OFFICE OFTHE ATTORNEY GENERAL OFTEXAS AUSTIN =- c. MANN A-*-DI"~"AL ! i1P

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### Sheppard Cosptrollsr of Fublio Account8 **nu8tln,** Tsxee

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### Sir:

whettieror 88ian in th0 p~oBa8f1

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01 was originally &ten **tbe**

upplios used by eeob Depcartaent or the State Oovermmnt, h~aludhg t&e State krlmn **System, end**  **eaab** 

### l le8mo8ymiry incltitutiol:,‘Romal eohool,Agrioultuml end geohanioal college,Vniverslty

## or Twxaa, and each **end** ell **other State**  School8 or Depert5UBfit8 of the State Oowmmant heretofore or 

### bereettar 

### ometad. Such **8Upp1i%S t0**  **in0lUde furniture**  and **r?xtureo,** teohnieel inetru**mente and**  bfmk8, end all **other thin@**  **rO** qufrsd by the **dliferent depetitrwnta**  **or in**  **8tltutione,** sxoept **8tEiotly** pcsriahable goOd8." 

### 3.15mnorable George B. shep?ard, ?ego 2

Subsequent to ouch enaotmentthe 30th Legislature in 1923 enacted 4 Statutewhloh ie now jrrtI4le 4042 Of the iievleed

Civil .itrrtutes.

In referring to the Gum, Fi8h end Oyster **Colmni88iOnOr,** Said artiulereRdi%,iI3 prt, a8 **rOibW8:**
** * * ad the COSaRIe8iOIier**i8,authOr** ized to purchase boat8 and ird&Qemmte and esiploy

labor towork wch pub114 oyrter reefs and bedo a8 Jm may thtnk OM be lmproPad thereby, thf! **8xjnmes** or which shell be peld on waftant 

### ls8uedby the Comptroller on the ewom 8tetem8nt e8 to the 

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## 0r such expen8eby **the CO27Wd8BiOLWl** **’**

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You have supplementedyour letter of request with the eddltlonal information that the boat Is being

## pUmha8ed ror the uee ncntioned in the above etatute, that is, ror

### work**lag public**  oyster rear8 end **beds in**  the **aoastal** 

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### Oyotercommla8ionerwe8 eboliehedby th8 Legisleture Ill krtiole 9781 **0r ~8I** **’****IXOil*I** **Annotat** ed Civil ;itatut.,>s. SeatIOn 1 provlderr88rOum8;

**“&4.** 1. The offi or Geips, FI8h and Oyeter Coulmiasioner 0r the state or Texa8 18 hereby eboli8hed. There la hereby oreeted the Game, 

### Fishoti Og8ter 

### Coumlesion which ahell have the authority,ponema, duties and 

## run4ti0nt3 herotororereeted in the Gene, Pioh cad Oyster Comlesiofxer,exceptwhere In QOIZfllctwith this riot.* Under the **authority** or the above quoted articlethe r&me, Fish ad Oyster 001mi8eioa he8 the 8ai4e authority that the Gme, zlsh end Oyeter COI?ai?d88iOnor htid **t0 pUrOba44**  boat8 under dq-tIOlB

4048, aupre. Your attention ie dtreoted to the fact that titlole 4048 not only gave the Comnl88lonerthe authority to puroham boat8 'but also provided spe4IfIoally the aanner l,n

whIoh the geymmto for the eme are to be made. The Convnloeloner

under said M%fole wee to make e sworn stat+ watt ae **tG** the oorrectnefmof the **expense** and f'uruiahthe 8QoIlD **to** the Comptroller, and the Coiaptroller we8 to I88ue *weZr4flt **in paptent**  **0r** euuh 

### expense. &!lowhere in **eald** Artiole ie 

### it provided **that** such nocount **mart be**  submIttedto the State a0m-d or Control or thatthe Seta Board of Control should **nake** such purchasefor the Co~~~Iafbl~n. On the other band , itHonorable George 8. &e~pard, Pago S

Ie apeoifioallyprovided that thr Conmlerloner ie **authorized** to **rake** tha yurohass and the paysent 8hould be made by hi8 8Ubl?littillg

n 8wom 8tetuPMt to the Coraptrollar en6 the Oomptroller **8hould draw**  **4 warrant**  **ior the**  **payment of**  ruoh expense.

It Ie our opinion, thererore, that elnoe the Gene, **Fish adl**  **Oy8ter COiBRXiSSiOn**  he8 **sUbtitt4b to**  **JOU the**  **8WOTS 8tatomdlt**  **88** provldrd **io hrtiolr**  **40018, in**  **oonn44t~on** with th8 boat thet wa8 purchared,youwould **b4 authoriz46**  **to appron**  **the** gaynmnt **or said**  **800oUnt even**  t&u&b the 8emo he8 not **bnn** approved by the State 

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## thf8 reepect la in acoordwlththe edniini8tretIve 

### aoo8truotion plaoed on the above 418cu88ed Artiolrs by the Genie, Fieh end 

### Oyster Corrwiu8ion and the **Comptroller** of Puhlfo **Aooouatm** ti gaat **ysare.**


### Your8 **very truly** 



### Bytim+ Billyoolbberg **A88i8tMt** iK)toaw