OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN GROVER SELLERS ATTORNEY GENEFIN.



### HonorableaSo?- 8. Sh&rd Comptroller of Publlc Aeaouata **Austin,** 

### Tour8

**mar Sir:**  opinion no. O-6615 

### Re: Valldlt~ o? R.IQ 303, **Xegu** lar Sea~ion, l%rty-uiuth~ Thgislature, coaoernlag rp

### poprlat;lfm8

E9r i$he

**State** Sol1 ~~eePv~~~oo\,Boerd. / Your letter OS May ‘ 4, 19& reqi&twg **th~oplalon** of thin depmtrnt 68 the valldlty4f XfouaeBrllw awl regardlng the effoot of the Statu&6 of Ll&$tatlom upoq tb8 

### right of tba bglalature to 

# l pproprlite,.&i~~ *,a **reoeloed.~.,~,,,X ’**  **he** letter IF3**eet** out lo full as’ ~oll,,ovr: \ \ / ,J “Tbb rUtute,~em3atln&,thd&.d Soil **Coneerv** atloa Board. wtb **out ‘** **a psr**  **‘ &&em**  **Xbr members** 

bf **the** maxd 8ud fop~~su~?lser8 at’$b.BP per day. It alIJO rpeelflo&ll~~pr~tdes for ‘ floe ents per mile for travelQ&g each utiy, bctueen ‘th ‘F, e8ldence of the eupeml&vr and **thwdedsilgnated**buslnem8 office

at&yes: @de* normal fuuctloaa of the pogrm,, the ~ppreprfatlon~: r0p~eaah purpoee* for ths premmt bieaaU&aq.-erhaorted. Tb~Aet lvklag t h j

l ppro- priitlorr it& the above mileage mid per dlem,alro oar+&" follqrlng 

### pwlrlaar “Who ipQvopriatlona”&iii p+ovlded 8ro to **h cowtrued**  **am the**  **maxi&&m mama** 

to **be wbpro**  pl6ted to aad for the nreral purpom8 **named** herein, mui the amountsare intended to 

### cover ad ahall cover tb emtS.reeo8t o? the rerpectire item 

### and ths M- l hall Mt be SupplerUted fr om &a~ ot he r l ourcej and, except 48 0-r : -,, ’Honorable Osorge B. Sbvppard, pags 2

VIM 

### provided,

no other expswllturem 

### shall be mada, nor shall

any other 

### obll&atlooe be loourred

**by** 

### 81~7 demrtmeut

of thla State, por1dd,howoreP, thatn6thlnghen1n shallprevent say departmaat 

### head from 

### paying lass 

### than 

### thandsum amount8 set Sor 

### say 8alariod 

### goalt1aa. 

### %he Bu s 1 43 muba rr 88 60 no l pplicathnt to tbs Oonrnor for a def'leiane~ appropriation as 

### prorldsd for under hrtlale 5351, B.C.S., and 

### no auahdeflole~y approprlatioo'vas granted. "Tha 8011 

### Conurvatloa Board and aepeuntatlvea 

### arnxtlnued

to fuaetlao after 

### theapp~oprla

### tlons for mlleage 8md per die8 had b&a erhumted, and araatad alalu tarpboth 8llrwe and ps~ 

### diem .thereby,

ati have mda applloatlon to the paasat 

### Sesafoa af the 

### Legislature for a8 appropriation for the 

### payment

of 

### swh alalmo. l The preunt 

### Loglalrttlre by House Bill Ro. 303 

### ukar aa appropriatloa ror 

### theState

soilConaeroatlon Board to be uwd 

### to par the per diem and mllel 

### ga of boththeB6wd mmbera 

### anddistrict lupm

### vls@~,r ot thaabove

Yr&tlOned

alal88. 

