OFFICEOFTHEATTORNEY GENERALOFTRXAS AUSTIN

Eonomblr K. Lee O'Dud.1 Ooramor of Teur XU+l, T.xAB

Wo ere plemmd to bar 91 lQ39 nhtlag to quot. fa aalit.

t is erttitod that #~9,%!46,000.00

Z&I I*ar will be roqulzud to maintain the
on progrim oa the 1~38~59 brrir for **the bimuthm**  boginning sopteaber 1, 19W, of whleh Qndlnli, or np.mMm6t~l~ #9,693,300.00, represent* the ap2roxlmate & m o u nt roqulred

l aoh of tha para o? the

---.---. -- -.--- .I.._._Honarsbls K. Lao O'X3uii.1,

m 5

blannium rro8 6kt0 iunds. B8tiratd Me- ~me r0r tb8 biamiu boginning Soptuber 1, lOSO, r o u nt a to l pprorlmata1.J

$l.l,575,000.00 f or l ach par or $23,180,000.00 for .the

biennl\lr.

l Houaa Bill No. 179 paaao6by tha Regular L*aaioa

of the Forty-sixth

Lwgfalatum mllooat*d l

pprorlmataly ~.z,%iO,oOo .Oo rnrr the old ago l

aalatanoo fun68 (luring tha lpprmlrat.8 **parlodoftha** fl8aal ST ending hu@lat 51, 1940, for the llquid8t f on of warrantsi8- / sued@or to Beptubir 1, 19S9. Tha alloo&,/ tioa OopzlT~a

tha fun4 of mvanllafar Old a&a l 8818tanae 4urlag tba firstpart of the aurnnt period,the mount ot which 18 maoaair~ to ulxltnia

tha progrr llnl*aB

the revoaueior tha oatin bionnlum aan 80 l quallrod

over tba l atlro two puB of t he l pproprlatlm.

-1 dll l

pproalate Jr#u opinion oa tha tollowiry quea 

### tiona t *(l) It la aontuplatod that l atimatea of monaa uader prosant laws wlth aeoosrary @orlodioal

nrlaloaa will hara **to** ba mde for **the aamnt**  pariod, whiah is the bfanaLu8 kglnalng Soptamber 1, lOSO, and afterIoduation oi the amount aeaessary to llqtidata old warrant8 ($B,SS0,6?16.30) tha balanaeshouldbe l pproxbaately **equally** **d.laoat*d** **br month8**  **to** maintain tha progr~ for the eurront bloaalum, Is uah a prooeduro lagal,and i.f

so, what' agencyof the Tuna govenuaent. is raqulrad to J
make suoh l

atlmntas of ro~onuo?
"(2) Aaaudng that iavutara 88~ **be** round **who**will agree to hold **ma-iatenst-baaring** old ago l

aai8taneo warrants, **without Uaaount,**  Imud under proper authority to old l

ge a#- slataa~.

naiplenta, by authorltr or thm 6tata Dapartmant of ZWbllalFel.fan, UT wah warrant.8 be issued at mf tka durlagthe aurnat twoyear parlod,**as nqulrod,**  **to** aury **out** the **pro** gram on the praaent bar18 poridod 8uahwar- J rants issuedto not 

## l xoaab the l

rallablm

epproprlatd rovonuaS or l aaiataaao

purposes for the durnnt blennluwHonorable 9. Km OIDsnlal,

Paga 5

a'(s) Aaauming that thara 'btluld b 8n seoumnlatkn of +alIUp:T iaauod outstandlly wursnta 

### l

tTobnury 1,194l,notoxaoe4l~ ttbs uaoolloata6



### l **ppmprlated ravenus**  r0r **tlr final**  **oaven mouths**  or **tha blenxlum,**  **would** #ah warmats, tier 

### l xlatlq lawa,be l **eharge w.alsat**  ap.gmprlatad old age osalntanaorevonuea Xo be l olleoted &ring t)w

r rlod **Fsbnrarr 1,**  1M.l. **to** A&gust **51,** 15U? Bevoauet a h a

l o ll a o t ed

udu 

### present

l a ws tar tha paled tm tebruarf 1, MU, to Aaipwt51, 1941, Is latimstad **to k**  

### l

**pprsri** rtelr ~6,UZ5,000.@0).
'(4) &atlas 44 oit3enate aill lo. 55 h8ownox tbe State Deputmat of PublieWeb iore Aatnau ss iallaus:

Wea. **U. ‘** **xr** at **0-7 the**  **f&at. &ads**  ue rd nailable **to pay**  **sll grants**  **or se**  o l x t e n a e

l a full

e s l u t h o r l xed

**la this**  **Act** und In Raise Bill lo. 8, **Asts Forty-,-iauth**  tl;lslatuo, Third kllsd 6oasIoa, said. **grants** shsllbo prorated ln 8etmrdan8e with raquiraeats of ths FsdaralSoaislkeuritJ Board, Ianofu as those grants ar0 aonaum6 ior iU 

