Court Opinion

ID: 4140291
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2017-02-18 02:57:17.781716+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T14:21:50.056723
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           oFFiCE       OF THE A=Oi?NEY                    GENERAL        dF     TEXAS
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Hmorable    L. A. VJoods
3tate Superintendent
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     troller of %blio Accwnts  IS justified in refus-
     ilq   to   npproue           the.       Sk318ry   as .rixaa. here+,.:      ..,.,,,_‘. .
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        Hon. I.. A.,Pfoods,             Page 2
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                           "Since 'Lb.Prooto~ has not received his
                     salary for the month of April and is in need
                     of his money; we requ8st.a rush opinion on.
                   . this matter."      .
                   It is our tUtd6rStEUIdiIIg that no spsoi110 appropria:
        tlon has been DDE eithsr for the position now held by z&r.
    ... Proctor or for tho .posltionpreviously held by him, but that
        ths salaries for both positlons hava been paid fron the appro-
        prlation for oontingent expense of the,Radio and Visual Sauca-
        tion Division of the Departzikntof Rduoation. In the Depart-
        mental AppropriationAot of the 48th Legislaturethe following
        appropriationsare made ior thisDIvIsion:
             -.c                                                    Vor   the Years
                                                             Eklginning       End in&
                                                             September        August,
                                                             1, 1943         ,3L 1945.
                    ."138. Supervisor           of malo
                             andspeolal          3dwx4tlon   ~3,000.00     . $3,OOO,ZO
                      139. Contiment            oxcenst3   for
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                 Section 15(d) oi the General Provlslons or this
       AppropriationBet provides as follows:
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                 *AdditionalEmployees* Compensation.,When any
            additionalemployocs other than those for whloh speoi-
            iio salary agpropriationshave hsrekbeen made, are
            employed and are to be paid out of oontingentappro-
            priations,such employees shall not be paid a larger
            amount than that provided In the regular appropriated
            salaries for eimllar positions in such departsant or
            agsncg, and in the event there are no similar posi-
            tions vathin such department,then suoh additional
            employaa shall not be Raid a larger amount than that
            provided for stnilar positions in other departments
                     or agencies.       . .I*                                           .~.

                 'Itw%ll be noticed tbst under this provision 2Jr.
        Proctor cannot be paid a salary larger thnn that paid~for
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                  .%?imilarpositions?within your. department. While we havs
                  not been informed as to the poaiticna which may be similar
                  .to #at held by Ex. Proctor, we assume that In any event his
                  posLtion does not'entail.greaterresponaibilttlesor duties       .
                   tha$,.does the positlon of the Supervisor of Radio and SpsoLal
                  Eduoation, the head ot the Divldion in which I&. Proctor ls
                   employed. Since the Supervisor19 salary 13 $3,000.00 per
                  year or $250.00 per month, we feel that Mr. Prootorfs salary
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                   oannot,exceed t;-lsamount. Consequently,you are respectfully
                  advised that the Comptroller or Publio Aooounts was justified
                   in refusing  to approve e salary of $275.00 par month for Sr.
                  Procty*s positI+..
                            Trusting that the foregoing                   fully answers your
                  inquikyy we are3 ~__    I
                                                                       Your5 very,truly
                                                                  -.ATTORXEY'G&S?iL &     !CZXAS .

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