### OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN

### Sonorablo V. In O'Daniol,

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### to the 

### umotaoat or 

### tbuoatill lo. U, at the first 

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### 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 re

### paoooge

o?Eou8rBillk.U,howmru, (uhlohAot"i%ifi@ kg%~lauro booma l

### ffoetlvo a &@rbor 84, 1937) the 

### polio7~of

thrBtatr

wao ohan@&, l8 that, **bJ rlrtum**  **of** 

### the prorlolooo

o??iouroBilllo. J.8 frmand orterthe l

### ifootito

4oteof ouoh

### Aot thaCotdulolwr of &rloub turn uao airodd aadanthorlcd to Uotrlbute

thm~t the St0to r?~ur,~Oa 0 kuo bulo, the Jwko 01~40t0lUoao orrwdb7 

### tha 8tato 

### o?Sxao ~4 to tura *who? t h o o a ia a l o

u it w uub l o $o& o . M l 

### la.. bul.m 

### overtotho8tatobouda?Coatrol uhouonroquinbto diopooo08 tho l

### o8o to the **bsrt** 

### kio?ootof theStats. my rirtp, ar th0 pro~i~ionr; a? mm niu~m. it, it w u l xpoool *tipal& 

### thot thr Caalooionar ol Agrb 

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### 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** 

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t he l ~~~ooo rmidd 

### 001~~ 00 his oaly uqpoaoot! intho Ast, Mb m on on7 oua or au8 derivedfroa **bmdiag** 

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

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wmyo BOW on hand tid aoorui a g t o

### 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 8tollII on %a& to )o us& b7 ths C~nnfooi~n

### or of Aytoulturo for saklng ofundo on bn0Qing0hwotoion M rtd iaoontom

### it~yithh?kutUagpra,t mi01~eflieu88BUl r

### Xonorablo

tioa 

### 4 of 1. xao O’Daahl, ?#&a 8

979,Aoto 

### of th* lta&.ar Svooloa

et 

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### The last olauoo of **the** l **ooond p** 

### wh.o? koEouoeBlllso.lE )roti.# u ?ollouor
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**. .**  **providing, bwwor,**  thot **‘ 1~0**  **re?undo of**  **broodlag fooo**  

### shallUtmniY**br** Jond

### Joauory1, Use." **Ia** ooaotru~ **Rvuoo Dill**  **lo. l6,**  

### lt auot **bo borm**  in aiatlthat **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 l o u lt o r e

n a d t he l 

### ltizono of thr Stat0 

### of Toxu. **fc** 

### Ia **otbr**
~~48, **It** wnoa 0 4 0 ap a r t o f l

### aahbrwdlnguntrootwhr**ad iate**  **under the**  **provlalono of**  **Hauw** 

### Bill **lo. 779,**  **that, in**  **the** 

### otvat **tho broodlad**  **hllod to**  ~r o ducol **fool,** the 

### Stat0**of kxoo,**  **bf and**  **through tha**  

### Doportomt **of &rloaG**  

### turo,Apia 6ue proofbolngrrAa 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 ?ulltore. **au6 offoot,**  **aid** 

### ouoh $wovloloamo.omo

### l ooorll7

iaeerporatod %n l



### 8oh and ovary 

### ooatraot ?or **brood** 

### in$eatoredlato purouemtteliourBlllMo.779 **bythoDo** sortaont **et** Agrloulturo.



### As the **pd.04** 

### of Soptuhvr 84, 1937, to Jonuor$ X, 19S6,wu onl.7

fourmonths,**it** 

### woo lmpooolblo ?br l

### itl**8~8** 

### having **Mntraotrd** prior to 6aptoabor 84, 

### 1937, ?or o vni o e o

o fjooks

s a d l 

### talllono

b e l o 9 t o t he

D e p a r t

### aont 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 BouooBill 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 rirtuoof the rorioioao o? Sootion18, ArtlolaI, of the Conatltutlon of l

