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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 11 

GROVER SELLERS 

ATIORNI” GcNm*L 

..I’ 

Yew lothr reciter 

‘Artlcio 4442B, Actr of 

turn, kaovn 88 ‘Cwv~loacan 

a~ r0llw8a 

s1 .n l r l ld r&o 

-1s the tern, 

vha w8uld MI& 

lnrefrr as th 

Article 4442B ad lm Venan’r Annet8t.d Pervl Cede l 8 Article 

7OlB, ukor it unlnvful to erwblish, l panto l r rlntrln a 
542 

,:;i Hoaonble Osorgs Y. Cu, pago 2 

P 

ornvslssc.nt hro. La Texas vithout firnt having l bklnsd fru 

the State Dspartmsnt of Aibllo liealth a llaenso for such piarp.80, 

(SW. 1.) s.ct1.n 2 .r the Act d.f'in.. . c.nval.8o.nt &Is. so 

4 plso. or .~t..bllahment vh.r. thr.. .F mars penol~,‘.r .ld sg. 

l 8rl8t~ncs reoiplents s~1 heu8.d for hire or preflt, and except8 

hotels, h.~pikls, Inns or tourlJt camps. Ssatlsa 3 18 the 

pra.lty pr.vlr1.n .t th. Act. t5eotl.n 4 pr.vld.8,f.r tb. lIc.nrbg *S such h.ms by the Stats Depmtmoat .f Publia Bulth wad 

pr.rld.8 for s llaenslng fee l f )l,OO to be chsrged md colleated 

by the dqmrtmsnt 2.r saah llaease se issued br it, rnd prsrlder 

furthor that the i..s c.1l.ct.d “shall b. dop0sit.d in th. Skt. 

Tn.suq t. th. olrdlt et th. O.a.ral Fuad," 

Seatlen 5 l f th. Act 18 &I r6ihf8: 

sS.o. 5. !cb. 9t.t. Do p sr tment l r Publi. E..lth 

shll uke . prspsr lnvostlgati@a asnosmlng sash rppllcrtlon -ior llaoar. horeund.r, md rtmll deny . 

llc.nse to an7 l ppllornt vh.n l uah lave8tlgstl.n se 

varrbnts. 8aid D.p.rtm.nt Is furthsr sutharisod snd 

npwersd to roroke my license lrsusd hereunder at 

sny tfao, sitar lassmnsble n.tla. 8136 hwring, up.n 

satlriaotor~ prod l f the .rIst.nc* .I uassalt.~ 

snd/.r unvholesae oondltlons in rueh eonval.seont 

hue so licenacrd.’ 

S.at1.n 6 of th. Aut ir ss tollowr~ 

“sec. 6. Such c.av.l.roont hailer ails11 b. .p.n 

rt 011 resronrrbl. t1a.r t. Lnnrpwtlon br the 9t.t. 

Department of Publla Health, and each ham. sbsll be ln8p.at.d br raid Ik~rtmant st lu8t UK. l vsr~ thrso 

(3) months. Said Lhpsrtment oh.11 wk. snd ill. vlth 

th. Gsvsmor .f this Stat. during th. month .f January 

of each yew an mnnusl npert ooncemlng tho condition 

Of JWh h0m.J.” 

You tlrnt desire t. lcnov ‘Hw ID the ten ‘p.ns1.n’ to 

b. 8 plied in detcrmlnlng vho vould snd vhe vruld net 

in ii8 Bsbnlng, in~JfJr Js thle Act 18 aoncsraedTm 

come vlthA pensian h.. been d.fla.d .s 

Psld to sn 1ndiv;ldu.l by,a grvommeat. U8. .f th. tam p.nJlon lmportr re8p.C 

imp1108 s dutr uid sn l bllg.tlon upon thr State to #p.clllcall~ 
543 

Humrsbl. Ossrg. U. Cox, p.g. 3 

csr. for suah olsssss of oltltsnr~, (Cnlghtea v. Pops Csuatz, 

1x11.) 50 I. X. (26) 984. It IS sur splalm thst th 

ponsisns aa used in the Aot 8e.m a regular gsvonn:n 

tultr psld to sn ladiridusl as dlstlaguMmd frsm sa .s 

made bg sa ladiridtul, such So a nl8tfvs to msthsr'nlativs. 

