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

opted Ralmta Ro8olu-

-alnth am&ate**0r**

ruPwaRt’to wah &rut* Ro8olutlon aad mtioo, ard ~mlout .hlt7wll rra tha oouartwr, th@ **8watolw** mat 1R th **but. ohmbar**  **on tha**  **8th da7**  **of satwary,**  **1946.** Aftar **a Quomm** **URI obtalaod,**  l raqw rt **mm ma6.**  **oi tin**  **Oovornor that** jioaor*bl. (km@ H. Shepprb, paBe 2

b penat to thea his aoPllIastioas for **vmrioum** off~ose **fillmd** br hW after ths sdjourmat of ths Iaglrlature in Juas 1945. fhereupoQthe group “stood et vesv” vat11 Jsaw7 21, **d46.**

**The ooveraor**  iailed to **present say**  **aon1ast1wr. p**  1 1 rt or hl r w0e.~

l ppoIatws vn s obt.1ae4 rrom t he kors t uJ 0 s8t s t e,

a Qa l a M attempted l

watin eeuIon, at **5845 ?.Y.**  **on ~aapul**  **2L 1946,**  the **name OS** **mm** sad chdrun of ths Texas uasmplo)wa f **knga urosler**  **es a**  **wmtmr** for the tom 0 0apsaut1oa Oalsrllnl the 4eontu7 3 irIQ& monmber 26, 1946 vss rojestsd, &ad

the 8eMt. h 8 pw&d fou vlth l wrtlfloats to 

### thlr sffsot. All othvr aens VSCSOOarIrmd.

Y6u~rdrIr uut **the** T8us uaomp107msat oovpsasstIoa comlssloa w7roll for **the** math of Jsnvsr7 he been prswatl d **to** you for **vursats** to Issue la payment thereof. This psyroll our108 ths a8ms of ths Oh4lmsa, 8srr7 Bsagp Crozlor, for thv fall monthof Jsauu7. You her, sakod the oplaloa OS thlr &opmtmat oa ths follovlag quoStIoas:

ths mtloa **bf the**  Esaati as sortlS1.d b7 ths 8eoretu7 oi the kastot **2.** Are JOU prohibited **by** law Sra aooeptlty t he wtloaof

the knete onI&. Or os l s rg s

l**ppolat** uat es v8lltl oa Ifs fmot UhIlo ths lnedlato quostloa proseated la this rswut is 

### vhather tha Oomptroller 18 required to lssus b VW

### rant inpepeat

of uu l ppolateo s

wlnr7, lt p0a.r tb ultint0 question 

### 0r th8 loylitt of th0 

### retilrg oi thi kastors lt whloh ths 

### l

gpa 1nt.o

vas rs wtod. nlld ths l olatss, bwirrg a Ii sash wstl~ -8 Ialegeli untlP uly qrulIiIu& holds his oiiloe

rsjsoted by ths 

### 8enste et 4 valid sssL&oa. If tlw wssloa vas mild, then t&n 

### l ppolatoe~s rojoatloa operato to moat* the ofiloe sad OS eouree no sslsr~ thuofor 18 suthOrI8ed. This wtlag or tha &Mtow vsa velld ualoss it Plslnly **ooatravvaes** ths Coastltutloa of ths 8tsto of lW88 lM 

### rerogalsiag that It VW l slnoore **attempt by**  **mhosma**

### ro**Pr*rmatmtlns** of the pooplo to dlsaharge th0l.r ooantltutloaslBonorsble Oeorge B. Sheppard, psge 3

duties, Its rslidltr her baea ooa8Idorod la the light of the Veu-SSttiS6 pmbOip~# VhiOh ~SVS gUld*d thr Courta la their gusrdisashlp of the orgsaio lsv.