### W mad Seotiva10 o? ! ArtloleI of the Conmtitutlon of 

### the Ii&d States the **Btate lo**  **iorbiddon to**  **umot law**  **-airing the**  vbl&etloa 

### of ovatraoto;

sad it lo oloorthat aa Act 

### whiohhw a rotmoetlri l

ffeot 

### oad lmpalro 

### thevbli&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;,PamhalfO* 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 

### eoa

### l tlt u tl o a a l,

au4 the other uhloh would nnbr the **Aot un**  

### ocumtitutlonml,

that ooaotruotlon 

### uhlohwill **uphold tbo**  

### A& as **ooaotitutloaol will**  **bo n&opt&** 



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s h o u l d

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f or t he k o a i a c

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jooko a d l 

### talllono in the aouuor **knlaob6vo** (Ioooribol NWoOOU?iQi m k**liovo lt**  **woo krtendod**  

### that **a** 

### rouonabla perLo 

### of time bo a aLl rdleblo to the Ooariooioner l? 

### Agrhulture to 

### aSfootthe ohugoo oollodfor **by** 

### IWoo Bill MO. l8..

ub ore&thon?ore, sapeumd to the ooaoluoian

rovlded humor 

### thot M refunds of l~oxteal

boywtdLuaryl lBs8* a! used lnbua~Bl.llHo,lZ,ru~%ntondod **bf** 

### ~h.Le&&u.re tohaoths ottoeta? ailowlagtho Comlooloaoro?Agrleul

### turo the liaitod**porlod** 

### of t&n **botnoa** 6optdmr 84, 

### 1957, on4 Juuory 1 lB38,withinuhloh to amonga for tha &was**l8g 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,batkao ovontkpd Jmataory l,lQS& Tp iaputot o t he

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 ff o 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** 

### vlrtuoofthopmdolono 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 SW

### lion #uad to **bo o**  

### o?&rloultum fbr 

### ;.E;Faor **bmdiago &nto?on**  **ra rkd**  **La** 

### seaformltr with r

mtvndiypxw olonooiilaruo slll aI+ 77s

. i , " 

### ZalB luqpag* lo ou??loiont 

### to ooaBtltut8 an 8pproprlkion of the @pro181 J8ok md Btalllon

Ruad for tb 

### fi oor l

**bioaaium** 

### l

atliw**Awp8t** 

### Sl, lS39, lbr his UBO ln 

### amkingm?uMr, ia **ooa?orrit** 

### withrefundlnu poviAoa# of House Bill lo. 779, on **bra oaf**  

### The opoolol

took sad **40**

btolllon %8r0to?wo **reportoda.**



### 7nod lo l



### roilable

**to the**  **Cm** alol,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 BillNo. 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, 

### l fit %~,~

o u o h r e i\l r do o u t o f t he 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?ulolaim o&aot the 

### Stateof TOMB for muohrritullr, 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,**  **tbaro** fw%, promae 

### that **eub8o** bt 

### the kgirlatu~~ ri;L1 ate **4~8** 

### R-88 of **#llowlagthe ratundbromd**  

### h to.8 to thooowb 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 

### virtueof the eentraot, 

### lo an 

### obligatleu of 

### the 6tato **of Tow,,**  **aad rot**  **the ObligatloII**  **of** l 

### prrtioular

fuatl, ondaolup8to pay ouch ro?undorrjboappropriated 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 n o t l %h a U P t a d;

will l ppmprlute ?ropl

that 

### Fund;but thoughthe &pealal Jaok 

### and Etalllon

lkndmay **bo** 

### l hauotod, 

### wm oonodrr, tbo obllgatlon

aonothelers **re8to** upoa the 6t8te or Tuao to make ouoh refund*, to th8 l x t o a t
or the brwaing 3.e oollated **under** 

### the **oontraots,** for 

### where a 

### fbal was not produoed, t& 6psaialJack end Btallion 

### Rana ha8 reosired 

### the benetlt, and therebythe 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 **h8iOtWlt**