OFFWE OF THE ArrORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN

Depertment of Agrioulture Austin, Texee
Gentlemen: Attention of Charlee E. Beughman

OpinionHo. Q-1911 ,’
Rer Kay the Department of~:‘&&culture

en6 other neon of this depertment
n rsoeived.

n of Artiole 5695 81 Aote ai the ature, ths Conmiserged riCh the y’and aoourately 8, .beamaand meaera, bputy publio

pectione and inveetigetiona the enforoement of said acte.

ee of $5.00 

### aon3Otea frompublio deputypbm ~8ie;h8rs it3t0 pay for the inspeotionand test of said eaale0, weights andmeesurea and the fete muat be oolleotsd by the Commissioner before the required Certificateof Authorfty is delivered to the publicweigher or deputy publio weigher;

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Department of Agrioulture,Fag4 2

therefore, the inepeotion and test 'ofthe scales,weighta and measure8 must come rirat, then t&e collection or the tee and lster the irrauanoe of the required Oertiiloate of Authority,whiah must be obtained by all publicweighers and deputy pub110 weighers in this State1 likewise a ocmplete examination end teat of the equipment uaed by liaenaedmilk and cream testersmust k, made during the oourse of the inveetlgatfon.

"In order bo make the above mentioned tests, heavy tset welghts and oumbersoem equipment is esaentlal; ln.faat, a large number or 50 pound, 500 pound and f%OO pound teat weights are employed In tests,lpaklng the use of two large g-l/S ton trucks and ssreral oars and trailers, neoessary for the traneportatfon of these heavy test weights and 4quipment;~alao the two large frtmlm~are equippedwith .lndiv~dual'porrer plants, driven **by** gasolinemotora,whloh furnlah the parrer ior unloading and loading the **weight.8** ipd noving'them about tinth4 platform ot the scale. The transportation, maintenance and care &this equipmeat ie abaoluteJyneoesaary in the p~fora~~e of these duties, other&as it would be iaposelble for a-person to comply with the law. %tnrally, there le an 4xp4nse inourred in the transportation,lgaintenanaearxl oar4 of this 4qulIuaalst; suoh as, gasollna, oil, trek, tr6iler and oar repalre, parts and repair8 to the tssting 4qulpment proper, and rocrmsand meals ror the drivers of thla equipment.:
YPhe canpleted.

appropriation bill doe8 not provide a epeoiflo~item Sor defraying this nea4ssary 4xp4n#e, .and,ths,onZyproviaion In the bilLfor ita 

### paymentis in the special rider plaaed at the end of the appropriation for this Department whiuh makes a lump eum appropxlation of ali fees aolleote&Department **0r** Agrioulture, Page 5

by virtue of the above mentioned Aots, for the enforaement of sam4. Therefore youwill pleaae edrise if the Department of Agriculture, in meetiog the reaponeibilltiea imposed upon the Colamissioner

by the provisions of Article 5695 R. C. g. 1925 and **Oha er**  257 Acts of the **42nd Iagielature,**  **haa** the cthoritg to use a portion of the lump Bum approprtition made in the apeoial rider OS the apgropriabon bill to meet the aboY mentioned and similar neoe& ary expenses.*

In the aPpropriatlonmad4 by the Legislature in z&m&e Bill No. 427, A4tS Regular 54asion, 46th Legislature for the Agricultural Departnmnt under the general hea&g Weight4 and tiaEm46 Di~islon~ appears the Sollmingr “36, ~Xlhi4~ of Ditieioni

. . . . ..I......... ~2;700.00 X,700.00 37. Inepedtor of weighta and a~asares..1;8OO.OO 1;800.00 38. Imqeotcr of weights and meaeur4&.1;8OO.OO 1,800.OO 39. Inspector ofw4bhte and m4asur4e..1;8O0.00 1,8OO,Oo 40. Inqaatar Of mighte and m4asur48..1;8O0.00 1,8OO.OO 41. Inspector ofweight.6and measularrr~~l;EKUL# 1;800.00 42, uapeotor of weights 

### and~qasures.. 43. fnspeotor of weight@ and~meaauree.. yloo*oo l;t300.00 ,iKK).OO ~;eOO.OO 44. hepeetor Of weights end lD448W4S..1,880.~ 1;8OO.OO 45. Inspector of weights and nmasures.~l;&nLOO 1;8OO.OO 45. Inapeator of weights and meaaur4e,~1,800.tM 1,8OO.o0 47. xmpeotor **for** teeing butter rat

