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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN

:iokorablo?ru~icD. ~~suf.mi .ix.eoutlvs Mr8otor

‘Texas i3tatmi’arkr Board Auatfn l.l,%‘.~@a

or to aibpat d delivered to S+epteYlber

1,

of recent date reon theabove atstad or as rollou~:

**:.%?Oh tt!rOu&h**  **AU&Wt, sed**  **a** numoar**of** ordorr 8te sow-d **or** Control in

**ror** m&Oh pursoseo **out** of the latlon {oadiq Auyruet 31, 1945) for rk ibid, and it wag oontamplated that or mid 

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pplier would be ;rsdetrcW

*ph8 ordor8 we-~ plaotd in the **nOrF.ial OOurn**  **0r** buairiess,end said itans ware ordered in qurntitles oonriatent with 60~4 pureharingpraotioa8 with **mapoet** to **purotmming**rupplirr ror a st8te Park syaturn. It wee ooatamplat6d that 4eliveFY Of **thr ruppllea**  ordered **and oontraotod**  **tar would**  **be** r&adoshortly l**rt8r the**  dater or the rbapootivo orderr and that tha un of thr itim* would b@6ti lmmdiately upon dsl.irurgand during tha **imel** year whloh ended **AuU8t 31,**  1945. Jowsver, **due to**  wartirreezer~enoiaa end oircuaPstanoe8 beyond th8 OODtrol or the l

eller **or** purohaassr, ttm rupplirr **WC-O** not dolivared until aftcjr>ember 1, 1965.

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**iion. Freak**  **0. ;uinn,**  **?a@** 2

"3ad delivery or tha au~~llSabeen sada Fa tho oora~l amrife, maid au~~lleawould have been In Sac during the ri808i yaar ending **August** 31, 1945, avin though, in view of tke reooggalzad eood buaincra~~' preatioe 0r quuititf purohaalng **with reapoot**  t0 oertaia itmu, **a** part 0r auoh 

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i&t ham bssa **fti4 exheurtsd**  **during the**  iiacslyear mdlng **August** 31, 1945 and would have besn oarriodovSr for **use lo**  tha **auooeeding year.**  **Wepuerta** ror payment or the involoar on maid order8 ham been prSaeAtad to the **Ytato** Coaptrollrr, and ha rSiuae8 to 188~ warranta thanon, bswd QIIth, oontmtion that the ruppliar

### war0not dellvored prior to **~epteolbar** lat, and thorsrora oaMot b8 paid for **out** or ~~eolel Park Judd. 5iSy WS oall your ottrAtion to tha m.ming pro**VirlO~ iA**  the DS&SrtiSSAkl. **Approprirtion** Bill, 3, a. 317, ii.ii.49th Log., UtdSr t&O TSxSa Skrta Parka 3oard **notion;**

**“ ‘** **A.ll Or**  **tb yrcrViOu0**  annual bSlSAO8 iA tha spOi%l r7arkFund and 811 **rUtU0** raOeiyt8 **deposited** ip theUp%IlSl P8rk Avid S~S hereby appropriated and re-appropriated **for** ccrohyear or thb

### blmnius ror **iSSiAtWUA00** and lnproramez&80$ t&a Sat0 Parka. l * l

*******‘ AU**  the above **approprfattion** Shallbe aubjaot to the approval or the state iruditing COtiCt6. Snd none of the **tunda** hSrSln provide6 shall~br spent until Such approval shall tmvo b-n had.'
"I& ree8rd t0 the l8St psragraph Oi thS above-quoted portion of thaApproprlrtlon fill, the Le~falativr ;rudlt QmmlttSa 'requsatodthat **we aubnhlt**  **a** propoaod **budget** to cover our **rutura** expenditure8 begin&i6 sopttmber lat, 19l.5,whloh bubgSt **was** a provod by 8ald oolamittsr. Tha it0i88 and tm0wt8 0r aai



## tl **budget** 

### wmra given

## rune numbsra by the State Comptroller, er par 

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"on August 3l.rt, then was 8 brlwoo in s~~~lal Fark 

### run.3 or l llghtly over )39,000.00. oi this 8=0uut, $20,009 was arbitrarily tranarerrud by the State CO+ troller to apply on the approved budmtr Thtr lalt a **balanoa** or **over** +A9,000.00 **in SwOial**  **Park Pud.** Zion. Frsnk 3. :&lnn, page 3

"It ia 3uT **OOnt6ntion th6t**  th4 above-deaorlbod inVolo48 pwaentsd to tha Stnta CoraptroUor and rojaoted for paynrnt by thr Comptroller l hould b4'

. paid out of ~peclal Park Fund for the mason that it rsa tha lAt6ttlon or **tt4** L4@Iletur4 that onl$,:iho66 **ord6ra hood**  **sttsr** Soptembor 1, 1945, bc sppioved by the IAJ 8ZItiVmit Cmaittse, 6nd that all order6 plao6d by the Board **before** i.Hppkrabor 1, 19b3, should b6 paid upon arllrery, 4vOA thoughnot 44llV6r4d until **arter 86ptombor**  1.

