**OFFICE OF**  **THE ATrORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS**
**AUSTIN**

rtatutory f8ss

and 

## nima *as

## nquostingan rtmtod thsroln

%n t he muq

r OSfl ol ol8 t o o b- ublio and **to** takr **tr** aa suoh, aa rmll moh ozfio~rr a0 **a Oounty**  **Clsrki 8aor**  ***** **Coll*otor~** **praatloklly all**  **sionr aa**  **lfoteriem** 

### hbl.io, 

## and **otlor** 

### ha8 beon 

## indulged in y Count7

**Attorney** 

### who l

rved 

### J within w knrrrlodue. rru

aas~r 

## iintemam8y

alnd h0m0row hovarer, the quartion wme ni8od b7 a Xenilla 

### oltlxon the othar day nlatlvo to 8aking of au 

### loknou~adgament by 

### our Gotant Clerk •~)auoh **Notary** Publio ta a dead, hanoa the Importmoo. The siattsr hos tharcrrora

beoome lnportant to eeoh ruoh offloar, ae tie11a8 lx3 ryorlf, as County &torney,_. and thi City **AftoraeJ, w**  l **otiw UB**  **Uuoh :.oCw)** **’** :ubllo.
-The party a0 oallln(L ny atteatloa to ttris 

### inooaputlblllty uam l 

### deputy fma ths hunty Clork*s offi at Korrvllla, ay frland, i’r. r*rtmlln. iia sktod that a Xer+l* 

### lawyer, VII: ” nam ha asntloned but whloh J do not ro-



### . , rcclsedtljo

quaatlon in paeeb upon a 

### title, und that as a oonwquonoe, 

### the County .,ttorney 

### of Xorr c;Cunty wrote **ior** 

### an opldon from the **kttorwy** 

### Ocueral, who bald tbsttho **fhmty Clerk**  **was** 4isquallfltd rr00 **acting 6s**  

### .Xotary Pub110 aa6 ohrrgiw t hcrr t or l

### s mob. ,s

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.# ._ **6JtJd tbo**  mtter relatirm 

### to my oontinulng to hold ths Offi Of cOUBtJ ?WJtJO rOila\riJg w **sloatioo** a6 **Wtnty** 

### Attorney rod rvrigned 

### a8 6uoh truntw **prior** ta quallfyiqg l 8 County Mtorxwy beowm of the **rwulta** of u then iniestltmtion and sy oonolumlon that thm 6ttleo oi Cowi 

### iG2. I hd own



### . n~rwantln6 M.00 per 0wtlzq. 

### -I eoasldsr the **tatter** 

### of bolOlng but one 0sri00 

### of profit 

### a sattled 000; houomr, I M In doubt 81 to the **quwtloa** 

### of wbrtbor or **(rot** the ear-J out **Of** taklw **Oi JflidJVitJ**  **JJd ~OkWJhdgJJJJtJ**  

### U7 b **eOWid8nb** Btlff~OiWtl~ JUbJtWltiJl to hold the oifioo Of MOkry X%bllo to be 

### one of profit. 18860 l **rJir** JJJ?Oh Of 

### tho **6UthOTitiJJ** relative **to** 

### the **Offi** 

### of **COUnty** Truotse, noall that **ltwa~** hold that 

### one might l**Jrw Jo**  Truetoo or 

### an Independent ;:ohoolDintriot (whwo ao 

### Jdury **or** per diu **WUJ** Qdd or ollorrJ6 by law') **rt** time ot holding 

### uaotbarofrloa **or** &milt, but 1 do not noall l y authorit1sm diJOUSJiw 

### the qU.JtiOll or the **0wgro** 

### earningr, WJ‘&tory Publlo.

*MO all or auab heroln noatiozaad County end city **0rrloarJ** eirquallflaa rm uotfzig **aa**

c:lota&a 

### Zub1la **4114 ohrrglw:**  the **Jtatutory f0sJ**  **thteeror?** 

### lf not, 

### whlohof their. 

### bra oo alrqudiri6a, it l

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“IJ thJ cOUnty AttOrfIJY 6iJQUJlified fmJ t&fly **JJkJOWb~~Ol8tJ urd**  **JfiidJtitJ 68**  **J Notary**  

