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### OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL AUSTIN OF TEXAS

Austin, Ter45 Dear Sfra

d8partwnE thd

Y0ur 

### subfdt?e\td thf,s 8eGtl.ons

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Boaosrble Earry Xnox, Pa(qe&

oonvanience to the Greatest number of inhabitants, the supply of water, 

### building mterial, **fuel,** fertility of aoll, and haalthfirlnasm,

and the same shaI.1 contain aot leas 

### than three hundred (SljO) 40116 of laud aa above aeeorlbed. siaidBoard ahall take tit14 to the milt 80 44lect4d by them in the name of ths State of rclxar ror the us4 and **,beneZft** of 6ald hoepltal; provided, 

### however, thnt th4 Attorney Oen41~311~

mprt~4nt .~bau rir4t 4ppmt4 the title to the aaid land‘s0 s4leat4d 

### by the 44id Board. 

## -At the **oo:zpletion** 

## ofthrbuildlngr, uad when the 84ia hospital ia ready to open,th4 Boa



### ird of 00nt201 shall4ppoint 4-8ujm4nt5nUent and othur 4mploye4s to ouporlnt4rb3and awl-y on the work or suoh hoi@*%1 ao is now provided byth4 04a4r4l laws of the mate 

## ofTons gev4ralng auoh 

### lMtltutionr.
*me sup;rort

and gou4raL lYrlnt4nsm4 cif aaid hospital ahall be the same 5x8 ev4ry rarpxat ataIs provided ror bune herrpita 44 now provided by law. "There ahall bo eonrtrwtti upon raid growla so re14ctea p4man4nt suitable, - " subetantlal,and 

### fireproaf b&dings eufirmm to 4040ifb0a4t4 a i4t46t rir4 hunllred and forty [340) inzmtee;raid bulldings to be provldad with wdem l~proverii4d~ for rurni.rhing

water, heat, ventilation end uweraLp;4

; and th4 BwArd or Cantrcl iml4- aiatfdlyarter thfa Aot gfms iat0 erieot 41~3 after the s.~A4etfon of th4 site ror mid hospital,and after the title of~eaid land ~bll he.ve

been approvad by the AttaVa4y **cemml,** ahall **aav4rtis4** for glans and s~olPlcatlona for amid buildings and eontkaot for me ereotton or the ~am4; and shsll **base the**  **3owsr** and **4uthorfty to**  do **and**

:, ,lfcnorable Harry -ox, Page S

parform all thing ososenery ror oarrylng out the puxposs of this Aot. Provided that all buildizL:s

outhmlze4 **by~tNe Act**  **and** 

### for which an aFgrcprla~tlonis horeby r;ade,shall ba of 

### fireproofconatrxtion, nng 

### thst the pprt 0r all plsn~ 

### ana opealflcatlon8 for the emotion of said bullLdin~8 relating to fin 

### protmM.on @hall. **bs** subject to the approval of the State Fire Insuranoe CmdS810n. "mdr a. That there shall be clmlthem IJI hereby appropriated out of **the** 

### General I(svmweeof thlrrState not otherwlrrappxopxiated the tma of sight IIundrstl and 6eventeen ptlou~nd Dollars (#?17,OCO)for the bulldlnge and 

### inprovemanttt end the uxpenaw inaurmtl In mourlng the lands 

### ror the aLto, providing that .w honey heroin appropriated &all bo erpmdsd for the 

## payment of the lamb S6lemot4&

ror trm 51te* "The total &ipproprlatlon aa ht?r?Jtofore

'xtaat 1 U&cd Buil&ing and equlpmsnt Item 2 

### Ward buil.din: n&0 squipmnt Ituus ~~lh&~Ehio bulldiws and
xtatn4 l&mere1 ho6pltal-olinia

bufldint:



### and equ+mnt xtslrl5 **Admini#&'ation** builditq ard~

equlpm~nt Item 6 mnployntls' qumts~r and sqclpwnt xt4m 7 **8torerookwmarehhr:uee an6** 

**equipmnt** mm 8 Utility 

### ana otbnr buildiwg8,

utility and other equipment, 

### rosaa,sidtmmlko,furniture, liveetook, fnr+w%wits, and aont~ng8pnaie8 set out shall **be** sb0cthte **e.s foll.ouur** 

**wand total,**  **proposed nelv**  **horpital** 4 g.fg*g t ’ 1w,000.00 7b,000.00 100,006.00 60,000.00 4Q,000.00

185,Q00,00 8 817,000*00

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"In the expondltureof the above Itemized (upouuts,

tha Boer6 of Control shall hove the authority to i?itake proper aajust.stsnte in the 

### above satforth it~ms.~ The QovttrnortB



### vetomeesegemad 

### a8 Sollo#lst
"1 have approved, slgnsd and riled Bouas Bill 397, dhloh tonslats of two sorer&l itan OS appropriation Sor the satablishmnt or hospitala Sorthr 

### aam of 

### the insarm,in so far as Ssotlon 1 of iwiLd bill a:)prolri.steB $817,000.00 and authorizes the bu:ldings, faprwemnts 

### and axpenserinswrod ia 8eoufin5 the lfmd 

## ror tbo 

## 65.teof a houppital to bs located west of the 

### lath merLdlian) md I hmv6 dlsappmed and retie4 that portion eS amid bikl contained in Seetions e an4 ~3 earryiag an 

### appropriation and aut4ailby for the bulldingo and lqmmsantir an% mpassa 

### lae*uYr6ld

inl eouring

the lena for tha site of a horrpltal

to b6 looate6

## flastor the 96th meridian, the raaond a?proprlatlon it& in 

### -lb bill,
+Tn filing this bill with the Swmtary of St&e, goraunnt to thr Ooaetltutian, I apprmlbd to sum4 at the tlm of flllng it a stmttaent QS ths ftema to rib&h I objeatt again, purmsnt ta the 

