OFFICE OF THE ATTORNN GENERAL OF TEXAS A.USTlNOr SUOh t&tiOn Vt8 in Out4r-8mO inStit&itlona rhfch cotmspend to the inst$tutlons 3x1 whloh l-0~8 sakes gkuvl8leii for &alto 8tudents) **and those**  **in a**  **asate** 8qpportod Institution for **E8groee in**  **TewM; (a?)**  the **dlsr4reM~ in**  travel oost 

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-4.' The Ctittee 

### UrtLolpateu $bat them ulll be a few appliaants oi exasptional aedt as.a*idenoed by their aoademia raaord and premt 5erv100 to their raoe, who eannot BOOare the Swther tmlnlng theyae8d with ne greater aid than an award deteinrd ab iadloirtsd abg~a. Ifthe fuMap&roprlated pexmit8,oan the Corn-- mittes siakesupplementaryawsrds in such uase8P~
Itspr 1OZ of the apiroprLat&oa f&r tka pnirii Vbw &ate Iformgl~&id Ind~trhl blleg+s;~H, 8. ,a& 888, .Xe+yulxth SegblatrUr, m* amialhwts:. **~lo&&holar~hfp aid**  **ti ajaai%lXed**  **li6gm** 6tadents**who have**  **be8n** 

### *idents 0r **mxwq rsJn**  **than** e&ght year8 **sor,gradnate and**  p+tm~ional **8tudy in**  appxw**ed ocilleg~**  **or** anlwmitlee outside OS Ten&a; oshools and student8 to be aelsot+d by a. uomlttes oompobed oi the dean of the.graduate4chool5 of A. 8 Y. College,university or Texas, and the Wan-of Ssm Eo~t.ox~State Toaeheqs Colloge ........

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It was no donbt aOntsaplated and~lntandsd **br,the** tigi8latun3 that the propar sapenlelon and ada&nSstration 0r tha approprtstion 55t out above weuld neo588arily rsquim a aorta&n +kmnt of i+aaideneal exp~~ee 'of the ,Mtare SpanFioma in your first que5tfon. Eowlrer, viehqve been **unable** t5 rind any speaiiie appropriation to'mebt the 44dt **or prioung**  toritut, postage, **noaw3ary** expum08 **in attend-**  ***** **me0tlags,~ eta.**  In the qbsenae or the 8pealria alloooation or IIoney8to defray these reasonable.and neesss~‘fllr..T; D. FIrno-, m&e 23

expen8ee; ~the lmposltlon oC.the duty to properly admlui8- kr and **dloburae** the fund would aarrynlth it ty impliaatloa th5 **porrr** to pay aaeh e@en505 a8 are reasonabl$ neaoooary to aoapmpllah the .purposo iorlmleh the appropriation in item 102 was **made.**

Elth 

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to your **aeaond,** tbiid dr0mh queotlo~; tho 

### aot provides no diramtion to.the-ooatalttee or~limftatienupon themhtoduaedbylt in deterninln& the 

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rhieh should b5 awarded 

### for ?aoh lndlvldual oaholorahlplorwhenaad howaaoh payments shoaldbomado. Apparontly, the Legieilature in seleatlug .the m5mber5 of tlu oommfttee to.admlnlotar 

### this aoholarahfpaid fund, attamptod to eelsot individuals,who from their ergmlenoe **and rioa**  dioaretion oould determUm que5tJ;ons or this aa- 

### ~tum and formulateimsh, pollolea as would oeaure ths 

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### to thestate 

### inkeeping with 

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0r the approprlatlon,

In aaewr to your first q~estlon it is our opin**ion** that 

### under **the nording**  or **the:Aet** auoh Inoldental ox- 'poauo as am 

### riaeooabloand ndmoear'y to- thb proper admfn

### lotration

of the 

### abom mentioned 

### 5ppro~tioB MY lm p&d -2ran5uah faad.

In 

### onowr to yo& **obond** qaostlon, it.IO ot& opinion **thot** the iirpitat+o!m In the **AOt** 

### upon ~stakixw tha l wordaom ouoh 

### that they ayiyly3 paid to students I5 **ad** vaua5 **to** proride aid Iu ma&lng such expendlturea,'~ka@r the direotlon of~the 6onsaittse.

It le our apldon, ln answer to your bird a&d. rourth queetlone, that the aommlttecl *y under the wording of the **Aot,** fix the mount of each individual award in the manuer suggested by yourquestion, or by some other formula ii oou5ldered~deelrable by the committee, and that ouppiementary awards may~be'made within the j&&ment of the oommlttee.

You have not ralsed,the question and we thewfore &o not oonelder or expmas an opinion cotioerning the validity oi the above appropriation.

very truly yours

:ATTO@EYGIZNm OF TEUS ccc-ks