**OFFICE OF**  **THE ATTORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  TEXAS **AUSTIN**
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Xonorable Goargo R. Sheppard Comptroller OSPub110 AWIOUltB Austin, Toxna Dear Sin

In your letter of ou oall our **atten** 

### tion to the plVVieiOn8 

### of eg., being oh. 403, quert our opinion

You **adriee** that 

### talnathe brick 

### perate***and** mlned in the f‘rieon SyMaJa 0nly;not ring briokr to other State inat~tutlons, no 4 the fnduetrial Revol*lng the amount of $SO,OOO.OO em in the purohasing oi suplent, shoe and print 6hop and of flniehed produote a8 pmidon Bill for et&l **spItem.** . ."

nrrar we understand that the question the Taot that the briok plant does 8 produota and 63onsequently *ama no ine revolving rund map br replenished. Thor0 daa bo no question but that the briok plant l.8 an industry, 8ubjoot to the brnrfltr of 

### tha got. Purttennorcb, it la l ucllly olear to ua that the 

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## l&iting the use oi the fun& to the purohese of ruppliseRonorable 

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and materiala tot euoh lnduatrlsa aa should be **able to**  produoa an inaome out of 

### whlohrxpenditx-as from the fund oould ba relmburaed. Aftnr **all,** the operation of t.ha whole **Prlaoa** System ia Stata’s buaineaa, end it would be just **aa** muoh to the State’s Interest to be able to **get** the advan**tage** of oaah purohsaa of auppliea and matarlala for an industry whioh au?pliea the ?rlaon System only with its pro**duota** 

### andconaequeotlp ahowa no lnoome, aa to make ouch purohaaea for an industry whloh aelle to other State in&itutlona or other8 and hsa 

### an inooma. Thcro would be poor raaaon 

### ior mdciy a diatinotion **and** the’ **Aot does**  not **at** tempt to 

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### our oplnlon, thererori; that said revolting -4 may be used in We purtihaas of auppliea and materials for the brick plant.

You will 

### note howerar, that tha Aot authorize8 only the purohnaa of suppl!.aa **and** materials not *supplies **and** WJUJ:ra.* . In our opinion itnasmplated that Only thos8 08 and materials aonauned in the operation of the rari**oua**lnduatries might be paid for out of the rerolrlng fund. Aaapplied to the brlok plant, this would inalude suah things aa the raw mmteriela going into tha brick. Traveler’s Ins. Co. **vs.** Pillage o? Ilton, 23.3 El. Y. S. 206; Standard Gil Co. va. Detroit Fidelity and Surety Co., 157 L $7. 418, Ohio; So. Surety Co. ***a.** Xetropolitan Sewerage Commission, 201 B, IO.980, tYiai Commonwealth **va.** Xationel **Surety Co,,**  **97 A,**  **1034,** Pa; Royal Ind. Co. **?a.** Day’& El. Co., 150 N. E. 426, 44 6. L. R. 374, Ohioi Am. Ind. Co. PII. Surrow8 Bdw. Co., 191 S. V. 574; 00 C. S. 1166-68) 39 C. S. 1508; Senklas Edw. Co. Glob8 Ind. CO., 170 S. 2. 643, N. 0. Wethink fuel olio ia.
**and** gas used In pxunUc:oturi.ng the brick would also be lnclud84 in the term. Smith VS. Oeating, 203 N. bra131, Xfchi overman and Co., ~8. Karylaad Gas. Co., 

### 136 9, XC.250, R. 0.f Standard Oil Co., va. &tlonul Surety Co., 107 So. 559, %%a.

The word Nropaira* haa **a** different meaning generally from either of the words uaed in the Aot, Ordlnerily it mean8 a replscemeat or r.ending. 8e6 64 C. J. 396. The amking of repsir may fnrclre a labor oost. Aa applied to thr brick plant, it may inolucs oertaln materials, but suoh will not **ba**Bonorabla 04org4 Ii.

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Tour4 raw truly
ATTORHEYOTZ?ERAL 

### OFTEXAS



### eRLlx? APPROVEDJUN 27, 1940

, ATTORNEY GEILEEAL03 TIiXA4