OFFICE OF THE AlTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
sr. mnr1os lt.Baughppao,
allot Clerl$
88psrtaaat or ~i4QltQr0,
baettin,Tuxas
noar sir.;
leth end isothroqault-
eldonr heve ‘boonto.
Sr, CharlosB. Baaghm~, Pye 8.
and thu reaainder at suah foos fop:sQah season-
,a1 holp as iuaybe uoaossary, and other exph~sos
lnaidart to’tbo pro&m administrationab the
above Aat.
,.-For tho fiaaal years onding A st Sl,
1940 and AUgQet Sl, 1941, all foes and7 of UA-
oxpsndod bdAQOOb mhiah bat. been ro00iroU uod
uhioh.may bo rewired by virtue ot. 8.. B. SO,:-
WI :B.B. SS9, Aiots & the FOrty-fittb;L~&#la-
two, and ae ammded by blotmts Bill 84 of t&a
First CalledBsadon or tbo Forty-fifth Lo&-
lature,are bmoby ap9ropriatodaftor they
&all harr bem5 dopositod in +h* Stata.Troa-
auryfor the r0iiarriti8purposret
nimat~ or.mdiog *8d.~io0dp4g14 .’
the A&oaX$uril Frotootlv .:
Aot
Assistant Biroeta? . . . .. . . e ,. .
ml3pootor’ . . . . . . . . ~. . . .‘.
muathe roan$86ar,or 'auah faoa r0r euoh auamk
*hr iho il8osl,i& &lng kagm,t sl
194Wand Augaiit 91, 1941, all roes and/or-d
OXpDQdOd balaAeo# whioh,haat beoQ m8eiYoQ aI%&
uhiab aat ~,TOOOIV,UIIby Yfrtue c$ It.8. 500,
Beguler Semdoa of the Forty-eeaoadLeglela-
tars aa assaildid,and B. 8..888, Aot6 of t&e
Roguiar Somdon of the lkrtpsixth Lqiibtaro,
are hureby appropriated after thuy &all baw
beeA deposited iA t&o State TroaaQ;tJI,for the
followbw pprppdeosr
CuOr Of th6 aitTQS wiQ.S%tY aQ6
Stenognphar-Bookkeeper . . . . . .
and tha'romlnbef cvfruoh hutQs tcr suah sea-
sonal help a8 kay bo AaaossaxyaAa othar~sr-
J?UQtSOE
iQdd@At tU thS pTOI)OrSdraiAiEtZStiOU
cc the ebova ,AMl#.
xr. char106 B. Baugbacm,Pa80 5.
R*For tho fisosl roar8 ending.August Sl,
1940, and August ST, 1941, 611 teoe and/or On-
expended balamoa whioh bars booA~reaeirod and
whloh may be rsaolred by virtue of H. B. 625,
Aote of the Roguler Seerion of the Forty-third'
Loglelaturo,.aoemandod,are horebyeppraprla-
ted a fterth e ylbell have besPldopoeltod IA
tho St&o Tro8ertn for euob eoeaonal holy ae
may be Qeaoeaexy,-aQdother OX:WAI)OOin&d&t
t0 the 9roperadniAletmtfOA of the abavo Aot,
IA0 aMua1 aalarlea to be paa OQt of fhM
fbO6).
Vloaee advles whether tho Qwmledonor
of Agriaulture in tho adninistmtlon ottho
above Aate, hai tho'&sthodty to approve ox-
penae aoaounte lnourrod by oanployooeof the
hpaZ%aeQt iA the UdniAietmtiOQ 5f the AbOvo
Aots, end till tho llomptrallerbo aathorieod
to leeao warrants oovorlag kid oxpcmeo aowwte,
amiDst tho fanba roaming tf'tho Dopartwnt
uQd&rtho provleiona~of~14 above A&et*
Them owbo no qaoetloa bat that all fooe
and/or wox&nmlbl balumos dhloh have bear rooellrob lQd
.whiob maybe. reoelroaby rlrtuo af ths,~fellowlQ8 Artiolea
and A& shaVab o wlp p r o p r ia
into it
toa -
a ma
d &a oVa il-
ablo to the partloulardirieioae~~ Dopartmont of
Agrloultarowhlokare arroatoat
Revlaed
1. Artlaloe 56 to 67, inelaslre~,
Cidl Statutes, 1985* Cba&m 98, Aota of the First Cell-
ed Seaaion, Uat L8ghataro.
