OFFICE ~OF THE ATTORNEY GRNERAL OF TEXAS
**AUSTIN**

Hon. Ooorga H. Shepyrd Com#mller of Fubllo **Aooounts Austin,**  Texa8

Dear Sir:

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This ir to aaknowlad August 30th for our oplnlod the GeneralAppropri Buatd of Insurano4C

Your lottarraa



### your opini 08 tuted and a ishod a 

### oopy 0r tlon 

### or th4 atae insureno **de 16**  welter **c.** 

### wooaoat the purpom lnt4rpretedthereour wasidoratioa of t8 sot **out** belw.

itI& 

### at ths botton or 0. O-1176 rtateer

view of oar anwor to tho 8 gltsn, pro

do not think otate we note no prohiblhe rarioua ltma m8ntiOn4d E.4nte' sAom44 nivieionmay paId from th4 at&a a g;Onaral
en thowh the **A&wits'** Liosaeo is44 appropriated

,in, ths ridet to tha ganeralappropriation bill **do not**  **ruf**
**rsoo to**  in the t d:r%%Loting the dlri

r There is a0 lan u-6 J OZI solel;l t6 the me of tb4 t444 thmo monti onea. ***Hon. CJoorge**  n. Sheppard, **Peg4 2** 

*Is It not reaaonabloto **oonsider this**  portion or your opinion to be In conrllotdth the followingrlderr appended to the appropriation8 

### r0r the Board 

### 0r I~ur4noo Commiselonerein senats Bill 427, **Aote** or the Forty-sixthLegimlaturer

w*SubJeo~t

to the limitationsset forth in the provisionsappearlhgat the end or this **Aot,** all Ag4utB' Liconso fess colleotedby tlrtuc of the lloonse lens, aball be deposited in **the State**  hoasury, **end ate**  hereby appropriatedand may **be** expanded,durlag the fisoal years glding **August** 91, 1940 and **August** 31, 1941, In acoordanoewith th4 

### lawa of this 

### stat4 r0r pafment 

### 0r the ltsps listed above...

**Prwlded that the 

### rore(rolng appropriatlona

rortho LKe Dlvieion (et oept the approprlatioua tortha Exaznlning Divisionand the **Liosncr@g** Dfrlaion which lnvs~herslnaboro boon provided' i'or) shall be gald out OS the Csnoral **heratls** Tund.

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***on p-4**  **14** or **opinion o-n76**  **~00. point:**  **wt that**  the salaries l pproprlatsdin Senate Bill 427 fOr three Mutual **A86OaSWnt** SUpemieora and 0114 Mutual Aaseaasmnt aeoretaryare payable rmnY[atual AesmmAcnt iass approprlatodto.thri **inm-mano4** departmentin Ssaats Bill 158.

-he above salary appropriations am listed in Senate Bill 427 under the Life 

### lfivl4ion of ths lnaurancsdeapartment and that dlrlsions***ap** propriatlonc

ar4 expressly payable frost the genoral rav4uu4 fund (see rider quoted soaendly above).
-should this Departmentrollow the abort paragraphof Opinion O-1176 and set up the aQproprlation6

for three Mutual **Asseesment Super**  rlwra and one **ssqreta17~-to** be paid iroa the SpecialMutual Assersmsnt Fund aa oreatedby Ssnate Bill 1387 **If w,**  **what** mill be the **4tatua** of these salary appropriationsafter Xay 12, 1941, the normal expirationdate of the appropriation 

### of wtual 

### Asseswwt r444 made in Sonets Bill 1351"Ron. C4orge R. Sheppard,Rag4 2

Se&ion s or Sonate Bill HO. 427 on pago 150 or th4 sonata Journal roads as iollws:

'SOO. 3. It is further provided that in the av4nt the statutes cb ths State or Tex4a provide that any amount, revs or **tunds** horoln ap proprlatodto be paid **out** or lwal or special
roes or funds, that the same be so paid **out or**  said local or speolalfoes or funds lnetead or being paid out or the Uenoral Revenue pund.*

Seotion 38 of Sonate Bill Ho. 135 as passadby the 46tb Lagislatureroads aa follws:

