TRE ~TT’ORNEY 

## GENERAL

OF TEXAS
AUSTIN~S.%%XAS

Jlr.Charlen E. B6whm6n Chief Clerk


### Oplnlon loo.O-2C92 Rel Payment of Premlm on surety bond of State orriaial.

19&O, This vi11 ac~owlt?d&e receipt OS your letter of M6rch 

### 15, wherein you ask the opinion of this department upon the question whether the premium on the surety bond 

### furnlrrhed by Charles Is. Baughnuin, Chief Clerk, Department of' Agriculture, m6y be paid by the Dep6rtment of 'Agricultun,out 0r it6 contAngent fund.

It appear63ihat the 6ppMpHatlOn blllp~otrltl66 no 6um 0f money 6peoIfI~lly for the 

### payment

### ofthe bond ~remlums of employee6 of thelbpmt-n. &tIcle 

### 49 Revised Civil Statutes, lm, provide6 Sor the appointment by the Commissioner of Agriculture of one ohlei alerk.~ mlale 50r after presaribing the 

### powers find dutie6 or the chief clerk 

### &ate6 that maoh chief clerk shall, befOre 

### ~enterlng upon the duties of **hi6** positIon, tab the oath required of the ooml68Ioner, and enter Into bond ln the sum .of three &nmand dollar8 with two or more sureties to be approved by the 

### Governor,

and payable to.the State of Texaa, condltloned 

### tar the falthf'ul perfonnanae 0r hl6 duties. There l6 np provIslon of general statute or current approprlatlon bIl1 authorizing **rdmbursement**to the chief clerk for expen6e6 incurred by him In fuml6hIn$ the bond required by statute.

ft I6 the rule~thtit6n ofiaer 

### orsgent of the State Is allowed only 6uch cunpen6ation 6nd emolument6 &i! are expressly aonferred upon him as remuneration ror the discharge of his 0fWaial dutlee a6 6n the &ate. iollom X&alla v. City of Rockdale 112 Tex. 

### 209,246s.W.

that 6rq public officer or agent who demtnd6 mileage, purse6 mu6t point out 6ome statute authorizing It8 alloW6nce. Where 8 duty mquIr&ag 6n expenditure of money I6 imposed up0n.a public offlaer or agent, 6nd no provlulon I6 **made**to def%y the 6ame, 6uah offiaer or agent I8,deemed to be repaid for the e%penaes Incurred In the diecharge of 6uah **611ty** 

### by whateVerColnpanSatIOnIS 

### alloyedand paid t0 him for hl6 **6erVlOeS** aa such ~ub1S.e6gent. It I6 therefore apparent that, in order for the chief Clerk of the Department of AgrlaUlture to be entitled to relmbur6ement for the e%pen66 InaurredbyhIm In furnI6hingthebond requircpdby statute, there muat exist 6ome statutom provielon r0r the allowtnce and payment of the same.e., charie6 B. Be-, Page 2 o-2092



### Slaoe there I6 **no**

### provisionof the statutesor 6pealXla item 

### In the 6pproprlatIonbill, COntempl6ting elmbur6ementby the State to the ChiefClerkoi the Dep6rtmentof japF laulturefor the expenaes 

### Incurred by 

### hiw In furnlshlngthe oiflcl61bondrequiredby 

### law, you we advised that 

### 6uchbond premium cannot be regarded 

### a6 a oontingent Item 

### of expen6e lawfullyto be inaurredby 

### the Dep6rtment,end, theretore, 

### 6uah bond premium 

### Mayo not be paid by the 

### D6p6rtmentotAgriculture out of It6 contingentexpentze fun& YOU’S 

### very truly ATTORXEY

### OBNBRALOF TEXAS By 6/ R.W.Fairchild R.Y. Falrohild A66i6tiltlt RWFapbprwc

APPROVEDAPRIL 1, 1949 6/ 

### OcraldC. &UKI A-QBNERALoFTBxA3 Approved OpinionConmltteeBy a/BWB Chairman