OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OFTEXAS 

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

and accept their recitations as correct. We have also accepted 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, &talJmmUy & S3Ta 8iQWd by fbe amber8 Of 4h6 !&I%- -S&t86 Te6a6 

c wa ~dn, me 8a ll l ttwtto n w 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 

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On Novmber 10, 1937, the stato Boa.173 of 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 aviI& 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?pl8ted and 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 NO08sOOP Of th8 th 8. %8X66 thd8Wid .au8ulk8iaa) ior l#a dlotrent of UL Lddittiaal $lfl&oO.oo out OS federal fwd6 fur addla6tratlY0 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 Qand6SlW. 

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 dlotmm~ ~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 Geptanber 14, lQ37* from fih8 ~tmll8r Of Pub110 AocQtlats statiag that Ilnsllp8nd8d balauaes on dlff8rebti pmjests could properly be retummd to th8 Pnit8d Sfatee Fresw 
Hon. 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 aertata projects 

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, 

iated Deewber 22. 109*r 
Hon. 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. 

~rourillnvt8hatth6r8a6raltffoma8 
fYuz 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&l in 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 

facts ae 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 ftieral 
Gnmission, 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 allocated for adminletrative expense, specific q axiraux mount8 were set aside for oomplet~on 

of variaus projects, the Bedoral Cmmission speclPied and the 

Coma.iseion of Control agreed that unexpended balances on these 

pxwjeots should be returned to the Unit& States Treasury. It 

musthwebeenoanteql8ted thattheremuldboueexpePbeabalsua oc 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 bed6s thopalnt; remuaflook to wh8t it did ?h¶.6imon~,isheld 

SnmoBktoTreasuiy 8ubje0tte thomeqmcifieotS0nrMtho 

camptrcller 'Lpd maamrer. *uet ho' &Q-a, fbawby. _ 

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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* 

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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.mtoa8 of @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 prescribed b9 Bouse Bill 

NO. 11 - out of' the funda fmmiehed b9 the 

IkdfmaI Gcrernment for Contennkal pmp080et* 

a mmer tc the second question It res~rolo.6 that the 

$~,ooo.oo ellooeted rdr edmimietrativo expense in the otier Of 

fbe United States Tesas Centtid -6Sio& dota JBrmsrSr 8~ 

SW, &ould have been plooed in the atate treasury aad emended 
non. 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,January 8, 1939. 

8oa. es of ilt Be lo. 1% &tm fssbr 44th Iieg~ah,l* 

reBrring to allo~tloam mUlo ta t&o Casdmaian of Control by 

the.lrederal So+ormaeut pratidas, in part, a6 followax 

Gamulmsion of Goatrol te bo srgondo&ut&x:.~ 

'-.-the proTifJ$ana Of t&lie Aot ountrolllIlg the 

aqmndlturo~~~of thomonoyaharein app~pri-, 

Nea t . . l 

ie ahaLl rekv%ow the 8u6lttonal~faat8 prase&d,.fo BU 

ta d+ona¶ae mbothar the. 1woral 8ovenmsnf *othew.diraate6* 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 

illoortsd ior uwatwa0 08pm0. 

tWtpa9mntia~far aalar%oarore~tobomada 

flrroPghafederelmu~~iormurdrprJroll~porf~~a 

dea%guatad aart%f%aatlaa algnad by the ahainnau of the Corn-- 

mimeion of C!wtroL Pravlsion use mad0 for aortlfioatteu on 

SdVCU-tldllg. Peyments for travdlfng arpemeee uoro tu be 

paid ou a per dieat baale ma provided under Federal lawa, Other 

administrative expouao was to be @mItted on a atmdard Felleral fOrpI Allmuchere fur expeueestero to bofSnall9 spprwoc4 

for peJrpent by the Exeautive Seorotary of tne Federal olaoisaWe have been preaeuted with samples of 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 provisions of 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 ealaries in 

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 Exoautivo saarottuy of the fmloral .Ooma$aeIon. Te heto been proaented rith amp108 OP. those oqmna~ 

vuuohsr's showin@; how thg wero signed.+ud mmtersipasb - 

parentlp it. was Inter&U that thla laone9 be used to assist $I 

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"asponAifmb of t?m 

tlhey&7ebeenplaeoAlnthe 

OrAm- hea beea prooonofed to ~W 

plaeed in the bank, or t&at 

paid thorem hut 

l 8ub o to nta .ao ol ntr o l o ver a te o a p so db ~ 

pro ve o x p ea la 7e 0-q WA a a th o +w wc a p e$ M +~r 

tb tUd p -& B0 tWdt0 60 -tie .- I?r P p o #i%Qn fltat @ l-.-9 

7o r h R l r gea p lwt b etwfm th o Tea s.+7o ta dseia n WA -i;w 

mlmlda n th a t the 1 o ll~ -8b o ulA b e -wa uleA aa ta m wa y* a l a ., : 

letter Aa teQ & p m 4 # SW* ta m 

,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 

1 Ioeue ohooke agalnet ,tbe OaeotQlt ~~-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 there may 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 truly yours 

ATTOlUWX GEX!NAL OF TEXA8 

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