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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN

Honorable C. H. Cernrsr rtetr Auditor Austin, Texan

*.a acknowledgere lnr a8 tollown:**Bon. C.**  **P. Csrnete,**  **page 2**  

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funds sd **rsvesuos ior**  **ths** Flmasn*s Roll& sn4 Rstiromoot Fun4’. Vho &9th l.s~islsturo inoluded tbo tollawln~ **4pproprl4tioa** 24~ t&o ?lroma*8 P*arian Oomlrrlonl r ln the Lbpartmntal **Approprlstlon** Bill tor Wm **bionnlum** ondin@ Augmt 31at, 19k71

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xprnDr, **postsgs ,**  **4tstio4tsry,** ofrioe **fix tures**  **sad** 4oppll4r 1,500.00 1,500.oO
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ma4 othu nrosssu~ help sn4 0xp0n4.4 to bo laourn in **4dnlni4tration ai**  **Tko** my;*a Relies ma4 Retiremat 750.00 * 750.00

. Apprt~mat **257.000.00 W,OOO.OO** 
drsnd Totsl, ?~?OIIIOD.‘S **Psnslon Oommlssfoau**  **8 262,UJOdO**  **262,650,00**

**We shru**  **spprsoisto hour**  **rdTirin( us**  on tho fol- ~lowln#qus4t10as:

**6** the **Cltsts Comptrol.ler**  an4 -ato Tr~ssurrr **bts the**  **authority** to **pay** tha ltwm **sp** roprlste4 **to** ths Flramon~sPonslon CommlsslonorgJ tho 49th ladsletwo for ths 

### blea alum l adia6 **August** 31,1947? ,In 8 wmaer similar to that followed **br** tho 49th Led8Lstur0, **the 46th**  **~~iSlStU4** had **sppropristr~** $230,600.00?or ssoh yeu of. tha bhmlum sndln(l **Auyst**h’on.c. t;‘

.C4rns44,page 3 

## 1.59

31, 1945. The State Comptroller **sad** S%atr **Tress virr**  aa **dlsbursr8sntr irai**  this spproprlstloa in thr 8411~ **msnnu 44**  **thol ha4**  **Mdol SpprOp?i4,-**  t1oa by thi 47th Lo5~014t4r4."
**Toor laasrir7**  r41404 tm vsrl **laportsat** puo4tloao.The rlrot 14, rhothor or not tho s~proprlstloa of mono7 to be pm14 to rlrcmoa,who sr4 aot o lo~ero of thr Ststo, smouato to 4 (rant of son07 to sa ladlrY 4usl uhloh 14 prohlbltsb b Artlolo III, "SOtiODO 44 4n4 51 Of tb %,x00 ~OllGt~tUtiOD. T a ZI moon4 lo, what&r or not ma 4pproprl4tloato thr a71re~.sa~o Pension cc+mslr.sloaer **(out** or ?lro.~sn~o Rellrr so4 Rstl?wwit had8 1” mm7 bo paid **oat of**  **tbr Osnsrsl**  **R4?8a~4** Fund. **B4** ~111 bi80u84 tbo qu44tlon4 ln orarr.

Aftu snsotmsnt of tho Fireman18 Pension and Relld Law ln 1937 (Artiolr6243r, V. %. t. ?.I, 4 number sf lnsuranor -0omp4a144sttsokodin cwrt Caction 2 of thr sot rhloh prolids for 4 twa per orntam 42%) tax 

### on the gro44 ~remluam of ?lre lnl**ur4noe eimp4aio4.**  **+&I**a t ax, llmlob was for ths purpose cU protldln& pwaanent fun&s and rstenuss for tht Flreamn*oT?olSrrand R4tlrwnt **had,** ~#a4 held unoonstltutions1 1D kcrlosn Alllanoe huraac4,Com say ~'8..Board 0r In4ur4no* Comml4~loaer4 (19391, e c. ?f:.

