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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAB AUSTIN

Honorable E. S. Poremn county hdltor Jeffereozb County Beaumont, Texas

near sir:

assistpat employed fiaate of Title

‘.U 6t,her~‘kw&, !aanap a da&q reoelv the maximum~~ralatiy

phu ths County, under. exist % statutes, redelvepddltlonal of the Cerfffloate of Tit P ay under the prov~slona e Act?

“3enate Dill NO. 211 pl?ovidea in part es fol

### lowt3r mk***** Such designate& aGent shall peg such erqployed are1sta.M.s and such neocrsary expenaer Inourred by him from the fmda retained by him hor-eunder, and any amount of suoh funds renaining inHonorable B. 9. Foreman, page 2

hla hands in any went shall be by him rellrltted to the Road end Bridge Fundof his county. 1 %ho case of The State of Texas vs. Qlaee, 167 3. W. (26) 296, seems to lndlc8te that the Certlfloate of Title Dlvlelon is an Integral part of the Tu Aerereor-Collootor~r office and that such doprtment la simply M added duty OYthe Tax AeeeeaOr-Colleotor. This ~u6ge aeemeto meanthat an employee or assistant In euoh department will be in tho etaem

c8trgory as any other regular deputy tar aeeoee0r-GOllo0tor.” Seotlon 57, Article 1436-1, Vernon ’s Annotated Penal Code, provider:

*Baohrppllaant for a oertlfleate or title or releruanoe theroof 8hUl pey to the doelgnated agent the we of **Fifty (50)**  Cents, of which Went?- five (25) Cent8 &all be rotalned by the deelgnated agent from which he ehall be entitled to rufflolent moneyto 9th~oxponeor neoeerrary to efrloiently perform the duties ret forth herOin, and the remainlng Tvmty-five (25) Cants ohall be forvardod to the Department for depoelt to the Strte Highway Fund, together with the appllcatlon for certifloate of title vithln twenty-four (24,) hours after same has beon reoelved by l ald dssi vhloh fee8 the Department shalft”ated ag6nt, from be entltled to end 8hall u80 eufflaient moneytopy all expenses neoeesary to effiolently administer and perform the dutieo sot forth herein, and there 18 hereby appropriated to the Depertment all of such fees for ealarlee, traveling exp9nee. stationery, postage, oontlngent expense, and aI1 other expenses neceaeary to l

W,nleter this hot through the biennium sndlng August 31, 19’13.* Senate Bill SVO,

211, Aots of the 48th L9glslature, Regular Seoelon, 1943, emendingSection 57 of Artlole 1436-1, eupra, red8 88 fOlloU8:

*Section 1. That Section 57 of th9 Certlficate of Title Act, as amencted by the Aate of the 47th Legislature, Regular Seeelon, Qlapter 187,Borrorrbk 3.8. Foremnl pqp 3

~;%,6, **bo 8muded**  **80 a8**  horeo2tor **to road**  **as**



### “Sootion 57. fCIahAppllomat for a oertifieAte of title or ro-lsrwmoe thereof 8hall pay to tho &rigAAtod l nt the cumOfFlft ( 9) Oentr, OSwhloh 'Brent by the +o doaifpa (25) Cent.88had be rotalnod

l dago&, from vhlah ha shall be OAtithd t0 

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l ffi8iOAtly FfWA the dutl **8** ret **forth** horoln~ and tho reIPrialq Vmntpfive t25) Coat8 d&&u k t-dO& t0 th+ br@Ft-t ftJPdOJtO8it to the

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**togothor** with

the l p- ~QAta awtlfia8te of title, within trenty**hour8** Utor UM hrr boeA reoeived by tOd QpAt, iWSt Whlahf008 th0 D@pUt**UXtitkd** t0 **85hd**

8ha.U u8e SUfflOhAt MAO? t0 pay all OXpOA8e8 MOoUbPy t0 effiO%OAtly l dalnlrter 

### andporfornthe **dutioe ret**  

### forthheroIAJ AA~them **i8** hereby 8ppropriAted to the Departmont **8ll of**  **ru& foe8**  for ulAr188, trAvelUg

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xpw8e IA admlnirtering thle **Act** Jm **hi8 OOUUtJ.**  Swh **&8** ted agoAt **shall pay**  l wh qloyed Are~etuitr **2** such AeOOE8a&'y expeA8er lnourred by M.A frca tho fund8 retaiMd by hfaahereTudor, M& my Uowt Of such f~Ad8 r0~Alalng b hlr W ln MJ event eh8u be by hl~ Paitted to the Rord AA4aridgo Fundof e8 aoupty,’

so. 2. ThO tWt that thOF0 OXi8t8 l?LiOOlrtttiAty u to tho momlag of the present lav, ro8ulting in eo~furio~ lsi the Adru.n%rtrrtlon thwoofr omrter m omorgwy and im uepwatiro pub110neoeeelty that tha GoAstltutloAal Rule rerplrlng bills to bo read on throo roleral daya lo eMh Bow0 ho rPrpeA&ed, MCIuld Rule is herebyru8peAdod, end this Aot &all take effeat 8nd be in foroe fromasi **Mtdr** its pAe88g8, urd 

