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 bpyt 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.” 

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### 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 countsClorkr, 

### 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 

### rakebliahuty 

### 6Lpfi or al&u or 

### 84 ox-aarrlooaea or the radar81 govolnmnt, or cry ~f-a4mb~~# 0r tkieAudLiariaa 

### 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 01O15i0r l uah *x-rcrrvioe uan 

### or auoh ax-mbora or ta Auxiliarlom,'r~0 

## or my phmgo, Wd 5b5li hOit& th0 

### l 5k bu&in(S

Or 000pWti0B 

### l ktw, aAd uay 

### other Iaawaaary trot to be oatsbliahod to rib

an6 

### eaa1at l

wh ex-M r*~oa

annma 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 

### warI, the 

### apenbh-Amortow vim, world War XI, or any other aotirr aartfor
, *hero auoh eorvi06 maa mndered, l

d rhara the 

### parronuotid on proper 

### probr, be 

### entitled to aoxiponratlon, inouranoe, 0~ may othar rozraor ad uakd aettlemit r0r *orrim randand to the Un ito6 Water Cior-nt by aueh 

### ox-eerrie6 iaeaor 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

uah nduotion and tha maaa511 not be oountau 05 feeo oolleote d ana ohargoabl6 ta suoh 0rrh, and 5h011 rolla

### no part Or 

### the marifaumr0a5
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 orwxorclblu, Lao **Curtie,** 

### page **3**



### ax-ma~baraor tha Auxillarlaa.*
ml8 

### 5lr 0r hrtlola I+477 Varnon*a hnaotmta6 ciiil $tatutea 

### QII

amoabodby Act8 

### of lh?., prorldaa that a&y **oiti** se5 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~plioationto 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 oollao

## tion 0r other fear **under** 

### oarta~aben4~tionawkem 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 orrioer0~ 4ay ~latrIatl ttozney 

### $0 whom roar or eoatama al&mod by Inr whe ahall mi to oh8 op the 

### troa **or** 

### ooata that rf ba bun under 

### arr

ating law*, or rho &all ramit roe tktat 

### iuy be due 

### under the 

### lrrr,, or who aha 1

"i tell 60 Mko tha 

## mywt nquimd by l.8~ Ed

. . . *hall be 

### rmd 

## not loaa tbn 

## tmntprin nor 

## 9029 than fire 

### haw~breddoUar8, Saul mot 

### torblddan by tibia artlole i8 a nepmwa orron~a.*


### The oounty oPfioer50r 

### .mzL aounty am oo*panaata&
on a ularj beoia. sactlen 5 OS APfIola 39120, **Vcrnon*r** annotated civil Gtatutal, 8pplIosble tol 8Id oounty, among 

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

### oollrotIn 

### 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 ad w&n l uah 

### feee am col&eted they rhtJ.1 be depositedIn the Vffloars'Salary y’und, 

### or funds yrovldedin 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 ~tsn4lc0d0 **8nd** 

### mation 5 

### 0r Article19124, rhloh lms e0ner81 l0w, rspuiring th0 oounty 

### olarksad 

### 611 other oountr 

### orr19brato oharge 

### all. rW8 

### ad -88b~8 rhioh 8X0 QORaittad by 38W t.0b0 as#W#d Mb 001100tmd ror all offiolal nrriee pwforawb by them.

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

### statutewhich O@IlBtitUti8 8D 

### l XOeptiOA

to e $enOl’d l.rr rfl;l be rtriatly een8trwd and **not 8xbndad**  **bemad ltr**  **plaia tar&8**  

### by judloialconatruotlon. **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 

## Ofthe 

## 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 r0rarer 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~orulngto hir 

### srrm prsllpLnary 

### te muohrooordbg ia AOt Wit&iA thr kan*8 Or 

### tha l XOOpO~on~

~WQv0r~ 

### ths

ree

or riitr Wf%t8 sllorcrdthe 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,