**OFFICE OF**  **THE ATTORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  TEXAS **AUSTIN**

xeno?able it. 8. -w ExroutlteMncrtor State lbpwtment of PubliaWelfare Atmtln, Texa*

mar art

**r8letanOe** g9aat8 indmddepoadent jr **itret** be we.Hamnble J. 8. Hurehlsan,?age 2

**“ ‘** **Apt. xx,**  **sea. 2,**  (1) !?hen shslz be appropriatedand allsseted,trumfemed. sad oredited to a speafsl fund b the Tna8tWgA to be knovn ee the "BlindAaslstaneoFuaul, Sor the purpose of p*lUtag sad ulabbterlng rsslstsnaeto the blind in the manner es authoplsedby &mate Bill No. 36, Aats of the Regular Beeslonr PO&y-•lxth 

### Legislmture, 1939,
? wh put or Foul-

lhnAsed mouund Ddlara $Wl,OQO)

u the

l 

### ffootlve

porlodof thie Act for the flssal par eadbg August 31, lgu., beam to the entire rimed year, and then rhUbetxwufemedattdweditedtosu&fuud theSumofFouPxunAPeAT- Dollme (44Qo,- 000) for euth flseal rear thueafte~, uld aagua~s~~ahied on e buls of ouwl wath-

. "((2) Then shell be qtpkaprfetrdend **alloctatml,** tmnefemed **ad eredlted**  **to a**  **em olalrtImllnthetFeuuPy,tobelrnamuthe**  

### l Ottl.ldruu~

As istuwe

Iruad,í for the ptegwr re **of** provtding **rob Irldntoterfng**  **asslstanae to**  dependsnturddssti+uk ahadrehlntheauner as **UIthOPlud** bJ seute 8l.u no. 36, 

## Aatsor **the Regulm**  **808sion, Fort**  **-rbth Legfmlattme,**  1939, such jwt of Ibe ltl L fen, Five BIuadnd ThouuaA Bollem $1,!500,060) as We l

**fieotire period**  **oi** thfe **Aat fop**  **the flea&**  **reu, upd**  **there ehall**  **be tmoefeored**  **aad** 

### credited to l ushRand Oaellilllo~, Irlve HuadmdThauusd Dollars ($1,5oo,ow) for s8ah flseal you **thopedtec,** s&id eaount **to bs**  **ppo~IRec? an**  **a** buls **of equal**  xtnthl~ lnat&llu¶lts.’ 'Seatlon**9, the**  eloslng **tm emrgeaay**  alwse **oi ihmae**  **~fll le.**  8, 4:th Legfslatwe, **etetee** thattheAotehallt@ke l ifeatandbe Ln force froaendaf%pthe **&t** 

### of ltspassege. l ubeeatfone?1) snd (21 of Bsotlon 2, Ati!% of thfs Act use the espnselan 'pariding ud rtiainlstedng rsrlst4uaee

. . . . In the aanMP am m~thoriseA In 8ewte Sill &o. 36, lots **of the**  **Rsgubr Seesiaa,**  **FoHy-shth bgisb**  twe, 1939.' 

### Senate8111 NO, 36, **Aeta OC**  the **Portg-sixth** Legielatwa, **a6at8fas among**  **other**l?emrtsble J.. 8. Humhls~n, Page 3

things, the followingprovlslonec
"*Sea. 5. **The State**  Deputaent **shall be**  aharged vlth the adsdlstrstlon od the velfsra ectivltiesof the Stete ee henlnsftez.provided.