P.uuouat of rush plaolples la thst the paver of the bgI@l.StWo of TuM, OS vhlsh ths Ssasto Is sa Iatagrsl psrt, la vIrtusll7 sbsoluto sad Is nstrlotod oa17 br express or aooesssrll~ Impllod prohibitions of thm Coastitutioa. It IS m8Id thSt thS dtSto OoastItutloa la Sa Iastrunat of rules sad msxlms In ssoordsaso vith vhIoh tha othorvlso absolute povrrs **0r soverui(prt7**  **must** ba l xeroiad. Psre~athrtloslly, it me7lw noted that the Coagress of the Wltod atstem 

### dlfrws in Its fUQOtlOQ from the Wiats LogIslAta?e Ia thst tha Fodersl Coimtltutloa Is oas of sas8orstod 

### povors.

Hoosuss of this broad 

### paver sad slso becsuw the Isgislrtao Is S brmwh OS tha Oovoramsat oo-ordinate vlth the judlolor~, the oourts vlll ladulgs the prasuaptioa thst ths kglslstum iatmadad no vlolstioa OS ths OoastItutIoa sad ~111 uphold l

ay oi Its rots 

### vhero thorn Is S teaSUS basis ror so doing. ml. tE Ssmptloa, hovovvr, Is aot ooaslaslve sad uhmana Aot **of** XagIslatvrS, or of either tbu &rut* or the Rouse oil Roprrssat8tlves, plaLal ooatravoaes the CoastItatIoa, there IS a 0ompmll1ag

### dut7 to ho Ia that Aot invalid. There is, then, **to** ooasIder this meotlag of the kastors In **tba** light of the portiaant provIslcas of the Ooa8tItutIaa of Texss.

**The** psople era roverslga aad In the l xe r ol a

of th0i.r labmoot powrti hsvs orutml S Oovvramsat saa dlvldwl the 

### pavers thonoi Into thme dlstlact dSpsrtmsat8, aSoh of vhloh 18 ooafIdS6 to l SspSrSto bod7 of lu(lstrac~ -- thorn vhloh are &gIslatIvm to oa.8 thosa vhioh sre Rxaoutlrs to roothej ud thoss vhlah S~S JvdIoISl to 

### mothor. Artlolr 2, SSotLoa 1, of tbm Qoastltutloa, 

### rftor deilalag suoh wpuste dapsrtmsats, provldesr

%ad ac person, or oollootloa of 

### persons,betlag of oao of then deput88at8, till l erolu any powr proper17 l ttaohod Lo either of the **others,** oxwpt la the Iastwoes heroin oxpromsly parUtted. This masge Is sa IahIbItloa. It I8 Stroag l@agasge, Iateaded to prevent ou OS the uld brsaohos OS the State Oovvranat 

### iron **tuabrtrkiag** to 

### do vhSt tha orgsala law of the **State** direotr shill or’ msr bs doa~ only by sucther.A... ii

goaorsbls borga H. %epprd, psge 4

Relstlog to the ooarealog of the lagirlature, aSa ths order o? busIaess of its 

### regular SeSSiOS, Artiole 3, 

### s00- tIca 5, of the CoastItutioa pPOtidO8:

-7s **thereof** siisll k dew&d to the Introd& lag of **bills** rod reso~utI6a8, wtlng upon **emsr** mm87 l

ppropl*tl oa s ,

pess l a i

urn a t hi o oa?l rm stl9a oft he

**reoeu** s m ol a tw s oft hm **Uonrnor** a a d sueh emerceasY utters as msf be **submitted** bt the **Oonraor** in sieolslwsuges~to the 

### IaglslatLre~ pro+Ided thst emlag the sucoeedlag thIrt7 ds7s of the regular seuloa of tas Lagislat ure the varlou8 ocsmIttees a? l sch House sballhold hebrlogs to ooa8Ider sll bills sad reso1utIoas sad otherrttersthenpeadlagyl and suchewrdeao7 matters 8s mar be submitted by the Oovernpr~

