OFFICE OF THE, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

4tb ot Rw1r.d Girl1 EtntuteI 

thy 8 lo&l, WA I hew born 

nay atdority 'touahlag on the 

rro m l n ia corpo nw 01tyr 

*Arti t708, R. C. 8. a a 6 yo ur O$ da iOn 

nor o-lll58 OWUI ZOOI rrori~+rb by rush orilou 

fm ea IaQopabant Goh~l~Dl#triet. 1U (S) 

8. WI, Taylor, at al?. Rrwator County la to 

th8 uu 8ftoot.~ 
Eo thank you fot toor brief l uba1tt.d with JO= 

lo q ulr y l a tho above rtota4 qaootiolr rn4 rgrao with tie eonolurlon t&oroia l tkt.4. 

Baylor Countr hu l 

l oeordlo( to the 1040 todora E 

OpohtlOa of 7,186 lnhabitmto 

l MUI rnb tha oountr offlaielo 

of raid uuat; we ooa&waartod on a fro barlo. 

prOVIdOW 

Sootlon 16 of Artlolr 0 of tho 8wto ConotItutIon 

ìThe l h o r iff o f moh oo\ratr, in rhlltiol; 

to hlr o&u dutlu, l h8ll bo the 1ooo8oor 

aa4 oollrotor Of uxoa thorefor 

oouatIoo harim tea thouonab (1 A 

but la 

,000s or morm 

lnhobItaato, to be dotersirred b 

j?ZOOrdiAg OWOUO Of th0 rraitrd K 

tlm la&t 

fiSta &A 

l ~oo~oor aad rollrotor for taxor ohad bo 

l lootou to hold orfioo for two (e) jrearo, aad 

u&hlo l ~ooooor ohall br l looted aad wallrldut 

Irt1010 9246‘ Vm#loa’o hanot&e4 Cltil strrtutor, pro- 

“b oaoh dAUAty &Win& ioo# thoa t.A 

8ho\rund (1.0 oQo1 labrbiwatr, tho rhorift 

of ruoh aoua~~ ok11 bo the amouoor l ad 

l 8llootor 0.f tmoo, aa hall have and oxorelm all t@ r 

% 

tb, ~OFO aAd ptiVilO@~, 

bo rubjoe* fo l the nqulremonto a a d Nl tr Io ~io u, l l% pwfo?a all tbo autiu I* 

posed by law upon uoaomra aad oollaotorot 

aad ho r&U 6loo glvo thr l aso bode requIrd of l l ollot4tor of tuter l 100td.* 

lJ BayAer County hu (L po@atlon of ia than 

10 Ooo Iahabltoato tho ohorlff of oai& oowty io the aooeooer 

ad l ollooter of t&roe thorafor, luraor ahr protlrloao of tb 

COAOtitAtiOA a~6 tt4 otatutcl l boto quotob. 

Artlola lOUib, torAoA~r Anaotato4 Civil Stattrko, 

authorliro8 no LPoorporated olty, tom or rllluo, oto., te 

l eouro th r l orvlooo o f tha roaaty trr l oowoor-oolhotor, in 

oeagllanoo 81th l aie aMtut*, to porfoam tbo dutirr tier&i 

IMntiOA6~. aia ot4tuto further prmldoo ooapwo~tlon ror 

th6 oountq tax ~oorooor+toUoator for oamloro parforud 

therounder. 
Ioaorablo 

AMotate4 

7ho oer enoatioaq 1lmItat10no and aoriBWI honla f L 04 la thIo A.01 for l tflouo 

0r iu:M~UUO i 8d ~ 

riom4 LiaruIB La 080 P 

4 t8 l 8m8u8 a a ~- 

rrd rrarf mlat~ et 

thio 8hio 8M it I8 kuoby ~ealored $8 bo 

fbr iiltdOA Of tho k(d#bWrO that thr 

prdoloao of thir A08 l &ll apply to woh of 

raid 0ff100r8, an4 any l porl~l or gsnoral lkr 

laoOnoIotont rltk the 

horoby l xp~ooly np08 P 

rwlrlo~ honof lo 

ti Ia l o far aa t&a use 

rnr bo iAOO~ObtO~~ r&t& %hio &t. 