. ablnlstelror l tlIterv1**

R @IWr rJ,

l- s- =;&
. ; ~.a. ~boLtliii& VltIi tbi Feileral maritsBoard, arestedunder Zlt1e.i of the SocIel 8ecturltt Aot euated by the 8eventyfourth Congressed apprweQ Au&t 14, 1935,- and axt~

aaendmnts thereto.mb vith sw other

of that Aot
. . . . . . g. Establish and promethod lseble 61 load **e&WataWioq** 8s $8 ~~IAEWOYI&II

l uaBsmrsomUa8 arty be found aeaeesw for cm-- out lh an etxtntaiw.l

try the &lminist~tloa of this Act

. ..*.. (uaAerscore eun).
"POP the stateDspartaentto put into 

### openticua the

program

for l ld to dependent children aatl

old to the blind, and to abtsla Fedwal rid for 

### thew progmme as dlmated by Senate 8113 lo. 3&, 4,gth

Leglelrture,

Regulee &selan, 

### it WilZ be neaessary that 

### a St&e 

### ilaa of Opentlon be dref

’ted. 

### Vhls plea 

### ust lnolude the mAem of ellglblllty, the flee&k proaeAtwee, lnvestlgationsl

~owdures, amid

sn outline of z ~~~tatlal.aistawtioa to be SolloweAby

To obtainP8dOZU1 did, this plan mist be &pro~ed by the &olel %awltj Bomd bef'me it wn be put into opentim, end sf'ter suah appmval, It will be nacess@ry t&t the Stete Departsenteaplo an5 taain proper personnel,and make fr0tU J isrestlgstl.oas of rll mpplleatlone

before s4 rssletume paymente wn be rde under either the progrsm for Aepentlent

ohlldrenOF the p~oqglm~s ior 8id to the blind. "1x1 8adltlM to the p~ovlmlonsto Sanate Bill 3b, b&h **b~,$iStit~~~,** we;r;l*P **&Sai(JIL#** ee qwte4 ebove, **them** are 0uttiUU Qa ~~~ wtiom of this Aiot aerkln speol?ia sdaU%istEStl~ f~&$ow tat must be performed b? ahe #MM* bcp~rtaeatbefore the 

### dependent ohlldnacradbl~HonorableJ. S. 

### brcBlsen, Psgs 4

progrsw csn be put into @ewstlon. The Act also wntalnrrths ?ol.lov~ provlslcms~ *'sec. 34. Tim purpose of thle Aat le to lnsmte a progrea of soalal seoarlt~ snd to provide necwsssrysad prompt aselstmae to the oltltensof this State vlxo are entitled to era11 thanselvesoi its pmvlslone.

*'sea. 40. It la provided tht no peats sh8llbem6deto~aeeIly bmaeflt or any depeadent and destitute 0hil.d uatil the upl*tFon af alaety ( 9 0) y l fter 

### the effective

### date or nay **~evaate** Act of cte that r~ be pused by the Legl*3~tmre I&R funds l vaile+ble to be used for the mamoe+

"XOUM Bill Xo. 8, Aots of the 47th Legisle

**aeIlaad8lgneAbytBe00velstoPon** The Aatapproprl8tedsndallcmted to the tBllai

Aeslstan*e ?uai%*

one-twel?thof 4400,030, aontBly, I3egfaulau Ml7 1‘ 194r; the Act ale0 approprleted

sacI akloertsdto the WUdrens* Assletsace F&ad' one-twel?thcU ~1,5QO,OO3,mmthlp baginningN6y 1, 1941. 

### Goa6$derlq the fart8 outUmtd **shove, ve**  **re8peatNU.y Vet**  **mr** opinion on the follcwing qu8st+3nst '1. Nay the Comptrollerof FublloAaaounts and tb6 st.mto 

### Treaeurer i.medUtely honar wwzwats drosn s&art the tBllad&elstswe Iruad' as arested by House Bill 8, Acts of the 4~:th LePlslature, Regular S6861011,

for the ptmpoti of estab 16Wng and settingup the sdmlnistntive nsohinnx7ascesury for the aid bo the bUnA pzyogmus if suf**fiolent** mnisa **d1170 in**  **this bud?** 

