The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-30
ARE NOT ENTITLED TO BOARD
THE ATTORNEY GENERALS CON-
srRUcTIoN OFF SECTION TWO.
Superintendents, Managers. Etc.
Must Pay for Their own sub
sistencc in Every Instance.

Austin. Texas. May 2a.--Attorney Gem
eral Smith will tomorrow give 1t out as his
construction OF section of the general
sixth legislature that hereafter under SAT-
section no superintendent, manager or
head Of department or State institutions
can lawfully board himself out OF supplies
furnished said institutions or department
by the State. AS TO the employees, teachers
and attendants of said institutions, he
will hold that where 1t is not expressly
stated in the bill that they shall not be
bearded by the Stats, they are entitled 10
their board as part OF their componsas
ton.
Section is as follows 1t shall be I'M
lawful for any superintendent or any head
OF the foregoing departments of the state
government or public institutions herein
provided for to draw out OF the state
treasury all or any part OF the money foF
the maintenance OF his respective depart
inent or Institution t.nd deposit the same
/ IN local bank to his own private account
/ but said amounts hereinbefote appropriate
! cd SHAH remain in the State treasury and
! may be drawn or checked out by such
4 heads Of departments or superintendenta
J
employees or whenever il may be needed
10 pay for supplies, repairs. improvements
| or anything permitted 10 be bought or hao
! Tor the maintenance OF SUCH Institution. II
shall also be unlawful for such superln-
teudent, manager or head OF any such In
situations or departments to appropriate
to his own use, or to the use and banenl
OF him or his family any OF the supplies OF
material purchased or furnished such ina
stitutions or departments under the pro-
visions of this aot, or to permit the same
TO be so used by any OF the employees OF
such institutions or departments, except
the salaries and other sums and materials
herein expressly granted; provided. thai
in cases where 1t is necessary that a
teacher or attendant shall be required H.
any such institution to remain with the
inmates OF the same, such management
may provide for the board and lodging o.
such teacher or attendant In such institu-
tons together with such other employees
whose wages are fixed in such manne1
as makes their board in such institution
a part of their compensation 1t is madi
the duty OF all such superintendents, man
ayers or heads of such institutions or de-
partments TO make report in writing 10 thu
comptroller OF this State at least once
every three months and that on the first
day of the month showing the detailed ex-
, penditures incurred for the boarding pro
, vided for such officers and employees wht
board and lodge in their respective insti
tutions that may have been drawn ant
used by the same for the three months
next preceding the date OF such report
And should II appear from any such re
ports or from any report OF the Stat
revenue agent, or come TO the knowledg
: OF such comptroller from any reliable
source that any OF the provisions of TIL
section have not been complied with. @
that the fund OF the State or supplies
materials belonging to such institution o
d department, have been misapplied by sue
Superintendent manager or head OF de
partment or used or permitted 10 be use
as herein prohibited. the comptroller shal
: refuse payment OF the salary OF sue
superintendent, manager or head OF de
partment until he shall compensate IN
State OF Texas for the money, supplies Q
I materials that he may have misappropri
ated, used or knowingly permitted to hav
, been misappropriated or used.