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OFFICE OFTHEAIl-ORNEY GENERALOFTEXAg 

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riioa or thir amstated ha8 b4aa 

tatloo maa 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 

~mponiro has 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 w41e worka6 out with .A. 6: M. Coll#& for holdin@ tha 
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sahool at their Institution. The State Cepartsent oi Vocational Eduoatlon was also invited 

into the pfature to assist with the instructlonal k3ork. 

*The aoxt sahool sponsored by 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 in watar 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, coaSulatlon axgdrlbnoaa, iron rhmoval,0aonMAon of vmtar, 

various sewage problms, laboratory praotioes 

l a a writteh l x&&lation. 

*This mss method of taking the Stats Board 

of Health sanitation and health proteatlon progxwm to the rater works and. sowage works fntarnity or this State is, as we latsrpret it, In 

lfn8 with ths dutfl sr 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 

qualified men seleotod who are specfalists Fn 

their line. Ths sttauhe4 prq,ram oo~ers mars 

fully the variorrs saglss a? tks mter and ssvmgs 

instruction that 18 to bs off6re4. You ~111 

further not@ that the meals tor the attendaat8 

or students will ba aervod lo ths collegs mss 

Ball an4 Eomltory apa haa bean made avallable for the attenCants. All olauses will be 

held in the classroom of the college buildings 

and college laboratory. 

*?lnc~ sane question has arisen about oxpsnaes to conventions and 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 

00~001 OS oerrylag tax-ward thio progran or proventloa and spread 0r water-born0 Ulaoaoee 10 

1ogitImate. The only expense Incrirnd by the 

State Em~rtaent of lioolth I0 the travollIng 

OS~~MOS 0rthe peroonnol or the zeprrtient OXgaged 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 aotlvltioo of oertaia dlvIoIono or the Sltato Roalth 

Dop8rtmoat wore 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 Lwp utwnt l ttondliq thio 

sunbar a0 i.astruotoro aad otudoats ~111 bo allowd their oxponooo rcr thia purpooo. 

“For your frrrther lnformatian, there lo 

l n8lo~od 4 Pl-OgN af thI& Saninar rhloh io bo-. 

lag oonduotod JoIat&$ BJ the a. 3. Fublia Realth 

.2orvIao, Texas 9tak'~soard of 3oalth and the 

Dali- City RoUth r)sprrtmnt. Thr ~S~OOO of 

the 8asIn~r la to afford olty and oouaty beinlth 

orriolals, iaapooton and Etilk oupw~l~ro, a8 

~11 ao @t&or pormoao lntorootod In allk Oultatioa, an opportonlty to obtain Instruotions wlthout ooot or tu1tioa trsm oxperto in thlr pwtloliar rim. The pro@8ku a,rnn&ed. i# vary OPIPprehensive and 0111 oarmum all tho tImo allotted 

for holding the SmInar. Entortaimaeat foataroo 

ouch as are umall~ round at conveatlono an not 

jxovlded ior oithsr br raising noeossery flnanaos 

or tho allotment of tIm. Thio 18 otriotly a 

8ChOOl and in a0 OO~eO a oonvS!at~on~ 

*AS this Reafnar la ror tho 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~1ouo 
Honorable oo+rga ?p. Cox, Fw50 4 

dlooooa offectlag the livoo 0r eitlomo within 

tho Sot.', It IO believed that Artiolo 4419 of 

the Eevleed Civil ftatutoo Or 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 : 

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'The state Bcnrd 0r Eeolth elm11 have gonoral soporrIslon mind oontrol 0r all mottaro portalnlng to the healtt or c~tioeno 0r thlo State, 

as provided heroin. Zt shall make a l tudy of 

th0 OaUOOO OBd p~YWtiOB Or infOOtiOn Of 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 rygulotloao and onrorooaoat and ohol2 bore fall power and authority to prevent the l ntronoo o? l uoh dIooaooo 

?rtm point8 without tha Soto, and oholl have 

dlrootlon and oontml o vel r anltory on4 quorontine soooureo for dealing with all CIo~ooo within the Sata and to aupprooo or&o mid provoat 

their l pro a d. The prooldosit oi the board cboll. 

hove charge of aad otqmrlatond the admlaiotntlon of all neattore .partaining to State paareatiao.* 

Uador the heading bf Ealataaonor l nd Elomllanrouo 

the Om.eral rpproprlation Bill (smite Bill 80. 467, Aot8 

tha 46th iegfolaturo) for the stat8 Board and Departrcoat 

Boalth we 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 oooperatfoa with the 

stat0 50tm 0f c0ar0i r0r 

trsatment of the lmaao. . . .$ l,Q65.00 8 l,OW.OO 

E. sup~liro ror Indexing Birth 

and Death CsrtifIeat6c aad 

contlngoncieo to be aapplemental by Xorko Progreos Ad+, 

miol5tratiMi In the ammnt 

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Root on Tabulhtiag ::aohlne . . 

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

Fostage . . . . . . . . . . . . 

:.urttp gone . . . , . . . . . . 

support, mdmmano~ ana artra 

P;elp for Laboratory, 110 8alary 

to srosed 3100.00 9er month and 

fator mklng and dlstrlbutlng Tor018, typhoid Yaoalne and antlrabim 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 salt water gollutioa atfaotlng the AngeliAn, Neofaer and 

;SabFns F ivsrs. . . . . _ .~ . . 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 

14,950 l oo 

& ,500.00 

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Ronorablo Goor 

In the gelleial ridor of the oenaral Approprlatfon Bill, under the heading *Tra~4ll~g Xx945404w, w8 ?l~d 

the last pragra9h o? S4ctIoA 3, proriding: 

%o monsp her4i.A appropriated shall l tor 

be e&ant to Ppy th4 traveling l x p o A888 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 

T8OhnOloglO41 C0114g0, LUbboOk, Tour, ae iollmn~ 

"fn d4t4ml~ing whot&r rsImbtm44rmat m47 

be 5lAd4 for tr4vo11n$ expa4e4 IA 4A7 event, it 

mU8t b4 ~OO~AiZiOd tht I)0 ~iJXbtU4OSl4flt IEef b4 

had unl.84 th8 9urpo40 of the trl9 opoa whleh 

ruoh erpekkm.8 wore iA0Wr.d -8 the aooom9llrhment or *Stato*a bu8ine88.’ 

-*State*8 buaInoOas,* 48 relaks to the authorit of a 64prtmnt to inour travoliag oxpan404 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 gorfmuuent oAtrwt4d ta tho particular deprtmerit. 

-3. R rea8onabl4, substacItia1, and Ulnct 

r4latioAship bbtW4OA 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 eoooaplI8hmont of sluoh fu5ction4.n 

E:a quote iMpp OpiAiOB WO. 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 restrlatlon against 

PyiAg treive11ng ex~enaee to ooavcntions 4hou1e 

apply to authorize6 meetings 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 coA4truotioA would be to impute 

to tho Legislature the Intent to paralyze by indirection the admIAistr4tioA of the very 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 conclu5lon that the LeglSlature used the word '*uonvent iQA' 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 ao8omplIshmoAt of 4~18 eom- 

&OA object." 

You st4te In your lstters of inquiry that the 

an17 4xp4544 loaurred by the State Dep8rtment of Realth 

wotid be the trrveling l x9ons44 of the personnel of the 

zop8rtiont engaged in and flrtlalpting IA conduotlng theso 

schools. ice believe that the purposes or 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 seoomplIshment of 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 pueStloA pre4onWd 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