OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

Honorable Lae Curtis 

Cougty Attorney 

Boll cow&y 

Beltou, T8xar 

Your lettar of 

ion or thh d0pei6nt 

delayed birth oartlrlcate 

ror the ax-aetrioefmui or 

II l oortiried 00~~ or 

oo~nriection with the 

lnia relating to Military 

adrieed the Goun$y Clorlc that in 

Arti 1939-A IWq~ir.# Only thnt 

~3 copy Oi tih4 birth aort@&oate be 

d rroe 0r ohargo, 8ne doer not applg~ to 

rOF filing and XX100l-di.R$ tha deLayed 

blrbh 08tifrioa te. It clp~8rO to me rrO3I both 

rho title and body or the Aot.or the isgl6latum 

the it mu intcndad that the ‘fmomption rrom fee8 

rhouia apply ouly to oertirimtea an4 oairtiried 

00plw or 55strufaanta. tiow6rer, alnoe the 

qucratlon ha8 been raised aereral tiinas bp 
yt Uonomble Lao curtia, p06O 2 

1 

isx-tierrloemea und prOb8bly will be inalate& 

upon rraquantly %n the lutura, both the Oouity 

clerk and X will qqmolrte very Auoh your 

opinion about the mmttbr.” 

340 

we r.mwm 00rem.y coneidared your puaatiou ML% hare 

oQnalndt36 that YOU b5VO OOrF6Otly aOA5trueb the 5t5tUt0, the 

prtinont 

rbwl pror r 

rt or whibh i5 in0iud66 i0 m0tion i th0rYor, 

&at 

*~baf rrolp ana Orter the ~rr00tiv~ det0 Or 

this Aot, all counts Clorkr, Diatricrt Clerka, ana 

other orri0iaia in thfa 8tate who are required to 

;saua any r0fin or oartir’ioeh or wy oopy or 00pi05 

0r lwtruuntr nooaaurg 85 proor to rakebliah uty 

6Lpfi or al&u or 84 ox-aarrlooaea or the radar81 

govolnmnt, or cry ~f-a4mb~~# 0r tkie AudLiariaa 

to 6he WRO~ r0r008 or tih unitad swtor Gorammwt 

8hal.l laaue anoh OertitlMta, an4 uk*~iro oortlriod 

oopior or a4 inntruinoot neo*wary to prove any Soot5 

or OakrbUBh 5nx 01O15i 0r l uah *x-rcrrvioe uan or auoh 

ax-mbora or ta Auxiliarlom,'r~0 or my phmgo, 

Wd 5b5li hOit& th0 l 5k b u& inOr (000pWti0B S 

l ktw, aAd uay other Iaawaaary trot to be oatsbliahod 

to r ib an6 eaa1at l wh ex-M r *~ao a nn ma l x4wRbera 

0r the Auxll.brirr in Ooap.lOti~ the nootd or auoh 

l orrioo when woerasry or reptied ia the eatabllahmat or olal.nu aad tieo8oury nrvioa l tatua, ln 

either world war I, the apenbh-Amortow vim, world 

War XI, or any other aotirr aartfor , *hero auoh eorvi06 maa mndered, l d rhara the parron uotid on 

proper probr, be entitled to aoxiponratlon, inouranoe, 

0~ may othar rozra or ad uakd aettlemit r0r *orrim randand to the Un i to6 Water Cior-nt by 

aueh ox-eerrie6 iaea or 6x-webera or tke AWlll~rfebh 

me county Qlerk, Diatrl~t Glark, or other 0rrfOi5k5 

irahg 8uah eorttffoate8 or 00rtwOd oopiea of 

lnotrumentr, ahall not be liable for sag 55ttlOmnt ror any l ua h nduotion and th a maa a511 no t 

be oountau 05 feeo oolleote d ana ohargoabl6 ta suoh 

0rrh, and 5h011 rolla no part Or the marifaum r0a5 

or 0u0h OrriOer a.1 Or the prov15i0n5 or 8eotion 1 

hweor, ahall inure to the haLr0 at law or auoh asaervica man and amn6mbsra or the Auxllfariaa, whsro 

the proof la ixioaaa4ry to aatabllah the ol8fm wniansting throu@ ox under uuoh 6.x-O~rgiOa mm or 
wxorclblu, Lao Curtie, page 3 

ax-ma~bara or tha Auxillarlaa.* 

ml8 5lr 0r hrtlola I+477 Varnon*a hnaotmta6 ciiil 

$tatutea QII amoabod by Act8 of lh?., prorldaa that a&y oitise5 of t&la Stata wi*hIug to rile the hoora 0r any bfrttt or 

death oartilIoata, not prawioualy rclgIatorad, any make ap 

pltaatlon to tha F-robatc Court in the oounty when the birth 

ox aaeth ooaurmd on the adoytsd rorm or blrtb or d4rth 

eartlrloata~ or auoh oitlaon wlahlng to file the moor6 ot 

u)y birth er bath that 000Urmd O~kida the Skk Or Taua, 

not pravloualy nglatrntl, may mh 8~plioation to the Probata 

Gourt in the aaunty when ho naibra on the propr 8doplM 

ram or birth or bath oertiri08ta. Buoh aa eppliomt ia 

npuira~I at tha t&a ha ii168 him rpplioation $0 par a ibe 

or on0 dollar, *rirty oanta (SO@) or whiah *hall be rotalnod 

bf’tha Olark OS the Oounty Goti ior raoordlng raid blPth or 

be&h ObrtIil~tO~’ ProrIaloa I5 ala0 r&e r0r ohe oollaotion 0r other fear under oarta~a ben4~tiona wkem the oonnty 

