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<div class="ocr">THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
or TEXAS

AvsSTI, TEXAS

ATTORNEY Ge weAN,
oo.

Honorable J. ©. Murchison
kxeoutive DLreotor

State Depertment of Fublic delfere
Austin, Texas

tear Sirs Opinion No, 0-3879=A
Fe: Conflict of our opinion Ba,
O=3879 with the provisions ef
Eouee BL11 291, 47th Legiain-
Ture.

‘You have requested the opinion of thie departzent
on the queation whether our opinion Ho, 60-3879, reiating to
the suthority of the State Separtment of Fublie Velfaere to
supplement saleriensn of ite exployesa from funda allo-~
cated to 4% by the Federsl] feniel Security Board, aunflicts
Hebe the provisions of Houne Hill 291, Aets 1941, 47th Legis-~

UTGs

in 2024 opinion we helé thet the Ctetse Department
of Public Welfare, in waimtsining « Merit Syaten in gooper -~
tion with the Feéerel Government, has the authority to
eraase and supplenent the salaries of itz een an fixed
by the general appropriation bili, by the use fume elic-
ested to eaid depertasat sy the Yederal *oalal fecurity

«Phe sails be ron of seid Eouse B111 291, which we
think aight possi be regarded es being in conflict with
eaid opinica are es Tollcwa:

"Seotion 1, The saiaries of all Stete offi-e
seers ané #11 Otete loyees, except those Cone
atitutional. Stete officer ose Salaries sre
apeoifieelly fized by the Constitution and except
the aaleries of the District Jadges and other

neation of Distriet Judges shall be, for the
4e@ tegianing September 1, 1941, and onting
Auguflt 31, 1943, in suekh sume or emgunts es may
be provided for by the Lagislature in the general
appropriation billige « « «

“See. 2. All laws and perte of lews fixing
the selearies of e11 “tate officers and exployees,
except those Conetitutiansl Bthate officers whose
ealerios are specifically fized by the Constitu-
tion end except the sulsries of the Dietriat
Judges ead other cempensation of District Judges
ere terebty specifically repealed in eo far as
they are ‘in gonfliet with this Agte . « «”
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<div class="ocr">Hon, ¢. %. Murchison, Page 2

But the above quoted provisions of House Bill 291

specificonlly recognize the validity of gencral sppropriation -
-wlls, and indeed, give tham presedence over other acta of

the Legislature in the matters inficseted, And our opinion Ho.
0-3879 was predicated upon the provision af “ennte HL11 423,
Aeta 1941, 47th Legislature, which is a general approprietion
pili, raking epproprietions for the executive and sdministra-
tive departments of the State government, from sd jutent Gen~
eralts Department to Stete Hourd of “ater Hngineers, We bee
lieve the conclusion reached in that opinion ia correct,

It $a therefore our opinion thet said opinten Ho.
O~3879 ia not in confilot with the provisions of House Bill
291, Acta of the 47th Legislature,
: Yours very truly
ATTORNEY GENENAL OF TRXAS
By /a/f 8, R. Allen
s RK. Allen

. | ” assiatent
WRA1IGO? fyb

APPROVED JUHE 13, 1942
/sf wereld ¢. Maan
ATTORIEY GEERERAL OF TEXAS ATYROVED OPINION COMAITYEE
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