OFtiCE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

GROVER SELLERS 

ATIOINIY QCNUAL 

Honarabla -or&r If. Sheppard 

CaPgtrolle oi Pmbllo ASOOUU~~ 

Au&in, Tazrr 

opidoll TO. 0-6500 

Dorr slrt Ii*: I8 Corptro 

Aesouatm aa 

Toar nqaoat Sor 

boon subaittad to thlll dop 
. 

‘1 oall your attention to the prorldonr 

oi th. aboro qU0t.d 8t8tUt8, 

‘@and proot theroof 8h811 be modo to the 

8 dO8th. . . . ’ 

trollrr within forty day8 troll the data of 

Vhir department ha8 oonatrued that 88 l 

mndr to r y prOliSi02i an6 hrr h o ld that l l ol8im 

SilOa lrter than iOrtr drr8 8ft8r thr dO8th Of 

the pondlonor 18 barred by limitation. Thsrr are 

8 nUdU Of 018ilas a.01 POodiq for th. PI)Y#WL~ 

0f mortuary warrants whor8 such limlktlon ha8 

rU8, Md th. qUO8tdOIi ha8 ri8Sll 88 t0 whothor 

thlr.forty-day plW18tOZl in the 8t8tUte 18 

m8nd8tory or dlrsotorr. 

"1 8hCl11, th@rOfom thank YOU to 8dri88 

wbthor thir departmant i8 8uthorirrd to 188~0 

8 rlrrant in payawit o? 8 mortuary olalm uhsrr 

the 018lm ~88 notprr8entod ant11 dtor fortr 

day8 h8d rlapeed irep the time or the dO8th 0r 

the.pOnnionu.* 

Sootion 1 of %UIO Bill lo. 69, 0h8ptor 16, page 

26, Aotr o? th. 36th tngi818ttE0, 8.dalEr !%881o~l, 1923, 

?0868 l 8 rOuOW8t 

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"80rt10n 1. Whonevrr any prn810aer rho 'bar 

.booa rogalarly plaoed tlpon tho '@Onrlon,roll8 under 

th0 prOVi8iOM Ot lrr rOl8tin theroto, 8h811 d.l0 

and prOO# thUeOf 8h8ll br a 88 0 t0 tho l oml8donor 

l M iOfUdth iZIid8r8 OSfra~tho ít~ &to ob 8u8h 

tho drid8tit Or fh0 aOOtC@ Id&O 8ttOndOd 

onu during tho lmot lllndrr, or tho undert8k.r who OOnduOtod the faaerrl, .br &8d8 .r~r8n(y.m8ntr 

thorofor, th0 OOELi88iO~r Of 

r 

E81OlW 8hru. h8VO 

ruthorltr to l pproro md hatr reued by the Oa@rollor 

Oi.&bliO hOOllIlt8 8 rPOI'tUU W8ZT8d iOr 8B -0Unt Il& 

iIUOdiD& &Xty-fiV8 ($65&j dOulZ8, p8y8blo Out Of 

the QMIBIM it&~&U, in t8t0? Of the heir8 or lo&81 ropto8ont8tlvoa oi the d*oer6Wpwsdoser,’ or in favor 

