**OFFICE** 

### OF **THE ATTORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS** 

### AUSTINa&lni8tratlon of the Old AgO ASdStaQ6O CadSSlOn

remIs, ln part, as follous:

"cases are dlose4 on a ealeNar-lloath baas. This ma58 that au ceses re6elved UlMng the muthul.llbeclocredaadbecom6~l~tblst 

### 0rth fol&ndn6mo5th. roroxnuple: iillowm r6celve4 l5 the State Oftfoe dnrlng the lropthot WcgPbe?rouldk~Oatti~J~~L lhisq@lh teusucams;orl&wldmUl8tggUlt,arants lowered, gtents rals66, ad relnatawts.*

You lbrtsmr point out ln Joa letter that in ca5plla5eewith Seatlam W(a) of cl3 M 4%. oemral IAwa O? 

### t&S4th 

### b&B&ttU=., ThM seuio5, lsw, uhleh lte4u.tbol4A4pAsslsta5ae&u pu ~~r-a0ti0tiprtitik~ list ar roll of those 

### 05tltlM to assistance, with ths amoat to

### whicheachreoipleatls p~tlmtXuuptmll~~beabL,to~lydrPr

wouabrs orwarraatsforol4egefmslstermeboneyour letter &talm the tolloulm~ addS.tlonal stotecmntst

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Eon. TaleTlearry, by 29, 1939, Pag6 3



### %rt.lf~oetio5 of till plrsona 61’ **ib3.6** 

### to reoalve a6sl6tauue 1s madeou the firs OS

### each 3 th0 o&t&6 **366-O -6iOn**  **t0**"The Ii@slatxre shall 

### herethe power **by** 

### @nernl lcm to provldo, under 

### such lkalitotkms and rei?.trlOtiOM Md r6@datiWS RS lnaybe d66mod bgh~glila~8 axpedient, for old-age assist

5"yrmnt or 6CilIB not tc exoed Plf'teen 2dl.ers ( W) patrm~ntheaah to aotual bona rid6 citizens of Texa8 Who are wt~r the
or alxt 4 lY6 (03)years1 proYld6d that M hab -

Llf5e "f" ttlelcr 1 and no habitual drunkardwhile swh habitual drunkard, and no hmat-8 o? any State aupport&d lzu!titutian,whilesuohlnmate, 6hal1be eligfble for mob old-age auirt8noe; prmldsd further that th6 nqairrsof6 ior 10X&h Of tb@ 0f adWl r66id61¶66 in T~XM ibdll5OVWr be 1088 then rir, (5) p6rs auring the nine (9) yeem irwedMiely pm06ding 

### the egq4iOati~forold-ago a8sbitanoeendoo5tlnuouslyioro5e (11 par Jmttdlately preceding 6u6h ag@,loation.

+he L6gl6latma shall tteve the euthorfty to aooept’irixa the G0VQnt ot **the** U&t04 Stat08 suah flnenofal aid fo old-age **aa6istmme** as that cw6rn!eent "4; otternotin~ns~tanttiththe r6strhtfons eral5b6rora proYfdeQ."
IBtiler the authorit CC 

### swh axI6titutio55fproYl6105, the Legl6latur6 in CL pt6r496otth6G6n6ralml6 of the **Third** Callod Session of the 44th hgislatwt, ha8 oharged the St&e 3oard of Control 

### cautftutw tho Texq Cld ;@ -.SSit3kClO6 kRZlhiiO5 W'd the &IQ Of t3dUlbbtOl'- * t&6 Ou :*6 ,LS6k3tr;act3,.& ~OtiOIl 3 Of SOid h?t PX'Ovldes: The C0ml~slonnttygraatflaanoiala1d to My rumdy personwho la in neoessitous clroun

### stences provided such 

### psmoa.

. .”

