OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 
Sonorablo V. In O'Daniol, ?ua 8 

Mor to the umotaoat or tbuoa till lo. U, at 

the first Call& Soooloa of the rrPr?p?i?th Lo&olotun, 

the State hul h0a Operating pador the 

nfuado r&b by the COUl##lOner Of 

ii07 or h8mg 

ftaailo thorobf bob UI obll&atlon Of 

aulturo, ala repaoooge o?Eou8rBillk.U,howmru, (uhlohAot"i%ifi@ 

kg%~lauro booma l ffoetlvoa &@rbor 84, 1937) the 

polio7~of thr Btatr wao ohan@&, l8 that, bJ rlrtum of 

the prorlolooo o??iouroBilllo. J.8 frmand orterthe 

l ifootito 4ote of ouoh Aot tha Cotdulolwr of &rloub 

turn uao airodd aad anthorlcd to Uotrlbute thm~t 

the St0to r?~ur,~Oa 0 kuo bulo, the Jwko 01~4 0t0lUoao orrwdb7 tha 8tato o?Sxao ~4 to tura *who? 

th o o a ia a lo u it w uub lo $o & o . M l la.. bul.m 

overtotho8tatobouda?Coatrol uhouonroquinbto 

diopooo 08 tho l o8o to the bsrt kio?oot of the Stats. 

my rirtp, ar th0 pro~i~ionr; a? mm niu~m. it, it 

wu l xpoool *tipal& thot thr Caalooionar ol Agrb 

oultuko*ouLentuia~ loma ooatrmatowlthtoa~ro 

OIOU?D~~~OEO~ Odd OOd~OtOtOpZWi~th~thOkOO~? 

l a r eto k eor h o ulb oat a sk 0 l o a nioo qlnrm o f a oro thm 

formoh ?oal,md ?urthorprori4ln&thatthooatookororkeopor ahwld bo p0~nkl.lqli0b10 for 0llrr?0&0 

io.l~oronteoingoibol mlthdlawwu1t8houldtho 

cz? TOUO bo UC&, Umtly or h&l,raot4, fvr rwh 

1 

She Ao t pro ddaid h a tt he hopar or l oretokar, 

i)r r ur do r inthe g l ~~~ooo rmidd 

001~~ 00 his oaly uqpoaoot ! 

intho Ast, Mb m 

on on7 oua or au8 derived froa 

bmdiag fooo for the oeniooo of tho adaal leaood $0 hia 

8eotlon 4 or Eou88 bill no. l2 proTbl.8, la @ ut, 

a0 lulmor 

wmyo BOW on hand tid aooruia g to f&O ju o a u otollion l ooouat ëIa - 

&or lGk779; Aotr of thr ?ortp?wrth 

Loglrlaturo, Rqplar Beooioa, -a run404 

by Houoo bill 8 Chapfor 498, Port~fourth 

kgiol8tgre, shta Eollod &ooioa, or8 

bwob trrrufemdtotho l p0oiaf, 700k ard 

8toll II on %a& to )o us& b7 ths C~nnfooi~nor of Aytoulturo for saklng ofundo on 

bn0Qing0hwotoion M rtd iaoontomit~yithh?kutUagpra,t r mi01~eflieu88BUl 
Xonorablo 

tioa 4 of 

1. xao O’Daahl, ?#&a 8 

979, Aoto of th* lta&.ar Svooloa et tha 

Torty4burth&giolduro~. . l 

The last olauoo of the l ooond p wh.o? koEouoeBlllso.lE )roti.# u ?ollouor 

l * . . providing, bwwor, thot ‘1~0 

re?undo of broodlag fooo shall UtmniY br 

Jond Joauory 1, Use." 

Ia ooaotru~ Rvuoo Dill lo. l6, lt auot bo borm 

in aiatl that by rirtuo of the prorloioa~ of Howe Bill mo. 

779, the Btode of Texas rod0 the prorioloao thoroo? mlrgud- 

%a6 a rvfund of the brwllng foo a put of @#oh broodIn 

oontraot vntorod ht.0 by end botnea the Doportmnt b? 

r lo ulto rnae d the l ltizono of thr Stat0 of Toxu. 

fcIa otbr 

~~4 8, It wno a 04 a 0p a r t o f l aah brwdlng untroot whrad iate under the provlalono of Hauw Bill lo. 779, that, 

in the otvat tho broodlad hllod to ~r o duco l fool, the 

Stat0 of kxoo, bf and through tha Doportomt of &rloaG 

turo, Apia 6ue proof bolng rrAa of that faot, would rrf’ud 

tho broodlad ho, It auot also bo rul~mbond that uatll 

8vptubor 84, 1937, the )m~lolono of Bow Bill xo. T70 

www in ?ull tore. au6 offoot, aid ouoh $wovloloamo.o mol ooorll7 iaeerporatod %n l 8oh and ovary ooatraot ?or broodin$eatoredlato purouemtteliourBlllMo.779 bythoDosortaont et Agrloulturo. 

