**OFFICE OF**  **THE AITORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS**
**AUSTIN Q-C.YU(I(**  **A-o-**

**, P!** 

Cawdttee 

### appobted Dy oxrs,amlalfJo~Dill suppliel for sala cax5tttee,

oin is dravn agal.rlst n deflcionay 6hO amme of $2*OQ0.00 iwantcourt Dy the Omurnor 

### as a 

### suppleilrsnt

to the spprop%ation mmtod by the **Regular 80sdom**  **of the**  **Fortydtb Lo~ul~tOre,**  

### fowxl at gage4bd, Aoto of tho Re@lor Sosdoo of the Fortpuixth Leglslaturo,aaddodgnatod 0s itun la. The agproprtAtion oarriw, La fads **dopwtzrent, appropriation**  

### nud.mrA-Bi

Vou will notMe that **this** 

### clainaurioa &De 

### apporal of 

### Xionortilo dobn iI.shptp, dsm-

### l&a, ObOm Ee SDeppmd - Ago 3

oiate 

### Jwtioe of tD0 3upmzn Court, 

### anC tho ap prwol of UooornbloBtcbar~? 

### Crftz,rtenoaiote Justloe of tho 3~~000 Court. TDo clain op pears to bb roglllar Lo wary rofipoct,

except it do06 not carry the apprwn1 cf the ctato BOerd Of CG?ltt'Ol iOr WCh ~Chr;CaS.



### "I rrls0

oa11 your sttentioa 

## to tho &lar 

### to the sp~opriation Dill, fonar; on me 408, wDnoation D, under Beotion 4 of tha above dWOrlb~ed Lot, WhhD reads I {All 

## pinting pnd stntionr~~ 

### uhallDo purahnsed through t.ho xoard 

### of Controland ahallbe ooonfiwdto such aFti**ales ard**  **quality au**  **selobtbd mxl**  **contraato& for**  **Dy** 

### the Board of Control.'
Whlmrlqmrt~td~emy~opl~onu to ulIother 910 are **mltlloriwd** to iemle aarraat 

### in paymbatof 

### t‘hlm slaila+ithoutitanrrfing thu appwal of chf3 iiicard of Coaatrol.m

Your roquuestrxosonta 0 quo3flon of 

### firsthpomioa in thie 

### dqmWmnf SO &w aa our investigation 

### has disolosod,uml **one** 

### of no littloim~artrmcs.

Qe hwo ewerol tism 

### witton oplnlonsupoa the relative **pwors** 

### of thesosud of Ccntrol 3nd Other d3- pnrtwnts 

### anri

institutiona

of t?lo State,alth respect to purchasing suppll3s, oquipmnt , and the like, but no ewe, wo boliero, haa bean prorentod wltichoallod for [UIopinion with rss?emt to tho l'elativorf@ta of tbo Sup'eme 

### Courtnnci

tbo 

### uoarcl

ofControl

in respect to web mattars.

**Section** 21 of Artl.cl3WI cf th3 Constitution Is OS fo110nsr

gAl1 stationery, and printing, oxoapt proall?Jl?.e9ians

and such @.nting 39 my to dono at the &MU aal hrab A6Jluz1, ppm, amI tuc31used in the frs,giislatiro aud 

### other depnrtmats of tha gomrnoont, except t&o JudiCiSl De~nwmt, ahall b0 Curnisb3d, rind the pintin% aad binding of the lap's, jourIlale,and **dupnrtmnt** roporta, and 911 **other** printing and binding ati the repairing and furniohisag tho hzlle an& row used Car the aostings OS thn Legidature nnd 

