Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion ( 1939 )

HonorableGeorgeH. Sheppard Comptrollerof PublicAooounfs Austin,Teas Dear sin OpinionNo. O-714 Be: Autherity of Ccmptroller~ to issue narruttto pay funeralexpenessof deoeesedjamiterof State Senate. Your letter of Arpil 26, lSS9 requeataof thi8 Departmentan opinionas to vðeryo~Depa&aent f6 authorisedto iasu4 a mxmmt in pymmt of the aaooomtof H. H. Fuller,FuneralDireotor,for the fInera expemes of Tom Rmton, wh4 mm6 011the payrollof the State Senateas Janitorat the tinu,of his death. To your kttei..tia~attaah&d ths~olk~1wW4~ ii~rbtklm&l-to-Jou'hemth. Seotion-9of Artiole8 of the Tsxms Constitutionprmides.me f@ollons: Vkues shall bs leviedand oolleotsd‘bygenerallam and for publio pllzpsesOBly.' Seotion61 of Artiole 9 of the Texas Comtituticm providesin part a8 f4114mt "Th4 Legi6latureshall have no power to make any grant or authorize the Beking of any grant of publicmoney to any indlrldual,aeaoa- iationof individuals, mmicipal or other aorporations wbatsower',...' Seotioa. 6 of Artiole16 of the 'TexasConstitutionprovidesa8 follarsr "No appropriationfor prioateor &dividukl purposeashall be made. A regularstatement,nuder oath, and an aoootmtr of the rsoeiptsand expendituresof all publicmoney ahall be publishedannually,in suohxuumer as shall Bs pr4aor0md by 1111." Bon. GaorgeH. Sheppard,May 1, 1939, Page 2. O-714 Upcrmthe authorityof the citationsfrom the Texas Constitution above quoted,you are advisedthat it ia our opinionthat your Daparbnentir not authorizedto issue a mrrant in payment of this oleim. Your6 very *ly ATTORNEYG?JNl!XkL OF TEXAS S/R. TH.Fairohild % R. II.Fairchild Assistant mmPBP:LDYi ENcLosuEN APPROVED: s/ Gerald C. Mann % Gerald C..Mann AT'NXNNYGENE% OF TFJAS