wlga la ~nquind 00 -0rtlor a tslml or tha laaua *a to the 

applioant*a birtbw Mother prorlaIon or l ald Rule 15; 

l mrtiriOb oopiorr or nld birth or baath 

oartiilw~ aall k 1amiaQ br l ltbr the Qounty 

Clark or thb State aaglatnr and ree ror 8aiQ 

oerttriad aopy *hell be rirty aaata (504) .* 

Wa ham 4irBot your 8WantIon to Artlo& 102 Fanal 

‘, Qoda, and 00pa0iaU.y ‘40 that ptt Whloh road8 aa r0&w 

vay oounto orrioer 0~ 4ay ~latrIat l tto zney 

$0 whom roar or eoata ma al&mod by Inr whe ahall 

mi to oh8 op the troa or ooata that rf ba 

bun under a rr ating law*, or rho &all ramit 

roe tktat iuy be due under the lrrr,, or who aha "i 1 

tell 60 Mko tha mywt nquimd by l.8~ Ed . . . 

*hall be rmd not loaa tbn tmntprin nor 9029 

than fire haw~bred doUar8, Saul mot torblddan by 

tibia artlole i8 a nepmwa orron~a.* 

The oounty oPfioer5 0r .mzL aounty am oo*panaata& 

on a ularj beoia. sactlen 5 OS APfIola 39120, Vcrnon*r 

annotated civil Gtatutal, 8pplIosble to l 8Id oounty, among 

Other tnlnga proribrar 
"It ahall bo the dutJ O? all orrioer8 to 

obargs and oollrot In tho manner authorixed by 

law all roea and oodralon8 whlsh era peraltted 

bf law to be ae8esred and aolleakd Soti all oliiala1 eorvlcr psriozmed by the& A8 a a d w& n l ua h 

feee am col&eted they rhtJ.1 be deposited In the 

Vffloars' Salary y’und, or funds yrovlded in thin 

AOt. In uve~r;t the Corpiliiseion~a Court findslihat 

the r0iiiim to eollclot any roe or oodr8~on rae 

aU8 $0 AO.&Ot OA the jSU% Of th* OfriO9r OhUrgd 

with We rurponnibll.ity of oollcatiw a&m, the 

acow or maoh fee or ooaaisaion ahall br dedookd 

rrosi th0 ulary or auah orri00r.a 

hrtlcls 1934a 1s eti sxca~tion to tha mmdstory pro- 

~iei0~6 0r iirtfoh 102 or tae ~tsn4l c0d0 8nd mation 5 0r 

Article 19124, rhloh l ms e0ner81 l0w, rspuiring th0 oounty 

olark sad 611 other oountr orr19bra to oharge all. rW8 ad 

-88b~8 rhioh 8X0 QORaittad by 38W t.0 b0 as#W#d Mb 

001100tmd ror all offiolal nrriee pwforawb by them. 

It 18 an ahabll8hed rub of oon#Oruotion @hea 6 

statute which O@IlBtitUti8 8D l XOep tito OA e $enOl’d l.rr rfl;l 

be rtriatly een8trwd and not 8xbndad bemad ltr plaia tar&8 

by judloial conatruotlon. Bawber8er v. Allen 101 Tar. 352, 

107 S. Vi. !@61 bNCU18tiOa Va P0A.t (CiV. fb 

siaon va Elddlaton (Ciri App.) U2 8. Wsy1 

AA ourinatiw Or Cha to? 166, ALOt Of the GUth i.0&18- 

laturo, Q. 267, (Art, 19391) !noludia$ lt~ title, body and 

eaargenoy oleuae t&&a@ that it ~180 alrarly the purpom8 of the 

kglalstun to 1trtt Zhe bOAaria or t&e iob to tkM l numerated 

Ob8#08 Or petOOA8 aaotloaed therein, rOr the 8pOOiria ppr&30808 

8tatsd,, and m.y to the artcnt ar *any r0rar er oertirloato or 

arty Copy Or OOpieS Or ~~J~~WIKU&#- Or wQerDifi~d OOpiO8 tgeXVOi.’ 

Therororw, M am tomed to oo~slud~0 WA opO8e tea0 allmod 

the oounty olerk ror rsoordlng a birth or d,oaOb eartblfioato or 

any other tea m~orulng to hir srrm prsllpLnary te muoh rooordbg ia AOt Wit&iA thr kan*8 Or th a l XOOp O~o n~WQv0r~ ~ th s r ee 

or riitr Wf%t8 sllorcrd the uotmty alurk for lmu1LL(: e ourtirtcd 

oopg or 0 birth or Qeth 0ertirloabe ir oloarly witnin tha exoo~tion rhon isruad to ang person who is a Psnber or any 0r tn0 

onuPllsrat6d clo88e8 rp00i2ied in the aot and Par ayr 0r the 

~Z'~OWll !J~OAti0A9d tiuX6iA. 

YOU.8 very truly,