OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

oourt? And 

105 or this dopar 

quwtlag tha ophstod thDrel5 ruti 

aa follaar 

0ssQrrO01le0tir OnlplLey 

iota&a snd fnour any 

the Tax Aaawso~olleotor rotain 

the Tueaty-Piro (25) cent fee and a&ploy anf aad 

sll neoeeamry amietants and laour any and ell 

neossemy exmnwse, end pay tme OU of m&oh Tunds 

with the approvel of the Ooearaisafonera* Oourt? 
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18 SUt6te Bill NO. 211 Aote of the 48th 

L.&ur. Rwular :hsslon l&3 ameadl~& thm 

~.rtliloste'of Title Aot, d&sot14 the das1gaat.d 

8&$Mt t0 r-it @.tty SU@U6 X-Wli5&3 il; hi8 bUld8 

or suoh rmds dlreot to tho Road and Bridge Fuml 

of hle County, valid? 

"POP your oonsiderstion me aukdt the followit& lnrorwtion pertalnlng to the above qusstlonat 

"cnyaon County had a population or 65,843 inhebltantr aooerdlng to the 1930 Fodsral OOUBUI, sad 

a population or 69,699 lnhbitlnts aooordlng to the 

1940 Fkderal oumu~~. 

*Art. 16, 6.0. 61, Constitution of Tesu, peavide8 in mrt: 

"All dlotrlot 0rriowfi in the stata of Texas 

and all Oounty off1a.m in Couat1.r hatim a pop 

fation or 20,000 of mere, aooordlng to the that 

last prooodi~ Fodual BOMU, &all fromtho rlrrrt 

day of Jautuary and thereafter, sad aaboeqtlurt to 

the rlmt Fiagul8r or s 

i@ 

olal ,%Bslon or the Lo&* 

1atw arter the adopt on 0r tblr Rwolutlo+ be 

smgsnrtmd en a aala* baala. 

*All iems oarnod by dbtrlet, eo ua tl Pd y pmoimt offlrera rbnll k paid into thr Oouaty Tramurymhere oarmd for the m6ountot WI* 

(hdoptod elootloa htre,tmt 24# 

W@r 

fund* 1935 $ 

"Art. 3912e, R. C. W. pralde8 ia part u 

r0ii8nta t 

wahoo. 4. In all Countleo of thla 8tatr eontalui~ a populatiatt or leas than one hundr~ md 

nl5ety thou& (l90,OOO) hhabltanta aooordi~ 

to the last peoediw Fodaral Oeamw mhereita the 

ecmttty 01 preolnot oftiaers are oompmuted an a 

ulay btola under the pro~biom of Ok&a Aet 

there shall be omtod a f~ld to be lrxt@rrn 88 6. 
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oelarieo of offlooro and the oalarieo of deputloo, 

asalotanto and elarko 0s orrl0er6 who 0x-a drawing 

a salary ,from eeld fund uudor the provlolone of 

thl.8 A&, end to pay the authorized expenses of 

their om.oeo. Suoh fund ahall be deposited in 

the Couuty Depository and shell be proteoted to 

the oomo ertent no other County funds. 

“‘9M. 5. It sbrll be tho duty of all efflooro to ebarge ood oolleot in the -r outboxlmd by law all foe8 and oonmlooiom whloh aro 

permitted by lou to be aooeooed and ealleoted for 

oll oiflolal eorvloo perforrmd by thorn.. A. and 

mhen okoh fee8 are eollsohd thq @hall be dopolted in the ofmom’ Salary Fund, or rid43 provldod 

in tihlo Amt. 

"*The MOO 0s the stat0 0s ~0x00 ~0. tu.000, 

167 S. E. (2dl 296, l eoca to lndloete that tha 

w~t~.ri~~ (25) 0.d. retolud by the Tu nrwmorOolleota ohould be eoomntable to tha County In 

th0 881~0 mfiner 00 other feeo.* 

“Suoh dao~ted agent ah811 pay euoh wpl~ed 

aoolotnnto and ruob noououy ox 

hlarnwthe rum retalndb h 

tety eoau5t or meh fulldo r 

&~$!t$gl~ 

tmy event e&aU be by hfm raalt$ed to the Road end 

Brldso Fun& 0s him County.’ 