### Pub110iu tho prootloo or 01d.l low whore ho ads08 

### no ohargo 8borofor’:

**“ IJ**  tho City **Att0rn.y** dlJgUJllfl~d Irma **fdCit?& WknOWlOdSOmOnt~**  **&ad JmdJVitJ**  **JJ J**  **tlotary I**  **’ ublio**  

### in tho pr8otloo Oi 01~11 law whom 

### ha **6mk.J no**  **ohu~.** 

### tharofor?’

It 1. stotod In TOxaS slulop?udonoo, VolUlx! 

### 31, puge old, 

### %a4or the oorutltutloaal Inhlbltioo againat 

### tbr **holding** of tro lmmqmtiblo **0ffiO.J** 

### b7 000 

### &wlp.on, a **:ICZ~~~ 18**  **dlJqtIJiifiOd UpOn**  **JOOOptb& tb**  **JmOO Or**  **UUUJty** 

### clerk, tithott~&

It bse **boon** hold thJt J oounty attorney ray **be 0**  **nOt6X-y dJO.** *

On 

### 4ril 87, lPJ1, tbiJ 68pJrtsont 

### bold, in l

### n opinioa by kaorrtio EVerott 

### 0. **fOhnJOn, AJJiOtAJt**  **Attorney** 

### Gtnrrcll, **that** 

### thq offioo of oouaty olork **1~** 

### tioaapatibla 

### with t h0 O r riO

O rnO uT YpU b ii 0

l 6 t he l **jWJOI& h&i&$**  **thJ** 

### orrloo **of oounty**  **olork ooulA**  **not** 

### at **the 8~8**  

### tlw bole tho orrio 0s l notmy 

### publio. ;soe tho 0~00 or **x0fb0otm** 

### Y. **hrkor,** 

### 27 Tax. US8.1

'Phi8 d~parkant hold la O~lnlon No. 043l4 -. . . it is thJ opinion of thlJ 68pJrtmM thJt tho otilooJ of **deputy oounty**  **alark aad**  **notor** pu b 1 10 l **ro lnoompotlblo.**  **7henroru,** MO o ou l d not l**orv0 Js**  6epoty county 

### olork on6 notary public at the lomo tima.* X0 are 

### l nolooing a oopy Oi **thiJ O~iJiOn**  **fOr JOUr**  **iniO~tiOJ.**

on Yobmmry 1~. 19N, thlr dopartmont hold in an opinion writton **by iianorabl~**  Jw **7.** 

### doup aJlot(Ult 

### nttormy aanor8l, thot "It lo tho furthor opinion of tho 

### writer that tha 0rri00 or notory gubllo arrdkr l **WeJ60r** tnd oollootor 

### are aot laocmprtlblo.~

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### o thomroro l driuod **that** It 1s optlorul with thJ **boputios** ol **tho** oollootor end **08808sor** to ohera* or not to JhJr68 **tor notorlslng**  **rJgiJtSJtiOJ** 

### lnot:u0ontJ providing et the ti#aJtb8y **60 JO**  thOy or0 JOtha a8 aOtorie8

ma not en 0011Jotor8."



### :n uplnlon lie. O-53 thlr 

### 4epartmaatheld -. . .. . ;
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### quota Irma tht OULL of :?irpma, at al t. stete,

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41Y, l e follow, 

### -*ppoY.lonto o~mploln of the 

### action of tha 00-t in 06aittlng in widema th0 COPY of the 60linqueat 8011



### rooard. howa* the prlnterr' firfiamit w811not aado before *)I **aSfloor** who tan a ut h o rl ee

**to** l

### Ifalniokrr omtbr La tbo **cqmoity** in whleh 

### hs l

ttup8md

te aot, that of notary publlo, aaid otilser bring the oouoty atteznoy 

### of mid oounty. Yho oontontiotA 16 tkot the oounty at8orno OSf10.0, 

### t?i &or the low could mt hold ~0

t 

# of o ounty l tLaAey 

# ala notary J?lQP lie, at 

### the sanm tlmo, an6 hlr l tt rapt c c l

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### l2 notary pub110 of taking the 

