Court Opinion

ID: 4139655
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2017-02-18 02:50:01.481255+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T14:44:58.744930
License: Public Domain

OFFICE   OF THE   ATTORNEY       GENERAL        OF TEXAS
                            AUSTIN
GROVER
     SELLERS
*TTORNEY
      GENERAL

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                                                              of
                                         I u thla moralng l8
                                       Mr. Bhoppmrb,abte6 Yuao 14,
                                   Otbr 1,     UolO8ea.           Att*ohb6
                         0rri00   or    th0 Att0rn0y      mi0nz       08   0t
                         , 1935.

       p r letd,la lrrplsg out the parpomu rhlrh w8od the
       Logl~&torcr to uka the lupplaatal   lpproprlatton.
       Tit* aaooe8rilyror,sobh lpproprlatfon10 *et out in
       mylmttor to Mr. Smppud.
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         *I think the lnp p lua alppraprlatioa
                                    $ a l       lo Ml0
     ouo    6fiSuent fro* the lubbjoot mttor la MO
             lo
     0phi011or au10 17 1935, 16 thti th0 rmr wro-
     prldd      br the Logkatun                whloh thr oplmlon  of
     /uno    17 1935 wm b0n0iab&g,                wal ma40 br the  k(lOl8-
     turo to’tae dliirnnt            aamrtmntr          OS the atat8 Dopart-
     wnt or Xbwatloa.            In’tkat       iuhnoo      the aaoy   that

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                 tkt tL8z-olo 8~ma,Alrorrtloa 3het 8oulA
     b 0u~~~:th r o ~~i~ 1 8       th 0l~00bi8~00rtk0
     #10,ooo.00.  Ia othu  word@   ii we rut to-biro am
     to larry out the purporoao# 8h8t lpamprlatlou, aa4
     &a8 to pay aon lalory than pro+lbodror la WI*

           *baotimr rbuoa rhiob prom#r m to tblnk the
      eplnlon lr aot lpplloableIO tbatwo y  bo toroe
      to b y 6M a eJ luewh u o r,o u tla in
                                         b ,a mnnu no t
      prov era ror Is b&o gumnl  qqmoprlatloa.
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  Umltotioa8 and ~StZiOtiOAO      aike tar UdfordtJ    md lqUalitr
  IA the aottor of lompoaaotion     paid to tha State*8 omployeoo,
  lrjmololly   IA the lomo ~oportmenb,   while0 oontror~oon8truo-
  tfw   0r the  rupplomatolapproprlatlom     lot wouldviolet0that
  lxprosood underl~tng polloyof tRo St&to.

            lothingwo b&toraidbordn lo to bo clonmtruab       08
. Mal:lw tho lp~ropriotloa    pB&er ooarltL*rotlo~  to potlng
   lo lo r leo  ltea to. the apoolflo Itom or tl~o gearal
            aor ,                                            0 pro-
   prlotionloto. Oa tbo oonbruy,    the appropriation   lo 1961
 . um *non1 la It0 purpeooandwouldootor any lppreprIoto
  huwl*hIa         thb brorb lmguuo        0r ~purpoooo 0s 8nferolna
  th ewi8     lE~    rbgao*ioar    0r    tao iitootook lmitory ocmi~~Ion.*

                                              Tour8very   truly

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