tionOmb1r C. f). Oreer, k&e 8

C813ta1, of.tiioh Btentp-tile (SO.25) Csntn ahall be retained by t&adesignatedagent fmrn #PLioh he rrha:l br entitled **to nuffioisnt**  **a4nay to**  **pag** Ol@olMO6 n64QllSary t4 efti+O~~l~~y QSrfOPOr thb atme set r0m herein,

. "Tim Dekpartmnt 15 very InLwsted in that the nx mmwor-Cousotorn hare 5tirioi5nt rma5 and 55815tant8 to %tfloIently admInister the
dUti.8 lmporred upon him.b the CodAflaate ot Title Aat. ?a havebma L orkmdthet In mfmy countie5 the Ccurli5d0wr*5 Cow-t will not psr mnttthe hx A55er54r-~olleot4r to employ 5tirioL5nt help to pr4priy haWle these i!utl%%.”
The 04atr0UIng question before LLS IJ wbethrr tim two&y-rive oonfe, aollsoted under Seotion 57 ot”tts !;ertIiYaate OrTitle Aot, (2\rtiol% 1438, 'ic~ncn*5 duotatcd xv11 C;ta’&tr, ua melded by .iiouse 3Iil 205, r:e;ular LasBicn, 47th Legislature) rrom eaah o;;‘~lIcs~-:t fcr Bcsrtlflosto cf title, ?is the Cobntg TaxAeseeaor-Colloetor, and retained by hk *to
pay ex~enwo 4eooesary co 

### l r rioie5tiy **garb78** the **dutlse set**  rorthR uader 8826 Aot, ir to b%aonasldrred a8 a *fee- or *OOW
**cilwion*** **which the**  **.hJJeeaor-Collsotor Ir.**  autharfx*d end r$- qulmd to aoileet 8s sunrob orrlaer a&din such offiolal OBWOlty, and to aep4dt in the Oftlce~5* Salary hnd, ln acunt 65 i shore 5uoh orriolel ir on a alar-y barls, or rstaia andeocount ror (LJreee or orrbe, where such omolal IS ona re+t .basIs or, on the other hand, whether mrch twenty-ffre cents
15 ooil.oted by the **porsoa** holbiw tiu 0rri05 4r AnoesaorColleotor, but ~8 the statutory a.wit of the HighwayCepesrtlWAt underthe A& rathar tkm as **JUQb** aaoslty **Tbx** hs58880fColleotar, end therefore n4f controlled by the reqtirezsnts ard provlaioaa or the pertinent fee etetutss.

Arttale 39124, .Z*ation a, 25vi65a Civil e)titutea, pmvia55 it5r0im5r

*It 5hp13 bm thJ duty or al: orriorrs **to** oharga and oolleot In the irian~~er authorizra by I.&n~11.ress ead orzmleJ1oo8 r$lIch am P%rxaitC%d

such **rels8** are ooileoted they ehea ba deposItad g ;hoBcrpnru’ Ealary Fund, or iundo Krovlded 1 A

. In event the Cobi7imis8ionere* Court?oncrabls D. C. Grel~r, Fe&e3

~b8e chat th* railw to ooneot imy r*0 or ccr~leo:an wasdue to nei&leot on the Fort of the offlosr chmged aitl; the ms;.!onaibl$ity of 0olLeatlng Bena, tfie ElciouBt of such fee or 00xdaeion shall ba dedwted frpm tha 882ary
or suoh osriaar. more ray su@h 8eduotlon is cab, the Coselaslc~rr~ Cart a!?ell furnish

**SUOki OmCW**  **With 8~**  **it8KiiZUd 8tCt4NWt**  **Of** the unoolleo~.@d twa with whLclh hla aoaount is to be chargod, at& shall notliy ouoh aifioer of tba ass8 =a place rar a hearing ou me, to Estoralne whetherswh orficsr was guilty ot negligenan, *hioh tlm ror hearias aP~l1 be ;;,;;yt ton deye fkubaeqwxt to the date or

