859 

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

Bonorabla B. r. YoKea. 

county AuAitor 

Hldalgo CountJ 

Edlnburg, T-8 

l 8t for a n o p inio n 

“ROOOJm 

to tL, Le& l i 

there Ear hon 8ome dirotlrrlon aI 

f o f. th8 wtkr, a na l rwont orM a 

w$ lt k lmrrt~ato0 b7 tho n40 of the county aaa 0 a060rrimti08 

M a dl 0 rtOWb,thM Or JWtthi8BOE8~ OOMtitUt.8 

t.88 Of Offi aPd 8hOUlb bo t-E& WO? t0 tb 

ColmtT.~ 
lionorablo B. 1. YoKao, Pago 2 

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l 0briOU81~, it 18 l bon8iit to haro tb ofbpt OpOA iOr tl?OSr 00~108, 81UO~ it .A- __ 

l Dl88 ON 011 OOmpNiiO8 to p r Op a r O,fOBr imr a l 

6OTOlOQUbOAt, lIAd lihfiH, it 18 ObViOu8,tJmt 

the Olork i8 Aot bound to k.op the Oifioo opoa 

at Al&It8 @Ad 011 SUAdOr. 

Wo hwo not prorlowly sona into tlm mattot 

booauw wo l 8usmd that unbr thO80 8irouutanoo8, 

tho Oouaty would ha+. ae outsol antI woul4 not bo 

l Atitbd t0 tbr lbAOr, hOTOr, iA TiO+ Of m 

418eU8tiOn it w-r8 that *r tight bO ia error 

ard that t&m COUAty might bo Ontitled to thf8 

l ono79 

-0 roul(Lllhr tO kna lf ondor tarn O&r8~8t6nO.8, th. pqmont by the Oil oom MiO8 for 

k00pin 

f 

Ofif OpOII OA Otb? WA U8tUI P OtfiOO 

hour8 8 l r c 0 of.ofrioo, aAd )&nforo, b&m 

ClOrk ;,8 l 000~&8bl0 t0 th@ ~OUAt~ iOP 8AR0, Of 

if&i' ahe BOnOT Oi tho COUnty Oluk aAd Uio 

l * 

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hebltant 8 

htiOA Of Hi&d@ @OoUatl 18 105,059 inA# to t)u 1940 n4or01 00~8~8. ~A8OqUWlt17 8ai4 rePlt$ oporato8 rudu tlm nlu7 ryrtom in rrgard to 

it8 OOUJLtt OffiOr8. 

&?uOlO 1948, 8. 0. (1. 1988, provide8 a8 fOlh8: 

OtiOA OAd l XMiAAha-0 UN right to 
861 

HOnorable B1 F. tiK80, Fag8 3 

Arti 3904, R. a. s. 1986, prOVidO8 88 sOiiOW8l 

"10 Ohrk Or jU8tlO8 Or tho p.eOO 8&U. bo 

OAt1tl84 to eAy roe ror th4 l e!AiAat~OA Or 

pepor or raoord in hi8 o?rlo*, nor for rlli 

any 

prOOr Ot Qe&Mr i.88Wd b7 him aAd rrturnod 7 $7 

OOU?b, Mr rOr mOthA Or jUd@OOAt8 UpOn EOtiOA8 

ior 88orulty ror 008t8, nor for teklng a& approrins a bdad ?Or 008t8. A jUd&lllMt OOlitldAiAg EOfare1 ordrr8 shell be oonslduod a8 one judgment, 

enb on1 

or jurt 1 om 

OA@ fee shell be ohargo bl aald olerk 

for rnterlng or rendorfq the 8ea8.9 

The next above toted rtatuta prohlbltr th8 oharglllg or any ?eO for the l xemlMtioA ot any reoord or eel6 

Clork'r 0rrioh Thir re8triotiOA 18 epplioabl8 whethrr buriAg 0rri0m hour8 or at other tiPO8. 

182 3. W. 

IA th0 Oe80 O? IlruOO8 COuAtr V. CUiriA&tQA Ot ei., 

dd thb 

681, th. StI~mutH Court Of TOXa8 iA it8 O&lion 

a. . . a ?cr paid a publio ottloor ror the 

pariormcmoo of a duty enjoined br statute i6 a 

?W OOiiOOtOd ~JI aA O??iOid OepaOitYa It 18 

equally true that tie88 A ir8 18 provldod bl 

law for aA 0rfioiai son108 roqdrod to b8 jmrrormod md tbr emount thoroaf rixed bJ law, AO~O 

oe!! 1awfUuy br Ohargrd tbrrefor. 

do.8 AOt ?Oiim however Uiet l 00U&*“i08:tOit1- 

oial OOllUt8 e for wrongfUlly, but UAdOr oolor 

O? O??lOO, i8 AOt 0Atitl.d t0 hare Barm dOJ%8itOd 

an4 paid over in thr 88m manner a8 ir roquirod 

for dilrpO8itiOA Or ?W8 rightfUllY OOllOOted. 

. . ." 

Th. kOOQiA3 Of the C-OuAtJ Olerk’8 Offi OPA 80 

that the rooordr thereof 547 be ln8poOtOd aad wamlrud at l ll 

TOa8OAAblO time8 18 a dutl OAjOh0d bf ntetut4, but it i8 not 

tho duty 0r thr olrrk to keep mm0 open eftrr hi8 mguler roemnable oftioe houro. -tbFBWO, BOt Oar18 thU0 BO ?OO 

provided br law for moh sonloo@, l ltbr auri offloe hour8 

or aftor offhe hOU?l, but it 18 l ~m,881~ prow 2 a.8 t&t the 

olork 8hall Aot be rntltlod to any ?ra ror thm l xaular.tion 0r 

uld roOOi48. 
862 

Booorabla 8. 1. Koxoo, Eage 4 

1% I8 l ppennt tht the roe1 INUp for rhloh th 

oounty o)er$ war pi& ~a8 to pmrdt an l xamilution 0r tb 

l'OOOrd8 iA hl8 OfflO@. This bolng mo, 10 bellrro thet eAy 

r00 0011 .ooted by thb olerk for th8 l xaalnetlon or the mo0148 e? hi8 0rrioO rh*thu during orrio hour8 or l fter 

off100 hourr, mull be ooll8otod under oolor or 0rrloe end, 

elthOtI&h wrongtrrlly oollrotod by him, it would k hi8 duty 

to l OOOUAt iOr end pry lam0 into thr 00uAty traerurr iOr the 

bonefit or th8 orriorr seluy Fund. 

arm 

TmrtiIq the l bon ?ull~ UIOWOr8 you iaquiry, wo 

BY 

Robort L Lettlmre, Jr. 

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