### oath at t30 printer U(LS or 

### a0 roroe or *ifsot. ::o ore ai tbr opine ion tbt thlm OOAtOAtbJA iU AOt AOUAd. -0tiOA CO, Or& 16 Or the COAStltUtiOA, prOTide~1 'x0 2eraon l

hol 

### i ho14 or l

rorol~a l

t tbo ooco tlmo ucrm thoa one olril ortlao of ~olumant, 

### l xo0pt 

### that of

jurtloo

a? the p oao o, l **0Untr** ocmmiaaloaer, notary **P** 

### ublio **on4 pootaaltor,**  unlooo otharwior 

### ape0101 J provld.4.' ml8 ?rovi~loA doma not 

### pAilbit a oounty l tt0rn.J from holaing et 

### th. auto tira tho oWlor ct ~obry publio, thmrofors the dridavit 2aa ~lagdly od6inl~t~red. Oool (I. -:aw~~ead,

91 'hr. 

### 464, 14 ::. ;..Sbb."
.-i* quote rrtm tie 00~0 of &al 1. :aww.ma, et 81, Eupra,(.-upmE Ccurt of ?bxmo) alofallor

IA vim 0f tlw r00t that tb bi0- posltk*o; thm **0068 in**  

### tb **@cur8 bmlow** 

### l **rd in**  thlo umrt do80 net pr8olude tbo 

### l gyalluit rrom brlaglag 

### onothm r

l ult, *IO doe0 18 paper

**to** 

### axpreoa **aA** opi~niolr Ama 

### l BOthOr quOmtlOA 

### dlrowred in the briar. Gather l ppmllent raoated h%r offloo or **laot br**  

### l

eooptlnq tha offloa of uyoa’

:

.. yal~fo duptndo u:ion 

### tho proper ocxtrucf!m section c~C

c? urtlola 16 of the prcoent oon8t::ut ion. at reotloa 1).SY r0iim8: 'so ;:*rson *I:~11

hold or axera?sr et the so:.s tics ~lora ttran on4 

### Oid l

Off lO e 0f l ROhJt2OAt,

MO- pt tha ;uotioe 0s the p~ooo, 

### oounty oamnloclonar’ , notary publlo. cod 

### post 88stor. unlooo othawism rpe- ~;01ly prodded. * ih8 thb P@aA that aG inowb411t OUY &de aithr Of thS OtfiaW WtiOd, Ub at the ram tlpio any other @Trios, or thut ha CM only hold ~WJ offloos whoa botn are snong thoor 

### l pa oiiLlg

44olymtad~ MO think tho former 

### $s tbn proper 

### oonstruotlon, 3x* long0 

### 18 oo~lWl 6aidy frOR MOtiOA 36 Of -tiOlO 7 Of the 00n8tituti0n8 0r 

### lets, 0r 

### 1661, and or 

### imb, nhlsh 10 the MUM f.!i l O ob O ft hO80

b iSt~MtO , nnd nods as followsa ':Io poroon shall hold or **exerelue et**  **the ouco**  **tlma KOTO** **than ona**  

### oltll 0fri0e 0r 

### w8oluaent,uroopt that 

### cf justi at the ~.&o&.' 

### It is oleor **tht** 

### under this oootia 8ny jueioe **0r tb**  

### ~eooo mist hold another 0fribo. 

### l%well *. *i1ooA, 16 3x. !50. The oifiatior j\istioo c\i t.hOp0000 u08 me0 (~1~OSooption to t&s 8mWNl **rub,** &ad 

### the lntermoe tram the use of the sa~o longuoge in the preoent-.aonotitutloa, with the more l

dditlon of otbsruriosr, 18 stmn(t thot It was mot s.arnt in way ~~anaaor



### to ohmao the ammral rule, but rwr; y tc make adeitio~ol 

### l xooptlons. 7210

other conattuot;ion

would motorlolly 60a;r; tha gmaerel l rrO0t 0r ths pr0ai0A. **xt** *da pnr4m •V~A l ~ustlee of tho pwoo froa holding say other off100 ex08pt 000 or tb00O 0~0i0lly n~0.3, 0ad ~010: b0 D 

