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
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### 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 mw3radRoAoRble 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 

### laborsedoa 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 ."
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## a0 ëtmelme,

es*~$i~~bxo outtWtr oP,

l &nbietntot, gue .r&ien

a ad r+mSiar,

whq Uee~ted

by any pereoA ~corpoMtton

al: o ourt 

## to de 00; $0 40 8 ~eiauai fidunmy::4. Uspo+w’y bursinoen to aot es 

## l grety and 

## guamnte~

of the fidoll ir of oa@oyoee, t~et440, uoquto~e, ad8inletntore, 

### guareian6,or 

### otlxclro eggointed to or aeetuia@ the 

### .puforaaaoror 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 ytcqanap, Paa4 5

OOUAty Stall have th4 right to rsjeot any or

_ all official bcnde made by,ayretg 

### aarpatieaand **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 require

### meat of srsry erroh law, 

### oharter, 5rQInane8, ml4
or regulation.
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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.1have the ri&t t3 rejsat 

### any or all offlc3.al hcnda made by suretp caphnlas gad In ?ts dlrcretlon .way rsqtlireany or all orf'iai~la to uwks tbelr or

### ifolal 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~rwe 

### 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 Par9 ,Parooacll(

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_: ..,:,,;;: .,.:~: :,..:, 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 tti0part 

### 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’kbs 

### (Il.aljaL 

### rseaon for disapproving a bond (Martha '1. Fey, 834 8.B. 

### 898).

In vim 4f 

### %he for@uoIn& it ia thcloplnio& 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.albond eubmlttnd for 

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

msroly bacshuaa ralti 

### bona f8 net ontl

wide by (1swat]r Ooa~any,

### h"onorabl6 Jean Day, Page 5

Truetin&th-t the foregoing Sully msrsrft 

### your fncplry,

we are

Yours 

### very truly