**OFFICE OF**  **THE ATTORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS AUSTIN**  GROVER SELLERS Al-r‘aRNE” GCNLr(AL

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# iPDriSOlS.At ln **tha** county Jrll for not auraI
than two (2) ywn or 

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### wh oounty or to aueh mnielpallty, ho aJu1.l **be** 

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puipiwnt or other 

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### puson rhoso labor or SerrLoo ia piA for by 

### l uoh oounty. 

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### Artialo 72lbb, Voroon ’a Annotated CitU 

### statuka, whirh ;a applieablo to **oountlra herinq**  **e** popuhtton 01 

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## or **th0 cortiri08t0**  **or Titlr**  **Aot nubt**  **b0 taken**  

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## or 1088tan 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 ePee880r

### collsator, or LIP dsguty, IO not authorized to cimrg a~ **ret** 

### far **taz.iiLg ’** **ani: ar;rtLfylq**  

### -4 **affidavit8** 

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### juotaa pirtion or A:tIola 73&s.

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