## its cop-.. xoae uao. x. Sheppard - pago 3



### zdtteos,shall

### De partorradurnor oonfrrbt, to be &on t0 the 

### lowe8t rwponoible Diddar, 

### Delm euchmuimm p-toe,and under such X%gUlatiOIIs,

as oholl'beprosoribedby .la8. HO lmmbur or otiica of uly depart

## moat of the gmornaemtobrrll be in any m imtarostefi 

### in such 

### contrasts; tunl all suah ooatraotst3hall

be subjoat 

### to the apprwal 

### ~mpw~yornor, Merotary of StateoldCamp

ODvlously,statutesupon the subjeot.oS put chases * the Eupreme Court have 

### no oontrolliag aftaot, U&tgy ure in riolatlom of aq ooa6titutional pthi-

. xhe almy o#nloam we luY0 mtton upon the 

### uuDjeat 

### or tho relativerights of the Ward of Co&r01 and other departmmt43 ahd inatitutione of the State - 

### motabl7OpanionHo. O-880 nod OpLaionNo. 01;?813, have oon8trwd otatutomvhiah were not la naywise 

### contriwy to any oomstAtlltiomalprovioiom.

Uo, 

### thoroforo,

look to a00 if Section31 of the Constitution **above** quoted applioe to thin ease.

On the uhol.:,,

the Soctlon duals pith tho broil subjodt oP fUrniabl&~~stationory, Finting, -per and fuel 

### uwd in the legislotivo and othor 

### dspartmonfs of tho Govoruvmat, oxOept the judioial'(1~partmOnt, ati requires tho plrchmving of such things 

### from tho lwoet rooponeible bidder. 

### w0 t!aink

this pTl6ion is self-onaotirqam& meodnmo omabliug **statute,** save only perhaps, in regard to miuimm 

### lxloor;

**Qmlt?r** 

### suoh roylationa OS shallbo ~nMsariE8dby 

### law.'

This eeotioa 0xgmssll oxoopts from itu operatiom, hovevor,*the judicial dopartPent*. Slaao the seotion deals with tha **broad** eubjeot of PchasOm them nati, and alnoo it epe~ifi~ally tmmpte tbOrOfmu tho judicial dopartmnt, 80 construe it as Conf'Orring upon the judioial dopclrhaat -- by impliaation but nevsrtheloes affirmtivo-. 1Y - the pousr to u&o such purahasoe as are m&raced ir~thiuthe sootion of its own vill, and rithout rtioronao **to** competitive bi&Ung, **or** notion by nny other departmnt, whothor leglelotiva or other.

From this it follows that the apprwal. by the

### noa. UOO* Ii. shoppard - Pqgs4

6U&PePet%Wt Of pu‘OhW48 inad OJ it, OP ll&%er it8 authority,for ~80 of the S7apamoCourt in atw of itv Arnctions

or rativitloe,iv ~12. t&at is roquirodto authorbe you to issuea VU%mt for paymentOut 

### 0P **any ;lubUo**  **f+unfl** aYailebloPor such pupee.



### 8hottm.ra fund ie attil.3blo for auabpur

### pws, hova7er.dependaupon vhetheca? not therehas btoa 0 lOgi6llrti7iJ a~OpF%QtiOn Of ¶i0#10V iOr v~Uh The superiorright of the SupreuaCourt to Et2z:kaotcl) 

### eucil 98 ue a-3 here dlecusoing,dow not wary vlth it 

### theSurtherrl@t to deemnd or z-eceae payuant 

### to 007er euoh 0ontraot 

### or prchasb8, whom the Lo&ialimreh~ootvMe a spvciflonppnr 

### piation theroior

.

The Colaet.%tution,



### Article VSXI, seotioa 

### 6, deolareac

'no money shallbe drawn from the

troesury 

### but ia pureuanoeof ep3c:flo ep&WOpri8tiOIlr,

lrpd0

b;r

### 1eV) l l 

### av

nom 13 of tha appropriation 

### for the Suprvmo court, 08 

### ooatdncd in u. 1).no. 387, ysrsmd by the lest 

### l,egisl;ltura

(Spoinl LavsTams, Vol. 2, p. &a) is as r011ovs: 

### @Forerpansoato bo inhurred For the poaro isndhg by fills SuprCM QNlrt in m-t 31, Awiust 31, puttinginto offact the 1040 1941 nulrt-naking

