# 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, aith**6m0r, 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 Industrialkooldent Board aa above provide&.Honorable CharlesR. Hartin, Peg0 2

*‘ihO. 2. **Any** clor& or a dlstrlot or oounty court who ial3a to ocmplywith the provlslonsof this !.ct

shall be guilty or a misdemeanorand upon oonvictionshall be puniehe@by a fine of not more thar! '2~0.00'. ",;&~; ..TI;j& : i&tder

Articles 3327-3428,mlsoellaneoiia

fees of Listriot Clerk, provisionla mde for the Gierk to mire a oharge of fifty oents r0r certifiedoopy of any petitionor other lustrumeat when preparedby plnintlffor defendant and co+ pared by distrlotclerk, for eaoh Oertliioate and seal and toh oenta per 300 words to the page. rjhould the 24atriot or County Clerk oolleotede tee for the above loentloued aeniees renderx to the IndustrialReeldentBoard, And if so, should the tee ue oolleetedfrem the attorneys in the 089‘3, or the Board?
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. It will be noted that you r&Or to Artfols 4270 0l **the** Penal Code-layour letter. Article 4270 of Vernon's Aonotated Penal Code has no applloatlonto the questionspresented in **your** inquiry and we dssume that you refer to Artlole 4270, VernonfsAnnotatedPehal Code.

senate Ml1 Bo. 410, Acts ot the 42nd Legislature, zq,ular session, 1931, (Artiole@To, Vexnoh*8 AnnotatedPenal 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 IndustrialkcoidentRoard 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 Aooidentx%ard a oertlfledoopy or such judgmrnt. The duties devolvlngupon Xstrlct and County ilerks under this Aot shall aonstitutea 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 employeesof 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 districtor 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 iiiauclieuit,maI to the Soard a oertlfledcopy of such judgment. The duties devolvingupon distrlat and eountg clerks under this law shall constitutea part of their 81 offIcIo duties and for such asrrioeaShey shall not be entitled to any See.
"l . . .- Seotloh 19 of said Houee Bill No. 42oia brought

rommra In Vernon*8Amotated 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-enaatedby hats 1937, 45th Le., p. 1352, uh. 502, 3 19. The m-enacted provlsloheare set out as article 4270-l. A8 enacted in 1931, this article containedprOVisIOrA8 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 respeottullyadv%sed that it 15 the opinion of thfs departmeutthat the alerk ol'

any district or aounty court is not ahtitled to any fee for the servloes that were required irm olerks of the distriotand oomty courtsunder the provisionsof imtiole 4270, Bernon's Lonotated&me1 Code nor are such olerka entitled to auy coirpensatlon for the servioesrequiredby Artlcle &no-l, ‘bernon's ¬ated Penal Coda. Therefore,theHatorableCharles R. Martin, Pege 4

olerka or the dletrlrrt or oounty aourteare not authorized to oolleota fee for the abovementioned eervIoe8rendered to the InduatrlalAaoldent Board from the attorney8in the oaae.or tim Industrial Accident Board. Trusting that the foregolnpl fu3J.y answerayour inquby, we are Yours very truly

ByMuA Ax-dell

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