### &metftution, I am hsrewlthtranstittinl; to theXoune of Mproawtativos, innbioh the bill orlglmtrd a 

### oopyof ma0trtateuentanb the ltesm I o& jetted

### to. Tha atrlteaent 

### snd ltwss obdtoted to s011twBr


### “‘XY rwm6 for dlaapprooing and vstolng 

### thla 1taa of $617 oOO.QQ marrylrig with it the 

### 4uthorlty the 

### riusa&

to build an4 estnblish a heapSt@l Sor tc 

### be locate4 east &the P8th msridiar?,

the mecon& mppropriatlon in mi4 bill, are as fcrllwe~
**In ay meesm~e to tka Lsefslatur* dated 

### Janmry 25, 1937, I >olnted out that the PaerdlOrabl8 Harry Knox, Page 8

Or OOntrOi had ~OOrppaS~dedths WBtfAbli&UiW Or 0 MW hO5pitd fOl the iIUU@ fn mP,& %fMi to 005t apgrorfaataly ~7,OOO.OO. I adopted this reo*o&tlon 

## 0r the Boarb, and 

## ittptdr ~OOIUIDSnd~dth+JMtIBbliOhsSAt Of this hOEpiteal. up t0 that tbU# A0 mpreO~At0tiYS Or either wimt or eaot **Texas** had aonhumab with me about it. I timply aotrd upon the rwoumandatlon **0r the**  **B0txrd**

## or control an4 their **rinug** thtitthis hospital *a8 neooraary and **deairablr.**
wWo roa.niber

of the Ls~s:.ature, or roe gri3srr;ntatire

M Bliathre8 QiwDlaa.6 any proposed hospital in ea8t 4*x88 until after an **amend-rent** to thi8 

## erretehad beoAadopt04 in 

### the i&et* Senate. #men thslaatter vent %AtO frea OOniOre~O0 a Ataber or the in&bOm 

### of the LogUlature dib di5ouor 

## it with ma. I wao 

## advised

that tbe Legislatureuse us+ willing to appropriate ZSXWI~ 

### #or two howltab at this fieo in view of ths dspleted UiditiOZ Or thb trs#iSury&Ad tiisfaOt **A0** tax revenu58 2hubbss~ misad. ~53oVwwldti~- ine r&aJorlty

felt WJ did ~804 ens Loepital and tkt this should bs established to oorvo a vast area ia rest **Trrxa8** not **‘ being**  ssrvad at the >l%S0At t&o and "UQ rrllrrs Oo~Wtlnns in o2mr ias~ii;utfons.
"'I aXa,FIyQnlf' Of the QpiA-iGA that SW WlAAOt e.fiOrd t0 t,Uhd tWn hOlQitGb3 0t tilt.8 tz.mJ. I thl.& ono hoe~ital,with the aW.- tians rhioh ixivs

been authorized at sristing l‘rIatitiltiGns,

e.ratmrric:tBnt tic nk3stour ?rasont &xii:

early ruturs noeda. Eany mmbera 

### 0r -at2

### togh3latur8 rLit63a for the puasck3 or this bill bee&use it *as ownmonlp understood that I woula not a:qmove the buildir& or two hos~Lta3.s

at this time.'

nor the rooaons stat& I have apprcnod the bill as to an approprfatlon aarrplng au-**thority** for **43 hospital**  **mat** 0r the 1OOth **meridian,** and disapproved and 

### vetoed the itcm &Ad approyiation or $817,r~O0.00 aarrylrg with it the authority for t&e **e&sbllohmcnt** or 6~hospital ea8t of the 96tS ne~?idian.”
&tiOlO 4, SOOtiOn 14, Or the ~OAStftUtiOA Or the awe **or** 

### Tcxam, provides in part co roI.Io~:

0

. . . If 'anybill prCS6At.d **to thC**  **Qot crnor**  **6ontalna smrcrcl**  **lt.im6 of**  **appropriation** he say objcot

## to 0114Or more Or cuoh iteS8, and approrc the other **portion** of tha bill.

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fI **CAd WC**  think it **ap~l+CAt** rrOEh8A **CMd~tiOA Of**  **8COtfOAO**

S or the bill that the Le~lclaturc fntoadcd to gant **d CUthWitjr**  **t0 COMtrUCt**  the **h6#Pitil 02&y**  **in** QoAjUll8tiOA ,th the appropriation thcrcia made to defray tho Bortr i4k-40r;

that it -0 AOt iIlt6Athdtc

## greata &CACrCrlantIoontincu authority **5.n&cpcadcnt** or 

### the **cpptopriation of**  **soncy. 8uob**  18the oonctruotlon plaecd upon Ipcotion8t end b or ,thc bill 

### 1~vcrnor **Allred.** It follcwr that the authoeity to 

### emtab- **,mh**the hospital **mu but**  **a fart**  **of** 

### the item 

### of 

### l pproprictien, adthe COv1)rnot*8

### ?cto wao erfcetirc. to nullify both the /authority

### co(Lthe **approprictioa,** 

### Your0very truly.

APPROVEDJAN 30, 1941

ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS