**OFFICE OF**  **THE AlTORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS AUSTIN** 

HozorablsOmer Burkett,Chairman Ccmmltteson Federalr\clatlone House of Repreaentativra Austin, Tsras Dear Ylrt

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0 vet0 pOw4r 0r th4 OOV~S~~OF is r0abd this 3tate.

" Ii any ball prosonto to theaGovar**nor &t&.&3**  **~ovoral ftsrUS**  of **4ppr3pri4tiOn** hs **may ob** **jeat to**  **on4 or**  **mm4 or**  **such item,**  **and** appxov6 the other portion of the bill. 

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gooorable Ghwr Burkett, CheIrmaa, Pago 8

Case he shall append to the bill, 

### at the time of aigm%ng It, a statement**0r** the Itwis to which he objects,and no itsm 60 objeoteAto shall take srr4ot. . . .- The Go~4rnorts power under the Constitution with reference

to an appropriation bill is Aesaribedby l4r. ruetioe Dibrsll,apeaking;

ior the Supreme Court al Teralr, In Fulmorr 7. ~0, io4 mu. 499, 140 s, w. 408, a6 r0ibf8i

qowhere In the Constitution 14) the authorIty given the Gowrnor to apprQWb fn part aad dieapproveIn put a bill. The only additional authorityto Qlrapproring the bill In whole Ia that glvoa to objeot to nn ita or iten whaze a bill aontalaasovera Iteu oi appropr atian. i It follows eenolurivel~ that where the veto power is ettemptedto be l xeroloed to obfeot to e paragra h or portionQi' a bill other th8n UL Item
or f tema, or to lmgwg4 qwirying ai 'jappropriatlon or direotlngthe method of it8,uses,he uoeda the Oonatitutlonal authorityrecrted In him, ~6~~:ebJ~~"~~~g~~*~~~~~;~~ &f:z:: tlca, or ciire0tIn(: the nothod of its we, beotxmr non4rteotire.
. . . ” If o bill pas8eA by the Legislature cumta&*rs;~.xal 1tomal 0r appr0priation,

the Governor Is authorizedto object to 084 

### or more or rush ltem6, atid rruch Item 

### or Itcmu 80 obfeoted to shall not beooaa a part oi the law, unles6 the Legislaturebo in seadon end mOh Item or items objeoted to be reaonsldered and apprOY4d by two-thirds of the m&mzs 0f both HouOes,

. . . r Ho partfoularSow, or method, or verbiage, Ir :mquIreA to conrrtltute an item of appropriation. A prori- &#&.In e+ appropriation bill whloh dael not lI& poaitfsns or otitain speaffied Items 5ey none the 14~4s be sulrioiant BI an Item of appropriation. It mar oonetitutea suifioiont appropriation

although It doe6 not n&me a oetiain sum or a naximllm

sum. 8ational sisoult C~mgenpvs. State, 135 9. W. (al) 387.Honorable Oaar Burkett, Chairmen, L’age 5

&a Item of appropriation Bhouldnot,.?f

oour~m,,

be aonfueedwith provisionsIu an appropriation bill whioh quallry an appropriation or direct the ae%hod of 

### Itewage. Typloal ot the rI8er8 to vdiloh you refer In mu.? letter IO o&4 which reada aa iollowsr

*In addltlonto t&e muma hereInaboveappropriated out or reoelpta

### aocruing under Artlole 603R, Revi44d Olvil Statute@,lQR5, anb any amwd

### mantsthereto, thers Is hereby appropriatedfram said receipts,for the eniorcrement or the Oil and Gas Conservation and Regulation laws, inoladin6 salaries,travel and other neeemrary expeamea, a mu8 not 

### to 8XO4eb 0n0-ha12 ($1 or such fee8 aoorulngeach fisOa1year over and abole the to

### tal ltomleed appoprlatI0a for the respeatlve 

### year8 .* It 

### Is our opinion that a 

### rfderOS this time eon8tituter 

### an Itemof appropriation with&n 

### the pumlew of $eetion14 or 

### utiole Iv or th8 Coolrtltutton of Teraa**md** 

### ia rubjeat

to the vetopoweror the Chler **Sxerutive.** Yoursvery trot