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OFFICE OF THE AmORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

~onorrblm Jehm 1. Bmkmr 

cotmt~ 104ltor 

Lurr Couat~ 

P4rl4, T4244 

Dmrr Sir: 

Tour mQur*t for OD 

44~ftil~ 0044iaw0a by thir 

mpA44t 44 follou41 

bn4worlng the tollowl 

rr SW t8x nbttor4 

n rttorm~ l nL all 

bumr to take the trx 

* Court hrr nrithrr 

met or mndo oontrsot rlth 

l it hrr bcerl the pactlao of th0 

ourt to thoroughly lnvertlgrta 411 

umtmont oi Raok tex.8, penrltlrr 

Ai%ar run 1avertlgation 

Court ham in open oourt ma60 

8 propar ortlmr rhowlng their nocawmidrtloa of sly 

rqurtmnt tber harm ooa8ldrr.d propar in thr *aor property whlrh ~8 01) thr rrndrrd list. 

*Of oourmo a malt met br brought throw& th@ 

Dl8trlot Comt to rrttlr thbsa 04488 r&Orb the Proparty 18 on thr rrndona llrt. Thl8 18 almwr 4 

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2.4:. 
Bo4or4bl4 aohn t. IkLrr, Pm- P 

l trlrtl~ Irlondlr 44lt dthoat 44y 404tawrrmy 

and 14 only 4 utter of form to oollrot tbo trx44 

JUDtir 844 484 piO40 t.hO p?@pWtY 04 4 p4fia# 

k414. 

*Thr Coal44~onor4~ Coati h44 th4wnsor4 r0it 

8t llbuty to rplor ray npotmblm 14481 4ttOmo~ 

to hmdlr thur 44r4410s41 rdtm. A qurmtlon ha 

rowtly born r414d 44 to thdr ruthorltt to do 

01 will fiuthor rtmtm tb4t the Oom~J641044r4* 

Court prp 40 moapenrrtiom to thr 4ttornmT rho 

kb;l44 thn 04444 br war Oi oati8810~ or other- 

. 

vhr quo4tlo4 I wat to hrrr 444wroa 14 there 

ran 4a f0m~0t 

Vnaor the rMT4 01r4um4t44444 uy the C&a4lo44*8 Court 14 it4 dirrntlon 44plof rnr reput4blo load rttorfuy thy 444 rlt to rmplo~ for 

th. DIUDOU of brlnglng oroh OM of throo rnthmly 

fmfiai~ 44a rgr44C mu&t4 in thr Clmtrlrt court, 

or 14 it 4 arttar or rb44lute neorrm~t~ tlut th4~ 

make l Tu Coatrrot lr, writlag rltb on4 or mar0 

10081 rttor44~4 to &4tilo thou 84ttor4.m 

Artlot 7))l s d 73354, t4rfma’m hnnot*toa T84.44 

e;tll Gt4tut.4, naa 44 telloat 

*Art. 7315. 7691 Contnot rith rttornw 

Vhrnevor thr oo86kl44lonor4 oourt or ant 

oauoty rftar thirty day8 wrltton notlor to thr 

oounty 4ttornoy or aimtrlot rttornby to fll4 

d*llnlymllt tax l ultm WC hlr rdme to a0 40, 

4h411 do eIr t aeor44rr~ or l rpoairnt, *de oourt 

mar rontnrt rlth may aor@otont rttotnrr to onforor or wrlrt 14 tha l ntorOom4nt of th4 801144- 

ti04 or DDE 40ibp44t st4tO l 46 0044tr tan4 tos 

4 per oat on thr t4x44, 

g 

l fidtr -a inw04t 401 

tplll.f @01100toa, aad 441 oourt 14 rurthor authorima to pry for 44 4brtr4ot or p?OP4?tr 4480444d 