### pwmant

otuhlah Ispsrt Fadarir Fuab
us ellaeated

br said Soolal&wrIty Board.
- The lS h o t o ft h l o notion o fth8 Act 4 qa e r e a tl r

mus tbe eonslderacl

ia tha latarpretatloa ai the rall4lty ot warrentsIssued, 8elnat 8ppraprlated revaauas **to tha**  **ssaist an00**  **tuad.** Thla saatlonsaamstomsnthst suahprorations

sad lbitatlona a8 are applied by tLs statute sra aontlngant upon the Foduel 8oolal &rurlty Bard~rlrst sppl
s s@ suah prorations and llaitstlons, snb us 1 -plied by tha I8 mstah.lna

state fus&a,la 

### not ta 5s epplld **by the**  **mato Dmpartmnt**  **of** Publlefolfue In their odminlstntfon.

l Xn this ~zuwatloa I uonld llh to ssk **If then**  Is **cay law**  **00 our**  **8tatutea roqulr~**  tha proratlm6

or **paymut.8 to**  rralpl~ts 0r ou **a@** l oistxaae **other t&~**  **the abam**  nation, **snd8hatl8** the peoper laterpretstlas orths l bao natlost.

Honorable

W. ke O*Dsn%s~,'Psgs 4

-0 to sa 

### l

xI ntl a 6

aondltlak

ia*lah
tlm is t b laeeaaaof the sltuatloa, I WI&~ 

### l pprealate

mu? s??ortto furnish Y tsar oplnlon

ou tL questlou abmltted as early sa posaIble.*

‘Ehe deternInatlon oi the 8wera.l quaationa l akad in fopr letteraee*saltatas s sare?ul

aonalderatlon

of tb aoaatltutisnal

prmlalon snd statutes sppllaabla

t&ruts.
Old &a A8slstaaoe la5lslatlon w a s l utlmrlsed

br aonstltutIomal

-m&meat m4optodat an l leatlon held August / 84, 1955,whlahasu appaus as &at&a 5lb, Artlale5, or the Tsxas Coastltutlon, ual meds, in part, as followar

?Tho &gIUature shallhavetheqprrr ~~[&l~~ ,"*~X~&~~~*- tlonras may be de-d by tlu Logidlatam 

### l rpedleat,

r0r aI& l

ga l sslataaaa

~4 rot
the pymatotuenot t o l raaeQFlftsaa Oollara.($lS)

per month sad to l

otualbona tide dtluns of Texas who ue over the qga or 8irtprin (65) years

. . .a

It IS to k roted that this soastltutlosalmadmnt Is on its raae neither Madstory aor 

### l

elf-euoutIag. It wrslr areatea as l

&dltlonal

lsoeptlon

to tb prohlbltlon

eoaWaed la Beation51 Art&ale5, sgelastthe granting o? publla moseys to lnditlduals, eta ., **and** to that extent,exJ ppda tha authority



### of ths Lsgfslature.
The ?lratl

naatmant

under this aoaatltutlonalsmandmat wae passed In 1955 by the SsaondCalled5e~lon o? the d4th Laglslature,

being ENBe Bill Ho. 86, Chapter473, **p.** 18S4, o? the laws or said Sessionor ths Legislature, whlah bill uaa entitled

the *Old &s Asslstanae AaI.* This Act areated

the Old Age Aaaistanae Cmuiaalom, set up the Standards sad rrthodaSOT Its speratloa and araated thm wTusa Old Age Aaalstanae

Tund" 88 8 apea

bl tuad in the Treaaurr out o? ublahall expanses o? l dmlnlatratloa

and bssarlt payawnta

to t&a nalpleats ot Old Age Aaalstxnce warn to ba paid. The pnaml plan and outlinefor tha l dmlnlatratlom sad paymentof Old Age Aaalstanaewhlah mna **oat** up br said House Bill to. tl) **is** still

saintshed **although** the Aot has boon twice amended.Boaarable W. Las OfDaniel, PSg8 5

Is Oatsber,

16S6, the 4 4 t h

Leglaleture

l t Its Third Calledksaloa smnded the Old A5a AaaIataaae Aat bl EOUH Bill **No. 8,**  Chapter 495, p. 1cO40, or the Oenoral aad Speolal Lake of aald saaaloa **by** daal~atlog #a StateBoard of Control sstb Old Aga Aaslataaee Camlrsloa mshlng-a **few** minor ohan@s Is the aUmiulstntfredetaIia o? the lot and proriding

ohlbus tu msasurea, the grooeeda et which wsrs mada payabletstha Old A&s AaaIstaaoe ?und.
The Old Age AaalotanoeAat w&a amended a third tlm br SanateBill PO. bd, l naate4by the Begular~aslon o? the 46th laglslature la 1959. This Act plaoeathe 