### %e above

seotloued 

### billaarrles 

### bothan emrgewy ol8uw 

### and 8 prwmble. The ffrst paragraph of th8 peedlr readr a8 Sollwar 

### ‘IIBWW, Tkmbtak 

### SoilOonaertatlon A6t prorb3es that auprvlsora ny reaelve compeautiar 

### HOPwervloor not 

### to l 

### soeod FourDollur ($4)for.

eachdayhe shall

be lm attendawe at t&a pegul@s mablagr or the 

### Board of 

### l)upsr+ls0~8, and tfte uata (54) par 8lla for travel -oh ray ktreea **the** Paaldewo Of 8 8 nfwr 

### md thv 

### dar&akd bu8ilua8 Ofillu Of %8 die 

### 8apenim~r &all k mid
*rive coqmosatioaa&alleap ior any8Illlkr 

### ’

.Honorable George H. Sheppard, pege 3

of dSy8 in lxeers 

### Of five (5) in any 

### three5oatha period; rod’
‘The 

### WmStlOn la ralud in this dapartmmt as to. whother or not tha aVpropriation made in tha above mntlowd Eou80 Bill Bo. 303 

### la valid for tha follosirrg reasons, to uit: “1. 18 there suf~lctent pre-existlag law to outhorim the appropiationt
“2. If therein sufflclant ga-exlatlmg law, thea is t&n Leglrlatwe prohibited from malcl~ tb8 

### 8pprOpFl8tlOn by 

### roseoIL

OS t~,pohlbltloa sst **OUt** in the OTlglMl 

### SpprOprl8tloa mdeby tha Forty-eighth Legl8latwe for the payment of mileage aed per 

### diem?
3. Aad **for the**  further reason thst the Soil Coaurration Board 

### falled to avail itself of the privilege of a deflolency appr3priatloa grant und6r Artlole 4351. 

### "C8ath8bglslatore 

### m8k8a 

### Valid appropriation band upsa pro-existing UT whsa t&m 

### is a statuta~, of ll8ltatlom la exlatenao (olther geaeral 

### OP apeoral) agalwt the payment of a elaln, which claim la a 

### valid claim, except for the Natate of Llmltatlcmt In othar uords, dqea’ the 8tatute of Llmitatloa defo*t polsrirtl8g fsr In ths rights of .ths Laglalature to appopr%ate?

“ In amuer to W inquiry, I rofer you to aa opinioa written Jttly 28, 1933, ad&owed to tha Hon. Moore m, gtate Auditor sad Efflclenoy E%pert, by Assistant Attoro)y @or&era1 Wllllr B. Greahaa. Also Opiaioar 408. O-PUB ad O-r(!J82.m ~ha faotr 

### ‘stat&d in yaw letter Boo **that the**  **Board** 

### m ~0 l p pl;oa tiom

to tbo 

### Oovorwr fop a doflaloaot *pgromlxt;mt t&pof@ro, if tho Uglslaturs had 

### l uthopltr to &mPe

T iato 8s ;n tb 

## mtant cam, it h8d swh by v*tm of m-xist IrgHOrrOrable **OeOPge**

**If. ShsppSrd,**  **page** 4

**law a8**  **coatellptated by**  **0eatlott 44,**  Article **III of**  **the Cwatitu**  tlOtt 

### of Taxaa, 

### which provldoa, 

### in part, 

### as 

### foll~wt
**9ha bgfrlatuze** 

**. .**  **.** 

### ahall not

. . . 