Rouse 8111 99 an& Bouee Bill 557 Aota of
the 45th ~&ial.ataro,a8 amendedbi Sonafe'Blli84 of tbo
Fir& Qallod SetwioA, 45th Loglelaturo.
3. Howe Bill'500, Roguler Sseelo~ of the 4Zpd
teglelataro,aa amended, and Xoaeo Bill 888, Aata of tho
Regular Seedon of the 40th Legi&itaro.
4.. House Bill 683, Aate of the Begular Seerion
of tho.4Srd Leglaleturo.
IQ
eaah af the four'paragtapheof the General
DepartnsntalAppropriationBill; Soaete Bill 4Z7, Dopart-
nent of AgdOQltQro, under aaaalaoration,tbo words *all
.*59
241'.
Charles B. KIw&IWA, -60 4.
fee8 and/Or unexpendedbalanooe ... are hereby approprlat-
ed after they shall baoe been doposited in the Sfato
Ymaeury,w are follmed by throe pUrposea: First, on0
or more epeolfla aalarp ltcunsror a permanentahlof of
a division and awl&ants; seaoQdd,*the remeSndor~& euoh
foes for euoh season&l help 88 ma7 be Dbooesa~pflaantI
third..wand othor oxpeneesinaldentto the properad&&-
lstratlonof the aboroN Aot m hata.
brtor the e*alflo salary it-e are pal&out
or the reepeotlvefunds, the remainlAg balanae Is appro-
priated as a lump ewn for *euoh reeaonal help as -3 bo
neoessary.and other expenses iMidOAt to the pmpor ad-
ministrationof tho abemom Aat or bate.
The qUO8tlOA before aa lr whether or hot travel-
ing eXpOQeos harred by eaployeaa in the adniniatration
of the resptmtlroAate nadir wa~lderatlo~ may .bba gieib
od or the lw ma approprlatlona.
xt 18 qlr OpiAiOA that th0 qltostionla aDaReP-
able in the afflmmtird. tA tho Onso ot the qpprOptiati.en
io rltorjr.Aatwe fiAa tbo words %%I other lxpeneee,bol-
do& to the proper ldmiaitatratlon of the abeStem Aot er.
Acts. This prwlelon of tho appropriationbU1 laQ only
be aonrtmed as an appr8Jwiationfor oontingoat expmaae.
It la 8 blaaltefap&iroprlatloti almad et oetahhing.orozy
lagltlaatooxpwee lpoumod &A tho~propera&lAlatratLcw
0r the above referred to Aota. ZravollQg eqpeaaoe are
properly ineladod immg *ather ergeAses lnoldsnt to tho
proper a&niQlatratlonof the aboto* Aat or Aots.
In CoAfsraQea Opinion X0. SoeD OS this Dopart-
ment, by Honorable Riohard B. lalrahlld, AsdstaQt Attor-
ney Oeaeral, it ,haebeam held as followsr
V?hara a dopartmoAt er dltialoq ot a da-
partmaat is not provided epc+oil%aall~~wlthan
ltm for *trarollzrg axpenes * but mah depart-
mont or Qlrlsicin0r a dopa&mant is provided
dth a~ itam of appropriationfor ~ooAtlAgeQt
expeAsea* or for travellAg sxponaes gro~pod
dth otbitritems of expoase,.tbol&m fnr *aon-
tingoat oxponse* or tha ltsa for traveling ox-
pwee grouped tith other item8 of axpaQee slay
bo wed to defray ths tratatlng expsnses of
Kr. Charlso I%. BoalgtuWn, Pa%@S.
t&e departrPsnt Or 8 dapartpleUt.
