OFFICE‘OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 
Hon. L'xevin Hell., #2 

. 

rapublisbinC existing schedules slbctly ES they era now 

written or does it imply the right of the Depertment 

to csuse said schedules to be revised wher, necessary ba 

provided in tirtiole 4882 of the Revleed Civil Stctutee, 

whioh Article is referred to in the rider under conaideratlon." 

Article 4902, a8 amended, Vernon’8 Annotated Civil Statutes, 

oreetes in the Stete Treasury the Fire Inaurence Division Pund, from 

a tax or as~esement of one 9nd one-fourth per cent of the grose 

inauranoe premiums collected by all acmpanies doing the business oi 

bd. other matter8 indent tbr&e,~ Shore -~i:,heriby 

appropriated for ~the ri8oml pars amUng Au&u&-~81, 

1940 and &@l8t 8l 1941, 80 mueh~6$.the 6x8bWS68ilt8 00lleeted under Aztiofe ‘4902 

. 

end any balenoes r~emaining 

in the 'Else Inmrenaa D&la0 niad at the end ai WQ fi8eal year, or 80 muah thereof as.nw be moe8Mry ior 

08rr7inl;OUtthe 1areofthisS~te withneprdto~he8e 

8ahedllle8." 

Dy Departmental Opinion #2@32; dimoted to korarmor $1. Lee 

Ci'DUniel;.thi8 Depamnt @onBtnrbd the Qtimiktion of Pfqnmntrw 

.gewral rider to the Dopertmental Appropti8tion Bill ior the ourrent 

biennium, to mean thst the authority Of the Roard eon6%ltwted tlyreby,~ 

related only to fzurplwaee in -8 dadiOatid or devoted to a da? 

partment*e utie and beneSit, but not appropristed to that 4epadiretmt 

elsewhere than in the eLimltation of Papmentse alause. We think t&e 
Eon. hmvin Ifell, #3 

ep6cIsl rider next 6bGVe quoted eff6CtE en eppropristion Iron, the 

Fire lnsurtnce Division Fund of en amount auff;cIent to cover the. 

turpceea end expensee designated and hereinafter di'souseed, ThereiOI-6, under the opinion cited, thI8 Board nould have no authority 

nbatt306Ver oVer this cpproprietlon 80 a6 to r6quir6 applIoatIon by 

the ~pertm%nt Heed 8nd 6ppOY61 by th6 Bcmrd In the etatutory mod6 

6nd mEmner, bsfore the tuuds approprlat6d aI,ght be used for the 

purpoma Indicated In the apeolal rider, We antswer your first questlon affirmatively. 

Ycm 8eaond and third quutlom may be logleally ooaal&r~ 

to&otherF88 they both lntoln. the. t0vew.o llhltatlon oftho 

Wpl'Opti8t%Oon ?lllbr OOll8id8l'&i~ 

Bp8aif10 reIerenoo’to the 

-. the neoad queaition hariog 

-OF m&thkth$rd que8t c4 

r8onad *ioh mi@tt b+ -10 

F 

d theren~ri~@&OotiiOrrferenoe 

mt6rfal ihioh right be pa%d f@wWnhrr. 

otho 

pur88uae of the provi8iowoi t@ip &u dull he: at ell 

tiw8 z'ea8onab&q: 8nd ,tb 8dhedqle8 thWeOt oadi and pieml&awl by MlQ 0aipI8#1Ca ai8ll.be la mwh r-a8 will 

la the jnaorplnt o~~~thb ComnI881an, Bp* olurly and ia 

d6tall diealws6 thcretq eb iirb$ an4 d6temtiMd.by 66ld 

0aaf8dOn to b6 abargad end oolleoted ror~pollola6 ot 

fire lMurana0. Seid&&6lI8d~~~yO8l&6y 6d WO.My 

faots oDtalmibl6 fmm md 00&6emIng Mn~izu3tmuw.oornp8nior traneaotin$ barineer ia thi8 #ht8, ahowiag.tholr 

oxpenn an6 qO16rgoe fbr iire in8urinae praniuma for any 

period or perlode saiil &1mUI8&Oll ItUp &Mm adYisabl6, 

uhlch In their oplnlon till enabLe them to bevia 6nd tix 

an6 determine maaonable rat66 of plWxIu.m for fire iwuranoe. The said Cbmmieai~n in Btaking end plibliahing 

rahedulea of the rates fIx6d end detecaained by It &ll 

ehow sll ahorge$, e~dfts, terms, privileges end aondftIon6 which in my m&e eiieat mloh rates, and aopies OS 
Hon. t~8rvin B&l, $4 

all suoh echsdules 

_- 

shsll be furnlsb.ad by said Commission 

to Gny :nb ell cou;yenleS ESfected by this iew syplying 

therefor, end the s..zm shell be furn:shed to any oitlzens 

of t; is State spy:lylng therefor, upon the pqment of tha 

sctual cost therecf. No r8ts or rateE fixed or determined 

by the CoIIULissi?fI 8h811 t8k6 eff'wt until it &cl1 bev0 

entered 8u Order or Order8 fix.%% and determining BPme, 

end shell give notioe thereof to all fire insuranoe eomp8nie6 8ffeOted by this law, authorized to trariseat businem in the stete. The' State Iauur~e Ooapirdon, uul say 

laapeator or other *out or ~ap&oyw thareo~, who a 

inspeat my riaJc for t~hm purpom .4&elubUau~~tM ~dhmimion ' 

%a fix oaa eataaiw *hq reannalm xatr,.toaa ,aY%ergoe ':~ 

%herwn, aball furnish to the cm+ar ~ti ma de ~.a% tb 

Bate of rwh~l.wpeistion, a oopy~~af::tha inupoot~a~port, .~ 

ahowln& all ~dOfOOt8 ,*hfIt may operate:‘a8 eh~,qaiy%o iairrian 

the inmxwnes rate,? .' 

Ther&ore,rre 8aythrtwhentluLe irrlstb@,bytim qeolal 

rider unaer oonui&entlon, nde an approprl8 & ion from the Fire Inmranoe Division Fwd for She apsoiflo purpose of Veprinting the Texas 

General mhnia maulea of fire ena rlndetenu ln8unnoe retee . . . 

and other nktters inoidsnt thereto," ft was the mnifest intention 

to appropriate so muoh of suoh Fund ea would be neoessary to gay all 

@XptHI8b8 8118 eO8t8 Of 18bor,8n(l m8teti81 beme& m88oMbly nbOe88aq, 

in the aieorehion EAIKI judgment Of the CO5mb810n, to do the job 

l ffisc tiveAny l~prp01 y. and restrioted oon8truotion of thie appmpriatlon rider, ll.aIting seme to the ah8rges of the sprinter for 
reprintink cnly the; old e?Lstirx ;,cnerei bcsis schedules, in their 

ori,.ixl rc.rL:, is ni:t justified ir required by aitiier the letter or 

the E;:irit cf thi8 HpprqriLtion, &nti, in feet, WOuid &feat the 

Very 1;‘Lir&CSf. CL * tLc 122~c@ation. :;urelx the emplcyment end psymerjt 

of sufficient personnel to collate the facts >nd fi@res furnished 

by the inspectors, prepare ttc fcr: of schedule fcr the printer, edit 

same, end reed proof on these schedules when they'ere returned from 

the printer, is oom2rehended within the expressed purpose of tiiis 

spproprietion fcr "re:zintin& the Texea G8mr8l !3asis Sohadules . . . 

end other matter? incident thereto." 

Ap -rare8 ' 

CpLloa Codfiei '~ 

By. B.W.B.,.Chairm~n 

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