OFFICE OF THE AlTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

sr. mnr1os lt. Baughppao, 

allot Clerl$ 

88psrtaaat or ~i4QltQr0, 

baettin, Tuxas 

noar sir.; 

leth end isoth roqaulteldonr heve ‘boon to. 
Sr, Charlos B. Baaghm~, Pye 8. 

and thu reaainder at suah foos fop: sQah season- 

,a1 holp as iuay be uoaossary, and other exph~sos 

lnaidart to’tbo pro&m administration ab the 

above Aat. 

,.-For tho fiaaal years onding A 

7 

st Sl, 

1940 and AUgQet Sl, 1941, all foes and of UAoxpsndod bdAQOOb mhiah bat. been ro00iroU uod 

uhioh. may bo rewired by virtue ot. 8.. B. SO,:- 

WI :B. B. SS9, Aiots & the FOrty-fittb;L~&#latwo, and ae ammded by blotmts Bill 84 of t&a 

First Called Bsadon or tbo Forty-fifth Lo&- 

lature, are bmoby ap9ropriatod aftor they 

&all harr bem5 dopositod in +h* Stata.Troaaury for the r0iiarriti8 purposret 

nimat~ or. mdiog *8d.~io0dp4g 14 .’ 

the A&oaX$uril Frotootlv .: 

Aot 

Assistant Biroeta? . . . . . . . e ,. . 

ml3pootor’ . . . . . . . . ~. . . .‘. 

mua the roan$86ar, or 'auah faoa r0r euoh auamk 

*hr iho il8osl,i& &lng kagm,t sl 

194Wand Augaiit 91, 1941, all roes and/or-d 

OXpDQdOd balaAeo# whioh, haat beoQ m8eiYoQ aI%& 

uhiab aat ~,TOOOIV,UII by Yfrtue c$ It. 8. 500, 

Beguler Semdoa of the Forty-eeaoad Leglelatars aa assaildid, and B. 8..888, Aot6 of t&e 

Roguiar Somdon of the lkrtpsixth Lqiibtaro, 

are hureby appropriated after thuy &all baw 

beeA deposited iA t&o State TroaaQ;tJI, for the 

followbw pprppdeosr 

CuOr Of th6 aitTQS wiQ.S%tY aQ6 

Stenognphar-Bookkeeper . . . . . . 

and tha'romlnbef cvf ruoh hutQs tcr suah seasonal help a8 kay bo AaaossaxyaAa othar~srJ?UQtSOE iQdd@At tU thS pTOI)Or SdraiAiEtZStiOU 

cc the ebova ,AMl#. 
xr. char106 B. Baugbacm, Pa80 5. 

R*For tho fisosl roar8 ending. August Sl, 

1940, and August ST, 1941, 611 teoe and/or Onexpended balamoa whioh bars booA~ reaeirod and 

whloh may be rsaolred by virtue of H. B. 625, 

Aote of the Roguler Seerion of the Forty-third' 

Loglelaturo, .ao emandod, are horeby eppraprlated a fter they l bell have besPl dopoeltod IA 

tho St&o Tro8ertn for euob eoeaonal holy ae 

may be Qeaoeaexy,-aQd other OX:WAI)OO in&d&t 

t0 the 9roper adniAletmtfOA of the abavo Aot, 

IA0 aMua1 aalarlea to be paa OQt of fhM 

fbO6). 

Vloaee advles whether tho Qwmledonor 

of Agriaulture in tho adninistmtlon ottho 

above Aate, hai tho'&sthodty to approve oxpenae aoaounte lnourrod by oanployooe of the 

hpaZ%aeQt iA the UdniAietmtiOQ 5f the AbOvo 

Aots, end till tho llomptraller bo aathorieod 

to leeao warrants oovorlag kid oxpcmeo aowwte, 

amiDst tho fanba roaming tf'tho Dopartwnt 

uQd&rtho provleiona~of ~14 above A&et* 

Them owbo no qaoetloa bat that all fooe 

and/or wox&nmlbl balumos dhloh have bear rooellrob l Qd 

.whiob maybe. reoelroa by rlrtuo af ths,~fellowlQ8 Artiolea 

and A& s haVa b o w l ppropr iin a to it toa a- md a &a o Va ilablo to the partloular dirieioae~~ Dopartmont of 

Agrloultaro whlokare arroatoat 

1. Artlaloe 56 to 67, inelaslre~, Revlaed 

Cidl Statutes, 1985* Cba&m 98, Aota of the First Celled Seaaion, Uat L8ghataro. 

