OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
**AUSTtN**

Comptroller or ruDlle a?eoIulf8 Austin, Toxaa
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gather *it& aartaln exhiblta qamt tax oontraot aade batwe dated Ikay19, 1939, ad andlta , 1.930, with al% b Uit 6, 4Uld l h0 t b6twaen ml118 dollnqueat 

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. You ragllwt our opinion ec to uhe pried for *ho aarpktioa of pandtR@ 6 whether Mr. aiili. hi*.l m8rasnt thet in, llowln(s

ally $0, 193*, withla which to d to t'ilmlluagrmQl¶t sultr **ribkd prior**  t0 t itss, monp. other thlaga, a4 oblle,ated

to 0ollsat or sa by Dsoainber 81, 19.088, the 'illsCduaty twn ba served bp eXlarl.ng 110 swki soft8 for dellnpucnt ~t6xa8 sntloned; . . .= Tbls a~rooaent thsn

re, Ita $8 ,tha

order oi thio aoust that o pmde& for fa that **abma** aontraat be a,n$ 'the ram ie harebr erts~ded, sabJ9dt to the epprovaL it the State Cowptrollar, ftw e period of mmen aionths,ta end July 30th 19S9.ECJII.

Cecs. h. Sheppard,Pa6e 2

"It is the furtkr order of this court that save for the extention In the time, as above set **out, for**  the rlline or such tax suits and the oarrying or aame to final 3udgment. no furthdr ohango or alterationia tc be made in the ori6inalcontractherelnabovtrefsrred to and the r-aord to which referenoe ia here mad0 for all purposes." ParagraphNo. VIII of the originaldelinquenttax oontract between said parties reads as tollowe;

"This contraotahall be in foroe from hay 17, 1937 to Deaamber 31,,;1938, both dates inclual~e, (not to extend beyond December 31 of the year rollow:ngthe date of this contrcct)and at the expirationof said period, this contractshall terminate,oxoept the aontraotor ahall be allowed six montha in which to proseauta to final judgment suite tllcd prior to Daoember 31, 1998, terudnating date of thie oontraotiprovided,the CommIssionera*Court and the State Comptrollershall have the right to sooner terminatetbia contraot ror oauaa **by** glring thirty (30) daya' written notice of auah intention,

with a atatementof the aauae or reason for suoh termination,

after giving Second Party a reasonabla opportunityof explalnlngor reotifylngthe same. In oaaa of such termination, Seoond Party shall be entitled to reoeive end retain all compensation due up to the date of'

aald termlnatlon." Under the original contract,the **only** authority left in the aontraatlng attorneyafter Deaember 31, 1938, was to proeeauteto final judgment suite filed prior to that date. The term *terminating

date of this contraot"la merely deaarlptlveof the **lrmedlately** preaedingwords *December 31, 19S8.n Had the worde "Deaember31, 1938" appearingat that point ln the ooatraot **been** eliminatedtherefrom so that hr. Gllllam would have been allowed six months in which to prosecute to final judgment suita filed prior tom

the terminating

date oi the contraot,and had auoh termlnating date then been oxtended to Suly 30, 1939, the goaitlon would be more plausiblethat he should thereafterhave air month8 in which to complete suits filed prior to July SO, 19S9. The reaitationain the extensionagreementdisclose a need of moreRon. Gso. 3. Yhepgard,Page S

tize :n which to ocllcot and ?nstltutestiite but make no msntlon of she mod of addltloce3 tine to oomplste pendingsuits,. It :s our opinion that under the ertsnelonoontraot21s. Gllliem acquired LIO ri< arter July 30, X3$, to **COlU~h3t8 aUft8**  riled prior to t&at date. If it is desired that he shall perfmiuthat **80IviOt3,** another atpmrmd should be sntereU into to tkt o?fect besad upcn e new waiver by the present county attorney.
Yours very truly
A7!TORRYY

GTCFRAL OF TEXAS

APPROVED JKJL19, 1939