Vnleas an offloar it charged bj ltx wlth tie resyonsiblllty of collsatlng fees, the Cozmiaalcnere9 Court shall not In any event R&S any **68dUOtiGN** fiCG tte **&WtbXZ ’** **iZQt? Sd.hZTy**  cr such officer.- (:hdersrcor* **our8** i
al FE&S&l& **let** us **note that**  **tha** “raea and oommleeltxW which are dlreatod to be colleated and paid into the Offloers* Balmy Fund ara those for ali of,rtolnl aervloes priormad by them. she aamt aclut cay bc rzaXF?ZElTr(lf4renoe to the ofiiolel oheraoter or the Vtxs and coGQlsalon8* GM- ?lcm~G ln section 3, Artla?.a 3312s, pi0w, hi cart, YBr0im5: ~wleed Civil Stet.~~.tse,

“In all adma where ths Caa3;iseloners~ Court iskoll hape detmsfaed that county officer8 or preolnot oftloera ia such ccuaty ahull be cpmoated for their eervlcea by th pay&tentof ait anmU srilarg, nelthar **the State**  **or ?Cxse**  nor **nay ao-cnty**  &all be chuged with or p&y to any of the OrfiO0ra SOCOaFOMated,any he Or Wiid5ikiO~h fc~r the psrtormanoe of anp or 811 or the autm or their 0rrm8 but **imh** ofricers shall moe~vs sai6 salary In lieu of all other ma, ooa;~isslons or carxwmaatlou uhlah thsf would otkemite be aut"oriz-ia t0 rtttaia; ::rorlk¶, ho%%ierar, that the, asses8or ana oolleator of texea shall aontinFt0 ocZlaot (mdreteia for ‘CbE tetief ’lt of the Qtflcer*’ ?altwj Pundor

-‘undu kere:nefter providet! for all ieee end ccamiestons r&iah he is authorlnat8 un= raw to.aolleot; and it sIti b8 ?i 8 daty fc aooountEonarable 3. C. r,r&:, I'a~:e4defios8 the duties cf smci?otr’ice. ad mi0ws:
*i”herpfshall be eieoted by tha q.ailiileU oleotorm of *auh oounty ut tbo six33tiuie an6 under the sm* lea ngblatii.tq the *.leatlon of Stats and Cotaty officera an rsbeitsor end Calleotor of Tams, v&oshad hold :..I6offloe, for
tro (2) years and until his **aUooe5~wr** is crlectcd a36 cptdiritid) and)uch Astmoeor ma cOu@OtQr

wrfora all the autiea with resaribed bs the Legislature.* (tAds:.acorln~ 

### cum)
Cha:ters 7 ana 8 of *nt:* lzz, mistta CfviZ. xatuteo, ddins tke otetutory Gutictalatlci; kavs tssn Im,-omd UTOAthis oonatitutlonal orffow, ant ti .f$hnoe at the pi+ vldona tlitrecr inZicat.so, generally,tkat 5~:: duties OOAtern t:;s col.laotlo3 cl’ the put110 rs~enueB Ap3t~et arIoInE, from taxce or reea. **2118 113**  **in iUXt&%SSLUJ%**  **Of ths**  **above COMtitUt**  **iOA%l** >rOViRfOA. **7hbi orrice;**  zhererore, **ori~bvdiea** and srlrta iuidrr tb parers af tuxhtion, ~19 Clstinguiehed rmfi3th6 polios power.

on the other hand, *.heCertlflonts of fitlo Aat Is ermoted end rinds Ita bayir under t& pollooe g:owr rcthar tb.A t@UC

FOWSF Of the st&B. 3211~ Is ?zade~zloar by the de**ClWOd** intOAt **IA& pUrpO%5%~**  **Of tb%**  **~%&dtItUr%** iA **&SOtiOA 1,**  of tha Aat, providiq-&ti-followm

w'?hlr Aot ehal.1 ta rcderreU to, oited, and irnoua as the ~L'ort.L:icht* Or 'flila Aut,* and iA the 6OBOtmrlt~ hereof It 18her8by de- .olared +&be the lw.Ialativr Intent an&pub110 polioy 0r tnis 3tnts to b~essaa arb prevant the thart QSlector vsl?Iolrs and the Wporta**tiOA iAt**  **t&I iate**  **Or, ena**  **tram0 &II,**  **stO14A motor**  vahiofro, wad the sale ut aAcWiber5d sotor vehiolea ni thout ‘A. **ea ’** **oroed** dlsoloeure

