Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion ( 1942 )

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
UALD0. MANN
mwm*nOUUAL
Honorable Eoaer LeonarC, Zlpaaker
Houm OS Repreerntativas
Austin, Texas
awar sir1
ldbh we Quote1
*I have ha4 a re
t ii you ean let Bu
IIyour opinion thee*
hare furnished us
in puecrtloa
bE6U6& by the Chier
to employeeo of the
the oontingent
expense appropriationoi the Regular Sbe#lan OS the Forty-
Seventh Laglelaturo,end the readpts for theee vowhera
oontafnedon the stcbs Or the ~oUahQF6 (oertiiioatrs)and
retained by the Chief Clerk as a ~eoord of their diaposi-
t5.cm. The wuaherr~ are now in the offiee of the Comsptrdller
l!mmar6 - Pago 2
Taxi?&,u wQrT8llt
therafor.
"See. 2. The aortllloatoor the sooratary
Or f;4~%484, RpproTad by the Iradent
t&0 of the
5emte, 01 the aertifioateor the Chlri Cluk Q$
t&4 Xouse or Represaatrtitsr,, approve0 by the
Speaker theroof, eke11 b4 suffiateat ori.Panoe
tO t&e GOqm?oll4r vjxm ubfoh to crudit Che glaisa
for nril4ageand por ala or mnbarr on&the nle-
rise end per clen of orriowi and wployaer of
th4 He@ulsr Seoslon Of the irortpssv4nthLo&a-
latw4, cMi the anpaid a4oou0t4 0r erp4ama oi
th4 I+orty-uirtftLeeislatur8,and h4 @ha12 fe8u4
th4 neoeasary vermatr ror swzo upon the Tra~aury
0r the ct6t0 0s ax466
-Sea. 3. The 44rtiSiarcto of the Chalraaa at
the Oearuittoo on Contlng4ntof the Eenstr,
Sxppans48
approrsd by the Preafdeat of the Sormte or tha
64rtf.rioate0r the Chrrlrmn oz the ComAtee oa
GwAqpiat iSr(1tm6 of the Eiou8eor fteprewntatir4a,
cppravod by t!I
4 Sp4ak4r of the ilouro,as th4 4aa4
may be, 4hall bo mSrlolerctauthorttf to the Cwip-
troller to isam *arrant* upon the Troasery 0r the
State of Texan for th4 papmat of clsoounte r0r ocm-
ting4nt mpuna4s tar eithar fiouse.
*see. 4. ?rovlbiag, hwte~er,that e r*oOrd
et all wwyu appropriated la thin bill *hall be
rrd4 srailabls tar pub110 ln8p4otlan thr *aa* a8
em$ other pub110 r4oords bn tk.is&at* !rhS
~34aateand Mouse rhcll eaaehpubllah an itsrniz8di
aooowkt of expenditure6 in it6 0m dOum81 fkW3
state the tmount npont by eaoh mrab4r oi'4aoh li;ous4,
a8 the Goa6t6 and kiOU44 ray birWt.*
mesu vouahers (oeiSl4d``osrtlfiootaa~ ia the
rtatut41, und the r444iyts thor4rcsr, 4x-3 arfieltilm3aoH.a
or th4 diopoa,itionend UBB cud of the f~ads aywopsiatcrd
i
by the L&datum, an4 said sots provide that au&s reeorda
*shall be iwle availablefor prrblio laspeotion the aanteas anj
Other oublfa reoorda in thin Ytate.* Than. FFOViSiOllS we
take to show the intemtion of the iogislature to &saket&4
(UIOof pub110 ~onay@ by its numbers opan ta the lnapsotlan
or the gubfia at large, inalndiogBat ouly those peruen
haring a legitlaatsaonoaza with suoh mttem, but the 1dl.J
0rrrleusas well. tihuatbe Laglalsturauses the words, *t&4
scme as any other publlo rsaomir in this Statem, we balieve
it put8 these raoordr on a pu (ixumi~ras the publle rQht
,oria8p4otlcm gM6) with poblio r400rQa of 640611,nertgag08~
wrrl6ger, eto., for the lnrpeoti~ or ahlah no tthowiagor
l&tlwte Interest neul be mada.
It is thereroro our oplnlon Wet cay ,prlvato sltlaom
af the State Of Texan 1s antitled to make any raammab;io axam-
lnatlaa or the official raoorda or tha di6gosltioa 0r the 40s~
twmt expense faads a;proprIntedby the Forty-scranth Lr&s-
kturs, Rsgular Besll~, lnoludlag ths vouobrb an6 r4oefpts
ebwt wblah you inpoirr.
