OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

GROVER SELLERS 

Al-r‘aRNE” GCNLr(AL 

mar sirI 

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o&lbA tSo. O-6782 

g notary toa8 

lm Cartiiloato 

or rkimi8hLng 
lion. 3. c. ;;earra, psGr 2 

lapr'Iaoizbent in the Couty Tall for not nor+ than 

two (2) yfa eor r a b y b o th l uo h fl~a ecd bPpriatxueent. 

*;eo 2. . Ii w orfiorr of any 09uty or 0r 

My SualoipalltT auu knold454 un or knowiAgQ 

f 

an-&it to ba wed for ;Irirata profit to Uaao~t thr 

ebor or nnlor 3r any praoa wham Labor or l orvic8 

Ia paid iOr br ruoh OOlUltJ, Lu ah411 b. pu1ah.A b 

flu0 0r 50t am ta5 050 zacwad 3ollarr (;l,ooo 

or br iPDriSOlS.At ln tha county Jrll for not aura 

I 

than two (2) ywn or by both suoh fin0 and ia 

pri 805laaat. 

900. 3. If MY poraon rppoiotod or o.aiployod by 

a4 ofrioor er a4 oouatp 02 br ua c~rrppi~ab~~rr 

court or any oounty, or by any officer or any potma 

8DDOiQtOd ‘X 0 by04 by Uy a~~iOi&di~, Or ~QJ 

~uaon o~agod 75 prrsorubw any buaio88 or an3 

oourty or by any nrmlolprllty bowvor eqloyod, ah&U 

knowLngly uao or krimingl~ pus&t to be und tar 

private &Writ to hbBMlr My DrPpfiy, 8uppue8, 

apulpa65t, or other t.kiq ot ra~ua bolon~in~ to l wh 

oounty or to aueh mnielpallty, ho aJu1.l be punkhod 

by a rl.w of not more t&n ma Thouund Dollar@ 

(.l,OOO) or by impriaomant lo tha county Jail for 

not wro thrA two (2) yeera or by both 8Uoh fin0 MA 

iupriaolmMt . 

%oo. 4. IS my perman appolntod M uployrd 

by l ny orfioer of any oouaty or bp uy otrhr of MY 

alal;3riitf or a4 p er sol nn y a gin o d 

f 

uror dnag ny 

builnea8 0r 00~1ty or OS My 0~~10 g8llty bOwfbr*r 

l 3ployoA *T k Ao wl5gulaa y or ic o wiAgporlalt ly 

b e wed iu private profit to h lumltn8 f la bor Ot 

to 

aorglLa@ of y puaoa wbow labor or aervi&-+s. ~14 

Ior br l wh oounty or by auah auuioipality, ho aLUll 

g 

- 

de 

8b8d br a rJs(, or 58t POPI tmn cm 3maend 

us (&lOOO) or by laprlranunt ia the County 

Jail for 50; arm tAm two (2) yoara OX by both mob 

fin. and hpriaonnoot. 

qn other WUAS, wop11 tha offlola O? 6aputima 

k lfabl.a to the whrn l wh oru0i.a Y 

ltr prwldod br K. &I. Ho. 80, 

or Arputlos 04Uoot l wh roer an6 

ntaLr thaw perumeUy, rhue auah 0rrsoial or Aeputlra 

l m p a d aa l fu ttu kair r0r thoLr labor 8~4 H* 

rioor br tbr .@uY?’ 
808 

iioube Bill lie. 80, roforred to by you, auikaa it a gOna1 0rfbrw for any 0rfi0a Of this stat0 or or any aounty to knowingly use or gormlt to k wa, for Drlvp profit to tAmoAr, 

a4 PNR-tY, l uppllro, l puipiwnt or other taZiLt; OS relw . . . 

bolcm&ing to euoh stat-o uao of knewbgly parwit to bo umd the 

labor or oorrioo oi a41 abor or aerv’io8 IO paid 

for b y l uoh oeu5ty. Suoh bill Ukow1m aake(I lt a pm01 

offonw SW a 

3 

~raoa SD fiated or l &0Dpba by a5 0rri0rr or 

~8Ay 8i3ua~ or y trb o&aloaora* Court of any crourrty or by 

a nf p mr wn lng wged b porrornlog any bulineaa or any Oounty 

)oroubW prmi9 to b0 

w wwr tt, wp p lk a , 

to l w& oeuntr 

wad tlm labor or nr& 

of any puson rhoso labor or SerrLoo ia piA for by l uoh 

oounty. 