**“ 2.**  **Bay ths**  Coetptrollw **al%i&s AaIccwnts**  and the iitateTreaoure~ Lmmdl.ate4I.mawwmrukts **dnwn againlrt**  the tChi.Mrsns~ **A88letfiMe** Fund' 8eHanorable J. 3. IlWahlsQlt, Ps&e 5

croatadby Xouse Bill Uo. 8, **Acts of**  **the Fortpseventh**  **Legislature, Regular**  **Sesslou,** for the ppose of estsbllshirrg; s.ad eetting up sdmialstrstive

mwhlas* asues- for a pmgrua for 

### eemndwt uhtldrsa I? stafllolent meaies axe la this fuad? "3. Iby **the Strate**  **2epw8aeat** of ?ubl.io Vel?sre mske payaents of asslataaoe grant0 **to** tb needy blind sad **megloat&** dopanda& &&la**rea** 

### prior to **August** 

### 1, 19410
“It la the **desire** of this **Beputaent** to **begin** 

### imodintr4 to estsbllshsa ad&aletrs

### tL*e **o~utlon,** ta lpmews maesssry printad ?oras, **to** pPoml@o ne6uuPy rul*s aad Pegu&- tltma for the efflaluat adnialstwt~oa of the Law providing614 to the mody bliad u&d to nagleatrddependent ahtltbm. An 4~1 opinlapr. on the qwetlata hemirtr subritted vi greatly appreoletod, ’ Lbe

**The** flit **problem vhleh**  **pwsonts** ltsolf **ia** aoauatbn ulth tho 

### questlotts you hue **esked** is **vhather** subpsaugrsphs(1) utd (2) **of tiatton**  **0,** &tlelo 20 of HOUU WU. MO, 8, quoted by 

### you ia pour letter

RR~ be amWmmd 

### to be &p#nvb$z48tlmsof **money** 

### TOP**the parpores**  **thonln do8lgmted**  **oc vhmther**  **thq mn**  lr aoastftute8llooetions or dwafa8tlona of wy ta l 8peelfio fund lnthetPemntry. Let us 6QnaldOP subpsrsgxwph(l)rslstiog to aid to **8Be seedy**  **blind,** the **&et pert**  **of** rhltsk **?aAs a8**  Sollovet

ì+ * l and there shall be tmnefemed smd areditod

to l wh Fund the SUMof FOUP Euwbed Thowand Dollare (f4~0~93.QO) 

### for ewh flsorl year bhereefter.

. ltetferml

thlaga era to k noted ia coaasctlan with this provision: (I) the vcmd “sppraalriate” 

### KSmati used1 instead the dlxwetion 1s **a- in**  the **future** tease, that **ths aoaey**  **“ dull**  be tmmsfwrsd smd aredlted ho suah ?nnd,” snd DO dimwtlaa la asde by thsLsglsl.stu~e ta t&m the smasy out of etwh fwxl la ths tmsury. (2) **It** la **to** bs noted **that** tkmre lr ao l-lrpitetlon a8 to time La this cAmma. In eaaptlng to aonstrue 8hls pmtri~ion am an approppistioa we awt bsar in mind ArticleVIII, Seation b of the **Tear** Ooastltutioa vh%~rh pmwldes, tn Parts6 l l; aor Wl my approp~iatioa of mmeybemde toralo~~@~rtIm~ tbantvoyear8, * l t,î


### A oinflar

pwbl#ot eorutnrotionwar kfontb au reme Coup of tuae in Plokle ve Finley, 91 Tu. 484, &4 l5.Y. 48$, vbmln it wo oantonded t&t “the lav vhieh oreated the ofPica of 8tenographoc fixed the aapeaeatioa at Tuelve Slur&od Dollannp8r annul, ~88 itself Isr an 

## l ppropriatiea." Chief AmtiO0 **oab%O8 flm**  **fOF th0**  **UQUI't in**  **Wk8tPUiXQ thta**  **8tatUtO md**  holding that the **8-W8** aot8aa$Qn’ QprlAtfoadeuhPedr

'ff AFti6J.O

l.Ol3 OX tJ3e Revlred Stat**UtO8 -8**  **8A-i** ~POJfP~tiOSJ **fOr th0**  pO)rraf **Of th0**  **tiX ’** **b8** 

