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### IV?., WW~658 County Attorney Travla county Ret Questions relating to whet 'Items Austin, Texas are court oosts and payable ae such by t2q State under the 

### rwlDear Mr. Blaokuellt sions af Artlole 

### 39120, V.C. 

### ii , t1QM t You have requested our 

### oplnlon on the follouiag ques- "Are t& follwlrtg itom OQurt owt and as 

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by the&&a of hru m&r fk. prwl8iQM Qf 4rt.39la* 8w. 1:

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### grwidedfor %n 8 ottltts, aud tmtod,

. . .ylBoktoirilwttr, ~~bresoh8uit~tby~“Eszeo 

### iiaiipweuaat

to thepr~ims ~4% Title 83, E qment caqtpter 14,‘
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### Vernon’s Civil Statutes, as ,amended, it Is alleged t



### W~is suit, is brought pursuant to and ‘: undak the terms and provisions of Title **83,** I. ’ Chapter 

### 14, Vernon’s Civil Sttitutes as Leo;, and particularly Artiale 5$21b-12(b)



### Venue is in Travis County, Texas, as 

### this is*a suit for taxes other 

### than ad valorem am&venue In such suits’ Is plaqed in Travis County noq’s E Texas by Articles 

### 7076and m76a, Verivil Statutes, 1925, as amended. ” 2 

### 195 S.W.28 955' a ruit to reoover d under roteat. 21b-1, et seq. taxes levied iy the the State aga%ast an employer of lebor within the State. ”

‘In view of the 

### foregoing, it is our opinion that suit8 broqht Ipr the Texas Em p q#$?ggo

’,~ g: opnent ewwy of dolit&mmt oontribu 

### ion0 purs plqmnt Camirsion Aat are nst$ts for de1 uent,taxesn and are therefore exaepted from the I”p provisions 0 the statutes levy- 

### &ng e,libnry fee as costs.

You are therefore 

### advisedthat library fees prwided for utder the powirions ol Artiolee 17G?a-1 et seq. should not be taxed en. oorts ,In a suit brought by the Texas &ployment Cdraiott 

### for the reowery of taxes Levied pursuant to the **~2% of**  **WCLo** 

### 83, Chapter 

### 14,VWton~s Civil statutes, as pro-

. ., x &lole 3927. Revised Civil Statutes of Texas. 1925, as amended, providei ih part as follows: . the8 ?4’l%e

olerks of the Dfstriot Courts Feym;;zh. up to for ,their servloes t I(

. . . nAbstractiug judgment ”

. . . aIssuiug each exi3cution t 1. l .

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### for suohr@viorsfixed 

### % fee 8h a ll

k.due a nd p ep a 

### thi8b;t,UtdWOh l to the Wflw o f th o emlia t&lele~ 0 8El thodoakmt3ngofreh beecxNlduedee~ by t& RLstriot 

### Cluk~aruohd~tlne. **Ted fOO8OOlhOokdinOXOB88Of**  **fb8WUkt#O8ari by**  **thl8 A8t**  **&tall upon**  **order of**  **the I#strlot**  

### ‘Jt#lge k reftmdd tathe puW ylng rrooh’ex**0088 iXt**  **-t.*.** **(47h818 QIM**  **P** Bin6e tite foor O%fhd.&bi8~td ovided 

### fw in Artlels 3927 are spa**h8eS “**  **ud8bbOO tb,**  'Leglstture to k fees "in oivll the d8triat Goplrf t0 #lalature **brr** 

### l utlmrimd the Judge bf p" 

### l roribe one foe in 110~ of the fee6 prerorlbod in lib8 Aat or the **rervioo8** of $b M&riot Clerk, it 

### is our oplalon 

### &et roh 

### of the foor 

### for the servlcea li@ed $a Art1010 

### 3W ue prop er ly l **88088ad** as mtrt oosts. tha 

### fear

ui%%.3 **VOti0~k~8** oiril 6tatrik8t pre8OribeS 18 entitled to rewlve **for** services **8Otim8 u8tOd**  **18 I**  **’ OtUM**  Of **eXOOU OlCpDMe8**  of **a suit**  the loedng party.* 

### Btmddngareturnof erder of the Court In a oivll **aa80. It**  **18 OWN**  **OpbiOtt wt**  **tb W**  **iS PI**  **’ OPOrly**  **astwmed** 

### a8 **oourt 008t8.** 

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In view of the foregoing you are advised that the library fee (except in suits for delinquent taxes), iesuing 

### exeoutlon,

issuing abstract of,judgment, issuing execution and/or abstract of judgment to 

### renew judgment, and .Sherlffls fee ror making return 

## 0r execution, are Items 

## 0r court costs.

IX Attortiey 

### Qeneral~a Opinion 

### ww-628 (1959), it IS 

### &&ted t

“It is noted that the prohibitions contained in Seotiona 1 and 

### 3 of Article 

### 39120, Vernon”6 Civil Statutes, concerning the paysent of rees ‘or oommiesions by the State 

### do not apply to the payment 

## 0r costs 

### in civil oases by the State where the fees earned oonstitute a part of the cost assessed against bhe State ln a partioular case. 

## Thewore, 8uoh cost oust be pald by the State as pro-, vlded by law rather than as 

### a fee to the ln#lvidual orrloer . ‘I Ia vi& of ths foregoIng, Items listed above as rein& costs may be puid by the State. The County Clerk’s ~4’~ for recordfng an abstract of judgment is not oourt oo8tr and the State **is** prohibited from paying suah fee. AttPrney Oencira%!.a Oplnlons 

### Nos. NW-508 (1959),

### and WW-628 (1933). In answer to your second question, the court ooeta e-rated herein should be paid to the District Clbrk. Attorney Cteneralls Opinion 

### ww-628 (1959). SUMMARY The library fee provided for in Artlolee 

### 17028-1,Vernon’s Civil Statutes, et seq., is speo1flcally taxed 

### aa court costs in civil oases, with the exoeption of suita for delinquent taxes. -es listed in Artlale 39m, Vernon’e~ Civil StaWtes, are taxed as oourt costs. The 

## sh0rirrts fee. ror return of execution provided for In Arfiicle 3933, Vernon’0 Civil Statutes, is taxed as court costs. The County Clerk’s fee for recording an abstract of 

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### Is not courtcoetr. Thoee feee linted ;E as court castemy be paid by the The library

roe in oa8ea 

### of euits for d;linquent

taxe8,asx¶

the ,County

Clerk's ree fbr ncordi#q l



### brtrwta of judgmnt ruy not **k pa14**  **by** th, **state.**



### Your8very truly, WILL 

### WILSOW Attormy aeneral

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L. **P.** 

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CJwlrmn mrvln 1. Sethtell. mmr1.r D. Uabmnir p& uz, Jr.

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