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OFFICE OF THE AlTOR,NEY GENERAL OF TU<AS

**AUSTIN**



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the tra~sling esqmiSe8 **would be**  108S than t&S @EFdajrOO*8 Few (#4.) Dollar perdla if ha re@alnab at hi8 lpst of Qbty.

The rib-r to Benate Bill a9 allows no usoption to the general rule that no traveling,oXpanssr; 8h8l1 be allowed pleas lnourred w%ile traVeling On OtfiOiti bU8- in088 Ot thQ i?&itO. Bon. oao. w. cox, page s

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Hon. Ceo. W. 001, paga 4

K'efind an opinion of thi8'Department under the **~raoedim** adminlstratlon on the @ame question dated januqry 0, 1935, by lion.Leon 0. Koses, issistant iittornsp General which supports our holding. The altuation upon whloh the department ruled at that tiny.2 was es follows:

*It vePy often,happana that a

-. . . .Stete employae
on trevellng erpenea aaoount 16 stationed neer his home. Be desirea to spend the weekend at hone lnstead of remaining in the town where he is stationed. I’iould this department be authorized to Issue warrant in peyment of his mileage in going to hla home and returning baok to hi8 

### po8t of duty in lieu of the expenses he would hare lnourred had he remained in the town where he wa8 working; providing the expenees lnourred tar suah mileage does not exooed the anount allowed for meal8 and lodging had ha ramalned at the place where ha uas amployed.W

The deoislon in that opinion was that the Comptroller Would not be permitted to Issue warrants" to a state amployea win payment,of mileage" ot the amployee *in going frcdatha ortloiallg designated post of

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Cm the basis of the above reasoning it is our opinion that both of your questions must be answered in the negative.

' Inoonvenienoe and actuel hard&hip might be worked in oertain instanoes by a atriat oonstruotion of the general rider to Senate I)ill827, but in the lent analysis the wiSdom of legislation i8 a mntter for the.leWm&ktig body to deoidei
Trusting that we have **fully** ice, w0 are answered your lnquirYours very truly

Dick **Stout** hssistant

DS:ob Encl. (Opinion, doted l-9-35

by Hon. Leon ZOses)