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

*norable ild.

#. Cbnmbero, Chairman :Ieyenus

and TarnLion Coznittes FUSS of iiepresentatlrar tosty-ninthLegirlature kuetin,TaXAs

Fund, and it belaw, aridtlw General
**uo Pun4**  **raaoM8 tha**  **de** lnt,wouldit be r0r the Stats 1.r of Publlo AOt0 iO8uO a6ri0it 

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### opinion**ruque0t**

**ama in** **view of** 
**u, understand**  **you deriro**  **an** opinion

~IPtllG Lefi$slat.ure, by a row-firm8 rote of the tots1 rnembershlp of each House, passes an epproprlatlon bill, rnrrklag an approprfatlonrrom the General kevenue iQnc¶, and it **beoobtda a**  law, and th6 General fierenue **Fund** r6rohre tkmbefioit point, would it **be porrlbie**  for t&m**State** Com9troller to tame vwrrants coverlag, the appropriation?e.

*Should an e?prcprIatIon bill be passed by a four-riftbe ;najorIty o? eeoh **,Houae,** would suoh a vote be evidence than Aneaargenoy AuAn lmperatlre nroeealty exietea:’

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**nShoula** the approprlution **by the**  IPglalAturo be **within** the Comptroiler*s **ratimfato** a8 tilea under oath with the Oovernor, and ir 

### It l uba~pwntl~ should develop that for some UnfOres6en oauao thelouroea of
**revonw** 8hou~a aiminlnh to the poIht that it w0uia not aeet tha a~proprlatIon, w0ua the aerioit thus oreateb be A la& obllg~tloa upon the StAte?v

Tha eourta hove never oonatruad the language In Seotlon 49s of krtIole 3, as adopt4 **by** the voton **at** the oleotlon held In Hovorobar 1949, and we ahall attempt to oonatrue 8a.aetogether with other asotiona ol the Constitution, particularly the ioliorlng l

motIon8:

“Se0. ars,

Art. 3. He bill aball have ths form oi a law, until **it** has bean **real** on **three** several daga In eaoh Heuse, and tree dlao~usalon ellow0a thereon; but in oases OS iqmmtlve pub110 naoeaalty (whIoh naoeaaity Wall ba **atsited** In n preamble or In the body of **the** bill.) four-fifths of tha Houaa, In whloh the bill mafbe porrding, may suajmnd this rule, th8 ye@8 and nays bein@ taken on the question oi auspenaion, and entered upon the ~Olml418."

“Soa. 39, Art. );. Holew psaaed by the LagIslature, eXoept the general aQpropriAtiOa Pot, ahall take ofieot or go into for00 uhtll nloety day8after the AdjOurrrPIInt

of the session at whioh it was l hAoted, unless In owe of an emorgenoy, which emergenor must be Arpreeaed In u preaablr or in the body of the act, the Legislature ah~ll, by a vote of two-thirds of all the nmzberaalooted to each house, otherwIse direct; said vote to be taiiea by yeas aWi nuya, and sutered upon the JoarIluls. ”

### *tiea. 49a,at. 3. It aball be the duty of the ~m~troller 0r Pub110 ncomnta in crAmmoeor Ohoh ii+ **gular** seoslon **of** the Ls$ialr*ture to **prsparo** and**sub&t** to t&e Governor and to the LegialatUre upon Ita convenia 

### a atatewnt underoath skiowing ruliy the tinanoial 8onAItlon **of the**  State **Treasury** 

### atthe OlOae **of tbo**  last flsoelpsclod end an l atlncrte of the probable 

### neelpta und dIabUr6emntr for the 

### then ourrent rlaoal par. TJ bi her 8hAl.l 18o bo oontrined n as d 8tctteiuent en 

### to zed eat 

### at0of the 

### ant10 pate revenue **baaed** 1 4 oa the laws then Laafieot thet will be 

### rooelredbf end fop the ritete from all aoero~a 

### l howlng tha fund scootit to **be aradited**  **during the**  

### l uooeeding **blonnium** end maid atetosent ahell oontela l ueh other Informetlm **0.1 may**  **be** mpulr@3 **by** law. **Supph~ntSl 8tAbISSnt8**  **ahall** be aubnitted to any S9eolal **Searion** o? the kgl8- J.etere 

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### uoh othertlm88 a8 maybe aooeaaary to
**ahow** probable ohaap8e8, Vkor amI aftor Jutwry 1, 194S, l ava in tbr oaao OSemergency aa& lqetatlre pub110 aaoo8aIty and with 

