OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OFTEXAS 

AUDTIN 

Eonorablo QOoqa H. @wQ~u’d 

Cwomttollolof Pabllr Aeooantr 

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Bear all?: 

A 9.1 opinhn old MO ti, ;, -:a- & 11 approp

. . Bo. 2, 46th LegmatlA. 

6, Aotr 44th sagmatllre, SM. call. 

h. 478, 0, l8S4, ~ovl4.8 a8 iollow8r 

ìmm l p en8eB o f l ddllo ter imt h& i8 lio t 

r im11 never l x o eeUT6 O p et nnt 

! 

65) o f the 

tota14mwlt of state mad8 l ap.a ad ror 01a 

Age A8sl8tanoo; proTided, howuer, that the 

Tua8 Old A@ A88i8tanO~ ooaiulon is empow 

Or.6 t0 aOO.pt tilt-8 l 

allooatod ta the @atO 0$ F 

?OgS'hti8 &U& 

ua 8Zor ldrfnimtratin upan by tbr t&oral 00vUnnent 
or the 800181seonrltg Board, a84 memo ny 

k expoaaoaroraarrsirtntl~*purpoaaa in 

l dditiafo n that allowd tar l dalniatntirr 

pa.rpoaea out o f sta t. twBd0 l p endml.î 

Bt'AotO 44th k&ldI3M, Sr& Call. Soas. H.B. 

8, Oh. 498, pa ZO40, the kai8latrrs ude 8om ohagea 

sll thr f- Old A@ kaitaam lot and fk 6uti.0 

thontofomporf0aed bythrfuaa Old Age AaalaSanoa 

Qariuioa wm -008 uwr tb tboard.or 00ntrp1. nd8 

ht. 00 did 8. b 06 Uf thr at& &6:i#lOtMO, f!Ed tin. 

0.08. 0rut.d tha Toxa8 Ql6 A&a Auiataaoe Pllau ar a 

aopamte l o a o a aln t th8 

tiOa WOlW 8 rrd0 t0 8aid 

* a ib a nd l aalotaaoo 

hotion 6 OfëH. B. ti l 

Word into 8. 8. . Of (lu brd 0111. 8.80. 4pYmL+dmlatare a8 ArMcUr_ $Z& goo.‘g LD th8 Sollow* 18&mgor 

m ~8Oi~&BidOk~i~th18AOt 

sh a ll uvor l xm@ flv0 par Oo a t ( !io$fí) tlw 

to ta Ol BOWA~ l ~a b d fbr Old-Ago Asa~taneo~ 

prwlWl, h o mnr ~ that th a o o mluio ia a o mp o wo m4 to l oeopt 

70 

cuds 8ppro Qr iao ated d 

o llo mtotd o tw 8ta o f To ua for a tlnia S8- 

tmtirr l moby tbYu4.n1oov.rnmaA*or 

tb&elal&oarlt Boua.0adunny.k 

l x p a na i~ or l 6Dl.n lo tratin Jupoo la l a a lt:o a to tlmt a l& we for 8 tmthw p ltr - 

-*a o a t OS Bta k em68 l p ea 6.6.~ 

l 8 The ror 6y-8iItoginlatum r th 8. 8. So. Sg & î aapmmukt~~go8~pto~r1,1~9,aaang wm 0tDapartuat ste Of lìeo lp rf- wla i

ot~rdutbO,~k~er~a~fratioa~t~ Ol6 

Age Aa010tan0. Aot. Ym qwtm the follawlBg portlllut 

proviaionm of maid Aotl 

m-0. 9 r0i. ui or the righta, sumera an4 

dotisa huetofom a6aforx-d by law UQO~ $ho *X88 
&a. 

