OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS **AtJSTtN**

Fionorable

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Sheppard Comptrollerof Publla Aoooun88 Auotin, Bxas
Dear art o.plnlon HO. 0493% Ret Whether appropriation o? "b818IlOQ

on hand' in ruall~ foa admini8tntion **and** en-: **r0r00tmtt** 0f t110t0r



### rm ta law it3 valid. _
We have moelretlyour letter of Septonbber 4, L941, whioh we quote in full a8 iollowrr

**“ t3eOtiOR**  **38 of**  Arti8.l. **XVII of**  **Ifoolld** Bill No. Bi itqtalar

5eaafon of the ~oq%y-earenth Lep 18llatur8,

**re*d8,** **la pmt,**  ac, follow8t W~BefOreany dfversloiOr sllooattonOf the motor fuel tax aollioted under the provi-

- iione of this Artialo,is made, eno (1) per osat Of the -88 rabotlat Of 8aid tar Shall **be** 8at 

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### Stats Treesury in a 8peeoiel fund, aubjeot to tho ll88 of tho Oomptrol3m in the l btfnistratlon and l nfororaront

&the proviSiOM of tbl8 Artiolo, and 80 muoh ot tho **aald** pro000d~ of eitte (1) per oont **or** the m0tor fual tu p&id monthly a8 MY b& needed in.8uohadmlnletnatlon and onforaenmnt**be** and **i8** hereby appmpiiat6d for 8aid puTpc@o. &anyumxpSnd&d ~portloa~,o~

raid fund 80 OPclOlfi~a 8h8U. acthe 

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aoh biennium **roY8rt** to the rfisp8otivs htId8~ or aooount8 In propor pro~ortion8towhioh tho Xotor Fu81 T&x Fund 18 allooatedat the snd of 

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biennfum.* (&drrscroring supplliod.)

**“ At**  th0 slid

Of thI8 bioMhU# the~%~Wa8 several thoueaud dollar8 unexpendedof the one per oenh oolleotsdunder the above quote% eeo**tiOA Of**  **thr statute.** Honorable **George** 3%.Sheppati,PRO 2

"The. Osneral Appropriation SUl **oarsI** the iollowlmgrider SOT the Com~trollrr'8DoPm8fQent : **onepx cant 0r tho motor fuel tax oollaoted a8 provtded **by** law tagQth8rwit.bbar811008 On &@ at d@Ist a, 194l. and e nQ=, are hamhy appropriated to the Camptroller **from d&h**  **itag** abor shall be pald, and tor thm adminietmtion and enfomement af the 

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and l ~aahatiOn r808 Qr~vided 

### by **16~** togdiher with **?&&ULO88 On**  hand **‘ at**  **~+UgU8f** -- 4, 1941, and kagurt Sl x9423, are hati(yby

ap- &GO~rf6tSdto the ka&oll.r to ba used; In la&- itt@ aUbft8.' (lihdeT8OOring CrUp#iOd.) **.**

**“ ?h** * **~qUe8tiOll ha8**  **arf8.B. ill**  **thi8** dspar8- 

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**a8** to **whether or**  not **thlo~** 8o-odlled **un 8XPUUte~**  **QOStiOn i8**  **i@~lWQShtSd f8S**  **th. U8e**  and benefit oi the Oamptmller in the enioroement of the **Eotor** hul 'i&x law, slnos it IO argued that the rider in the appropriation bill lUpOr8Od88the general **8tStUtO tr~looating**  **the** bahnOO8 in the fund."
It **is** well 8Qt8ld in **lWa8 that**  **an appropriation**  bill oannot.

repeal oc 

### moairya ganorellaw. Linden v. ixnley, 98 %x. 4Bl; State v. Steele, 89 T#i. 8300; Confereno*Opinion8 8990, 2789, lSOe; OpinlonS#OS. O-900, 0-l637,o-81)79.Therefore, ff the rider in **qwr8ion 8axd~Saotian**  **85 CC-ati(tle.?mI,**  Houou~rBil&

8 am in oontliOt,the 

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. However, it **,I8** elamontary*at ‘2s**two btetutory**  pl'OV181OM

law b. &&VW inteX&bMtatiOM, OM Of whioh **IS&OS** ruohproVl8lonain U&U?iiotwith l aoh other,mid th8 other of whiohmaksc It so thiit the tuo provision8 may be read In hannony, **one** with **+;htl mother,**  the lattermmtiozmd **interpre** tationwill be given. **TM8** prinoi~leha8 been held. to apply **to a**  **general etatute**  and a subsequentappropriation bill.Homorablo Oeorgo B. Shepmrd, Page 8

I? Gonley~r, lkra&torr of **the** Rapubllq, 186 %. Wr, lOF+ 'Pbo umoun0.d prlnoiQl8 **rould** be 08&WOtal1y6~~liO~blo ~tothe prO7;8i@JUUWbr OOMidON0iOB 81ll60 ~ey.WOtb bOth,p688Od dUrIl& the 8-O 8688Ion o? the 49th tylialaturo.

You will ao%ioe oho lanerum **wod** in 6Ootloa err or &sIolo XVII*

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to Clan **td the**  **Lbtor Fuel**  **l&x Wririon**  **Of the**  Dapartment 6ppmpri6tIag tho ***baJanow** on hand 

### at August St, lQ41,~6utLAug~t~31, 194F In Thor. ono pm 6Ontiotor rue1 tax 6dmWrtn)lon fund 

### 1~ a velld and logal appropria8lon to the Oarptro$lerof Publio bO~USIt8~
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