OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OFTEXAS 

### AUSTIN 

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.cepted all copies of in6trments as if they were oris+;lnrr2s

and accept their recitations as correct. We have also ac

### cepted verbal i?xplanationa bearing upon tbc operations of 

### both the 

### state and federal cmmissions and their agonts..dt the risk of unduly lengthening this opinion Ye consider it advisable to refer to this additional evAdeno at eon6 length,

Ulth reference to the phMostatio copy of the letter 

### referred ti on page 6 of our Original opinion, saidletterbeingaddrese6dto thoUon. UalterF. Eoodul~ m 4&ml6sUnofControlfor 

### Cerrtendnl 

### eelebrrfian,&talJmm**Uy &**  **S3Ta 8iQWd**  **by fbe**  **amber8 Of**  4h6 !&I%- -S&t86 Te6a6 

### c wa ~dn, me 8a ll l ttwttonw the &at .:fbcrf 

## thbletter, rhiobdkes aloo8tion ior~kai$u,p#v~eo~ li6~~ewh pro~eot 8na glvau the 0peaf%o6momlt~Tbsai h88 beerr~Oocrfedufbe~~t~r\ilsin~.in~. 

### Theletterfhea at&es 

### aaatthewrkon fih868.@6486t6 m be gpmcned by the .fellowlng r8gulatWm Aft6r **68tt!lng** 8ut YU%OUO ,OthW itap& t&%6 **fOttW 6tSti**  **U. f@$lOW@:~>i.** **POD. roxr**  **c. JCLII~**  **hay 13,**  **1939 -**  **Page 3** 

fate the progress of the work t&c Federal C+mmdssion had *deofdod to transfer by check to the Commission of Control the frmds whloh are necessary t0 Complete the aontraots negotiated to date." It wag 

### ale0 resolved that 

### the Federal 

### Coumdseion transfer to the Comlfmion 0P Control an odaitional $2,61J0.00 

### for administrative expenses. The order further states that *the smCtuntroquiredforthispurpoSe tots&~ $50&l49.6l, inibdbg abalanaeor $to74,aS remaining of the orlgIaal all,otnent of $30,000.0@ for Pdmiaistrative 8xpe66es. 8nd the add%- tioaal aYilotaneat of $2,600.00, and a check In this amount will 

### be **f ’** **ormrded** to the Commission of Control wlth3.n the next oeveral days.= **Th0 Order**  **thW 6t6t.86:** 

### Son. Ton C. King, Nay 13, 1939 - Page 4 .g

On Novmber 10, 1937, the stato Boa.173of Control forwarded a letter to the Uon. Water F. 

### Wood& Cha~mmn of the TC~S 

### ~I1Dni6siOn

Of Control for Texas Ce.utennial Celebration pointing out that the State Board of Control had made II av**iI& Of**  **$5,067. 34**  **Out Of**  **ibderti** 

### tilocations on jobs which it had completed for the Federal Cosnn~sslon, and in view of fh8 fact that the administrative expense money allored by the state was &reatiy 

### df?pl8tedand there would be a necessity for 

### further s&ulnistratlvc 

### moneya, thechaimiauof theTexasComtieion 8as requested to file **8** 

### request **with** 

### the 

### United **States** 

### Greater Texas andl%n-Am~l~an &posUi.~n Cosmiesion@he NO**08sOOP Of**  **th8 th**  **8. %8X66**  **thd8Wid .au8ulk8iaa)**  **ior l#a**  **dlot rent**  **of UL**  

### Lddittiaal**$lfl&oO.oo out**  **OS** 

### federal **fwd6 fur**  **ad dla6tratlY0**  **expaMes*** **It ~.sflrtber**  ***t6teatbat there**  **wtud** 

### P~~~beOfhar-U~~orp~~~~.~l~ mdw8se **8dd%-Ilal 66Vilh@**  **88tlld b8**  **~ttU ’**  **M& fo**  **th8 pnit8d**  **8kt66 ureawry.** 

**.**

**unSed stat86**  

### Oreater rexa wd Pmm4merlom **lbp66itLrm Qan**  **d6SlW.** 

### OnlI~r&~b~ Is, 19cw,Ur)ot,.~q.~ these **16tt8IF6 t6**  **th8 ilnice4**  **St6t86 et** **’ 86t6@**  **$6?,66 rad**  **P6U-&E8l%86Zl ENpodtion**  **coImliulaa ia**  **U66hhghJ~ Ik:**  **’** **a*,** **snd reammlwded**  

