OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEYGENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
Departnmnt of Agrioultun, Pago 8
It is the rule that an oftlosr or agent OS the
State Is allaed only suoh oonpensation 6na muolumente aa
are oxpreealy 00nferrtba upon him an remuneration sar the
disoharge~ of his official dutisr au an agent of the State.
LloCallav. City of Rookdale, l.l.2 Tax. 209, Z46 9. W. 654.
It follas that any pub110 oiiioor or agent who domndr
mlleago, 0306 or apenaes must point out mom statute au-
thdzing it8 auonan~~. wh0r0 a duty n3qui.d ml ex-
penditure of money Is Imposed upon a public off2 oar or
agent, and no pr~vialon 18 ma0 ror relmburramsnt to the
offloor by the state rotor tho expons.8 inollrsml, mob orsi-
acr or agtmt ia deemed to be repald for th6 expenma in-
curred in the disohargo of 8uoh duty by whatever oompuua-
tion ia allowed and pi& to him Sor hia senioea as suoh
pub110 agent.
Bin00 tharo ia no provision of the statute or
OS the apprlhpriationbill oonisrring ths right to m&a-
bursemnt upon the ilWDCOtOn for the eXpe500Si.zWwnd
by than in fttrni8hing the bond required by law ‘you are
adviued that in tho oplnfron.of thte doparfPaan~ rush
baa& prom& oanaot be paid out of the approprfation to
whloh you refer.
Touru very truly
ATTo88ETQSXERALOF TXXM
APPROVEDJAN
14, 1941
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