OFFICE OF THE AITORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

io th0 l breaoe or 

l wh @ a l-. 

purtment upon the 

er the l4T8 to irrue 

Joreph NaQlll, Speoial 

l a t Ill M a o a Texa o , 

r- the emat or 

St aeen th8t EP. laeill 0lalm.a that under the deoirion 0r Li 

tar. 447, fro 9. f. 

tr00t Attorney @orural, v. lure, Ocqmoller, 104 

89, it lo the duty or the Qcmptroller to 

lame to hh a Tumnt on the treasw ror the monthly rabrr 

‘,ol&%lbd to be due hl8, eTen though no appropriation ir presently 
l dx8bi0ro th8pbptmor rrreh8btuf. 

Tha drolsi~n rerened to held that the oifloer or the 

mate whom r8lary wa iixod b tha Oonrtltutlaa OF br l8r had 

'Oliloer8 ontitled to 84lmleo luy demand month1~ papent 0r the 8ue M upon riulrp uith the 

Gaptroller 0r mbllo lo oowtr propeP v0wher4, the 

eamptrollu shall 188~ hir vurmt upon the 'BearWOI r0lr the rplowt 0r raary dw to the 0rri0Or 

applyg thepororj and the Treasurer oh811 par ruoh 

~mrraat out or the fund appropriated for the papent 

0r the aam.’ 

The deokopoint8 a out th a tt h ihs tlo lo l rpieral~ beqti.8 th8 ~PaphPOllW t0 i8.M hi8 VUyMt -Ii th. fFOO8UPOF 

r0r the a0wt or w4q dw to the orrioer! b prw thawor, 

Md Ob8eVVO8 th& U&P th* pOvi8iOW Of 8W l 8tmIt(, it i8 Rot 

tho oonoem 0r the Oaptroller a8 to vhether 01 not an l pproprfetionhA8 beMUd. Out Or VhiOh 8UOhWUtUt OMbB w wthe 

Truawer. 

SIBM the dOOi8iOn Or ughtrOOt V. we, thi8 &tfOle 

has bua aDended* It nov 8ppeu8 b the Revlred Girl1 Statute8 

or 1925 88 Artiole 6826, md r eds l 8 rOilOW8t 

"&ULwl raluiem provided r0r in thi8 tale 

shall be paid monthly 011 WUPMt8 &em br th8 oo8- 

#roller on the Treuurer.' 

The expreoa dbeatlon to the Oomptrrolle? to l88w hlr 

TUPMt UptMtth,wO&8iW~ rO? the MOWt Or8aWfdW t0 th0 

orriwr, whloh fu uule the role bui8 0r the d0Oi8lOn in the 

Oa8e Or LigbtrOOt f. bane, DO iO~@r qipW8 in l Wh hPtiOi& 

The deo%alon tn the o88e referred to, theretore, lr not authority rm the frrwnoe 0r the ramant in thlr aale. 

The lthorlt~ or the Captrallu to 18.W th la Vur Ult, 

thorerare, depeBd8 upon the prorl8ion8 0r Chapter 2 0r Tltlo 70 

or the Revised Olrll Statutea or Texas. 
h’tid.. 4355 pm8o?ibe8 the mqaiSit88 Or OldR8 mb 

l Oa nte 8Ub dtted q 4 iwt th0 st& tO,o #Tt$he ?iP Ojqatf Ii8itOr eS 

th0 hF8U p?aOOrib0d b@w that the old8 8hO~ the ~pp~pSiatiOJI 

ntmbu’, SOOOQd 8u8b8? ud f’wd to be wad. 

Artlola 11356 pn8orlber that there ahall b 6hreo 

Oh8808 Or OhiB rOFS8, the fi?lt Of Vhieh, t& gewTiW1 Ohio 

to m, l mb no l 

ìf í 

by OJIpn08 pFOti81Ob 4r th0 ItdUte, p&pi18 

eoverin@ depar mental and izutltutlaaal ee?vioer. 

htiOl0 4357 3BrW1d.8 to pU’& rL0 fO2b-Ut 

%h ~ o & b e Ur d l OOOBBt8 aF8 ralbo1v.d. it - 

be 88WbMilUd ff then Uo Ma avaIlable thererOPS Md $b p0~80II wk hg th8 l XUiMtiiB 8-u hidiOat@ 8U4Bh r&et br Ukh# u8 iRitui8 ~08 8UOh 

ebirf rad IC tbas‘. W8 wt ntrd8 available, thBt 

f8Ot 0h8ii b0 ItPitt Or 8-6 WM 81p& O&irs 

rad the wne till be hold to rvalt the authority 

t0 i88W 8 RFOPU WPXUBt thWfO& . . .’ 

k8& UpOn tb fOn~OiXl& ItatUta8, it 18 ti OpiaiOa 

O? th18 DepOtBat th& the V8Z’FUbt 8MWt iSr\u iB tha l b8.w. 

~~f& p $ JWib tirO~ Ot #IO p8yWBt thWOOr , p ~@ ~tided b 7%h0 us- 

. 