### Of the **8tWO~phW8 Of**  **the OOUX**  **’ tS**  Of 

### OiVil.

WmS it 18 u1 

### UdtritOd rpprop~ation. ~l'O18Mt~WWdtOiadloate **#At it**  **-8** the **-080 t0**  **FO8tl ’** **iUt it8**  **OpOF8tiDa t0**  **bbs t4W**  **Of tU0**  **pm. ThenroFe,**  to **pPe8uw** the **the Leglslatw6**  lrmmded by Ohrt prcfvl~lon, not Qaly to fix th6 eabwy of the offfoe, bat ale0 to m&e **LLI** appz’ogli8ttiOn**fOF it8**  **m-t, i8**  tQ preeuae **that thelP**  **pfupeee lfae**  **to do**  **that UhiGh**  **th.** CCQOtltUti~ **toFbid8. Thi8**  **OUI** not **be m8lSm.4,**  **-88 th0**  **]Lursarge b0**  **80** oleur a8 to adrit o? a0 other aoa8trwtlon.'

**fn Dilb8**  **&fBlb~ V.**  **%diOEb8, 140**  **8. w.**  **(8d) 1109,**  **the TO%a8**  **arprrr, court**  **dealmod** unQenutitut1oaal **the genePal**  **ta% nai0010n**  **bill f~?**  **t& 19eeon,**  **in PU@~,**  **u** 8ktOd **W** jortlO0 **Griti** at **page lu.of** 

**90 g~t~alnda,**  **t& attempt**  

## ta **grant or**  

## dmato**the** 

## 8kte **tax&** above **de8aribed** for a **period of**  five yearn to **the vartoun**  cow&tier **of** thlr 8trte pmvtded **la the**  Act, **ViOktO8 both**  **th0 8pitit**  **ad the**  **lettOP Of**  **that** part of Seetlaa 6 0S ArtlLleVIXX, aupra,vhioh **pl ’** **Qhlbit8** the **~@8thU'8 SPOHlw**  **8.n f&p**  puwriatlon fair

a lwger term thrn tva **-8.** *Plalatifi **in emor**  **ooaV4ado that**  **evea** if thi8 a 

### preprlatiaa x-tmnUg fsr five ymx-8 **L 18**  **ilf Vi0**  **tiOSl Of** **’ the**  **tU0 m&F8** **’ T4POV181OXh**  **Of** Sootian 6 ot hAlo MXI of ow Corut~tution as spplled to **the five**  **year paaiad**  **taken** aa **a who28,**  **8tin 18**  **JWt %I&**  **Vids8tiOll Of**  **?bU&dz WUJtftutfO&U3l**  **3WQri81Oli 08**  applied **ttf th0**  **firet tU0**  **JrsaP8 Of**  **the Pivr**  year period. **xt S6eH**  **to bo**  **the law**  **that**~oaomblo J. S. %wchlson, Page ?

**l-08 ’**  **p8X ’** **iOd th8U**  **tV0 3BU8,**  **8uoh** 

### l p&VO&Wi a- tlon my b8 upheld fOP th8 

### ftr8ttv0 m-8, ud would b6 fllopemtlve 

### th6PeatteP.Pl&o 

### v. Flnloy, 91 Tex. 484, 44 a. li,4&J* **482. It**  **will** be aokd tbtths a%lh Of k8VanmUW.d fo **Pi@8** 0. Plnley, 8upr8$ 

### omtemphter that that 

### eppiwprlatlon -1 be m6dO '3.n uari8trlrable term. YO **IntU~POt th18**  **t0** 

### Y8.Yl t&t if ULl **p&WQpriati ’** **Sl 18**  **aad6 for**  **UKW6 thAX&**  **tV0 78W8,**  **it eara**  **be** enfomed **for the**  **first tva**  par8 **if it**  appear8 that **th6** 