“0.0. ST (a). Thor@ la &*xmbr orntod lath8 

9X'O@8-~0? the8b OtO fTOXl U 8lWOti1ta t0 k 

kaownaatha *StakDopartmatoi Pablia Rolfuo 

mid’ , b .b rapt 8opnrate M apart nom all other 

funa8 by the &tat0 TmaatuQ.. It 18 prarlded that 

the Irglalato~ar out oi mayronioa Ulooatdto 

wld Tuud, ma 

to p-the d 8 

Opproprtato mua0 ot maey maffloi0at 

and l 8a l8ta ato n toady oltluna or 

The doputmatal a pro&Wiatico bill of tlm 

?orty-Sxth kglUaturr, 8. g . lo, 409, makm oetaln 

ltemlrrd l pproprlAtion0 for the dlvl8lonoi 014 Am 

AaaIatinos of tb Etato Bopartaoat of Pub110 Wd.Sare, 

prml&i.agtlmtaal6 lto a ifil ppropolafiioa o d 8hallbo 

pitlout ~T~~80lb~lua~nwlhurd,~atrrrndama 

to tho 0tato Bo&mrta+ ai Pablla Wolfam iurd by S."B. 

~&8~f~t&T~@rlyOiOth~8ar1~ U 

prw1d.d ior lnthia Aot. It la furtbr prorl6d 

t&&t j OUt Of Uia md, thr &8gi8htUXO. Y 4' 

proprlato mnloa to k uaad for the purp0008 of 

l 4 mla l8ta rtihr l8 y: Aat. ._ ” 
Eoa. aao. 8. ahePpara, Page 4 

mo. S6 Aota 46th lag. &(I. Bea8. iollond by thb 

roils& ridor to.4 8pprogtid0na 

%l.l inborn totho TaaaOUAgeAu%staaoa hld& a8 tamn8eorrod to tb stat* nooarfprnt bl Pabll8 Uolfarb,?uad br 8. 8. lo. S6, 

A8t8 46thkgWatur0,Sb&ular &uioa,to~- 

thurmw;;hUy b.lUO.8 OT hand at tha old oi a 

are 

oaoh o t flao s 

18 h orobl py P ropr lSOa k4 T 

m-8 .I@4 h&-t a, l@do -6 

Au&uatsllB6l,totlnetakDmgartauaat 

Pablio Uohrb for old qa 8mslstakoo and Sbr 

8alarlor l W&aant l applloa, trhml, r%8tmmnoo, 

cad ma&oat .apruor mmeoe8ary in tlir l rtondon 

Of 8rid Ou O& O l8Oi8b Bbl nd O ill 86Nid8tb Z~ 

Bll the dUti08 rbuuimb * 8aid. Dlp8rtmat by tb 

Old Agb kal8taaoo Uw8, end. tit paymnt of 

!i%%:%%&edtherdor togdmrwith lntnmaa68 Or Stat0 Tmaanry Oaromit themon, oatatudlngo~ Aagaat 8l 19.939 

thatwam.188ord l glaottlm 9~88 Oldi0 A&ataao8 maa andor tb proTi8iooO of H. b. lo. ST, 

liOt8 ot the UthLegllatw, Jad 0. S. and un6ar 

t& ~iOiOB8 Of it. B. 199,'&t8 Oi,th0 &th 

h@i8&tOM ti@ U & 88iOailt , l OOO?dUOO 

with 8bhedufaof paymats l aarrthorlud+n4 41: 

NOW in Ii. 8. f0. lT9 Urd H. 8. IlO. ZO46, 

Aot8, Row &aa%oa, 46th Ie~abtrru md 

in l ocotdaaob rdth ap&WO~tLoM -48 ior 

r 

tbr biumlum, thr Boprrtmbnt im authorIzab to 

l 000pt irom th0 ~0-1 8001~ fh0Prlty Boma mf. 