## want by amrow%atioam er 

### othe~rl~, w amowt of menoy out of the Treasury of tha Stat0 to any iadivmml, 

### oa*~aui8,Peal or pPetouded, wbetlm 

### urn rbll **not** bya bow 

### pmvldod foeby pro-oxlatlng law.

. . .Artlole 

### 165o-4, **V.A.C.S.,** 

### the "stat0 8QllCaQurwatlosa **Law*** **oro8tod** 

### by **Aots** 

### 1911, 47th &ogl8UtuPo ameadl&kg Aots 

### l939, 46th **bglalature,** prcn~~, maoas 

### other dqp, for the 

## l atabll8hlug

**of** 

### the 9011

**Counrvatlou** 

### Board,

outlUerltadatioa, caspen88t108,

do., dLroota tho 

### ee&utloa of utpelrvl8Of8, 

### aad sets **out tha**  

### oompenoatlon to **?m pal&**  **tbar, authorius**  the **em** 

### ployment

Of **other** 

### agetttr 

### rad o8plOyoer, and 

### provideo

for 

### tho seleotl0o

of theCounty 

### SoilCoororvatloa Comlttoe. 

### %!Im pertlnont

prorlslona

of theatatuto

are ehova

be1oV: Suboeotloa

B, 8ectlcm 

### 4, reade

in part

l 

### 8 followar %88boraof 8 Uotmty 

### lloil **Couwrrrtioa** 

### 00~ mAOtoe

### ahall

reeolvo

no 

### eompewatloa

for tlwir

80~~ 

### l*or owopt the de&gate to tha Diatrlat Cowomatlott 

### Coavontlon who 

### ehall rooelve Mvo (5)Ooata 

### pop

### milefor trowel

owh vaybetveoo

thoComty krt 

### ofhir ootmtfaad ahaplaeo whrr 

### tha Dlatrlot 

### Comontlcm

la 

### held*and 

### FourDollar8 ?$4)perday, not **to** oxoeed two t12) **daga, to**  bo 

### PaId by the btato 

### S011 Coaeomatlon 

### Board. Submotion D, 

### S6atlott 4, rod8 in pMt 

### W COll0Mt 

### 0 

## Blutlvo n?uboPO of 

## thm Bawd my toc*lve Z&atloo 

## r09 theia 

### 8e~rl6am **wt** 

### 80 **amed the**  l



## tm or 208 Dallwa ( top l oohd&yof8otrul aewlco reudmra 

### amber ahallbeontitledtoerpeuooa8 -1-w t r*v* l.in g

l xpmua, 

### neoea8arily iworrod 10 t% dim0mg0 of 

### hisdutlos as 

### a mo*r Of theBoard.J#morable George Ii. *PFd, paso 5

seatian 6 prwldes 

### in part as follows: ”

. . . **A** aupsrvlsor may receive coqsasatlOn~f(P servlaea not to weed Four Dollar8 ($4) for each day hs shall be in atteadruroe at tha reguliu? retlaga of the Board of Supsrvlsor~, and 

### five (5)**Cent8 per**  

### allefor 

### travel each waybetosen 

### theresideamof 

### a supervlaor aad the deslg**nated** bwlnsaa office of the dintriot oupsmisors. 

### Supervlrrora

aball bs paid quarterly

**for** 

### their services, and may **mot** reoelve compwwation l ttd alL3aga for any 

### number 0r day-n in exuess of five (5) la awf t&m-eokth period, exoept that oas mmber of oaoh Board a? Supervlaore ahall bs sntitled to rwolfe Pour 

### Dollars ($&) **per** 

### daynot to **oweed two**  **(2) clays,**  

### and Five**(5)** 

### Cents **psr** alle uhlle atteadltag an atmual Stats-wide metlag of 

### l upnrvlmo r8

to be held at 

### a tlm and place to **be dotoralned**  by tbs State So11 Coaservatloa Board. The prwlaloa providing Mva (5) Cats pm mile 

### fortravel for district 8upervlSw8 shall be in **effect** Ssptoabsr 1, 1941, and thereaftsr. “The aupervlsorr may employ mushofficers, agetttr, and employees, pemattettt aad temporary, as theymay~eqqlro,aad 

### s&lldetermlaethalrqualiflca~loan, dutlom, ati aampansatlea.

. . .” 