.. in milk and ozeam

..........~.....1.800.00 48. fnspctor for testing butte? fat 1,800.00
b milk and 4ree.m

................ 49. Inepeetor for testing butter fat 1,mo.oo 1,8cO.o0
in milk and oxwu
....~....~........1.800.00 50. &laries and other 41pen~es in th4 1,8OO.o0 weights and meaInire8 .fas fund &tic18 5695,.Rsvisdd tXv%l S&atl&sa, 1925, Chap..: Session Forty-se40 50a,Rent, heat,light, Po+g4. telephone, telegrap$iprinting supplies and Contingent

. . . ..L *

. . . . . . . 1;500.00 50b.Roomeeper 

## ana**offip** deputy.......l;6oO.00 1;~00.00 1j500.00 5Qc.Traveling expensee~.~.........;.....5,000,00S,OOO.OOeDepartlilent of


## (Theoo~ernor

Thevetoed Items Sob and BOO)- speoialrider appended to the Appropriation

## r0rtheL)epartm%nt of &rknllt.urereads in part a8 follows: Agriculture,Page 4

aFor.eaoh of the **fiaoal** years sading August 31, 1940 and &sgust 91, 1941, all.fees **and/or** unexpendedbalanoes whloh have been reoelvedand,whsohmay be.reoeived by vivtm OS Chapter 7, &Wale 153, Revised Civll"%aiuztee,1925; Chapter 3 of Title 4,;Bevlsed Civil Statutes; lQ35; Article 5964; Revised Civil **&dUteB;** 1933;Article 5695, Revised Civil **Statutea,** 1923; Chapter 887, Rsg~ular **868B~OU, Forty-Bsoond**  **Lr3@8htUTe f**  **chptat** 304, Rsgule'r **Seeaion** Forty-first bgi8btttm and &use~Bill Xo. 12, First Called **~hssion,** Forty-iiith ~gislatura and any aslsndnaant8 to any of Bald **aot8** arkhereby appropriated, after they ohall have been depo8ited in the Stat8 ~%aeury, to the Deptirtment~ofAgriculture to be wedby Said ~partmentier the enSoresapent

at the abwe-nmntionsd Aots and for the operationend nmintemanoe of said aotiVitb8 a8 hereinabwe 8peai?iOblly itemized and in no event ehall any of theae fees be we6 OthZtiBe."
The aSW3wer

to yOUr qUe8?ifCKi

18 crontrolled

bar what we have already said to you conoernlng 8iI8ilarappkoprlations and **vefO%8 Of**  the **hveX?IIOr,** in'OtE OpiniOn8 O-954 and O-1687,

ferred to

also We quote fmm our opinion I6o.O-1689, above 88 sollows
"The speelal rider quoted in your le8ter, quoted above, doe8 not purport to nvlke

. these fee8 available to the Uep8r6ment of Agrlculture generallp to bs~3med 

### forthe enforoeaant of the Aota under uhiah they are colleaa8ed end for the operation and mainSenanoe or such aotiViti48, but apprOpriatie8 8eid i%eB XW8trictiVelf, -f708.IIeparta6ntor AgrlOtilture,P%ge 6



### with the lbnltationthattheymaybe usedby the DepartaMnt 0r Agrioulture for the opentlon and nmlntenanoe of srid eotlvltiee end the enforcement otthd Aots underrhioh they **are aolleoted**  l aB h%r%inabova %peoi?iO%lly 

### ft@m&ad and in no erent 8hal.l any of the%% fee8 be,a%ed **OthsnriBO.*** It fO1bW8 **that** bbe8e fee8 ar%'not available to the D%p%rtment generally, but are areUable only to defray the it8m8 of expbnses to nhloh they 

### are appmpriet8d a8 8peOifiOally itemieed in the Afst a8 lt eppeered.wben it bfmeam the law ,of the state of Texn8, whlah rae n& until it bad **been** approved **by** 

### the Qovemor. The Govdr**lloF*B** **TetO** of euoh 8p6O%ftO item8 lndloated ebove w8 fully eifeatire to ellmlnate theee ltem%~fram the epproprietion bill, and **there** ion to Plait the authorityti expend th6%% taPd8 %OoQrdi~&."



### It

## r0il0rs mmwhat we hare said abov8~:thet yfmr questiontrmt be ansremd in the nrgatlve.

wueting that *he 

## rOreg0fi.g ially anmOr8

yOaz iaquiry,we

remain

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