In rour ssosnd qusstlsn, )‘SU dssln to 16rw “In just 

vht pssitisn Is this (With) bspsrtmnt plwsd~ la orrryiag 

rut thts grovls1.a slaa. funds var. not m8.d. svsllsble and suirlslsnt pwssaasl lseklag vlthia the Depsrtmsat?" 

The vritor of this l plnlsn h.8 ahoaked 

l p repairtlsas to the Stste De 

P 

rtmnt of Publl. 

371, at peg. 860, Acts of the 9th’ (1945) L.glslatur. 

able to find say spproprlstlsn 8p.olfi~ll~ provldlag funds for 

iaqmotlua of 'usnvslsscsnt hems*. IIovsvsr, there IS as qusstlsn 

but tlut the Legislatws l unt for pur dspsrtment to safsrcs 

Article 4442B.uxd vo bellsve the svsr-.ll sppreprlatloas to pur 

d.prrk.nt .r. rsant to b. used la psrt ?.P it8 .nf.ror.nt. 

Host Ststs deprtmeats hsvs duties for vhlch the Leglslrtur. doss 

not make spsaifle rpprepristfons in svory lastrac.,sad this aptsars its be just such sa lastsacs. You vi11 nsto ?ru s reading 

of the appropriation bill that there IJ no 8 

for la8poction of rsllroad ears and privis8 

dam aurssries (Artlcls 4442A), nor for 

duties prsv1d.d SOP ln the Ssnltary 

thslsss, vs promu&@ thers dutlea am being carried out by the Bosrd 

.t Xsalth or by 8~0.~6 duly authorized br the Board. 

Yo direct Tour attentlen to the rlntsnanco and rlscellaarous opprsprlatlen fsatuP.8 of the appreprlstion rot (page 863) 

vh.Pe 1t.m 97 sppreprl&.s $47,000.00 snnuall~ I.? 'trrvsllng 

@xpsasss, sntln depsrt8snt.’ A~JS item 100 appropriator annuslly 

for 'prlntlng and binding’ the sum of $5,000.00& and item 102 

approprlattes annually tbs 8um of $7,500.00 for SftfC. SU~~1i.S 

mad squlpleat, tol.ph.M, t?lOgP.ph, fPOight, -Pkg., 6XpP.88, 

bu nnt and cuitlagsncis8. A rsadlag of tbs apprsprlatlsn act 

Vi11 diSClO8O it.88 Of DiMflaP UhaloatSP. 

Insofar as to l&ok of 8ufflclsnt 

I@ 

rssnael is il 

syP problem prtalnfm 

ceacomo vs call your sttsnt 

%a, 

If on to APti 4420 alwing lns~otlens by per8.n duly rutbsrlssd”b~ the St.ts 

Bupd of Health and S180 to Ssotloa 2, Subdlvl8i.n 14 Of the sppP.prlat1.n bill r.adLng a8 fO11OVSt 
544 

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H.n.rrbl. Oesrg. Y. Csx, p.g. 4 

I Us sala- tar vh1.h l a l pproprhtlsa 

is u&i lL;u~ shall b. #id to anr D.N.. ml1688 

such psnw actually dlsaha&gss l sslgnsd duties:; 

Dw4* 

It would seu thw, in ri.v of the i.nq.ily, that the 

t should au6 sueh fu&s as b?s l vc)ilabls and rueh psr- 

~umol s mar b. l v.llabl., 8s .bws p.intM out, to snfsrae 

Art;.16 4442X! lassfrr .s prretl.abls. Bsrmd this the kpnrtwnt Is pot mqulnd to go sines tbo law EWW? mqulns aa lap.sslblllt~; it .nlr nqulr.. the .X.P.lJ. .i dw~~ear. in disohrrglng official duties to th. sxt.nt si the pwsumsl, fads 

and mm&a8 supplied. 

reuPe vary truly 

ATTORNBY alUtIUL W TX&U 

BY - 

Rvld Yutch 

Assistsat 

Y6edP.v sdvards 

Assistant