### aauInlatratloa

or 014 Age AsaIst6use under the apervI*loa OS the neulpereated KWpartunt o? Pub110Waltara. 5hat
uaa daalguakd as the aOld * Aaalatanae Funda Iu Eouae Bill Ho. 5 Is rde 8 dltlsIons? the Vsxaa PabllaWaltan

Only minor ahngea howwro l ra made In the genZ*aIaa a? sdmIalsterIag*Old A6e iaalstanae

saka tb rimd
out os whIah Oad Age Asalstanoe pymnts am &de. 6814 Smuts Bill lo. 56 la tha latestl nsotmsnt

of the Lsglalature oa the question of Old A68 Asslatanae snd Its prsrlalosssre therefore eontrolllag, but a studyand aapariaon 

### of the thraeActs above reterred to l.adlaatss that the ame gsneral

plas and purpoaa

was soughtto b e

l aoanpllahed.

**br** each OS the threeA&a. This bely 

### true, ua bsllere that it dll be helpfulto l xsmlnesnd aoaaldar thoseprsvlslons in each o? the three rota ublah relateto the Sundammtal question

aorrtalneb

i-a yourlettar, i.e.,mkathar warranta ray be Iasuedagainst mtloIpatad rsvenuea to ammo into tha Old &a Aasistanae Tuml uhen tharaare no moneys presently l rellable

ia **Said** Fund iOr the pa)lrant o? such rrrenta.

House Blll Ho. t6, 8hapter4TS, Acts 1955 44th Lsglalature,

Fieoond Calledf%aalon,in S&ion 9 .(bjthere0s provides. 1s part< And 

### ra the p

therew~a*~nb fund the sum 0f ~~.t% ::h

l ppropr l a t a mreatpfivo MllllasDallars **(#2b,ooo,ooo) or**  **so** moh tih8=0r **es** maybe meessa~, for the blemiluaendlng Septuboril, **1957.** aori6ea that 

### if the 

### iana la 

### i.nmrrIoi8nt to 

### pay all grants in. full, the urpb shallbe paid pro rata baesd on tJm maouutgrantedto eaoh nolplent.*

House Bill Xo. 5, ohapter495, Act 1936, 44th Leti*- lature, Third Called~eaalon, la Artlale1, Seotlon1, tbfl0tHonorable E. Lee O*Danlel, Page 6

prwldeo, la part:;

"

. In order that the needy 

### a-4 b; iand 

### for, it la aeaeaaary that tha Stats ha*0 **funds** aa had tomeet the aaarulngoblk~tioas th02-eh.

and in seotlan 11 **(bl theroot,**  provides:

t he r eî ~a *he r

l **by .**  aad for **tb pur**  appropriate

**go** ass set cmt **out of**  **such** tuna **the sum** 0s **8eran** MIllionDollars

%'~h~%s%~~%ra&$& p~ria84 tht ii the tuna la lawrfialent to pay sll grants in till, the mum mhall **be** paid. pro rate **baaed on**  tha **amount** granted **to** each reelploat .-

Senate Bill lo. 36, Acts 1939, 46th Lqlslaturs RegularSeaaioa,

provides

ln Seation

44 thereof:

gr l 

## t a n y tl m

State funds 

## l

ri not srallable

to pay sll yants of l aalstaasa in full as l

uthorlaod

in this bat and la HouseBill Ho. 8, Aotr 44th Lagialatum, TiArd CalledSaaalon, said grantsshall
!stef; orate4in aoaordano~ with raqulnmonts 8 Federal

6oalilEaourlty

Board,lnsoiaras those grantsare aonoerned for tha papumt of which ln part Federal Fund8
era sllooated

br said SocialEieaurlty Board.'

**It** la to be noted **that** the above **quoted** prorlalon ?raaHouse Bill ITo. 26 and the one quoted**trcaa** EousaBill Iso. 8 aro ldontloal.Vihlle the wording

**or** be0tlon44 0s SsnateBill Ho. 36 la somewhat ditrenat wa beliers t&t lts intentand siteatla tha sameas that of tba prorlaioss 0r the t

rlor two Acts. aatalla ?&at is the mmnlng or the wra

1s' in the phrase 'I? at any tW Stata ?nndSare not available

to pay all grantsof l aaIatanoo

la ?ull?" ;A&lablew Is de?laedin Webster’s Haw IntarnatlonalDlo1' &coad Edltlonas *st afspoaal~ aoceaalble

sr attalaab8s es tiaLDta arallable

thst day.-Bonorablo W. Lam O*Danlel,

Page T

A6 aptly 8takd b Mr. Jiaatloo BraQl of ths Au&tin Court of ClrllAppalr in & .oamoof Lawon v. B+r, t20 6. vi. eso:

*&tata~a will k lntorprotod mooord**lng to**  the popular **m8nlag amplo@,**  **ox** oapt dben uwd, In l t o a h nl o a l nnaa. In other word6 tho~.effaot -1l.l be dotorulaa4 ~~~~l:~4aad ordi~xy nmnlng ottha

"

.