i 
Eon. Oeo. H. Shoppclrd, Dw3 

who eJk8ll m8rk tk maa 'o~Oolled', l ad tllo it 

with tho Camptrol&r of Pabllr Aowuntr boforo 

Rhue 8uoh nrr8nt Sor the penslen k8r 

i88U86, th a8W 8hrU. not br 188UOd,bUt 

tho rOrttIU$ lRT.Z8E8 herda pOTid for 8h@u 

t8b ta0 #880 thOrOO?.* 

Thlm ,rtrtata (Adele 6227 v.A.C.S.1 m8 emondea 

br thr U8t LodrlWwo, Ro&ulrr 80881M, 1929 80 u to 

prOed for l mOrb8ry nXT8at rrOt l XOOa dL#hook a ( i8Stead 

of t45.00, atid 8Ub8titUtOd th8 l Omp tr o lltor oO~rdonor .r 

0f p~d0M WbOII8TU it Wa# IA806 in th8 AOt. &tiaO 6227 

W88 l pi.lI Omonded br &Otl 19b3, 48th La&., pe lt7, oh. 108, 

n 3, rbi8h IOtt h8TO OOXTOOtlJ WOtOd in 70&L? OpiniOn rOpU@8+ 

Emoh Of th. t&TOO #boVO St8tUtO8 OOnt8iUd th0 

fOuOWhg prOll8lbll8l 

Vheaovor rar poaslonar who ha8 boon ra 

Ui8ttOd amn th8 9OMiOn rollr uaarr the f 

plarly 

mow 810~ 

br the liw nlrtily tbsreto, 8hsll al0 8iml DrOOf 

thereof 8h811 be mde to tho . . . Within SOrtY day8 

from tha 6rte of luoh death, by tho l ffid8tit ab tho 

aO8t8R WhO 8ttOUdOd tba WUiOaOr’ d&a 

111n088, er th0 andrrtrkor *o oonduote t 

th0 hlrrt 

thr funurl, 

or aOdo~urrng8mont8 thoreicc.* 

%8 1923 80t 

gomi88loo8r 

pnroat la u 

B-tr o ~~k 

Tear dqwtlw8t’ bar oonrtrwd tho aaibllnotI portli 

of &tlele~.6~~, 8ogZ8, %8 l m8odrtO?J ~rOViriOt% end h88 hold 

thrt 8lV Otiip riled lat.? tbr8 iOl'$f (kf8 8ftOr th, de8th Of 

the po~laau is barrod by limltatlen.a Xn tho 888e cb 

& rro ty hl t i l l tl. TQle8, QoUntt Ohrlrmea, .t 81, 181 3. W. 

(26) 570, the Sapron 00&t of hxa8 rql4r 

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. 

l&o lhptrOllOZ?‘8 bpUtRWt h88 ooMtrU@d the 

rboro portion 411 the Aot rinoe sosotlm la 1929, and the 

b&818tUTa 18 prO8Umd to hno beon l Wr* of thi8 ht.?- 

potrtlon, when th07 8Biend8d &tidl8 6227 in' 1943, 8ad 

Ude JIO 8h8#g@# in th8 iuyU86# th8t U0Uu i8dhd.0 8 

oontrrrf lotmt. Ia f8Ot 8 08refti 8bUdJ Of both th0 

1929 #t8tUte, 8p1 tho 191) WUih8nt thhrt8to nt881 th8t 

tJie i,O&i818t\Pe did mot 80 muoh 88 @h8I&8 On8 word in 

the prrtlnont portion of WA@ Aot Mdu @Omidrrstloa 

here? 

Art1010 6227, 8txpr8, 18 tory ohm arid drflnltr, 

bat if It did OOllt8ill 8R rmbigulty, We would hsV0 to look 

to t&o d.p8rtWltal OOn8trUOtiOn oi the 8t8tUtO. In KOcl~lIk 

VI, A8808istOd ht8il Credit MOn Of Aurtin, 41 s. tl. (26) 45, 

the cOid88iOKl ai Appe818 Of Toxr8 in an OpiaiOa 8Qopt46 br 

th0 sUpOIIi# OOUTt 8trtod: 

*ëThe r ule th a t l dopwtmentrl ruling rdhusd 

t0 thrOU& rd8t8 Of dZdlliSto?in~ Of l 8t8tUtO dll 

be giron wei@, OLllf l p3diO8 to 8t8tUt88 ti doubtful 

odartruotlon; suoh 8 rala h88 no rppllostlon to l 

8tOtUt0, 8uoQ 88 this, th8t 18 not or 60ubtful oon8traotlon or 8PP11W3flon. Rams 1. ‘Fob, 95 Fox. 611,; 

800 bow of opinion, p16a 626, g9 9. 9. 133, 136, 93 

h. 8t. !tOD. 675.* 

59 C. f. 1076 ?#868 88 fO1141~81 

‘.A, 8tatUtO 8pO8fffi#A& (I tim8 rithia which 8 

au18 Ofi18U ifi to, UfW8 l l ffi8id 8.t 

IL@ thhr right8 Md 6~ ?I 8a 0f OthOrs, OIL6 83860 

tioW t0 tb prmr OtdUlr, 86 pray)t WidUOf of 

kl818088, 18 ti8Ut14 Bf?eOtOPl, rak88 tho @rrwolo(t 
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U rlow or the iorogol~& ruthorltlrr, It 18 the 

opinion or thl8 at3parh.a th4t the pnnlalonr 0f mm0 

6227 era m.at~~ sod thd the Coagtmllrr of POU~O A+ 

OORAt# iS EOt IYthOrlSed t0 iSWM @ WtrraAt iA pOm.At Oi 

a BOrtturg OlalB when the 4aln 18 AOt pra@tSAteb dthfa 

the foPty 6aJ p@riodr howwer, Wf* WO EarOlr prEri6~ RQOA 

the 8t8tUte l 8 it now l x ilta8Ad , thrr• 18 A0 1~ to prohiblt the pramat Laglrlrture frcm anionding the aam. 

Ywy truly JORTI, 

ATTCRMEY QZXERU OF T!CCAS 

SDD:rt 

ATTORMEY GE;NERAL