Rouse 8111 99 an& Bouee Bill 557 Aota of 

the 45th ~&ial.ataro, a8 amended bi Sonafe'Blli 84 of tbo 

Fir& Qallod SetwioA, 45th Loglelaturo. 

3. Howe Bill' 500, Roguler Sseelo~ of the 4Zpd 

teglelataro, aa amended, and Xoaeo Bill 888, Aata of tho 

Regular Seedon of the 40th Legi&itaro. 

4.. House Bill 683, Aate of the Begular Seerion 

of tho.4Srd Leglaleturo. 

IQ eaah af the four'paragtaphe of the General 

Departnsntal Appropriation Bill; Soaete Bill 4Z7, Dopartnent of AgdOQltQro, under aaaalaoration, tbo words *all 
.*59 

241'. Charles B. KIw&IWA, -60 4. 

fee8 and/Or unexpended balanooe . . . are hereby approprlated after they shall baoe been doposited in the Sfato 

Ymaeury,w are follmed by throe pUrposea: First, on0 

or more epeolfla aalarp ltcuns ror a permanent ahlof of 

a division and awl&ants; seaoQdd, *the remeSndor~& euoh 

foes for euoh season&l help 88 ma7 be Dbooesa~pfla antI 

third.. wand othor oxpenees inaldent to the proper ad&&- 

lstratlon of the aboroN Aot m hata. 

brtor the e*alflo salary it-e are pal&out 

or the reepeotlve funds, the remainlAg balanae Is appropriated as a lump ewn for *euoh reeaonal help as -3 bo 

neoessary. and other expenses iMidOAt to the pmpor administration of tho abemom Aat or bate. 

The qUO8tlOA before aa lr whether or hot traveling eXpOQeos harred by eaployeaa in the adniniatration 

of the resptmtlro Aate nadir wa~lderatlo~ may .bba gieib 

od or the lw ma approprlatlona. 

xt 18 qlr OpiAiOA that th0 qltostion la aDaRePable in the afflmmtird. tA tho Onso ot the qpprOptiati.en 

ior l torjr.Aat we fiAa tbo words %%I other l xpeneee ,boldo& to the proper l dmiaitatratlon of the abeStem Aot er. 

Acts. This prwlelon of tho appropriation bU1 l aQ only 

be aonrtmed as an appr8Jwiation for oontingoat expmaae. 

It la 8 blaaltef ap&iroprlatloti almad et oetahhing.orozy 

lagltlaato oxpwee lpoumod &A tho~proper a&lAlatratLcw 

0r the above referred to Aota. ZravollQg eqpeaaoe are 

properly ineladod immg *ather ergeAses lnoldsnt to tho 

proper a&niQlatratlon of the aboto* Aat or Aots. 

In CoAfsraQea Opinion X0. SoeD OS this Dopartment, by Honorable Riohard B. lalrahlld, AsdstaQt Attorney Oeaeral, it ,hae beam held as followsr 

V?hara a dopartmoAt er dltialoq ot a dapartmaat is not provided epc+oil%aall~~wlth an 

ltm for *trarollzrg axpenes * but mah departmont or Qlrlsicin 0r a dopa&mant is provided 

dth a~ itam of appropriation for ~ooAtlAgeQt 

expeAsea* or for travellAg sxponaes gro~pod 

dth otbitr items of expoase,.tbo l&m fnr *aontingoat oxponse* or tha ltsa for traveling oxpwee grouped tith other item8 of axpaQee slay 

bo wed to defray ths tratatlng expsnses of 
Kr. Charlso I%. BoalgtuWn, Pa%@ S. 

