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

**QROVER SELLERS**  **A,,OIHPI QENm3AL**  Wocorable J. d. tioXma13 comai~rloner of kriculturr *ustin, rerar her Sir:

is offlaa ia aonriection nentionrd law for[fonoreblr J. a. srioDunald, ~a&. 2

is ultr apprr~nt thst thr Pink Bollworr will dlaas9 eta 1tarU ovar tho antin oottoa brlt in the same #f that chr bollnrVl1 did thlrtptlre yoar8 agO* 'The pcsrtloulrr rurgenar that has ariSen that has broqht about this oriola Ir thr .moent infmatitloa in the Lowar RIO Crsde VrJlry of To%66wh6r6 the **olfa6tlo** aoadiliiow lra mok tRat Oottoa arOw8 t&a ratirr yriwind ooatlnura * trult ual606 iMa~alra p~~aaroa SII taron toward dratroyiry thr l t6lk and plmirrg tha rfrldr In auah 8 m8yaa to k&l%tha oat2: 8aaro;hlta, proWit lpUrp&Ial ~WalOpIBeitt Of

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'Xo arm **oenliaaed** thet.lf ootton ir to br 6llow6d to br utcrlyria this area, the iiolda 1a8$ pa olranrd up Or'WitCbn ~iblka by SrptdW 15 Of maahymr if p66t 6pnaQ la to br pzwintrd. W hare triad’ l vrly 6001‘

- ori+ablr plan or having Ohta tirle olraain6 prcgma w~fakord, end It in wry ovidant Chat aothlrq a'hort ot N~ulrw l **bond @~rnnDaei~**  that **thw** iklds till br Olatnad of oottoa bl thr data art as 1 ,prrnquialta to thr,irauanos of l poralt to gro+ oottoa la thir aroe ~$11 do~6hr fob.237

Honorable J. S. ~fcllor:eld, pe,fa f

The Flak Bol.lwora Law ia rabcdled in Article8 68 to 82, both lnolual~e, V. .b. C. S., and hrtiolo 1034, .enal Co40 of Tease. Its rnootaont w56 olrarly en exeroioo of thr ollor powar OSthr Stats. urllllooa v. steto, 176 j.;.. (2) !77. Broadly upraking, auah sotorrlen power of the State Is 16s law of aalf-drfonao, regardln& both peraone and prop- ‘Te2c.
. Caratona v. D8Eiollom **(sup. Ct.**  **of** :iaahhig:on)’ 144 Faso. 931. The logialatlvr history of this iink Dollworm Lowlo set forth in tho Civil .+pprela oaee of Lilpetricti, ot al, v. Compensation Clalaa W-r4 at l l; 259 S. ‘L. lb&. Fndat Artjqla~ 71, 7, A. C. E., if tha rqmt of tba Fink Boltrora Coddesfon Vadlaater that it will be aafa to grw+ootton under iulrs. WI&~oguletlona ‘withIn auoh rhino adjsqrnt to the 1afratatloxI outaldr of Tome, the 8warnbr. - ohall thoroupon laauo hulaproclamation dsolrrlng it u&dul.

nrtlola 74, 'V.LO, 3.,grotldrs ia part as tolloaa~~ *Should thr report OStho Fink Boll riormCou- ~airalon arprooa the aonclualoa that it will not be daogeroua **to** tha cotton **industry** of Tex~~ato parsit :hd growing ot ootton wlthtn **apoh**dietriot, (as thorainbsrora, 4rtrmlno4 by aaid **Cormiaslon)** undar auoh ~’ ruloa sad rrgula:iona on **it** ahall be edoquete to QIWsnt the #proad of the pinic boll wora, the ~OovoMor rho11 9roololin such errs a8 3oy br set WC IS the rrport ot thr plnr Boll %ora Coasiaalon.~ rrUcQetr4 zone, in whloh it shall bo unl6WtoS 'So Plant-, 66~atr and utkat 04ttoA .8xgrgt UiIdSf l uah til~a an4 rqulatdona as aholl **br*pro~pUlgata4** tharrfoor by the Coazlo~loner OS A&rioulturr, wkdoh ~rl~:&taaudo th8 plrnuinu of so04 frvoanon-lnf~*tad. **trrr40ory, ginning**  et a~rignetad **gins,** till% or dlalatootine, at oil rood praduota within auoh zone -rkatin(i, on4 auoh other rules l* may be

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Ronorable ;1. 8. McDonald, pegs 4

Thagmrral rulr la that the rUaoti0ns or lrgislation maynot be delsgatad.by thr 1sglsLatirr to tba oxooutitr drprtwit or to any orrloar or orrloars themor. "Rat mhilr the la&Islaturr may not drlsgr$e powr to sake law, It asy rest's lbrgr zasaeura of dlsora6Lonary authority ia ofrloare ohargadnl)h the adininistsatioa of the 10~s. - - Ssprolall~ my the l&sleturr authorim the ad~lalstratI+r ofricer sr body to mueke ralae and ?r&ulatianr rrlatlng to the adalalatratlon or l arorOa.mat

or the law." 12 C. f. 844, B&par. 329.

