!

# i *on ~tha 6rrect5ve date or the Mt, or within one er twra

days thereafter,

and t&ore talc&g any aet5anthb?bundbr, sbotion 6 of th0 &et Mar **grb8eatet5 to**  **the Cauuptrol~br~e**  **ottfob for**  **deter** rinatbn **OS** the authorBy or this Department to probbb0.to~

inbusobl5gatioBlr

thereunder abdwe were rdr5eed that SWtt5ou6,Wald he

the..ap rbprietioa

bon~einbd

in tied Lo t,bly eMeot5re aud that tkm Dep6rtsun~ warn th*pby attthwiebd to erbeite obllgationa

$h*reun&er,Bowever, we were further a4v58bd

that'rrs-*Duld be l%m%tebin 00r aqmuiitures.to 0Iammtsnot **ex8ebalug** the tot& or the f9@S 00llectbd

?OF the **58manOb at**  titlw rr0m Andy **a?tsr ’**  **thb** prTbbMrb date or the not. Me haye

,.Ben **gotbpbd** .by

,that sdv5bo*
“on play,

29, 1941, pegroll a&Id voucher.

ooyer-

. in6 S&wiev. of the emplbybes or'theCbrtiriah$e car Title DiPision

was ,preabnteb to tab Cckptroxlei 

### ror’ the usrrdL ha~dl.W but Pt wab returued to UII " **with the**  **a@Ue that**  

### the appr*r5atlon igalnst Jhioh.it

was dram 4bW **not** bebbab avqllable

uut51 **Septcgab*r** 1, 19U. This rti5q bg the Comptroller plab& this DeyartntCmt in aa embarrnssing poaftfon, and at the san%Cimte; yill work a dbiini%bherdship upon a **nuabbr** ‘or th* **bm~leyees** ei the Nate whe were put to work.brbcmtinubd ia the **sbr~%oe** or the,

State in good rafth, **bellering, as**  **do** 

### we, that the Legislature had **made** adequate

prQv5efon rt3r the5rpaymmt. lbur wly bonsidbration or end opfnion

on the availab515fy or the,rebe oollbotbd

by the Ii5&- way Depar&abntand

bppropriated,

by the **legislatwb** ror the **payment** or eueh ealaries and **other expense8**  nbmea.wy to a **proper** adaxin5stration or the **Cbrti** 

### r50at&0r Title Diri~ion rar 5ambd5ate

bxpbnbiturb will b&greatly apprb85atbd.w Seot5cm6 

### 0r House Bill 205 0r the 47th Legislature amuds 3mtlon57 or HouaeB5ll407or the 46thLb&blaturb to read aa 

### r0liora,t

*~Sb6tion

87. Eaoh applioant ror a oertiiib&,b 

### or titleor re5asuanoe thereof

shallpa to the dasignatbd agent the 8um or Fifty ($0.50 T Cants,Hunorab%b Il. 0, **#rber,** Pb&e a

ui whfoh Twenty-F&m (#O.ga) Cbnte shellbe zstained by the. 

### dbS~ie/DbtBd

agent iaoat uhlohhe shall be entitledto aiiirriafent Boaby to **to** .aliioiently **pbrrorra** the dut

31 ay **bxpbtwes** necb5eary bb set rotihherein, **and** the **?6¶~18inSw ‘**  **pwezlty-?iVb ($&a$)**  **CbXktO shall**  **be** rorwmrded

**tt3 the**  **Departmtnt** for **dewsit** to The **Stat0** xi-g i%llld, t. ror oeatfrioate 0r tit 2 OtherV&th the.

bmlicrbt5On 0 within twsntpr0ur (84) hour8 **BitOr wne**  **hi** been **received** by said designated agent, from wh5oh roes the Departawmt shall .'bb entitledto and shalluse suirisiant money to pey au 8X-SeS **nbOWSary t0**  brr~ci~t~ ,!uh&ni8- **tbr and**  **pbrrOX%U the**  **dd%bS 8bt**  **fO?th hbr&Ii,**  **ak%d** them is hereby appropriated to the Departtint

a51 er **suoh fee0**  rar srlartm, traveling **bxpen6e, bta**  BZontwy, postage, oontiagbnt **expbnse an8**  **all other**  expenses