As the pd.04 of Soptuhvr 84, 1937, to Jonuor$ 

X, 19S6, wu onl.7 four months, it woo lmpooolblo ?br l itl8~8 having Mntraotrd prior to 6aptoabor 84, 1937, ?or 

o vnio eoo f jooksas d l talllono b elo 

9 

to the Dep a r taont of Agrloulture, to kavw b7 Jouu~ , USS, wpzr 

quontl7, thmy could not muolon lous 

the bm6iag would or would not {rodgo+ r,&olA l flidafik 

Md MkO the prOOf ~0088~ fi0 Oidt 0 thy t0 the IdUd 

pror~ded for tn Bouoo Bill Ro. 770, 

The State, when it oaton into a oontraot with 

oae or its oitimno, is as XWh bound b7 thot untraot u 

is the oit1s.n. By rirtuo of the rorioioao o? Sootion 18, 

Artlola I, of the Conatltutlon of ! l W mad Seotiva 10 o? 

Artlole I of the Conmtitutlon of the Ii&d States the 

Btate lo iorbiddon to umot law -airing the vbl&etloa 

of ovatraoto; sad it lo oloor that aa Act whioh hw a rotmoetlri l ffeot oad lmpalro the vbli&atloa of l ood;not 

is wlooaotltutioaal. Yamerr Life Inouraaoe Company vo* 

Walters, 10 8.W. (64) 698; tohnboa '10~ 6mlth, SW 8.W. 

1013;,Pamhal fO* clmhman, 86 T8x. 741 0 TO& Jur., 0. w. 
ThOOOlUtOWlU 

1 

remmo thot'wm Lo(#olduro 

utod within the moo- a? to proper eoaotitutloati a&- 

thority+ When on hot of the &giolat\n* is 8umoeptlbk 

of two eonrvtmotlonm, one whloh rauld reader the &t eoal tltutlo a a au4 the l, other uhloh would nnbr the Aot unocumtitutlonml, that ooaotruotlon uhloh will uphold tbo 

A& as ooaotitutloaol will bo n&opt& 

o?HouoolUllMo. l8.L Ocmioolomro?b.grlouItun 

sh o ulorr d a ng for the k o a iaoc f tit0 jooko a d l talllono 

in the aouuor knlaob6vo (Ioooribol NWoOOU?iQi m kliovo lt woo krtendod that a rouonabla perLo of time 

bo a a L l rdleblo to the Ooariooioner l ? Agrhulture to 

aSfoot the ohugoo oollod for by IWoo Bill MO. l8.. 

ub ore& thon?ore, sapeumd to the ooaoluoian 

rovlded humor thot M refunds of 

a! l~oxteal boywtd Luaryl lBs8* 

used lnbua~Bl.llHo,lZ,ru~%ntondod bf ~h.Le&&u.re 

tohaoths ottoeta? ailowlagtho Comlooloaoro?Agrleulturo the liaitod porlod of t&n botnoa 6optdmr 84, 1957, 

on4 Juuory 1 lB38, within uhloh to amonga for tha &wasl8g of the a&ala, as omtemplatod b,t Houw Blli No* ld, 

@a& to'pomithlmto ooatiaue tom&e brr~ding~eont?aeto 

with oitlouto of Two@, prwldlag for~kfumto,.mo Und u 

the onhalo wore aotluood uudorthe $~~rlsloorofEauoa 

BillNo, l.B,bat kao ovontkpd Jmataory l,lQS& Tp 

iaputo to the l lauoe the brodlor renlng that ao r&anti 

of bnediag ?CHO &ml& be madq after 888~ 

Y 

li l@m *PI 

on bmo4S.q oontrroto eatmod into prfor to ho l ffo o tin 

dot* of Hous. Bill Jar lft, would bo to prom thet t&e 

kglslature lntandedto mnootanuaoonotltutioad Law* 

Wo aut pass to the qaeotit3a u W whothoC funds 

or8 ovoilablo torthe two of the krrriool8aor or @-lotalturo tomoh rmt'u&ste thomiu&o~on6itlod to them b 

vlrtuo ofthopmdolono o?tholrraIid l omtraato atoro i 

into b7 and botwwn tha Commloolowr of 4pioulturword 

thOWWlt**. It dll bo oboomed that 6eotion 4 of Wuro 

BillMo,it,)rorideo,ln~art,u follouoa 

ILo . ,770 l . l a r w hmnb7 
Eonorabla Wr I&o O'Dauioi, ?odo 8 

truuforrcrd to the mpeoial task ad SWlion #uad to bo o 

o?&rloultum fbr 

;.E;Faor 

bmdiago &nto?on ra rkd La seaformltr with mtvndiypxw r olono oiilaruo 

slll aI+ 77s . i , " 

