Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion ( 1943 )

OFFICE OF THE All-ORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
Bmtoreble John Ii. Red, Commlrcioasr
B-mu labor
0r Statistica
Au8tl.n,Te=as
Dear Stir
You bars requeste at to prepwe 8 form
ror 8ubpoeM to
ubor Statietias
matter8 related t
form la enalomd here-
nloa of thle dep8rtmnt aa
for rerving such rubpoenas
at fun& svallable to the Bureau
required of the said bureau, . . . .”
knd krtlcle 5150, Vemon*ts Revleed Civil Statutes,
coatalae a similar povlaloa.
The ourrent biennial opproprl&``ion to G&e Bweau of
Labor Statistlae (s. 9. No. 332, hats 08th ~gialature, Reg.
Honorable John D. Reed, pege 2
Seas., Ch. 400, p. 958) contalna the folloulng lten of appro-
priation from the General Rev6nUe Fund:
‘For the Years
“BegInning Emliag
“September 1, August 31,
1943 1945
It. . . .
'15. 33quipment, Statlon-
cry, Printing, Post-
age, orrice Supplies,
Telephone, Telesxwph,
Bxpre.8 and Contln-
gent Expense.........$3,000.00 $3,000.00'
It appears that the Lcgfrlaturs, lu makq this appro-
prlation, had la contemplation the uee of the tern ocmtlngent
expense” ln the sense oi general items of expanse not provided
for 8pa0m0rliy. State v. Ktitz, 144 H. E. 120, 124; 110 Ohio
State 332. See also OUT Opinion No. O-1332. The oocltr of pro-
curlag aervloe of subpoenas come ulthln this da88 of expenses.
It 1s therefore the opinion of thla departasnt that
the fear of peace orfloars for sarviqt Irubpoenar for the Bu-
reau of Labor Statistics my be pid out of raid oontirrgsnt fund.
Yours very truly
ATTORREYOBHSRALOF TEXAS
By &. fl- QJ-L-
U. R. Allen
Assistant
WRArdb
Enclosure