# \\ G **OFFICE OF**  **THE ATTORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS II**  **AUSTIN aROVLR** 

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Bonorablr Oeorgr H. ahopper Comptroller of Publla Aooountr Auetln, Texas
**Deer** Sir:

ending August 31, aa the aotual **work** of hr books dld not bs1944, reed0 es roior pro*irrionrof n Bill, I onoume g:rrn amount

srd rwralr that undrr 011the Board o? Oontrol,mhloh at thr time thr rnoumbrenor raqusst ~88pmsaatrd to me, the**work** we8 no+ **to** be rtartsd until artrr the rlroel **year** had,olomb.Hon. Oeorgr H. Sheppard, Pago 2

‘%honld the l

noumbrenor bo allowed to atend a8 a oherga aesInst runds l pproprlatlon ror book binding for the year ending **Augurt** 31, 19437” Promthe filr whIah you anolossd *IShere mummerlzed the following taots with rrhranoa to tha qosstlon undrr oonsideration, end tN8 oplnlon Is prrdloeted uponthr rssumptlon that suoh taots era oorrootr

In aoaordenor with the prorialono ot SaOtlOn 2 (1) of the General Ridor to thr Xbpartmental Appropriation Aot of thr 47th IagIslaturr , the Comptrol~lrr on A 191Jr,approysd tho l xpbnditure “3

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or 3.2d4.31 for book binding and l noumbsred the proper appropr%atIon for thI8 8~5, Subsequently, on or about Augu8t 19, 1943, a raquisItIon for thir 

### WOrk Rt388Wlt by thr Roerd ot Control to a book bindery nhloh war under oontraot to dowork of this kind ror the State. Roweyrr, at this time the Board of Control had **iseued** an order that the **took** bindery wa8to **work**rzolu8I~rly on the bIndIng **of textbooks** between tha monthr of May **and**Ootober, 80 that at the tine tha rnouabrenaa rer medrand the raquirition weLI‘ir8ued, **it** ~38 impoasibl6 

### for the binding In quecltlon to ba begun baron Ootobrr, 1943. Aotuallr thr blndIng ~a8 not brgun MtIl April, 1944. Thin drpertmsnt ha8 repaatrdl7 hold **that** 8upplIar Intendrd for ~80 **during** a oertain yrar must be purohaaod fro6 thr l pproprlatlon

r0+,that year,

end that en appropriation for ona par maynot lntadtlonallr br os*d to puroheae l uppllsa whIoh are to br oonaumadduring a ruooeeding par. Howsrsr, we hero al80 r000@iZ@d that an 4ZOaptiOn t0 this rubl Ii8t8 In the case of thr puroha8r oi ro-oallrd “oapital (188St8' or eilppllrr nhioh rrom their nature will not br rntiralf usad or oonsumd during a **brkt period**  **of thr.**  **Thun**In **our** Opinion ?h o-2631, 

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### “With rrrpeot to those supplie8 or thing8 whloh, aa YOU



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Hon. George IL Shoppard, Pago 

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or ilrturb may.bo purohe804 and paid **ror out**  of the eppropristion tar any yoar or tho blonniun ?or uhloh an eppropribtlon **hs8** boon made. **FiXtUrbO,** 

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quipaant and aupplIoo wheteosror that they do not pori8h with their Uoo, but whloh may be oontlnuoualy uood aitor tho yoar In rhlah thoy err purohesod **orb** not govornsd by tho Idontloal prinO:plor epplloablo 

### tothoeo **8UppiiO8** whloh are OOn8U6Od

wltp their ~80. Thus, aaohlnor, ?Ixturos, **bOOk8,** lend the llko, ero not **OOn8UUbd** during the year they are puroheaod, but they last 

### ror manyyear8. Suoh ‘oapikl **(L88Otl ’**  **Of** the State maythoroforo be purohared and paid 

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**out** ob the appropriation 

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### your or the blonnlum ror wh.lob an approprIatIon ror 8uoh article has born aado. Th18 18 **trU8** regardlo or thb year In whloh the dolIYory la made, rlnoa the pnroheao during the 

### proper year **eaountb to**  an expenditure or oommltmsnt o? the appropriation ?or that year. 11

we fool that btik binding8 are moepItal **amaet8*** within the meaning 

### or the above oitod Opinion, and that pur**okiaiaebr**oi 8UOh**bindin@** aro governed by **the prinoiplbr**  **rtatod** In raid Opinion. 8Inoo the approprlatlon In qubbtlon **wa8** on**amb0rod** and the purohasb order war **i88Uod** prior to Sbptoabor 1, 

### 1943,wo reel that the book bindinga woro pumhasod during the flooal year ending Awu8t 

### 31,1943,and that the approprlation 

### ror 8uoh rI8oal year nay bo **Us04** la paymbnt ?or tho bind2% Conooquontly, 

### your question la **bnouorod ln**  tho affirm- * Trusting th36t tho **forbgoW** ?ully l**IuRor ’** **I** your Inquiry, **no are**  Tour8 tory truly All’CRNlCTGENHLBL

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