OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

‘AUSTIN 

i&orabli oeo . a’, sbe~pard . 

C&ptroller of Publia. Aoaount8 

h3t+Xi’n, ‘Psxas 

Held TOrker 

xaintenance and Miaisoellaneous ', 

258 * Examining feea,~lnediOil 

semicee, and oontingent txperme l .*....*...*. $ n,)opo .o o ~ $ a ,boo .oo 
'Honorable B80. g. Sheppard - y8gS 2 

2si3.'Pratel Dmpense . ...! . . . . . . . . . . . . ...*. $ 

267;. Poetuage .,...............*........... 

fm$ot& ymM&i; 

268~ Tel??phone and Telegraph . . . . . . . . . . . . . 'mo 100 '600 100 

2gg:Stationery and Printed yorms,....,.. 500.00 600.00 

260. Rental of.Equtpment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tao ,oo. 760 .oo 

261. offioe Supplieo ami naintenanae...., 1,000 .oo 1,000 .oo 

262.Contingent Expenses . . . ..*........... 600 .oo 600 .oo 

Total, Daintenanoe and Ltiecellaneatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 10,260.00 $lo,260.00 

Totalm, DivAdon 05 Isd to %eeaJ 

Blind Administratire . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ ls ,660 .oo $ls *660.00 

knlnd Assietanoe Division 

(~;f~eSta&Departaent OS Pub110 

.' ---Blind Aasaistanoe 

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sAl1 income allocated or transferred to the Blind 

&x&stun& Fund to the extent of 88ven,Eurnir8d Thousand 

($700,000.00) Dollars per year is hereby appropriatea fqr 

eaah of the fisosl years ending August 31, 1944, md August 

21, l2&%, to the State~Departmentof Rablio WeWare tor paymetMa& Sor administering aesietanoe to the needy blind; 

provided, horeter, that if any money has bwna&vpropriated 

for the fisoal years as.set.~out-..abor'~-inj:fsr-tho purposes' 

as set out above; t~his appropriation shall not be in addition thereto and shall be of no for08 or effeot save and 

8xoept as to that portion Of this appropriation as may be 

necessary together with any other appropriation already mad8 

to mnks a total appropriation of 68ven Eundr8d Thousand 

($7SO,2~.00) Dollars per fiscal year for this purpose. All 

neoessary oosts and expensea incident to the proper ad eoonon&o administration of assistanoe to the needy blind, as 

provided in S. 2. Do. 26, Aote of the 48th Legislature, Regular Session, and any amendments thereto, shall not exoeed 

the sum of Tventy-five Thousand ($2S,OOO,OO) Dsllara for 

each fiscal year. In the event such 8ums hereby appropriat8d for admlnlstering aid to the needy blind are insuff'iaient 

to pay alf necessary atinistrative 8osts inoluding the oost 

of medioal examinations of Ophthalmologists,or physloianm 

skilled~ln treatment of dis88ses of the eye as rbquira9 by 

law for all applicants for blind assistanoe, then in that 

8Vsnf there may be expended eut of this appropriation uhatever sum that is necessary to pay for such mediaal eqaminat.ldns. In addition to this appropriation out of State tide 
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'for ads&xiotratiro exp&ses~ for the biennium, the State 

DepartPent of Publio'yelfare ia OUthoriXed to'aeoept from 

the ~fidkral SoolaJ Security Board any funds that may be 

alloaated to said State Department of Aiblio Welfare for 

administering aaaistaBoe to the nesdy blind, ana said 

state Departsknt aan use suoh federal sums slleoated for 

adxdaietratlre expeaoe in' addlt.don. to $be funds apprepriated for thkr purpose out of State fundsj and provided that 

this l pppropriatlen shall ba,.in affeat~during the biennium 

ending August 31, 1@48.m 

Tear que6tiens aroi 

ia the @,360.00 dlfferexae between the 

~~,S@3.001~temixed appropriation aad the $26,000.00 maximum provided in the rider for adsdnistratlvc expenses available for' the payaent of additional salaries a&l mtlonal 

Plointenanoe and sdsoellmeous expenoee? 

2. In thee event the @,~O&O is available for 

additional salariee and additional aaintananoe sad misoellaneom expanses, is there an additional appropciation for 

the payment of oosts of medloal exandnatioas of ophthalaologista or physiaisns akilled In treatment of'disqaeos of the 

eye, eta.? 

It Is to be noted that the Ryder apprapriakes all 

income of the bliad sssistanoe fund to the extent of 

$700,000.00 per fisoal year *fer paymnt and for adxdnistering assistance to the nesdy b1ind.s It Is to be noted that 

the rider further expressly prorides that the neoessary 

costs and expenses incident to the proper and eoonosda administration of assistance to the needy blind shall not exoeed the sux of $26,000,00 for each fiscal year. The effect 

of these prori~ions~is to appropriate not to exceed 

$S6,OOQ,OO for each fisoal y8aF for all necessary sdminis- 

;;a;~~cx?gense. $l8,~Mt,OO of this sxmunt hae been expressyhe balanoe of @3,g$O.@O per year, appropria$ed 

by the ride;, is available for 'all neoessary aosts and expenses inoldent .to the proper ‘and eoonomio- admlaistration'of 

assistance to the needy blinds, hence it may be used to pay 

additional salaries and additional maintenance and xisoellaneoua expeasea incurred for such purposes, inolading the cost 

of medioal 8xaxAnations of ophthaltilogists or physicians 

skilled ia diseases of the. eye, as required by lag for all 

applloants for blind assistance. 
Eonokble aeo. Hi sh0pp&d - p&J i 

rhaa 28 an 8ddStiOnal appropriation Wailable-for the payment of ooste of aedioal axasdmations 

by 6phthalaelogiats or physic&am sldlled in trertmeat 

ot disssaes of the eye. Itea 268 abwe listed is, of 

aourae, available for such purpose. As stated sbwe,, 

the $6,350.00 is likeWIse svallable <or the payment of 

suoh costs. In addition to these items, the rider exresslr prwldar that them me7 be arpended out oi the 

Ko 0,0@).00 appropriation whatever sum uy bb neaes88x-y to pay enoh medloal euminatlons, if the $I),MH);OO 

Stem 8nd the $6,2&0.00 itan shmld be inaufl’iaient to 

paf for tae eos0 oi uaoh exadxk8tlonm. 

We trust that the foregoing eutfiaiently 

l .lsu4 r ya o ur q l4 stio n4 . 

/ very truly youml 

ATTORRHZ QBRERAl, OF TECAS 

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