-In other ,wordo, what lo t&m proper method of 

dlopooing o’: the Tmntpflre (25) Oonti fee retolttod 

by the designated qent under ths oertfrioate of 

Title Agt, in Qzq’1305 County, Taxa..‘” 

senate Bill No. Pl, A&o of the l&th Le$lolaturo 

Regular Soeslon, 1943, omeudlag Wotion 57 of Artlole 14364, 

Ve~on*s Annotated Penal Code, nado in pert a. follower 

“9eotlo5 19 That seotion 57 or th0 oortirioat0 or Title A&, a8 amended by ths Aoto of the 

47th Lsglelature, Rmpalar Seoolott, Ohaptor LW, 

Smtion 6, be amsnded so a8 hereafter to reed am 

follower 
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H.58robla R. 0. rko~.., ho&. 5 

i 

*~se0tiOlt 57. mah oppllarurt for O oartlflwie 0s tftlo OF re4aareno* tanof lab031 pay t0 

the dealgnat& ugont oh6 ew 0s Plrty (so) C05f0, 

of whloh Twenty-fir. (25) Cent8 rholl be rstelned 

by the de.ipiut.d a$ent, maa Which he ohtall b. 

l ntltlad to aoXfloiOat mmey to pay expeneeo 

neonaeiary to etfioi.ntly parrot ths dutl.8 set 

&x&h here&q and t.be rerulains TwOnty-Tim (25) 

Cats shell be forwardad to the .Np8r&aent for 

deporlt to the Stste ubway Fund twether with 

the OpplloOtion ior 0ertlfW3te 04 title, wlth5a 

twmipr0~ (26) hourn astir 0tum ho0 been fel fS$ofently atb3inlotor aad porSm3 c&o 4atho oat 

forth herela; and tharo is hemby opjuepriatod to 

t&o De artm.nt .ll OS wroh foe. for wlul.. 

tzur. lL .rpuue, ototloOOry, postage, sontlag*at 

exgmnoe, end ml1 other l rpenoeo aeoeomry to adainiober thin Aot thr.u@b tbr biumlua eodi~ 

Awt.6 31, 1945. Fmv1d.d any eueh d..@mt.$ 

etgmt my 06~3og any and oil neoeooery oa8loknti 

end inmar any oad 611 nemomary exponoe la ad&nintOring this Agt in his oounty. Bush 6eol&nalW 

agent 0hOl1 wy ureh raploy& eooio?hnto end mwh 

n.o.smry .x&wtooo lttourr.6 by I&s fsm the iua& 

rOteSno4byhimh.r.OQB.x‘~ aad myarpoarntai smh 

rutl&o rrrsolnlag, lahlO hOn4olnOOy.rmtOholl 

be by hla xetalt%ed to the RoOd On4 Brld&e $ILnQ of 

his emtoty.’ 

". . . 4" 

seotlen 26 of Aztlalo 1&)6-l, Y~moo'o Annot0t04 

Pftnol 0060, defl5or, deo&totetl urnat ea lollorot 

*The toi% t~Deolgaoted A$.ntt SW eeah County 

Tax ColZsctsr in this Stet. who my psri.rm hlo 

dutlea undrr t&i. AOt th~ugb epv regular deputy+” 

Artlcl. 3902, Vexn~n'o Amot8t.d Civil 3duteo, 

18 u ~CQ~PR~ e~~krte prmiding rap the eppolntawnt ef degaties, aorlotanto, or alerke by district, @au&y or pT.riaat 

OlfiQOFS. ;otmta l%llx PIa. PI, oopn, elo. gror/Q.o thot the 
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aosipatwl cqytnt (who is the Gouaty Tar A5insz;sur-Gollsotor) 

ms~ employ any and all neoeasary aaoiatanta and incq any 

ad all nsoesaery rxpensb In mimlnistsrlng the Certffioate 

of Title Iset. Arti3L~ 3302, aupra, eil.10~8 osrteln oo~penoa- 

#on RP fa nentioned therein for deputies, eesiatanta or 

alarke appointad by district, oounty or preofnot otflaers. 

It ia Our Opinion that A?tfOl, 3502, SUpP8, and 

smote 8111 Bo. 21, suprs, mat be wabldored and oonstrusd 

to&,eth@r. 

. *&hen the ArsaMaor and Coll.08tor of Taxoe of Qrayson 

couaty is dlaotar~iw. the dutlea r#p.tlred Of hl.m unaer the 

Certificate of Title A& he 1s not dlsahargi.ng any dutsss 

psrt&d.ng to any ooparata aeenoy er offl.ae, but that all 

##oh Uutlao required of hira are smrely duties added by the 

statute to the offlwj of Asaeamr and Colleotor of Texea, 

(Bate et al. 0. alaos et al., 167 S. t:, I21 296). 
ftoaorable 8. c, Mewe8, Page 6 

the nmuuig i’or the upawe@, *blob appll6atian shell, 

betore pxematetlon to maid ooutiu flnt be eodoreed by the 

Qauaty Auditor, if any, otherilrse the Qwnty Tre6euror, 

mlg aa to w&other -da are nvelleble for pymeti af s&h 

ospmube~. The oonpeautlon of the dip&&m or asslstianta 

addni8t.w~ the Certlfleate of Title Aot and all neaee 

ury erpallsee lnow rod in 8onIl#otlon themwith Ball I.@ ally 

bopai& out OS thei-8 oolleotod inrdalnirbttag eafd 

Ad. Providul, of omwn, ~oh oompenmtbn of th d+ 

tie8 ooaulrkatm is tlxod by the ocam&dtma~ m&r r ad 

tin uoeuaxy upenur are allowed aail apprwod aa eutlurrlud by Arti 3699, Vernon’8 Annotnted Civil statutea. 

