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OFFICE OFTHE ATTORNEYGENERAL OFTEXAS
**AUSTIN**

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I.. Eoberts cowty Auditor EutchineonCounty Stinnett,Texas
Dear Sir:

as

aa followe: ovidas in eubelinquentfoes that for ona year afoffloe,he may oolat6 your queetionaaa r0iims: uld the retiring **0fri4h** crolleot the rovided for In Art,, 30$8, or should his 08 eollsct'saiae

and pay over to him the i--said delinquentrees, or the part sf such delinquent feesand exaess fees as till aompletethe autrtium prwlded by law?

2. Will the oificialbond of the retiringoffloer be In force a8 to the aolleationand repotiingof these deblnqusntfees for the one yaar after he awsma to **hold**T!on. I. I.. ooberta, Page e

**th8 O??io8?** 
roll&: &Mole WU?, Revised Civil &tatute6, mada aa

*Any officer meatloned in thl8 ChtptOr who does not oolhmt the madam IIpu)\lpt of **his Shea**  **for any**  siaoal **yw and**  **who reports**  del.inquent Scum for that yoat shall be entltled to rutaln, wbea oolbo~ed, ouah pm-t of euah delInqueat Soerr aa 18 SuSfIoleat to ocmplete the zmximm ocnlpeMatlon authorlte4l by Artloles 9883 sBB5-4 and 3tB6 S0r the year ln whioh deilnqubntSe68 ‘were ,obargsd, and also 

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### ramrlader of the delinquen$ teas for that fitoal yew shall be paid au lurain provided for wbea oolleated; provided provlslons of this Artiole &all not app any osfloer after one year **Srosr**the **date** ooa8oa **to** hold the oftioe to whioh imy dal%nquent Sea is due, and in the eveat the o?f%.est earaiklg the rees that are delinquent ham wt oollesoted the aapcewitbin tmlve montl’maft.0 be 006~88 to **hold the**  **office, the**  **amount of**  Seea oolleoted ab&ll be paid into the Wunt~ trrssurg. **sk0dd0a,** however, that IlOt i 9s In this Aot preoludes the **paymmt &**  **8x-o** 1010 sees in aooordanoe with Tit&-&l of the Raviwd Citll Btatuka of **Tone** s;izdas art OS the m0xlmumoOmpematiorl. fi tit ohaage made In this ArtIole by &s ‘iii%- not apply to fess heretoion 0arnsiL~

et40iO 3897, ~Reriaea civ.oil 0tatuter, ntdr a6 ?011Ou~! Vaoh dietriot, oouaty and prO6inOf Otiioer, at the aloes, of eaoh flsclol year(DeceiabeF 3ist) shll m&e to the amri0t OOurt Of the oounty ia whlah he resides a sworn ~tataamat In triplloate (on Soma deolgned and apprwed by the %ate Audltor)a oopp OSwhloh statsareti ahall be **forwarded** to the state Auditorby the clerk of the dietriot oourt of **eaid** 00uaty wittillthirty (300) days aiterthe w14eh45 been filed in his oSSloe and one oopy.to be filed with the aoun~y audltm, if any; oihenda said copy f&all be ftled ulth the r~ll3alQntlra' oourt. said repart sh4l.l 8holoths womt OS all rem, oCs+Blsswui and ompenaationfi whatever gune& w said offfcer during the tl6oel $#ier; @ad eeoondly, ahall show the ercount of fer.,e, ocmioe$one 6nU oC.mpenootlcnseclleotedbyhlrndurfag **tht Siaoal**  **year; .thirdly,**  wid **rcpar$ 8hall** 

**.** aontalxl811 itmlwa etatamntorall few, oc8ttlusi~sui 0nd ocaummtatiow earned dorm tho rZa+bal year r'hloh were naC collected., tu4pth6r ultb the n0w a? ?ihe party cwkyr said Sew, .ocmrsiwion8 and 6wpen~8im. Bald ra,gart

rballbo iiledaotl&orthqs February let tollm3.n~ tti 0108e OQthe rimal yetmenU foreaahdeyafter W&date that oclid~e~roaainanotfUed,#rlddia~ ebell he liabLstoa -tyoS I#zityfl?e (88f.00) %llaw,wbloh **thtbaauntylnamait** aad .in **addition** add 

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**Articls 3691**  **TaMmId civil**  **aututw relwrr%~**  to the diaposltlon OS &em FXWidW tbatt

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*All curnlat foe5 4t0ma and oollscrted **by** offioerr nwe& in Artiole 5883 &urW any Slwal year in exoew of the xtudmm and 4~ 6~s allwed by thti Aot, end SC@ their e8rrl448 

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### thslrde~utio6 and assiatan88 andauthorlead expwwub, ,%a- @her wtth 411 **delltn eat,**  **Saws** oolleoted 0ndwtuwu45proviealni~ele7B98 or r UStid 80 Fy ti4r%W OS de~-utiW Wt!i 445!4- tante uhen ourrent f 068 we lwufSlo~t , oha= be paid fA80 tha eot.Q&ti$'i=mtlSUry .%zlb the ootinty whwe thew uxoesoas a6aruer "Alltees duo rod no8 oolSeated ae ehwa IntheraporZ !mq~rSa~Artlobh,~

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be oollsotUdby the offioerto whose office the feea aoorued and shallbe disppsedof by eald offloor in accordance with the provisions **or** this Aot...." Ry virtue or the foregolugetatutesyou are reapeotrully

advisedthat it is the opinionof this de0 partmmt that the ofiloerwhose tew of offioeha8 terminated la not authorizedto oolleotdelinquentfees earnedby him while in offloe,but that his suooeseor in office shall oollect.suah delinquentfeee and pay them to his predeoetmor, the retiringoriiosr,provided suoh delinquentfeea are oolleotedwithin one year after the retiringofYiaerhae gone out or ortloe and auoh retiringoffioer shall be entitled to retain,when oolleoted, suoh part of suoh delinquentfees as is suitioiont to ooapletethe maxl~~um ocmpeusatlon

authorized by ArtioleeX333, 3883-a and 5884 for the year in which dellnqueutfeeswere charged,aud the remainderof the delinquentfees for that rieoal year shall be paid into the oounty treasuryin the oouutywhere oolleoted.

Ausweringyour rirat question a8 we have, it ie not neoeeaaryto anmver your seoond question.

Trwting that the roregolngrtiiy anmers your Inquiry,we rsrealn Youra very truly ATTORNEYGERRRAL

OFTEXAS

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Ardell ~llllams Assietaut
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