### radlool **departure** from t&r **prori~~ons** or sll prsrioua ooaotltutlono on the 8aw oub

### jsot. Const. 1660, art 3, I 39. If ths lcrn(iruri;o of the provision in question 

### hod been *except those oi juotloo oi prooo,t &to., there ra; 1~0~s beua EONI doubt about the oonotruot:oa; but t%o wor60 8rs **xo*pt that,* l to., oa4 they lndlouts 

### that it nas lntcrndod that 

### 0 ponon alght lawful:t hOId any OifiOO, Ma in l d a itiOA

th4IW.O **dthr 0r**  the **0rfi0Oa** l **nua30nttOe. em**  **use of**  ?.ho word 'those' ~0~14 haYa **swaatsd** t1.o OOA

### struotloa that on inouuibant 00ula only lawrully 

### hold two ofiloas et tha sac:. tlno, w&on both tiera ofrloes l



### peoially XLUBIS~

in cho soot:on.. 

### If the 

### u11egnt:onr0: tha potzt1on am true,

w e l

### M alcsrly OS the oplnloa thmt tha qplhat did not taoato ble oftlar of oaraty oom

### nim8ioner by 6OQOptlAg that Of amyOr. 

### hoh uo undorataad to hare 

### boon the ruling of tnr 

### oourt bshu. 

### but, booaooe tna appellantdid not mmkr all the **numbers of**  **the** ooaRf~alonrr~* oourt 

### putlao

to him l

ult, the **juttgaeat** 18 n?flrm~I."

LA 

### rlsr OS the r0t3.60ing 

### rutborltleryou ara **rm** 

### c aetluUy advised that **it** 

### la the o l&on of this depart&ant t Emt tha afflo~ ol aounty **olork** 

### and 3

### or daI.uty

oount7 olork are inacm 

### tlblo with the offloe af aotary pub110 ml that 0 persna rolalag **th** 

### orfloo **of oouaty**  **olark** 

### ml/or **dmputx** 

### oowty olark cannotat tha 8mm t&o hold the offloe of 

### nctarypubllo.

Yau are

### rurther l



### drlaad that tin **tu** **e8a*sooi)-** 

### oollootorand hla deputiesare not pmhibitsd by lam f&~ holC:n# the offloe of A0kX-J 

### publio rk$le holding their ofilooror tax ammaor-oollootor or a0 

### deputler oi 8-h 0tr:oo.
1.t 

### 18 our **turthrr oplaioa**  **thut** 

### tb8 0fri0a oi



### dl lountr **trrammY** 

### atr mot 

### iaoomDetl~S. notut publlo 0,~ ~~~~_ ~. aad thet 

### the **oount7 treamrer**  

### is **sot** 

### rohlbltedb law iraz holding the ofiloe of notory pub 10 rhllo ho E 1ding the 0sri00 or **aouat7 traawror.** 



### you l 

### -a further l

### CvlooC at the count7 attorlu7 and tba 

### olty &torn@7 aro **not** 

### prohlbitod I7 1~ **fraz** 

### hoI+ lng the olflor mtsry publio *bile b01diag their ofiloor Of oounty attorn* aAt? oity 4t orno publia and oount7 l ttoraay j I* Tb* ofrloo of lwtrr7

& **or** 

### o **ty** 

### attornay uo not la

### oommtlble. &l of the 

### rboto asat?azo:ob offiold.8nho am d&V qumlffiod aObt’&~~&dib,&iO 

### @a7 1*(lou7 obarga the ieN pmvlded b7 lam for ?&air .eW'lla88 a1 m&c!!

when &OtiAK la 

### the oapaolt7 of a 

### fmtaz-7 publlo.
lkuAt1.ne

thmt 

### lnqulry,wo l

### ro