### Sllbsectlon

E, seotiw 

### 5,readm

in part 

### as folloust "All wneya, **fuads,** &d seasrltlas~ somLag into the **haadm**of the State boll Conwrvatloa Board 

### shall

bo 

### depaslted m the dtato Troasttry aad placed la ohs Stats Troaswy to the amIlt of 

### a apeaim fund

to bo 

### knora

am 

### the Wata SoilCOOaervation 

### Rurd*t

aM all awh 

### funds,

noawe, and **sssuritiss hsroafter**  depomltod or medtted to rush fm we horoby 

### l

p pt?o pPla ted

to the uoo urd bo%WfU of the 

### State

Sal1Ooamerva~loa Board *lid YY b, ti u;d M, ured la the 8U8ittl8~r8tlOa Of and 1~ cc+ap~tumevith thl8 Ibt.

. . ." Boaorable &&go 8. S&e-d, pago **6**

NPurour 

### h~lk~Ioar

of the Supram Court and tha Courts of 

### Civil

AppSlS dlaow8 **the** asfeet o? Article XII, Seation 44, of the Caartitutla1 but wo thittk it suffleo to quote fron the oplniott of tin entn 

### pm-d, 83 8.W. Court in Ft., Uarth Cavalry Club v. Shep

### 660,as 

### follouat

‘ It la **kttled** is 

### t& I&IOS thisrtrta that 

### under t& prwlaloaa of 

### rratloa 44 of utlole 3 OS OUP **btato** ~StitUthl, tk hrglrhtu@o is pt'ohibited 

### fror

agla?op~ting rtato amaey to any @lad+ vldual ’ on any ol8lm, uatos, at thn nrr]r tlm tba 8pppqMatlon 18 ndo,the~ola alwaay I8 SOPOO 

### sane pO-eXl$tlUg

Valid kw 6~8tltutIttg

theelal8 the app?opZatloa 

### la aado to pay a 

### leg81 andvalid obllgrtioa

agaiuat

the rtato. 

### ~~. i Finally, it la uttlod that 

### by legal obllgatlorr

is 

### want SWlt 

### an obliytlon 

### (rs

would formtheba818

of a 

### judgmntrgalnmttha state ins court of eapet8mt jw

### ladlatioa,

### in #a ovmt 

### th# kglaleturo nhould pertit ittOb0 SUd. 

### Austin lmloaalBank1. %hep **pard** (Texi 

### Can.

App; 

### ~oplWBtt

edbptd by Supwme ceurt), 

### 123Tax.W, **71** 

### r.Y. (Pda) *Wt Anstla lfatioml

Bsikv. sbrppard

(T6x. **Cow ’** **App.** 

### oplnioa au0 t&lby 8upP.m Co&,~lQ TSX.380,71 S.W. (WY **346; Cwaloana**  **Cottcm Wfllm**  **v.** Sheppard **(Tax.**

**zz: $5**  

### T **. 09lniw**  aU tid **br 8uprom**  OotPt) 

### lq **n b**  **F (MT**  **247~** 

### NlLmola v. Stat: 

### ll **~rm;,o+p.-&7 32**  **S.W. 45P**  **(nit mfu&**  **~Zex. Civ.~**  **ASP.) 163**  **83. bo**  **10** (wit rofu8od)j 8tate vi 

### Wllsoa, .Tl TSx.391,9 8.Y.15s8

trap or roadtag OS the 

### prov~aiau of &tielo **165a-4,** quoted 

### 8bw0, it is to ba noted th4t 

### oertaln lirit*tima am 

### q-88 so9 in8taaootbtrppl7l.a8 tomembora of aCotUPty soil cowervatlott Oonlttu, foW4 3 WbSe8t~8 B8 8utim 4 of tha &tlola,tv~ox'051r it 18 @d, , ‘ p ti ?6W -1-S 

### 0x800 & two (2) 

### &m.::

. ‘+“ , SEdtht p6fttOE 

### pektf ry t

ta 

### l upnrvi ao rn,

dth ma* in plrt l * f ollovr

t

### Hou0P&bxe CeoPge 

### H. -m-b w&w 7

and my 

### aot rooeive ao8pewmtloa aad sny fumbw of 

### dsys in 

### ~wxcess 0 

### five Jy ia SW thrw-month DeP~&.a,.%u& nrnBer of each Boer of SupePvi.orr shsll b. entitled to rse*ivtl ZUP Dollars ($4) per is, s to exuwd too (P,) dsya>