**(Zdfl** 741 error **rsfusod** Thwosttrr, In 1939, thors we0 lntrcduoed In ihe It7th 1eglsl~turc H. B. lie.46 wbloh wss **propow 44**  **sp** smsndaent to %otlon 2 ot Artlolr 6243s. This bill, whlah 4140 primiuam **of** rlr0 P rorldsd for s two per ssntm (251 tax 0s thr **nsursno4** ooap4nlo4,**was** subglttod **to** tbl4 bQ4rtaSIitby the Speaker ot ths Rowe of Ecprssootstlveo tor an opltion OD lts oonstltutlonel~t~. In our Oplnlon Ro. O-3468, 144uo1# Ms7 19, 1941, - pssosd on ths oon#titutlonallty of Artl018 6243b, 44 nell SE R. B. Ilo.46. In that oplfilon, lls saldt
'lrtloll 111, f!eotloa 53, den168 to the L4514- lsturo ths powtr to noko or 4uthorl4e *sbr grmnt oi publlo moos7 to any lndlvl4u81, rssoslatIon of lndli~bwlo, mualoipsl or otbrr oorpor4tloa uhatooevor. .*.. * Artlols XIX, Fation 44, provides that no grs;nt of moneys aCal bs mado to sty lodlrlduslox4~ t the urns shsll hsrs been prorldrd tor by pro- .Qsting isr. Whllo, admittedly, thr hats nl&it protldo s system ad poasloao sn4 4lsablllty **barmilts** ior ltr 4m~loy444 tithout thrrab 4t1tut10n01**provl4lollo (Byrd**  **tr** E riolatbg the ooa1ty ot Dsllo4, 118 'hr. 261, it lo urgr4 that flromen an aot smployoeo of tho f?tsW, bat of t&a rudol~8lltie0, and thOt, thor~fars, the law cakes o great -di pub110 moneys in +lolatlon of ths sbors Artloles of the Oonstltutlon.

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Ron. C. H. Catnrac, page 4

(24) 88nk thrt -tar thr purpowr of thlr oplnloa It m8y be **00800d0d th8t**  tir0m88i **8~ 00t**  **st8tO ~pi0~000**  8na thlt the 8Ot 4-m not **Mk8** thm **8U8h. w8**  **a0 not**  **8ttOmpt** th8 4801)iOll Of thst **qU88tiUU.** ltwmrthc 1088, it 8DDO8r8 t0 U8 Ob8t t& **18iiaity** Oi the 18W 88 8(8ln8t 8U.h Objo8tiOnr **t0** it8 OOn8titU**tiOn8litt** 18 8U8t8lB8d bl th8 dr8181OBOf **Our %8t8**  **flUprOn0 COWt**  **in** $h8 OI8e Of ~riOdBI8a T. hE8riO8n sUr8ty oOa1p81i~ Of R8w York, 8t 8i,h8na8a am oa April 9, 1941."
The ?riOdIMa 0888 18 r8pOrt8d in 137 IlbX. 149, 151 Rowe 570. RI8 8180 LOW8r 0010?840Rlvrr AuthorlttV8. ChrmiO81 k eU8t CO., 185 9. %'.(24.) 467. w8 8r8 8till Of th8 OpIniOn th8 8bOte holding 18 **80WOOt.**
H. B. lo. 46, however, WE8 nut 6M8tOa by the k7th &?%8- 18tU?O. m8t LOgi818tWe eM8t8b iIt8te8a ii. 1). HO. ioil WhiOh E!Sd8 M l nu81 8pproptistIonot $300,000 for th8 blonnlua 8na&g Aucunt 31, 1943, ior th8 pUrpO88 Ot prorlal~ pblmraent imd8 ma r8tMUe for the Vlrrm8a*r Rellei end RetIrem4ntFUund-. In our Opinion lo. O-3833, addrO8804 to HoaorrbleOeorgr 8. shOpp8ra, Comptroller OS Pub110 AOOOutitl, thi8 **dOp8rtXd** hOid that 8eId 8pprOpricltiOa W88Trlld.
For the biennium b8CgiMia& ?aptombar 1, 1943, 8nd 8I¶a1~ Au@ut 31, 1945, the 48th L@818tUr8 8ppl-ODri8t.d t230,600 par 8nnumior the ?ireaoa~8 **Pea8lon** OanmiMioner by mskiag prorlaioa thorrfor la thr D8p8rt&antrl ApprOpriotlon Bill. Conrnl y2i Sp00181 fdw8, 42th L8̲ttI?e, Ro(ulrr 80881Oa (lg&)), pagm