### LogldAtw8 unhubtedly batemded **8uob** 

### lppropriatioa 

### to o pante

for tw o

ye arn,

**ngaMleo8** 

### of Wethor or not it aould do lo tb r~fter. We thiak t&t thi8 ?Ub 

### UtSWt aid thf0mmrfation, boaawe vhea all of tbm **pmvlrlcnu of**  **thlr** 4ot am **WXISid*rud** **togetheP, we**  **oeanot cay**  that the L*gir~tuse WQuhf undoubtmlly hwe **pr88e4** it to OpOMte **f6P tW0**  **re8P8 wr**  inrtO8d **of five**  **yeara** a8 **movid64 by**  **tha** hat.

**m0 Oorri88Lap**  **0s Arspealo**  **fa tab0**  **m0a.e 0fm0**  

### or 8kte 0rTexu v. AwWlnaOOmt~I not~tr8vertM,llWwl8e rtmek **down a8**  **taLOW8t~t\3aioMl ikruk**  ill&l **lo. &I,**  hots **of th8**  **&thkg 181&UIW**  **ash** @Out&t **to** I#lit **8oIk** t8%@8 to **OUtdS** &8t **hw COWhi**  to **n-0 tbr**  **fO*** **we 108r**  **Of SW-8**  **dor t0**  large gumhares Of laml in tbmo **aomtle8 W**  **the Febr4l**  **Oarem wnt,**  -88 **VfOktiVO Of**  **tb&t pxlar281m**  **Of 8OOtim**  **6 Of**  **&-** tlele YXU of the **bnetftutton** Vhf&h inhibit8a 

### frglelatlvo lpp~~rti8nfa~alomgortha ?&etm (O)re8n,"



### l btlll direUO8fn#the ‘J$w8tlon u **to** vhether thlr Act **VfObtO8** lh6tl0n 6 o? Art1010 

### VIII of OUP stateteautmlt1oa,we arm of the opinion

that, even Xi it should bo held that 8Uob 

### OS%MtitUti'BS@& **jWVi8iCXl -lie8**  

### t0 **th0 &x&oMb%8**  **3. 8.**  **hmhi8oII, p-0**  **8**

vhlch deOkrO8 that "th8re 8ba%t be tnn8iermd and 

### credited to **8U8h** 

### fW.$d

th8 

### sUPL

Of Four &%&red fh5WUkd DUllUbl'8 (+400,- 000) **for** eaoh iSma par theroritd@ Ray not tw aoastrued to be an appropriation, b8Cau8e to do 60 **VOuld** be a ViolAtion of Sootinn 6 **OP** Artielr VIII oi the Texas Corutitutlonin 

### that it **i8 XWt**  **limit@d t0**  **tU0 (2)**  **YOWe ’** **B.**


### la limited

It 18 true th8t th8 flwt portion of rubywapaph (1) 

### to **tins** 

### m3 0a **not to**  **oonfliot** slth 8eQtlcua 

### b of Ar**tioh nrI**  Of **tha COll8titUtiCUX,**  **yeti 0th.P**  diffitultl.8 **pP.8~t th8U8dWl8**  **if ve**  attempt to **em8 PU8**  a8 **an appPoprtitic+n**  **thf8 ffP8t**  plmg~a#i of 8ub&mz'a@'aph 9 1) vhioh read81 "1phere 8hall b8 upproprfated and alloceted, tmnsterrad, **end** Oredlltrd **to a**  **8pOOb1 fvnd**  **ln ths**  fP8&8LIUCJ,

t0 be - U the 'BlindA88i8tume Rutd' **for** the purpoee of pmvidfng end admlnl8tsxbg **afm~etmo*totha** bllad inthe **UiUMP** ~UthWfSed by pkrruk Rill ROi 3& &+t+ of the Re~u&ar beasion, 

