**OFFICE OF**  **THE ATTORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS AUSTIN** 

Honorable Josrr Jemsr Ste 

### to Treaeurar Aurtin, Tuer Dear S1r1 Opinion No. O-6787 ROI Clarifioation o? thr OS Auditor ior 

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you hat0 rrpurrtrd o of the Auditor of thr Tezar appointment 8nd the approml

hat this dapartolr 6166q had 

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### that ttl8 r the Tua8 Prison sy8tOlll proridrr that all rithRarolrlng fund shall br mad8 tom 

### signed **by** the Qonrrrl 

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### 6,000.OO$ 6,000,00 

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SYSTlW Salarlrr **For th0**  **Year8 ?nding~**  **August** 31, 19&6 **AU6U8t** 31, 

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### ad **light8 and**  **pri8C~** produord 

### food **produotr $**  **~,OOO.OO $**  **6,000.~** 

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### ItwIll be noted that 

### the two blonnlal art ulo rem In title O? pO8ItiOn with the 8amo a prOp?iatiOM 8a tSiO8 plu8 P the **15%** inoroaae8, with the oxo8pt1on that the 

### 1945bill ohengor 

### *Auditor* to wohIof aooountanta, and ~aOOOuntantw to wa88i8hnt a000untanV. llrtlolo 

### 6166qoroatoo **the** 

### offloo **of Auditor**  **ot** tho Texa8 Prison Systml. 

### It **18** elementary t-0 LogirlatuFo oennot repeal **a rtatuto**  

### by 8 

### general rppropriation bill, nrlther 

### mayan o?fIoo br 

### oroated **by** suoh 8 bill. Iho oiiloo o? Auditor o? tho Tsxa8 I-rlson Sy8tom ha8 not 

### boon abolished, and tborsrO?O 

### ttiii 8Xi8t8. 

### Cortoln approprlatlonr to tho 

### PrisonSyrtom oannot **br** paid without the a,Tpro+al O? tho AudItOr o? tbo 

### Tuar ti18- Sy8t.m. iy8 **earnot** 

### pre8muo that tho Le&olaturo, rrftb the **kllOWl8dg8 of**  the Im **OPtant** and 08sOAtial dutIt8 t&t **mU8t** br 

### porformod **by tho**  **Aud** 

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### oi the Tuar 

### Prison System, would IntmtIonel Y and dollboratol **It 18**  poa8lb **a that**  tho Log183: mako no appropr5atIon ?ar him. **aturo** 

### through **801~0** error 

### booemr oonfusrd olor hi8 Oif1OIal title and IWild thi8 apprOpr1atiOA fQ a Chit? AOOOIllltaAt iA8t88d O? AudItOr. Thlr ooniurlon oan wrll bo 

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### by the 

### fact that tho dutiro porfowod by tho Tuar Wi80n Auditor art 

## l 88ontIk2ly tho8o O? an rooountant. In furthor 8U port O? thI8 

### oplnlon,it should **bo** 

### notedthat **no 8thUt0,**  **!A OhldiJlg**  

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### lt 88q., he8 im9088d On th8 Stat8 **Auditor** 

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### tho Toras **Prlson Syatoa,**  

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### yearo?the 

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# Auditor, for en nAs818ttnt as8igned to To208 

### hlron SJ8tOm ’ 18 no more than UI apptOpri9tiOII t0 pay an Assi8tant State Auditor ior his sortIot8 &enereUy in **OuUItIng said**  Sy8tM, and oannot olothe ruoh 

### 88818teAt rrith the pOwor **and** dutlsr oonisrrod by Artlolo 

### 6166qupon tbo Auditor of tho TOIt hits Sy8tOUh

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WI tru8t thi(l Mtl8hOtOrily M8W8?8 JOUr inqUirya 

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