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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

goaorable E. Y. CunnlnghU 

count J Auditor 

mvarro county 

~orrfaaau, Texas 

par Slrr 

Your letter of Jul 

or thl8 .d~pmtment on t 

.: ing propo81ti 

.C.S. providorr that the County 

1.00 fn full for hi8 8erviacr8 

It 8Wllu t0 8tO that io 88llUW- 

,+,,ing t&S 6bove qUe8titXt it f8 ZUK?O88UZ’~ t0 dhW8tine 

'ubethsr the reaordiag ire for puttzsq the Dead of 

rsoord is a part of the 8ervfae the Clerk ir required 

to rwler ror the $1.00 2ee provided in Article 7332, 

or vhether he is entitled to addittonal caapen8etian 

for rcoordlng the deed.” 

*idea 2 

Article 7330, Vwn~‘8 Annotated Civil Statut48, pro- 
505 

“m a 088.8 in VbiOh b5dD hWe bOWi aOld, 

or say be 8016, for def8tm La tba p8yBent of t.u.8, 

the 8harfff ulzing tba 8uln. 6r 8ny or hi8 8UOO.W 

80P8 in Offi.08, 8kMfi m&O a dead W deed8 t0 the 

purohuor OP to any other pbP8QI to vhan the puPOh88.r m8J diF.Ct th deed t0 be tie, Uld aaJ 8Wh 

dead 8bll be bid la any 06urt of lau or equity in 

th18 8tAte t0 108t m aad &WiiIOt tit&e ti thr 

purob8ar theroot, 8ubjeot to be lqma6hed oaly for 

rotual Sraltd.” 

Artiola 7328, Vernon’8 haoUted Civil 8thUt.8, proV1488 iXi put1 

n Whom the 

8ttrt.,*tie'8heriif 8h*1 r 

epwty lr bid off to tbo 

Wk. - 8XOCUtC 8 deed 

to tha fitate, u8w IOPM to be pra86ribsd DJid furairbed by the t%m@irOlbP, 8bOUimyl iSi OWh 0aW, 

th.uloUQt Of -8, intWW8t, 

r-l 

tj ti OOlt8 

iOr YhiCh 8Old & tbr QhPk’8 088 tot Z’eOW~ 

deeds. Ii8 Mll Oau8e 8UOh dwdr to br PeOOPded 

la tha cocord of doodo by the oopaty slerk In hla 

aounty, 8nd Vhea 80 Pe6OPdUt, 8h811 torvapd the - 

to the Comptroller. The c6uQt Glee 8haJ.l ba altitbd to a tee 6s maa dollar i or r8eordl.a~ tta6h 

8UOh f.Od t0 th0 8-t(l, t0 bS tuced 08 OthSr dO8t8. 

. . . 

&atioa 9 of hx'tli%la 73&b, ~O%'EOn'8 kW0trt.d felVi1 ' 

8tatUte8, pl’OVide8 in PW’t tb8t 1 

lktiole 7332, Veraon’r Aaamtated Oivll Statute8, proVldm la paPt I 

I 

. . . . 

“Provldrd, that the fee8 bewln provided for 

in oCXU&eCtbll Uith ddilLQUOl&t t88 8uit8 8h8al1 Cm8titUtr th cnrly fees l&W 8hAll be ohW&%d bx rtlld 

scmorabl. P. Y. C -1 Ras.4 * 

Bavarro Oouaty has a population OS 51,308 lRhabltaI&t8 

l oeording t0 the 1940 Federal hU&8U8. Theofor., the oouaty 

cff1a1.18 of 8ald oounty are compen8at.d on an annual ralar 

bar18 am required by Artiole 39l.28, Veraon' Annotated Civl 3 

8tatut.r. 

h 9118V.l' t0 yOoUr tJW8tioLk, it 18 OU OpiniOn that 

are the 8tate of Texas 18 the puroha8lng unit the oouaty olerk 

i8 entitled to the 41.00 fee a8 l uthorl8.d by Artlole 7332, 8upra, 

& the addltlaaal fee of $1.00 for recording the deed u author1s.d by Article 7328, 8upr8, to be taxed a8 other oortr in the 

Oal.. When the oouaty 18 the puroharing unit, the oounty clerk 

would aot be entitled to eny addltlonal oompematlcm for reaordlag the deed vhea the raid deed 18 reoorded by the county porOha8ing the real property. Xa other Worda, uhen the Cmmty i8 

the $UPOha8ing u& itt, he 4 1 .00 i0. l Uthor18.d by &tlOl. 73l)p 18 

the oaly oompennratlon to vhich the county clerk would be legally 

entitled. 

~xt i8 OUT fUFth.l’ O@IliOIltbt Vh.ll~ OthWt8Xil%@$ 

wilt meatloaed la Article T)45b, VePam'8 Annotated Cl~ll 8Ltatutel, puroha8er the property aad ha8 the deed reoorded, the oounty clerk would be eatltled to tho regular reoordiag Se.8 a8 authorlaed by law. Bouevw, ia oouatior where the county orrfOia18 We coapencated QII a rabty ba818, ruoh ie.8 rhea OolloOtl d must ba cbpo8it.d ig the Om~W8’ 88-y had a8 c.qalrod 

by the Offloerst 8alary Im. In Other POti8, the OOUnty clerk 

vccld not be entitled to retain raid foer perccnally ln oountler 

s; the county 0tf16.r. are compuwrted m en aonuel 8alasy 

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