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

ReliefCamm%~~dahRr. 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 tamahecksordie~ingorderebrsbtenp~~tedforpayn~entfWnom thentm yeara*th me exception of disbur8l.ng OrdGra aeGwl~ 

### to aferdollarslastDeaember, It10 quite remotethataathenticdmotdmrpaymsnt 

### rui **Srer ’** **beZlade.**

We are in a 

### statsor liqddation, a10 money Smp~mrclaa

is needoil

atad finalad$mtmeat or ml8 aGGount3.m 

### *oratiTe, **mm** iomh we 6Wl1apprec1atere~n1~chanea1%~ opsnl0ninthepreniselc~
rourl~tter statesthe qaestlmm 

### aabatf**’ td**  AihutAooilfaatts

hare been obtainedimn you. 

### It appearsi 

### mat the TexBeRelisiCfRmaiasion in the a&aiuhtrat.~ of t&o 1~ prop for 

### the d3strlbutd.m 

### a? relistfuudswodld 

### tile- ~teeaohmoi~th to therespe&ivecountiesaporfimiefrPill fund& Thierpsdoner2*terit~&fsnniwdfheaormt.needd by eaoh county. 

### Itmaldthenseadtosomeimnkinrpartitulareouutythe 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 sederaletw-ent for that.piwpoee, or rhieh eomefmsbothsources~

c Urittenordora were lsm~edbytheC%mais~onfor dated msount~~

to relioP eliontontrntembmUse. 8noh 8n .ordercouldbeprtwmtedti anymercbsnt foraoeeptsaae. 

### If oooeptedbycrm e.mhsint, he wouldtakwup theorder,preaent 

### it to thG 

### Conraissian~e localdlabarslng officer, whe mewld tdumdrawacheckon thelocal bankaadin favorotthemeraiantforthe earountoi fhemerahsndirce sold to tbeelia%& Order8 of this 43hara~ter were Issued to t&e earouut oiYr. Adam R. Johnson, Mrector, Page 3

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

### eitherlost, 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, 

### butthatlinifsrtlonmdldpot begIn to run in the Statetafavoruntilpennlaeionts me AthadbeengrantaxL Stanleyetal v. Sahwalbyetal (Sup. Ct.) I9 

### 8. 1; 2641Uhatloyv. Patton., 31 S. V. Bo; StataT. Elliott, 212 S+ Ud ass, 

### errorretrueb.

we are Eop%ngwe 

### have gl~cm~poutl~e informa+onr8quaated,

Y0urewry truly
ATTORXEYOIDlIEabt

OF l%x68

BUB-MRA~PROVECJULJ 29, 1939

ATTORNEY GEt?%.ALOP TEXAS