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



### Beaonbl~ fobnA. Shcrok 

### CWmlral DIrtrUt Atkmmy **Raur** 

### Oeuut~ Ban Aamtoalo,

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### AttentloaaMr. 1. J. Oltblager /A ,v
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### herewith copyof 001 reqtmt to you far an 6,pinloa oaa llmilar qubrtioll,

dated Jantmy 88, 194e, and mmr pm to your 

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### quart.Rbnerabla **Johm** B. **slhoek,**Pago 2 

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### year copy of mu opinioa 8e r. Judge 

### Vau&aa 6ated mroh OI, 1948.



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### ocltherlsmd to **6ollwt** ~oeowborethore 4o no foa f4xed **b** law **for** the owvloa **puformod br**  **h L**  

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### to tha cowtJ1 "(a) Xo thoJaotieeof tha PwW uitlt1.d **to tempt**  **aad nteh**  **ioo Mmmst**  **1F4f** 

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### ubpftted."Honorsble Soha R. Shook, Page 5

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### ad&roooo& to you, montlomd in the iirot paraeaph of your l.tt.r, amittinp, the 

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## 0r #LOO tendered 

### to PO **by** 

### l!r. Ralph 8. **Cadwal** leaer on bahalr or one or 

### hi8 **aliento** 

### for the 

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### the BMCO Of uBW0 one mar .ot.blloh h4. noord of 

### birthbr 

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### entiq4 to that state a eortirloota 

### of tb l.oo8l mgiatrar of tha 

### Count7of tha 8tatoin whloh tb eroon rroldoo,stat

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### ngardlng the bSr%h oi maid party. Mr. Cadwalladu promntad **to** me 

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### latonrdhlmthat I **did not**  know ofan~ proorrlbod **f.. but**  **no** aura that it rortld not .x.md $1.00 

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### aoh proon **upon** 

### ah0m **information** 

### u80 aought. **wlmroupoa**ha pnoented the 

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### ror two people and tan&red **thm** attaohed ohaok.
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### providea 4~ part 88 **fo~ow0:**

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### 10081 re&lotrar oh811 IM paid th. .UPL



### or Fiftr (50) **O.nto** ror *aOh birth **and** 

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### ana regiotored with h&i, **and** aornotl7 raoorasd 

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### to **th.** 

### State**Bureau** 

### of Vital **Stntlti00, a@**  **r0qUiOd by**  **this Aot,**  **URUOO OUOh**  **We.1 8** **’ B@.$Ot~r**  **.hSll Eonorable**  John R. **Slwok,** Fag. 4

b. stating ao Registrar Of Birth8 end Doatb in an lnoorporated 

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## or 0.8 hundred end BiWty 8boumand **inhabitanta** aooordixig to tb last pr...din(l 

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### to plaoo the 

### $aotloe8or the poaao 

### on a 8alary basis tb juetioo Of the pseoo .h.lL r.- o.ir. in addition themto, all fe.., oou.nl..i~no, 

### or payment0 **ror** prforniog **murisgw ouemonloo**  

### and for aotlng 80 **reqglotrar** for 

### the4 **Board** or Vi**tal s8at4otloo**  and **wbsa aotiug**  **m ax**  

## 0fric40 **no tary**  

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**whuo juatfaeo**  

## 0r the **pasob** are **oompemaCed** oa an l naual aalarl baa5.8, ouoh jtmti.80 of the p08oO 8r. authorlmd to oolleot end rataln ?..a (whioh are author&red 

### and provided 

### by law) ror **sot4aq** eta nglotraro for the Board of Vital St.- **tiotioo,** 

### in addition to their annual BdlOrie8, whioh h8r. boon 

### ?I..6by th. ~is.ion.ra* oaurt. 

### In 8o~lf.noo with th. Offlo.ra Salary Law. **IJI oonnsotion**  with the forogolng w dlrvot 

### four attsntionto our opinion Ho. O-/Z25 and 8801006 a 

### eopr or tim maw h4rewlth.

Th. abor. matloned OpinlOn d080 not h01d that 

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## 0r the psao. aotlng al reg4otraro for the Board **of** Wt.1 Statietioa are outhorltod to eoll.ot snd r8t.i~ fee8 

### where th.zy io no r00 rird 

### or .uthorlmd by law 

### ror the s.rvi008 8njoS.n.d

oa thm b7 statut8 

## ana parotid by thaa as suoh Zooal mgietraro.

31th r.f.mnoe to your 

## rirot quest4on, 

## it io 11811 88t8b11sh.d that em offloer my **not olai~z**  **or** retain w **money** without a law au8horiring him to do .oI end ol.erL9 fir* the amount to whioh h. i. antlt1.d. To entitle an OffiO*rIiolwrsbl*;Tobn R. Shook, 'Pa@ 3