*x4 mmptrull~ **r4quat 6~**  **opiaf0h1 rroa**  **~0~2** do~rtmant **88 t8**  whothor the State Oaaptxolla~,ahould **i8rW U6r?6Jlt8**  **in Q8ymat**  **Of th8**  8bOV4-orntionid 461 oountat and ii raid looounta 8%~ 

### l ligibl4 **ror** pagmant, **plaaao** advlw 88 to t&o proper approptlstlon and rund from whl4h said paym6nt l 

### houidbe aado.’ Thla de~rtaent har hentoiora ~a#61 aa oortalnpropoaltiona rhloh **6r4 portlnont**  to ths quostlona r&+d by your inquiry.
In Qlnlon 210.O-2380,addr6sasd to ffon. **040. ii.**  Sbopyard, Jbte **Comptrollsr,** thla dop6rtmnt h6ld th6t w un6xp6ndcd balanae in an rppropriatlon ror suppll68 for th6 opr6tion and mdntename or **a** d6p6rta6nt **ror** 6 gltr6nri8061 pssr oould not be **uaod** ror th6 pUrch686 Of 8U&Ip1t68 not ne6&td, OI'to bo used, during a6ld fina41 **year,** when **it 166**  oant*aplatsd that seld 

### l upplioewere to bo us66 & ln thr rubwqmnt rlaoal roar. **36 qUOt6**  iron l ald opinion, an roima:

**“ 34**  do not hold **that** a~~~1148 purohaeeddruling **th4** ourrent ii8041ya6r ror the oprstion end i&ntansnoo of a dopartmmt duritlgthe yoer my not b6 paid r0r out or th4 **ourrent** ywr'a approprlatlon aln~ply

booeuu, through **error** In Judgmnt, mor4 than wan newsaery were ordorod. **OOr4mal4nt ir**  a **&OisQJ** bualcarr oonoarn, and nU6h or thatbuainera mat **0r** nsosralty be loft to tha honoat diaor6tion Or thOH to whom managament ia 6onrld4d. Sn th6 very nature Or thing8, 6x8Ot 48tiaSt68 8l6 **fapo88ibleI** md 14gi8- **latlV6 en66tB6nta**  **#¶U8t b6**  **int6rpt6t6d, ii**  **pO88ibl4,** la th6 light Or th6 r6ailti68. Oi **00~1-84,** th6IWfOr6, 

### l up pi.f48

MY ktepaid r0r out 0r th6y6ar'a 6ppropriation, thou&h4 part 0r th6l Buy b4 **6arrl6d over**  **r0r U86**  during the n6Xt ri646i J66r. **ii6** af5pu hold hOr6- la that th6 8816IlO6in 4Il

### l ppropriatlan for 

### l up puaa for tl,i6

oQ4mtioA and **P*ht4~U46** **or 8**  **d6p*rtMAt** 

### ror on6 rlaoal year my not bo delikrcltoly ursd for th6

**,.. -_**  **1**ifon.

Frank D. i;uian, **P4e4 4** 
purohaae **or** aUpplleanot n6Od6d r0r the ournnt year’ s OprretloLa, but ir.tsndsd for ue6 oati in the auba6auont riaoel r4er.n ../ XA GPiniOAb'o.O-2631, addmraod to son. Qeo. ri'; **3h6pperd,** lt War hold thatwhen en ltrplla in6lud6d le a apeelf 6pproprl. ation for a p5rtlotiar r18061y6er, 6nd d6liVory 6r aem l* poet**pon6d ULItil**  **th6 SUb84qU6nt**  fi84elyear, l uoh clr4~~64# would LiOt**pr6Obld6 th8**  EcU'aPAt**for** 66id it6R **Out Of**  th6 8pprOpI'i8tiOn ror th6 previous riacel yea-. 3816 opinion **gointod** out that the tlm6 of aotual d6liv6ry **0r** an ltcm was not alwayr the **t68t** in dot6minlng whether the olda ror mid itra **la** l llglble for paym6nt agalnat th6 partloulor appmprlatian ror **a** given **yrar** whloh had lnoludad aeld lkn.