**to the**  purahaaer **of any**  andall lien8 for whlah anywah motor vehicle stands as 8eourIty. and the 9rovIaIons hereoft aiA@erly and colleo:lv%- lg, are to be 1lbsrslLy uonst~a~d to th&t end. Ther0uoaag t4ra8, a8 Cereln dorined, sb~~ll COA~IV~~i!Ithe GIfOrOWWit Find OGAUtIUCtiGAOr this Aoot.”. w34 ;

ra0t10n 28 0r the r,ortirlcato oi Title Act constituts8 the coountyTaxAssasaor-Colleotor a statutory agent ror the enrorot3scnt or this at, atanrmhg~6 it does
rroa the pollee pwier ?&her t&A tho tax paiwr, by th0 r0u0u* d6rinitiaa: .: I *The tern *dosl~nated sgent’ asans oaoh county tax oollootor In this St.ste *.iho ma9perrozn hlo &ties under thin Aat thmugh anyrsgul4r. deputy.*. Ire+? what puryoao Is the Maosoor-Collootor thus dosigmted aAd.comtitiitod a ttatutor9 ogmt or "doslgzatod agentT" IA all reason, the ii3as’a0or-~o~leotor OsAnotbe an agent ror hieaolf; HOtheretore e~~br2,J.t that in the inrtanoe cf the Gertlficate of 'Title iiot, such 0rricif;L is aatlzg 'as agon? ror saw other duly oowtltutsd orriclsl or dC,n&W%KOAt

of tte ~:OVCXlZCAt.L\t:;emf 38, tOO'tiOA53 oi i33 Let ia raaainE;loa3, because tba la;;Ialatum zI&Tt aa ~011 have mr0ma to the iisceesor-Collactor by his orricisl ~mo, so auoh, in chsrlrglnghimwith the duties inposed byth8 Act, rather t:ilIA creating, for that &XTQO~O, the stntuo or ap2noyb

-no go v TtzmntiA tb.ls iAston00, ror whloh the County Uwessor- OUaotor la desigi%tod aad const~totod &A agent unCortho cortirioata or Tit10 at, la tho %ghuay Oepartmont or Toxoa. As ori&inally onooted (&uao El11 407, Chapter 4, sots, ‘EeGular Csmion, 4B‘chLeqiolaturo) the Cortiticato or Title riot placad the ontira add.AiSt~TutiOA aAd WIfOTMI3eAt Of U&I Mt UpOA th0 aBEQTtG& Of mli6 ;arbty or ths State or mtxao. liouso Xl1 no, 2006,tits, %@hl' 3OOOiOll,47th ie@SlMtUTO, Wi8Ad8=ECtiOA28 Of S&d orl&sal Act te subetitutt the State ISl&~oy ?qortiont of th0 stats or TEXAS r0r thC bspfm39nt or kbifc sr0ty 0r the m4te of %xas, LAthe aerinition or the ttm *depfirtzent~, aed adds a nowaootion) i. o., %OtiOA iSi&,a8 follwrs:

War 0ortiri08ta 0r title beation, and lta porsuAnel, pruporty qu1pcozJt, and T000rd8, now a mart,or the Doporkmmt or *u' 110 L;ofatp of tho Stats of %xos ers hereby transferred to and plnood under the Jcrlodlotion or the G13hway3~ partmAt or the Gtate of 33xaa.". :-%UlOO, Rki626VblPfA the t?ri&lUl i.Ot, a6WOl: 60 la the emsndiay Aot, the word *L93epcrtmnt*uppearr lt will bu untioretcccl tc mmi t?;* Ltato iii&say 24s:ayartmnt. Xeep1~ this In rind, ~8 point to the SoLlcwIn~~ ,rrovialons or tke CertlCIaate of 3tls Aot, wtioh Jiraatly c.r by 2aplioation, supgort ti‘.e ttuory ol- aCq;llayobcwo fAdiWitsd. ,: ~Eeotlon 50, of tb Sertff Ic ’ete of Tltlr not, provider tiiet before eny mctor voizlole brou?&t into the Stgtcl by any poreOn other than e %anWaaturcr or Iqorter, which is required to bo ro&ott?red or **llaonrrd** withIn the State, aan be aold or Inakvabaredby lien, un t;$fcrtLoa, OBe :on to b6 presaribed by the I3pwt;ccnt, Rust be wdo to t.".e
**“ dosigaated**  s+p?nt"of the county ~k-e:eIn the traasuotlon ir to teko plaoe, for e certifloete of tItl* whioh CpQliQiltfOAi?.ustbe **aaotmpeniad** ~.d rup.~ortod by tbc proof and ptipers rsquircf Sy statA*,

