**OFFICE OF**  **THE ATTORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS AUSTIN** 

mnorable T. J. CroveI Secretwy ~&xn8state Eaard of c?aicai Rxalsin6rs glU-X3-30 T6Xat)9:ak B&ldlag C~llas, Texas

**Denr Slrr**  OpLnloa No. 

### Q-6638 Ret LimLtatfioas o State tid o

captioned natter has been re **quote~frcm your**  **letter as**  **fo**

r IEworable T. J. Cmve,

“I ‘wrote the the fuads dcrlved draft of the **RsEiStPntiOn** Act, fron which are p~cvldsd b3 the

- __ re&;istered pb3sicmna of ’ ‘i’exao for the purpxe of eriforcenent of it; end althsqh the provisions of the Act pPwlde the b3tard c&g Spur! up to the last penny in the fund SQPthe purpmes mentianed th&ein, but no E&xsfir.11 ever bc mposcd on t&e funds of the atate ~Troasuror- collected for other purposes.

“The Etanegwas dognsitnd Mth the atate Treasurer, vouchers to be psmsed through the conptrollere office 0s a Ratter of safet3, to prevent it being used for; other than tho puz*r?oseof enfarcemoat of the lnw, the dl.anesinut5.an of infornsetim Inter&d to educate the public kc, and fDr this service the atato is paid between $300. to $509. a year.

‘k?lr?t::~Inou de,alm to have 3our opinion on ts what EPBtho Llmitatfons of the bwerd*s use of this fune, nov around $?O,CLQ., IS not for the **aCtU8l 3~1~3**  **WxB%x! in**  **COnQectisn With**  the ~roaecution of fla@ant vlnlatlons of the Act? Ths Act itnolf defLuea the linit ‘as the **last** cent **la the**  fund, but mawarraats 8llBll be &sua on other funds oi the stats to coapensate for a daffcioncg of ths reglstrsCFon fund.

“3&x I have soxtmtroublesons cases mw on hand, 1’31 thank 3ou for an early and a definite opltion on thta matter.”
&tlcle &&YEla, **Vtwnoa ’** **a** Annotated Civil Statutes, rc~ds 1.npurt IASfwllwirra:Board oi”%edical, ExamInex3, on OFbnfo~e tb.e let clay ofl Januatiy, 

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. 1433, and tharmftm to reg.. ister In like mailpePtmnuzllg, on or hsfore the 1st d&yof Jmuary of each succeedfug ~enr. Each pclrson 60re.giateri~- with the Tczas State Board 3f Hecxcal Sxqxinars ahell pay, in ccmlectiorl with each annual rcgistratton madfor the iwceipt heroInafter provided for, R fee of Two 

### (,c3,ooj I?ollara, whltchfee &all accompany the epplm3eion of ovorp suoh pcraon fm such reg2stration. Swh paymat shall be tmde to the Texas State Board of He&m%1 Examiners. Every person 86 ret;istering ohall ffle with tht~Texas State Bard of EedlcaL Exan;inera a written application for annl;al rngistration, setting forth his full nfine, tP0a&p, his FOst Office etidress, his place of residence, tb* courity or counties in which hle certificate eutltll&q hln to prectice medicine has been m&stared, and the place or pieces where he is aafjetpxl inthe practice of ae&icice, 811~611 8s the 6ch~b01of aedioine to which he professes to belong RUdthe nmber and de0 of hi5 lic5nas certiricate.

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1,500.CO b ~,?OO.OQ ?,200.?3 ~,2PO..W
fioo.00gonclrrabla2. J. Crow, wge 

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%ur attaatS.oa Is directad to t&i feet that the Conm.tutl5n of the State of Texas **prohibits** rncrnsy bsia;; withdrawn mm the Tmrau~g of the Bate except pursuant to appropriatioa artBeby the Leglalature, and further p~2v1des that no ap propriQtLon E&all be t&k3 for &lotl@?r par-lad tbwl tw3years. Corlstftutioa, AlMcle TTIISF, Soctfotl 6. Wdm these ~GPiSiOtiS, it foll.~W~ that Wl-em the Lep;fslature haa failed QI'refused to ay>propH.ate mm8gs for c?xpendfture for psrrticular purgosei, the accounting offiaes of this State have no authority to lasoa WQrrQats upoe the !Freasurf In 

### papaeat of expendituxvxt oade for such gnrposes~" ~;y
depertmeatIa viow of the fOF8sOiap;,~it la the 0pLaioa of thfs

that the Texas State I3oard of Eedical Examtners can only r;rakesuch expeudltwes out of the %edical i?ei?istrfittloa Fund' aa provided for by tbc &bove metrtioned amropristion bill. the ~.~glrlnture did not &%ksan QmPOPrietlO~ for the papsat of tha 0xp8naitwea tmatiotmd in your recweat, andtherefore tit is our opinion that the Texss State Board of Pealc~l ~?,xnniwrs 5.3riot eutbocieed to py for $%otootctLc ~opioa of doauaetxtnr-$ evfdcncet witntps3fees, Olld0tbe.P8XPenseaof a eQ?dilQr tmNre*