Fov0rAot, ~0~643bill ~0. r~s, n9gulap 

### session,Party-sixth LogielcAturs, incl~~ all 

### expensesthat aby **be** 

### inourradby fhe Suprome Court in appointingoe r;ittooe,

payingthe expens08of aucboomdtt0Os~ postage,pioting, etonographicaamioea, andany andall 

### othsr 3Xp3MssS in

### eludingmeoorol~, 

### oe naybe d&wnAnod by the 

### SuvJcourt) proCdad that iC the supram court shall appoint

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non. 080. ii.Ghoppard - page 5

**auy ccmlttes**  **oi attomn3ys**  to 

## aseist

**it in**  **dravlng** auoh rules, 

### tho Courtmy pay the uml3l orp3nsseof such comlttee, **or** axg mm

### her thoroot, vhll:,amy 

### frmhcm,but ohallxiot pay tuq 

### momb8r

O? suchuomxltte3,may salary **or** 

### cop p~ation eor his ~3171068 @,500.00 $2,600.00"

The rldw to .iheAp-$wpriatlon 

### Bill (H.B. lo, 257) quot8d by you to tho 

### 3es06t Dall pr.lnt%ngend 

### otatioacry 

### &all b8 

### grchnmd through 

### th Eonrd of Control, and 

### shall be wufined to ouch 

### articlesand quality0s aaloot 

### ed aad oontraathi

for by the Board of Control,*is not 

### mndatury, but on the contrary is directory only. In other words, the word nshalla is to be oonetrued as 'CXL~. This oonstruotion ot the 

### rider is permlseiblo undervollestzxblished

rules **of etatutory**  **aonstructlan. Litsr3liem**  vtll be i~W&i shen to Solloo it vi11 do oiolenoe to tbo .pla.ix

Lxtention of the 

### LoglsJature. To ?dve the rider tha **ottaot** followk~g a litem construction of the rldor, vould neeesaarily haye one of two offcctr, that is, the rider itself ;rouldho stricken out as being repugnant, to jhe otwious intent to anti a -ralidappropriation, or it would fall for constitutional invalidity ae 501~: in vlolntlon of Oection 21, Articls ULI, above quoted.

To construe tbo rider ae boinc,r:iroctory ia a reoooneble construction and PmddJrs tL:,ome a valid ifio

### vieion. To exmpt the judicial de:mtzcnt fsm the con8titut;ionalroquiramnt of oontract for 9rintinF:and etotfonory, aa p,Qvided in.liect,icn 2l'oi" &ticle X71, doee not wecooouttho eowts fron:voluntarily -hasing 

### their prIntin!; and stationery throuxh the hoard cf 

### Control. ~ndoec;,it la our informtion tbnt the Suprem Court itself in mmy lnatancea ) nti pcrhnps East instances, &OeB Dlakt3

its purcl3nsosthr0uq.h the Board of Control for conqeaienoe sata, and a8 e. mtter of possible ooonorj. The rider should be conotruti as authorizing tho Board of Control to xako such purchases and contract 

### nlion and **ii the**  **courte 80**  **request or**  **op30.**

'Lho

## sp30ieic

appro7i9ntlon for the 

### eiaaalyear 0-w .-gust 31, 1040, bne beun oxb:watcd, md, 3s you

### non. 000. tl. Sheppard - pga 6

state, tho Govarnor has approved a daftcicncy claim upon tho application ot 

### tho Supmaw 

### Court In the cum 

### or Q2000.00, 77hhh 

### 0~0was OX~~OSE~Y for uso during thttt riecoi pm.

There ie therefore no available fund for the payment of thim claim, and vi11 **not** be **until** the Legisloturo has made an appropriation to m8ot the **Gwernor~s** deflciono~ ollwanoe. So that, in anjr wont, 

### tha most that OM nor be done 18 to issue the ueual aab ordinnry dofioioncy vu-rant, payable only when and ii tho Loglsloture heroafter makea an appropLation 

### thereor.

Vary truly 

### yours

ATTORXZX GSH3ML OF TEX#I



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