OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTlN 

Dap8rtunt of Agrioultiuro 

Amtin, Tsxes 

Attrntilm: IIr. the 

OM888 or now oar6 

en otmr ,than 

ul8p OUR eppsoprla tha q+propr%a- 

,ooo.oo 8et aut. 
l(b) The ap;ropriatlona herein provided 

are to be construed es the seximum 8ums 

to be ap~rcprlated to and for the ssraral 

purposes named herein, and the amounts 

am IntendmY to oover en4 shell cover the 

entire oost of the respective item0 and 

tL4 same shell not be SUpFbSm6nted from 

eny other eouros; an@, except as otherwlae provided, no other expenditures shall 

be made, nor ehall any other obll;atio 8 

be incurred by any dapartmant of this % tate, 

provided however that nothing herein ehall 

prevent any department head fromyaying 

16~s than the maximum smount set iorth for 

any salaried posftions.* 

Vlease advise if the Divisions of this Zepartment, other than Weights and Xsasurse Xvielon, can 

Furohass car8 from the regular traveling expense apFroprlaticn or is it lrirndatory thet all purohasos 

of new cara for any 4lvialon, other than Spsoial 

i%nd l.ump sum approp:.iatlone, be from the approprlatlondFour Thnuaand ($k.OOO.O~) Dollars as as% 

out above.* 

6 Corpus Zuris Gecunctum, at paea 123, gives the fol10x5~ definition of the terns *sgpropriationw: 

"The word implIes use, an0 has been defined 

as meaning set of setting apart or assigning to a 

particular u6a or person, in exclusion oi all 

othera; act of turnin9, ssttirg aelde, tsklng peasession or, CT apply?ng to a rartioular use; a~- 

plication ta a special use or purpose; setting 

apart formally or officially for a special use or 

purpose. . . . Used In connection with public funds, 

tee phrase ~has keen held to imply a 1eglelative lntent an6 aot en4 s specific pur~osa for which tha 

arprcp~4.etlon 918s .msde, e specific authority to 

spend, ownership, and the axletenoe of funda applicable to the designated purpose, eithcs a genersl 

fund or e apeaiflo designated fun5 in esse or for 

rtf~oh provision hos been DBBQ.~ 

Thus, w s6e thet the very definition of the term 

V*e?propr~iation" involves thrzq,hout an idea oi a fund s?t aslse 

for apcific purpoaa cr uoe. Followi~ tic this Idea, 1% find 

that it is a ~11 e:rtabllshed ru,la that public :nonsys my sot 

be :‘jiverted from that specific purpose fdr whioh they were approyriute0. 5ee 6 Corpus auris Seoundum, pq:e 12:, 4 Corpus 
JUIS 1640, 25 Ruling Cam Law 396, 34 Ter. Jurisprudmce, 314. 

Further, In the ease b&ore ua, it is plain sod obvious that the Legislature did not Intend the traveling expenas 

fund to be used for the purahaaa of autosoblles beaauae the 

treoeling sxperm fund is efit out in Item 3 with no mantior. or 

automobiles wherein in the very next Item (No. 4) specifia provialon 16 made for tha puPdUUJs or new aara by satd departmnt. 

Therefore, WC conclude with our opinica, and you are 

reepectiully advlacd, t&et, the $30.000 travel expanse appmTp~lat8d item mey not b6 ured ror the purchase or automobiles. 

wording of thle particular motion of the Appropriation Bill 

would i!:diaaQe that only that fund of #l,,OOO.OO ae set up by Section 

.$ would be avellable tor suoh a purpoae.~ 

Trueting that thle sati8ractorlly anewarm your 

puestions, vi8 remain 

Yours vwg truly 

Ki”JYlRlUEYGE?iEXALO?TEXAS 

BY 

BY (Suned) 

Grundy Wllllzw~