**Thor0 oan**  **be** a0 quoatlon but that **tb plain**  **and** Ordinary YUling Of t& rol'd*~raflable" **rOfeS6** to 6WQthingmhloh la proaontly 6t h6nd and uauablo. 0 are unabio t ola c a po

t h o l oa6lnalon

that ln the p36ln 6

m? orbinary soanfngol the 16nguaga mod, maya whiohmay bo l xpaotod to l QI into 6 fund l lghteen month6 later 6n not l allablo fun d s l ooordlng

to tha popular

u6nlng of the rqrd w6vallable“,

Uo 6ka porauadea that the Legislature intonQe4a

in S6ctiOn44 Or Sen6t.0 Blll 190.

56, aa well am in the oorroa~ pondlng

provldona of the priorAota, l bore quoted,

to ln616t that tho 016 Ag6 Aaalatanoe Fu6d be l

d6Ulaterod on a wpay’aav yau go* baila.

5onatoBill S6 ftaslf 6ppropriat6a no mon.7. It misly naffln~ the Uloeetlon OS oertaintaxes to the 016 a g o l aafatanoe fund, aa labioatd by the followingprorl8ioa6 oi S. B. g6.

Soo. lib". ..Mlmonieatbnthavo hontdoro, or amy be, allocated, Sor the **pus@060 0Z**  oarrylng out the **provialoon6 o?**  Bouao Blll Ho. 8, Ch6ptor498, Aota OS the Third CslledSeaalon of the FartyfourthLeglalaturo, to the'Tox66

Old 3? A66ht6noo Fund ah&Ill, rraa the l

ssoo vo 6ate **of thla**  Act, be 6llw6tod to 6n6 plaoed In the Stat0 **Bopartmmnt** of Pub110 wolfam hka to b0 a1666 for the purp0606 for rhioh they **wera onatod**  or **~proprlatod.g**
ka. **Wa.** "Than la haroby oreatod in the Trauury OS the Etato OS 'IWua 6 rpolal fund to bo known a6 tho 'St6te Dopartmeat

of fPblla

Violtam

md', to be kept separate and apart Srca 611 otherHonorable W. Lao OIIknlol, Page 0

sunam by the Stat0 TrO88U.rOr. It 16 **pro-** +I604 that tho Loglalaturo, 

### autof any mozklea allacat to aald yund, uy opproprlatemma of **ronmy** m?flolant to pay the al4 an4 l

aalatanoo

to nady l

ltlr*na of **T;xaa** and rem the rradarlng of **othar** Ierdoea am provl4o4 Sor in this Aot. It is Surthor

provl406

tha, out 0r aald Fand, tho **Laglalaturo** may l pproprlata

**ronl~a** to p ti y AttrF

th8 purpoaoa

or l dmlnlator5.ag .

a aooordanoo

rith the l

boro allocation

or lnoome, tho Leglalattrrr

in bnato Bill ilo.

427,Ad6 &OSO,Regular Saaalonof tho 46th &glalaturo knan 86 tho Dapartmontal ApproprlatlaBill, awrogprlatd this lnocw o? the 014 Aga Aaalatanoo Fund ko tha Gtato Daputrnt of PublicphiSan la tho Sollouingllanguagor

*All inow'to the Toxa8 Old Ago A8- alatanoo

me4, a6 tranaromd to tL0 Stata Doportmnt o? publlaWoliue Tun4 by gonate Bill go. S6, **Aota,** 46th Laglalaturo,Rogulu &aalon, togother with any **baloataoa** .on hand at the on4 0S a prior flabal ymu, la horoby l

pproprlatod

Sor l aoh of 2iao.d yearsondingAaguat Sl, 1910,l nd **Aaguat** Sl, 1941, **to the**  **Stato** Dqmrtment oi Pub110 Wolfare

ror 014 ago l

aalatanoe

and ?or aal-arlea,

l qulpmant,

aup~llaa,tratal, mlntananco, and oontlngent l xpena*a

noe*aaary in the lrtonal6k of iald 014 l

ga mall a t a n co

a n d in l 4adnlatulngall tb 4utlaa raqulred

**of maid**  **Doparamnt by**  **the** 014 Age Aaalatamo Laws,

. . .*'

It ia,tobe noted that tho Logfalatuxw bore ma&o two wparato an4 dlatlnot appropriationa