Ssdl.05 4 of the Act proride f


### “III detenaialag

thee blltty of an ap li

### aentror m6lstawe uml8r A&, 

### it shall Lths duty Of th0 cOld66155 to OOMi&OP Md tab f5tO aoaouut all tsata axid 

### O~FCUBU~AUSO~

~UXTOUB ttul appllannt in01 his 6aralng 

### cepeolty s opportunity to eupport mother souro~, **and** it fmn all 

### thenot.6 and ofrotsMtames th6 applicant do66 

### not l p peer %Ob i?i

s MOdY

axid 56o666itotu 6omlltLo5, ad6tanoe 6hell b6 dale&Eon. Tom ikBerry,Nay 29, 1939, Page 5

In oelculatlng inooma and resouroas of the applicant, the O0mi6slon shall take into aocount all money r6aeirad by girt, devise
or u6soent.~
seotion 7 or the Aot, in part, provides as follows:
?rh6ocmml8slm6hallhatorullQ6w6ralld aut$orlty to provide l aohmethod of looal adrinlstratlon fm 

### the.tarlous oountles and dirtrlots oi Ssxaa a8 lt doom6#viaable * * **
8eotlon ll(b) of th6 Aat or6atee end eslabflsh68 a apoolal fund of the Traamry off-%tm State of Taxas to be k61t .%yth6 State Treaaur6r 8e*at6 and apart .frcmall ot 

### or funds to b6.hlnm.a~ th6 .pxae' Old A@ 466j.6$ana6 Fund*, for,$h6 pprpowe oi paylng,thq ala and~h66lafb6nue provided for I5 the Aob.

S6OtlC5 U! Of the **AOt** 6uth0~1%66'th6 

### Comab~lon to woaml~ata and wtabllah 6uoh sg&w and ra&ulatioas .a&pay be n606Saarf imMdiate4 td i6ke grants of ,a66iatenoe ta auoh of there p6raona l cmay be,,eligible **under** tba pro- 

### ~1810~ of thi6 

### Aot.

SemtlonW(a) of the **Aot** provldee as'follows:

"All old age **aMl6tenoo** banailta provldsd'for -under fhs fsrms of thi6 **Aot** 6&11 **b6** paid by vowh6r8
or warrant6 drawn **by** %he Stak Oomptro&l.ercm the Texae Old Age Aaslwime Rut@ ior.,the .wpoae.oi permitting the Stat6 Oomptmllsr proptrr Pytg draw and lssw suoh roueh6rn or warrantl, the Texss.~Old Age Asslstanoe oommls~lon shall rtmm the camptroller with 

### a listor roll 

### of thoss 

### entitled to assistanoe from tiraeto t&ne, together with the amount to.whloh eaoh rselplsnt la entitled. When suoh vouohers or warrants have bsen dram, they shall be d6liV6r6d to the Exeoutive Direotor Of the Texas Old Age Asslsfanoe Oommlssion, who in turn shall supervise th6 dellmry of the smns $0. the psrsons entitled th6ret0."T% ~eriexl 2F~lYO?rl:;tiOr. .~.ct or tlii:

.;.;;tkiLC&:sLsturo, Ti6gularSession, prarldes, In part, 28 follows:

"AU lncanm to the Term Old A@ ;aiist.ancs Fund, toðer rith any bolaees on hand at tk end of n pdOr ifsaal year, are hereby npprogriatod for eaab of the iisonl ymrs tuxU.tx&&ust 2.1, 193& Gad iewt 31, 1939, to the Texas Old :A@ Assbtarme Coznlasion for aid and assistmoe, and rorsalGaB5, equipmeat,suppliee,trarel,ipEinte~ n5a80 and ooat~at eapansea aew68as-y la the **ert%nstQa or**  **Gla and**  **in a-t8ru**  **all the**  'duties requtredof said Camissianb tM Old&a Jlssmo IAWS, **and r0r**  pilytmntob Lt crest bear- &.I& okllents, togpther WI* lnterast tbtrean, outstturdiag