fun60 that my bb ~~Ob&Od w 8dd -d t0 th0 

Ropartaoat ror~ablalatratlrr apea808., and da 

mp4tmat 0a a ma 8uoh r o a ma faindo l l ibeatea 

for adnlni8tSathO OXtill la addition to Nrul~ 

wpropriat0a sor thorn0 pucpou8 oat of 8tnta 

mntlu protia04 bylaw. Intha rreMfh* aova 
tot8litomi+rd rpprropriation8outof8tdo 

fQad0 for a&mlniLtrat~clr or0 ‘ham than fim 

@or oont (S#) ai UI totalupenUtf9nafor 

aaalatanaa out of l lLftmd8, Stata sob r04. 
WO ba l ttOBt:t0 On kOtiorr 6 & 8. B. Lb, 

whIohllmIt~th.amuatoC Llkto~uadawhlohooalaba 

ee for l a8inbtration~ jmrpo8.8 to v$0s the tutu 

taaoa* roam k t oa dmUS8tr4tloa l r2pandltare8; 

lw91 

In &n &room IkptIat Abaa4 T. dageaa (cc.*. 

am 13. u. 6w, it la 8t&Oa: 

--- 9h0gb80rur~~0i88tat0d~s9m~.s~.p. - -_ 

Qathb romatmatlom~on 8otorprol 

rlaioathat hba b~0nmu14~4 m0a80t04 c 

~8~tOd,t~OirO~t~Ot~tthOO~nJ 

#tatutoryha~~ba8 baoa~atIfIedd, orCh8t 

It km koa proaorrod Ilrohbagod, In outala partibelara, 4 k takaa into l 0miaOmiaD~ am 

U Old t0 tk 88OUtainwnt Oi thO .k&i8btiTO 

ge o f a l tatuta ma8t 

8aIoaoi a l IgulfIoaatua 

fron M aaoadmat or rwoabotuat iadioatea a 

6eaIm to ohaaga tha offoot or lntmrpr*tatIcn 

0t tb sot, 0t M tnt0nti0a to bx0irrd0 thb 

objabjaa~mmto'o" l OOO8Qli8hbd by thr wOrda 

uo &TO offrot to thi8 ralo l rd ooabtrub mot100 

8 of H. 8. Ho. 0 to bo bo8authrn 8eotion 8 o? H. B. M 

a~t~ttholImItatlo~oath, amomntoi admlnlatrrtln ox- 

-o. pamblo Oat Of 8tUti m&8 :I ihit t0 6$ Ot the 

tota mt l rpaad for 0 u8f.gwaoo aoh will 

~uO~U&OTO~~~~WO~~~ 

mud, Wador thl8 oon8trwtlon thb 5$ pro+l8lon 

k fudo oxpba4.b bLtB& 

oonml AppmprI8tiaa Bill la bat dooluatory at tbr 

llmltdioa intho UOUOXUIX la?, althoryh l xpre88bd ia. 

8onwbt blaar.r~l-m4+ 
Hon. the. H. Shep~srd, Page 7 

Under the construction we plaoe upon Seottiu 

8, Artlale 8, H. B. 8, Third Called Session, pbrtyfourth Legislature, It beoomea umeoessery to dote-e 

whether the liaitatlon aontained therein must supersad+ 

a provision In the Departmental Appropriation Bill. 

Sfhoe the Federal Goverment has not withdrawn its pazc 

tloipation, we have not oonaidored the questions whiah 

may arise upon the happettIng of this oontingenoy and 

reapeotfUly request that you submit such questions 

when the nsoesslty arises. 

In ensvfer to your rirst queetion it Is our 

opinion that the limitation upon the percentage rate to 

be applied to administration expenses luaurred in payment 0r Old Age Asaiatmae is S$ 0r the total mormt 

expended for Old Age A8aliatamoe, but we.express no opiaIon upon what peraentage will be applioable lr~aud wheW 

the Federal Govermnent dthdraws its partiolpation. 

With referenoe to your aeooud question,, the 

rive per oont linltatlon OR the payments from State f'unda 

ia to be measured by the total emouut expended~for 014' 

Age Assistsme whioh inelodea State and Federal fuada oxpexuled by the Board. 

'Tn addition to the above advxluistrative expense 

allowed out or State funds, auy moneys slloeated by tlm 

Federal Goveruweut to the Board for administratIve expense ntay else be expended ror au,& purpose. 

CCCrBT 

Yours very tlu1y