### OFFICE OF THE A-ITORNN GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSllN

Honorabl8neoman

Sfroll& 

### EoaorabloY. t. Sdlor HoaorabloMarvinLeonard state Board ot Publfo wolfare Aurtsa, Texas 

### @eatlam:

4um8 it8 aotiar 4a lxeout ire tha D4partmat 0 W4ltare. Sldaratlon to your eplaloa o? th8 l stloaa 

### whloh wa

Zt la 4a8w4r to abort qnertion rou t 

### itwill br mo4844rf Sor the Stats to areuae 8Up4ni8iOn attar Au&ust 

### =8t, 04a the prssaat 8pnaI48 ooatlau* to oporato Wring 8uOh p4riod ub4r the pr484at 84tUp (the 44Q1OT.48 Of th0 T48pOtiT4 4&42LOiO8nO4iVill6 tha 

### salarler provided 

## ia.fhe l ppropriatloa bill), without 

### the eppolatmeat of aa Snoutlro Dlr4otor bf tlao Stat. Board?*Hon. BeemanStrong, Eon. X. L. Sadler, Hon. Xarrin Le0~~ Page eThe State Department of Public Welfare **$4** created by Senate bill Ho. 36 ot the.Reeular Seruloa of the Fartysloth Leglelature, 

### SootIon364 of raid Aot whloh mu quoted in your letter **r44d4** aa **r0110w~t**

that ëThe

lrreotfro **hat4** or this Act 8ha11 br 'Saptember 1 orrloera d J939, Thereafter, the several

**411** , e@moles of the State whose autles are transferrob by 

### this&oat

### to the State Departwat 8h4.11oontlnue to dlroh4rge the 

### rerpeotite 4utleswhloh they were dlroharglngat the the. **0r** th4 taking **dreot 0r**  thir hot, tdil the Stata Board 8hall rertifr iawrItI8g, to the Seoretar~ or State **and** the kmptroller or Public Aaoouatr that the Stats Department or Pallo wo;lrere ‘$8 organized, **44** presorlbed in **this Act**  8zidIrr prepared to assume the duties 

### l oeI@ed to It by the **p~~Ti8iOn4** of thin Act.*
The above-quotedprorlslon apparently ooate&$ea 

### tn?State Board of hbllo r;elfaye ayr poa_tp+e the -_ _~_ rsauaptlon or Its **autles** prescribed la Senate Bill No. 56 untIl.soae time after September 1, 1939, and that the **T4riOU4** a,genoies

oodtted by this &Lot to the mperrl8Ioa or the 'newBoard rball ooatiaue to fuaotloa uader tha dormer 8etup, 1.8.. of Qoatrol. rudrr tha mperilslon of the Board

we find, however, upon referr 3 to the Departmental Ot the 46th2 proprlatlon Bill, belag senate

egislattue, ill 80.427,

that a0 appropriation ha8 born aade to the Board ot Control for the biennium beginning September 1, lE39, for the operation of several departments traaeferred to the State Department of Pub110 %'eltare

by Senate RI11 lo. S6.. Wo appropriation hab been made to the (1) Texas Old Age A8al8tance Oomnleslon (8) The Texas Relief Commission or (3) The Child Welfare Dep4rtment. we find only **an** appropriation to the State Department of Pub110 Welrere whioh **4** divided into three dIvis5.on8, being proprlatlon 18 eubP1) the DIvIeion of Old Age Asslstanoe (R) the General Relief Dlviaion and (3) the Division of Child Welfare. fnthe rider to the appropriation to'-the

State Department of Publio Weliar we find the following languages

*Provided further that aone of 

### t&e rIght8, poppers and duties harein ereated and delegatedHonorable B4e&u Strong, lfoa. Y.E. Sadler, Hon. Panin Leo&r& .PageS

ah411 be l

xerol8ed by tiny 

### $epartment or 

### boar4 exoept by 

### the State Deputmeat o? Pub110 Weltar4 and aoae of the 8pproprlatIoaa

### hereina1l4 shell be 

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xpended 

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xoept by 8416 Depertm4utand the oon8ent 4ad approval of the State Bo4rd of Publlo Uelfsre 46 to poll$!y 6hall be aeoaaaarr before any 

