OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

ncnorable C18ode Imb.11 

6ecretary or state 

Aurtln, Tessa 

lxmr Mr. Iirbell I Opinion NO. 647a9 

net Conrtruatlow of 

317, GeneraY Ap 

Legiilatnrr, If 

rotary of Mata 

rerpoet to the 

1ty to pay muOh 

Questlonm: 

‘{l),lr&ld this office be l uthorixed to met 

up a ner’plare to he domlfnated as ‘Farolc Supervisor’ ? 

,(2) Tould wa be authorized to ~87 ior his 

wtrrioem at $220.00 per month prTabl@ out of our 

fund at71 rd 'Se8soml llelp”? 

616 
gnnormble CYmude Iqbell - pap,e 2 

The 8pproprl8tlen for the Georet8ry of State Mpartment 

or the Goner81 Appropri8tim Dill for 8t8te dep8rtmmtr pa8sed by 

the 49th Leglmlmtnre aonkln8 the followlnr item, which 8re lnrolrrd In your Inquiry, to-witt 

8nd 

820. tloVontor’8 A88’t in Ch8rg8 of -role8 l - l -. 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . c2.310.00 2,310.00*, 

.33. Extra help, re88on81 l . s - l . . . . 3,4W.O0 3,460.0C.m 

'low haro l xplolned to us in aOnVOr88tiO~8 rorpectint 

the inquiry th8t It r88 not your purpa8e to l boli8h or Ignore the 

pomltlon proridod tor in Item 30, but that if m88 your thought to 

oppolnt mnother amployoo tm 8malrt Jn tho 88ao *ark during thr 

period of nooesnity thmrofor, and to pay meb Other mplayoe, 88 

indiuted in your lotter, out of Itom'33. There would bo no mttempted 8ogmmqtation of the 8818r7 provided ior the Aariatant 

noutloned in Ifma ‘20. 

Itmm 80 do08 not Oreato, nor eenld the ApprOIWi8tiOn 

Bill in a ny l Vent OrO8fb , the Off108 or pO8itim O? ~OvamOr’~ 

Aanlrtmnt ln obargo o? P8rolr8, by that or any other name. It 

is the solo funotlon of l 8pproprl8tlon b411 to 8ppropri8k 

money8 for the ooapen88tion of employeea le@lly 8nd f8Ctu8lYy 

nooamumry to the l fflalent opermtimn of the nep8Ftment. (See 

our Opinion Ho* 63731, 08pf heredth). 

I tu 33 ior ox tra l maaon81 help i 8 8 tory broad and 

general authority to your Dep8rtment , the mn'ly limltmtlonm bolnr that, emeb voiitlonn being: 4~ the nature oi temrrerary emerprey needs w1t.h respOOt to dapwtnental 8ervfce# and the t.0tn7 

mum 8?8llablO therefor, rhaterer t.he n8turn of the 8errice, @r 

the nwber of the 8arfrtavt emyiOyee8. There I* nn lefwl new-- 

nitr for the @rinpc to my 8ddltlmnl emylojee perfonnlnr the 

uerrlees PI reesmal help any ptrtlculer dcrlmstlan. Fnr 2rCOImtinF ?\lrpo8e+I it would he 8drlsabte, c!p'l Perher= FCCeRWY'. 

to no this, honever, un tba t permnt. eoulr! be mude fret? the zrrroyrl8te fund. Thla 1s m tter crf dovartr?n tnl df roretjrv, lir I.- 

ever. 