. . . " With th. .p..%flo lidtation. .pp.mirrg io th. p8xiSting tiW, We RU.t p&S **0.t** th.t my al&s@ &AD. which **was** orested la C0ntrWMktloa **oi** tha **stv'iet 33m%5ti555**  kould not be a olain b555d 5zm pre4xzsti5slav. Bmrw5r, it is to be ob.er+ed thrt ZfswcrBill 

### 303quote. io it. prmwrbl.e a poptioa 

### of Arttcla 

### 165a-4, aotatsfning

a l&mitati.a

o&mm.g thw.- fore, not hsvlag vlswed a oopy at the orIgIa.1 clsIm,,?& most pPo.ume, for the puPpo.0 of thi.. opiaioa, thst' t&4 fagislatnrs did Wtt 5ppr~l8te tb) sumprwldea In House Bill 

### 303 to pay a clsisl r- upoa 5xpimaditwes m5d5la eme55 of th5 **str2ct** prohibition ol ths Statute.

Ye hsre cs~e,iull~ sxaairna the roregoiag aothorltlts, aad, la viev of ths intarprstatloa placed upoa Article III, 3eutlon 44, 

## 0r ths Coastitutiioa of %x55, sre of the oplnfou tbrt Attiooln 1655-4 is a pre4zlstlsg lam vithira the amazing of ths coastltutioasl jwovistoa, aad thst tiou.. 

### Bill 

### 303uonstltut58 a 

### valid

exar.1~ of 

### lagislbtiro5uthorlty. 

### The~foregoi~

p5~5graph

8nswers **aaasstiun** 

### lo. 1 of 

### pour mqnostt housmr, 

### 8ifiPbo there 18 

### ao soatranntloch of the C~nrtitutiao 

### in the lq&fsl8eln 8ggro&Matloa m&r 

### aaaeidemtion, your questtaa Bo. 3 maed aot bs 61s8ussed.

The XiPltatian Imposedby 

### Pu%graphb, Subnatloa 

### (lfj),

a.ct10u 

### 3, **oaciePal** 

### Pc0vi510a5, l!ege 1035, Act.19&S,

mh bgi.lattlr.,

is **cwrwtly** 

### quoted

in yo.rletter

**eboro,** 

### md will aotbe pexas.t.6

It **18** to be **observad** tb*t Mit?W S+3tia 2, the ii r;t rtioa

pori5i c a 5

a or t he l pprowlatioa xmwisloa fwad 

### .t p.@. 1013, **Aot.** 

### l&i b&h lagldatam, maw mfemos* to 

### Artiozo 

### 169-4. Appuentl7 thtm hss beea a0 rtterpt la **thb** *pppoprutim act to rep..1 of in uiy **m55tmr** 1lMt or a..tPoT

r-



### Hsaorable

Oeorg. H. Sheppard,

page8

ths 

### plsla

**povlsioms** 

### or 

### Article 165a-4.This

**deptarmt &ma**  

### repeatedly

&IA tbt 

### aa sot 

### of appcoprl8tloa csnaot havetha **effedi of**  

### repe&lsg **5** 

### gelrem **statute,** 

### sad it **h55** 

### 10~ b5a.e aeaud **to** be s 

### dabat&ble Ouestloa tbt St s subssqueat **sassloa of**  **the Le@sl5ture**  **it m5y**  **moaify Or**  rep81 **mats of**  **5 prior**  **&gi.l.tuxw.**
T& word. sna three, 

