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<div class="ocr">"eos ATTORNEY GENER AIL
Or PSX AS

i@Pald <. Hamm

RSE Es. AUSTIN, TEXAS
Hote Me Co Flowers gpinian Roe 0-287
Secretary of State Ghether or not the Seoretary
Austin, Texas of State may legally spend
any of the funds appropriated

Dear Mr. Flewerss
We have your inquiry of OCetober 31, 1940, as follewas

“In Decenber of last year, the Travie Com:
siereme Srmiier sate She emerenes tt

from Ohio te return the said Kex « Hirsch
on such indictment.”

aepartnent that the expenses aeccrited in your Letter may HOt be
expenses your er my
lavfully paid from any appropriation for your

Under the head of Naintenance anf Hiseallenecus, folie
ing each division of your department travel are specially
itemized. “his allocation of these itens to t wet ive divi divie-
ions accentuates the rule that the travel expenses st
for pertain to travel in comection with the s particular Peevies’
with which the item is associated. Under no construction, we think,
ean the expenses of the sheriff under consideration here regard-
e@ as an expense coming vithin either of the above designated items,
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net in fact can it be sald to come within State business,
the transaction or execution of which 1s in the hands of the"
seecratary of State.

*® ave not ummiindful of Section 36 of the seeurities
‘et, reading as follows:

"Upon and after the effective date of this
act, ail moneys derived from fees, assessuents
or Gharges under this aet shall be paid by the

ceergtary of State into tha State Treasury for
safeiceeping, and shail, by the State TPeasurel,
be placed in a separate fund to be available
for the use of the Secretary of state in the ad-
ministration of this Act upon requisition of the
oecretary of State. All such moners so puld in-
to the State Treasury are hereby specif.
appropriated to the Secretary of state for ¢
purpose of paying the salaries and expenses of
all peragons exmleyed or ed as provi.ded
herein for the adwiniatration of this act, and
ull other expenses necessary y and proper for the
adainistration of this Act, including eq sud ebtiees
and maintenanee of any supplies for such ees
or quarters as the Seoretary of state my occupy

and necessary traveling expenses of the Secretary
af Gtate and the .ttorney General or parsons
uuthorised te act for elther when performin: due
ties hereunder at the request of the secret:

atate. rrovided, hovever, in no evant sh

the expenditure for "the administration of this
Aet exceed Sixtyefive Thousand ollars (265,000)
for any one f{ise0l yaar.

"St fa further provided thet the oompensa~
tic. of all pereons employed for the administra- |
tion of this Aet shall be in line with salaries
puldd other state offdeials and employees holding
eimilar positions, and deing similiar vorks and,

fuer surest Bly Fai’, au expenditures for the
atmintatration ol! this . S4sil be in the amounts
ant ror the ogurposes 4: ‘od by the Legislature in
the (otpad appropriation rill.

“AT the end of time Tiscat year any unuaeod
portion of sajd funds in cai’ cneedal account shall
he eet over and waid inte tke ronerad ‘evemue Pund.
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"The Comptroller shall, woon requisition
of the Seeretary of State, from tine to tine
draw warrants upon the state Treasurer for the
anounts specified in such requisition, not ex
ceeding, however, the amount in such fund at

the time of of requisition pherefor.
As amented Acts 1937, iste Lege > 8ll, ch. :
a 23 Acts 19395 hb L@Zep Pe éf , §1.

There is nothing in this Section that cowld
the conclusion above announced; indeed, the Section =
cally provides that, “All expenditures for the administration
ef this act shall be in the amounts and for the purpopes Tix=
ed by the Legislature in the Gengral priation o*
Whatever the gencral pewer of. the Legislature to make an ape
prop: on for purpose expenses for out-of~
State trips to return a priscusy violations the previsions of
the Se ties Act, the fact remains the Legislature has mde
no appropriation fer that purpose and none will be implied.

Very truly yours
ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
‘By /a/ Ooie Speer

OSsMRewb Cele Speer, Assistant —
APPROVED NOV 12, 1940 | APPROVED! OPINION COMMOTTER
/s/ Gerald C. Mann BY BB, Chairman

ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS |
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