2eatione 31.ir:iC32 of tiiic l lat. ad axc~i;deeC,

set out ;he ~:~rInolga.lc!utim of such 'desiqcatwi k.Fent,r' in CCAnoot:on lr?tk buck bp~~lcstion, QBrc;1ows:

*fverg dro+cited agent l:, t2Io **State** re0eIvIng au ap lioetion for 0ert;fIoate 19 title &al 1, whent86 ~rotteIoaa txtnof ham beea oaapllod with, leauo l receipt nerkod *OrIglnelt to LLe l gplloattt

a&d &all note tkareoa the rec,uIred infzmeatloa aooaeraiag the motor rehiole,end the oxlstanoe or noaex,Ietcnoe or llone le dleolored IB the 8EFlfC4tfOB aad dOliVer ruch ,reOeipt UDOll payment a? tke rrqulmd isbr to tke a:~pLloant; pravlded howovor, that in ths event there In a lioa dl@alosed In the l ~~llcetion, the riaid **ro** celpt shell ,bs Isoued In dupliaate one of! *Iah ebdill bo tsarked ‘0r2&al* and ehail bo eailod

or dolittered by otery suok aosigaated a@mf to the TlrrE llsn holder he diuoloeed In atid appllwtI~aa; **the ether**  sold oopy i&ill be r&rlced lhiplIoato OrLgIn&* and &ball bo milsd or deliverod tc tho addotu of tho &;pllemt le dirclosed In the saidapplloetion, oad ruoh rooelpt ;ondlcg the Iroueme oi the certifi:~ate cS tltir titill authorize the o~sration of Sarah aotor veh&ale on the hi&way and public plaoos within this Ctare Sor a period of not to uxoeedter (10)day8 Md UpOA the mr#tirrt:On of suoh ariod of tize ahall oem to be trr00tiv9 for sny pw~o~a, **but my**  **be** ruwnrd uzider eruof?rotnscneblo rule %.$ltl~A~tlona as my be prcmul@ed by the

a”

“Every b0oignstea agent wdhia tkis Zjtats 8hrl.l. on tha tiam day IikauOd by hl~, Rmwmd to the Clpartsawt, by rzail proy.aid ~ostap co~Aos ci all xwoelpta ls~lwd by hti to&other tith auoh 8tlbeAOO#Of tit1.r a6St4Jh4VObea dOliV6rtd to. hiarby tha mweral ap~lloant8, and the Ceprtrant UithiA five (5) day%after rs08iPi~ suoh applioation lx upon biS;b4tiOA t:::sreof it is setioraotcr ly shownthat tllrr 04miri0m or title

1 Shotid t89W, %hll kMU3 IXtiimPlt6 Ot tit18 zaHsf~? 'kl&al.' OR the face thercf tad at-ml tkc 8a~loto the hcblreee cf the ayylicuat a8 ::I.ven in l-As a~plloatlcn Gyrirrrt cleer: ceili ;roulded t;wsvsar) ihut iA ?A%aveat tkwo fs a lieA dlsolosed in the a~;~Aioat?on tLe said csrtifitete of titls &all be issad fn dupl.iorite, OA6Of whioh ahail be Ha.rKedqGriainal* and ahall ba rmailm?to the a6froas of the first l?an holder aa Uiaoloaed in aald aartliioot* oi title by tiZ=Staleao lnall~ the OOPY or raid oertiflcate of title eke11 be raarkod ~Dugilionts Originals and ahall bo tent b ilrat cla8~8 aall to the aCdreao of the apyl oant a8 given in CIa appllI cation.”