### It 18 so oAaotod.*Joffereon County

### hA8a populatioA of 145,329 inhAbltaAte 

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ooordlng

to the 1940 FadePol OeAeua. Artiola 3902, Vernon’8 Anaotatad Clvll Statutea, provider In 

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%henevar any dlatrlot, oount flaer 

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### araiatad8 or olorlce IA the pertomanoe ' &a dukaa or ho ahall 8

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### to tha County Ga8mf8sionrre~ Court 

### Of hi6 00~ JiCW l **UtbCAPit7 t0**  **8ppOint 8Wh**  **dOpItie8,** l **8eietanta or**  olerk8, rt8tlng **br** 

### awof~**a** tho nURb8rAo8dad, the po8itlOn to be fi !a6 **lpaa;on** tha amount to bo paid. Sal6 applloatioa 8hall be 

### l ooaapurled by a statemat shoving the pobabli rooelptr fror feer, oomlrric~a8 aAdooquwation to br oolleotod by l ald offioe duriq the Mao81 you urd tha probable dl8btW86MAt8 which rhiall inoludo all ula~lo8 and expoAae6 of raid offioa~ Md said QOWt 

### 8bUn **UUk6 it8**  **W&Or 8UthOrlsing**  the appointmAt of euoh daputlee, a8eietanta and olerke and fix the oceIpaA8atloA to be paid than vithl~ the limitAtioA8 brain pe8orlbod and detormlnotho numbertobo Appointed a8 in the dlaoretlon af aaid oourt may be properi provldad that in no oaae rhall the Cc+Tmi8alonar8~ Court or any mamborthereof atteegt to iafluanae the appointment of any 

### parroa a8 deputy, 8e8iet8nt or olerk IA anp offloe. Upanthe entry of euoh order the offlOor 8~ 1 ing **tOl ’**  **&U&h** 888itttAAt8, **dnpUtie8** or OlOrk8 &il be Authorlred to 8 ehx lAt thftte; provided that aald ooAwAaAtion not oxeetid the mulmum

amount hereinafter **ret out.**  **The oap**  pona8tlon vhioh nny be Alloved to the deputies, 888;8t$AtS Or olerk8 above ASitbOd fdF their UA’V* lo 8 ah~ll beareAa@blo odes AOtto oreoed tha foflovi~g 8mountet

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. . ,* a5. & oountier ha1 huridred thouernd AA~ oAe hwdmd AAdflit ~
ante, ilrrt Arrlet8A 0P ohlef do uty not to oxoeod Taonty-six BuMrod ($2600+0) DO& per annural

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Honorable lt.d.mrelMn, pago 5 ,,-. ._..I.

head8 of **dopartmentr** 1887 bo alloved **by** thv Cow mlorloaerr* Court, uhea in their -&8oh allovanosir ju8tifled, tha cumof k (@?OO.OO)D0ll8rr per Unlumia addition to the uount herein allowd, vhen suoh head8 of departmeat8 rought to be appointed simllhave previously rsrved the oouaty or poUtlo rubdivi8ion thereof for aot le88 than tuo oontinoou8 gtir8; other Mrirtaatr **deputler Or**  alerJr.8 not to exoeed ~Mu't~-tfrrrr &red ($2300.00) DO-8 per an1~18

.&OtlOR 26 Of &tiOk 143675 **8Up)?a, d@ihe8**  **ds8ig** nated wnt8 a8 rOuov8#

'The term der%gMtcd agent mw~8 eaoh oountg **tU** OOf&OtQVin tht8 State vho p11rWfoIVII hi8 dutler under thi8 Aot throufgh erly**regular d8puty.@** 

**In view**  **of th8**  **foregoin rtatutee**  **8nd the**  aaae **of State,**  **et** al. vI Qla88, et al., 187 8. Y. (2d) 296, it 18 our **OpintOlthd q**  **M8i8tMt OR**  **d8gUty Ot**  **the tax**  **888088Or-00x** lestor vhether priorming invhole or ia wt the duties in+ pored by Article 1436-1, rupra, ba8 the samertatu8 a8 any **other** regular **&putt tax**  **arrerror-oolleotor or**  **a88latant. It**  18 our further lnioa that all **dsputie8 or**  **8osirtant8** or **the**

% tu a88error-ool ator exaept the rir8t arslrtant or ohioi **deputy who**  **az h8ada**  **of departnmnts**  **aannot** rsoe%ve **a ralary**  of more than 300.00 par 8naum each. Your8 very truly

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