Aooount .
Dear Sir:
Tour request for an opinion upon the above
aubjeot matter is as follows:
“Please give the Contingent Expense
Committee of the House of Representatives
an opinion as to whether or not it is per-
mlssible for .the Contingeht lkpenee Ao-.
oount to stand the expense of a member*s
‘newspaper subscription Wring the interim.
Several House members have mde such a re-
quest and as I can find no p’reaeaent ooa-
cerning suoh a request, I would appreciate I
.,‘,anopinion from your offioe as final auth-
.,,.:;;‘,.-,ority
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...,..‘),”,,’ You are respeotfully s.dviseQ’ that it is not
~-S&h1 ‘to pay from the Contingent Expense AGoount of the
Lkgislatuke the expense of a-member,*a newspaper sub-
s&ption during the’~interim.
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Such expense,oould not be oonstrued to be for
$$u’tjilc’purpose with respect to any duty imposed by law
upon: #e” member. I~
There are, of course, certain interim eapensee
of members permissible to be paid, where they are aoting
,in ‘andnterlm committee capacity for some lawful leglsla-
tive purpose, but the case put by you does not fall wlth-
in that class,of claims.
Hon. J. F. Ward, page 2 (V-211)
A member's expense for newspaper sub-
scription dud43 the Legislative interim IBay
not be paid from the Contingent Expense Ao-
count of the Legislature.
Yours very truly,
ATTORNEYGENERAL
OF?EXAS
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APPROVED
MAY20 1947