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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

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Honorable v. m3 OQkr~i.el - Fatgo a 

86 6 * #8,6%a.a8 to supplemmt Appropriatioll A-898, General Lenanae ansl Eqnipmnt, rhiah 

has been exhausted. 6exmral )aainfWe rud Equipipent is the onYiy State Fu?ki fmmwhioh payment lray 

be mado of acoounte for power, light, heat, plunbing 

ana adaor rbpatrs on Pcwer Plant. Zf! thie Deflclency 

Warrant is appromtlto supplement the Be-al %iaSntename imdEquQxuentAppro~is~on,it ulllbe expeade& in the same runner aathe regular~~appropriofed 

General Maintenance atiBQuipz@XItFiudwae spent,be- 

%ng thoroforo only a mpplewnt to the remlar Apmpriation A-8?8.a 

Artio1e XIX, seation m, of the ccm5titution provldest 

Art101es &34$x aiq4a?ila, agvieeu ciril. 

Btatates of' Teak, ioZ?@, as amended, prti ior defiolenay approgv*ationa'ia the iolloring language8 

*AlI hesads of &Qurtnleulte, IrianagWB of 

State institutkons or .afheP pereone.~iutrueted 

with the power or duty .oi.oontPaating for~wpplies, or in any Mtmer pXedglng the oredit o? 

the State for .aay defiaisnay that map *se WIder'their 8naaigenrant or &ontrol, sh6ll;at 

least tldrty days before such tleficiency 5hkCt 

oaaur, mslra out ++~.+rn eetiagfe of the ambrmt 

necessary .to:oovgr such QeMa&enoy until the 

l!Je&l* of .the pext .Le Iature . Such estimate 

shall be inm3dlately e @with the Gooemior, 

who 6hall thereu$n owefully examine the same 

aa rrpprwe or aieapprwe the 5aw3 In whole or 

In part* When sucrh deflolenay clalsa, or any 

part thereof, has been +J appiWVe6 by the ~OvwlIOc 
iienorabl% W, me OUm.4.el - Page a 
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jionorable w. Lee OtDsnlel - Page 4 

club, lna. v'r shsppara, MfJ mix* 3aa, $3 8, w. (a) scio. 

see aso Qonfemmoe @S.zti~n aP Attorney ffeneral Gupeton 

&d&l February i&, U&3, vol. 52, p. 20, an& snathar 

dated A# 7s X81$, rol. %2fi P. %WW. 
iionorable WI* Lee O*Daniel - Page 5 568 

6b~Aouely, ArtieJe IIX, Beotion 49 not only does 

not forbId, but on the aontrary, ne0ec5arlly suthorim3es 

the creation OS a debt on behalf of the State to supply 

wmau3l defioieuoi.es of kyvsiaie, not to exaeed in the aggrogate at say one t&m @~,~.60. 

The statutes (Arf~alee &51 mll466l.a) go no 

hither than Me; thay ape by all She teote lml3.d. Stt 

fil off%awe or agents of the afate are ctuthoriaed to 

*Seato Qebfs on behalf of the State, but the etafste 

(Artiale~rssl) ia ezgceeew limited to mall heada of deer nutuqjers of state l.u5tltutlva5 or ofher pm-son6 

tin&ad with the power or duty of avntraotbg far sup 

g-&O&&zjYg-y &$2&~&zf$&*~:&~w 

mntro~ .* 

&ml the mrrant perCome OS the otatute its%lf' pi51 be 

paid. 6wh defioienq apprag%ationie itself the epe&fie 

nppro&i&Aim requiredby &tie16 urn, 8emtt6a 6 Of the 

Con5tltuUGnr XII practi0alz~ every de 

iF" 

tBlWlt8'1 ~~r'inetitutional apptramt%an thwc) $8 S rillll or ndslosllaneaas or 

imntlngtmt expensea d&h Brilp al-s been frhoaCPlt to Se 

Btrttioiently opecifia 6 Opiniana of the Attorney QtmeraZ 

l622-1924 p. M$. 

Thba constitatl4mal pirpOSeB therefore, is the 

Lttm of 5dnttmana3, or other actatiugent sxpfnise, aad $&3 

PSIIP name ie but the le~elative.eatitse8e of the eamm$ 

necessary therefor. Thardutyvs.ib!<~6epnd~~ 

on%6 %mpmmdby thelau andif thereveuue epproprriatad to 



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