OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN

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105 or this dopar quwtlag tha ophstod **thDrel5** ruti 

### aa follaar

0ssQrrO01le0tir OnlplLey iota&a snd fnourany

the Tax Aaawso~olleotor rotain **the Tueaty-Piro**  **(25) cent**  **fee and**  

### a&ployanf aad sll neoeeamry

amietants and laour any **and** 

### ell neossemy exmnwse, end pay tme OU of 

### m&ohTunds **with the**  **approvel of**  **the Ooearaisafonera** * **Oourt?**

### 244

18 **SUt6te** Bill **NO.** 211 **Aote of**  **the 48th**  

### L.&ur. Rwular :hsslon l&3 ameadl~& thm ~.rtliloste'of

TitleAot, 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 Countyhad 

### a population 

### or 65,843inhebltantr

aooerdlng to 

### the 1930 Fodsral OOUBUI, sad 

### a population

or 69,699lnhbitlnts 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.rhatim 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 adopton 0r 

### tblrRwolutlo+ **be smgsnrtmd**  en a aala* 

### baala. 

### *All iems oarnodby 

### dbtrlet, eouaty l 

### Pd pm**oimt** 

### offlrera

rbnllk paid 

### intothr OouatyTramurymhere oarmd for the m6ountot WI*

(hdoptod elootloa **htre,tmt 24#**  W@r fund* 

### 1935 $ 

### "Art.3912e,

R. C. W. pralde8 ia partu r0ii8nta t 

### wahoo. 4. In all Countleo of thla 8tatr **eon** 

### talui~ a populatiatt 

### or 

### leas than one hundr~ md **nl5ety** 

### thou& (l90,OOO)

### hhabltanta aooordi~ **to** the last peoediw 

### FodaralOeamw mhereita the 

### ecmttty 01 preolnot oftiaers are oompmuted an a 

### ulay btolaunderthe pro~biom of Ok&a **Aet** 

### thereshallbe **omtod** 

### a f~ld to **be** 

### lrxt@rrn 88 6.

### 245

**oelarieo** 

### of offlooro and the oalarieo 

### of deputloo, asalotanto

and elarko0s orrl0er6 who 0x-a drawing
a salary ,from eeld 

### fund uudorthe 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 ebargeood **oolleot** 

### in the -r outboxlmd **by** law all 

### foe8 and oonmlooiomwhloharo permitted

**by** 

### lou to **be** 

### aooeooed and ealleoted

for oll oiflolal

eorvloo

perforrmd

by thorn.. **A.** and 

### mhen okohfee8 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&mproper 

### method of **dlopooing o** **’ :**  **the Tmntpflre**  **(25) Oonti** **fee retolttod**  

### by the designated **qent** 

### under ths **oertfrioate** of 

### TitleAgt, in Qzq’1305 County, Taxa..‘” 

### senateBill No. Pl, **A&o** 

### of the l&thLe$lolaturo RegularSoeslon,

1943,omeudlag

Wotion 57 of Artlole14364, Ve~on*s **Annotated** Penal Code, nado in pert a. follower

“9eotlo5 19 **That** seotion **57** or **th0** oortiri**oat0 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

### 246

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

i ***~se0tiOlt 57.**  

### mah oppllarurt for 

### O oartlfl

### wie 0s 

### tftlo 

### OF re4aareno* 

### tanof lab031 pay t0 the dealgnat& ugont 

### oh6ew 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 shellbe forwardad to the .Np8r&aent

for deporltto the Stste**ubway** 

### Fund twether with the OpplloOtion

ior 0ertlfW3te04 title, wlth5a 

### twmipr0~ (26) hourn 

### astir 0tum ho0 **been** fe

### l 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 ad**  ainiober 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&n

### intOring

this**Agt in**  **his oounty.**  Bush 6eol&nalW agent 

### 0hOl1wy urehraploy& 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 RoOdOn4 Brld&e$ILnQ of his emtoty.’


### ".
. . 4" seotlen 

### 26 of Aztlalo1&)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 

### dutleaundrr 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 dega**  ties, aorlotanto, or alerke by district, @au&y or pT.riaat OlfiQOFS. ;otmta l%llx PIa. PI, oopn, elo. gror/Q.o thot the

### 247

aosipatwl cqytnt

(who is the Gouaty 

### Tar A5insz;sur-Gollsotor) 

### ms~ employany and all neoeasary aaoiatanta

and incq any ad all nsoesaery

rxpensbIn mimlnistsrlng theCertffioate 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 8111Bo. 21, suprs, mat be 

### wabldored and oonstrusd to&,eth@r.

.

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

### Qrayson couatyis dlaotar~iw. thedutlea**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 aeenoyer offl.ae,

but that all ##ohUutlaorequired of hira are smrelyduties**added** 

### by the **statute to**  

### the offlwjof **Asaeamr** and Colleotor of Texea, 

### (Bate et al. 0. alaoset al., 167 S. t:, I21 296).

### ftoaorable 8. c, **Mewe8, Page**  **6**



### thenmuuig i’or

the upawe@, *blobappll6atian shell, betorepxematetlonto maid ooutiuflnt 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 oonpeautlonof thedip&&m or asslstianta addni8t.w~ 

### theCertlfleate of TitleAot 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+ 

### tie8ooaulrkatm is tlxodby the ocam&dtma~ r m&r ad tinuoeuaxy upenur 

### are allowedaail apprwod aa eutlurrlud by Arti **3699,** 

### Vernon’8 **Annotnted** 

### Civilstatutea. 

### Ootildorlng

whet’ has bean #al6 ln afmuorto your fira4’quoswm it 

### noooourlly fDllow thatyour 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 OlVilAppbela (Galvm??mi, Tema, wet 

### rofuud) Ln the oa5e of Bettcygut et 

### al. vq HamU GoaRty, 159 8. W, t2) 

### 543, 

### in ao~tr~ Sootion61, 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 ueuntgoitioi+i @oqas%ted~Oa an ensazary baltle

in %aunt1a4

### Qontaln 3 a 

### populatlan

of leer 

### 190,000infmbitante aeoardlng

to e preda~matd~ be~~sue must be deposited

in t&s Olflew6* :iala **lmretotom** stated tees 002lac;tsb for *&ninletcrr tg 1 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 

### willbe 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 eoantyof'flsero

&all bo 

# pal6loto tha 

# oount~ tmmury

### r0r the l ooount 09

the proper

fun&.*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@ lubldanto amplop 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 

# intowh%ah

rurploa l

hmld be 8apva1,tod. eel.4 

### chat a% e

7 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 plavvdln 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? 

### Tit10hat 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 

### whetherthe County oitlolalv are oonpeasatod on a Sea bar%* or **an usaunl**  

### salary**best&**