OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

UALD 0. MANN 

mwm*n OUUAL 

Honorable Eoaer LeonarC, Zlpaaker 

Houm OS Repreerntativas 

Austin, Texas 

awar sir1 

ldbh we Quote1 

*I have ha4 a re 

t ii you ean let Bu 

II your opinion thee* 

hare furnished us 

in puecrtloa 

bE6U6& by the Chier 

to employeeo of the 

the oontingent 

expense appropriation oi the Regular Sbe#lan OS the FortySeventh Laglelaturo, end the readpts for theee vowhera 

oontafned on the stcbs Or the ~oUahQF6 (oertiiioatrs) and 

retained by the Chief Clerk as a ~eoord of their diaposit5.cm. The wuaherr~ are now in the offiee of the Comsptrdller 
l!mmar6 - Pago 2 

Taxi?&, u wQrT8llt 

therafor. 
"See. 2. The aortllloato or the sooratary 

Or t&0 f;4~%484, RpproTad by the Iradent of the 

5emte, 01 the aertifioate or the Chlri Cluk Q$ 

t&4 Xouse or Represaatrtitsr,, approve0 by the 

Speaker theroof, eke11 b4 suffiateat ori.Panoe 

tO t&e GOqm?oll4r vjxm ubfoh to crudit Che glaisa 

for nril4age and por ala or mnbarr on& the nlerise end per clen of orriowi and wployaer of 

th4 He@ulsr Seoslon Of the irortpssv4nth Lo&alatw4, cMi the anpaid a4oou0t4 0r erp4ama oi 

th4 I+orty-uirtft Leeislatur8, and h4 @ha12 fe8u4 

th4 neoeasary vermatr ror swzo upon the Tra~aury 

0r the ct6t0 0s ax466 

-Sea. 3. The 44rtiSiarcto of the Chalraaa at 

the Oearuittoo on Contlng4nt Sxppans48 of the Eenstr, 

approrsd by the Preafdeat of the Sormte or tha 

64rtf.rioate 0r the Chrrlrmn oz the ComAtee oa 

GwAqpiat iSr (1tm6 

!I 

of the Eiou8e or fteprewntatir4a, 

cppravod by t 4 Sp4ak4r of the ilouro, as th4 4aa4 

may be, 4hall bo mSrlolerct authorttf to the Cwiptroller to isam *arrant* upon the Troasery 0r the 

State of Texan for th4 papmat of clsoounte r0r ocmting4nt mpuna4s tar eithar fiouse. 

*see. 4. ?rovlbiag, hwte~er, that e r*oOrd 

et all wwyu appropriated la thin bill *hall be 

rrd4 srailabls tar pub110 ln8p4otlan thr *aa* a8 

em$ other pub110 r4oords bn tk.is &at* !rhS 

~34aate and Mouse rhcll eaaeh publlah an itsrniz8di 

aooowkt of expenditure6 in it6 0m dOum81 fkW3 

state the tmount npont by eaoh mrab4r oi' 4aoh li;ous4, 

a8 the Goa6t6 and kiOU44 ray birWt.* 

mesu vouahers (oeiSl4d ~~osrtlfiootaa~ ia the 

rtatut41, und the r444iyts thor4rcsr, 4x-3 arfieltil m3aoH.a 

or th4 diopoa,ition end UBB cud of the f~ads aywopsiatcrd 

i 
by the L&datum, an4 said sots provide that au&s reeorda 

*shall be iwle available for prrblio laspeotion the aante as anj 

Other oublfa reoorda in thin Ytate.* Than. FFOViSiOllS we 

take to show the intemtion of the iogislature to &sake t&4 

(UIO of pub110 ~onay@ by its numbers opan ta the lnapsotlan 

or the gubfia at large, inalndiog Bat ouly those peruen 

haring a legitlaats aonoaza with suoh mttem, but the 1dl.J 

0rrrleus as well. tihua tbe Laglalstura uses the words, *t&4 

scme as any other publlo rsaomir in this Statem, we balieve 

it put8 these raoordr on a pu (ixumi~r as the publle rQht 

,or ia8p4otlcm gM6) with poblio r400rQa of 640611, nertgag08~ 

wrrl6ger, eto., for the lnrpeoti~ or ahlah no tthowiag or 

l&tlwte Interest neul be mada. 

It is thereroro our oplnlon Wet cay ,prlvato sltlaom 

af the State Of Texan 1s antitled to make any raammab;io axamlnatlaa or the official raoorda or tha di6gosltioa 0r the 40s~ 

twmt expense faads a;proprInted by the Forty-scranth Lr&skturs, Rsgular Besll~, lnoludlag ths vouobrb an6 r4oefpts 

ebwt wblah you inpoirr. 

i% rind no ler of t&la Stat* reyuirlw away publla 

orfleer to furnish photoatatio ooplm of rsoords to private 

indiridwls, or authort%ing swb proo*dur*. 8owwe.r, ue resps0trurlj refer to the rovlaiona Qf hrt~~oke 3913, i2arlsul 

