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OFFICE OFTHEAIl-ORNEY GENERALOFTEXAg AU8TlN

riioa or thir am**stated ha8**  **b4aa**

tatloomaa pro&m cUallmlt& tie1iI

partaent 84Oll

1emnd cl&e
a, thamr0n, SW itIt 8 taalaing 8ehool rowaga plant 

### operatorm wh4 aA-0 c.h* r~rlouo ntar on6 8wag;O utflh4ut th4

### stat** wAfthoagh thir 8ohfaol ts voluntary, the ~mponirohas **bean** far boyend ex~6tationl. **A8** l sattier

of r80t, it a0 so nil rOorfvr6 

### that wa4 thirtr 41" f4rtp otlla* **eater** have 14llorpd **this** aru~p;le

**set br**  Tam.. It lms baoon# 10 lartjp that ooo~~rative

### rrrmgom*nta w41ework**a6 out**  **with** .A. **6: M.**  Coll#& for holdin@ tha- .- ._

sahool at their Institution. The State Cepartsent oi Vocational Eduoatlonwas also invited into the pfature to assistwith the instructlonal k3ork. *The aoxt sahool sponsoredby this Sapartment will be halb at Colleqe Ctation "ebruary 19- es. The lectures lnolude such top108 as sanitary problems or itcpounding ressrvolr~~,

the wntrol of mlarosooplo organisms inwatar reservolm, conservation of 5ur vetor res~~roos, stream pollution by 1. C. .:ultivan of the 3. I;,.

Fubllo Bealtb Ceruioe; legal aspacts of strsam pollution, preparing for (~llt~~‘~wboles, the watsr works ratingi systcur 

### or tha state Dqmrtnsnt af Health, l uono~Ios of water troatmat, water treatment problefss

in sulphur produotion, coaSulatlonaxgdrlbnoaa, iron rhmoval,0aonMAon of vmtar, various sewage problms, laboratory praotioes 

### l a a writteh l

x&&lation. *Thismss method of taking the Stats Board of Health sanitationand health proteatlon progxwm to the rater works and.sowageworks 

## fntarnity or this 

## State is, as we latsrpret it, In lfn8 with ths 

### dutfsr l sel&asQ 

## to the Stste Roard 0r malth in **th8** pnv4ntioa and spread 0s airease **and** has bean iouna to be ths **moat** praotioal ana feasible one progru8 yet d0w0pea.

‘Instruotl08 Is not gir8n only by mm fro& the State **Depa+tzmt of**  Health but al80 other qualifiedmen seleotodwho **are** specfalists Fn their line. Ths sttauhe4 prq,ram oo~ersmars fully the variorrs saglss a? tks mter and ssvmgs instruction that 18 to bs off6re4. You ~111 furthernot@ that the **meals** tor the attendaat8 or studentswill ba aervod lo ths collegsmss Ball an4 Eomltory apa haa bean made avallable for the attenCants. All olauseswill be held in the classroom of the college buildings and college laboratory. *?lnc~ sane question has arisen about oxpsnaes to conventionsand sime this is .striotly a school ah& in no aeosa a Qohveution,m**Ekmonblo** Oaor68 pi.COX, Pa&a b



### are writing to ln~uIro

### v&other or not In your opinion the exponoso~ laourrod la holding thlo 00~001OS oerrylag

### tax-ward thio 

### progran or proventloa **and** spread 0r water-born0 Ulaoaoee 10 1ogitImate. The only expense Incrirndby the State Em~rtaent of lioolthI0 the travollIng 

### OS~~MOS

**0r** the peroonnol or the zeprrtientOXgaged and participating In **conducting** thI0 oohool."
Ko puot8 iron pur letter or **February** 16, 1.010, 8~ r0lf0m2

~~d~~O0~ is rmrds to ay letter to YOU or ootobor 31, lcw, In ahloh a000ription0 0r aotlvltiooof oertaia dlvIoIono

## or the Sltato Roalth Dop8rtmoatwore givan. Among thee8 **otatolunto** we oao Mrkod K, ssllk.SooiInw. **A8** the tIao 10 near at hand r0r the openlag of tCl0 %siIaor in Dallas 4~ Earoh 4, It booomoo aoooooary to &ok your opialoa on the quootion of whether or not oo,playooo

of thI0 

### Lwputwnt l ttondliq thio sunbar a0 i.astruotoro aad otudoats~111 bo allowd their oxponooo rcr thia purpooo. “For your frrrtherlnformatian, there lo l n8lo~od 4 Pl-OgN af thI& Saninar rhloh io bo-. lag oonduotod JoIat&$ BJ the a. 3. FubliaRealth .2orvIao,

**Texas** 9tak'~soardof 3oalth and **the** Dali- City RoUth r)sprrtmnt. Thr ~S~OOO of the 8asIn~r la to afford oltyand oouaty beinlth orriolals, iaapooton and **Etilk** oupw~l~ro, a8 ~11 **ao** @t&or pormoao lntorootod Inallk Oultatioa,an opportonlty to obtain Instruotionswlthout ooot or tu1tioa trsm oxperto in thlr pwtloliar rim. The pro@8ku