V!hs l@rletur8 cannot d8lrgatr lta pawr to msk*a law, but it ban mlcr I law to dslrgatr s yoncr to **datarmiae s0.m**  **root or**  rtatr or thilI&r upoa rhloh thr law Mke8, or inWIld t0 nmke, it.8OWa WtiOa drprad . To **drar** thi8 rauld be to rtop tha rhea18 ot 6ovrrawnt. Tharr are manythlags upon whioh wirr and oarl'ul leglrlatloa must dapand which mmaot ba kaowa to tha lsw-mkbg **powr,and mudt,**  th@rrrOre, be a 8UbjeOt ;ft;iuiw ana drteralmtioa outsldr or tha halla or logis-

. tOOk@' Appsal 72 PI., L98, 1.3Arl., RG~. 716.” Aay n&e8 and ragubtion8 .-da uadrr 8Uoh drlsgstsd WWF W8t b. naronabla and within the sOOpe Of the 8UthOriiiag 8t6tnta. U. 8. 1. ~anrylvrala Company,,235 Pad. 961.

In P-ingt. Coaoordla Pita Iasuranor Co., 1.40i?ioh. 258, 103 K Y. 616, 6 Ann. Cns. 87, it wss raid:

fua8 the **power** (to omata or anit a tom 0r tin lasuranor polfay) wh2ch this **8tatute** d#legatsdI;oof~ insuraaoa oom=issioa loglalativa In ohsrectm? - talaly ma8 8 powr whloh tha.Irgl8laturr itdr tight rightfully cmrc$s., but it doe8 not rOiio* hOS thi8 eirour8tanda that It wa8 8 ~e6lrlatlrr pouw, ror tha L&rlatun 0r kn l IWOi8s8 power8 or an l xaoutlw or adalnlstrutive oharae~tar;uhioh lb may drlrgatr . . . Thr proper 6Iatlnrtioa batwarn 8uah 

### ari~4xatrd -ponr ana 1@~irlatite powor Ir rtstad in LoOka*a &Deal, 72 FM. 498 (13 h. Rep. 716) (I8rOibWS¶ 'me hgi8latuw 08mot bah gate its POWOr t0 Ti8k# l iSW, bUt it Oaamar s 1~ to drlagata a power to drtrwlno 8000 mat or

## rtak or thlags upon thioh tha lar Blkel, or iatenbr t0 IMka,ltl o*I).aotlon 60pa:. . .Tl8trd btthir dLtiaOtiOn, thr Wthoritf dalegntrd to tbr lamminae ooa.r.io6loa by tha hgi8lation under oOti8ideratiOa WU8 XWt adsini#trativ@e but =I. ls&i818tiW. It oaanot ba ?a19 that th* LS$i8- -~ l-tura oarrly delrgatrd to the ooamlaa108 power ~0 aat*rtinr a feat or state or thing8 apon whloh ths law alatea), or intends to wk(l, ita OWa aOtiOa drpad;

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Sonorable J. g, %oDonald, page 5

nor, that it asrrly delageted ti: the **Co.z~is8ioa** dlaorrtion as to Its execution to be axrrolssd under 8nd in purauanor Oi thr lax., Onthe oontrarg, it dslagstad to tha **Co5mlsslon** authority to it8Olr aeka the law (which **we8** to ba 'arldsncsd by the form of the lnsuranor the Comissloaer of Insurance P Olioy filrd 1~1th

, and to change this rhon6vsr they 8hs11 daen it aeoea8arf.” This Conoordla Pi&?4**In8UranOe Oari**  **18 oitrd**  in thr **088a** or St. Charles Stata Sank t. wlhgfiald, 36 9. D. 493, 135 R. is, 776, whloh, in tura, is cited in 12 C. J. 846 under tha rw%3raph *fn8p80tiOae n A180 868 6 R. C. L. pp. 168 to 180, ld cOOl8Jr'SC0O8tltUtiOMl Li618. Al80, Saloh '1. 67. In vim or ths rorrgolng authorltiar and rundaaieatal pr~OfplO8, it ii ObViOUSthat the **&d.86iOUer Or**  **Agl ’** **iOUltUra** hQ8no ponr, under &I present **18w,** to rrquirr n 8ura,~ooad l@@ p rItiQUi8m0 gr ow OOttoa-%regUl8ted ara a8. Vower **Is** olrarl srolrad br the E lsglslatirr in oharaotor, and oan only be'ox**9** agialaturs lt801i. **It i8**  not 8 **8ubjaOt Of**  **in** UlV and 6rtsrnlnatlOn out8ldr or the h8ll8 or lrgl8latloa. t 1s l matter 641811~within ths knowledgr Of tha law-making mar and 1s subjact to the 1agi81stiVs Will. Until 8tiOha ~+f+&eq;$vl bI thcl **Lsgialatulu** la a rpsoLfled aanwr, and

oond tlons am **rixed** theMby, **your** rir8t qU86tiOa mt’b@%ti’&@r@d in the negative. This oonolurioa maks8 &UP a*@a8iarr s ooasidrratlon or tha second qaeatlon subPitted. Vary truly **JOUS**