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xp8aditurea oaa be rede mder theae approprlatl~46~*,
It la,‘.thereforo, 4p **tan44** C%4&8aiO~ th4 

### TexasBe p" rent that the old A@ haalaier lX+mula6loa 

### *ad the Departmeat of Chili weir4m sannot oontluueto fuuotloa onbar 

### the **8Upetii4fOn 0r**  

### the Board **or** Oontrol artar d-t 51, 

### 1059;for the reaaon 

### thata0 aoaey 18 prorided 

### for the ipperationn of theae three igenoiea except a6 they hare become 4 p4ti oi tha State Departmat of Pub110 

### WeSfaraunder *he 88perviri-on

or the state Do4rd of.Publlo Welrare.
&zr answer to m flnt questionmuat therefore be that the 8ever41 agencies of 

### the State rho44 duties 41% traaaierredto the State Department OS Pub110 Welfare oennot oontSnu4 to operate 

### uuderthe preaent srtup, Le., uuder 

### the Board of control arter August 91 1939, ior the reason that 

### 'the ~glslature has 

### xideno provision 

### forthe paymat 

### of the 8~enaea 0r 8uoh operation.

ConaIaerIng nowyour seoond question 46 to whethir the preaeat agenolea ray ooatlnue to operate after huguat Sl, 1939, under th4 8upervialoa or th4 Stat4 Weltara Board ulthcut the 8ppoiatz6eat 

### ti UI ICxeoutlre

.Dlmotor.
1Fehereinafter quote 46rtaInprovl8ion6 from Seaate Bill Ho. 36 rhloh m bellate aontrol the question:

%eotIon dia. The Eoard shall aeleot and 

### l ppoIut .wlth the 

### adrloeand eonaent 

### of twothird8 [e/s) of the membership or the Senate, an Exeoutlve Direotor of tha Department of Pub

### 110 VieSfare,

who ahall k the 4xeoutlre and **4dSliniatr4tiTe** orrioer ei the &ate Department and 8h411 dIaoharg4 dll 4dmIni8tratlve and executive Innotions of the State Departlasnt.* * +S
wSeotIoa 3.0. The Board ii8 ageata .repz'484ut4tivea

and emplooyrea ah& 4oonatltute'th4Hon. Beaman Strom, Boa. Y. 1. 

### S46lu, Xon. M4nin L44mird, Page 4

State **Dapartme&** o? Pobllo Welf4ti 84dwden**ever, by**  **q** 0r **the ptoTi8iOa8**  **or. thf8**  Act, **u** of any et&r 

### Aot, 4ay right, peer 4r (hit7 l8 Impoaed.oroonfemd oa 

### the Shte Departm4at of Pub110 weliare, the rl@t, **power** or autr 80 Imposed or eontenoa ah431 be **poarea~ed** and ex

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the **LreoutITe** Dlreotoron]. auohrif@t, power or duty **14 spedflo~~~~~le**  **gate6** 

### to the 4ulr

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ppolnted

agent.4 or 

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or 8wh bpa*ent, OF cay at tber by **th18** AOLat 4a:;4pproprl4t4

pale, regulation or 4rdar State **B44rLa**
wSaotIoa 4. %a Xxaoutlre Dlnotor 8h411 be #4 

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feoutlte am! 44mial4tr4tlreofrloar of 

### the **Stata** Department. The lkmout**1~4** DIreotor, with 

### the eoaaeat aad approvalo? a majorltl or 

### themeaberr of 

### the Board rh4llr 8 4 4 b. Fix 

### ob~eotlrrittiard8 for 

### mllposition8 inalu6ea tithe o144aItIeatlon8.w 

### %80t10a &a. * ? +%a Exeoutl~e 

### Dlnotor **8h411** hare 

### thepewer~
. . + to Ialeot, 8ppoint, **and** dlaoharge m4h 48618t4nt8, olerk4, 8tenographerr, 

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ualtor8, booYlteeper8, raa elerlo4l 888f8- taat8 **44 may**  be oeoesaery I4 the 