### 46thkgirlatum, 193Q, 

### ruohput of Paur limdredSWur8nd DclXar8, ($400,000)

a8 

### the effectivepe&ti 

### of thlm Aut 

### SOP tlw flmal 

### pap .a& bearntctthe entire 

### fro -J yg@t 21; ~!a$l#

l .
**'hvarna to**  8en8te Blll fo. se, A8t8 af the 46tb LeRlalatura,xvfwPe4tQ lntbew~quetad~B:oa, will& la 8eotlon 37a 

### thenef the follfnrlngr

**“ It**  **t8 pP0Vid.d**  

### ttrst **t%hO tcr**  **:8&tU ’** **O, Out**  ofanym ne~~

l &aoatedto rid Lts S-YWpropP2ateON of mmey 8ufrloient tcp T"& aid Uld a88i8tUUM t0 m oit:Bmr,Of Mb8 an& **for** the Pendulng of ether eePvl.e*B a8 pro**Vfdd** fOP **ia t&8**  **&t.** 

### Xt ir fwthm pravlded that,ou8ofuld 0md,theLe@rlatttmma~ appmp~~nte **WXi#2F8 to**  **be UMd**  **for the**  **ptrpo8U8 of**  **admfnf8tex ’**  **~** thf8 Act:

**Thi8 pP0vi8ion**  would **keem to**  **fndfoate** 

### that tbo tsnded **6epamte** appropriationa **fo be**  **mule for**  **(1 7**  **~f8~tUl ’** **O ia**  **fpbut8 OS**  **u** 

### 8irtanse

and **(2)** 

### cdmlnl8tlrlrtlve expuwe8. You bare quoted ln your letter,bsgtloa 40 of Ssrute 

### Bill lo, %, vhlsh pmviderl



### "? u t thatnu grants of aid and **anrirt** awe 8heiil

be mdo to erq needy blfnd perma**or to??**  **th8 benefit**  **of any**  **depsad.xlt uld**  **desltt tute**  child until the explmtfon of ninety (90) day8 aftsr the @Pfeattvsdat8 sf any Wv8nue **Act OF**  **Acts that**  **may be**  **passed** by the &e&e- .laturcr prklng funds ChvaLlabls to be used for tha purpaeePr

of &wsltfng ouch al4 and asslrstamJ~. *
Thla p~o~lrlan **18** a Olw prohibtbition q8inat tha 188ura40 Of Uy WU'PUltB fOP SOtUd @'Ult8 Of S8018toZLCO t0 IlOw bltnsl Uid 

### to de8titutr ohildruau&L% ntne 3 **(9) ddl78**  d%@)F **&Iy 1,**  **th8 8ffUUtiVO**  **d&S Cl?**  **&tl8e B!.ll**  **b.** thS AOt vhiC!h pPoVid88 POV+- **LLUe8** for 8Wh 

### aid. It **88WU! Ma&blB**  t0 **SUPpOW** tfLat **th0 kg**  **i8bttm intspded**  **tb l&l&J**  **(90) &ly**  **dOty t0**  **&Y8 the**  **Stat0** D8parturrt Of **Public** UOlfW6 time to **ret** up it8 sdrinl8tlrrtlve rrsohlnwy,and oomequa&ly ye do wt baliwe that thir **8eotlon** 18 q **pmhllritlori** &@&%8t th9 

### S~CdftUI’S Of noXL4y fbP **8&!&X18-**

20 l 8 **llot** df8tiaguid **b&%f8~ f** **’ KW!O**  **VhtOh U$**  be U8ti for -BtlPitiV* 0~903l808 U&d thO88 Vhi0h Uy b8 wed **fOP MtMi**  @UntS Of t88ittUiCO. a th0 a 8MOO Of 8Uob d.rignatlrm, if th8 flrrt part of 8ubpmqpapk (1 , quoted aboVe, were P to be ometrued a8 en applropriation, it vould authoricethe ex**patditurs of**  **all** a? **the mcney**  **thsroln provided**  **prier** ,to:July 31, **1941, fOW**  **-8tlWtiVO** **rp*a8+8** **Ml&y. %f,**  

### do Dot b&W’# **t&t th0**  **kgi8bltUlW Carild**  **hAV0 iatd.d**  **t&t r;ll**  Of tb 1101L4J8 allouted to th28 fu?M prior to July 31, 191, 

### &ould be dlverted to e&R2xk28tirttve UponHI, so&uqual%tiy ve do not be12~0 that the fiort part 8f su@famgm* (l), quoted above, my be 08Mtrued a8 mi 

### l ppPopP2at2o3t

for any puP&W8..