"for laoh o? ilaoal yearsandlag **August** Sl, 1940 8n4 Au&tatSl, 194l.* By tbla language

th Loglalaturo

ma nhoatly lntan486

that only tbo lnoomeo? the fund l aoruing

durlngtho flaoalyear onding AugustSl, 1940, ahouldba l peat in thatyear. **Ignoring,** r0r themoment, tho *pay 86 you go* Cirrotlon or 6eotion 44, Swat0 Bill 56, theyvery tom6 oi this l pproprlatlon iorbS tho l

xpondltura

hrlag this Slaoal par of 10x-a thaa~ tho lnoaruo? Wa mar. wo do not lilah to imply that theHononble pi. Ue O*Danlel,

Page 9

Legislature

right **not** hare the pawer, under the Conatlt~tlon, to authorlxe

the expenditure

at any time of the antfoipatod lnooamoi tha fund 4urlng the ourront blond&m. Thlawar oxpreasly

authoriaed

by the Iagialaturo in Bouae Bill 199, Acts 1999 46th Leglaleturo, Peguler

Seaaloa, end aa we atated in our o&ion to yuu umler data of **Pobruary** 14, 1959, oplnlon Ho. O-315, this Aat ematlt~te4 a tall4 l xe r o l m

of legislativeauthority

uador the 4oolalona therslnrite&. Charles fiorlbner~a

6ona 1. &errs,

### tat 6. 8. 7228 Ilagealr. City of Waco, 89 Tax. 85, 8S 6. E. S22~ City 0s CorpusChrlatl v. ~oeaaner,

5e ~Tex.

46Z~ City of Wrrell t. Boaaatnt, 91 2.x. 970, 9 6. WC,

59s. We lro hero,harover, mot oonoeme4 with the oonatltutlonal lltitatlona

**upon** the power~of tho Leglalatwo to provldo

maus for tho papent of 014 mge l aalataaao. Our problu 16 to dotemlno what means the legislature hes provided, and what lhltatlona it &a **lmpoaad** upon tho State I)rmrtaont of,~Publlo.Xolfara

ti its dninlatratlon of the 014 Age Aaaiatanoa Fund. The ‘u3awara

to theme ueatlona

muat.befoundin the 90 plloablo

Loglalatlre

Aota. %I

o abovequotedprorlalona from Eouao Bill Ao. t6, EouaoBill Xo. 8 end particularly Section 44 of SenateBlll Eo. 86 oleuly inbiaato, wa bellere,

a oonl latent intentla on tho part of t&o Legislature that 014 ago l aalatanao ahellbe l 4mlnlatere4

on a 'pay a6 **you.goO ”**  basis. Thla oonolualon la ooaflrmedby the.raot that the Leglalature

Us 4oomedit neoaaaaryon two oo~aalona to pass emergenay

moaaurea ln the natureof oxpreaal xooptlona

to that

r neralpolley. lie refer to 3ouao Bl&l 87, Cheptor496, Acts 936, 44th Leglalature, Third Calle4Sessionend Eouae Bill 179, Acts 1939, 46th Imglalatun,Eiegular Boasion.

Eouae Bill No. 57 l

nthorlted

the'Texaa

014 Age Cammlaalon

to issue 'interest-bearing utiranta

ln 

### tin **total** uwunt of $3,000,000.00 *whenthe oaah balanaoof the moneys 4epo8ftid to the oredl$of add fun4 by tho St&o of Tax86 la l.n6ufflOlont

to pay in aaah tb Stato*a part of the pension requi.romenta.a

7 uee Bill Ilo.

179 l uthorlsod

the laauanoe

of Q 

### l dditlon~~l

9CO,COO.O0

worth of interest-bearing **wwarranta** laaue4 agalnatthe Texas Old Age Aaalatanoo Fund for the pament of 014 a g o l aslatanoobonefitswhen the oaah balanoe of the roneyo **to** the creditOr'ael4fund by $ke Stat0 of Texas la lamfflolent **to** pq the Statda part of the enalon requirement.*This **Aot** prtw1446 for the payrmnt0s t 060 E warrants

and other outatendlng warrants

nhiohhad been authorlxed

**by** House Bill 80. 87, and appropriates money therefOrHonorable W. L+e O*Denlel, Paga 10

out or the 014 Age Aaaiatanoe Lund uppm a l ohedulo of payments am met out in the **Aot** mhleh oxtended to September

10, 1940, 1. 0.. into the flaoal year ondlag August Sl, **MU.** This schedule

**of** peymnta **is** rooegnlred **in** the **LMpartmental** Appropriation Bill of 19939 (s. B. So. UT, **A&S** 46th Iaglabture) end themoney thornfor la a g a in l xpreaaly

mapproprlatedtherein. In the l baenueof the oxpreaa authority grantedit by tha'Legialatun by Eouae Bill 179, tho 014 Ago Aaafatanoo