### that **they 6UtbOX3.68**  **pryrrsllt Of**  **th8 U6~8dd8d**  **bdWW6 011**  **d** 

### lotmm~ ~O~eriagtaE'i.8UaUWO@O~p~jerrf& hnfo **th8** 

### 'state **treawry** 

### for **the Camlso28n**  **of** 

### #eat+el **to 66&8t6**  **t-he. YiWhlS**  pZWj8Ots, 8Ild **wooplll8aded SIW**  

### tb8t %usmmoh **LB the**  

### Sfetei)oardoP CoatrolneededaddltloaaI a&h&strative fuul% **h8d aode**  **M-6 On**  **Other pX**  **’ 6~86t6**  

### , and the request 18s mot **unreasaaable,** 

### that **$S,OOO.Ot.l** 

### additionil **UIOg8$ t)8**  

### tilQ+Bated **to** whet for mhulnlotrative purposes. m8r8 wae alss enclosed a 

### letter dated Geptanber14, lQ37* from **fih8** ~tmll8r Of Pub110 **AocQtlats** statiag that Ilnsllp8nd8d balauaes on dlff8rebti 

### pmjests could properly be retummd to th8 Pnit8d Sfatee FreswHon. Ton C. iiin& iijay 13, ~139 - Page 6

In response to the above 

### requests the United States Greater Texas and ParAmerIcan Exposition Co~~~issio& d&cd November 28, 1837, i'orwrdcd the follorlng letter to Major **W.** L, Dart&y, Budget Offioer, U. fh Greater Texas and Pandnerioan Lxpoaitlon Commlesion:

*In order that the aff+alrs of this Cornmission may be terminated 

### at the earliest 

### practicable

date, and 

### sin08 aertataprojects undertakenby the- State of 

### Texas Par the Camrnieslonwlll~tbeoompIe+6&ior~rorSm8t+ 

### 1rOne~ey'. it~8tb66p~Otth6tbmd6., aJon that funds lmaaaag ia aloweat 

## awolaut CiOVWiX& 

## fhese

~8SIIQht$..~UYhOdd ti,, **p+l4ltotheGomiulm -**  **<** 

### &al 6~8bl'6t&6660rth08bt6~0t'%8%66f6r

Ue &are a 

### photOefetQi45Opy 6S Ohe'fCb~OUhg letter, 

### iatedDeewber 22. 109*rHon. Ton 1). kiing, hay 13, mS? - Page 6

***Air. 3ohn**  **V. Singleton,**  Chlef, Centennial Division Stntc: iioard of Control Austin, Tcsas

Dear Am. Slng3eton:

Verewlth vouchers for Governor Woodul*s signature covering 

### transferg of $210,987.m representing the balanoe due on allotments for 3nwmplete profeots 

### pl sllotanent fur 6&b&&8 

### @boo 00 . 

### addita

Onal exp enses.

~rourillnvt8hatth6r8a6raltffoma8fYuz the United States ~overni3cnt WI be used
on statc~coopcrativc .md GthCr Federal projects and program5 in Texas Including ccnstructicn CX public buildings, repairs, and L~rGvments. Any of such Federal funds as nay bc clqwsited 3x1 tl~c state treasury are hercbr ~prcpriated tc the specific p&poec euthorlzed by the ti&cral gaveme&-



### . to boeaao state funi&,

-‘But 

### rare deposit&lin the a$8te, $oreuuq as ?o&m.l maneyc in 

## trust to omplete h&eril projoatm; t&at the zoxas aomml~clGnof control and 

## ita qpBa& the Boar&of+ Control, mere nterely aotlng ao egenta.of tbo Federal Ooomio8ion, and 

## not In their otilclal aqmoitios et3 agents of the stat0 gomrmmat, and therefore not llm%tod Iry onaatiaeuts of t&o State Leglalatuie in handllug mob money. Umlor the odditionlrl 

## factsae presented tcr ua, 

### ue thlalc this pToposltlon

beoomoa hamaterial. It Is aoonceded that it the money SE ctafG fuadc, there ianc a4~tlonal appmprlat%oniiDr general otlmi.uistwti~.expeneo.

Accuse that 

## it **IS** federal **fundsr** 

### as suggested. We are, then face& with the fact that the properly authorized ftieralGnmission, by circler,&ircCtCii that certcio mucys bc 

### used to

cuxpletc designated projects, .a.ud that unexpended bo3anccs be returned to the United States Treasury. At the same time *,OOO.OO tidltional money was tlllocatedl *to cover admlnlstratlvc cxpcnsc incident to the completion of these various projects. l 

### Additional money was 

### allocatedfor adminletrative expense, specific q axiraux mount8 were set aside for oomplet~on 

### of variausprojects, the Bedoral Cmmission speclPiedand the Coma.iseion of Control agreed that unexpended balances on these pxwjeots should be returned to the Unit& States Treasury. It 

### musthwebeenoanteql8ted thattheremuldboueexpePbeabal

## suaoc or l saTla@ on the projeots. 

### Tim cleN-lynogat%woal9 oanteattonthat 

### uue3paPQdhelcmooe or *sadage* ti9bouMdfor M-Pmpooe,~o-rc-e- a&dnUtretivo expouae. That the Fderal 

### 4fwdadaa ad&b h~0 d0?1e 

### or &a+¶ aUtbOrify CO 60 i8 be

### d6s 

### thopalnt; remuaflook to wh8t 

### it did ?h¶.6imon~,isheld 

### SnmoBktoTreasuiy 8ubje0tte thomeqmcifieotS0nrMtho camptrcller 'Lpd

maamrer. *uet ho'

&Q-a, fbawby.