%OtiOA 38 of the .AoF~rov1da.s that tha Zqartsrent zag refuas iataumoe of P certifloate of tltle, or 1;vm irsueada csrtificeite of title, aur~mid or revoke the sane for statred grounc!s snd rea60~49, and SOotion 39 prorides tbt the peroon thereby agyrlsvod *my apply to the dssi,gtmted agent **of the**  **county of**  **such hterssted**  p~rsoAb dc&oile SCZ a hawing, whereupon SUOS designated qent &hell on the 88~0 day auob applloat!on for .hoarlng i& reoeiwd b&kAt, AOtifp the ~partwnt of the date of the hOzriA& w&lchshall not be 108s than ton (10) dayo nor Core than Ilfieea (151 &aye, andet auohhearing suoh a.;plioant andthe Zmpartsarrnt may sukalt evldanoe, and a ruliw cf the Cea:qm3%6dWeAt elm12 bind both ;:artiaa as to whethar or sot the ^Ye~artmnt be@ Rote6 justly in t!!e w+x3eoa.” &J-A appeal irsprovided fro8i3oaorablr 3. C. Ckeer, & Q



### thisruling0r tbadorlmted ~&8ntto the cowty GxAPtl acb tha i;sQ~rtMAt ~111 ts governed bJ tt, final d%dsiOA

or ewJhcourt iA the irsuanos ot the ooa.‘vroverttodcertitloats of title. I8 tte ado*lgnated a&m%,* in this in#taaue, perfr;rnbq any of the MfioItA dutieq of -3~ Orflee of k~aossor-Collootor, aa created by tbQ Ccraatitutlm? ‘X do Aot thw a08

h%@ie readlw Of th6 tiAlih3 Cai*tllicttte Of ‘ITtlO i&t, it is ap;Qrent chat tts a&lAiatrQti@A wd euforc%rent OSeuoh tit is vqated, tiolely ttn4c=Bietely, in the iilghway Dapartmst Cz the State of Twxe8retksr tksn in the vurloun Aamebsort3-COlhotorS OSToras, in tkelr slsetAv* ood official
8tntw. l’ho amtllt loate oi tlt.10 ml&h allows **mctor** voblolwa ?.Obe CQOIT&9d **u~OA** the h&$IW

ie&I **Of aX8tI**  Ud iE 8 JW4Blv!!pibit~ to **the** nla or **treasfor** rsf 8~ vehicle, iu isaued by the Elghrny rqartwnt. Theotiy rolo oh:& WAS A8se,e~or-Calleotor plays 

### iato ltbiaui?

a taetpurary

m3eLpt pendingtb i8ewOe of suoh aebtlfioato of title sad to aat,Sor thr Zspcmtcmnt, in the rstusnl or 

### maspe~sion of a :ertlfIoato, uv3rr the metiona of the Zot &ova oite4. TOE QlBOti+YrJ.

~A~OZ'O~At QAd MmiQ~atraaQlVw

purposes, ti 6 ~~shturo doubtlaae QOnoclit6d that It rvlauld

be moru eaorroaioal oad 8 ’Sraativs to 0611 UPOA tha 

### toriow &raoaore-~:ollrotorr OSthe twohundred fiiltyfour oouAtL*e Qi Tsras- an.'SXietfA%MtU~ t0 ~Ol903lEtteW duties and fuaotioaa prrl&&arp to tha ismaa~~~e oi a oartliieau of title, rather than to require the M.,glnq Ijsgartmat to hare Its eqloy8ss 

### aadds.?utlea stetloned in eacrhof skid oou~tis~ for suoh pur~ooea, But In do- tide the Legislatu?Q rraaaamtil to rater to 8-h oounty ofriolal an Mdeolgtmttb fgpat", rather theA by t.ia ofllaial title of AsQQeQor-Coll.rrator, asd mob Qndwerg duty p+r?ormed radar the Aot is dons aa ouoh Wdoaigpratrd8&/;cA%" rutker then in t&Qi? OoAQtitUtlOA~ and QtQtUtOryOQ;QOity(LO itrosaua~O~- leotqr of %XCB, 3uoh duties do .not iAYClVti the 55Bce8i or oolleott~ or eny texee or revfmUm3,for whichEcmx-able 2. c. crmr, L7age 10

of Asaesuor-Colleotuc wa6cmated by the Consrtltutioa end n~leted by 8tatutQ. %t 8uoh duties -0 garfonml by +ioh i\oseeeor-Collcotxm en the alter ego of t,knPlghwey 

### De~artarat In furtheruior 

### of ite **dutlra,** rtamzi~ fin th, PolhQ pQwer. It Ir l icere fRr p;lRg

out of adJdlliatr%tivo funotionrwNah uo think is oatlrely.ilWul.

