The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-04-23
SENA TE RESIDENT
REPLIES TO ILL Y
Constitution and laws Of our state. 10

and laws Of our state. to
borrow money to meet such dedcien-
cy If any exists.
had given your opinion on this
subject very careful attention before.
the receipt Of same from you: With
due respect for your legal opinion. 8
attorney general Of this state it oc-
ours to me that some portions Of it
contradict other portions of it. For
example, you say. that as matter Of
fact no deficiency in the revenue of
this state existed prior to the recent
session aof the legislature. and again,
you say further that on the availa BILE
revenue being insufficient that III
necessarily follows that some OF the
imp and attending incident
lals, contempt by the recent legis-
Ilature. must be abandoned.
IN other words, in one paragraph
you; say there is no deficiency, and i'm
the next para crap ii you say there is g
deficiency. recall that your legal
opinion during the recent session OF
the legislature that the legislature
would have to provide an dditional
revenue source of one million dollars
4 year to meet the running expenses
of the state and the existing deficit.
At the time you made this statement
the same facts we're available for
your IN form ton, u pom which to- base
your opinion, as at the present time.
You may know how to unity these in
consistencies. but ] am utterly unable
to- do so.
In your opinion you say: . On
March 18th last the day. the morator-
| lam began, there was $216,I52.35 in
| the state fund" Why didn't you
state in your opinion that a portion
| Of this amount was Unexpected appro-
,prlations, appropriated prior to the
recent sessions Of the legislature for
different purposes. and q portion OF
same was paid into the treasury Tor
Specific purposes. and by reason Of
1.-THE constitutional prohibition could
mot be used to meet the current cx-
tpenses of the state?
on further say. In your opinion,
t"I II any deficiency existed the legisla-
iture at its regular and extra sessions
ttof 1915, fulfilled the requirements OF
section 5, article 70. by providing for
Isuff1clent sources Of revenue to meet
isuch deficiency. a s we'll as estimated
iexpenses Of the state W
You fail TO set forth in your opinion
/ what revenue measures the recent
anu SEaa1u4S Oh luz 8lG6-
Iislature enacted Into law. which
would require $1,000. 70 in revenue
leach year. know OF. no such reve;
hue measures being passed. Therefore
your opinion evidently is based pon
Ifallacious reasoning. and without any
isubstan tial facts to support.it. 81
II II. there Is no such deficiency. VIII
Ithesnecessity for you to write an elab.
lnrate opinion setting forth the gov.
iernor,s rights and duties in relation
Ito borrowing money to meet aa"casual
3ldehcit?' It might be interesting t.
know lust from what source you pb;
4 tanned your figures IN making mp your
ttabulated statement of the fiscal con:
Idition of the state! They. seem to be
very much like the ones given out BY
some Of the special interests, who
doppbsed all kinds Of revenue meas;
lures, and very much un1ik the ones
given out by Oh LET count ant Dover
Il AS to- the correctness OF Chic stAc;;
8icountant Doyer's tig2lges, there ~ any