s. OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

b’ 

> AUSTIN 

-orable Charlse R. Kartb 

@euntp kudltor 

Iiarrism Countp 

k!.fwshl?ill, Texas 

Dear s1rr 

Your latter 

opinion of this d0pa.r 

reeds in part as roll0 

oat30 appeal& fros 

ts any dietriot er 

h oourt &all, aith6m0r, midi t0 thrr 

ice givine the style, 

suit, ancl shall 

a rsndersd in euoh 

laent Board a ems 

tommy preparing 

file the 

olerk of the 

Qrlginagmn~e; 0;; of 

6mu't. 

ly with taie prevision shall not exouoe the failure of the olsrk 

or a district or oounty court to nail a oextlfied 

wpy of euch juagnent to the Industrial kooldent 

Board aa above provide&. 
Honorable Charles R. Hartin, Peg0 2 

*‘ihO. 2. Any clor& or a dlstrlot or oounty 

court who ial3a to ocmply with the provlslons of 

this !.ct shall be guilty or a misdemeanor and upon 

oonviction shall be puniehe@ by a fine of not more 

thar! '2~0.00'. 

",;&~; ..TI;j& : i&tder Articles 3327-3428, mlsoellaneoiia fees of Listriot Clerk, provision la mde 

for the Gierk to mire a oharge of fifty oents r0r 

certified oopy of any petition or other lustrumeat 

when prepared by plnintlff or defendant and co+ 

pared by distrlot clerk, for eaoh Oertliioate and 

seal and toh oenta per 300 words to the page. 

rjhould the 24atriot or County Clerk oolleoted e 

tee for the above loentloued aeniees renderx to 

the Industrial Reeldent Board, And if so, should 

the tee ue oolleeted frem the attorneys in the 

089‘3, or the Board? 

" . . . ." 

It will be noted that you r&Or to Artfols 4270 0l 

the Penal Code-la your letter. Article 4270 of Vernon's Aonotated Penal Code has no applloatlon to the questions presented 

in your inquiry and we dssume that you refer to Artlole 4270, 

Vernonfs Annotated Pehal Code. 

senate Ml1 Bo. 410, Acts ot the 42nd Legislature, 

zq,ular session, 1931, (Artiole @To, Vexnoh*8 Annotated Penal 

Cods) reads ln part as follow8t 

That in every case appealed from the Ihdus 

trial kooident 'Roard to e.ny Dletriot or County 

Court, the alerk of such Court, shall, wit&la 

twenty (20) days after the flllng thereof, mall 

to the Industrial kcoident Roard a aotlae giving 

the style, nmber and date of fll1o.g such suit; 

anri shall **Ithin twenty (20) daya aster judgnmnt 

is rendered in such suit, mall to the Industrial 

Aooident x%ard a oertlfled oopy or such judgmrnt. 

The duties devolvlng upon Xstrlct and County 

ilerks under this Aot shall aonstitute a part of 

their OXOfifiOiO duties %IId rOr SUOh SelFoiOSS uW3g 

shall not be entitled to any fee. 

(1 n . . . . 
Honorable Charles 22. Uemtln, Page 3 

The 45th Legislature Regular Seaelon, 1937, enacted fbuse 13111 Ro. 420, pm&ding 'i:'orkmen*s Compensation 

Insuranae for employees of the State Highway Department. 

ection 19 of liouse Xl1 420, supra. reads Ifi part as foli*+l8: 

That in every case nppealed rroln the Board 

to any district or county .:ou,rt, the Clerk of 

suah Court sh&ll, within twenty (20) dayo after 

the fIlIuC thereof, mail to the Board a notlae 

glvlng the style, mubar, and date of filing auoh 

suit, and shall., within twenty (20) days after 

judgment is rantiered iii aucli euit, maI to the 

Soard a oertlfled copy of such judgment. The 

duties devolving upon distrlat and eountg clerks 

under this law shall constitute a part of their 

81 offIcIo duties and for such asrrioea Shey shall 

not be entitled to any See. 

" l . . .- 

Seotloh 19 of said Houee Bill No. 42oia brought 

rommra In Vernon*8 Amotated Penal Code as Artlole 427~1. 

In a r00tn0te on pqe 335, Vol. 1, Vernon*8 Annotated ?enal Code It la stated reSerring to ArtIale 427~ that 

Thle artiale (Acts 193l, 42nB Leg., p* 30s. 

ah. 182) was, In effeot, re-enaated by hats 1937, 

45th Le., p. 1352, uh. 502, 3 19. The m-enacted 

provlslohe are set out as article 4270-l. A8 enacted in 1931, this article contained prOVisIOrA8 

identical riith tho provisiona no% set out in article 4270-l." 

. 

Above the footnote just quoted It Is stated nhrtIcle 4270. 

Superseded". 

In view of the forey,oIng you are respeottully adv%sed that it 15 the opinion of thfs departmeut that the 

alerk ol' any district or aounty court is not ahtitled to any 

fee for the servloes that were required irm olerks of the 

distriot and oomty courts under the provisions of imtiole 

4270, Bernon's Lonotated &me1 Code nor are such olerka entitled to auy coirpensatlon for the servioes required by Artlcle &no-l, ‘bernon's ¬ated Penal Coda. Therefore, the 
Hatorable Charles R. Martin, Pege 4 

olerka or the dletrlrrt or oounty aourte are not authorized 

to oolleot a fee for the abovementioned eervIoe8 rendered 

to the Induatrlal Aaoldent Board from the attorney8 in the 

oaae.or tim Industrial Accident Board. 

Trusting that the foregolnpl fu3J.y answera your inquby, we are 

Yours very truly 

ByMuA 

Ax-dell :Yllllam3 

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