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**OFFICE OF**  **THE ATTORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS AUSTIN** 

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### maanlng of Sootlou 40. The aalar qualltla8 mka a 9araoo 

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### both. The cola additlotul alamat l peolfled la Seotloa 40 Is that the orrica 

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### S. Y. 350, end Dunn v. Allan, 63 

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### ctmaldued an offlear. **iiouavar,** 

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### xlomtia that smndamua lies to enforcr the puformawa of a noa-dlaeratlonary oat or **duty;** that the writ will **iaaw** otiy whoa the 

### act or duty la ninlrtarlal 

### lo charouter, and not vhea the 

### sot in 

### any nuaaura 

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### m oat oomandad to ba 

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### the authorltlaa 

### above rahrrrd to.

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### ppolntuat **by the**  

### city oomlaolonar.

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