If thta p6rltloa Is oorreot then It follow8 that ?eotion 57 of tbs Certiflcato of Title tot, quoted 4t tM 0utm 0f this 0~.iai05, ~OQ# m ia905~0 *ia*8 0f t20lanirsiolu” to be moounted for or paid into the &hay Zund under the. etstutm horeiaaboro adverted to ml di~uesed, as controlling upon County k8srosrore-Oolleotore en4 **other** dintMat ~4 oounty offiolala.

Aauddltional a.r@mnt In support of thle ooaolualon ~$49

point io zhe fnat ttmt, ullb fk6 g;merality of ‘feea and cm18slons,” the 25$ retained out of thh,50,’ collected fro;r the ap;lioant for a asrtlrloate of title, is for ths ~ur;rcae and in tie nature of rulaibur6emnt Ior expenses ino~d rather tlxn **paynsnt or**  coagmasatlon for ssrviceo perfonzed. Thie ia indloated by the ~rovlolon that out of the 23.: rotainod hg the ndesignrts8 agent= ho "slmll br entitled to suf:"ioient money to py srpsums mo

### at+sllrp $0 l rri~~~t~y peti- th0 dutm 8+t forth kub~h* It 6ocmathat the proper view of the ,olatter i8 that the
ecktib3 !50# aolleoted from 6mapplloant for a aertiiioato of title, 1s in truth and la faot ooll6otsd 

### fcr and on behalf of tha iiighway %parBent, but tke Legislature, out of the n~ooselti*a of the aase, allows the 'i~purtraent~ir agent to retain a ruffioient amountto defray erpeaosu inourred OA behalf of the Ri@my Ce~rtaent.

TtLatthis is the &a.‘cqmr inter~rc~tatto~ is indiouted bg tbo ~rovimio!ir of Seotloa 53 Of ths Act, prior to ita reoeat amuia~=8nt, to the effeot that the ma of ;a+ should be oollaoted by tbs *deolgnated agent ” from woh applicant ror 6 osrtificate of tltlu ,md :om?asdsu to the l%partwmt, out of which the ‘Eqar+&ent ehould rrturn to auah ‘des1gnrt.d u@nt,” aeoh month, 10$ **rcr** aeah np::lLioatlon to which a oertlfioate of title has bets lseusd. Frasr this lagislrt$.ue background, the evident pur~oeo of the er.endmnt to Beation 57, 5ow unCer 0OIl8id0r0tiOA hW0, WR0 ii0t 0jly to inarfma the enount colleoted rr0a the apl;licant, but t&TO to 8VOid thQ umsc6ssarilp inafmot and oirouituous metho +Aeretofore rmploq’sbfor reixb~sela$ suohdesigrBt6d agaa8, by allo?$la~ said &;cr;rtto ratniu suffioloat Zuuds for +Q%is pur,-ose, rfmlttiq the balaxe to the irlghxay Dsgartmnt.

This interpretation and cxxistruotion, of course, contemplatsa that PWb pcwtion cl .:rs W# retaiimd by tho 3l4slgnatcd qant,* as is not reoscaably zoosssery ror pepiryr axpermm isaident +Athe atfloleut parfoxmnae OStha dutlse if suab ag#nt aball be forwarded to the tiigh;a#iy Zegsartmontfor deps t in ths Gtclte iQ!hway Fund, slang 1 alth the 25uQ

farwardod, oa oolleotlon, to skmhDeyclrtaent. r;uch balance or surplur over neoesaary expsndftilrsa would xtt, ror t&z wasoos kerelnatove stated, be aonsidared

“fees cr 0~mf4310.tm,* to ba ;ald into *theCfiiccrs Salary Rind, or aocounted for aa fec?a of offfoe, undar exietizq tee statuteo.

Ybistizg the,forec~otng aat45feratorily imm4rs