**WRALD C.**  **MANN A-**  **1% ‘**  **iikx~~**

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**Hon. 1.**  **s.** Bus$ey,chief Weights smi Lleasims Division Depsrtelent

Of'Agrioulture Austin,Texas~,
Dear Sir: opinionI&. O-1188 Ret Shduldthe Department of **Agricdture** issue a Certificate of Authori* to Mr. Mel1 under the~faots'set forth7
We.are '+I

maeipt'ef your letterof July 25,. 193S,.~~..whi&

you request this. depaifmetit'to~advise yOu as to whether& not the DeReMsmnt of Agriculture should$ssue:aCertificate of **Ati$hijrity** as a p&ii0 wei-herto a 16. IA. B; I?&1 of San Antonio, whose afficial

bond has been appro%ed~ythe -jkmwisr sionerdi'Cou%

and **filed** in the~bond reoords of Bexar County. The‘appliaant has remitted

the reouiredfee of (5.00. You'Lmll.our'attention to SazateRI11 Roi SS; passed by the FortysixthTexasLegis&ature, which smendsthe presentPublicWeighers* law and'affeots

Bexar:Comw.
You are ad7deedthatthd.s department

+s ruled 5enate.Rill Th. SS unoongt'itutional

in an opinionRo. O-868 w the Ron. Ross Carlton, Assistant Attorney

General,

dated Jtie.5,19SSe It was held that it is a purely local law attempting tc.regulate

the affairsof Bexar County,~ end as su is in tiolation

of Article 5, Seation56 of the Constitution of the SW of Texas.
As a result SenateBill No. 39 would have no effeotupon the issua, of a Certificate

of Authority

as a publio.weigher to,&@.hL B. Mell,
Runemus opinians

have~been

written

by this department on question1 relating

to plblic

we%ghrs,first,

who'areappointed

underArtioles668: and 5692,Revisedavil Statutes, 19263 and who qualifyunderArticle 5 RevisedcivilStatutes, 1925. We wish to referyou especially to the opinion datedSeptember 22, 1927 to Hon. George B* Terrell,Ccmmissiene: of Agriculture,

by the Hon..Joe

S. Brom, Assistant Attomq General. After quoting

the SupremeCourt of Texas in the case of Paschal V. Inmen,157 S.W. 1158, the opinion reads~rHononblo Ceo. B. Sheppard,we~ k

-E. The total moelpt8 depositedto the Boiler InapeotlonBound **dudng** the psrlod from Ju3m s, 1957 through fun. 5, 19S8 uaa $S8,!369.84. These deposltaactuallybegan i.n September1937.
W. The total of wwrant8 iaiued **against** the Bollar InBpeetion **Fund** during the **that year**  (6-3-37through 6-34S) was e&i,7S4.98,leaving a balancr at that date-of **#l8,184.86. It**  **le im**  powibla to determinetha mnnt of **out8tandlng** obligations

uhioh were oubaoquently paid **from** this balanoo. *4. Ou **August** 8, 1958 the Trea6amr warnauthorized to $ran#fer the sum OS )lO,OOO.Oofrom tha Boiler In8peotlon



### Fundtotha Culeral Rennua **FUUU.** EQ other traw8ra **hare** boon made. "8. The balanw on hand at Juno S, 19S8 wa8 e4.238 in the Conoral mwanua appropriation and $U,lS4.86 In the Boilor Xnapeetlonnmd.- Sestlon **18 oi**  **Home Bill**  **Mao. SSE,**  **Aot8 of**  the 45th Legiolaturo,

protidu'fbr an appropriation out or the cienanl I4Wb.W FU3Ia



### Or th0 SwUJ 

### OfT0X.W in ths 8OP Cpr TWU¶tt 

### ThOU**aand** Dollara ($80,000.00) or so mnoh thereo$ 

### l snf'ba non

### l uryfor the purpose si oarrylngout the prorialonsof the Aot, ***d auo**  **provides** yiat **whatuer amouat**  **was** 

### l **xpaadoa out**  **of t~:~,.~ppropriatlon**  tioii3 be replaco4by the Cemmisaioner SlDn'$&8 **aollaakd** under the tom8 of tha **Aat durlng**  the flntyear of It8 oporatlon. ,3eatlon 18 thsd aontinuu rith the folle prorfmion:

1. any money8 remainingin.the rund at the * ol~~ of the ibOa **year ending**  **Aaguat 51**  **loJO,** are reappropriated to the uu of the C-telansl: **ior the**  **purpau oi**  aarrying**out** the 

### pro~lslona of the **Aat.** 8. Any unexpendod

balanoe of rundo rw~lming in the **8oiler** mpeotfon Fu33d at the 01080 of the fisaal year ending **August** Sl, 1958, not eraeedlng $lO,OCC.OOis appropriatedfor the use of the Commissioner in earming out the pwpow~ OS the **Aat.**

a. For eeah 8uaoeadiogrlsoal year any umtupt3mded

balance 3ramaining

in the tuud not ex-Hononblo 080. a. Sheppard,Page s

086dlng tlc,000.00 is **to b** * **oar&d** forward **for** the purpose

### or snforae3wnt

### 0r tha **Aot.** 4. Any amount rmiining in the 

### fund in *‘Iou8 

### 0r #lo,ooo.ooat the 010~ or any rhoal year after **19s** 8hal.l **revart to**  ths oanaralRar**onuo** m34 

### 0r tbs State 

### or hxaa. **.Aoaordbg** to th0 

### 1ufO~tlon rou 

### have fUrnisha& us, ths 

### whole

0r the $19,97s.m di8bun04 from the $80,000 C&n&ma1 RevenueAppropriation **hould** hare been replaoed. Yomlrlll note, however, **that** while the Le&alatUm praridod for the replaaemmt or suoh expsndituxws, it also proda04 that only tee8 aolloatedduring the first par'8 **operation** of the **AOt** should be available for mmh we. **For thlr**  reason the balanoo ln tha Bailer Inspeotlon**Fund** as 

### 0r *uguat 31, 1958, the end 

### 0r the fint tit3081 yuar, is unimportant

### l

xoept that it l

**mbraoee** and include8 the balanee on hand as of Jtm S, 1933, the end or. the tire 78~8 opaatlon of the **Aot.**

The balanoe **on** hand **in the**  Soiler **Inspeatlon** Fund. on fun0 s, 19X3, was #le,rs4.86, anb the whole or thu amount 8hould have boon transfomd to the Caneral Revenue Fund. On August 8 lose, $10,000.00of thla balanoe was so transiorred, bating i&LS4.86 in the Boflar fnrpeotionFund whbth 8hfda ,$~a been applied to tha oonaralRevenue **Approprlatiim.**

fn both your lotter of September8 and **that** ot z3#dgt&:m!

So you point out that tha balanoe in the ~milsr **Inrpeaelon** Fuud at the 01080 **0r** the flsual **pdar** sod&g **August** Sl, 1938, was 8(,9@8.21and it appsare tham has never bson a lesser aaount **in** this **Fund** than the **balanoa** appearingon **August** Sl, 1958.

xt is the opinion

### Or this Departmentthat the sum of ~,lS4.86, 188s the total amount of all wemnts nhiah hare bun paid and wers mu04 **for** olaius arising **prior** to Juno 3, 19S8, 6hould be trawema rxka the Boiler Xnlrpeation **Fund to**  the t3ensral Rwrenua Fund in atmrdanee rlth t&m requbesmte or section 18 of House Bill S6e, **A6ts** oi the 46th legialatum.
Yours very truly