### a,rnn&ed. i# vary OPIPprehensiveand 0111 oarmum all tho tImo allotted 

### forholding the SmInar. Entortaimaeat foataroo ouch as are umall~ 

### round at conveatlonoan not jxovlded ior oithsr br raisingnoeossery flnanaos or tho allotment of tIm. Thio 18 otriotly a 8ChOOl and in a0 OO~eO a oonvS!at~on~ 

### *ASthis Reafnar 

### la rortho sol4 purpooe or dk000d~atiag tir0r~ti0a to porsoao eaeptged la publie hoaltb work In rohatiao to tranouAo6Ion of di06aoe through **Illilk** aad titimatoly arrordiryp a wane or *prsvention or lnreotlon or a conta~1ouoHonorable oo+rga ?p. Cox, Fw50 4

dlooooa offectlag the livoo

## 0r eitlomo within tho Sot.', It IObelieved that Artiolo 4419 of the Eevleed Civil 

### ftatutooOr 1985 arrordo ample authority for enployooo or the State Eealth Dspartamt gartIolpatIng thoroln.- Artfolo 4419, Vernon*8 bnaotated Girl1 **,Ftatutoo,** above roterred **t.0** in your letter0 or Inquiry,read8 an r0zlow :

0r Of **0r** 'The state Bcnrd 0r Eeolth elm11 have **gonor** al soporrIslonmind oontrol 0r all mottaro portalnlng **to** the healtt or c~tioeno 0r thlo State, as providedheroin. **Zt** shall **make** a 

### l tudy of th0 OaUOOO OBd p~YWtiOB Or infOOtiOnOf OOotagi0w **di00a000** aireating the live0 or 

## 0itio0w nlthln this Stoto oml exaept l o othmwloe provided In thlo shaptsr oh611 **&arm** Ulmotlon **and** oontral of all &otter8 of qwrontiao rygulotloaoand onrorooaoatand ohol2 bore fall power and authority to prevent the l ntronoo o? luoh dIooaooo ?rtm point8without tha Soto, and oholl have dlrootlonand oontml 

### over l anltory on4 quorontinesoooureo for dealingwith all CIo~ooo within the Sata and to aupprooo or&o mid 

### provoat their 

### l proad.

The 

### prooldosit

oi the **board** cboll. hove charge of aad otqmrlatond the admlaiotntlon **of** all **neattore** .partaining to State **paarea** tiao.* Uador the heading bf Ealataaonor lnd Elomllanrouo the Om.eralrpproprlation Bill (smite Bill 80. 467, **Aot8** tha 46th iegfolaturo) **for** the stat8 Board and Departrcoat Boalthwe 

### rind the rOii03fiagr ~kcalatoaanae

aad uiocolloaeouo For thoBor8 **md5.q** August Sl, **P1ugwt** 81, 1940 1841 1. zxtspliea

and equtpont ror salaria I-ropocotlcm to bo used In oooperatfoawith the stat0 

## 50tm0f c0ar0i 

## r0r trsatmentof the lmaao.

. . .$ l,Q65.00 8 l,OW.OO
E. sup~liro ror Indexing Birth and Death CsrtifIeat6caad contlngoncieo to be aapplemental by Xorko ProgreosAd+, miol5tratiMi In the ammnt 

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1s.Root on Tabulhtiag ::aohlne

. . traveling ~xperi~~ea, mtiro i?epartiaont

. . . .>. . . . . . . Fostage
. . . . . . . . . . .. :.urttp

gone . . . , . . . . . . support,mdmmano~ 

### ana artra P;elpfor Laboratory, 1108alary to srosed 3100.00 9ermonth and fator mklng and dlstrlbutlng Tor018, typhoid Yaoalne andantlrabim Vsooino

. . . . . . . . 14.Y50.00 rrint:n(b

. . . . . . . . . . . orriot :xq~Uea and xqu~ipuent, Pela9hoae. Tole@aph, treight, cartage,xxpresa, Box Rent and Contingwloior.

. . . . . . . . 5aer~ Fiopalr,

fmIerp1 Plant

. . . . . . . . . . . . 3~s a~4 %b8oriptions

. . . . Educ~tloual,~*&luel, t*uclor;l, 

### Janitor

**and** Oenor81 Cpenting .'rU99liO%. l . . . . l . . . . . ::ar;plea

colhoted by Food ancl xug xnepeotor*.
. . . . . . . mxpsnees for csollratlng and aammbllng suah teohnioal iafcirmk tion a6 la esl8ontial to the oontrol of saltwater gollutioa atfaotlng the AngeliAn,Neofaer and ;SabFns Fivsrs.
. . . . _.~ . . a~ :- **2,%30.00**

**s,wo.oo**

**aoo.00** 800.00

E.S.00

300 .oo

s,000.00 **3 E,600.00** 

1,500.00
27,080.oo 5,500.QO 100.00

14,950l

oo &,500.00



# I**Ronorablo** Goor

In the **gelleial ridor**  **of the**  **oenaral Approprla**  tfon Bill, under the heading *Tra~4ll~gXx945404w,w8 ?l~d the last pragra9h o? S4ctIoA 3, proriding:

%o monsp her4i.A appropriated shall ltor be e&ant to Ppy **th4** traveling lxp oA888 of an7 Stats 41nplo744

to 4~7 t794 of oomratlon wlthiA this St4t4 pr without th8 Stat8." SubdirIQion(j)under th8 841114 headlng of *TraveliBg Expe54.e", **provide4 a4**  r0iionr;

“Bxaept a8 Oth4Nl88 4pmlfIA4ll7 8xempt08, the prorIaio~# of this Aot ah411 al40 apply to Npartraent h44d8 **aAd iwmbera**  of Cofw4I8410n8."