to T~OOiVefees cr o~n~&Isai~na, the reobipt thereof mt haV0bOOA FT0Vid.d for and the aaount fixad by law and he must her* priorwed the servlcea ror ~tioh oompnsati0n haa bwn oertiried. Ao.otflaer la not entitied to any OoXIpenSetfou in addftiGn to that whioh haa been fIxed by l&w for the prformsnae of the duties OS his ofiioe, even thou& the oompanaation SO firad is uareaaonablo or inadequate. 80 may ba rsqulred **by** law **to perform**  8~oIfLa sorviaea or diaaharue addition& dutiaa for whiah no aompruetlou 1s provided. The obllaation to perform auoh eervhwe la imposed a8 an iaoldent to tin orfloe, end the offiaer bJr hla **8eOeptan6e theroof**  **la doomed**  **to hv6**  **en&aged to**  **have par**  fommd tham without ooapenution. zr there is no 8pe0if10 **statutory** authority providing 

### for the payment of fees, It bee been ropeetedly **held** 

### that publio offiorra are not perfitted to oollsat teoa unleea the same era provldod~for **by** law **and** the aaount for deolared by lsn. (Texas Jurinprudonoe, Vol. 34, pp. 311, ss?P, 3318 Benrord la. Roblnsonn,234 Zi.#. 807i Duoloa va, Bsrrla County, Z96 ii.3.4174 %&alla vs. City or Rookdale 866 a.'#.6941 **State** vs. l&ark,87 Texas, 3071 Coebp County Cattle Compel VE MoDotitt, 281 S.ii. 293)

fa view or the toregoin~, we respeetrully lnawex your fIrat qmation aa stated abwe, in the nagativ0.

i;enow ooneider ycur abaoad quOOtiOn.' AS y8 Mderataad this question, you have reterenoe **to** the fee mmtfoned i&i tha letter of the juasi+IO of tte pee00 quOtOP above. The **eervioee** readerad or the dutieo porrormd by the looal registrar nmntioned IR the above quObb i*ttW Of **tb** jugtioe **of the**  **peaoo** are **not** aervlaea or dutloe **urjolned**
or requind by **atetute. ThSa**  **be*** **trtrw, we**  **nre of**  tb **epln** 

### ion, tbt 

### tha loeel ragiatrer io peaally entitled to reoeln end 

### TOtalA the above **mantioaed fee.**  (Doeby Oaunty Cettle Company ve. #ro~~~t~t; BeatIon 19, Artlole 391ti, 8upTa) In 00meotion wittt tk toregcrlag we rent to point out thOt OW ~~SWOXto OUT rirst question a apllea only ta the** lsrvle** or duties %a

posed ugon the looal registrar by the Statut4 for whioh A0 roe la provided.

TI*quote from the oaem of Nwoea Oounty ya. AnR Currin ton et a&, So. 1899 -7-o (@PintOA d*1INMd ahar **20, &Qi2)**  ba r0lbiwtHonorable John R. **Shook,** Pam 8

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. . . . "It may be etcated et the outset that t&a Court of i;iviJ

Apprle oorreotly holds that a Zee Paid a pub118 offloes for the pertormenoo **OS** a **duty enJoined**  by statute Is a fee oolleetad in an oCrlaia1 oapaalty. It la 

### equally true that unless the fea ia pravldad by 13~ for CM OrfiO%al 

### SerVfOe r8qUfrOd t0 b3 p0Ib fommd and the amount **tlvareai** fixed **by** 13x8, nom eaa lawfully be **abarged** tlmrefor. State v. **Moaro,** 59 Tsura, 309. 380, 221) MoCalle T*. City of Rookdale (Ooa. App.) 246 9.3. ser. xt does not roli03f,

hovmvor, that a ocwiy wban ofrialal aolleota e ire wron@ully, but under oolor of otflao, is not entitled to have a&m doposited **and paid**  **over in**  the lamo **mmnner a~**  ia required iOr dirpoaition Of f’8e8rlghtfully aolleatad. s~bthor l aountr offlalal~rho has wrongfully 

### 00u00tdafees 

### 0rri0i.a~ is estopped to aeamt se agalnat the **ootanty**a personal olaka thareto, 18 not before W. Tha only que6tlona presented are those arIefn& 8 **virtue of**  the **u;rholdlng by**  the **00~1% of**  01~1 I Appesla of the aotlon of the trl3l oourt in sustaining defandsntla generel demurrer to the oountpa petition.
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. . . ***It** Is oux aonoluaIon t&t th fees oolleoted, whether rlphtrully or wongfully *mei for servloea Tendered by dafor:dant offlafally.

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. . . *It rollom iron what we have ateted that wo hold the defendant aoted In h3T otfloial oapaoltp in isruing tha tax oertirIa3tea and raooiving themfor the fess sued for by the oounty; ale0 that it MO her duty to 3ooouut ror and pay sm3 IntO tb aounty treasury Par the bWSrit of thg oirioara ml~ry Fund, and that hevins rail34 to da 811

and E3ving breaoimd her ofiiolalHonanblm Solm IP.**Shook, Pago**  9