or unknown 444 unrondord tror the 08x88, laten8t 

and ponaltl to b oollorto~ on maoh 14444, but 411 

muoh p 

Y 

nt an4 rrp4n4r4 4Iml.l k4 oaatlng4nt upM 

thr 001 4otlon of 4uah taxom, pOMltf and lntrn*t. 
Eononblr John S. &kor, P*ga 3 

It 4hmll b4 the dutf Of the 04u4ty rttorrmy, or 

or the 4lmtrlrt l ttorrm~, ware then la no ootmty 

rtt0?44~, t4 l atlvely l mD!mt my p4rron 81th *hue 

l U@&I oontmot 14 886e, by tlllng 444 pumhlng to 

a *prod7 ooarlorloa rll l ultm Sor roll~otlon of 

dellw24at tmxm4, under my ooatmot Ma0 44 heroin rbotr l BOOlflOal prorfaea the whew* ant dimtrlrt or oounty l tt4r44y shall rrll 6x rafoae to 

rile and Dto44OUt4 roob lllltm l4 good r4itbh, ho 

tie11 not k l ntltl.4 to 44 from thbrrrfrce, bat 

msoh fe.4 4h4n li4t4rth4l44# k 001~0Gt.6 me 4 

Bert Of the 004t4 Of 4Uit l nb l ppihd 04 tha ~a$- 

mont of the roap4nmrtlo4 l llorrd the attorney 

BlíOD~OUtithe y l Uit, 444 th. l ttor4.~ with da 

ruoh oontrrot h44 been ~rdr 14 hrnby fully ampowma and l otborl48~ to pro0048 in 4u0h roit4 

without the joinder me 44414t~n0~ 0r dd 00tm 

or dirtrid tittornryr. hot4 2nd C.7. 1923, D. 3h 

Afit8 3rd CA 1923, p. 182. 

*Art. 71354. Delinquent tu rcatrrotr. 

"PO.. 1. So oontrrrt alull be aad* or l nt4r4a 

into by thr Ooralr410nrr4g Oourt in ronneotlon wlth 

the l olleatl44 of d*llnpumt trr44 *or4 tIm ompnrrtl0n wklrr rwb ooatnot 14 8oro thmn rirtman 

par 04nt of the ukeunt eellrotb4. 94ia roctrmet 

rumt br $pp?~Tod by both thr CO4ptrOll@r l nd the 

Attorney U4nmnl of the Ptrta of TCIID, both 44 to 

rubrtanor end form. so+iaa hcwwer the County 

4r flrtrlot httorno~ *hall not ZVOO~W 44 eaqwb 

rat104 ?or any *en1404 hr m4y rrndrr 14 00.300, 

tlon with tlx partormmor cb the oontraot or the 

taxer l o lla o tothrrrunbr. d 

-%o. 2. hny oontrrot rinee ln vlolrtlon ot 

thlm Aot ah411 k told. AOt4 1930, U4t he., 

4th 0.!3., p. 9, oh. 8." 

ft 14 our opinion that the l bovm quotd 4t4tuk4 

IN amx!ltory rnd rxoluslv~ 4nd that thr Co~4414a4r4' Court 

t44 n0 authorit to ocatrrot with 4n l tt0ra4y t0 oolloot a.- 

l.inpumt taxer f 4bor4 the oounty rttornry or dlmtrlct sttorn4r 

f4ll or rrfurr to oallrot drllnpurnt turns1 la ray aaamr oth@r 

th4!a thmt mmt out in tbr 4boto rtrtute4. %boo~tr4ot* 4m 
L. J, hmnl4 

A4414t4nt 

Xonorabk foh8 F. Nkor, ?a&4 b 

l ob;rot to the 4pprOWl Or thr Attommy ~a~81 an6 the Cw 

trollor both 88 to robrtmm rod Son. All l orr tmr4th tr 

or wplopnt Of rtbmmym for tha l 01108tfon of drlinqornt 

age not in rontoralty with thb abow quotu? 4t4tot88 an 

. 

TradlJi& that thlr mtlr?rotorlly 8amwrm pu inquiry, 8e era 

Vary trdly four4