Camfaaion would not havo~oen upouered to iasue thla $900,000.00 worth of warrants

when there was 

### not l urrlolont

ronoy in the fu~4 **to pay**  the8 **(under Soatiao**  **llb** of House Bill Yo. 8, quotedabove)nor couldlt.hare**pra** ride4 that a **put of**  mudh warrants should **be** paid oat of rev.- aura **to** looruo 4urlng the flacal yoear ending August Sl, lVU, thornbeing no appropriation thentar. The stat0Deputmnt of Pub110Nolfareis a onature OS the Iaglalaturo; It may oxoroiao

only ouoh ponra a6 the Legf*aturo **ham**dolo**gto4 to**  **it, an4**  It may upend only 8uohmoneys86 tho Leglalature ham appropriatad to **it.** PIaL; v. **~Flaloy,** .91 Tax. 4t4,44t.1.480,

Thi moaay appraprlated to the 8tato Dmputment of Public wolfan far old l gm ~aalatanoola not a l o r t a ln am but oonalata

of all the rovontml ooru$ng?rca oertalndoalg**nated** taxoar In tbla roapootthe l pproprbtld .I6ririlar **to~thrt of**  **t&e** Highway Dopartmnt. In aonatralag tho autSorlty

0s the ElghwayDopartmont to Fxpondthe money approprlatod

to it, the AustinCourtof CivilAppeals uid ia **Atklna v.**  **State El&way**  **Dopartmnt,** 201 6. V. g26:

% u o 18

l pp o o ud n g

f r aa o e r t a lottedand dopoal
uru to the ore4t nated am the %ta roneylntlm 8tat for the ourmaea **que** atloi -gt$q poaltedIn ma pu~oaea.w (Unda Bearinglm mind t 14atatutoa md gonoml prlnalplea heroinbefore 4laouaae4 wa a mll proaoodto.8 oonalderatlon Of tho ooforal

### 8pooiria .qpoatl ma aako4 la your lotter. mprlatod.all

0s the funds
a oouraea,

whloh,am ool- ,oU with tho StateTroaai ;0s a apeolel

fun4doalg14 Hi@may lNnd.* Ii0

othu **I** treasury **oan bo**  **touohed** Mtod In tho acts here in later'umun then that doma aan **b0** wea far maid :aoorlng

ours)

"(11 It la oontomplatod that l atlamtea of mvenue under proa8ntlaws with naomasary perlodloal

rorlalona

dll ham **to be**  aado **Sor** tho ourrent period, whioh la the **bloaairr**Honorable W. Lmo O*miel, Page 11

kglnnlng 6optamber 1, 1989, aad after QoQuatlanof tro mount mooaaary to 14uld**at0** 0ia warrantl (#t,tSO,tSt.SO) tha **bal** an00 8houlQ

be l pproxSmte1 loud.4 by montha to ulat ala equallyalfbrtho oprraat blonnium. Ia gbyg oodurolo@l,aablf so, what agonoyof tie Tuaagaonraamat Is nquIreQtomab ruoh l tl m a t o a

o f r o t o n u o?a

Ro hto boon mnablo to find any #tat&o whlohUrecta that l

otlrmtoa

of rowauoa mUoh may looruo to tlu 014 Age A#alaturoo

lrppd 8hall Lo mado. &.the oroat that the 6tato Boar4 of PpblloWolfam or the gxooutlro Dirootor of the Btato Dopartmat of Publio Wolhro.mhaUr4 &em-it l xpodlont

to make l

uah l atlmatoa,

olther purauautto tha nqulr8menta

or the ?oQoralSoalal&amr.ttyBoar4,artor*ay athor praper roaman,. wa would wppoar that ofther the Bal-/ iarobwdor the moutiva Dlredor ohldproplelymk~ moh oathatom dth the aid of the Carptroller, EtatoAu4Itor
or my other qu8lified Hat0 offloer.

It km boon Ieolared that **tlw** El&may Commlaalon 8aymake la t fm a t o a OS r o v o n u o a

t o l**oaruo** to tha hi&way fgnQ. lohuaom v. For~aoa, 85 8. W. (t) 1115, (Austin Wart of Clrll Appoala? at paga 1SSr

*lie standard

or nIterlon iar.oatlntIag thoa la pro8orlbe4by laws nor la them any oxproaa

Qoalgaatlfm

oi the atfl~lal, board or lgenoyto mko mc4i latlmato. St tharrforo follow8 aeooaaarlly that tho highway odaalon la reat4Qwith auoh authority ln the general

dlaohargo

of its Important Qutioa and that in tho loralao ot moh autho A ty it .A.+eatoQwith the Qlaorotlon of .~Qoptlng

ruoh teaaonablo

methods,at@- 8x46, an4 orIterla

86 In Its *a-at lr a o o u a d

a n dappropriato."
AEauulag that tho 8tato Bard of **Pub110** Wlfara or the lbxeoutlro