‘se quote from our opinion Ro. O-1198, written bjr BoAOrabl4 R. W. Fairchild, **A84iStMt AttOrA67**  **OlAerti,** dirooted ta RoAOrabl4 Clifford 3. JOA44, FF44id4At,%X44 T8OhnOloglO41C0114g0, **LUbboOk,** Tour, ae iollmn~

"fn d4t4ml~ing whot&r rsImbtm44rmatm47 be 5lAd4for tr4vo11n$ expa4e4 IA 4A7 event, it **mU8t b4**  ~OO~AiZiOd tht **I)0** ~iJXbtU4OSl4flt IEefb4 had unl.84 th8 9urpo40 of the trl9 opoa whleh ruoh erpekkm.8

wore iA0Wr.d -8 the aooom9llrhment or *Stato*a

### bu8ine88.**’** -*State*8buaInoOas,* 48 **relaks** to the authorit of **a** 64prtmnt to inour travoliagoxpan404 to be paid by the **8tato, 8sems**  to tll to **4Icbpdy at**  **14aot** th4 followlag ele&oAtrr -1.A r448emablo. **8ub8t8&ial,** and **dirvot** relation betwosn the bruin448 to b8 truurOt46 011 th6 trip and th0 Mt3O~JiiiUhM5t Of th0 **fUB8tiOB4** 0r gorfmuuentoAtrwt4d ta tho **particular** deprt**merit.** -3. R rea8onabl4,substacItia1, and Ulnct r4latioAshipbbtW4OA the slsthod b7 whlsh th8 gartlcular bu8in484 Is intended to aooonpli8h th4 function oi Owerrm&nt entru4tsd to the dopart&ant,ant?the powers &Fant%d the Q49amt br law for the eoooaplI8hmontof sluoh fu5ction4.n
E:aquote iMpp OpiAiOBWO. O-1737, WrittOA b7 ROAArabls I. 7;.Bairahlld, Weeiatant **Attome** $oA4r41,aMre448d to tBs stats nepsrtment of Muoation, Awtln, Texa4,

### as fol10w4:FZnorabls 

### tiorge%:. Cox, **page** 7

Vbvlousip It oould not have been Intended by the Legislature that the restrlatlonagainst PyiAg treive11ng

ex~enaee to ooavcntions4hou1e apply to authorize6meetings called by at;enciee cif**gcvornmmt** for the purpose of accorapllahlng ths fUAOtiOA4 Of ~Overn&iOAL i.U$OS8d

UpOA **thW.** To apply suoh a coA4truotioAwould be to impute to tho Legislature the Intent to paralyzeby indirection the admIAistr4tioA **of** thevery 4??4iX0 of goverAzeAt for whfoh appropriations**were a4d4**  at length 

### In "anate Bill 4%Z7 of the 46th Legislature. ;fe

are impelled, therefore, to the con**clu5lon** that the LeglSlature **used** the **word** '*uonventiQA' ln its oopeaial or **poptiaC,** rather than lt~ **brcmd,** 4IgAIfIcanos,oo~vsyi5g the 1408, generally, **of** a 8mrttIAg of membors or delegates or 4 private org8nlutfon, party, olub, soolety, or the like, for the ao8omplIshmoAtof 4~18 eom- &OA object."
**You st4te**  In **your lstters**  of 

### inquirythat 

### the an17 4xp4544 loaurred by the State Dep8rtmentof Realth wotid be the trrveling l **x9ons44** of the personnelof the zop8rtiont **engaged in**  and flrtlalpting IA conduotlng theso schools. icebelieve that the purposesor the trip8 **abave** fh0KitiOA.d

and the oondwting 

### of 44id 40hoo14 whenb7 suoh l x~4n444 ue inourr4d would b4 ths aooompllshmsnt of *,3tat4*8 business". Futhermre, a reaSon8ble, substantial,and dlreot relation 4xist4 bstwwn the busInes4 to be **traAsa0tad** on these tripe and the seoomplIshmentof the fnnotlonr. of **~or4rzamnt entrust46**  to your partloulsr departtwnt.

Therefore, 704 **are** ratapeotfully adrisod that it la the opinion of **this** dspartoont that your question as presented in your letter of February 15, 1940, and a Sl.mI14r pueStloApre4onWd in 

### your letter of Februclry 16, 1940, **must** he answered ln tho affirmative.

frU8ti5@ that the foregoing fully e5mwer4 your Inquiry,we remain

ApPROVEj?~~ 27, 1940