### uo 

### bausve that **the** 

### effeot&ad mp?38e of 8a2d oub **pW&@ ‘** **aph (1)**  **f# the**  **88B8 OI**  **tkd Of**  **&** 8iriuP **8t8tUtOw PEW**  **Vi8iOl¶** Whhh Wa8 OOZl8tl'Ucrd by SudgO #o~fHXbXl iI& &&8Oa V. Fer(pl;~o!a, 55 &. X. (2d) 153 in the follwlal:l-e1

‘As 8UOh alloaationVe tbfnlr it h8.d the

. of polil?y

6nd a dlrwtion to the Cltato weas- "pep that the fund v&s not ts be 2nva4sd for

P wpc-iear

othsr thao thoes MEWd ti the 4U'%t@l*.' Undemcmrtrq o'W8)HonorableJ. 8. Hurahlwa, Pqo 10

It is **our** OPinion, **the~'Ofos'e,** t&t PO part of subporsgmph (l), Seatlon 2, Artiale 20 of **House** Bill l!Jo. 

### 8 cmstltutssUL s~roprlotian vhfah **vould** authorixs the Comptroller of PublicAaaounts to **ls~ue** varrsnts against tha fund thssreu providsd.Subpsrsgrsph (2), Seatian 2, Article 20, House Bill go. 

### a.vhiab mfsn to **the** “ahildren*m asslstsnaefund" is vrftteiu in Itdenttaal langusge to lihst **used** in subpwsgrsph (1) **80** that **the uime**  nasenfng **aw3 authoritier**  apply thsrsto. Us snsver your ssaomd questian,thsrsfore,In the negative.

**As** lndlaatedabove, Seation 40 of Ssnate Bill 310. 36, Aats of the lbth Legislature mohlbits ths payment of my assistanas **gmntstonee4y** blindmd&s~~tahildnnMt~anLnet~ (90) days after the sfioativs dats of ths rsvsnus Aat. For this **reason, unl.88**  **this prerlsien**  **is** amanded or repsslsd,ths Ststs **Department** of PubllaYslfars my not msks pajrPmt8 of l sslstaaos **grants** nfnety **o newly**  blind snd asglsatsddswt ohlldrm prior **to**

PO) days frcm Nay 1, 1911. Wamante msv, **hov~ror** bs issued against the bled uslstanas nurd curd m ahildrsn~s

as- **~18tanoe** fund for payments of **8xpenme8** for setting up the **ad** mln@tratire smahlnsry ta admlaisterthee0 **aids as**  soon **as** money **18** approprlatad from **the88** funds for such a purpoti.

Wa aught add in alosfng that we believe It arch ufer **to aormtPue** **anj** &oubts thare might bs as towhsthw mttbparagnphn (1) and (2) aeamtltuteappraprlationm sgainst suah a oonstmatlm beasuee ths Lsgislsturs%a nou in **session** and msy easily provide **appeoprlats appmpriatlens.**  **It the**  **LO&B~tUl-B aheuld**  **OajaUrn vlthout**  **vlchg swh**  appreprlattom **and** **the*eaftsr** **ow courts**  should deolde 2pl

aoordanoewith our ooaolu~iensIn **this** oplnlon it would NQU~~B **a spoolal**  **session** Of th4 Le~lBlaturB to **make** ayalJ,able the moneysneaessary to **provide aid**  to the **destltde** ahlldren sad thsnsody b&ad.

ROVED MAY 27, 1941 Yours very truly

FIRS': AS5lS'.=ANT ATTORNM GENERAL Walter 1. lSoch **A8BlBted**