OX-d%V181O11 In
8UOh th3
eV8,?t, BUS QTOvidsd ia tbS itOlP:fOr ‘00~~
tiW8at OXpen Or rOZT tXW8iifU3 aQWI60 grCXAp&
with othor Itcrcsoi oxgnmae rapreaeotathe maxi-
mu!naSM&t avnilable tO the dapartmantor diYi*
8fOU Or Lt&tpnrwRt rOr tr6V6iiUS8apOMe6, (OX-
cept es to Federal ruDd8 autborlasdby the
Fedore Governamnt to be spent ror mooh pmpo8e)
8nC when 8u0h am~nt haleb88a 0rpent%ed, w&titer
ror traveling expense8 or for 0th~ e?rpmau
prc~rlp payable out of #UC& ltaa or appmpr$w
eon, no othmr runde rrolp any Iwuroe (aareFad-
era1 funds 6pmol~oally autborlradby tlm Yebnl
Covornnant to be u6ed r0reuoh purpose) may be
bpmt by the depurtamnt or division of a depart-
zaatror travelin&espenmt.*
oi the De ramcat of h&aulton
In the paragrfiph ap-
proprintloarhioh w are mm1 6s 8, Sk0SpOcdliO,itaPfOT
"tIUV~:fl~81pWAE08n ha8 been 84% Out. Ivetthoria thera
6nita der
m initely
swr er md
ta a 8
looatlqent atpau*8.~
&it the r80t t&t the 0at0h41 phrase -9ma 08h6r orpmames
lncltlentto .&hepropsradminietration"rS tpe Data la
~ptm808* doe6 nat
quertion 18 not .labeled*ooutla(gsnt
ohall@ it?3e88enti8l OhSl!~Ot@r.It tP @ilVM%kti bF the
ab0~8 tpmtsd tuiicrg0r coai0r8~~ opih8 mb. so09.
Attation mnot be oaflsd to the following itoarpoOn
%8intananoe and sri#00ellaneo~~In the a&poprlatdon %br
your depart?imntt
In vim of the abow item and tb8 f’csllm%ngrl6er to
fiBsateBill 427, the qus8tIon ari8sa a0 to WhOthor or sot
ttaralfae;sxpansas ineldsnt k thr proper adaaialeliawtlon
or the Aat. under aonstderatianawg be paid out of rundo
accruing to me Dapartmnt OS AgrWiltuPa uader ttrspro*&
SiOS3 Or th888 .h?tSl
10 co be p%fdout UC Lhe appm~rlatian rma tka
Oeracarel
Fund, rmpr tees, riJaalptn or 8psalal
fu;;Ce oouaoted bg virtue $0f oert3In 1~8 2r
thie iitote, or rrw2 other ruaGt3(excluelts 0r
fsdoral funds) ,ovfill?blefor use by a da~artmantrW
Coneiterln~ th8 Dopwlnent af Qriculture appoprla-
tion 55 a w&016, It Is our opinion tkt the Legiialat-
approprI?ted the @C,@oii tr%volixg sr?ance itazlfor ths
purpose or anrrylng out th0 runotione d *all fiivisions'
genornlly wbioh preceded the Zaintennaoe an& ati6oollaneou$
lti&SiUI4ti~On, 1.8 @588r%i orrio x%V18iOa, iiOtiimUrai
en6 i&8x8ritin8 Dirictlon, ‘dtrkets and %arehoue* .Dlv~tiIon,
Waights and -auras Division, Seed Lnborstory Division,
;ibkd +8d Cettifleation DI~visIoa,?eonn Dlvla~lon, and
- StallIon Ditision. But ror the purpoee or. dotr8y-
Iog traveling oxpeneee, 85 well a8 all ooata and oxponoee
In&deftt 20 the admlnlstratlon of Artloles 56 to 69, lnelu-
. S. 192&, Cheptor P3, kota Blrst Call86 S@s6lon,
~St'&SbtW8; $1. il. 99 an6 11. 6. 557, Aoto or 4Sth,
"LegIslatura, as awetied by S. li, 24 of the ILret Called
f%8t?iOn Or #iSam iAgi8hitUr8; k Be 6oo, hW&Ar 888.
