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 

porition 

you hat0 rrpurrtrd o 

of the Auditor of thr Tezar 

appointment 8nd the approml 

hat this dapartolr 6166q had not been 

State Awlltor ; that 

J or th0 auditor 0i 

appoint@& by the 

(kmral, to mudit 

t of l pproprlatlonr 

fllfthbr, that ttl8 

r the Tua8 Prison sy8tOlll 

proridrr that all rithRarolrlng fund shall br mad8 

tom signed by the Qonrrrl Manager 

6166q. 

undo? Ilrtiolq 
hmorabir Jo180 J8a.8 - Pa@ 2 

w8 rrafflrn o~z ophloa Ho. O-55b7 in thet Artlola 

616613 18 8tIn in 8ifOOt and for08 8Bd th8 Auditor for th8 

Tam18 Prlrm Sy8tIp 18 l p 

OfiiOi8bI that thi8 18, t ii 

Ointad by th8 l bOl8 thr88 1~8d 

8 8UditOr at IUI8t 8&n tk 

nrrMt8 .dr8m M thr 88id r8lolling fund. Thr 8oap8MrtiOn 

for @I18 auditor 8hOUld 0-8 iron tb8t mount rp roprlrtr4 

for tha Chid Aooountant, W8 b8ao our latt8r ho P ding by 

iir8t rrfrrring to thr 1943-M 8nd 1945-47 l pproprlrtlonr 

iOr th8 T8XR8 PTi8On Sl8t8fU 

"1. 

'TEXAS PRISON SYSTEY 

FO? th8 

BwInnIng 

Saptambar 1, 

1943 

Gemarrl Manacor, with hour@, 

rator, furl aad light8, (added) 

with prlrfm produord food _ _ 

2. 

Qr?dUOt8, . . . . . . . . . . .# 6,000.OO $ 6,000,00 

ArsistMt 6M8r81 four~6Or, 

with hour8 rator, fU81 Md 

light8, w&i pri8On prodcOr(l ’ 

food prOdUOt8. . . . . . . . . 2,700.OO 

3. Fxroutln 88OZrtSrf to genrr81 

2,700.OO 

manager9 . . . . . . a . . . . 

La Sworotrry to p18C49 board. . . 

8. Arrlr~an; ~8ihi8&'::.*::. 

"TEXAS IRISU-7 SYSTlW 

Salarlrr For th0 Year8 ?nding~ 

August 31, 

19&6 

AU6U8t 31, 

%’ Caneral managrr, with houle, 

1947 

wetar, fual ad light8 and 

pri8C~ produord food produotr $ ~,OOO.OO $ 6,000.~ 

2. A8818tMt gOnera mUl8&Or, with 

houm, star, turn1 8nd lightr, 

with pti8OA ptOdUO86 iOOd 

produotr . . . . . , , . . . , 2.635.00 2835.00 
Honoroblo J888r Jomro - pogo 3 

3. BI8OUtit8 88Orohry t0 g8IlO?ti 

mumgot. . . . . . . . . . . . . 

:: 

Chl8i. aOOOUAtant , . . . . . . . . 

) 2;153.00 2j153.00 

Clrrk, puroheslng drpartmont . . 

3;000*00 3iOOO.W 

6. carhlor 

2i310.00 2i310.00 

ii: 

A88i.taAi ;O&l&Uit'.'.'.'.'.'. 

2,635.00 2i635.00 

Criminal rooord olrrk . . . . , 

2i64O.00 2i640,OO 

2.400.00 2,400.00 

ItwIll be noted that the two blonnlal 

art ulo rem In title O? pO8ItiOn with the 8amo 

a prOp?iatiOM 

8a P tSiO8 plu8 

the 15% inoroaae8, with the oxo8pt1on that the 1945 bill ohengor 

*Auditor* to wohIof aooountanta, and ~aOOOuntantw to wa88i8hnt 

a000untanV. llrtlolo 6166q oroatoo 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 

may an 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 Prison Syrtom 

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 !. tor oi the Tuar Prison System, would 

IntmtIonel 

Y 

and dollboratol 

It 18 poa8lb a that tho Log18 3: 

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 l x9laIn8d 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 

noted that no 8thUt0, !A OhldiJlg ktiOir8 4413a-1 l t 88q ., 

he8 im9088d On th8 Stat8 Auditor tho duti88 Of tho Audlta 

o? tho Toras Prlson Syatoa, Tha appropriation ot 64,000 for 

oeoh year o? the blumlum beginning Ssptombsr 1, 19b5, to the 

State 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 6166q upon tbo Auditor of tho 

TOIt hits Sy8tOUh 
~OnOr8b~t JO888 JOnIt - pa&S8 b 

WI tru8t thi(l Mtl8hOtOrily M8W8?8 JOUr inqUirya 

Vary truly your8 

ATTORMTY Ob!S!!RAL OF mW