. tbr 

### 49thL8girlature,like tbr p3-800ai4 ma, hOiUd8d in It8 D8pertmmtrl ApproprI8tIonbill 8n enauel 8pproprI8tIonfor the l ?irOl~Oll'8 POll8101lhd88iOMr (Out d ~lr.BWl 8.nO11.f 8ad Penrloa PUna8)". It Inorr88ed the rpproprlstlon to #262,650.00 rwu811y **bat** U8Od the almost IdeatIo8l18auurge 88 h8a been used bg the preoodlng L8gIrlrture. At the time both rpproprlstloa bill8 mra p8888d, the ?lroIMn'8 Rolled rad Pea8Ioa ?und oontslaed only the uaexpeadbdb8leaoo at money8 pret1ourl~ approprI8tea. It8 oontinued l xI8tonoo 88 8 Speolal Fund ~88 deponaeat ?n eaoh iu8t8aOO On thr t8lidity Of the OUrrUt 8pprOpri8tim ooataIa8aIn the DepsrtnmntrlBill. No quertion ~88 raI8ed 88 b sppropri8tfonrmad@ bl thr 48th LOgl8l8tU~ sad there fUnd8 here beon l xpondad. 8hOUld **b0 p8id.**  IOU sow Inquirewhether the ourrent 

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or tha opInI0n th8t Art1010 62b3e, '1.A. c. a., 18 **8U??iOi8Bt 88**  **8** PrO-•Iirtii¶# 18Wrlthln the **mlo( Ot**  **t ’** **@BtiOlP b&,**  **&ti8h 1x1**  **O? th0**  **‘ hIlO**  **aOa8titUtlOB.** -I# 18 lmpllelt la OW @if&On lo. 0.3633 uhi8h nliiiitr Of th8 8~~81 8pprOpri8tiM Of $3bo,ooo W Oh W88Ib8aB for thilr BUO ptUpO8. by th. 47th t8&iBl8tU?8 in !i. b. AO.~oll. &tIole 62438 r WiaO8 **ror** l oomprrhorlre **8trto plra**  **for 8**  ~lremea*r Pan8 **00** ay8tOm. Thr oall p8rt of tbr 

### 80t uhlrh br

Fun6 O? not 1888 th8n l$ EOr

### BO?. thm 39 Of hi8 8818rl.to b8 aetamla~a **br** l TOtO O? th8 ?Ir8 DOpOrheat O? whloh 8U8h **per 8On**  I8 l WmbU, 8Bd t0 bo **ddIOt8d ?TOm**  hi8 **8818rr m**  **Ompen 88tiOB**  if b0 I8 8 8hOlll p8ia Or p8rt pda ?irM8n vhO88 8818rJ
**or** OCSl~M8~tiOll**18** 11ofO thrn ?i?tr dOl18r8 $er month 8rd if ho 18 8 **pIti p8id**  **?irUMn rho80**  **8818rf 18**  **1888** th8n fi?tl b118r# pU month W 8 **VOlUEtWr ?lrOlMn**  ho ah811 p8r **BOt 1888**  thra $3.00 nor wore than 45.00 par l mm, thr

l x8ot **uount** to be d8- ;;:1,“.,‘4b:

8 rota O? tho fir. aep8rtmMt Of rhloh 8U8hprrron u80, **the** 49th 

### b&818ttAn **8mend.d 38Otioa**  6 

### of th8 8Ot t0 ;lWi& thrt aelIgIb18 8Od Qg8ii?IOd fiT8WB Who 8h811 'hare oompl,ted20 year8 Of 88lTiOe bOfOr8 resohln rirty-?lto* 8h811 be entitled to rrtlrrment f tb 888 O? **bane?** t8 unaor the 8ot when rerohily the rgr of 

### ?iitp?iTs, 8lea thoughho rhtil not h8Ve 

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### rOtiV8**8OET1eO 88**  **8 tirUM**  **8t 8814**  **tiR9.** Tootion 6, Artlole 62430, T. A. C. S. The eot Itreti reoognlrer th, Obli~tiQfl Of the %8t@ **t0 m18.**  **itAd for**  **~1NB8D ’** **I PIB8lOZI8**  **8d** t0 PrOVlde ?Or th.12 8ddri8tr8tiOli. mi# l8 it8 ~rirrr~

