OFFICE OF TH,E ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 
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ayrrtar COBU~B~~OA, an% all nm,ney reoelvsd in 

gaynwnt for advertlslng in truia publloatlon, 

.&ioh tha Wmai8aic1a i8 l uth o tizeto C aooopt 

00 LOW BB l ilah adYBl'tlBl#& i8 Mtt-PtitiOti 

~0 relates to Jkustl 

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UUI ilBhlR& -11 k 

dogoaltod lath. tip0 al Oano ruol nnd rhall 

b44 u8d m 18 &r0by appmsatttea t0 da-fhy 

tba ooot 0r EnId publloatlon." 

"Thu net prooeede lrsrri ~11 saloa (981 ~icovidtid in thio :Jrotlczn flhall be j,laoed in a 

se;iarata fund by the Kurd and my be used 

Prom t lm to time ror Befraying su0h expesw30 

as play be mwasary for the lnvaati$atlon Ot 

and obtaining l vldmoe far vlolatlcsrs 0r th0 

&W4Y~8l4JIB Of thi. .'iOt." 

In anawrrlng Uht que8ti3n, we said; 

The question of purol-AaIry artlolee Or wearing upprrrrl deonr8 nooeazary to the l ooompll8hnetit 0s thr vorr 0r thr imptirtikast b 0~ prlearllp 

aadrawed to tha alsorrtlon 0r tb head 0r the particular aepartttm-h. tbA108S there ia th galpablo 

EUX? arbitmrp abuse of dlaroxw%l;in, the dwlrlon 

of the departmnt imad ahoulQ not bo sot afaida. 

Th8 tMt Of th8 VtiiaitY Of BWh pUrah~O8 18 

wne timr they an naumabably rmoe0oary to OrrBOt 

the i;tate’a gurposoe; , . .* 
But *o IIOtB rmm the oojiy or tba propoeed agreemat with the Awlit birmu~ of CIrouJatiuna tout the per 

dior ohug0 nrarma to in your lrttor is a ahugo ror rho 

l Or*IoOB oi UI WAdIt@X t0 &it thO b00kO 0S th8 pUbllO~- 

Wsn with 8 vlmw to Qat8rPSrlny l xootl~ Itm paI& oirmulilticin. YUfth B&&do-t Of priV8t. PUditSSN i8 l pOoiiiOdly 

prohibi006 by Sub-8ooUoP l8 0r the gosauol rldu to 88lb 

4ppoprIatlcm in the r0n0vrlng iangwgr: 

R#~~o Or tho approprlarionn h~rela ma60 &all 

be Uwi ror ths purporo 0r O~~ployIlrg any rit78, oarporatlon or pwoon l xe*ptlag persons ragular4 end 

OWtitNAW#ly W#O-6 by the St&t0 dBiWtMOnt8, to 

BbUiit th8 l xpnalt~oa or roocwle ad' my doputsmnt, board, bureau, ix InOtltutI~oi pmvld86, bowl VBX, thvt ir, in the jut-t or tb ofrlmar, ottioor6 or d8partmzS8 abarge br lnw 'with diObu8i~ 

tho ap~roprirtf.ons hOrOin md8, On audit lo nee6waryr 

katt ajqdiO8tion SOS 8wh Wit Ohal. bO Jr'28 to the 

btato Aw,iltor roquO8tl~ that lruoh w&It bo amOo; end 

in th. eV6&i th0 Stat6 Auditor 8hal.l QOt, tIh hi8 jud($- 

BOLLt, hW0 l 8ik b 1 l 8 ufri6irttt ii&U t0 W&B th0 tW8- 

8SOtU-y dit, tbtt tb OmOU, t#iiOOrS w dBp8R%- 

aottta having ohup oi dirbuminl; rJ1 l ppr0prIa8Iaru 

arm a~thorisod to dlmottha &aptrollar to baaalar 

In Amp 8u1 ~4 ePd to tha l pprsprlatlon for tha 

stat8 Audltor'o oir108 boroln mild8 tho amount *hioh 

In t&o juayppsnt or mild otfioor la nOoo8sory ior the 

purposs 0r making staid audit." 

It 18, mororaro, our opinlua that th8 pro 08od 00ntraot ~fth ths Audit Byroad of OIroulatfoa8 Is pro h! 

law. 

bitad by 

XII ULBWBr SO p%W l OOMd ~U888lCMl, it la obu opinion 

that thb MaLit 6t PIOOOBs~~y, CaWMblO Bad OU8tgpUr to88 
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or oompuAa~t&.Jl upon a proentags baris for ths proourepvnt a3 adrortlrl~ for your publioati3n 148 within ttu 

dirontioa of tJis ha., 7lah and Oyster Camaiertm. 

*o es returalng horouita the oopy UC oh0 prct- 

~OOOta ooatnot rubalttoa with 7our lettrr. 

~0~4 very trul7,