### pro**vided further**  that **aura** the r0u0mg 8ixtr d 

### ds.8 the Iagiehture shsllnot \~gon mush 

### bills rosolutloas-as

-7 

### be then pondlagand upon sssh~enageas~

matters

Smru7 

### bo eubmltted b7 **the t&VOPQOr**  **iQ 89OOiti**  **~888~8 t0**  **t&O** 

### ~~i#~tUW; prorlded **h&ever,** either House u7 otherrln **de termlam**  Its **order** OS busIaess b7 aa s??Irutlte vote of ?ou,-flithe of Its wmbershlp.” (maphe.18 **saaed)** It voul a

lr u fra the uaderllaed portion of the bbore **that** ths Log18 tune u7 aot bs ooaveaed **after** sa sdjouranat #lawdls except by the clovernor. Uhea the Coastltutioa spesks, the Le~islsture osa sot on17 la~the **meaner** 8adí to the

l xteaa r orlded sad the **rule** thmt %a l xpresnd lateatloa la sa Imp ied l xclusIoan la held to **be** se sp llcsble s to Doa8titutLoas as to **8trtutes** (Araold v. Lsosmrd, 7% 8.Y. 799). It la @Ia that ‘the sr?lmatlve presorIptIoas sad general srrsagemeats o? the **Ooastitutloa** sre
. . . ?rult?ul o? restrrIats upoa thmt~Islstae,* sad that “ ever7 positive $aw$oa **aoataiar** sa Upllortloa 

### sgslastsa7thio(l ooatrux

**(C00le~ ‘** 

**. a~8tituthi8i**  Llm1tst10a.; 8th ml., p. 177) 

# l Oader slmllsr ooastItutloPu‘ l prorlsIons it hss been held 

### that rhea the Legislstur~ he sdjouraed et the sxpirstIoa of Its term, It osaaot sgsla be lsv?ull oslled to&her exOSpt **bx** the Ooreraor. (Dyer v. f3h~w, 281 PSO. 776, 139 0kI.s.Honorable Oeorgs 8. 8heppsrd, psge **5**

_.. 1651 8%mpsoa tr Hill, 263 F+ss. 6% 126 okls. Sgr &eash v. 

### stat. 8amstc, 

### 80 **pao.** 1031, 146 cai. 604) **Rowevor, the**  

### ridat **0s t&**  Lsglslature **to** ooaveae **itnlr** 

### is a& atrIOt

da the qwstloa, 

### but rhothor 

### sac ~oase Osa Ooavane Vlthwt other Is aoatrolll IadIrnkr **bey ’** **otd any**  **doubt** that **the** 

### '3. kotloa **5,** above, 

### l gIe lUlvs

**brrooh of**  **the** 

### Oorrrammnt

is aapossd 

### 0s **tvo ilrtogrnl**  **put8 --**  **tha ERUH**  0s 

### Rsp~natatlvosmd the **k-t*** **-- aad**  **thatthetvoOombiMd** 

### err't&LesUlatu?r~ thd6olthsr Ibasoambsvs uyv~IdIt~ 

### or be la# l **x8ept whoa** **oornud aad**  **o~~lsad as**  **tba or-o**  **lsv of**  **the** 8tnk pr0l1&8. Astloa on the rvwd mtters oaa **be** taba **oal7** vhoa the 8mto 18 **d** la sessloa l M dul7 org8aleod, a there 18 mothlag la Ooast1tat1oa author**islag muoh** o rge a l ss tl oa l **raept rhea**  **t&e Hour**  **0s Reprvnatm**  tires **ooavo~s also**  **aad** Is **oJlpa.lsod as**  **the** OoastItutIoa **pro dAe8.**  **fhis prorisioa**  **a8ptiv08 th8**  **id08 that,**  **for say**  **0s the**  **purposes** awed thenIa, 01th~ 

### Xoun **oaa hsve**  **sa** 

### ladapeadant nssIoa.

,. - __ -.

. . 

### The rutho?ltJ of the aobmaor to 

### ooovsna the Lo,glo n otl

p peu t o 4, aeat1oa a,-

-+Fwl&.;.

Wn Ci ovo ra or

m a ra on l x t rio rd l ueef

osossioa s,o oa voa s t he o ovo rmat, **or** 8t that should be la pos.sessloa 

### 0s the pabl3.s l aea7, or lnorse of the wovskase a? dlsesnthsreat. 33m mtamtim 

### th0we hu 

### stat0 **-0iri0-**



### %ho**Le&lslat&** 

### la **hero** 

### truatod (&it la In l **lmost** sll 0s 

### tbs Qoastltutloa~s nveateoa utlales) 

### as l ua lt l 

### d

sIderat1oa to sabjssts **designated b7**  **the OonrMr.** 

**Another** ooastltutIoasl 

### prorIsIoa vhioh rlevs ths bglslsture **am** s unit sad 01~1'17 lateads thst both Xouses:

.