**~bOW3SaF~** to adm5nIntorthis Act ttitlgh **thb k&balhiU~II**  ending**AU&fbWt ail,**  **f%h ’**  **”**

**We** am?& **dbtenrfnb** ii this appropriation eoB&rammJs Seetim 6 br Artisle VIIf 0r the **Coabtftution** or **!hxas** whiah r8adz3 a8 r0u0w t **%jo Isonb~**  ahaL1be **drawn** rrarn **thb trbaswy**  **but in**  **~~treUiTULt30** 0r **JJpbOfiiO** appropriations made by law; nor shall any ap oprlatioon of money be **lnede** ror Q longer tsna t ran two years+* *w
In Pfoklbvs. Finley,91 Tsr. 41u. 4SS, it was dealarbd by **the Supreme**  Court or 'hxaat

***** **‘ ft**  is slbar, that an appropriation need not be made in the general appropriation

Mll. ft 5s also true, that **no tipbOiri0**  **.WOrd8 Wb**  **M-OSSarJ ’**  **in** order to **make** an apprQQribtiong and it may be amoedsd, as contended,

that an appropriation map bb

. mada by fmplioatlen **when** tbs langaags

anploysd leadsto the bellsithat suohwas the intent**Or** the Laglslaturs.*
We regardflP0

ap **s~loientl f**  spboir~@.‘@dld **e**roprriation

in **~Ousb** Bill ,206

as **Wit** t0 **the m-0**  **SbFfOUS WbSti**  **’ =s**  0.f w&&her t ws made;r'~fOr BI lollgO= t8rJB than tW0 yaars, and Whbthbrit may be uphal&ror a period0r tw Ybbfb,although 'in0pbrbtivb

therbarter. See National Biscuit Co. v. State, 1s s. w, (2d) 687, 693 (Supreme Court).mfoarawble Pi c. w5er, P,fe@

5

ior longer than two yebfal, it is aur opinion that it wwld nonethal$?sb

be valid for a two year term,althoughInvalid‘ themaaitez,

9!b$eoonslueions

@empost

with the dootrfnes snnounoed by ~the Buppre~+Couzt

in the QISW of Piaklete. Finley,supra, and Dallae COUtktp

VS, Yooaptbs, 140 Se W. (8d)UN,
Re ,'qaote

tram the Plikle ease agoinas SollarBt r* * *. *Zt is a well settled rule in the oonstruotb& et statutes, that ii en 8Ot of the ~irrlature be euapable

of two cronmtrurtions, one ai which oonfliok with the Oonstitutian and the other

whioh does not, the latter.must

pxkvail~.

It is the duty tif

the eomts *so to,

oonetrue

every aet,ofthe Legielature aa to nmks.itconsistent if possible

with the proviaions of the Constitution*. I)or v. Blorris,

4 18. H., 16; Xewland T. Marsh, 19 Ill,, 376.

_ -he membersof the,Legislature are awow to mapportthe Constitution and theaourta

will not presume that they have intended to violateit when the zgt;tgnth8 law will reasonably admit of another seoti0n6 or ~~rtiel9 8 0r the constitution(p&iousl~ quoted) not only requires(~a appropriation

berore any money ten be paid oat of the treasury, but also Un$iy*emry apgropriatlon to a term 0X .two

yeara. Xi they had made an appropriation

in uriutistakable

termawhiohwe8 to oontinue

for all time, it sight be held vi$.$d*W ror two yeers, and inoperative thereafter.
Xn the YoComba’ ease, the Yuprente COurt speaking. thrdiyh Mr. JustfoeCritz,declared: u* * * *Plaintiff

in error contends

that even if this a propriation

runningfor five years is in violaton of the two,year5' provision

0r Yeotlon f 6 of article

VIII of our Constitution as applied to the five yearperiodtaken 35 8 whole, stillEPDnorable D. C. mar,'?egie 6

it ia not in vlokation ei suoh oonstitutionalpryrkrbtaa% applied te the first two **year8** of the rim9 aear **period.** It 8.o~ to be the lawtha$ whes!e the Legislature

has made 'aa aporoDrlation ia ***** **)** whiah ooat **iaues for**  **a loa$w**  X8 -8uOhappropriation may be UDhNddiOr tb ifrsb 4~0 year8,and muld ba inopaativa theseafter. PiOklev. linley,91 Tea 4%+ 44 8. W. 439, 43%. Itwill be noted that **the** rule **or law.**  **annoanoed ia**  Piok3e **V. Pinley,** 

Jtt mmlntakable terma'. We **ln%erpret** thin to maam **that** i? aa appropriation io aade ra more Wan tm ymtm, it oan be **eniorosd** ror the **fir8t** iiWo

yeax if it e~peor8 that the &&ala**tuxe** Woubtodly Intendad suoh appropriation to operate

