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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN “se--

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Honorable v. m3 OQkr~i.el- Fatgo

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86 6 * #8,6%a.a8 to supplemmt Appropriatioll

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General Lenanae anslEqnipmnt, rhiah has been exhausted. 6exmral )aainfWe rud Equipipentis the onYiyState Fu?kifmmwhioh 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$xaiq4a?ila, agvieeu ciril. Btatates of'Teak, ioZ?@,as amended, prti ior defiolenay approgv*ationa'ia the iolloring language8

*AlI hesadsof &Qurtnleulte, IrianagWBof State institutkons or .afhePpereone.~iutrueted with the power or duty .oi.oontPaating for~wpplies, or in any Mtmer pXedglng the oredit o? the State for .aaydefiaisnay that map *se WIder'their 8naaigenrant or &ontrol, sh6ll;at least tldrty days before such tleficiency 5hkCt oaaur, mslraout ++~.+rn eetiagfe of the ambrmt necessary .to:oovgr such QeMa&enoy until the l!Je&l* of .thepext .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 sucrhdeflolenay clalsa,or any part thereof, has been +J appiWVe6 by the ~OvwlIOciienorabl%W, me OUm.4.el - Page a

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jionorablew. Lee OtDsnlel - Page 4

club, lna. v'rshsppara, MfJ mix* 3aa, $3 8, w. (a) scio. see aso Qonfemmoe @S.zti~naP Attorney **ffeneral** Gupeton &d&l February i&, U&3, vol. 52, p. 20, an& snathar dated A# 7s X81$, rol. %2fiP. %WW.iionorableWI*Lee O*Daniel - Page 5 

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6b~Aouely, ArtieJe IIX, Beotion 49 not only does not forbId, but on the aontrary, ne0ec5arlly suthorim3es the creation OS a debt 

### onbehalf 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 ctuthoriaedto *Seato Qebfs on **behalf of**  **the State,**  **but the**  **etafste** (Artiale~rssl) ia ezgceeew limited 

### tomall heada of deer nutuqjersof 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 XIIpracti0alz~ every deiF"tBlWlt8'1~~r'inetitutional apptramt%an thwc) $8 S rillll or ndslosllaneaas or imntlngtmt expensea d&h Brilp al-s been frhoaCPlt to Se Btrttioientlyopecifia 6 **Opiniana of**  **the Attorney**  **QtmeraZ** l622-1924 p. M$.

Thbaconstitatl4mal 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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