### l QnInl8tratIoa or the but148 'Impore **UQoa** the **State** DepartrOt or Publio welr4re l * ,.O

S?b : We wirh to **0411 partiouht**  8ttentioa to 8eotion

"All 48614t4n04knefIta **prOTfa46** for ua¶er the 

### term OS this

### Aat 8hall be **paid** by **TOu4h4r4** or rrarraatr

drawn **by** the State Oosrgtrolluon the (StateDepartwnt oi Publlo Waltan- rundo ?or the 

### purposeOr permitting the State damptroller to properly draw end iaaue ruoh TOUOhbr8 or warrant4 the 8tete Departrsnt Ot Pub114 Iel**fax-4** 8h4ll hrnlah the Qomptrollu with 4 l.iat or 

### roll or thoseentltlea 

### to 46816t4a00

### rrca time to tire, together with the amount to which l aoh reolpleat la l **atltled.** When 8uOh **TOUObsrS 4r**  **Wafiantl hawk**  **been drawn**  thaw rh4ll be ae**uTOr46** 

### to the ~xe4atlr4 DIreot0r of the State Dsppartmant

0rm In turn ah811Hon. Baaman 8trongr Eon. Y. f. 84dler, Hoa. Xanla **Laoaard, Page**  **5** l parviae



### the aollren **of 8ame**  to the mmoam eatltl86 thereto.w
We ti80 drh 

## toOa tour 4tteatlo4

## toSeoilon 3 or tha Aot, whIoh read8 lu p4rta

The State Deputmnt 8h4l.l k **aharged**with th4 4dml4l8tr4tloaof fbr w6lfare l otlrltleaof th4 Stata es &reIaatter **prOTid46.** The btete Depart**mnt 8h811:** 
**eeLI** %rtabQ8h 4nd poTlde 8u4hmethod **or** looal %rtabQ8h 4drinl8tr4tIon deaed 46r144b14, 4ad pro4bln18tmt144 48 l8 deaed 46r144b14, **4ad** 

### vlde moh 

### meraonnelas say ba found neoeaauy for



### meraonnel neoeaauy In aa 44onomloalray the out 44onomloal 4drPieiatraWe.belleTe .tbt the l bova quota& **pcOTf8iNA8 tram**  

### 8enateBilllo.,

W olearlywldeaoe **an** Intention on the part **Of tb**  **+iti4tUl% t4**  **PI408 ti**  **4ddUf8tl ’** **4tiTO <fOS**  **FO** Tided In

’thi Aot in the hand8 of 

### the Lreeutlra Dlreotor, 

### the Boar&of Pub110 VNfsr4 kihg Suteadedmrely 46 4 8up4r**ti8O~ bodr.**  Ia a6 muoh 48 tha Aot clearly plaoea the re8pouaIbIllt~?or the 4drinlMiration.or tha multir4rio~ duties otthe **8tate** Dep8rta8nt of Rlbllo Wolfare In the hands of th8 XxeoutIre Dlreotor, it 18 our opinion th4t 

### 8ela

dep4rWent oannot 

### funotion*it&tat the l ppolntm~ or the ExeoutlreDIreotor.

Ue thordora n8peot?ully driw @u 

### that ‘k&or 

### the Act 

### the first dot7 of the Bo4~ 8poa qmllfylug cad after **&ot*** **4** 

### ohairman8h411 be to 4eleot **ana** 

# appoint 4n ExeoutlTeDireotor **88** **proTla*a** **in** saotIoa **aa. TouraTery**  tllaly A!rwmm~RALtiTrxAs

&pprwedt Auga Sl, 1939. **(8&lL& co.**  **XaUU O?TtxAs**