OFFICE OFTHE A7-TORNEY GENERAL OFTEXAS
AUSTIN
Air. Adam R. Johnson, Dircotor
Texaw Relief ConswlssSon
Au8tl.n#Texa8
such em be legally eamele4 a8
agalu8t the f~axasRelief Camm%~~dah
Rr. Admn R. Johnson, Director, page 2
"For lack of diligence On the part of
the payee8 or holders In not presenting
these checks for popent or for any other
reason, are we privileged to cancel these
itans as an obligation against the Texas
Relief ca!milaslon?
*The Texas Relief Commission carries a
liability aceaunt covering both xmpresonted
disbursing orders and checks and has Szopound-
ed Texas Relief Comisslon fuuds for the li-
quldation of theoe it.em~ Aismne of tam
ahecksordie~ingorderebrsbtenp~~t-
edforpayn~entfWnom thentm yeara*th
me exception of disbur8l.ngOrdGra aeGwl~
to aferdollarslastDeaember, It10 quite
remote thataathenticdmotdmrpaymsnt rui
Srer’beZlade.
We are in a stats or liqddation, a10
money Smp~mrclaa
is needoilatadfinal ad$mt-
meat or ml8 aGGount 3.m*oratiTe, mm
iomh we 6Wl1apprec1atere~n1~chanea1%~
opsnl0ninthepreniselc~
rourl~tter states the qaestlmm aabatf’td Aihu-
tAooil faattshare been obtained imn you. It appearsimat
the TexBe Relisi CfRmaiasionin the a&aiuhtrat.~ of t&o 1~
prop for the d3strlbutd.m a? relist fuuds wodld tile-
~teeaohmoi~th to therespe&ivecountiesaporfimiefrPill
fund& Thierpsdoner2*terit~&fsnniwdfheaormt.need-
d by eaoh county. Itmaldthenseadtosomeimnkinrpar-
titular eouuty the awuntofmomeyallocated te thateaumty
to bedepositedto the emditof theTesaeRel*ef~eriop.
The f'uudoeo deposSed mare funds deci*e(Lkmm me Ale of
bondt3imm3dbytheState forrellefpurpo~ or fur& snp-
pliedby um sederal etw-ent for that.piwpoee,or rhieh
eomefmsbothsources~
c
Urittenordora were lsm~edbytheC%mais~onfor
dated msount~~to relioP elionto ntr ntembmUse. 8noh 8n
.ordercouldbeprtwmtedti anymercbsnt foraoeeptsaae. If
oooeptedbycrm e.mhsint,he wouldtakwup theorder,preaent
it to thG Conraissian~elocal dlabarslng officer, whe mewld
tdumdrawacheckon thelocal bankaadin favorotthemer-
aiantforthe earountoi fhemerahsndirce sold to tbeelia%&
Order8 of this 43hara~terwere Issued to t&e earouutoi
Yr. Adam R. Johnson, Mrector, Page 3
$23,27&.7rj \vhiCh ncvcr bcCn accounted Pm-. They were
have
either lost, never taken up by merchants, or, If any were
taken up by uercbmts they have never been presented to the
Commission for payment. All of these orders were lssucd
more than two years and nine months ago.
Checks of the character described and amount&g to
$3,01&.53 have never been presented for payment. These
checks were dL1 issued prior to June 1, 11)~
You are advised that such of these orders as may
have been filled by merchants and all of said outetanding
checks are valid obligations of the State of Texas.
Youarefurther advlaedthatour courts have bald
thatthestatemayidooke a ltaitatlon statute as adsfen-
ins sultbroughtagalnstit, but that linifsrtlonmdldpot
begIn to run in the Stateta favor until pennlaeion ts me
AthadbeengrantaxL Stanleyetal v. Sahwalbyetal (Sup.
Ct.) I9 8. 1; 2641 Uhatloy v. Patton.,31 S. V. Bo; Stata T.
Elliott, 212 S+ Ud ass, error retrueb.
Eop%ngwe have gl~cm~poutl~einforma+onr8quaated,
we are
Y0ure wry truly
ATTORXEY OIDlIEabt
OF l%x68
BUB-MRA~PROVECJULJ 29, 1939
ATTORNEY GEt?%.AL OP TEXAS