**bl O~iniOA**  **80. ti%fi,**  addmaa6d CO **don. 060.**  **ii. i3h6pp8I.d**  thi8 departmnt k&ald that 8 currentapproprletion ror a partloufar **rir08i** year sould b6 ua6d **to** pay t94antllr prealum 63ll iiV6-ye6x insureno poll.oy

on a aortain building. **34** quot6 fpar mid oplrlon, as followrr

"It la a mettor 0r oomf!aon *norlodgo th6t l riV6- ysar rim insuranuo policy la rar more lo onoi4.ical th6n Insuring ror l yoer or tlo yrara at a tlm. ft la a **mtt6r** 0r ootwson knoxl6Q6 thet It I8 cuatowerypxaotio6 **on** th6 **art** or thoa6 ohergodwlth th6 roaponalblllty ror 8 a noablo inv6ataant in buildings to tak6 oa f1i-B

I! lnaurano4 

### ror 8 tona long6r than two y6arai in raot, a rive year policy la quite oommn, an& it :r reeog.nnia6d es a good buainaaa preotic4.

*kpproprlationahare nov4r bsen **liaitod** to thOa6 ltcma whom th6b6nsrlta arset4d by the appropriation would be **6XhSWt6d** by t&6 end Or the tOlY8Or th6 trOysar approprletion 

### period.

"It la th6 O&dAiOA oi this drpertwant thet the Board of a6gonta or Th6 Unlr6ralty **of Tmua**  

### wee au**thoritod** to 4nkr into a **rive y6ar**  oontnct 

### ror 

## rim **bDunno6 On**  th6 i.6W&Aildiag Or The UnivW8itY Or Texoa, tOgOth6rwith its oont6nt8,end to pey eu **or ttl4**  **iY**

mmium rrom th6 ourr6nt 4pproprietion, **prorid** thorn la **60** approprl.etion ror **that purpose** **”**

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Lion. Frank D. .s

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It IO apparant that It woo oonteaplatad that tha balanoo Ia the Spoolal Park **Y ’** **ud** whlah **tho** Forty-ninth LegIalatura In- ,tondod**to** ?a-•pproprleta was for tho purpoaa of making **said** money araIlabla to pay for Itonr in tha budgat for thebIsnnI@ baglnnlng Saptambor 1, H&5, raid budget **portalnfng** to I-m whloh
**ware** to **bo purohaood**  for the Stats ;ark system afte :‘Saptamber1, **and** had no raforanoa to thoaa itam purohaaed **and I2** tended to **bo** In **usa** during tha praeading flaoalJeer **ending hu&ust**  31, 1965.

Ia rlow of tho holdings **of** the heraInabov8 nsntlonod **opinions, and**  **in viar**  of **tha faota**  **otatad,** It Ir our opfnlon tnat tha **fund8** ra **ini4 dwt**  **3 P** r88Ontlng the 

### l DproprIatIoh rOr t&o fISOa1 year arid-

**, 1965,**  ror tho purpoaa of purohaaing 

### l upplioa 

### r0r the **Stats** Park 

### syakn, **booonto** l **nouaborad** at the tlw **of** tha ordoro or oontraota, to the l xtont of t&a 

### amountof arid orders or oon**traoto,** and **that** Euoh portion of th8 funds **w enouabarad**  **OOII** rtltutad no part **of** the **balanoa** uhloh tho Laglrl~tturaIntended to ra-appropriate for tho stats Park SyatiraCar the blannlus bogInnIng 8a~to~bar 1, **1945,** rhloh ma oontam~latad to **ba** appllod on t&o payaaqt for the budgatad itm **for** 8aId blonniwa. It is thorefor.8 our 

### cpipion that tho Coqtrollar rhould Iaauarrrrsnta agsinst the approprlatlon **ror** the **ris08: yoar**  ariding**iiqsmt 31,**  1945, **ror** tha SpaoIal Park Yund In payrnrntfor the 

### l up pliaa ordered and oontraotad for during aaldyaar on the baa18 of said appropriation, when It **was** Intondad that aald wppli60 would ba In uaa **bring** sale firer1 year. It IO **our** further dpinlon that tha paymant 

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uah 01aIituIO **8ubJoOt to**  **the** provIaIour 

### 0r tha Aot ~OVWZL~ the appropriations for the Sp~oI~l,fark PUN tOr tho **bfaaniru** andIng **August** 31, 1945.

60 trust that the above **and** fOre@ing will 8atiaraotorflY anaweryour inquiry.
Yours very truly,

BY AOOtOta~t