### Bonorrble George **B.** shopper&, **pega 6** 



### ~~11 b0 IQ **n88iOQ** 

### OOMUWeQtlJ IS 

### 8sotIoa**17 of**  **Artio~ J,**  vhlsh **&wovldest**



### "N0lth0r

Eouu shdl, without**ths ooassat**  0s **the other,**  

### adjoara for **more** 

### than three **da78,** 

### nor **to 8a7**  **other plea** * 

### then that**vhuo the**  **la~lsla ture**  **u7** k 

## l

ltt1ry.*



### . Ooavvrself, there 18s olesr Ia?eresse thstaelther **Boun** 

### w ooavoae

vlthoutthe **other under**  

### the prorIsloas 0s 

### Awlslo f , provlslosrelntlug to 

### ths Lsglslstln Dspsrtqa~~ao~s~hIs

qaal:~~ 

### joura

## r= Joti b7 

### w suah~exprossIoa l 

### s VS 

## DWDO~. 2hs pruhIbltIoasgsIast sushw our~~atvlthot li the oamnat 0s 

### the other**Xoan** la 

### uaqud **lob.** 

### m8 n&r 

### 8suloa 0s tb0 

### nvtpninth tigie

### lstare vss terdrutedby alas die sd ornament 

### rosolrdloa vhloh vss adopted

b7 ths **Roun of**  **Re**



### f Llns 011

Jw 

### Sl, **1945, ena**  sad **b7** the **BeMto** 

### on **June** 

### 1, 1 **45. There**  **vere no**  **nssrvs** 

### tloasIa thisresolutloa so s&opted,se la seea ?rsa its ~ne-m 1

This resolutIoa l 

### xhsuste or- **the 7ert7-nlath**  **Ls** 

### uatllIt should 

### bs 8s maaau dIot8tad by the OoastltutIoa -- 4hat 

### is, by the 

## ull0r the **Ooveraor. It**  **0-t k**  **h0ld** 

### that the mental **nrrv0tlooe** 

## 0s **th0** kast0rs 

### as l xhIblt.4**b7** 

### their **sdmsquont** 

### .rwolutIom 011 JUM 2, **1945,** 

### vhlshrosolutloa

~88 aot ooasurred

la b7 ths **llouse of**  **Repro-** 

## 8mdi~08, **t0 -0t**  **OS a~**  **8, 1916,**  **h4** 

## tbi .0rr~0t 0s **a&flag** 

### hide **and** 

### tmgetItI~ the **pl~la dtilnktoe**  **o?~**

### the ConstItutloa.



### ths po+lsloas 

## 0s Art;010 **15** 

### 0s **fhr** 

## ooa8titutioa, rolatl T **to** 

### th0 irprO0huat povars 0s 

### b0thbraaOh08 0s 

### ths Ls@sla ms aronot@mmaetothIs oglaIolr,~ lstheo~w **of ?orgu8oa**  **v.** Maddox, **(263 8.U.**  **888)** 

### iebtlap **to** 

### rushpavers. f0 qwatloa 

## 0s the ?- OF 

## Ofth0 

## kgi#utUW t0 cOOWEO itSOl? ves Iavolved

la ths osss aad sert*laly ao qaestioa



## 0s the ~se~s~?~ae brsash only of the Le~l@lrtwe 

### to ooaveaeItnl?

.gonorsbls Oeorgs H. shrppsrd, pge 7

Artiole **4, aeatioo**  12, **of** the **OOllStitUtiOU** 0s Texas, **s~~ios117 pro+ldes**  