HPbo 0 

"p;f 

*nution 1l.mItat1050 and maxiasmo harda $ 0l h nl4 f ll8o 

a nd o o mp r Ao a tlwha n to o wu 00 

dflCbr8 ln thbb offiolal eay&oIty, tiothor 

l ooouatablo ao ioor of ofi~oa oDdor the ~OOOA8 

1~ an4 say law gonoN or l poolal to the 

ooaljmry lo h&y l fg~oo1y repwloi. ThO 

only kl*. aoa ohanr$rr of 00s :_ frca tk~ 

t 

rovlo~orrr of thU AO ? 

l mrtloa oxbmpt 

oboll bo rtirdo 

reoofvo4 y l h o r lfffor o *pgfrohu*loo of arkinal or fugItl*oo from &8tlor rd for the soowuy of oteleo property a84 romp roorIto& 

by Gmmty JuQw en4 fiutfoa of tho Foooo for 

puhraiag urrlyo oorawalu, *Ia& mm r&l1 

aotbo l ooowtnblo for n&4 808 rowlro4 to bo 

toporb no far of offlao~g 

It l ear8 

rrtlrlo am 1ae Pp wIvo 

tha8 the toma o? the last l bwr qwtod 

t&t k order for fU8 

to bo orompt thrrewdu, 

10 d:reaJ your rttratlo~ to 

at bo rgnirirti 

of Bl*hUo 

cowty, (8upr ct. Of vu.) LLO 8. w. 649. Ia tgo 0880 

aslt0atoa co\uty aura thr l to reoevor oortala foe8 

rad 0mmlu10a0 ToO~lvod a a8 t0X ‘OUOOOOr *A4 O@lhO0Or 

ef OJrro to ~ Co unty wh o l 

8ad oollootor of a aralaa 

80 prSomo4 tho UtAoo of l oouobr 

B 

l 410trIot rot rhloh lattbr 8orv100o 

he rrorlrd tho Ooapwnt 00 for *ioh rwcmry IO sought. 

SW oourt, b l ~ooIdrrlng the oeoo romparm the 8rtlolo;. 

wdar uhlOh ooaponaatloa lo elltaroh to taat uoeoooaaa4 oollec to rror * a o ir lenk0~ in RbOU@lirq d oOll*otIW tare* 

of dralaa&r rlrtrlota to tbo utlolo unbar whloh th8 t&f 
&UO?8bl# R. htdo8a Baloh, Pa&. 4 

.._ 

uooooor l 84 eollootir of l ooaaty 84y bo 4ooQnatod l oooo- 

*or uu e~llaotor of u ihp0oe0nt naoml Qlotriot, ana 

roooIvo la rotum for ret 

9 

u rooh oatalm ommlooIo~. 

l’b ooort oonaIdrro6 oltort oas l rloln uador oroh utlolo 

with maprot to rooouatrblllt~ of oo OJ 0810ao rroolvod 

thorowdu to bm oomplotrly •~0l0goo11. The oourt oltd 

tho l aoe of Hula Oouaty T. 4h 

fr o m l UOh o *oo Lo th o r o llo wlAT g 

a, 99 a. w. 49, quoti&f 

l n( p u& or 

ëThe F h r a oo ‘fuo o f l 11 klodo' abaoao 

OVUM klA6 0r oolOQoAoOtIor: l llaoa by l8v $0 

a OiOrk Of th0 OOUAtr OOU?& UdUO l IUg ld 

bf IQW prwirlon of tho etatut. . . . lko 

uao 

ru 4 

tlono era 80 doflalto thrrt br iapllo&tlw 

008 AOb WibtiOMd :A the -0ptiOM UO 

l xoludod thanfrom, and thur)y 1~011Mrd within the rrguir~oato 0s th o l etrb 

no l bovo reatloao4 ouo furthor hold@, in l frwt, 

t&t *her0 th0 aooirrrty OOOO~O~~ ai4 not Oboewit sor thb partl0A Of th# fu.0 r0oolt04 for which t&O OOUAtf hO l Atitld 

uA4.r tho l tatU$)tf)rOOOribi&i( the -tm ulaUEt Of tW0 thfst 

ruy br rotainod Optho o o ua tl y oooooor, tbo oouaty oould 

brlnl an rot&on on tp ~ooooar~o bead t&e &a01 of l ooountpa to&the ~oooooor 8 fore bolmg rltb ! a the OOwlltlon et 

. 

h alO0 ahO% PUr l ttiAttOAtO thb OOOO Ot wlor; et al v. Bnrrtor County, 144 8. We (84) Sl4, whlhioh, 

l mg othu thlu&o hold8 tbrt rose morIv~4 by l o h o r lft 

aad tm oollootor #or l oooooiag ~a4 solloatlrrg. kur 200 

l o&ol ~otrloto tontatirely bolory to the rborlff l ad tax 

oollortor o,tibjoet to his &utr to woouat thorofor t& thr 

l oupty u&r the fro bill. 

$A VIOW Of thO forOgOIa(C R\ltkOritbA, w0 n l etfully oao7tor tho rboro stata& qm8tlon IA th0 lffllB4t ‘p *b 

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Ardoll WillAOOiOtOAt 

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