OFFICE OFTHE A7-TORNEY GENERAL OFTEXAS 

AUSTIN 

Air. Adam R. Johnson, Dircotor 

Texaw Relief ConswlssSon 

Au8tl.n# Texa8 

such em be legally eamele4 a8 

agalu8t the f~axas Relief Camm%~~dah 
Rr. Admn R. Johnson, Director, page 2 

"For lack of diligence On the part of 

the payee8 or holders In not presenting 

these checks for popent or for any other 

reason, are we privileged to cancel these 

itans as an obligation against the Texas 

Relief ca!milaslon? 

*The Texas Relief Commission carries a 

liability aceaunt covering both xmpresonted 

disbursing orders and checks and has Szopounded Texas Relief Comisslon fuuds for the liquldation of theoe it.em~ Ais mne of tam 

ahecksordie~ingorderebrsbtenp~~tedforpayn~entfWnom thentm yeara*th 

me exception of disbur8l.ng OrdGra aeGwl~ 

to aferdollarslastDeaember, It10 quite 

remote thataathenticdmotdmrpaymsnt rui 

Srer’beZlade. 

We are in a stats or liqddation, a10 

money Smp~mrclaa is needoil atad final ad$mtmeat or ml8 aGGount 3.m *oratiTe, mm 

iomh we 6Wl1apprec1atere~n1~chanea1%~ 

opsnl0ninthepreniselc~ 

rourl~tter states the qaestlmm aabatf’td AihutAooil faatts hare been obtained imn you. It appearsi mat 

the TexBe Relisi CfRmaiasion in the a&aiuhtrat.~ of t&o 1~ 

prop for the d3strlbutd.m a? relist fuuds wodld tile- 

~teeaohmoi~th to therespe&ivecountiesaporfimiefrPill 

fund& Thierpsdoner2*terit~&fsnniwdfheaormt.needd by eaoh county. Itmaldthenseadtosomeimnkinrpartitular eouuty the awuntofmomeyallocated te thateaumty 

to bedepositedto the emditof theTesaeRel*ef~eriop. 

The f'uudo eo deposSed mare funds deci*e(L kmm me Ale of 

bondt3imm3dbytheState forrellefpurpo~ or fur& snppliedby um sederal etw-ent for that.piwpoee, or rhieh 

eomefmsbothsources~ 

c 

Urittenordora were lsm~edbytheC%mais~onfor 

dated msount~~ to relioP elionto ntr ntembmUse. 8noh 8n 

.ordercouldbeprtwmtedti anymercbsnt foraoeeptsaae. If 

oooeptedbycrm e.mhsint, he wouldtakwup theorder,preaent 

it to thG Conraissian~e local dlabarslng officer, whe mewld 

tdumdrawacheckon thelocal bankaadin favorotthemeraiantforthe earountoi fhemerahsndirce sold to tbeelia%& 

Order8 of this 43hara~ter were Issued to t&e earouut oi 
Yr. Adam R. Johnson, Mrector, Page 3 

$23,27&.7rj \vhiCh have ncvcr bcCn accounted Pm-. 

either lost, 

They were 

never taken up by merchants, or, If any were 

taken up by uercbmts they have never been presented to the 

Commission for payment. All of these orders were lssucd 

more than two years and nine months ago. 

Checks of the character described and amount&g to 

$3,01&.53 have never been presented for payment. These 

checks were dL1 issued prior to June 1, 11)~ 

You are advised that such of these orders as may 

have been filled by merchants and all of said outetanding 

checks are valid obligations of the State of Texas. 

Youarefurther advlaedthatour courts have bald 

thatthestatemayidooke a ltaitatlon statute as adsfenins sultbroughtagalnstit, but that linifsrtlonmdldpot 

begIn to run in the Stateta favor until pennlaeion ts me 

AthadbeengrantaxL Stanleyetal v. Sahwalbyetal (Sup. 

Ct.) I9 8. 1; 2641 Uhatloy v. Patton., 31 S. V. Bo; Stata T. 

Elliott, 212 S+ Ud ass, error retrueb. 

we are 

Eop%ngwe have gl~cm~poutl~e informa+onr8quaated, 

Y0ure wry truly 

ATTORXEY OIDlIEabt OF l%x68 

BUB-MRA~PROVECJULJ 29, 1939 

ATTORNEY GEt?%.AL OP TEXAS