?or tvm years,regardlees cb whetheror not, it ootttd $0 so thoreaiter. W think t&a%t&to **rule** oannot,

aid this appropriation, **beoauile w&en**  6ll of the pto'viaioaa of this Aat are eo~idere&~ together,

we manot say that the Lefgislature would uadoabtedly

hate paassd it to operate for two years only, ihsteed

o? fin, yeareas provided by bhe Aat, ~-.‘:.<~gjp 0 +*

,. &u&r? BUI 808 tran8ferred the adatnistration

ot the Cewtifimite

G? Titledot fzom the Dspartatent of **Publip** Safetyto the State5iighuag DepaHmat. Heoeaaarily this required

lmmdiate admInistration and enfor8ement

or the .Certliioate

or Title**Abt** by the StateHighway Departate&. The **Legi6latuxs** reoogntsed that the StateHighwayDepaxtmeatwonld **be** oompelled to iouurobligations at **onaeI** Tb& was.the**reemn** ror the ixmedlate appropriatian

of tho **Ii** the appropriation is ineffeotive,

the enforoement 0i t$ GartiilOate

of Title **Aot** vzmldbe peralyzod a8 a re- 'rult of the aotionof the 47th bgialature in tramerring tI~,adPrtnistration,framthe Department

or Publio

.Sfifoty to the %tata,Zighway

Deiartaaut. The purpose

~2 the CertifiOate

Or TitleAst IS erpreeeed a8 r6uovn in Bouae 3ll.l 6051

"'8eotion

1. -1s AOt shall be referred to, oitedend knownas ths wCertifloste or TitleAot*,end in the snar4tmeat hereof it is **hereby** declared

to be the legislative intent and publiepcliiyof this state to lmse~,~and preventthe theft of motor.veh$olgs

and the importation jmto this etate **ei** and:txafSi~ **la** stoba **mator** veh$Olef~, and the sele'oS,enbumbe~d

-too11 vehioles

w$thcutthe enror~d &$BO~C~UN to the purehaaer oi auy Emd SU lien& forwhich any euohnctcr oeh.%cle tandsas awwruity.;

an+ the prmisions hereof W@ul~rly and cclleiitivo~y,

areto be l$bere&+&trued to that S@di,The fcSlowin& terms:$lx

Jmreindsrip&a ~hau. 0Mtr0i 'in .th0~ t9nior0843e

btd ?~astrufei loa

.cf. thh Aot*

** . ~8eetion

ii1oimlse'B$lL 205'asoitesr "4%-a. Le. Th6 feet that imtorveh$cles w$th liens tharecnerd~~being purohased by innccezatpurahaaers

due tq the prarent

mfinner

**and** method **of** iss~ certliioates of title;the Iaot that registration 0r motor Y4hi4le4-fs now undez the jurisdiction and control of the h.$ghway

Department

of the.State

or Texas and the issuing OS certificates of title to n&or rehiale~is underthe juxisdicticn and ccntrol

of the Department

of Publicsafety of the State of Texss,laaringt the Yighway

Department withcut

mans of retaini* a ccmplete file on the cwnership

of motorvehioles, regiotered fn. this State throughout the year; * * ** ClearlythereI4 "an appmixlatlon in umistanksble tex4tP **in** Eouse B$ll 805. And, paraphrasfng the language

of Hr. Justice **&its** in the McCombeaase,when all of the **prc-** ~$s$cns

and purposes

of HouseBill 205 are consideredtcgether,

we cannotbut say that the LtgislatWe intended tc make the appropriation operative

for txc yeam, regardless OS uhetheror not it coulddo 40 thereafter, wherefore

the StatsHi&way Depertaent oauldb e enabled

to assumethe adm$n$strat$cn

of the Csrtifioata of TitleAct innned$stelP upon the effective

date of Hcu~e Bill DOS. It $s therefore

the ecnsidered

opinionof this depertmeht

that the feesuolleoted by the Sate highwayDeparwent and appropriated by the Le&slattme for the GaFnentmacrable D. C. Drimx, Page 8

of salazies end Other expen444 neobisearilp

laoident to a proper adtainistration of the Certitioateof Title Aat, bemxao available to the State Highway Bepartamnt immediately apon the efieuti~4

bate or B~UW IAu;L

m5. St is our rurtka oplni4sthat runh appropri4ticn $4 cpsrativ4

only far a texm of tur~yfmrs thereafter.

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