O~FFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

Iionortiblo Jeag Day 

county Attaraoy 

Bendanon Ctwnty 

Athal8, Taxar~ 

Dear Sirs 

ws are In rec4ip 

repumt* the opinion of 

mattar. Your lrttet, in pa 

opinion EB to rh 

r Of lwasnt data 

t, Of th4 Cotinty 

bla when it 

:, . ..‘,_. 

ble with a solvent 

in thla statr. 

surety 

81, V.A.C.B., protld88z 

Peon uho’lnay be elaatsd to the offiao 

41 Conatebla shall, barem satering upon *ha &ties 

o? the otiice, give a bond rlth two or m4m good aad 

suffiaient aumtfaa, to be approvad by the C4mtls&i4nem court of his oowty, for such mm ad sag b4 dirsctad by mild Court, not leea than Plr4 mw3rad 
RoAoRble ToAA Pay, Pa@ & 

DOllal% soo.oc) ‘aor :COC~) ttmn mrt44n mmhd 

Dollars 1,5OO.W), jwqabls to thd 64vernor end 

hi0 euaerOO~rO in orrias, oonditiouod ror the 

r4lthfid p4rfcmma44 of all the @itties required 

of him by law; and rhall also take and l ubeorfbs 

the oat of of?Lou proearibed by the Conetitutfon, 

which ehall ba laborsed oa eaid bond, together 

with the oertlfiaata of the ofrioar adminlotcwing the 0~4; which b,ond end oath o&ill be Ncor40d in the offi ai the Clerk of the COUOtjr 

Court; an5 eeposlto4 fin 0815 ofrice; eald bead 

ahall not bqvoid on the first zeooosry, but may 

be sued on trom'time to time Ln the mua* or tha 

party liajumd until the whole @mount thereor lo 

ceuorrro6 ." 

hrtiole 86996, V.&c.o.~, pxovid*r~ 

a 0 ëtmelme, es*~$ i~~b x o ol u& ttnbWiter otntP, o t, 

gue.a a r & rd i+men Siawhr , q Uee~ted b y a ny 

p er e~ocorpoM A attlo o o: n urto t de 00$; 0 4 0 8 

~eiauai fidunmy::4. Uspo+w’y bursinoen to 

aot es l g r eand ty guamnte~ of the fidoll i r of 

oa@oyoee, t~et440, uoquto~e, ad8inletntore, 

guareian6, or otlxclro eggointed to or aeetuia@ 

the .puforaaaor or ang.trust, ptrbiio or prlnto, 

tier appointmmt 03 sn~ aauti 09 trlbu&ml, 6~' 

@uidOz coatra4B bstwea private tndloidtmlr'or 

aormrationo; . . . . also 411 my bond er bondr 

that.mw bo rewind ai cay 3tato olYlQa1 

of any sahool diet&fat or ot a4 sunioipltty, 

prortded thnt the aasat~ee eAc~r* uou~$e of @A& 
honcrcbls ytcqa nap, Paa4 5 

OOUAty Stall have th4 right to rsjeot any or _ 

all official bcnde made by,ayretg aarpatiea and 

in their dfaoretlon may require mnp or all offlolale to make thslr offIoIe1 bonds by p4monal 

euretI4e.* 

hrtiole 4970, ‘?.A&.$., In part, prorIdes: 

%h4n*ter any bond, uadutaking reoo&nieano~ 

or other abll~tion le.. by law ok the clmrtct~r. ordleancee, rulse and regulstloru of a raa~laIgdIty, 

board, body, or;sanIzatIon court, judge or publI4 

offiosr, requfred or ps&tte& to be undo, given, 

t4nQered or fll~d. .and rhanever the p~~rSomAnae OS 

.any a~$, duty or obli&ition,, er ths XQ~X~A~W from 

any abt, lo reqalred or p#qltted to be gwtrantsad, 

,euuh bond, underte~ oblI@tIoA, n4ognIea~~s or 

. . ~arratos my be -outed by a surety am-, qwXl- . 

rled as Iwroinbsrbro prcvidedl anc'euah uncrution by 

ruoh~ ooepany or ouch both, Mde&akh&, Obli~tioA, 

e,ox~guer~tee.p~#f IA,all_ reepoote *I&@ ,"o~~~anbr'"ith~.~~~~~~~~,~, :j,,;~;. i:.:? :., ,:: ~,;y&':> :,< :<;.~

abarbr, rtio or regulation that et&ah bond, undertakIn& obligatioa, r44aenfaeAoe ox &umatoe enall be 

meoukd bs,ona ewotp or by 9114 orwre 8w.mtie0, 

or that suck sureties.ehall be r4Oid4At8, or bowsholders, ox freeholdera, or'sithar, or both, or 

pwaecre any other gualIrIoatIoa a&id all 4oart8, 

jtid&ee, heaae OS dapaxtme~, boaMe, bebioe, nutioIpalI+Icrr, and public+ ait3m or every obrrakoter 

l hall eooept sod txscrt euch bonQ, undortaklry, 

oblleatlon, recognlaancs or yamntoe when so 

ernouted by sooh 44upa~y, aa 00of5reIng to, anb 

iully and completely comglyiAfg rLlth, 5vtwy requiremeat of srsry erroh law, oharter, 5rQInane8, ml4 

or regulation. . . . .w 

i+xticle 389, P. C., pro*Idorr 

. 

