OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN

ikmo~abk J. B. (Bill)Xiell County Attorney hilab wulty Llttlefl6lA

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t*qu6otln#g 6R 0pinioJi or tab heraln, has hem rba Bona xeme toted in Larrb county, total mm oi '&roe Hundred Thhoc;saad Doll6rsJ,

ths pr66*6aizlpor tha 8166tlora 0lla the benba
wore tqqmveb br the Attrsme;y keral’

. Offloe oi the State cf Texas,,

ths bcuab wara 8016., aa0 She Shrori xunaretl Thousand DollaRis aent to the County W@ooitoq

or IQQb County, Taxae, uhlah ft 61 otabeb rbtare tboBon. J. 2. (Bill)L&l, pago e

Piret National Bank of ilttlorield,

Tours through tbo Treasuryof Lamb i::, *’ thereafterthe Commlasionor~’ Court of L&b CWu&y,
ahsokia the sum of GIlo Eundrod Thousand Ij0ihir6 0:t of tt;o County Depository, of lamb County, Texas, end placed the sa1cA

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State Eank of Olton, Texas, The question is, 16 the Tlret National Bank ot Littloflolb,

Toxae, the County Depository,SOlOOtS by the Cosmlseionor~’ Court of iamb County, responsible, loeaily, for the One Ilumlrod ThouaandDollars,plaood in the Elton State **Brink,** Olton,Tome, after the same has boon plaood in the eolootodCounty Depositmy, ~4
aan the Oomaieelonoro* Court logellyplace thi6 mono~ in anotbor **bank,** not the duly rsloetobCounty Dopoeltory, by aoeoptlnga bond **appmrod** by the Gommleefonorsl Court imm the Olton Stmto BMk, Glton, Texas, ax16 ii it is possible for the money to be ptiacod in the l

ald Olton Ltete Sank, should the First RationalBank ot Littloflold, **Texas,** the County Dopoeltcwy6 **prove** the bond or ehould the **Comdeeionorei** court of & b Couaty, Texas, approve **the bond**  **OS** the Olton State Bank, ,if
aemr oen be,

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I hare oomultod the 8. C. S. Vernon8 **Annotated** irk Art. BSU, Vol. 8, Chapter 'ho, pertaining to County Dopoeltorioe, and Tour Jurieprudenoo port&~- ina to County Dopo61t0ri.6, md the 66ih dOOidO66 given there under, and I hate ehookod the bo0i610nS IR the Southvmetem Reporter,and It 18 the opinion
or this said oifloo. that the money bolonglng to the County must be placed in the soloatd County Dopoeltory, and the Gommieeionore* Court has no rl&t, b&ly to plaoo the one hundred thoueanddoll.an in
**any pleas**  sxoept **the oo&otod**  oounty depository. An6
it I6 further the opinionof this otfioo after the
one hundre& thousanddollere is. cheokod out of the oounty Uepoaltory,the oountydopoeltoryis not mSponSIt& any further far the SW%@, and that any bon6 given foa the sate kupln obockea out of the t of the 6wmy 8ftor the ammo me ounty Dapoeitorf,by aheok from the eala Lamb County Treasury,by orders of the Gemmleeioners~Court, would be isppruvod by the Gomalealoners’Court of Iamb County,Toxae.”

The proooduro for the solootlonof oounty depositories is prosoribedby Veznon~s AnnotatedCiril Stetutoe,naemlylion. J. R. (Bill)tiall, pwe 3

krticloe 2544-2552. blthln ?1?teondays after the solootion o? a ooahty depository,It shall be the duty of the bahicIng corporetion,eesocietionor 1ndIvlduslbanker so aolootod,to qualifyam oounty depositoryin one or mro of the ways proeoribod by Article 8447, Vernon'sAmotetod Givll Statuton,and 3oneto Bill Ro. 212, Aote o? the 47th kgielaturo. Artlolo 2549, Vornon*sAnnotatedCivil Statutes,rsado ae follower

*As ooon as odd bond be giton and 

### l pproroA **by** the Commies1onore Court, **end** the Comptroller, an order shell be made and entered upon the ainutoe o? said Court doeignatingeuoh benklng oorporatlon,aeoooiation or lndIvIUuo1 banker as l depositoryfor the funds of maid oounty untli sixty (60) dye after the time fixed for the next eolootiono? a dopoeltory; and thereupon,it shall be the duty of the oouhty treasurer of eaid oounty lmmeAietolp upon the eeklug of suoh order, to transferto ealb depository all the funds belongingto said oouuty,as roll as all funds belonging ta any dlotriot or other auuioIpa1eubdivision thereofnot ooloetIugits own dopoeIto~, anb imemAletoly

upon roooipt or any money thoroeftor, to dopoolt the eemo rith rid AOpOaItor~ to the OredIt

or aaid oounty,AIcitriot and muhIoipalitioe. It ehall also be the duty of the tax oollootoror ouch oauuty to deposit all taxes oollootoAby hia, or under his authority, for the Btato osmI ouoh oouety and its various AletrIoteand other munIolpe,l eubdlvleione In such depositoryor AopoeitorIoe, as coon ao 00 lieot06, pending the preparationof hie report of suoh oollootionena eottloniont henon. The bond of euoh county dopoeltoryor aopoeltorlosahall stand &a eoourlty for all suoh funds, Upon ouoh fuhde being dopooltod as heroin required,the tar ooll6atoro.eA sureties on hle bond, shall thoroaitorbe rolIoroAof rooponefblllty

of its aafokooplng. All oouuty Aoposltoriesshall oolloot all ohooke, drafts **end** deemode for money 80 depositedwith them by the county snA when using duo dillgenooshall not be lieblo oh euoh oollectlonsuntil the prooooda thoroo?hays boon duly rooolroQ by the doposftory bank, providedthat any oxpenso incurred In oollootionthoroo? by the depository, whioh the dopoeitory~is not allowed or permItteAto pay or abeorb by reason o? any eat o? Congrooe o? the United States or any rogulotionby either the Board

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tt?S Ucrbllltyof tbo wuntiy depository **and** the ilatiilit9 **of** the **nmabors** 0r **t+o** roma$ssionors~00Ptt ralatlto tc the o"lOc; 000 rhiah was vlthdrem .rzua s&i& oauaty degwltory em2 ci.poSkwlin the Gltcm B8eto Bank, we **thiak,** $8 thm 1% no loss st&fisreCa or eusthmd by the **ootmty,** that **it** 18 net n604sssryto peu on **,tt68*** partiaulsrmet&era 8t 8hls tilts. i~ovfev4r, as above Stetod, tho @lOQ,W~ should bm **rith~r8nn** h-081 tte **oit0n st4to**  hak **ura pi40d**  in the au* ulocte4 **md derlwaated**  **oountp** dopeeitory. **Xn the**  l **rex8 MJ**  lass Is euffsrulox Sustal.riod **by tbo**  aouat by remon of the lbove mntionsd transaation, no shbill **be** J Ed to p*u upun the 1iabiUtg or tbo oourity bep6sltory, timit surotlu, and 8he f%Wbers oi **tta** msuaissio~%or8~ oourt Maen pr~sozt8ed wi$h t&i&3 **QU6hiCXl end**  **ell of**  **the irOt&**  **in OOJkQ6OtiOEI**  thrn*ibh. Trc8ttng ttket **tbo** foro*lhig filly bmwws your ingulr7,
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