Th8.D8rtiOUler me8M **br** whloh **th8 iMa**  **8X.8** to **be** whethhrr

**by 8**  **8pOiti t8x**  **O? by**  **8~ rOpri8tlOn**  **Out O?**  thr 

### cnnor81nroauo ftitka. 18 8 8@OOlll8rrOOOI aerrtlon. P m.Jl l? the ~lremea'r Pearloa 8ni Rotlrrmubt ?&&a the **moaqr** rowulnf to thr Sutul uwla evrry tw your.

. l* our (rplaloa lo. In dth8r l8ee WOuldbe In 80nnnrotIoa 6243e **88** the g~rO-~Ii8tifl~ 18W.. **18 r8i8ed**  by 8 8pOOi81 t81, ywoto be rppmprlrtea with iad m. 8pDZOpri8 ti OB 

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Art1010 62430 **18 not**  it881t 8r1 **rpprOpri8tiOa 88t.**  PIokle 18. ?iS&w, 91 %X. idbe kb 8. P. 480. 808tiOm 19 **O? tb@**  **8at** Ore8te8 the o??ior O? FifOWB'8 PeB8iOn **Od88iOBW** 8od t11.8 hi8 mlary at ~),600.00 l rr8r ìto k pdd by vouohrr O? th8 St8tO Tre88urer from 8da Tlremm'r Rallr? laa Retirement lurid*, %OtiOB 6 Or A?uOiO uI O? Ouf 

### oOI&8titUtiM, hOWl8r, prWidO8 th8t 1108p**prOpri8tiOll O?**  **WlLOJ** 8h811 b8 ml40 ?Ot 8 IOU.? temth8a tW0re8r8.to bold that SOOtI~ 19 

### 10 8a l 8pprOQri8tiOIIa

iOr the 8&~mat bl0.d~ wopia **bo** tratrmountto aool8rlng it **PooOJb8titUtiOlul,** ~.OuOo it W88 8lJ8Ot.d MOE. thra tr0 fO.rO l @. 'It i0

. U.ll8OttlOd rUl0 in the OOMtrUOtiOtb Of 8t8tUtoO that l? on mot Of

**a. h&818t&U0**  **k** erpablo Of **tW OOSlOtrWtiO-,**  **On0 Oi**  rrhloh .OniliOt8with th8 

### l OWtitutIOn, 8ld the 0th.r O? uhloh da, not,' th8 1ottOr mu% ~rrV811.~ **Pioklo** VaDt1ti.f rkto.

m Ul,t~.t. **qUO8tioU,** therefore,1nVO1t.8tb8 &nrtruotion 41 that **port1oa** d the **ourrent** 8ppropristion bill quoted in our lrtt8r.

I Sootloo 1 at the **OUrrent** Doprrtmoat81 Approprlrton Bill I8 88 iolloua:

**‘ TiI8t**  the 88tOr.l 8U Of 8iOll.l horoln 8p88ifiOd or 80 muoh thono? 88 m8y be neoo88arJ. 8r8 horobl 8pprOprIrted Out Of l BJ

### monO~8in th* 8t8to TM~~LU~ EOt OthWWiO~ 8pDrODri8t.d.Or 0.t oi 8~88181 fuado 88 m.r b. 8bOm, iOr th. 8UpjKWt 8.d Mint.ll8nOoO? **thO** revor **aep8rt8matr** raa 8gmolor **of** thr 9trt. @OVorMent for the tW J88r period b8Slnnia(lSoptambu 1, 1955, **8Bd** 

### l BdiBl A&girt 31, 1947."
The ordIn8ryrule8 **of rtrtutort**  oon8truotIm 8re 8ppiIaablr **to** 8ppropri8tioa**bfll8. IB**  **Pioklo V8.**  Fidel, 44 5. Y. /60, the Supremr Court, In OOB8trUiBg 8a 8pprOpriotiOn bill, 88id:

