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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 followt3r 

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 in 
Honorable B. 9. Foreman, page 2 

hla hands in any went shall be by him rellrltted to 

the Road end Bridge Fund of 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 OY the Tax AeeeeaOr-Colleotor. This ~u6ge aeeme to mean that 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: 

*Baoh rppllaant 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 money to 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 shal ft” 

ated ag6nt, from 

be entltled to end 

8hall u80 eufflaient money topy 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, emending Section 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. fCIah Appllomat for a oertifieAte of title or ro-lsrwmoe thereof 8hall pay to 

tho &rigAAtod l nt the cum Of Flft ( 9) Oentr, 

OS whloh 'Brent 

b y the 

+o 

do a ifp a 

(25) Cent.8 8had be rotalnod 

l d ago&, from vhla hh a sh a ll be 

OAtithd t0 8UffiOiOAt ur n,J t0 M J etpuuO8 MO08-y t0 l ffi8iOAtly FfWA the dutl 8 ret forth 

horoln~ and tho reIPrialq Vmntpfive t 25) Coat8 

d&&u k t-dO& t0 th+ br@Ft-t ftJP dOJtO8it 

to the a a t* R ig h lmy ?uAQ, togothor with the l p - 

~QA ta awtlfia8te of title, within trentyhour8 Utor UM hrr boeA reoeived by 

tOd QpAt, iWSt Whlah f008 th0 D@pUtUXtitkd t0 85hd 8ha.U u8e SUfflOhAt 

MAO? t0 pay all OXpOA8e8 MOoUbPy t0 effiO%OAtly 

l dalnlrter and porforn the dutioe ret forth heroIAJ AA~ them i8 hereby 8ppropriAted to the Departmont 8ll of ru& foe8 for ulAr188, trAvelUg 

“i 

@ Ad l n MO98S&Fy 888t8tontS ud iAOUr w 8Ad 

Al no8ereAry l 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 hfaa hereTudor, M& my Uowt Of such f~Ad8 r0~Alalng b 

hlr W ln MJ event eh8u be by hl~ Paitted to 

the Rord AA4 aridgo Fund of 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 pub110 neoeeelty that 

tha GoAstltutloAal Rule rerplrlng bills to bo read 

on throo roleral daya lo eMh Bow0 ho rPrpeA&ed, 

MCI uld Rule is hereby ru8peAdod, end this Aot 

&all take effeat 8nd be in foroe from asi Mtdr 

its pAe88g8, urd It 18 so oAaotod.* 
Joffereon County hA8 a populatioA of 145,329 inhAbltaAte l ooor dto lnthe g 1940 FadePol OeAeua. 

Artiola 3902, Vernon’8 Anaotatad Clvll Statutea, provider In prt t 

%henevar any dlatrlot, oount 

flaer ahall r!rqulrr tho aorvioar 0 

or pracrlaat ofdo utlor araiatad8 or olorlce IA the pertomanoe ' or &a dukaa 

ho ahall 8 

T 

ly to tha County Ga8mf8sionrre~ Court 

Of h i6 00~ J iCW l UtbCAPit7 t0 8ppOint 8Wh dOpItie8, 

l 8eietanta or olerk8, rt8tlng br awof~ a 

tho nURb8r Ao8dad, 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 aAd ooquwation 

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 

mambor thereof atteegt to iafluanae the appointment of any parroa a8 deputy, 8e8iet8nt or olerk 

IA anp offloe. Upan the 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 AOt to oreoed tha 

foflovi~g 8mountet 

II 

. . ,* 

a5. & oountier ha1 

huridred thouernd AA~ 

oAe hwdmd AAd flit 

~ 

ante, ilrrt Arrlet8A 0P ohlef do uty not to oxoeod 

Taonty-six BuMrod ($2600+0) DO& per annural 
924 

Honorable lt.d.mrelMn, pago 5 

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head8 of dopartmentr 1887 bo alloved by thv Cow 

mlorloaerr* Court, uhea in their -&8oh allovanosir ju8tifled, tha cum of k 

(@?OO.OO) D0ll8rr per Unlum ia 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 ds8ignated wnt8 a8 rOuov8# 

'The term der%gMtcd agent mw~8 eaoh oountg 

tU OOf&OtQV in tht8 State vho p11r WfoIVII 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-00xlestor vhether priorming invhole or ia wt the duties in+ 

pored by Article 1436-1, rupra, ba8 the same rtatu8 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 

AU:db 

COYMllTIR