t&e departrPsnt OX- d%V181O11 Or 8 dapartpleUt. In 

8UOh eV8,?t, th3 BUS QTOvidsd ia tbS itOlP:fOr ‘00~~ 

tiW8at OXpen Or rOZT tXW8iifU3 aQWI60 grCXAp& 

with othor Itcrcs oi oxgnmae rapreaeota the maximu!n aSM&t avnilable tO the dapartmant or diYi* 

8fOU Or Lt &tpnrwRt rOr tr6V6iiUS 8apOMe6, (OXcept es to Federal ruDd8 autborlasd by the 

Fedore Governamnt to be spent ror mooh pmpo8e) 

8nC when 8u0h am~nt hale b88a 0rpent%ed, w&titer 

ror traveling expense8 or for 0th~ e?rpmau 

prc~rlp payable out of #UC& ltaa or appmpr$w 

eon, no othmr runde rrolp any Iwuroe (aare Fadera1 funds 6pmol~oally autborlrad by tlm Yebnl 

Covornnant to be u6ed r0r euoh purpose) may be 

bpmt by the depurtamnt or division of a departzaat ror travelin& espenmt.* 

In the paragrfiph oi the De 

proprintloa rhioh w are mm1 6s 

ramcat of h&aulton ap8, Sk0 SpOcdliO,itaP fOT 

"tIUV~:fl~ 81pWAE08n ha8 been 84% Out. Ivetthor ia thera 

6n ita dem r initswer ley r md ta a 8 l ooatlqent atpau*8.~ 

&it the r80t t&t the 0at0h41 phrase -9ma 08h6r orpmames 

lncltlent to .&he propsr adminietration" rS tpe Data la 

quertion 18 not .labeled *ooutla(gsnt ~ptm808* doe6 nat 

ohall@ it?3 e88enti8l OhSl!~Ot@r. It tP @ilVM%kti bF the 

ab0~8 tpmtsd tuiicrg 0r coai0r8~~ opih8 mb. so09. 

Attation mnot be oaflsd to the following itoar poOn 

%8intananoe and sri#00ellaneo~~ In the a&poprlatdon %br 

your depart?imntt 

In vim of the abow item and tb8 f’csllm%ng rl6er to 

fiBsate Bill 427, the qus8tIon ari8sa a0 to WhOthor or sot 

ttaralfae; sxpansas ineldsnt k thr proper adaaialeliawtlon 

or the Aat. under aonstderatian awg be paid out of rundo 

accruing to me Dapartmnt OS AgrWiltuPa uader ttrs pro*& 

SiOS3 Or th888 .h?tSl 
10 co be p%fd out UC Lhe appm~rlatian rma tka 

Oeracarel Fund, rmpr tees, riJaalptn or 8psalal 

fu;;Ce oouaoted bg virtue $0f oert3In 1~8 2r 

thie iitote, or rrw2 other ruaGt3 (excluelts 0r 

fsdoral funds) ,ovfill?ble for use by a da~artmantrW 

Coneiterln~ th8 Dopwlnent af Qriculture appoprlation 55 a w&016, It Is our opinion tkt the LegiialatapproprI?ted the @C,@oii tr%volixg sr?ance itazl for ths 

purpose or anrrylng out th0 runotione d *all fiivisions' 

genornlly wbioh preceded the Zaintennaoe an& ati6oollaneou$ 

lti&SiUI4ti~On, 1.8 @588r%i orrio x%V18iOa, iiOtiimUrai 

en6 i&8x8ritin8 Dirictlon, ‘dtrkets and %arehoue* .Dlv~tiIon, 

Waights and -auras Division, Seed Lnborstory Division, 

;ibkd +8d Cettifleation DI~visIoa, 

- StallIon Ditision. 