ZalB luqpag* lo ou??loiont to ooaBtltut8 an 8pproprlkion of the @pro181 J8ok md Btalllon Ruad for tb 

fioorbioaaium l l atliw Awp8t Sl, lS39, lbr his UBO ln 

amking m?uMr, ia ooa?orrit with refundlnu poviAoa# of 

House Bill lo. 779, on bra oaf 

The opoolol took sad 

40 

btolllon 

%8r0to?wo reportoda. 

7nod lo l roilable to the Cmalol,oaor of Agrioulturo for vkl.86 rofundo an brad&o 

roportod prior to the l iteotlr* data of Sour@ Bill k. 12, 

that la, oa brmodiago reported prior to fioptombmr 84, 1SS9. 

Ia our O~ldoa, @a duo proof thereof b*ing as&m la oon?omlty dth tbo nnladins ,mrloIon8 of BOUH Bill No. TIP, 

that the broew a id not 

l ?&rlmlturm mo fu u 1 

roduoo l So&, the Oom%uiowr 

rew8 reports4 prior to sop 

tabor 84, l*S#, arm oonar5o~, ry, prior to 6epteabor 1, 

lfit%~,o~ uorh ei\lo rudt o o f the l ~oial Jmk aad Stal- 

. 

Vfo rind a0 appropriation houovar, 8vaUable for 

tho ass of the Conmdoalomr of &rfoulturo, for aakw re-. 

iundo on brwbi~o reported aftor Soptombor 84 1937, on4 

au tbon?oro 8onoluUm that although, u lUlloak abom, 

u to broodllylo had byvrirtuo o? a ooatroot mator. into 

botrrua the Uouloohmr of Agrloultura ad oitioeuo of 

Tuoo prior to Jan-l, lL938, l uoh oltIaen8, uhero tho 

breodlag ha8 Sallo to prodnor 8 foil, hobo lar?ul olaim 

o&aot the State of TOMB for muoh rritullr, 80 moaq hu 

beon appropriated br thr Logiolatun for the pur~O#e~ of 

aakm ouoh m?uador It is not to bo oooumed, houwor, 

that the IagltilatWe will fail to 6ioohar~m oblIgatlonm of 

the St#te O? TOMB laHUll7 oontr&otod ?Or, oad wa, tbarofw%, promae that eub8o bt the kgirlatu~~ 

ri;L1 ate 4~8 R-88 of 

#llowlagthe ratundbromdh to.8 to thooo wb have shorn thmol.rom to be entitled 

thueto uaarr the provS.olono of Emme BiLl Bo* 779, sad of 

Hours Bill i?o. l2, mo abovo intorprotod. 

Ia .our OpIaIoa, tha ebl&atlon to m&o tho rofund, umlor sad b7 virtue of the eentraot, lo an obligatleu of the 6tato of Tow,, aad rot the ObligatloII of l 

prrtioular fuatl, ondaolup8to pay ouch ro?undorrjbo 
appropriated l lther out of ths Jack and Stslllan ?una, or 

out or the Gem ml Pund. It ~88, of aour8e. 0ontemplatuI 

that thati reiund8 8houI.d bo made out o? the Gpaclal Jaok 

8&l Stallion Fund, 8aU wo promme that the Lef$slaturr, 

if that Fund be no t l %h a UP twill a d; lppmprlute ?ropl that 

Fund; but though the &pealal Jaok and Etalllon lknd may bo 

l hauotod, wm oonodrr, tbo obllgatlon aonothelers re8to 

upoa the 6t8te or Tuao to make ouoh refund*, to th8 l x to a t 

or the brwaing 3.e oollated under the oontraots, for 

where a fbal was not produoed, t& 6psaial Jack end Btallion Rana ha8 reosired the benetlt, and thereby the 8tat.o 

or Texas h&o modrod 8 bumfit, rhloh, umor its oontrbet, 

it lo rrot l tltld to r&ala. 

II. 

quaotlon8. 

trust that the obore will fully en8wer 70ur 

YOUl-8 very truly 

ATTORNXY Gm:xAt OF l’2XM 

17 FL w. YAIRCRILD (8&d.) 

Richard W. Palrohlld 

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