81011of th8 ata LegIsleturs, a8 smQAdocl, an4 3. B. a&3,
Aotar of tne Eegtilar Yesaion 0r .the 46th Le4#8zstqre~ an&
B. 8. 623, Aots ol the Rsguler 'Sssslon of ths QJrd
L8gislaturs,it .wao th8 InteutIoa of.tire Lsgislatu8
th%t tb hS@ 8M QppXfkpri%tiOn8 pX'OVb%sd ill C+OIlQO~tiO~
with the foregolag aaaotaenta be, separate, dIstInot, and
exolualve.
It till bs observed ~&at tbe Acts and appropriations
in oomeotlon themtth under oonsideratlonfollow the
"Ualntsnanta and 'ril8oellsneous"items Inolutin~ 830,000
for 'tr%veling eIpdnM)8" iA the &3paraQKat Or AgiQtitUre
appro?rIatIon. T&l8 Indloater tha asp8rabllIty of the88
ftenbn from ths pr8~66dIae epsoirioslly Itaalzed pcirtlons
.af t:ta I?111 to which ths WaIntmc?&oe end ?.!189811ana0u8*
pr6vialonaare appended. In this oonnsotlon, 3pfnIon 30.
0-153~2 by Iion. riL&xsrrCW, Fairoh~ld, Assistant Attorney
3enar51, to Zen. C. 3* Clnrk, C&aIrzan of tlia Sbnrd of 8ater
~~&bsera, Austin, Is In point, oopg %ttsohcU.
It in our oplalon that thy tk&&aloner al' Agrioul-
turs, la the n&midolstratlon or Artlolas 56 to 69, lnolu-
sloe, l&vised CIvIl Statutes of lWS, Chapter $3. Aot8 at
xh ch8ries x. fkuuhma, %hrge7.
tbs irirSt CollCd :686iOll Of t!B &Et ti&$SbitUrt3; :iQU80
Bll’L 99 r?cd !iOUBB Bill 557, hots of ti2l 43t?i relr;fa1ature,
aa ssmdsd by .%nate Bill 24 of the Zlret Callee 2eealoa
of the 46t?1 Lo&sfnture ; Xcuse Bill 500, Reg.&r Sesoloa
or the 4&d L6gislstuX5, a8 aaanded, and ilow Bill 098
Act8 0% the Zag~lsr ~eS#lioll Otthe 46tht8gtS~Etlll?6; 6u!
t$,ouee Bill 623, Aots of the Regular Sorrslon of the 43x4
~f$iSlStUNS, hs6 tb!e 8UthOrity t0 tlYiV61
8ppT‘oVQ 6XpQXb665
inourrsd by sliployses of'tlta Depertmsat of Agrioultur5
in,the ndrdnlstrntloa of the above kots, ant the Ccuptmller
of Pub110 Amounts of the State of Texas is ailthorlzed to
i85Ue WtlrEtIIt8OOVOrfIlg syoh tnWOl OXpen 6OOOUntS 6&linSt
the fun68 aocxuing to the D8partaiimt bt A&oulture Under
the &wWisionS of those At!$d..
Tru&lng that w havcr sully flaswred your Ldqulry,
we*are
Your8 very truly
AFPROVEDOCT 20, 1939
h.u
ATTORNEY GENmAL OF TEXAS