-It 

### 18 0180trU0 th8t I)08poOifIOWord8 8rO aOOOE 88rr iIh

0Pd.r t0 make 

### 8a 8pprOQri8tiW; 

### 8nd **it** 

### m8r **b.** o onoeaoa

l e **OOBtOBaOa,** thot 

### 8~ 8pproprlotIoa m8r bo **UdO br**  **14 1iOatiUI**  whoa **th8 18** 

**P %**  880 

### l ~piO~a le8b to the bol Of th8t 8u.h WI8 th8 teat et the Leglo18turo.m
?h. 10&818tiV8 hi8tory O? the ~lr.m.n'8P8D81.8 end 

### ROii8?trr, iBOiUaiIig the 8MBdmO~t of gO.tiOB 6 tbU.O? br thr b9th, L8&818tUrO, thrOU8 lit&t 011 the **qUO8tiOB oi**  **10@18~OtiVO** int8BtiOn 88 etiaea0.dby the 8ppl'Opri.tiOE bill. me 49th **Lo~i8lOtUre VI8**  pro8tmmd **t0** kWW th8t %OtlOn 1: Of the A.t 

### h8a boon **dOOl8r.d UBOOn8titUtiOMl**  on4 that them 

### W88 no lot&or 84 rpeoI81 trrer to provide ,g8rmraent fund8 ma rovonuo8 tor the Firemea*IRelief rnd Rotlroaont ?uad. **?ho** b&h **Loghlrturo** nr prO8UIOa to h8ro kBOUB thir When it Ma0 8D 8pprOpri8tiOn¶.n **it8 Tkp8rtZEOBtOl**  Appmri8tiOn **bill iOr**  thi8 **DPtpO.0 8nd**  **81nOO** the ?Ud. thU0 l

p rODri0t.d W8TO p8id Withat QW8titXL,the 49th ~~i8i8tUTO 1**84 80**  tO88OBt0 **E8k0 8O.J**  Oh8Bg. **in** the moth06 Of 8pprOpriet%lyfUa8 for the pir.B.n'8Rellof 8ad RotirOaontBon. C. ?. COlU.88, P8gO 7' 

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tuna. The 184~8~ '-out ad fi~OtId8 Rolld l d Rotlroment ~nmlo" 88 U8Oain the OUrrOnt **8ppropri8tion** bill **mU8t** bo **8011. #trurd**  **to Bo8ll**  **th8t th8**  **fflEd0 olV**  **8~prOpri8t.d Out**  **ai** the mnor81 Rotoauo ?und to the tlnmrn 8 

### Wollofrn4 Retlwmurt fuJd 8lId DOid OUt Oi 88ia @DO0181 f&III& **by** vouehu Of tb. at0t8 ~088WOr 88 dire8tOa In 88id 8pproprlotlonbill baa In ~Iolo 6243a., To hold OthWWi88 w0vla **be to**  **orealt the**  Lq10- 18tiUO with doin 0 tola and ieolle~ thlq, fbr it lo pnnud to h8tO k#kOW~

that Oh-8 **WU8** 110 SlOa8t8

iB the %'9pua'O **Re118f** l 

### nd R8tirOMBt

?Uad, l X8Opt 8uOh a8 hrd k.a pr.tlWUlJ lpDrOprlrted for **the** biennium oudIZi tloa, rhould **be odopt8d**  **rhiah 8**  108 t Augurt 31, 1965. **l%o OoMtrur**  **ottort to**  **thr** 108, rlthor thsn 8 **OOD8truOtiOIl** whlah EitInifiO8 th8 **18W Or**  **lOOd4 t0**  

### l b8urdity. 39 **TM. hr.**  **222.**

**Vo,** rocordiaglp **8dtisr JOu**  th8t in **our opitioa**  the rppropriotionto firemen'8P8n8ioa cOld88iOn8r rontaille6 in the **ourront 8pprOprl8tiOa**  bill for th0 blonalum 

### l Bah@ Au@lt 31, 1947, 10 V8lia and 8hOUia be p8id **by** the **%8to OorptrOhW**  **8nd** Stoto TrI88urOr.
Your8 very truly, AT'?aRlQEf

OEWRAL **OF** TIXAS

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