Dlroator

ham made 8uoh ratlade of ruturaroveau46 of the 014 Ag8 Aaaiatanoo Pun&, w uo unablr to a&roe with ~olv otatemant that the l**atlmatad** rovonuoalo? tha bll nniu a-oftor**Qe4uotlon** o f t hemount **aoooaaary** t o 

### li~iaato 014 warrants(#2,t3O,tS6.50) the balanooshould-boapproxlmakly equallylllooatodby montha toma+klu tholpragruHonorable W. Loo O*Dmiol, Pigo lS

for the ourrent

b10nmlcn.~ &ohapooodura roul4,r bollero, bo oontruy to the l ryroaaeQ

Intention

of Uo I#glalaturela tano~mtIodar8:

,(a) fr Ihomanthlyquota,oa 4etoalm4, l harld a t o n y

tl m bog r o a t o r t h a~t h r l ro4Itbalanoeti tb 014 Ago ~al~oo~,tbntho~lra~~rd~y~ authorlu t he l a a u a a e o o f w a rro nt a f a r m ob m a t h 1~ l x o o a s of auoh l

**ndlt** balaaoe

dtharrt

violating

the exproaaQlroatloa of Sootion**44 of**  **8onato Bill**  **190. bb**  to **prorato the**  grantsin o u o h laao. Seotloa4Q doer not ry that.vata ahall**be prorated**  IS mfflolont Sands m not antlolpate4 during the blonnlu. St mya, **‘ If**  **at** a ro a a t l vaIlablo

. . . **uid** grants **2ny the**  etato ruada prar*t04.* **The** ~lm$t;~~&~~ z~c bo~~~a~d -la looordFe40ra1'6oo181

Boourlty Bard’ oanonlym0utbatla~4o tlngt& l y a tworrthod of pmratlag, the Stata loud da **11 be**  gul4eQ **by the**  roqulronnta of tha Todoral

Baud, %aaofu am those&rentsuo ooacunod for tk paynntofwhiohinpart Sederal B'umla re allocated **by uld**  SoolalSoonrlty Bcmrd.a

must, therofure,

or mooaalty oontemplate that the total monthlygrants

whloh may **bo** rado oannotremainconstant frm **September** 1, 1959, to **August** Sl, lVU, Therefore, tohla-7 trlbuto the l

**atimatod** Ineaaeof tho ?und l twenty-four

monthly payments

wouldhot **be** &

ually among keeping

with the **pu** oaoa amnlfoatr4 **by** l onal4erlng

Soabo Bill So. 86 86 a who l
. Tp**Honorable W.**  **&o** O'Danl.1, ?a@ lS

-'(ICI Auud8g that irrutorr Bay k fow4whomlllagru toholdn~-imtoro8tb o a r & g

o l d l @ w8l~twoc umrruito,rlthout U8oaumt, loro4 underpapporauthority to old age ual~tuco roolplonta, by authcrltf etho 6tBto **DoputwlIt** 

### or **Fubllo** Iklfara,

uy auoh warrants

k lomod et any tlw 4urlagthe 

### l

rromttwo-parporiod,
w rcqulrd to aury mt thm programon th. prawnt booi.,poorldod suchwarrant8108uod do sot oxmod the available approprlotod

rove**mw for**  **uolataauo purpoaoo**  **for tie**  ourrent bl.nrirt' 

### I n l o~or(luco

with the gonoral

dlmussioa lm the flrot No. (1 ?- of thlo oplaloa **prd atr**  **wnor** to

, I u@wr thir (1lo8tlon lathe nogat

**r** quaotlon

J

vo. "(8) Aosrmin6

that th@n would ba an l oodtlon of talldlrlsmd amtstaab~ nrrmto at **Fobruary 1,**  MU, not 

### l xoo.dln( **tho unoollootod**  appropriated**rovonuo** for **the** flwl mown monthsottho blominm, wculd uoh morronto,



### u n d or l x l8tl ug

lawo, k l o huge 8galnot

8pproprl*t6&

old mge aoolataucc m~onuo8 to bo oolleotod eurl.n6

the

P rio4 hbrwrr 1, 194l,to August 81, MU? Fioronuo

to **b8** oollootod

twlcr **poent law8**  for the pub4 fro Fobruuy 1, 194l, to **Aug**
wt 81, 194l, lo l

atiaatod

to bo opproximatol~ ~4,w!5,ooo.601.' Validlyluwd.out~tan4lng warrant8at Fobruw 1, lOU, lo u l d

