OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
EonorabloOoorgr H. Shoppard
comptrolleror Fubllo dooountr
Auatln,Teaa
Dear sir:
1940, you ask the
owing mattera
0r Eourr Bill
. 8, oi t&a sra
xagiolatum, rssam,
tirr and intsrrrtduo
utt,a prefwrra lien
value OS suoh senloer of rspmaentatire~of thr
Coiuptrollarlnourred in suoh lnrertlgation .aatI
audit) p0Jad that all ma8 001180tea for
auaita ana ema&atlona &all be plaoed ln a
lgoolaltund In the Trsaawy and shall oonmtituta
a revolvingfund whioh MJ be uard tram time to
HonorableCeorgo H. 8hoppar4,Agr 8
time br the Comptrollrrin making such aualtr
In addition to the gonernlapproprlatlonma40
ror auoh purp060,aa all 6s da tunas to b0
piti00a In da speolnli\ma nn herobyappro-
priatedfor suoh purpose.*
"Tha ourrentapproprlntlonbill1 thnt lm,
senate Bill Ro. 487, oarrlern rider whloh ridal
W*Subjeotto the llmltationasmt ttmth In
the provitdonanppearlngat the end o? this hot,
any r008 ooile0tedfar audit8 ana examimtionr
as gtr0viaea 1nEouse BIU, 547, passedby the
Regular S08sl0no? the Forty-aeOon4Leglelatun,
sn4 (my amendnentsthereto,an4 any balanoaaIn
the =mtumi ma casinghead t3a~1 Audit Fund”am
herrby appropriatedto the Comptrollerof Pub110
A000wh t0 be u84ba in arakingnubIt a.8pr0via0a
in aal Act. The one-hallof ona per ornt Bppro-
prlntod horeIn shnllbe tranafarrrdto thm on-
ioroment ?.unabeiore the reoeiptaare allooated
to the proper ?unda.*
"This department488ireryour opinionas t0
whether thr nonmy appropriatedUn4ar the tom-
go&ng Hour@ Bill ?or the ~88 nnd beneiit O? thaa
Comptrollor*aO??ior oomea tyUor the genornl
rlder'in thd ournnt lpproprIatIonbill, known
aa ~Ihltntlon of Faymenta.~R
Wo fin4 In the rider whloh rou quote l rpeoiilo
lpp‘iopriatlon
0r them imar to your departmentrm the no-
oompllshmento? a 4eSinItapurpoaa. WI hatr herrtotcre
held that the LImItatlonor Payment8olausiboas not apply
.tothoao funa whioh nre appropriatedeitherby speoI?Io
itomlzatlonor purposeand amount, or br a@olal rider
appropriatingall o? thr ?un4 to nroh purpose,biitonly
to tha lnstnnorwhoa-rthe npproprintlono? the fund la not
to be i&n4 llsqwharetMn in the Limitationo? Payment8
olmmr. sr0 ouz Confert3noa OpinionNO. 3082, aaar06sea to
tha HonoreblaUO O@Danlrl,Governor O? Toxaf~, 1B whloh we
oonatnied the Llm.ltatlono? Pnymmentr olaureIn Senate Bill
427, 'RegularSe~elon,Forty-alxthLoglslature.
HonorableGeorgeH. Shrppard,Fbgr S
Tour questionla thererorrannwere in tha nega-
tits.
Your8 very truly
ATTORREYOENHRAL OF TXAS
R. H. Falrohi~d
Assllrtant
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APPROVEDFER ET, 1940
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AlTORNEY OF TEXAS
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APPROVED
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