_

. . TO raaoQda0 tzuf~oart4.n 

### budships **ts8y be**  **emoonfsred**

### ~~eriarrohrro~botntfaal~dlledfot6oaonalustinpndeaultl~ shatinouroplntonthomamxo?Qontrol moynotp~~~e8~~guemoiits~lo9,ecniorg~~ **rrsnrnrstratiro oapez1~0**  **out of**  **anoqmaibd bahuaom**  

### or **.aadn@ t-mm**  **adeal allotmnta**  **held b**  **the etato**  

### troamny **Wp,aoy&y** t&an **of they**  

### proJaats* **:** 

### The Maima eaa tanl qllorw Wm. M tollorsr a(i). gbaold mt 

### t&0 f&i&~ for rQle fir0 m-08 have boon &waod in t&o stata

.. xrauuryaldup~trraacorduumdththe p~vi.mtoa8of @ko AHi Of th0 LO@l~torS mntroll* tha oxpoaaAtaro of the money8 am-oprtrted **for** 

### CoatennUl pmrpornt *(a) Barn

the ae(Ua!*r cantrca any leepl rigattopay saXar%ea in eMeo*of the 

### limit of $4mm.co - M prescribedb9 Bouse Bill NO. 11 - out of'

the funda fmmiehed b9 the IkdfmaIGcrernmentfor Contennkal pmp080et*

a mmer tc the second question It res~rolo.6 that the $~,ooo.oo ellooetedrdr edmimietrativo expense in the otier Of fbe United States 

### Tesas Centtid -6Sio& dota JBrmsrSr 8~ 

### SW, &ould have been plooed in the atate treasuryaad emendednon. TOE C. mg, ASLY 13, 1939, Page 9

in accordance~rith the provisions of the Act of the Legislature controlling the expenditure of tbe moneys appropriated by the state for Centennial purposes.

You were advised in answer to question Lo. 3 that the funds in qUeStiOn tiOU$l nOt be USSd t0 pay Sah14.e~ in
excess of the limit of &000.~0, OS prescribed in 8. B. Ho. I& Acts 44th Le@slature p. 427.

From the facts 

### before us at that time it appeared and we understood that the $KI~OGG.GG allocated by the Federal Conmissi~n we8 paid to the Owmnlssion of Control without curoefbnee 

### to ita expemdlftlre, exaeptreprorictedin the ordsr ot,January8, 1939.

**8oa. es**  

### of **ilt Be**  **lo. 1%**  **&tm fssbr**  **44th Iieg~ah,l** * 

### reBrring **to allo~tloam**  **mUlo ta**  **t&o** 

### Casdmaian of Controlby the.lrederal

So+ormaeut

pratidas, in part, a6 followax

Gamulmsionof Goatrol te bo srgondo&ut&x:.~ '-.-the proTifJ$ana



### Of t&lie

Aot ountrolllIlg

the aqmndlturo~~~of thomonoyaharein app~pri-,
Neat . . l 

## ie **ahaLl**

**rekv%ow the** **8u6lttonal~faat8 prase&d,.fo**  

## BU **ta** d+ona¶ae 

## mbothar

**the. 1woral**  **8ovenmsnf***othew.diraat**e6*** **tbe tuqpenditaro**  **of thorn**  

### Ponayar

In the order of Samar9 6, ,@a?, tho Un%t-ad(ItatoaToxw Conteruilal dit~1-0 or tat0 

### mn pramulgatacl 

### ruler for fhe'eapen~ ~)mo.00 

### Ifraaplwid illoortsdior uwatwa0 08pm0.



### tWtpa9mntia~far aalar%oarore~tobomada flrroPghafederelmu~~iormurdrprJroll~porf~~a dea%guatadaart%f%aatlaa algnad by the ahainnauof the Corn-- mimeion of C!wtroL Pravlsion use mad0 for aortlfioatteu 

### on SdVCU-tldllg.

Peyments for travdlfngarpemeeeuoro 

### tu be paid ou a per dieat baale ma 

### providedunder Federal lawa, Other administrative

expouaowas to be @mItted on a atmdard Felleral fOrpI Allmuchere fur 

### expeueestero to bofSnall9 spprwoc4 for peJrpent

by the ExeautiveSeorotary 

### of tne **Federal** olaoisa

### We have been 

### preaeutedwith samplesof these oapanao %khers shoring hor they 

### uere sigu&.and countoraigpsdr lrppamutly i$ 

### was luteudod that this money be used to reelat in **the adnhbtret%on**  **of** jakrt lederal-State projects.in aecordanoe with the 

### provisionsof the Act of the Legidature controlling the expenditure of the moneys appropriated by the state for Ceutf%mial purposes.

