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THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
CRAWFORD (. MARTIN
ATTORNEY GENERALOF TIEXAS
AuSTIN, TEms 78711January 4, 1968
Honorable Thomas C. Green
Secretary, Texas State Board
of Registration for Pro-
fessional Engineers
Austin, Texas
Dear Col, Green:Opinion No. M-179
Re: Whether the Texas State
Board of Registration
for Professional Engi-
neers has authority to
hire an investigator to
assist the Board in its
enforcement of the pro-
visions of Article 3271a,
Vernon's Civil Statutes,
and related questions.You request the opinion of this office as to whether:
". .the Board has authority to hire an
investigator to assist the Board in its inforce-
ment of the provisions of Article 3271a, Ver-
non's Civil Statutes, and to fix and pay the
salary of such investigator from the funds
appropriated by Senate Bill 15, Acts of the
60th Legislature, 1967, Regular Session, the
General Appropriations Bill, to the Texas
State Board of Registration for Professional
Engineers in line item number 7."Section 9 of Article 3271a, Vernon's Civil
provides, in part, that:Statutes,
". . .The Board shall employ such clerical
or other assistants as are necessary for the
proper performance of its work, and may make
expenditures of this fund for any purpose which
in the opinion of the Board is reasonably nec-
essary for the proper performance of its duties
under this Act....
The foregoing statutory provision is sufficient authoriza-
tion for the Texas State Board of Registration for Professional858 -
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Texas. Attorney-General's Office. Texas Attorney General Opinion: M-179, text, January 4, 1968; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth269398/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.