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1947 Arizona Attorney General Reports and Opinions 1 (1947)

handle is hein.sag/sagaz0068 and id is 1 raw text is: 3 Janutary 1947

Mr. Vilson T, * Oright, Chair.man
Arizona Corporation Comirssion
Capitol Annox
Phoenix, Arizona
Dear 1:ir. Wright:
We acknowledlge receipt of your ro-
quest for our opinion Ins to vwhethor or not exponcea incurred by,
yoturelf and the othor co.1lii oners in attenddanco at thu Intional
Convontioa of Ritluay tility Go::Missionora are a leitimate charge
aRainst your a.propriation.
Tho rocont caoo of Prohmillor v. Donrd
of ReC(-ents 171 Pac. (1d) 3G. holus that if a-c    a
its vace shut it iS for a public purposo, :-.Lid funs r avan   o,
it is a 1ogiti.ato clai and nuat b paid. Fublic )urpojo, as
defined in the . aw, noans a purpozio approvod and authorized by
law. 1ard v. Frohr:Dlor, SS Ariz. 202, 100 Pac, (2d) 107; Iutchins
v..FroixJileC)o   Zriu. 522, .03  ac. (0d) 950.
In Ward v. Frohnliller, supra, the Ari-.
zona Suprene Court declarod that puolic purpose, as those words
are used in the statute rolatinm to tihe duties of-tho at1Ud1tor and
her authority to roject clabs, xoans a Purposo appxrovod and au-
thorized by lau. 55 Ariz. 200-207.
This definition has not since been
modified by this court. On the contrary, It has boon reairmod.
In hiutchins v. Proluatilor, supra, this court says:
*   . noither the auditor nor the rovornor
may lawfully roject a claita which is for a
public purpose, as we have dofinod it in the
cseo of Ward v. Prohrlllor, upra.
54 Aria, at 520.
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