### %everal la uhlshrssh

mrds lo t& 

### rider **to UplJ**  

### usedin **the** 

### lfnit5tioa ssatios,

lines tua pu~pows ssnd **he~oln, ’**  **refer to**  ***h** 

### aot l 

### sqa8ar.

for 

### thsrs 15 a0 prerlou5 refereaae ot he r l **Meka5Et**

**.** SpsOifia SCt **Of** ths **b6iStitWS requires**  **tb oitioers,**  

### the 3011Csa...ratloa Board,

**to** 

### perfora

the&r duties.cLr,tl.le 16%-h 

### oxsate.

th.leg.1

owigatiw of th. **at5te to**  

### sapsrmste **for ths**  

### duties

psr?omsd

u&d **the** 

### s~alflcexp on d ltn res l 

### uthaw- lsed. Thedutyof Mlat5lnla# 

### anduarryiwon la iupooed up011 theBoard

by lawaad if tbs subsequeut apfPopPlatloa

to 

### provide farthst 

### lsgltlrmte

4453 neoe555rg 

### purpsss

is lasut?ioleat, **it** 

### is simply b.c.~.e

suah Legislature

PaL1.d la ft.estlmste

of the / amount

required

**under** 

### t&s pre-epstlng 

### gsseral statute. fa QUP opintoo Ho. O-3118, 

### dlreoted to 

### Oweraor 

## 09sni5l, it was ssidr

‘ aivory head oi a degutrmt, SC& 

### evs~g msssgor 

### of 5 **St5te** 

### lo5tltutl5a, 

### perhaps without eraeptloa, is by l&v ulbthed 

### ultb the pwer 

### 05 tlutf of 

### ~aoa**trtlotbag** 

### (15thsmEnor 

### prosorlbed by law)

for as@- 

### plies,

traveli* l

x p on5e5,

aad 

### other

**thiqs rm5-**  l .n P yít o

he p0 g t.r

amini.trat1,oo or th. aopsrt- , 

### mat01 

### or iastiblltloaal l 

### ffal.r*.

SIvory suahpurolmw or erpmdltum b~.u.hpaxmad...l.gall~ oreate a debtsgalast 

### the State, not 

### oalyto the erteat of the **spealils agpsogprlstlrsi**  t&rotor, but lik5rl5e **to the**  **fsrtlnr e&teat**  **oi any**  

### arsualdetioieno~ of refeme 

### aut?xulssd **by** 

### the**Legislsture ior**  

### .whparpo.e.m b
tithe@ 

### apllrion

lo. O-?ll8

uas la **~espun55 ts**  **a8** 

### lbquiry p.gu?dbg rtu authority at t& 

### Oaroraar **to grent**  **a defi-**  **~I.~OJ 5ppropwti5m,**  **- twk**  **th5 quoted**  **R-W*** **ia Oobt**  

### with th5 

### iasteatqrwstioa.Hoaorabls George H. Shsppsrd, psge 9

Ia rlsv of the shove, it 15 the oplnioa of this de

### ps-rtment

thet the llaitatlonpovlsion cootalned, La the rider of the 

### spp-opdbtioa hat of the 48th Lsglslaturs does 

### rrot uodlfy or Xlalt hh6 sgsalflo ~ovlsioas of ths Osaeral Statute, ArtLalb 

### 165a-4, ia rush a manor 

### as to destroy 

### its effeat ig' 5 

## pm-e%i.ti.g lsv. This 15 la samor to your que5tion Ho.

. 

### Your 

### l85t

qtm5tloa,.relrtl5g

'to th5effest

of a statute 

### of llmltation upea 

### the authority 

### of the Lsglslaturs to sp

### proplate to pay a claim erlslng un&er a Fe-5xistlag lsv, 15 too 

### geaeral to permlt 

### a direot opiaion of this iiepsrtmnt. 

### Bovevsr, in your 

### 5upplm5at5l mqufbst, of~Jun5 9, 194S, you prssented a prtlaular 

### aase uader 5 spsa~flo stat?+ 5136 your y;:tt we aassersd la our Oplaloa 80. O-6363,~approved ltuly

Sine0 your suppleasntsl raqusst 

### apparsatly ritharaws 

### ti$ geakl questloa ia your first letter, we are aot dissussing it hero.

Trust,lag that this opialon coasldcrad together vlth opinion 80. O-6363 utisfsctorlly sasvers your laqulry, ve am Yours very truly