OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

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Boixmble,~ea~ .OUim, ,, :,. :;,:. ,,' .~ 

cmloty Attorney 

8PtifhaC8 Qt tit18 

bar ef appliaaats who acae to hLm 

Uoatlona unprrpared and ropaert 

8 prepare t&m oppllcatlone and 

take thalr.aokoowledgrronte. Xnployc?ee in Ohat& 

of thlo Bepartaent are Notary i?ublles, and whan 

regucmted, they perfoam this asr'?ics aad mkb 

b ohargs Of zo# ZDr takiJlg:the lAoknowladigImlt 

to the appliaabtolr~. As a result et theee BbLfgeb, 
the e6qloyaea aolleot ajiproJcl%ately MO.00 

a no&h, wbloh masy~trr torned over to idr, 

RorJoh, end w&lob ha krapo as,faeo uanaoouatable to. the 005ot~* Ke ha8 net oooouroged 

agplicante to we hia m@ayrros Ilar thl0 

purpoee, but .tQ::,tha ooatrary haa mu&eeateP 

thbt the 

L 

have':;$hbir i:landa ftll.out the 

appliaat 0s en4 take the 4akoawladgmrot~ 

in order to aave.thb OOW,, aa well 81 the 

trouble to 'Us otfio4, but thwe iub a uem 

tblo per0antag6'whQ prrtar to her ths se 

ploysea do tbla rotioe and take thle moknorledgJIeat (m4 Bat t&8 E&L .: 

"5rr olkw or the frrctt thet the Sara Zr 

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'lou aiLl &lSO n0te t&et tne aokncwacdgmeat d&m not aontaln the atateatent ttiat the 

l ippllcont is ~mrsomlly knumn to the kozay 

Oub2la. 1s it your opin?on that, au ta spery 

aokmv2adgae~t. ths appl$oant ohwlt? be 

kmwo to ths ZZoteiry i?ubl%o, or alre intro- 

&cl&d by ~OPIOOIIO who lq kmwn? 

it prohibit a~; other chartjo. 4~4 tiuld it 

requlrs the takln& of utk~wwlad&wtrti, bythe 

dei3ig5ated agent Pm0 of ahbxge. The bertifl,aate referred to lr reqdvl by hmtioa 30 

ot ArtiaLe 14%~1 ol th6 Penal Cods. 

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“In the evant that this obcr~;u say be 

~rcqor2~ abed6 by M.r* liwah, 2e it y3uF winion thbt it14 80 exaem ret9 ror abica he In 

not rapulr6d to aooount? Uy 0pLolan on thla 

lr that'if ha lo sntitlod $0 jreXs tba oSar&%e, 

the foe ia IL5 IDoO8al ?ee an4 =my be rateloed 
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artnt or haTt* auoh applioaat Sntroduoed to hla gre 2u any 

ot!.sr oaax whsrs en orfidavlt or aaicmwlodg!sant 1sto bs 

teiren. 

3eat2on 57 of Artialo 1436-1, BBmkon*s Panel Code, . 

to which YOU refqr, provieia a foe of fifty cants to be 

pal6 by an applfuxnt for 6 csrtifloqte of title ie to bs 

dioiaad twenty-five cente to tho to1 e8seoaor-colleator 

ana twenty-fivs amts tO tbe State filghway Departsent for 

the purawe of ooverlag ths2r rospeatite erpaneea ln comeotion with the eQwlnlatrr;tion of the got. You eok if such 

a8 ta 0xuluslva. Re are nat sure tha,t we tmdvratacrd your 

qne8tiaa, ,but it 2s oar opinion that 8 greeter ,or leeaor 

roe oannot be ahsrged or ooll.aatee. St does not prevent a 

ChBr$e bslw made by a net@ry publio gtJr~~a&ig the appliCBtht 6 ~CknCWk4d~Mit. .,.. 

A notary ptiblio fr a Wi20 etfiaw.’ SL Tax. fur. 

343’. The oolapenaatioa uttaahsd to PA off100 bel~onga to the 

parron legally holding the office. Ikwrick ‘I. Ake, 76 Tex. 

143, 12 8. w. Oil?]. xt 2s oux oplll2aa’ thlat the notary tBMB 

ber&,otorr oolXmotdd aad A~W bald by the tar b~sesm~- 

oolleotor and sll fees ~hreorter oolleoted cyo thv property 

OS an6 belong to the lndlrtduel noterieo who hava ~srforrmd 

and who her6iarter perrom the ser*ioss. 

Yours very truly