OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTINEon. B. F. MaXee, Page 2

follaringportion of Artlole 9052, RaYimBd Clrll %atutes of Texas,toilritz

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....Wo oountyolerk shall be oomuelle4

ea in mita pmdi ( uneereo0ritig 0~8

7 In the county acurt."

Artlale 2896, RevisedClYil Statutes of Texe~, prcvluesthet all dlatriot,oountyan4 preolnatoffioera shall keep aorreot ntotsmsnteof all feao earned by them In e bcuk providedfor that purposeveto.

Artio1sS397, ReYiea4Clril Statutesai ?exae, proYm3o as follm:

%mh dbtriot, aotmtf am4 pmofnat of'floer,

at the olosa aC each Slsoelysllr (Dooember Slat1 shall meks to the amriot oourt of the aouuty in whioh he reslaer 6 8warn atet&aentIn triplbata (onfox-5~3de8ignea and a copy of whia

1pro~s4 by th St&e Anudltor) a statemlt shall be romrtletd to the State &#&tar by ths atirk of the Uistriatacurt of aeia aouatywithln thirty (SO) days after the aam ha6 boon ifled in this oSfioe,and one aopab be file4 with the oountp auditor,if any1 etherwisesAl4 oapy ahall be file4with the ~lssfoner8' ccurt. .Said

report shprll

show the mount of all fess, **aormissi~a** and ccaapeasetlonswhatever earned bg said oriiaer during the fiscal pearlune 

### satx?naxy, shall show the aamuat of feet3 acmimltWoni3

and ooPrpsnnat$oae

oo~aat6d by h&n durlnethe f%mal **yecat** 'thirdly, said report shall oont8inea it6rd0a etatamnt of all fees, ocmwitisfone and cotipenset2onafnkraed &ur%ng the fiscalyear which wore nat aol16ottM, togetherwith the mum of the partyr:on. 2. ?. f;oKee, Page 3

owirtg esid fees, ooa~k~i.or~s slacl compensations. ssla report shallbe riled not later than February 1st follonlagthedO5U of the fieeul year amI for each day sfter said date tlra: said repJrt re3atnsnot filed, seld offioer shallbe liable to a penalty of **Twenty Five**  (S25.05)Dollars, rhioh itay

be reooreredby th6 oouaty 1:. a sirit brought for euoh pur;~ses,ahd in s&l:- tloo said dfioer sbal1 bo subjeot to remotal sroa ottLce.*
~~tlole 1132,

Penal Code of Texas, reads as rollowts: etiy aounty offlcez or any distrlet attorney to whom ?6%5 or aoets ere alkwed by law who shall fail to aharge up tha fees or aoets that may be due under ex:istf~~& laws, or v&o stxall remit any **reo** that %sy be due under the laws, or who shall fail to nake the report requiredby law, or who shall ;ay his deputy, alark or assis,tent

**a** less **6rim thim**  **5p35ifl5d in**  **his 5wOrn**  **stat5nm5t.** or **reoelrs** bask as a robete any part of the ampensatloi:

allowed euoh4eput.y. clerk or asafstaht, shall be flne& not less tbsn twenty-five nor sore than five hundred dollare. Xach act forbidden**by** this article 1s 6 separate3ffenss.e This departmentheld in e letter opinionwritteo by HOC. 3:.

c. Waters, **Assistant AttsrImby**  **General, dateb**  September 26, l%lJl, adareseed to Km. Ceorsu EassMr, that a aounty clerk has ao authorltfumber Artlole 893l3,ReYisr4 Citil Statutes of Texee, to reootd instruaents without aollectfagfees for &me m4 that he Is held responsible for all work done whether aolleetedfor or not.

.&.g w therafcre respaatfully advised thnt it **is** the op2nl?5 **0:~ this**  **departswit that**  **it is**  **the duty**  **of** the oaunty clerk to uhargs end eolleet the leggdl fees ic full before reoordingthe isetmments.

Trimthg that this satlsfaatorlly **answers** yourlaquiry. and with bsnt rsgard8, we ar6 Vsry tnily your6 Xi”?XW$Y G~W:F~AL 03 93~3