***All** ress Raid to the Board of Insuranas Conznlesiomrs

by all associationsregulated; by this Ackshell bs and the 44m4 **are hero**  **and nw**  appropriated

for the balanoe cU the fiscal. year ending Augxst **31at,** 1939, to the pile and benorft of tha Life Insurano4Dlrlslonof the Bonrd 0i IneuranceCQPmiasioners, **to be**  ~446 by the Llrs InsuranooCommlsaloner ror the purpoa.0

or enforolng and carryingout the provisions0r this **Aot** and other lawn rolatlngto the regulation and supervision

of suoh aswoaiation; prorldsd,howoror, that thersarteranoh fees shall bo 4XpCnded under suoh limitationsas the Legislature may dealgnats In tho general deRartm4ntalapproprlation Ml11 slOh.f446 to bo abp06it4d in the Stat4 Treasuryas a specialfund to be ueed as and for the purposesaforeeald and are b4r4 and nou approprlatodfor suoh purposesand all laws or parts
or laws to the aontraryare biro and nw expressly ropeale& to the extant of such oor.Uliot only."

no 4freot of the s4401nl portion or &mate Bill 427 above quoted Is to prorido **that** the appropriaticna **for** the Lire Division shallbe paid **out** of the Gemoral Rermue Fund, and the a~propristlons for the 2lnIng Dl~lsion and ths Licene&ngDivision shall be **paid** aa thorellubove provided. S4nat.o

Bill 136, as passed by ths 46th LegIslattLC4, providasrorths 3234 or r448 paid to the Board or **Insurance** COmdEdOnOrO by **all** assoolations**regillated by**  the **Aot** by tha'x,tr4 Inmranoe Division ror th4 purpose or anforaing

and oarrging out ths provisionsof such **Act** and other laws relatingto the regulationand 4aprvlslon of such eseooiation4.Hon. Goorge H. Sheppard,

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### Vie understand that the three Xutual Aseeeemsnt **Supervisors** and one **Mutual Assaswont**  Seorotsry,appropriations for whloh am provided for the Liie Mvlaion in Sanato 3111 427, are a4ploy4ee whose duty it is to anfor and carry out the provisionaor. SQate Bill 138 end other laws relatingto the regulationand aupsrrielonof aswolatlolla covered by aucrh **Act.**

**It** r0110w8 that by virtue 

### or th4 provision8of Saotion 3 of.thegeneral rldsr sppended to S4nat.a Bill 427, above **quota&,** ths Sacs prwldod by Senata Bill 156 should be applied to*rerd

the paynmnt of the 8alariesof the thrso Mutual **Assessment** Supsrvlwrs and one **Mutual** Asaosamont Secretaryto the extent that they are available,**bsfore** roaortmay be had to the General Revenue Pund. Se4 Oplnlon No. 04.360, attaahsd **hereto** ror your inrormation. Although Ray 12, 194l, would be ths normal expiratfondata or the appropriation

or fees **made** In and by &mats Bill 135, **aupra,** Section 3 of Seuate Bill 427, a8 above quoted, eifeotlvoly praaorfb4athe ue4 which may bs made of suoh foes and lo auffloientIn and of Itoolf me an appropriation, oonsldered In oonneotlon

with ths dedloationof euoh teas found in Senate Bill X.5, to require the applicationor suohre48 toward the purposesand expanses for whiohthoy ore available, during the current flsoal blennIum.

You are, thereio+ respectfully advised that it is the opinion oi t,hledepartmentthat you should apply the fees oolleoted by ths Board or InsuranceCammisslonera ixun asaooiationaregulatedbp Senate Bill l3S tward the payomnt or the appropriations made for tha three Yutual **Asseosmont** Superviwra **awl 0x1~** **Mutual Aeeessmaut**  Sooretary, before reaortiogto ths Gslleral Rer4nu4 Aud rortha payment or auoh approprlationa, and that the GeneralRevenue Fund may not be rssortad to 

### tar payment of auoh approprla**tlonlr** 

### unless woh lee5 am inaufflolontto pay euoh appropriationsruily, ,in whioh event ths 

### aibri0i42i4y maybe 

### ma4
up from the Csnaral R4venua Fund.

You am further advised that In view of the rldcr appandod to the approprlatlon rorthe 

### Board or Inauranoe Conm&slonera in Senate Bill 427, above quoted, It is the opinionof this dopartnmntthat the various itema mentioned in the Agents* Lfcsnae Division oannot **bo paid**  from the State*4 Sonaral~Revenus Fund, and our OpinionNo, O-1176, heretofore

rendered, la **amandad** and modified to thl4 extent.son. George B. Shapgard,Fs&e 5.

R'ncI:pbp