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OFFICE OF THE AmORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

ter of April 1, 1940, 

dspartmant upon ths 

OIP holden OS 
781 

in~ohmuahr*~tru;mm~d,buto~~ &p&m 

pbmt 0r 8wh ' WY b0 pPO8OAtOd t0 th8 

Lmglmlatllrm fom appropMbt1oAm to bm Amam fmon 

vhMhmumholmSnmr7k~d. (AmmmmxulmtIAatm 

19311, 42ad LOO., P. S96, oh. 242, l mme 1.)" 

fn ow OpioiOA b. 0-1~9, thim deputemat ruled 

that Aelalm 4371 Ya m b lla ltb tien l tmtutm. m prmblmm b0r0m 

where* ths~f~,Lm~~m~ornot~oLegLmlr~~ thm 

butharlt~ to ader the payment of theso oaAfedorbto ?oAmloa 

-t8 bUPOd w 1iaitbtiOA. 

Thm mlo l ppllmmblm to thin mltumtlan $8 mtmtmd 

la 59 carpw &H.a 296 be t0llal?m: 

‘Aolmlmagmlnmtmmtmtola bobmsrodbflmpmo 

of tlw, u by tho hl.luro to fl I l tho alelm withth*pnmo~l~d~?;Zod;but~lopimktunr~ 

btlthOF&U t.hO JtbmAt Of b 03*irr AOtrlthS~ 

the lb p soo f ta m, l xeopt l& eve th o 1 lmltb t1 o A 

im qrmmtmrs by tbm a@AmtltutloA. l . . . 

the Suprsd%o~o p” 

l timnbmlngoanmidwmdhmrm ooAfkaAtm& 

lhbrmmkiiri the omme et Uwutu Oountr 

T. state 104 M.W. 187. IA tbbt 0880 th0 OOAtOAtiOA Y88 AlbdO 

that b 0ibl.a bgbiWt the bt8tO h8d AOt bUA premented ritih%a 

the proper pe~lad of tlw bad thbt 1lmitbtiow had mm 

~urmouto~it,.~Oo~ho~dttb*~~m @Pt turm 

had themhhorltytowlvm Umltrtlons ud mtmtmdmm follammr 

. 

. . . at0 8t.w d.ght wry tbbt dmw0 urd 

muthorimo thim l uit,mndn thlakbfltm utlaa 

111 fhir OUO at hU dOW 80. vbn tht8 dbiA,Yb8 

pawmaltmdtothmsqlmlmtlwm,madlmmrrtomwnm 

bakedfar BowthMtlroyemr8~llbdblwo&rull, 

r h iaYOh U& herf’0 umlmhed l -•uffio%mAt Omumo 

to tbm Lm@mlrtwe to sW%me lmm~9 to l w. It 

AO~O~thrxO88, w t&O b&lOA Of th0. 8OAbtO gFbAtOd 

l umhlmmvm,mndthlmwmm avml~~o?tbm&m~ af 

th8 8tbttIte, li awh b8~ ~oxiatod. ..,* 

IA llae rlth vhmt hu bean pnvlaw~ msld howla, 

you bra bdvlmed that tho Ceafedormte ?snSiOn Wulrrntm OYOA 

though thoyvoronotpnmmntodvithln tho two yowpmrimd 

as provided In Artlolo 4371, l rqpffl, rrsy be paid by b lo@mlatinrat6rdme*mulxhpmyamat. oureonoluriop&r%tlllm 
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tlm lnlhwvlth the lmgL*lmtirm lntmntioo8m l xprmmmed 

la tiale4371, muss, thattbo Lmg%mlatun ordma-thmpmymmat 

orthue vuvmatmovmnthoughthm wmburmdbommamoaot 

proseated rithln the tw m PelJ od am wqulmd la eald Artlole. 

Ymurthldqtammtlonaumdmuhil2ovmr 

'(S) Li tho pmpm OS 8 Ooahdexuto Poamien 

WUWAt vhfah bS b0.n voided b liraLUtiOA mqwmtm l dupllomto wmawamt to bm lmmued 18 it 

mead&tar7 aa the 8kto Copptrollo~Wbt8tetrumuwr 

toirtie muoh duplimmto, pswidedtho~e&~~~; 

pPix-mwat* for lmmulag dmpllmmto vmwmn 

Inmamver tm fom thlrdqummtlaaoav3oralngrhbthor 

oramtitim mundmto?ymnthm8tmtmCcrqStrollm~~to lmmueduplimmtmnasntm 011 mwh wmrrmmtmvb.lmhbmvmbomabmrredbommumo 

they wse sot pnmmntod tithln tho tw pm~ Pod, rout! 

8ttmatloa is rmllm& to Irtlelm 4365, VeHsn*m Amaotmtm6 Civil 

8tmtutm8, rhioh wmdm u tollmwmt 

mt.4565. 3% O~trmllo*, uhma l atlmflmd 

8wuAtaftheolamYlthtwarxeoregoodand 

rruffloleat l wetlm8, pm ble'to thm Omvmrno*, to 

be aPP--d 

3 

'cla llmr mad moudlt%onmd 

thattheqtp e%%i3hold tie iltmtehmzwlemm mad 

retura ta thmOmmptawller,upeadmsw.Ibmlmgamdm 

thewto cl , umh dupUomtom mu oophm, OF thm awuat 

ofmoam~~tbevmia, tmgethm~rith*ll domtm that PIJ maozw qplaat the 8tate aa oalleetlug mame+ 

After thmlmm~~fmUddrtellomt~ mr oopy if tbm 
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rtlm our mp#an thmtitlm Wtwyoa t&e Eketo 

Conptrolkr8nd8tMoTa-8s8umwto immum~dupllmmtovuvmnt 

it the aoadltfaw pmv2ded ln krtiale 4365 hmvo km oomplied 

vlth. we bee* 0uPaAsverherm ~AoUr~ViiSUBaOnalUBlOa 

thmtmumhr VurmAt, evea though bewad beomwo of Aat haYlAg 

beOA prumoAtOa \rith%A th0 two w pO&bd, may bm pPmmeAtOd 

ta the Leglmlritw r hwo eld hue the l uthmltt to odmr t&0 

l mampm%d. 

Notrumtthmtthmfongoingdlmmummlcor vfllbe aufflaieattoadvlmoyauuto thmp~~pwproaodurmtbtmhould 

b8 -0A %A 8Wh a U80 U m pX'O8OAtr 

Your8 VePy txuly 

AzOVEDL[AY 20, 1940