Honorable T. 0. Walton, President Agricultural & Mechanical College of Texas College Station, Texas Dear Sir: Opinion No. O-4131 Re: Items 273 and 274, of House Bill 272, Acts Regular Ses- sion, Forty-seventh Legisla- ture, as provided on twelve months basis. Your letter of October 14th states that the appropria- tion provided for A. EM. College for the current biennium fails to indicate in connection with that portion thereof providing the clerical force of the School of Arts & Science, that the appropriations for such clerical force are on a twelve months basis.. You note that all appropriations are for nine months except when indicated otherwise, and ask the opinion of this department upon the question: Is the State Comptroller autho- rized to pay vouchers for items 273 and 274 on a twelve months rather than a nine months basis. We do not know where you obtained your information to the effect that the appropriation for A. & M. College fails to provide specifically for the clerical force of the School of Arts & Science on a twelve months basis. We have this morning examined the enrolled bill in the office of the Secretary of State, to-wit, House Bill 272, Acts Forty-seventh Legislature, Regular Session. The portion of the bill which concerns your inquiry provides as follows: "Clerical force -School of Arts & Science (12 months) "273. Stenographer . . . $l,OOO.OO - $1,000.00 Honorable T. 0. Walton, President, Page 2 "274. Stenographer . . . $l,OOO.OO - $1,000.00 "275. Stenographer . . . $1.000.00 - $1,000.00 In accordance, therefore, with the express provisions of the enrolled bill, your question is answered in the affirma- tive. Yours very truly APPROVED OCT 22, 1941 /s/ Grover Sellers ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS FIRST ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL /s/ Richard W.-Fairchild Assistant RWF:ej APPROVED OPINION COMMITTEE By BWB, Chairman