**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.'PratelDmpense
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. . .. .. .. . ... ...*. $ 267;.Poetuage

.,...............*........... fm$ot& ymM&i; 268~ **Tel??phone and**  Telegraph
... . .. .. . . .. . 'mo 100 '600100 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 -1. 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~hisappropriation 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 tide330

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~~ honorable Gi30. s. shppard - page 3

'for ads&xiotratiro exp&ses~ for the biennium, the State DepartPent of Publio'yelfare ia **OUthoriXed** to'aeoept from the ~fidkralSoolaJ 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 apprepriat

### ed for thkr purpose out of State fundsj and provided that this 

### l pppropriatlen

### shallba,.in affeat~duringthe 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 maxi

### mum 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 .tothe 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-yto 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.l su4 ra

your ql4stion4.

/ **very** truly youml ATTORRHZ QBRERAl,OF TECAS

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