You were advised in ausver to question lo. 3 fhat the funda in question should not be used to 

### pay ealariesin
excess of the limit of &GOG.CO, as prescribed in 8. 

### B. Ioo. 1~ Aota 44th Leglsleture p 427.

From the fasts before us et that t&e it appearend ue understood that the $lG80G0.GG allocated by the Fe&rel C~naalssion vas paid to the Conunlseion of Control dthout direofionas 

### to it0 oxpead&ture, exaepteeprovueain the o-,ot.,Jsoouy 88 1P(W*

paidonaperdlen 

### badmaapro*ided'audor%YkWallm. Ofllsr apt&twtive~ 

### erpaut~o uaa to be etgadtfea On e otaa&rd Fupm-

. 111touoheratorerqr~~s+orofobeiinill9~~ for pa9nmnt b9 the Exoautivosaarottuyof the fmloral .Ooma$aeIon. Te heto been proaentedrith amp108 OP. those oqmna~ vuuohsr's showin@; how thg wero signed.+ud mmtersipasb - 

### parentlp it.

was Inter&U that 

### thla laone9 be used to $I

assist the admlnbtrnt%aa of, JoAnt 

### po44wal-State projeote.We understand that fn practice this administrative

money was not paid in R lump sum'direct to the state agencies, but wheu payrolls or cxponsc vouchers for a given period were sent t0 L)aZlas C6r approval by the Federal agents, a t2eck wverinl: those items was returned with the approved vouchers. The ChCck WRS then deposited in an Austin bank and checks drawn to the various individuals entitled to the money. ms practice continued until about Juue 

### , k937, when the balance 

### of the $m,ooo.oo, wltich smbounted 

### to $to74.89, was 

### forwarded to the Commission uf Control, fogether with an additional adninistrative allotmnont of $?,600.00. 

### 8ee order flated Hay 

### 24, llS37, hereinabove 

### referred to. We rmderstazxl that this mmey 

### was placed in the bank and 

### the eamo practice was followed with respect to presentation of vowhers and appror~ 

### by Fob **.srrI autltorlfiee**  **before sndirtdrut**  **8beoM mre**  **drmn:**



### Zhe Joint Reaolutlom a@tbgirp, tae~reaeorl aOPIPd8E ion g8Ye it 

### broad power* ia oozltroll~ tb43"asponAifmbof t?m

tlhey&7ebeenplaeoAlnthe OrAm- hea beea prooonofedto ~W plaeed in the bank, or t&at paid thorem hut l 8u b o tonta.al o ontr ol over ate oapsodb~ prove oxpealae 7 0-q WA a atho+w wc a pe$ M+~r tbtUd p-&B0 tWdt0 60 -tie .- I?rPp o#i %Qn

### fltat @l- .- 9 7 o rh Rl rge aplwt betw fm tho Teas.+ 7 otadseian WA -i;w mlmldan that the 1oll~ -8b o u lA be -w au leA aa tam way* al a., : letter AateQ &pm 4# SW* tam 

### ,uorAaml8*hs*tBti'fsua~- minicrtntite ftmA rotsA ba pM to MO ao w 'Of :tba'4amla2wlon of Qontlvl AD* AeJwlt9~ia 6 boaa& and that,,z m ta 1Ioeue ohooke agalnet ,tbeOaeotQlt 

### ~~-7awhqre -~iwtj& ae cot out 

### abo7a. T0 UhoaA promam that 

### the qents OS the Feder$l uowiseion authorl8tng 

### and ASreeMtsg the A&mpeibion wd a80 **et theFe&wd**  

### alloemt%anaie~~ 

### ever extemttheysuuharedmre eo, or the.w aahorlty.

s.a riew or the addk*Smol hots *resintea, there'P(qr ormy not hare been verbal u&mdtirm or aather%eatioIi~ the rabral agents to the State authecit~ tbatthielaoney~~~- p~dedcitherdse, so as to rmoreit,fm~theotherpmvieS.ozie of H. B. 100.

11 wntrslllmg the exjmnd%tuFe of'state appropr%afions, ad theremay or anay not bars been 

### Federal ratPPloat%fJm and direction after the 

### l b0ve~blOaed pOl+op wae a&Opted- 

### SW wg a fact-f%adlng boaJ, t&e 28 

### a queet&on which cannOtp-- 

### perly be 

### passed upm by this WurQararta

### Very trulyyours ATTOlUWX GEX!NAL OF TEXA8

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