Salt Lake Telegram | 1947-08-08 | Page 13 | Ruling Denies Maw Fund Spending Right

Ruling Denies De ies' ies Maw fund Governor Legislator Dispute Ends on Rehabilitation n Coffer Coffel An attorney attorney- generals general's ruling FrIday Friday Fri FrI- day denied Gov Herbert B. B Maw the right to spend some left leftover leftover leftover over from the last bIennium In the rehabilitation service fund a bone e of contention between the govenor soYeI gove nor and the state legislature The opinion in effect nullified 4 J Gov Coy Maws Maw's earlier victory attained when Atty Gen Cen Grover A. A Gil Giles s ruled that the fund had not despite legislative action in culling g the department from the appropriations appropriations at Ions bill Both opinions were requested by State Sen Ward C. C Holbrook Halbrook CD D D. Davis senate chairman of the Joint appropriations committee The opinion of this office Atty Gen Giles wrote Friday the gov governor govi- govi has had no power since May 13 1947 to expend or authorize expenditures of funds from the governors governor's rehabilitation se services or any other welfare purpose He said the opinion was based upon the legislatures legislature's repeal effective clive c- c tive live May 13 of the governors governor's emergency relief powers under which Gov Maw tr transferred er red to the rehabilitation branch May My 21 1946