In thb pneral ?rorl8lm8 included 1~ the fiep8rtPent81 

AprrOprfmtiOm D311 8t pRr8fT83h 4. of 8UhReCtf0n (14) Of FLCtlen 2 lo the follorincr 
ll8ttor8blO Clmado I rho1 1 - p8#0 3 

l Addith lt8~p ~O~OO 8í c ODp 8BUtiW. lh b r a 

Ur7 l dditiONl ~lO~Oe# Otb@r than thO88 f.r 

whloh 8~01f1~ UfOt'y •pPr@~8timB haV0 horoln 

bO00 IdOr 019 ajthT0d BIB4 ON t0 b0 p8jd Ottt 

Of OOlttis~t l Ppt’Opri8tbmm, Urb OUP~O~OOO dl821 

sot be pdd l 18r~r amount thau that p~%?lded in 

th0 ?8luhl r P P ?OtiOhd ~1~~1.8 f.r dRilOt )oBiti-• in 8UCb dO$WbOttt Or •~OB~l, Bad jn the 

wemt tboro SW no rlall8r podtiono witbls mob 

depbrtrellt, thOn moh l dditiOm8~ rpfOy.88 ah811 

not b@ pdd 8 18r$W 8Wlmt than that ptOTide4 

?Oll í i8l~lbr ~dtiOll8 ItI Otbor dOp8~tlW~t# OP 

l ~C,t,tIi#8. l l l .í 

Cttder Artlol~ 43M at the ~erlmed Civil Et@tate#, tbr 

aOTOmOr woald be 8uthorlsrd t0 8ppro+o 8 d~?iOi~O~ olbim for 

the PBNnt Of 8088On81 l ttím help et you? IP.$vwtrOnt, Vi thl&j 

tb. 1iDIiktiWB Ot tb0 Appropriation Aot itwlf, Ot eourne @8~ 

OpiltiCItl 80. o-s116, 8ddreBUd t0 ~O?@lWOr 1. LB0 o'D8IliO') gOeD 

quuito fully into tho whole matter l ? doflr~ono~ ~8rr8nt8r 8md 

We are hmttding pa0 horwl th 8 copy oi tbmt l piai8n. 

la Ojlttltnt *n* D-1333 thin Dep8rtnnt b8d before It 

tho to1 lowing lnqulryt 

‘Mb7 8 dep8rtnent hO8d omplo~ an 8ddttfOn8l ebp?oyoe and ~1800 hlr WI the rOgUl@P yrml~, WTlnp 

hln 88lmry out of the contIn-t l psraprl8tion, or 

dne8 the omtinpent 8PP)r)prf8tion comrehwd II tew 

por8ry or rn CfcerlencJ dtU8tfm muthar~rinr th@ CTployment of 8fi~lt.im8l myloroan for PVC,! rI:rrnW?8?’ 

we l nr wer edt 

gRarln~ &IO tamrb to the otmtext in which re 

find the word, 8nd the 8poOifiO l UthWi88t~Im for 

the UM of rueh lunda tor much pUrp8en# we 8re InpeYlod to the 8~1clwninn t!?Bt the l.e~dnlItUrO *A8 

rrrlr~ whntartjslly thin: ‘la hnte nttn--ytol?, ar) 

far an posslblrr, tc e3tlclyoto every Item nf PXpznhe, w)!lch nccc8sarilv \e fncurrsd in the r-Tentlm of your dep0rtmcn t., Ohen se renllae tl-ot our 
rtun0rablo Cl sun0 I shll - lvlee 4 

judesat 80 tf~ !aUCh mmtterm lay he lnexmct, from 

the rap7 nature of thinfar mnb me tbereforo appropri8te to your Irspmrt~ent 8 mum af money ceaeral1y l ralY8ble for operatin; expenses of your bep8Ptamnt* exoept 8s etheniae beeola mpOOlfjO8YYJ 

limltod, Tao tab owe of those employmentm l nd 

other l xpavrnem not herein rp&0ifl0all7 pwTidsd 

for, but rhJoh me7 naO~murl1~ bo required to 

ma b Y l 70~ Department proper17 to funotlon~'g 

Ye trust thst what TO hare maid (Nttjcientlf nwswera 

your FrObl em. 

Ierr truly fours 

ATTORK~ GENEPAL OPT-A6 I