OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN

Honorable J. C. Blair, Pre&larit State Board of E&motlon Kerenn, Toma Dear sir:

19, lW9, proaenting 8 a mmb4r of the the **Gomraor,** In

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the purp4s4e of tbla 

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ng th4 *44tiaat4d 4\upr1u*‘ chwhhiohthe board ta auto deal, ktar #ho beard laufalt such aurplas, or any pottiosi of it, to be used to **dotray** t?aY*llng; **erpeaa46'0"** w'sdirect your attwtlon to thatportion 

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ZionorableJ. C. Blair, iage 2



### "TrarslingEXp4D848. (a) It 18 pro

### vided thatno expendlturs shall b4 smds for traveling expens44 by auy 

### dspfmaent of thi8 state In exoesa of the a&oant or mne~ itembe4 herein for 

### atlid purFo8e. This **provl** eion shall be applioable whhetherthe Item Sor txnrell~ 4xperm44 Is to be paid out of th4 approprlatlon fro'oatlmC4114ralFund, 

### from r488, reoeipte or 8p4olal ma8 oolleoted by virtue or oextald laws or this state, or mm **oth4r** id8 (axclurrivsof F4doral mnae) available for use by a departu,ent.w Ae 

### yourappropriation eppeare atter theveto of the Oovernor, no amount of money 14 Itsei44d and amllabl4 therein for atraoellng 4xp4n4en. By the plain languag4 of ths provisiona of the rider above quoted, whars n0 amOurIt iO **prorlded** ior trareling 4xpOzme, no noney may be**axpsnded** 

### for thatpurpo44. And thi8 prohibition 4xtsnda to the lmard a8well as to the dspartment headrr. Itroti ba 

### arut114 #mtum for the board to.authorlu4 the u~4 oi

### moneysSor 8 purpose 

### forwhloh th4 legislature ha8 pmvid4d no eon4pa ahall be

## emnt, maor the terms 0r th4 dder, theboard is tot at Ub4rty to authorize exp4ndlture or a mrplur for *travelfug 4xp4nse:*, **but in**  denIs& that power **by** nooewaxy lmplloation rxom th4 language **guotad.**

Your applloation 8t4t48, and you ooxlt4nd,

### that four board onnaot **funotlon** 4tflOiently without trarallug 4xp4ns4a. That ia a **matter** whioh necessarily must bar4 bean betermine advsrsely to **your** oontention by th4 Oommuor when he vetocrdthe Itea%provided **by** the L4gl8latur4 tar trat41ing 4xp4ns.8. The hardship, ii any, thus irnpoa4don **your department,**  ariords **no ‘** **bath for**  

### theaaatuaptlonby this depm%uent or ths legislatLv4 

### or **ewoutire** pr4rogatlv8, nor does It afford any basle for the oonatruotlon of th4 appro**prlation** bill 

### oontraxyto Its plain lntsnt and wranlug.

**It oay**  **be true,**  aa you point out, that the lsglalature nmut to appropriets 

### the $6,000 

### peraxmum 

### ror q4r tile=81~6traveling 4xp0n848~, and that the OalOsioa of th4 words *and tra+ellug exp4ns4aa rae inaavert4nt, (though this theory is weaken4d by the iaOt that the lOgialatW4 had prooi646 a sp40iriO Item or $mo.Co p4r annua 

### for **ntrarellng ex;4nseP**  which WZISvetoed by the Gfat4rnor).

.,..Hmorable J. C. Blair, Page S



### Howver, mnl.i4station of legialatire intent by non-aotlon is not Oamoiont 

### to satiory the r4quirement or our OOAPtltUtiOA that 

### the intent or our leglslatura b4 eriQeno4d **by** overt **aation,** th;.tmoney **be** slthdrawn 

### Sromthe Treasury only in pureunn44 of,apeolS~o appropriatloaa aad by law. Tours verytruly ATTOANBT Wk%RAL **OF**TEXAS

**fm?:FL Riohard**  **0. Wlrohlld**  AllaistnBt

AppROVXi.Ds~ 5, '1939

. ATTORNEY GENERAL OFTMAS



### APPROVED **OPINION** 

# 0 **COMMCITEE** 

### BYW. oI*WUA*