an iqwst 3l, 1937, that were lasuad

. a.&nst ttieTerns 2ld .Qe ~~sistanoe Fund under

tlve experums for35 yearsLllnew3reixceed tire -parcon: of tbs totaI amcat expended ror Old *e waistmae .*
Stamarixinpthe at+o~%oonstltutlonnl prcnisions and statutes, w3 rlatlthat the ~ml6titution 6 ressly OIapowers t-halis&lctura to pxmlde for old w ass 75 tanoe uader smh lludtationm restrictions and rwtitions zs tho Le&lature deem modetent. In 00nr0dty w:tlisuch constitutioiml grant or power, the Uglslnture hzs heretofore provided by the Statute above quoted fmz?~,for the crants ot old e@ assl5tance to T%rwns enunmated by the kc%. TIieLt@lature, axmg other things, has expressly cuthorlzed ulnaeqmvered the 3tate %oard of Cantrol aatln& .M the cld &e i.~sistm%.zo Cammission to adnlntater the Old .;es Adstance Act. In odral.niotering

such .;ot,the Coanisslon in ex;lresslynuthorized to m&e lmestlg&kns und flndln@~ m to the el iblllty of appllacuttafor ;)6nsions,ati the ,ct aets up deta ed stanYl dards andre@iraPan~s~sti~s~eotto personswho shall qmllfy for old Tf! Suohstandardsa~~d~~~e- -ta beiw fulf **ed b3**  **thrs a&eaZt** **’ t,**  **tit3 ~UW** **oXp88Sly** author&we **the** Codsion **to** craat **finanaial** aid to **any such**  applicant, and ap-roprlations are xade iron ths I.naonsof the mate for ouch purpoe.Hon. Tan zmerly, my 29, 1939, r-age 7

Iaordar teeuldethe Cmptrolle~ lalssulag' wilrrRnt5 to puytbggrt~~&S midebythe C0?88i8610xi, th ~egiet~ prcniw tht the C~~SS~OE 

### rro*tw to tbis ehould fuinlahthe bxoptrollerwith a list or,roll oftl7oae ef&itled to aaaistanoe toe&her wfth tlm 

### amount torhiohsaoh 

### reoipient isu&led.

the dat* OS 8aoh oertlflaatloa.

. Ian opinion, lt5.a olearthattheoalydiseretlonary **@iiar** &mated by **the** 

### hnstltutlaa**or** 

### the **Statutes** is the parer 

### @sated b the utatuta to the Ccmlssloato detsmbe the e blllty has %

bsen S lb& of spplloaats. *man such ell&



### 4 detienlned

by the comission,in the mna8r proVld@i f8r b~thestatuta,ead such detornlantlon ctf

61% the ikmmis#foa to the Coxptro iblllty has b8ea eertlllsd b

er, ao dlsaretlon ro6tr in lhs Cmptroller to refuse to fasuovarruU to the spocIff%U nei lent8 prorlded the amounts granted do not violate the raLlu&a WC

### press4 pmMed forin t&eStatute arrd

### theGon8tltutloa. 3s mLalsterful 

### actof lsoufag andde3.l~~ 

### tb warreats is allthatremalas to be dane by auy aiflolal of the State after suoh Qetemiaatlon 

### and oertifloetloa. A# to the ccnaptraller~s infmdstaryduty to perform a ndalrrtsria% aot, we I&htfoot 

### Y. tans, 140 3. x’

. 89.

72&s bolw arue, the cmolusion SJB laesoapable 

### that an arnendnienttothepesentlavrwhiohdose notbecam eiteatlre untllsl'ter June 1, 1934, 

### ssndrhi~haavrndnnatsim-

&e to receive assltanos dll ziot

### atfeat gpnta d old age 

### oh~cm tbr,

~uallficatloao

und

### standards

c#personaelfur~tanoe to ponoaa rho have 

### beenfouui end sartlflo4 by flu Caaaissfonto be 

### entitled to peasloaa oaadate prior to the etieotfrs date of 6uoh 

### .iusen&wnt..