OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 
Eon. B. F. MaXee, Page 2 

follaring portion of Artlole 9052, RaYimBd Clrll %atutes of Texas, toilritz 

" . . ..Wo oounty olerk shall be oomuelle4 

ea in mita pmdi 

( uneereo0ritig 0~8 7 

In the county acurt." 

Artlale 2896, Revised ClYil Statutes of Texe~, 

prcvlues thet all dlatriot, oounty an4 preolnat offioera 

shall keep aorreot ntotsmsnte of all feao earned by them 

In e bcuk provided for that purposeveto. 

Artio1s S397, ReYiea4 Clril Statutes ai ?exae, 

proYm3o as follm: 

%mh dbtriot, aotmtf am4 pmofnat 

of'floer, at the olosa aC each Slsoel ysllr 

(Dooember Slat1 shall meks to the amriot 

oourt of the aouuty in whioh he reslaer 6 

8warn atet&aent In triplbata (onfox-5~3 de8ignea and a 

copy of whia 1 

pro~s4 by th St&e Anudltor) a 

statemlt shall be romrtletd 

to the State &#&tar by ths atirk of the 

Uistriat acurt of aeia aouaty withln thirty 

(SO) days after the aam ha6 boon ifled in 

this oSfioe, and one aopab be file4 with 

the oountp auditor, if any1 etherwise sAl4 

oapy ahall be file4 with the ~lssfoner8' 

ccurt. .Said report shprll show the mount of 

all fess, aormissi~a and ccaapeasetlons whatever earned bg said oriiaer during the fiscal 

pearl une satx?naxy, shall show the aamuat of 

feet3 acmimltWoni3 and ooPrpsnnat$oae oo~aat6d 

by h&n durlne the f%mal yecat 'thirdly, said 

report shall oont8in ea it6rd0a etatamnt 

of all fees, ocmwitisfone and cotipenset2ona fnkraed &ur%ng the fiscal year which wore nat aol16ottM, together with the mum of the party 
r:on. 2. ?. f;oKee, Page 3 

owirtg esid fees, ooa~k~i.or~s slacl compensations. 

ssla report shall be riled not later than February 1st follonlag thedO5U of the fieeul year 

amI for each day sfter said date tlra: said repJrt re3atns not filed, seld offioer shall be 

liable to a penalty of Twenty Five (S25.05) Dollars, rhioh itay be reoorered by 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 required by 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 euoh 4eput.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 separate 3ffenss.e 

This department held in e letter opinion writteo 

by HOC. 3:. c. Waters, Assistant AttsrImby General, dateb 

September 26, l%lJl, adareseed to Km. Ceorsu EassMr, that 

a aounty clerk has ao authorltf umber Artlole 893l3, ReYisr4 Citil Statutes of Texee, to reootd instruaents without 

aollectfag fees for &me m4 that he Is held responsible 

for all work done whether aolleeted for 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 reoording the isetmments. 

Trimthg that this satlsfaatorlly answers your 
laquiry. and with bsnt rsgard8, we ar6 

Vsry tnily your 6 

Xi”?XW$Y G~W:F~AL 03 93~3