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OFFICE OF Tl-iE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

GROYER SELLERS 

AT+ORNEY GENERAL 

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Board of Control 

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0r JUIY 12, 1940, 

Article IV, Seotion 22, Constitution of Texas nmkas 

it tha official duty of the Attorney Gmeral to *&ve la&. 

advice to the Ccv.erno,n and othor Qxacutivc oftioorc, whon requested by thea, and psrforr? such othar dufiea ss my bo raqulrsd by ILIW.~’ Artlola 4399, Rsviaad Civil. Statutes, aekes 
Honorable Toz~ Ds Derry, Fsce 2 

it his further duty to ~lvo, upon roquoat, written leg;11 

ndvloa u9on any question *‘touching the public lntorsst Or 

conowning their OfriCiQl duties’~ to the haed of.sny depsrtmnt of ths Ststo Csvornz!ant, the baads snd boards of 

the penal and eleci;lOnynary lnstltutisns, aad all other 

.State bosrds, re~ento, truntoes cl” the St&to tduc:stiOaaI 

inatltutloas, co.mlttaaa of either brenoh of the IQ-+&- 

ture, ant! county auditors, authorlzc~ by lavs. Sold stat.. 

‘ute ale0 makes it the uut;lor ~the Attorney Gunerol to 

advise the county md dintrict attorneya in certain in3taaoss cad to advlne propar lag;sl authorities 111 recprd 

to tho ~SICICB OS all bonds th-t the law requires s&11 

be a99roved by hi=. J?OWGVOS~ t!Jcre is no authority roquirin5 the Attorney Germal to 9ublish a oolu~o or ~thz 9~2.. 

nsries of opinions rcndarod sad distribute the:2 y&s of 

cost to ap9llcents rcquasting tho ss!li0. Cn the othor hmd, 

thoro a9pearn in the Senaral ridor to Sens?ta i3lII ~27, Acts 

46th Legislature, J?eGular :%ssion, the follu.vlnS provisiori: 

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Ths currant a9pro9riatlon to the Attorney Genwal’s 

DaJmtzent carries ltons both for cmtln@nt exgwiae OJXI 

for 9rintiuS. It is out of one or both 6: t!:am itam of 

o99ro9rlntlc.x that ths cost 02 this 9uSlicetiorl v:ill be 

Z‘dfl. 

In view of tho forc=,o!nc, you are respectfully 

odvlocd thst tho i,ttornoy Gohoral is authorized to sol.1 to 

my np9llcsnt a oopy of Volu~;13 I of the An:luaI ~Jp'i~lion J7o9ort and ddpoait tha 9rooaods oi” the mle to the credit or 

the funA or fwlde n!lloh bore the oxpo::sc of the pu~llo~tlon. 

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Honoqiblo Tm DoZerry, Fage 5 

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, There 15 no apeclflo 

t,ioti.‘to the f!i~hvay Dcpertmnt 

publlo3tlon) hors-aver, there 15 

tinEeat oxpensos. 

provision in +A6 !pproprlarOr the FWChW3 Or 5UQh 

an approglatlon ror coaIn ?iords and t'hrasks (First Sari&), Vol. 2, p. 

1502, t$tre appars the rollozlng: 

VheadJectlve *coritlngent*, 53.3 &ed lo 

appropriation bills to qunllfy the vmrd *axI penoes’, bus a tectilcal aml viell-undarstood 

.. noacing. It Is usual for cm~reso to emmorate, the, principal. claascs of expezxV.ture whloh 

I they authorize, such as clerk hlrs, fuel, light, 

ipostage, tolc~~ms, etc., and then to :m:‘,J a 

,smll opyroprlntlon for the minor disburse.zenta 

incldentel to my groat business, ybloh cannot 

well b:? foraeean, and which lt woulrZ be usolesa 

to npxily acrs accurately. mr suoh disbursemx tq -, .a round SWI is approprlstod under the 

head of ‘cmtlfi:(ept expenoas.* I&hwooSy I. 

vn1tsa stxteo (U.S.) 22 ct. Cl. 269, 260.” ” 

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The mneyn of a ccntir:genC fmd era to be UR&I’ 

ior yurpoaea 3%~ which the L~ginlstura did mt r0r0800 or 

c.nt1clpst.e or for which s~clfic lto~?fwd yrovlalon has 

not othornlse .bcan nnde. sea Opinions 0-9~64, nnd O-129,$, 

In view br the ioregol.ng you me XSSpCOtrUiip advi&d that the Ifl,@~?ay Dspnrtzent may ptnchnnn for the usa 

of the Fl.snnln,~ Survey Volulne I of the ?,hnuol. Opinion POport or the Attornay GeneCal and pay for th;ha nazia Out Of 

lto contingent expense ap~roprlatlan. 

YOU are further advised thnt contlngont funds appropriated to FC?Y other et&e doqartG%t or board my be 

USC& to purch9se such publication if Thea head of such tteimrtncnt or,bonrd la the cxcraiee of SOLIII~ dlscrotion dotowlncn I I thy-t, lt3 ma wuld el9 the dep~l*tmnt or bosrd la the perr0r33n00 OS kt6 OriiOl3l dytlcs. 

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XuI 25, 191.0 

s/ Gerald C. t:‘uln 

Attorney Ganeznl 0r 

Vary truly yours 

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CcorCa W. Sparks