Jlrll Stotuter, rcMQla6 f n pert es lollarsi 

T%e tiooretary of State, Lead C~ml@ato~W, 

COmptrol;sr, State T*06~uier, Ctiaairzner 0r A&- 

oulture, comiaisal0ner or &~wranoe, Baaking Connlssioner, State Librarian, AdJutant Ummrcpl, aud 

tbe Attornsy Oeaeral, &all fnralsh to exq puss 

V&JO asp apply ror the mrio with (L oopy ot tw paper, 

d00u-:ant or ra00rd im their reitg4otir4 0rri08e, or 

i9itba wrtifiaate under 8eel, 0ertiryi.w to anj 

ia& or reots ocmtaimd in the papr8, doottllients 

or reoorbs or their ctrrlaek?; pravlaod neither of 

said affloars ahaU damad aor aollaot sny faa fmm 

any ofrioer of the stat.0 ror ao~iss or sn~r xmprm, 

docamants or rsoordr in their offl~es, or for say 

osrtlflaata In refatloa to my matter In timlr orrla4a, vhen suoh aoples are raqulrad la th0 peti 

rormanae OP say at the of?laial datler of suoh oirt04. F;aah of said offf~ete shall kaap B f'a~ book 
mmrabl0 Homer LOoaarQ - PagO 5 

in hi8 ofrioe in which ha ahall enter a11 the roe8 

rOoolved for any Oervioe nwm~d in this title, ad 

ahall gutcrterly file pith the Ccqtrollsr a varilied ammmt of all tear SO noelred by thoa, caapsotlvelg, nod such offieerr shall also at the l ad 

of eaoh quarter pep 01~ to the Stat. Traeeurar a&l 

aoney rroelved by thea, reapeotivoly, under the provisiona ot this title. 3a0h f~iiid 0rrwx ahtai br, 

ontitled to demac! and reoelre thn rollalng tee8 

for the nenioa8 aacmtlcmsd, exoopt aa otharwlsa prmidad 

by thio titla: Ipox oopiea of any papor, doouaent, or 

reaad in their orflone, la the Ea.&ah langusga, laoludirrg oarttrioate am? seal, tar oaoh hundrod WQP$~ 

. . . . . . . .tj .15” 

hnd fwtiale 3722 or the &vised Oivil fitrtutma is 

al.60 pwtinent. Ye quote: 

mhe rt80~ewy or mdte, htt0m8y tbimax, ~84d 

COEIasiondr, Ocmptroll*r, Tr~mr*r, najutpllt 

Wwral, Ceeai6nioner or a(crfou2tar0, twdr8ioner 

0r Inamranfae, Bankled Cmaisoioaer, amX State Lb 

brurlan ahall furnish rrpy pereon apz;lfin& for the 

8-e with a oopy Of any paper, doouaant OF raoor4 

In their offioea, and with oattileatea under seal 

oertiryiry: to 4ny faot uwtala0d in the ~0pora, 

doounsnt6 or r0oordO or thrlr orriobs; end the 

same shall be roanivad in 4rlU4n54 in all awes tn 

which tho orl@xala would be evidoma.* 

It is the aenexal praotioe 0r noat or the Nat0 

60patuasnt4 to 4ertfrf to photmistio aogles or doawkants 

rhan cortffiad oo;$aa ara properly mgusated, amd aortltlad 

photortatia oo2i6a 0r aooebunts and tresmary w4rmnt.4 ror 

raes faeu4d to a publio orriaial rim bold adalrslblo in 

a wit by a oounty etiiornsJr to reoover a ahera themat. 

See Boldwin v. Cb4abrxe (40x. Clv,. App.) 36 5. 8. (24f 531. 

%e ara or the opinio%~ tfiat bg rirtuo af the hot ;, 1' -+’ 

that tha rouahirs In quaartion ars nor ia the oiZfoialpq~aa- ! 

aion ot the Co;agtrollar or .Pulalio hooaumta and tk3e ViOrrantis 

under inquiry are la &ho eiistedy or tko SaTis 'pfaaswa~, that 

the proper gwoae&Lurs wwild ba ior Chs per4on doslriq(a thee to 

a;arke his re%uert f0 thtxm o~iio~ais Pox 6 Omiribd Oupy or 

Ii 
t&e doowseaEs desired, and upon plysmnt of tZIe proper feoa 

[LS intlioated by t&e teras of krtiole 3913, supra, no are 

rtynfibenthat chs oertlfied oopiarc orill be delivered. 

We Lava found 110 statutory provision nppl;lioeble 

to’eoytoo 0r docunente properly in tbo ouetody of she 

gewo or &upreseatutives cr itn offioara. Rowever, we arw 

tg t&e opinion t,het suoh dooPauets and reaorda aa you rofar 

to mre rubjert to 3ublio inepmOi03, and Pay be ~opiwl or 

phot58tateu et the arpense or tho peraoa Qndriag fmm if 

the0 1s no lnterrambaco wit& orrloi6l buuinero and ir t&or0 

A& so ~UPPiIndeF of austody of the Ori@lnrnl by the p#rc% logaily la aharse tmreor. 

Your4 very truly