OFFlCE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
Mr.Homer oarriaon
Diraotor, Tk4partment
or mbll.0 safety
hatin, Teral
Dear 8lrl
ur nquert ?or an opinion,
*duoate the publio on safety matter&vwith
referenoe to.thr tmr of natem in the men-
tloned &krSi but &VS found that thin work
neoersltatea the u#e a? a b&at. We, Ohore-
ioT0, mques 4 an op,inlontraa mur Depart-
ment a6 to whether any fund8 appropriated
Hr. Rcmer Qerrla&, Oune 8, lQS9, Peg E
tothim Deparhurd o-be 8ponttortha
purpore o? pumhasiry a aotor boat to
,bn ucmd tortha purpose8 8et out, end
if thl8 18 enawered in the affirmative,
whloh 6f the ureral funds appropriated
aan logally be rpent lnthl8 manner."
The authority of he Department o? &blio &fetp
18 found 'inArt10188 44lS[l? 44X5(E) end 44X5(4), Re-
vised Civil Statute8 of Tad, whloh read in part a8 ?ol-
1cmSI
'"Art. czls(lI. There la hereby
Department af fiblio tkfety
c r ea ted l
ob the Stats o? Texan, henlnafter
do8ignated a8 *the Dmpartmnt,* in
whloh 1s re8tod the onforoemont of
the lawa proteotlng the, public re?oty
and prwidlng for the prevention end
datectian qf orime. .TheDepartlarnt
8hall hnvr;it8 prlnolpal ottioe and
~heedquartePsin the City & Austin,
uhere all of it8 raoords rhall bo
44th WC.. p. 444,
"Art. UlS(8,). The oontrol of
ths Department Lb hereby mated in'
the Publio Safety knmis8ion, Blmin-
after deslgnatad ma-.