i% rind no ler of t&la Stat* reyuirlw awaypublla
orfleer to furnish photoatatioooplm of rsoords to private
indiridwls, or authort%ing swb proo*dur*. 8owwe.r, ue re-
sps0trurlj refer to the rovlaiona Qf hrt``oke3913, i2arlsul
Jlrll Stotuter, rcMQla6 fn pert es lollarsi
T%e tiooretary of State, Lead C~ml@ato~W,
COmptrol;sr,State T*06~uier, Ctiaairzner 0r A&-
oulture, comiaisal0ner or &~wranoe, Baaking Con-
nlssioner, State Librarian,AdJutant Ummrcpl, aud
tbe Attornsy Oeaeral, &all fnralsh to exq puss
V&JOasp apply ror the mrio with (Loopy ot tw paper,
d00u-:antor ra00rd im their reitg4otir40rri08e, or
i9itba wrtifiaate under 8eel, 0ertiryi.w to anj
ia& or reots ocmtaimd in the papr8, doottllients
or reoorbs or their ctrrlaek?; pravlaod neither of
said affloars ahaU damad aor aollaot sny faa fmm
any ofrioer of the stat.0 ror ao~iss or sn~rxmprm,
docamants or rsoordr in their
offl~es, or for say
osrtlflaata In refatloa to my matter In timlr or-
rla4a, vhen suoh aoples are raqulrad la th0 peti
rormanae OP say at the of?laial datler of suoh oi-
rt04. F;aahof said offf~ete shall kaap B f'a~book
mmrabl0 Homer LOoaarQ - PagO 5
in hi8 ofrioe in which ha ahall enter a11 the roe8
rOoolved for any Oervioe nwm~d in this title, ad
ahall gutcrterlyfile pith the Ccqtrollsr a vari-
lied ammmt of all tear SO noelred by thoa, ca-
apsotlvelg,nod such offieerr shall also at the lad
of eaoh quarter pep 01~ to the Stat. Traeeurar a&l
aoney rroelved by thea, reapeotivoly,under the pro-
visiona ot this title. 3a0h f~iiid
0rrwx ahtai br,
ontitled to demac! and reoelre thn rollalng tee8
for the nenioa8 aacmtlcmsd, exoopt aa otharwlsaprmidad
by thio titla: Ipox oopiea of any papor, doouaent, or
reaad in their orflone, la the Ea.&ah langusga, la-
oludirrgoarttrioate am? seal, tar oaoh hundrod WQP$~
. . . . . . . .tj .15”
hnd fwtiale 3722 or the &vised Oivil fitrtutma is
al.60 pwtinent. Ye quote:
mhe rt80~ewy or mdte, htt0m8y tbimax, ~84d
COEIasiondr, Ocmptroll*r, Tr~mr*r, najutpllt
Wwral, Ceeai6nioner or a(crfou2tar0,twdr8ioner
0r Inamranfae, Bankled Cmaisoioaer, amX State Lb
brurlan ahall furnish rrpypereon apz;lfin&for the
8-e with a oopy Of any paper, doouaant OF raoor4
In their offioea, and with oattileatea under seal
oertiryiry: to 4ny faot uwtala0d in the ~0pora,
doounsnt6 or r0oordO or thrlr orriobs; end the
same shall be roanivad in 4rlU4n54 in all awes tn
which tho orl@xala would be evidoma.*
It is the aenexal praotioe 0r noat or the Nat0
60patuasnt4 photmistio aogles or doawkants
to 4ertfrf to
rhan cortffiad oo;$aa ara properly mgusated, amd aortltlad
photortatiaoo2i6a 0r aooebunts and tresmary w4rmnt.4 ror
raes faeu4d to a publio orriaial rim bold adalrslblo in
a wit by a oounty etiiornsJr to reoover a ahera themat.
See Boldwin v. Cb4abrxe (40x. Clv,. App.) 36 5. 8. (24f 531.
%e ara or the opinio%~tfiatbg rirtuo af the hot -+’
;,1'
that tha rouahirs In quaartion ars nor ia the oiZfoialpq~aa- !
aion ot the Co;agtrollar or .Pulalio hooaumta and tk3e ViOrrantis
under inquiry are la &ho eiistedy or tko SaTis 'pfaaswa~, that
the proper gwoae&Lurs wwild ba ior Chs per4on doslriq(a thee to
a;arkehis re%uert f0 thtxm o~iio~ais Pox 6 Omiribd Oupy or
Ii
t&e doowseaEsdesired, and upon plysmnt of tZIeproper feoa
by t&e teras of krtiole 3913, supra, no are
[LS intlioated
rtynfibent
that chs oertlfied oopiarcorillbe delivered.
We Lava found 110statutory provision nppl;lioeble
to’eoytoo 0r docunente properly in tbo ouetody of she
gewo or &upreseatutivescr itn offioara. Rowever, we arw
tg t&e opinion t,het suoh dooPauets and reaorda aa you rofar
to mre rubjert to 3ublio inepmOi03, and Pay be ~opiwl or
phot58tateuet the arpense or tho peraoa Qndriag fmmif
the0 1s no lnterrambacowit& orrloi6l buuinero and ir t&or0
A& so ~UPPiIndeFof austody of the Ori@lnrnlby the p#rc% lo-
gaily la aharse tmreor.
Your4 very truly