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

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*I have ha4 a re

t ii you ean let Bu II your opinionthee*

hare furnishedus in puecrtloa bE6U6& by the Chier to employeeoof the the oontingent expenseappropriation oi the RegularSbe#lan OS the FortySeventhLaglelaturo,end the readpts for theee vowhera oontafnedon the stcbs 

### Or the ~oUahQF6 (oertiiioatrs) and retainedby the Chief Clerk as a ~eoord of their

### diaposit5.cm.The wuaherr~ are now in the offiee of the Comsptrdllerl!mmar6 - Pago 2

Taxi?&, u wQrT8llt therafor."See. 2. The aortllloatoor the sooratary **Or t&0**  **f;4~%484,** RpproTad **by the**  **Iradent of**  the 5emte, 01 the aertifioateor 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 SeoslonOf the irortpssv4nthLo&alatw4, cMi the anpaid a4oou0t40r 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, approrsdby the Preafdeatof 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 Sp4ak4rof the ilouro, as th4 4aa4 may be, 4hall bo mSrlolerctauthorttfto the Cwiptrollerto isam *arrant* upon the Troasery 

### 0r the State of Texan for th4 papmat of clsoounte r0r ocm

### ting4ntmpuna4s 

### 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 ln8p4otlanthr *aa* a8 em$ other pub110r4oordsbn tk.is &at* !rhS ~34aate and Mouse rhcll eaaeh publlahan itsrniz8di aooowkt of expenditure6 in it6 0m dOum81 fkW3 state the tmountnpont 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

iby the L&datum, an4 said **sots** provide that au&s reeorda

*shallbe iwle availablefor **prrblio** laspeotion**the aante**  **as anj**  Other oublfareoorda 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, inalndiogBat ouly those peruen haringa legitlaatsaonoazawith suohmttem, but the 1dl.J 0rrrleus

as well. tihua

tbe Laglalsturauses the words, *t&4 scme as any other publlorsaomir in this **Statem,** we **balieve** it put8 these raoordron a pu (ixumi~ras the publlerQht ,or ia8p4otlcm gM6) with **poblio** r400rQa of **640611, nertgag08~**  wrrl6ger, eto., for the lnrpeoti~ or ahlah no tthowiag or l&tlwte Interestneul be mada.

**It** is thereroroour oplnlonWet cay ,prlvato sltlaom af the State Of Texan 1s antitledto make any raammab;ioaxamlnatlaaor the officialraoorda

### or tha di6gosltioa0r the 40s~ twmt expense faads a;proprInted **by** the Forty-scranth Lr&skturs, Rsgular Besll~, lnoludlagths vouobrb an6 r4oefpts ebwt wblah you inpoirr.

i% rind no ler of t&la **Stat*** reyuirlw away publla orfleer to furnishphotoatatio ooplm of rsoords to private **indiridwls,** or **authort%ing swb**  **proo*dur*.** **8owwe.r, ue**  re

### sps0trurlj refer to the rovlaionaQf hrt~~oke3913, 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, AdJutantUmmrcpl, aud tbe Attornsy**Oeaeral,** &all fnralsh **to exq**  **puss** V&JO asp apply ror the mriowith (Loopy 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?;**pravlaodneither **of** said affloarsahaU damad aor aollaot sny faa fmm 

### anyofrioer 

### of the stat.0 **ror** 

### ao~iss**or sn~r**  **xmprm,** docamants **or rsoordr**  **in** their offl~es, or for say osrtlflaataIn 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~eteshall kaap B f'a~ bookmmrabl0 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 offieerrshall also at the l ad of eaoh quarter pep 01~ to the Stat. Traeeurara&l aoney rroelved **by** thea, reapeotivoly, under **the** provisionaot this **title.** 3a0h f~iiid 0rrwx ahtaibr, ontitled to **demac!** and reoelre thn rollalng tee8 for the nenioa8 aacmtlcmsd, exoopt aa otharwlsaprmidad 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 furnishrrpy 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 cortffiadoo;$aa ara properly mgusated, amd aortltlad photortatiaoo2i6a 0r aooebunts and tresmaryw4rmnt.4ror raes faeu4d to a publio orriaial rim bold adalrslblo in a 

### wit by a oountyetiiornsJr 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 tk3eViOrrantis 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



# Iit&e doowseaEs desired, and upon plysmntof tZIe proper feoa [LS intlioated by t&e 

### teras of krtiole 3913, supra,no are rtynfibent

hat chs oertlfiedoopiarc orill be delivered.
We Lava found 110

statutoryprovisionnppl;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 fmmif 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