dih oaa , a a ll to y o ul r ttmtlan th a r0uo+iog p mr ir wi 

or Artialo 72lbb, Voroon’a Annotated CitU statuka, whirh ;a 

applieablo to oountlra herinq e popuhtton 01 loss ttvn ~0,000 

lnhmbltdnta l ooordLRg to tQe lest F8Arral Conrust 

Vho Aaa0aaor ad Oollootor 0r Taxor, wrirf 

or Lihorfif 85A Anae$aor MA Wlleotor or Taxor l ra 

horoby ruthorlud and l avwor8A to adralniatrr all 

ocltha 5OM8nry rOr ?A8 diSOh*rp Or th@ AUtfba Oi 

tblr napeotivo 0rfi00r and to 864ainiater all oetho 

mquirra for thb tranaaotloa Or tb buainoaa 0r t&ir 

reapbotit* orfiooa. . . .m 

In oorumathm rith the abovr quoted atrtuto, H point out 

that in Oplnian &o. b5577, l ddroo a to o d you, this Aopartmoot 

held It&et l flidatita roqulred u&Or U&8 aQ8oial prorlalonr of 

LOOtiOA 33 or th0 cortiri08t0 or Titlr Aot nubt b0 taken by a 

ao tarlr publio. m opinion furthr poLnt*b out that tnr Irt 

ka~awr4eUoeter or aaputlee of i;rayaon CounQ, l otlng oU4 

in trwir ofr1rLa.A rpolttia urn no$ authorhod to take the 

l fridrtit ~0~pirea br sbotioa j3 of th0 cwiri00t0 or Tit10 

Aot, ru tha maaaa that ttm p0rtioSr prOrlaioo* OS kie0tlOn 

3) tik0 th,a l rridatit ropuitrd ttberaitr an rxoeption te fbr 

gelural gtiaa s~vOrnia(; l rti&atitr of tha typr OW*~A by th* 

l bOV0 ~UOt8d @ t& Do Ot utbb ?ti, =hhh 1 . l v 

~~ti00 buving a pepul6tlen of leas thaia m,QQO 
809 
..a.. L\. Y. -uuvec, ;*::!a 5 

r"b~lfLcctt.i;rr. 91 .st3r ~4fiial48, wd xm l uid affidavit 18 0r 

th ~Lumctbr W:&G wild af:icar it eut:IorIz60 to te%6 and 

ccrtit$ t.0 Gxkr r.ke above ;uJtb& jmvialocs 3r 4tIcl6 .72&a, 

ouch ofitaar ou~ulrl trxa sue ccrFclf;' t5 s6;te it hir ~offIcLal~ 

cra;ocity ts t&f 4esa6aor-ooll4ctor or CuyGty, au&cl :.3t ir, tlio 

cc;.r.citj' clr Ibtary irb::c. .i180, yr* ;r.blvt 3ut t3Lt it 8r.y 

IL6 t=.dLiL t;r; OJ~CCW~ bg eaid Wm~sYOr-00116C~1: or Lit 

it ; '.a t; '*.:err ,,r;rC~riL:: 3 ccrviso tbht 10 *OrfIcI61~ IL ctitdzc;, 

ruch ste iust 'be acco~ui.teC Yor aa a r80 Jr ufrloe. (i.u6ceo 

,%iitjr ‘I. ;urrZC,:ta, 1)s hr. 297, 102 a. ,s. (2a) biQ) $.ith 

rrfcrbr.cb to 0ouuti~o znving e populattofi or 1088 tan 500,000, 

xl al-e Ul6510 t0 ibid cry ststutory 3OVi8IOr aut~rfz~; fh0 

tax aescroe0r-aolleator, or hi8 Ceputs, ta obnr~e any ret r0r tsiciag o;ka ctrtirg~ to 8ffidovfto of tn6 ohareotur ution ha 

10 IlUtkJTh66 fo LO;;, UCb6t t!U at096 3UOtU6 &WvieiOlU Of 

irtlcir 72&a. It 18 mmro4y moognlaod that ualf6ro a toe 

is ~xwocri~tib by atatute for "otf~nia~" 00rY1048, coao xey SO 

cher& a-iofifar. it la thorofom our opinioa that in e county 

i:c*h+: c ~ojmlatior. of Lest t!Sn 5OO,WO, t!u3 tUx ePee880rcollsator, or LIP dsguty, IO not authorized to cimrg a~ ret 

far taz.iiLg’ani: ar;rtLfylq -4 affidavit8 Ioci~cot ta t2s re(;lrtrctloii 0r ator vetiolss, =aeii 0~0:~ tffld6vite are or ftie 

c%arecter w..ior. 8aIl 0rfIcI61 IO autSori;uC :O fm6 utder t30 

8bJW juotaa pirtion or A:tIola 73&s. 
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