?eonn Dlvla~lon, and 

But ror the purpoee or. dotr8yIog traveling oxpeneee, 85 well a8 all ooata and oxponoee 

In&deftt 20 the admlnlstratlon of Artloles 56 to 69, lnelu- 

. S. 192&, Cheptor P3, kota Blrst Call86 S@s6lon, 

~St'&SbtW8; $1. il. 99 an6 11. 6. 557, Aoto or 4Sth, 

"LegIslatura, as awetied by S. li, 24 of the ILret Called 

f%8t?iOn Or #iSam iAgi8hitUr8; k Be 6oo, hW&Ar 888. 

81011 of th8 ata LegIsleturs, a8 smQAdocl, an4 3. B. a&3, 

Aotar of tne Eegtilar Yesaion 0r .the 46th Le4#8zstqre~ an& 

B. 8. 623, Aots ol the Rsguler 'Sssslon of ths QJrd 

L8gislaturs, it .wao th8 InteutIoa of. tire Lsgislatu8 

th%t tb hS@ 8M QppXfkpri%tiOn8 pX'OVb%sd ill C+OIlQO~tiO~ 

with the foregolag aaaotaenta be, separate, dIstInot, and 

exolualve. 

It till bs observed ~&at tbe Acts and appropriations 

in oomeotlon themtth under oonsideratlon follow the 

"Ualntsnanta and 'ril8oellsneous" items Inolutin~ 830,000 

for 'tr%veling eIpdnM)8" iA the &3paraQKat Or AgiQtitUre 

appro?rIatIon. T&l8 Indloater tha asp8rabllIty of the88 

ftenbn from ths pr8~66dIae epsoirioslly Itaalzed pcirtlons 

.af t:ta I?111 to which ths WaIntmc?&oe end ?.!189811ana0u8* 

pr6vialona are appended. In this oonnsotlon, 3pfnIon 30. 

0-153~2 by Iion. riL&xsrrC W, Fairoh~ld, Assistant Attorney 

3enar51, to Zen. C. 3* Clnrk, C&aIrzan of tlia Sbnrd of 8ater 

~~&bsera, Austin, Is In point, oopg %ttsohcU. 

It in our oplalon that thy tk&&aloner al' Agrioulturs, la the n&midolstratlon or Artlolas 56 to 69, lnolusloe, l&vised CIvIl Statutes of lWS, Chapter $3. Aot8 at 
xh ch8ries x. fkuuhma, %hrge 7. 

tbs irirSt CollCd :686iOll Of t!B &Et ti&$SbitUrt3; :iQU80 

Bll’L 99 r?cd !iOUBB Bill 557, hots of ti2l 43t?i relr;fa1ature, 

aa ssmdsd by .%nate Bill 24 of the Zlret Callee 2eealoa 

of the 46t?1 Lo&sfnture ; Xcuse Bill 500, Reg.&r Sesoloa 

or the 4&d L6gislstuX5, a8 aaanded, and ilow Bill 098 

Act8 0% the Zag~lsr ~eS#lioll Otthe 46th t8gtS~Etlll?6; 6u! 

t$,ouee Bill 623, Aots of the Regular Sorrslon of the 43x4 

~f$iSlStUNS, hs6 tb!e 8UthOrity t0 8ppT‘oVQ tlYiV61 6XpQXb665 

inourrsd by sliployses of' tlta Depertmsat of Agrioultur5 

in,the ndrdnlstrntloa of the above kots, ant the Ccuptmller 

of Pub110 Amounts of the State of Texas is ailthorlzed to 

i85Ue WtlrEtIIt8 OOVOrfIlg syoh tnWOl OXpen 6OOOUntS 6&linSt 

the fun68 aocxuing to the D8partaiimt bt A&oulture Under 

the &wWisionS of those At!$d.. 

Tru&lng that w havcr sully flaswred your Ldqulry, 

we*are 

Your8 very truly 

AFPROVEDOCT 20, 1939 

h.u 

ATTORNEY GENmAL OF TEXAS