POP U tiditid -88-1 US8 thOU&b VO b8 i8 WV01 

in tb OaOfU8ioP &We Q~SWIOd, W VW-t B8r p-l.Atlr b. 

I88UOd ?OP th8 pl)wat Of 881a~7 t0 m. mill. 

loo80 Bill lo. 091, hot8 Regala? +rrlo~. 47th &glrlOtWe lWOVid881 
xaoub1. oeorgo 1. ahappud, W* 4 

%eotloa 1. m ulrrri08 0r 8ai 8tat0 0rriwm 

8d til State 0@OrO08, l XO0pt thO80 @88titUtiarrl; 

8t8k OrriWP8 Vh008 UxO&8 4pO 8pUiriOOn~ rird 

W t&o Conrtittltion awl uoept tha l alarieo of tha 

M8tri0t -8 0Sd Ot&U OO4WS80tiO8 Oi Dirtriot 

Mf 

l 8 Oh811 k, fO? tb P.PiOd b.tiMily &,ptO8bU 

1 , 91 , dl diB# A-St 31, 1943, iB SlIOh 8llu 01 mt8 

l 8 -7 b0 p?O~idOd rO? by tb0 k#i8iOtWO IB th0 g0&18~1 

Opj'?O~PibtlO8 biU8. It 18 8pOOiriOtii~ bOb?d t0 b0 088 

nor th8 iBtBYBt8 hOPeOf thd tb kgi8mWO 8ba al00 rix 

th8 UOMt Of 8IIpSbBMtti 8aUiO8 h~?Urw?, 08t Or 

@OUP8 rU8 Uid nOeipt8, t0 b paid t0 th0 S1WkS Uld 

OthU Omp10~08 Or th0 c0nrf8 Or oi~il &YPU~O, the 8Up 

mm court , rod th8 copt 0r CPIICLM~ mO0i8. 

‘800, 1. Au bV8 rrrd POpt8 Or ]J18 riXb@ th8 

ulor148 or a11 state OrfiOeP8 and l r(plope8 

thO8O oOn8titUtiOwl atOte OriiOOP8 VhO8e 80 G 

except 

?iO8 l o 

8peOiri08ny iid br the Cmetitution amI l xoept the 

88lOPie8 O? tha Di8tPlOt fUdg.8 Ond 0th.F OOW&Wl8OtiOAI 

of Diotriot Ju& er l M herobr 8peelriOall npeOled la 

80 fU aa th.7 UT in OOlPiliOt vlth this I at. IIt 10 

8PeOiritil7 doolued to bo Qlw or tb intea w00r 

tm w 8u l ll we dih0~i8llin(t mp 88nt 0r 08~~i01 808ta 

m&Pi08 rZOB OOUPt POOOiPt8 Md rW8 t0 Old8 Ud 0th~P 

UPlO)*ee Of th, dooft Or die1 &~pul8, #O &p?088 00-t, ub4 th0 cocut or OHA.M~ ~~~0018 we POPU~O~ 

in 80 fOP ae thef Ue in oOafllot with t&&8 Aot. 

"8eo. 3. m&S raOt8 tbt UbPie8 Or 8UU 8bte OrriBU8 Md Omplo~er VO?. rired by Iltatute at a tlw vhen 

#8 8th VO8 ia 8 iU ION p~081~0~8 OOJIatiO8 thUdt 

i8 Ot ppO8.d OOd thOt thO8O 6tOtUtO8 NV thO AppropP:Otif&k8 Ooritteer or both lIoor*r 0r the bg18btWin l dpmin(t a~ 8rSar188 0r 8Old orrfoelrr 8a6 ngloyeer 

in their errOPt to balanaa the 8tate'r bud8et onat* 

BB mmllq UAd UI hpU8titO publi0 Xt80088itJ th8t 

the Qanrtltutl~ Itub x&Z?3~blflr to k VUd QSL 

tbSW 8OTWO1 hr8 iB OMh )lorP8e b0 8U8pm ti t& 

8888 IS L*?Obz 8UOpMdOd, WI thi8 Aat 8&n tee bifOOt 

~e~opdr~rae free and after it8 pa88aiw, MA it la 

l 

It 18 t0 ti JWtd that thi8 AOt Of tb k#i8btW0 h08 

tb errmet or ng~ati8g 80 muah 0r btf010 1813 a0 rirer the 

UOWt Or 8oly t0 be -id ap00ia 0~88iOBeP8. 8lnoe the 

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Le~iobtu?o -8 not groridwd U l pp?O$~:&tfolr to POT Ouoh 8~~~1.8 

tar the owwnt blemlmm (vhieh l pproprlatl8n, awls? Soore Dill 

291, would of 00w8e rh the uowt 0r ralwy to k paid), it 

riourr la mat prooeatlr rtt0d yhil. it i8 &mt the 

kgiolatw intended thrc 00~881O3W## 8hOtid b0 OQI- 

-8atOd fO? thOiS WlliOO, ObriOtlrl~ th0 OOB#PObllO? 0-t 188UO 

WPFUUt8 rO? thOiP S&Pie8 Mai1 the ~gf8iOtP# 8hu h~0 itied 

br l&v m uowat thewar. --