OFFkEOFTHEATTORNEYGENERALOFTEXAS AUSTIN GROVER SELLERS ArrORNEY

GENER*L

Hodorabla John H. 

## winter8 Xaautire Direotor 

### State Department oi Puqio’: welfare Austin 3,. Texas
Dear Sirr

Tour letter to Saotiona 7 and 39 of partment*r q&ion
47th Loghlaietlone for cation* as a apartment of, 84, Aota of the 4Sth i spaalffoallp reI5111 423, **hats tG**  

### ar **Seasiod, proylding**  he *Xntaks and Cartifirdd Ation by the,‘Depar$ment

no8 .-de .of, repealion 7 or Seotion 39 of House Bill 8 47th I.ep,lalature, aa~amndded, e Pub110 ?elfare Aat of 1941.
*Did Senate Bill Si, in offeat. ale0 repeal Seotion8 **7** and **39 oi**  the Publlo Xeliare **Aat of**  **19419**
*Xi them two seotlonr of the Publia Welfare **Aat** did not beaoma inoparatlte, we would like to i ii

# 601 '

Wonorable John fi. ivinters, Fag@ k!

8ubmIt for your osnsidoratlon the following addltioAA1 quertionar "(1) Can the Departmcrnt of gublia ,+olfare adminlrter or suprrviss, through It8 aounty or **lOOal WOd6I8,**  **OOUAty fUnfS**  **A~~ZO~rhtsd to?**  **Wfsl** fare **pUrpO&JW#**within the OOUAty? 

## "(2) cantheDepartmonb oftubLIo Relran **pay the**  Mlariar **of tb**  **looal worker8**  **orrgaged** padi tina iQ adollAi&WiAe, old A@$ A8Ot8taAQ0, aid 

### to the BseaQyBlind, ati Aid to 

### Dependent Children, a&l prrt bi,mcIa 

## a4minI8tarIn.g general fi8#i8tAAOr, &WovI~ed that the **iUAd8** for 

## B;eiaral **y~as;a~Oe** 

## ax0

l Rp rOp ri&tOd

fr om OOUnty Ox bCN4l

"(3) -A tbo 

### DspaXtmtaAt Of Fubllo W8lfare 

### pay a put or 

### the ralaris8 Of 

### the lOOa 

### worker5, 

## thersmninder

belog 

### paid out of mumtg funds, 

### Ii the worhr la engaged In admiaistering gemral **aeoistanor** 

### provided Irom local fun883


### *Ii theirs two 

### reotiona or the law wore not 

### rendered inoperative by Senate Bill 84 of the 48th **Le&JlatUr~, and**  **if** the I)ttpal%Z6At **$8** AOt 

### able to adiolnirter ijomral publlo amiistarme IA **lCOSr1 OOUAtifb8**  **It8 Oeb**  **Out in**  

### the **fore&A& qW.38.**  tions,,whRt La your IAterpretatIoA 

### or the two S8OtiOAS; **aAd** what ie t&t responsibility Of the Departmat of 

### publio welfare in rospmot to admixlatzwtion 

### rud 

## suptrvieIon of general **a88lotfinoe?***
cJeOtiOA 7 Of ArtIOl@ b93U IS as follO~8: 

### *960t 7, The Sat6 Departrae& I8 

### hereby debslgnated aa 

### thrr gtete agency to oooperate with 

## theFedora1 Uoliemurwt Ln the proper administration and di8trlbutioA **of FsdwAl**  **rurplur** 

### oomwditic8 aad 8~ and arsilab I other i!'ederal resour468 **now** on hand

s, or that may be pmrided In the future. The atate **Departmnt** is hereby dsrigaatod **a8 the**  **StFit5** tLgeA0 **t0** 

### 8bini8ttW **OP SlI~M** **’ VtWt**  **r6 ’** **8-** ferxals **and oertif**  

### foationa 

### to the %orks 

### Projeot 

## r&ainl8trstlon, the National Youth x&iIiAl8tlWtlOA

### I 

# 602

Eonorabla 

### John d, %lnters, Baga 3

u!d the Civilian ~onaervation Carp& The Stat8 Departnsnt my oooperate with any cltp or 

### oounty in any mimer deesed nsoeeaary for the proper operation 

### 0r tb8s programs.~ SttOtiOA 39 Of dirti 6930 18 as fOihW8t



### “s%O. 39. PO prorirlon 

### or thin Aat 

### i8 Int*ntl

### sd to rOl8AaO tha 

### OOUJltiO8and **mUAiOipa~itiO8** 

### iA this 3tate from the 8peO1flO **lWJpOA#ibility** whloh is **OuPr~Atl~ bOrA8**  by Ohoss OOUAti98 AAd mUAlOIpalitier IA. support 

