OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL 

AUSTIN 

Juuuy 11, 1939 

808. J.X. Robinron 

Com$y Attommy? Kant County 

J8yton. nns 

Dnar Ih. RobInnon: 

. 'Attorney Ooaeral 

Ing qwstIoM: 

danucld .to the 

writer ror reply. 

ia04 OII th r0ii0w- ’ 

81~00 l tom or rlllngn oumt M k n l 

&my thu a w oeat of the dollnquant 

County Attoruy when notltlnd to tile 

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manot do it ?or the pny nllond by 

la w, thei what la the a b ut my ut wh a t they h nro l La r ge 

-t 0f a0iinqumi -08 dry -4 0npd19 

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4 . lxroply to your tlmt quntlon, you are ro8poottully mlrlud that tha kgI8l8tm hn8 tha mob powu to 

provida for oollmotloa of dolinquont tax.8 ana to rlr oonpan- 

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rtion ror aolleotlon, and tlm Comulr8Ioaerr~ codrt8 enrite 

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Hon. J. E. Roblason, January 11, 1939, page 2. 

their rower to contract for the collection sxoluslvely from the 

Litatuter. See rihlte 'I, MoOill, 114 S. :1.(26) 060 and haste - 

wood v. Henderson County, 62 9. W. '(26) 65. 

AlonE with other duties the County Attorney la &ven 

the duty of collecting delinquent taxes. Article 7332 Revised 

Clrll 3tetutes states that the County Attorney's compensation 

shall be $2.00 for the first tract and $1.00 for eaoh additional 1 

traot up to four, but said fee In no oaee to exoeee $5.00 

Artlole 7335-A further provldoa: 

*No oontraot shall be made or entered into 

by the CommIr~loners* Oourt in oonnodtlon 

with the oolleotlon of delinquent taxes 

where the compenaatlon under auoh ,contraot 

la more than fifteen per oent of the amount 

collected. Said contract must be approved by 

both the Comptroller enb the Attorney General 

of the 3tate of Texas, both a8 to substance and 

Therefore, It Is our opinion 

can receive only the feea provided for 

above. 

that the County Attorney 

in Article 7332, aa aet out 

In reply to your second question, you are adrleed that 

f.rtlole 7335 pro+ldea that after the ConslIs8100ere1 Court ha8 

#-jven to the County Attorney thirty (30) dapn written notloe to 

f!le suit for delinq,ueot taxer and he ha8 retuaed to do 60, a 

contraot oao be made with another ettorney for that purpose. 

In view of this provision it would follow these requisite8 

must appear before the Commlsalooera~ Court 1s authorized t0 

employ another attorney. Cameron et al v. Earnest et al, 

34 S. W.(2d) 685. However, the County Attorney may 41s~~~ 

the matter with the Commlaaloners* Court and by worda and 

act3, he may wnive the necessity of the stntutory 30 days notiOe 

in -riting. 

It 1s a well settled rule of law in this State that 

8s R General thing, a party may waive any formal preroquislte 

incl4ent to the consulritnatlon of en agreement not forbidden by 

lnw. 

It is YeId in Corpua Juris, Vol. 67 p. 292, 

*Walvel,-the act of walvlng or not insisting 

upon some right, claim or privileue." 

It was said in Sovereign Camp .~.C..I. V. Nigh 
Ron J. E. Roblnaoo, January 11, 1939, pege 3. 

223 8. H. 291, *a mlver 18 the r6lIaquIshment of some right by word or contract.* 

See SlImp v. Wise County, 98 8. W. (w) SST. 

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Our opinion Is that the Count7 .Attorasy mey by worQs, 

or.aote ualre the SO day8 written notlos snd ths Oomissionsrs* 

court w than ~-ploy mother attorney undsr tha provIsIons ot 

Art1010 0~A RevIss# Oltil 88autes. .EDwsw., it -a bs s 

auoh l ter poliay ts herp.s written stat-t m the Oounty 

Attsrti 

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d80linirrg ths'rsqusst Of the ~SSLSSWS' Court to 

file d 4nqusM ,$ax stilt8 for rum0n.a thusla 8ssM an4 

mI~Iry.;hIs right to the 50 6y prIa4 and ooaertdng to the 

~ulonsr8’ Oourt entering lato CL oontraot with othus tor 

the oollsotlon St delinquent t8xss wlthout wmitlry the SO day 

period ud bars a rooord thereat medo In the Ylsutr ot the 

Commls~lonera * Court. 1 

QI reply to your third question. 

Artlols 7343 does not plsoe any duty upon the County 

Attorney to fIS8 delinquent tsx suits ror oItlss, towns or 

rIllngss. Us would suggsit that saoh town employ a 'olty 8ttorney and pay h$m a sslary and as l uoh attorney, he could 

bring tu suits. 

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Tours rery truly 

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