*Any offloar whose duty It my bs to yaee 

u.pon sn5 aparore th4 4f'fIoIql bond of a ab?IrISf, 

OX ot.her aounty oftIc4r, o~ho shall erg:m’Pre su4h 

bon4 when any ~eumty thawon IO not a reafd4At 

of tbc aounty 0r euoh ah~iff or othrr otfIa4r, 

&all be flned not 148s than one hundred n4r4 

nor4 than five hondred~ dellam. Act8 1874, p. 93." ~-' 
From c readiq of the for4goS.w statutoa, it la 

agpirrant that a brmst.ab1.a BUY irubnrit for approval an oi‘ricial bond eraouted b:; him w%bh (1) "cw or +re good znd 

aui:ficisnt sumties, or (8) a solvent surety oo!qaq+ authorit& f0 00 bUmWIS in thl0 Gt:t9t8, uIL0, ~0 cali pur atteation to that pert of krtiole 4909 tihlcb provides that a 

aoBmles~ oncrs* court shAl.1 have the ri&t t3 rejsat any or 

all offlc3.al hcnda made by suretp caphnlas gad In ?ts dlrcretlon .way rsqtlire any or all orf'iai~la to uwks tbelr orifolal brmls by ?ernannl eurotloe. 3tttttn am7rmi~y, it 

la ,optlonal ritb We come¶~sslnasn* oourt ee to wha$hsr an 

gf'flclal bond mde b:: a surety aompeny *ill be approrad. 

fiovfev~r we rind m authority ror a cmtm:m6lo~crs* ogu.Ft 

to k&s a ccimtabls to make t3 his offlaiel bOAa with a 

suraty company. Althougb a oow;lise:oaera* oourt sag rojeot anj or all offloial bonds mado by owety cwapanie8, 

ff an oWicla1 mibxslts an oSficla1 boA& sxsauted by him 

rltti twb w more $ood and wri0ta;lt permnsl aur4Wu1, 

rhe risldi in tke esunty af the rasraancs 0r 88la eftioer, 

tha court 6hOdd approve e%ma. afth raferanae to the approval of otfiaintal bonds mada by aa offlcirtf. with tvm CI 

,;,:: .,:,. :;;:~i:> .... _ : ..,:,,;;: .,.:~: :,..:, Par9 ,Parooacll( ~.~4,ties, @Sl4 ..*.o,, P,,., c . , ~Pukrl..~&t ,a~..~ - .:.. . . ;~. ;: ~..i.

psiia~~~i3fftinse' ~%a' kpprws'-a bihil 0r xi. aobnty' trmom- it am 

8wty #.Ml'e~A IS Ad 8 rarident Of the oOU&y Or swh Orrioor; honevor this mti~lo la satfefied WhOn c band i8 

mad* by a rttdy oompuap (fat. 49PgO)f 

fitbough the ap~roral of an b:'Tlolal bend lnvolye8 

the 4xsrcis4 0r ammttloit, ft has barn had that man&mu 

dli lie to aomjml aotisa oil tti0 part or the twworing orticor rhea ho h&s iMUSed. to ap,prove a bbnd arbi'trarily or 

without exsrai4~ disimatfen (Qouhanour Y. aaer80n. ei 8.v. 

lor]. Tham mun’k bs (I l.aljaL rseaon for disapproving a bond 

(Martha '1. Fey, 834 8.B. 898). 

In vim 4f %he for@uoIn& it ia thcl oplnio& of thl6 

84partm4at that u, 003mlsl%iWW333 * oour$ iilry rajoot any and all 

ofriclal bona* saaa by suraty oompenlee, but tb4 eourt is not. 

authorized to restrlot It8 apprfmkl ef~ 4riicsidL bon&s t4 thaso 

ma8 by eurety corpctnlea. mm aoadrsaionera~ ccsxrt map aebsrrrrlne the srrlvsaoy of 4 aonatablo~s ottlcl.al bond eubmlttnd 

for apprwtil, but it 1s on- authorf%ed to reject Baid sffiolal*s 

msroly bacshuaa ralti 

bona f8 net ontl wide by (1 swat]r Ooa~any, 
h"onorabl6 Jean Day, Page 5 

Truetin& th-t the foregoing Sully msrsrft your 

fncplry, we are 

Yours very truly