Ootildorlng whet’ has bean #al6 ln afmuor to your 

fira4’quoswm it noooourlly fDllow that your a- qtnat&m requires no enter. 

fn the oau of Stat0 et ml. v* Ola8r et al., aapm, 

it wu bald that fees sol.Laota& 50Ch~~3terlllC: th Oetiirllrata or Titls A& were iee~ or orfioe m3 diush rw# wb8n 

o1laet.d misti bo paid into the Cbtu%lby iDepo6itory aa diX’.oted 

by t&e oonstitutlonal rovinimr 

the f3tato c0Iwt.itat1oa P 

(Seotlon 61, Artielr l&of 

. 

z!h* Cotn?t or OlVil Appbela (Galvm??mi, Tema, wet 

rofuud) Ln the oa5e of Bettcygut et al. vq HamU GoaRty, 

159 8. W, t2) 543, in ao~tr~ Sootion 61, Aytlolo l6, ei 

the stat* Oonatltutloa, Bald; 

lOlO 

that 

nual 

#an 

Wndw thho Oflioue* Splrrr~r Law of t&la 5tetts (hrtc 

39120, Vernon** Anaatated CioIl :~taWtes) toes of 0iiiU 

are oolleoted by ueuntg oitioi+i @oqas%ted~Oa an ensazary baltle in %aunt1a4 Qontaln 

3 

a populatlan of leer 

190,000 infmbitante aeoardlng to e preda~matd~ 

be~~sue must be deposited in t&s Olflew6* :iala 

lmretotom stated tees 002lac;tsb for *&ninletcrr 1 tg tG Outii'loate of Title A& am feeo of offire~snb aatil the enaotwent oi Oenete Ri13. no, 221, sup-a, eueh f%Ob noald hwo @3n* 

“It will be observed that the oonetitutlonal 

plwl*lon very plainly pFWldOP two thlnpr (1) 

‘Bats31 county oTf’Soeza8ha31be ofmg#~setadoa 

P ~l.ary baa18 aloe, end (2) That all fw?# CbSrard 

br eoanty of'flsero &all bo pal6 loto tha oount~ 

tmmur y r0r the l ooount 09 the prop efur n& .* 
It .~aonbla R. 0. Nerves, Page 7 

into the Offloua* :jslmry FIurd in oountlaa having a populetlaa 

of leas t&an 190,000 lnhabftants whore aaid oounty o#lolela 

we36 ow4muto5 on an annual aaluy be*& Wwwu, it la 

noted that uiQ semto bill Ho. 211 8~~~88~ providea Wet 

uly nmouao OS the rund8 rmalil.llqf ia the haEd 0s tha Tu 

Aawawo-Colleotol! aster the pamant a@ l ub lda ntamplop o 

by hb and l wh uauur~ l ~ona.8 lnaurrad in ooauotloa 

ChnrowSh aball be raelttad to t&w Road and Bridge BUM OS 

iair oouuty. 14 lr our op%nlan theit it uati withla the augrz;Ltho Legla&ature to dealgxute thv fund into wh%ah 

rurploa l hmld be 8apva1,tod. 

eel.4 chat a% 7 e pnvirian lr valid. 

Themfora, wv 

It ia our father 0;4&m Chat all fur oulloot84 

bp t&v Tax Aaaavavr-Ool&eatvr in r4mtoirtvring CIn Oertifioata 

of TOle Aot ahould bv plavvd ln a opulal fund or l ooaat 

uparat~ and apart fms all. other fund8 in wdvr Wm8 t&v 

tax asaeuor-oollvoto~, oouatf eudltar and Cvmiofo&&a 

Cswt, oaa dvtvraine or avvvrtvln raathvr or mt them ia 

any balanoe remala 

““g 

ln aalfl waolal fund OP aooouat aftar 

tho plJrulrt of ralar ad of deput$ea or araletanta rtio we 

appoint66 or mployed to perfoow the 4utie8 rvqulrod by t&v 

Cutirloata o? Tit10 hat errd the paymoat of all nvoaunrr 

erpnver Lnowrod la tha l delniatratl.an or a&d Cextitioata 

of Tttlo Aoh After tha payment ot th@ ?ora$;ofna aalule~ 

and axprnuv if tbers are any ?uni!h oonalvt&g of fevr vvllevted in the adminlrtratlon of the Cettlfloate Or Title Aot 

romnfning the RRSM should be rmltted ta the Etaad and Rrldge 

Fund of the Cotudy. 

The Sabgoiryl paragraph la agplloablo to all Cvuatlaa 

whether the County oitlolalv are oonpeasatod on a Sea bar%* or 

an usaunl salary best&