**OFFICE OF**  **THE AmORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS** AUSTIN.I

. ..Vtrue despite the fact thrt eufiiolentrevenue la expected

to flow Into the M,?eolal Fund before the end of the 

### flsoal year to t&e oere of salaries rvr the intervening months between the depletionot the fund end Its augPlentatlon b7 new revenuocr. 0x1 the other hand, In the eve&the stota employee oontlmes to oaoupy hlr posltlon and dl8ohargetha duties thereoi with the approvalof his departmenthead, he would bs entitled to oozqpensatlon providedunder authorityor law by the legislature when monlns appropriated for euoh purpose boosme 8tailable.

whbn mollh8 ur?iloieat to aeot wm q?prqwlcrtd 

### rmlwy have Nowed lnte tha @oolrl~Ybnd,the aonOfcolla would **bo** 

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obligateduudoitihanu%horitJof ro-axi&- la~l.a, i.a.,tho~e~Dspl~~~4~rogri~ onBill, ! **to &ma**  **a warrant**  **for baok**  **pay of**  **the** 

### ,mploym a&a+t thr fUd. Utho 8peolallhrnd out ofwbloh Wm aa.Wr7ol:a stat0 

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i8 pay&de ha8 boon temporuil7 dep&8ed and 

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**val.lab& in**  the **fun& ‘**  **I, ffdl**  **ao** 

### lo@ **pPoUbltlon** 

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au arraog~nt 

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### salary8ad **ntthoriwd** 

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wo r **trams** expowom* would be -a0 up md~pnsinkd fo tr 0 oo4gtrollbr when therm wo1*,

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Wa mimh thlaoonolwlon 

### wlth full kaoulallg~.oith~ hot that-the amlary fortho aaployoo Mow omo 

### 18 being mun#ldorbd

wm 8pproprlated

on 8n ensW8A**baei.8** at **? ,800.00**  aM&hatta. 6ea~xal+dar to bdi. Is? oonteliar ah 8 pro*i-

*All anmel alario shall be pai6 in twelTa'(U) 

### tBam.l.L;hly lJutRllaent*, unlera**othurwho** 

### Prorid- ." Whew the aalar 1s to **be pai**  **out Or**  **a E&MOi01**  **Aupd** aad that fund la exhauatod for an btrrin at **rrevsral** ammu durfag the flroal gsar, w ommat **ooastruo** t&o above paw%- alon u an absolute**bar to**  **the pajaeat**  **of (UI**  **ullloaf rclr**  

### on a dlfferont

baslr, wheremaier rabwguwN7 **bmouam** 

### am"Lable. ml. is espsolall7trua of 8 situa4ioaUko *apartment of Agrioulture, pmge 4

present where the care end preservation of valuable atateowned **Livertook are**  involved. A dltferent result would ripe out the Jack-Stallion Divielon or the Department of Agriculture and be tantamount to turning 858 state-owned 0aimEll.s

out to snirt tar ttlemse1rea. Consequently, we wish to advise you that in view or the present depleted stetulr of the Jaok+telllon Arid the Commleaioner of Agriculture has the authority to enter Into **an** agreementwith **the Jeok-Stallion**  **lnspeator to**  **oarry on**  suoh **inapeotion wwk**  and supervision as ooaprise the duties or hi8 position,with the **detlalte** undaratandlng **thet** no fuxthar obligationin behalf 0r the atate than now *fiata Ifi **lamsrod,** and that the payxtmt or salary uid l ~puuem **till k**  **subjeot to**  the **availabillt~ of**  **fundq aM**  thr. **e** miaoloaor having eatarad into au& a ooatmet for th8 h 

### l peotion

l orvloe,will be authOriS8dto zgka 93 u&d prosoat to tba Comptrollera vouohu forbaok salary and akpaqao8, lnol~ Qraveliagexperlsba , and pnront it a0 the ,45amp- 'tlMlar whm end ix mai. mm WaUabl*:fn tha .s#aa$aJ. **~aok-t-stelUaa** Fund to **take** oare of **a 1-m**  **~&yu*e** **of boqk**  **nlari.0..**

**uo haYdh0~**  **t&b& Od**  **iind any**  **rob, .a&hor$8rcr.**  or& tho **matter** at hand, but h&To **beea** guided **bsf. the**  **,MtUn** 

### of t he omerge n oy

s a d t he pm0tlOal 

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### orrivw at's le& #olutionOS tho I)robl;a* of 

### the Comptrolletta ~Offloe ha8 bean taltoa

~&SO **ato a-f..**  **o~~ald~~t.~** and m are 1nform.dthat pnoodant-in that.dopqtmmt 8u~port~ saah ui agreeaontu is ooatmplated qnd 

### that .tbmq am SW objaotioaa 

### to Jaauing a warrapt ior, a*- ia a I- &.aleoa legal prohl~ltlonl xlata. Xt la to be **noted** that f.n this OpMOa m We a@ ~pi37s~ th0 piti Or m&irPg Up 81&d~p~~OOnti~8 %3 -'(I- **.Brouor post-dated**  **monthly** vouohe.ra 00~eda8 **t&a DO&d**  **when .t&h**  are LIO

monlea ln the Gp~oi&I PUS&. %hir ia not n-08- 

### l ry, a 0 t he Coqptrollor

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l u a e a warhat for 

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total baok wlary dae whon the aone~ ia avallabl.6.

?urthermoro,

nothin@ In th%a opia$on ir to **be o0nEtlW.d**  aa reoolylitioa of a larger sslary then i& ap zoprir$ed by the le~ialaturafee t&o current blonnium, 1.0.. g1,800+04 per cittr, or am-e aoney ror treveUn8 expenwa than proridod tar the Qeneral Depmtmentel Appropriation ,Blll.
we refer you to previousopinioaa rtm&raQ by thi.8 **de** artment on the Jaok-Etallioa Au&, and al.&0to,Oonfannoo OQ% ion No. 3089 of this department by Hon. Biohexd W. MS?= ahild, arsiotant attorney general, to Hon. &SW&~ HI EBw?perd,COmptrOller of'2ublio Xaoount6, Latin, T**Xcs, On tho @IIerel subject of *traveiing expnaes."

Yours very truly
A‘lTOBNEY(ZENERAL

OF WO

TZXAS

BY
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ATTORPJMGliBUWAL OF !cEx&j