**Lo a**  **ohugo against**  appropriatedold ago lodmtan00 rcvonuoo

ror tha rwalndor of t&o 

### ri00aL par. For l oemploto

dloomo8lan

oi thl8 quootlon

wo nfer to our oplnion Xo. O-590 l

dd rcooo d

**to** Hoaorablo~E.

A. Llttla,datol April 1, 19339,

copy of,rZloh

oplmlon

w l nolow henslth. Co bolioro,

howdu, Sortho rWoon8 &roi.aabom 

### l tato4,that in order that mob a @ltuatlon right oome into 

### l

riotonco, it would~nqulm an sot of tho L8glolatPro **to** l uthorlso

the i o m a lioo

O f **warrant0** & II l

### x c u o 0 s r o n op l otuallJin tibo fbnd at 4ato of luuanoe.

"(4) Sootion44 of .&mto Bill No. 86 kn o w l tho 8hto Bmpartwnt of Ehbl'loMel**rue** ***ot read8**  l **8** r0u0wXonoroble 1. Xao 0~~101, 

### ~Yo 14

a r e n o tl r a ll a b l o

to #a~ all **gnats of**  **880** 8lotaao8 la full a0 l uthorlmd t thloAot **8d h**  **~0~80 JJ~U**  **NO. 8,**  **A0t0 mtpr00m**  Il&olmturo, Third **Called** f+oIon, rid :-at8 mhall be **momted** IB l ooorAnnoo rlth awc&remnto of tba **Fg4ua.l** Soala1 8ouurIt~ Boar&,Imufar 80 tbon mnto uo anouud 

### rae tb Q8ymllt



### or **dloh la**  **p8rt** F.&oral. z; ua l

lloeatmd by aala 6oolal SoourItT

.

~?Th O l rs00~ of this wotloa Bi %A. A8t l ppuuntlymut bo qoa8ldorod in the I&orprot8tlon

of tbo ralldlty of ruraata 18maOd, ~,.wtJProprIato~ roTojulao to tb eoolotThlo rotIoR napl.to man that auoh **~n&ian. ud**  lkiktlaaa 80 8x-u l ppliod **bJ She**  8tatute

**wm** ooatlagwat **upon** tlm **Fohral** Sodal 6ooorlty

Beard ilr8t8ppl~l8g aaoh

It roratloq and llmlt8tlon8, and until l

ppl1.d T then lm lutohhtng**8tato** fuabo, lo not to b 8ppllod**by** tho **Btato** Bqtartmqt of FublloVol. S8ro Ia tholr8dmlalotr8tlo8.
ìIa t h l a l onn00t10n I vogld iIk0 to aok if thorslo8ayl8woaour **8t8tutaonqulr** thmF~promtlon

of p8ymoato

to rooIpIonto

of i"f 0 a 86 ~osIok8oo other than tho **abovo wottoa,**  ~6 what is tho popor intorprstatloa of the **aboro** notlon?~

We aumot agroo dth forr ototomont

### that &aotlort 44 of &a&e Bill 190.86 goe~o 

### to moon that l uoh prorotlau **and** lImIt8tion8

8s uo 8ppU.d **bytlm** statute8rm wntlngent upoa the **Fo4oral** lSooIa1

Sooarlty

Board first 8,p~lyl.q l uoh prorrtlon88adllalt8tlom

. .." It lo our un4orotanUagthat **the Fodoral**  'Board

loao aot prorato

bomaflt

p8yaeato- itmea-01~ matahoodollarfor dollar, t&o boaetlt payments gsotldod **by the**  . a oror a l l totoo. & the l

T8Et 8 

### Stat., **beomuo** of lnmfiloleno~ of funds, 1s unableto per la ttill its WOW uourlty program, then tbr Fabral Boardprooorlbeo aortain ml08 Sa distributingthe 8T8llablo stata momy 8mow **the** 

### l ll&lblr noolplonto, aad tlW8tato 

### 18 roqulre6 to fol.Ia mob ml08 80 8 pronquloIto to obt8lw roda8al8I4. A8 horolabeforo

***tated,** it 18 mr oplnlon that Sootier 44 IO 19 l rprmo dlrrotlon

to the St&to &partmmt of FubllolFolfuoHoaonblo f. LH O'D8nkl, P8go I.5

t0 p r O r & tO

UU t8 O f

88 & w a -if

l t 08~ t b 8t E k

nîQí **8X-O** nOtl

TBi~blO t0 pOy8n QrntO Or 80OiOt4~i00 in rUU and in the munor oi applm tha proration, tba 8kto Do& 8hall bo guided **by** tho rulaaof tbr **Fodoml Bar4**  **in mmh**  

### OaOOB~

**r8 bOU**  **Of M**  **18W Oa**  **Gv OtBtUtoO**  

### l **’ WQUi.dl@**  tho l’&ia(c Of 

### ,B~OlBtB t0 TeOf~iO~tB

Of Old 8&8 8OOi.O~8OOproOther J thUi &Otia u Of4bOtO Bin x00. S6, l I 3O p t t & O 8O ~OOp oLtd in& &WOr181~ **oWltab¶od ia**  **m80 pill**  **t6 and**  **Botuo** Bill 6 uhioh **are** quotadtntb ?irotpartoftUo oplaloa.
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