## for the 

### Oonraor~s **mskiug sppolatmeats**  **t0 fill**  rsssasles ssa 

## r0r the ooa?lrmstioa 0s his sppolatmsat8 **by the**  8OMtO a8 ?OiiOVS~

%ll vassasles In 8tste f aIstrIot o??Ioes, exsept **members**

0s 

### the LeglslUvre, shsll be fin84 aaless 

### othervln **poritled** br lav, W sppslatunt or 

### the Oowmsr, vhloh sppdatmsat, If msds **dur** lag Its nssloa, sin11 be vlth the adrlee sad ooaSMt Of tUO-third8 O? thy ‘Ihut p?OSS& I? ISSdO

**rsea to**  fill **suoh wuae~,**  aoml4aod to **Beute** 

## aw* **tb** 

### first **toa a~~8**  -0s it8 **8088i0b** I? **rejeated,** wld offlOe shsll 

### Iwdi8to1rbaoau tuant. ad tha oom,roor shsll. vithout dvby# rrbr rathir wuaatioas, until l - 

### 0osfIrmstloat&se plsse

**rest** In the **natjar** llasd pprtbas o? the shove, 

### lt Is uaitbst M QOOtia SOSSiOQ 0s the 8SMtO r0r the **purpon** 0s o ourlmlag

l 8 **reoess** 0s i!Iz Iatrats vu over latoaded. UhIle a sssslsa sad Ikamte me watioaad, It omaot possibly be Iu?orred that this usul r0r0r0m0 vu **lateaded** to rathorlse 8 upsrate ud 

### ladepeadaatnssloa. On t hm l O(Ltrary, It does 

### sotsaptemp&te tbs 8SMt0 ’8 

### oomtlnalngio nssloa 

### aattitb **Oovsraor~r** l



### ppaiatmeatshers been ooa?lrmad. By Its terms, if there la 00 00m.mtion “during the **sss8ioa** 0s the **8ea8te ”**  the **Oonraor** %s~ amslat ssm othar **mmrsoa** to fill ths vsosass **or** 

### ustll **thfr** 

### next **reru+r** obvious thst the tZ”% **1a%tT~@** 

### aoxt nssloa 0s tha +gIslstawe aad tit tbs **term** “ the aext wssIoa o? the knate vu **und** oalr beorss ths **pO~i8iSS VS8**  **d~ditig** Vith **a pS?tiOU~r**  **?UMtiWk Of**  **tht aO(IM.** : ’

Eonorsble Oeorge R. Sheppsrd, page 8

Further, it should be noted thst In the srrsngemant of the ~onrtltutloa this provision la found la ths article relating to the Exeoutlve Dspsrtaeat, rod oertslal~, InoIdsnt8l refer- ~nces to the bgi8lStUW, or either of its **HOMea,** ~111 not operste to modify or 

### l nlsrgs the speoiflc protIsIons of the preocdlng Article 3, relstlng to the LegIslstlre Depsrtment.

IQ the OSU of 8lffpSOK4v. Bill (SuprS), the Supremo Court of Okleho8s quoted vlth spprovsl frown the holding of the Court of App8sls of #au York (Court of 188t resort in that stste) thst “ the Asuably” (oarpsrsble tom our Hour0 of ~sprsseatatIve8) hs8 110 oonstitutioasl entity exoept ma 8 brsnoh of the IagIslsture, se follovsr

“Wehere shovn thst ever7 referenoe In the CoastltutIoa to ‘the Aswably f8 s de?InIte sad 8~01?10 refereaoe to it 88 one of the @houses1 **.0r** the Legislsturs. The CoastltutIoa dOO8 aot reoogalre say 

### l

atlty under the asms of *the Assembly, ( exoept thst body vhloh exist8 88 8 oonstltueat brsuch of the Leglslsture. Taere Is but one ASUabl~. It Is ‘the Assembly. * It Is not one orgSQ.ln la respeot to srtlole 3, (the legIslstive povIsIoa -- ours , sad Mother rhea **re** farrod to l.n article **6,** the iapssohaeat prool- I *ion -- ours), of the Coaitltutlon.