### a four-fifth8 vote or the total aeaber8hip ef 

### eeoh Rouse, n0 

### l pproprletloa 

### laoxam of tha oeehendeatlolpate4 revenuo OS

### thefund8 from whloh 8uoh appreprlotloa la 

### to k pplde a&U be wia. Jma ana after JUUUU~1, 194b, no bill 

### oentalnia&an approprlntion shall be aoal 

### iaerea ampa800a or k 

### rantto tbaQorernarfor 

### oonaiaeration 

### untiland unloaa the 

### coaptrollar of 

### Publie~ooounta udoraea **his** OertIflObk therWIll 

### ShoWin thattha

### amcant appropxiatod 

### la wlthln the 

### amount l

### atlmtetlto 

### k atallablela the affeoted funas. Whenthe 

### Ccmrtroller find8 

### M &pproprli&lonblu exceed8t&m l atlamted. roteme 

### bo shall 

### andoraeauoh flndlng theraon uid return to th8


### mun Inyhlohastee

### orlgiaated. i&oh 

### inioroiatlan shell tn immdietely aadr knownte both tha **House** of Lcqrol antative8 end tke senate end 

### theneoesaery atop8 ahnll be takoa to bring 8U0hepproprlatlon to rlthln the rev*nue
, either by provldlng aAdItIona1 **revenue or**  reduo

### lnc, tin appropriabioa.

***For** the purpore ot ftzmnolng the 

### outatandl~ oblIg,tlona of the 5eneralhe?enUe FuOdO? the state and 91AOlZ@ It8 **eurreot** ao6ounta **on** a oerrh **baaia** the **tigial&tura** OS **the jtrte**  Of fOXa **is hermby**  AUthOrisOd to 

### providefor the 

### Iasuanoe,SAh, and retlrentent ot

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o4rial **bonds,** equal in prinGlp41 to t!-ie 

### totaloutetanding, vdia, and 62pr0vaa oblig.,tiono owing by 64ia **fund** on &.j&r&ibar 1, 1943, provided o:ioh Sondo ohall 

### notarawintereot in oroose of two (g&j per oent ;ler OMUPL and shall suituro within twenty (eo) year8 from date. ;idopted elootlon Hot. 3, 194Z."

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Your queotion No. 1 lo 

### aaoworedintheaiilrn~tivo if in S;rat an emergency 

### an6on Imp4rative public neoo441ty exioto. 

### TM language 

### in Sootion49o, hrtiolo 8 io **olerr that**  

### In **oaoeo of**  mrgeaoy and tip4ratIvo pub110 neoaoolty the Legiolaturo maay, **br 4**  four-flit~vote OSthe t0tal a4mberohip st eaoh H0uo0, **paa8** 4n appSOPrlatiOn In 4xo4oo OS 4ooh and antlolpated revenue.



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Yieare of the opinion that a four-flftho 

### votewould not bo **4vId4no4** that an emrgeney and 4n iap4ratIve pub118 **n4440-** 

### oity4rht46. 

### Sootion98,Artlolo5 6~10 withths **qu40tiion OS**  

### “irpoxatlve

publlonooeooItyain 

### l uopendlna tha rule **r4puIrIng** blllo-to k reed on three **oeteral** dnyo, and thlo 

### motion provider 

### thatthlo neoeaolty ohall k l tnted In 4 preamble or **in** th4 body Of the bill. 5eotion 30, Wt1cl.o 3 de@18 with th4 queotloa 

### or *4a4r6enoyn In **prOVidill(l** for th4 time 

### 8t whtah 4 bill oh411 take OISeot, and thio oootion otateo thot an l ~tgenoy **auot** be **4x** Preooml in o proa&blo or In the body of the Aot. It io true **that** DL)suoh require*& IO OontaIuod 

### InSootIon 49a, but **we** think, ln **view** 

### oi the **above** MntiOAtld oeotiono OStlu OonItltution, ths l

air glan **would** be to 

### state the emargsna~ andlaperative **publi4** neoesolty either In the preemblo or In the **body** of the bill.**3.**

**Your** third pueotion lo aneweraa in th4 arflrnmtive. 1f the Comptroller** eatbaste 4Qowotk;it the oa4h and anticipated

**revonuea** ~4 eufflolsnt to oovar th4 appropriation ena it later dvpslopo that the **oouroeo of**  **revenue, for**  **80a8** untorroesn **04~04,** m dImInished to the point that o.~am would not ar4t **the** appropriation, the appropriation would k valid and a 14~x11obligation of the State.

C. **F.** Diboon Aoriotant