## orpub110 wouare, ohI1d welfare, and raliar sanlae8. such **fUAd8 whloh**  **may** hereafter be appropriated by the oountler aAd muAIoipulltle8 for thoea, 

### senlaee may be admlnistered through the county or district OfflOb 

### or the qtate mpartment and If 50 admlnlstend, ahali be devoted **dXOiUSiV913 ’**  **to the**  **arrViOO8** 

### iA tha ObUAty or **laudO@Llity i?ddAg**  **EWCh** 

### I3~~I'O~ria~ tiOA.*
SOAate Bill 84, Legislature, 1943, aaonda **ElOAt,** being Chapter 37, 

### AOts of the 46th the appropr1atIons to your departgropr;;tioh **by** rep~all~ eaoh, every acd all apood 811 langus@ and words ooatained 

### iA that 80OtiOA Of euah biL1. d%siljAated 'tiVlt4OA of Ant&k@ and COrtlfiOatioA' which ie WAtaIAed **iA** that dlV18IOA Of **the** bill dealing rlth the Sate I?partnmat of Pub110 Voltare. ]Bo further 

### titrpead tUX'Q8 8hQ11 be made **by rirtue**  **Of** suoh aQpropriatloa, @in&nolther the r;oaptrollor nor the Treasurer &all elgn or insue aqp warrant8 payable agaiAet euah appropriation sxoept for labor or servloerr already perf’or?d or 

### iAdebtedAe88 alr8adJ Inourre4.
“.

. . . “.

. . The intent of tbls 

### balli8 to reduoe the total a~proprlatlon to the +ate Departmsnt Of Kubllo Keltare by the amunt retiiniw, unexpended IA the apgroprlation for the DlYlSiOA of Intake and certlf laatlon.
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. . .

### Bonorable 

### John H.Wlntsrr, ~6604

“The fast that 

### there ia nowno

# nweraityfor **the sppropri:tim,**  **and**

# that**eaonyy #Gould** **bm p-o**  **tioad,**

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### vo eawm your fixat qwatfon in the8ffirnatlvo. TheDepwtment ef 

## Ptilio Walfak, 

## riahtheoounty)8 

## oomeat, wh adadnlatex 

### ox t-We, through it8 oouatp 01!loo81 vorkara, county fund8 appr tietad for 

## valfara in 

## theoounty, 8wherpl n3 

### aiding 8nd ooopexatfng 

### vith
Federal

Oevemmant

engaged

Inthe

l dminl8twflon

f 8ld: 

### to 

### the needy people af the State of !fexes.

fn oux ooweraation vlth you v* gather 

### that ~0uF 

### beoond and third queatioua are paimril 0om3em.d vith the

nt of 

### ~alaxler by the 

### oounty io your 

### loaalv~ka~. aavo have pointed Out8bove, youlbdepartsent 18 **by statute**  to de81 vith 

### laorlvolf8re pooblenu, ve do not 

## findmy spaifio State 8ppropl8tion fms vhlohHonorable John H. ‘Hinters, 

### Qage 5

rot the aompeasetion of all offioers, **aervanta, agents**  **and** publio oontraotoro, not provided for in **this** Oonatitution.*P ;7e ere mare oft the taat that 0311

### do recalvr oertaia Iredbral **rdaiaiatrativs tundr**  **but aince**  fheir wo 

### would be l%raitrd to 

### the **tsrxa of**  **the** ledor& **grant, TN**  do not **undertake to**  **para** upon your authority to use Federal fundo for 

### those purp0808~

MObellaw that our m$iwer8 to your in3tiry **above** 

### l ntumntr4 msh ~bumo*saary for ua to anmmr the gusstionr 

### popounded in the ooncluding pa+egro,7h 

### of your letter, The proriaion8 

### of Seotion 39 do not 'release 

### the oountieu and mtlnioip~~itiea in this State fram the r,p6oifio Peagona~bilit$-.: whioh i8 ourrently 

### borne by **those** counties and muniaipnlities **in 8UppOrh**  **Or pUbi%**  **Wl)ifam,** Ohild %eif~O, and r4liOr ler- ?'5098." The fund6 whioh .aa]r be egpropriated by the oomties end munfoipelitiss for these 8m~iorss my be ednlnistared, 38 **abore atated,**  **b:: the**  **Depert.uent of**  **FLubrio** Felftare through Its oounfy end looai workers, althia **the oounty**  **rbsre** thee4 rnadr hsro been opproprIatedr
Yatm rn,ry truly



### David :‘;untah 

### Matatanb