‘Ths msre fsat thst srtlolo **6** ooaferred upon the Assembly the powr of lapeschment

. . . does not o rate se l motsmorphosls of the nature of that oay. r It Is still *the Asseably’ sad nothing more. It reaslas s ooastltuent brsach of the Leg1.lsture. It Is not trsamfoxmed Into safthlng other or dl??ereat then sa Integral psrt of the Iaglslature; a bruxoh of; 01u o? Its houras~ ea**amed, if**  you plea se, vlth the qussl judlolsl paver of lmpe&ohment,

but still sotlag Prrely vlthla the orbit vhloh the Conrtltutlon has 888igWd to it, 88 s psrt of th8 IagIslsture, end governed by the llritstIoas **tipowe** upon the bgi8lsture.

. . . “Ilovhere in the State Constitution Is the body which ve kaow 88 ‘the Asseablyf referred to b T l w othe r ohsrsoterlrstlon thsn 88 **8the** AS8Smbl7.

**. .**  **.**

### : ’ **Bonormble Oaorge**  **H.** stmppua, **pgm s,** 

mowhere

in mrtiolo 6 of the aoaatitution (the tipmeobmnt prorl8lonr -- oura) vhlah aoarmrm **muoh** 

### l lleged jud10lel paver, nor In of the ConStltutlon, IS there to Te other ertic1e r ow4 l uo rd or l 

### 8llIable

permitti~ttb Woreaoo tbavhea thmAmmerbl.~

acts em en ecaumlw **beaT,** It IS abrolvod fra 0brafew0 to the berutlalent iiritatIOa8 8~3 reSt?elats of the COnmtltutlon, which 

### l peOlflorll~ l

P4 la ale* end **ammbigoou8** l8~uag8
r0 r0 r to ti ad w1 0 A88d i~, 1 . . . l 

### Icr the 

### l b0to (kctlon 12 of lrtlak 4, **the** Corhmtitutlon olaul~ 

### oantempletom the t l ppolmtw atm

are **~co8mu~** vhllo the Ia pointmom m r 

### l

letmre Is not in w8mlo~. 

### It pO~iCb8 iOr 

### l

Q

### 1al.J hold- th4.r re#peotire orflems until 

### thr nmxt.me88lotlor next 

### l leotion, en4 there IS no tl.88 liritietion 

### 8xpre8w6. It 18 eBphe*188u that uaau this po*l8loll **thm** lmgimleture oould djoora **vlthout** hnlag aonfir8ed en eppoint88 ud the Ooveraor oould laadIate1.f after 

### l ljournmmnt 

### l ppoilit “mm8 other perron’ rho uould hold oftloe %atll the twxt u88 1 0 & l **bumh ui**  **8ppolatee ’**  **m** eat8 **we 88**  velld end blndlng on the 8tete before aonflrmetlon lo they ere thereefter. **:Thm**

roregalagoou8ldered, **itrumtbe** oonaludedthet 

### ear l epuete 8ad 0pe0leluetlllgof the 8enetormIm note velid me8Oloo of the Texem Stete &lute under the prorlmlo~m -of the 0onstltatlon and every attempted 

### 0rfi6sd rat of tha Smnetor8 

### thu8 amwaled I8 a aulllt7. It 

### is not wathorlted by Artlale 4, 8eatioa 121 it ocatravewm ktl0l.e 3, Seatlon 51 end It 18 repugaeat to Article 3, 

### &otloam 

### 17 aad 40, aad &tlc& 5, Ikation 8, end there ue other propomitioar supporti- 

### l

wh 8 aonclwlon. m •~L~~~;~~~ Eta. Zhamtm 

### to ooavetim

itselfaouldbob **pouerm**

OS the Sxeautive 

### Department- in tlolatloa oi Artlo& 2, aect10o 1. Xven if a 81~ die ad ourameat (rhiah IS boubtiul), It 

### k oertal Ri rfbe qumllflmd 

### J aat **pommible for**  oak one Eoam~

### to quallry It lrter ,lt 18 pemmed 

### by **both of**  **them.** 

### FiiiWar, It 

### Is aootrary to the pmctloe aad eaqulemceac8 of the hgiml&are f a r ll wm t onmhundred mrrn* It la 

### tha oplnlon 

### of this oifiae, 

### thenfore, that (1) the 

### Comptroller Is 

### requiredto lmmue

### a rurwtto 

### pY tlmATTo- GEm-tAL 03 ms

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