### : ,. Honorable Charles T. Banlater '.. County Attorneys Navarro CountJr Corslcaw, Texas Oplnlon No. V-14 Re: Authority of oountykx asiessor-colleotor;or deputies,.toretain notary -. * fee0 for afiidavit's~exe

### out6dunderseation33 0r Dear Mr. Banister: the,Certifiaateof Title Pot, and related matters. Nour reoent .requestfor an 

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wldlvldu6 9 ) the perclan taking. the~~aakaarle&pB~t r&a ning alLor the ZS$i fee) ~a.nataryreo 

### or es+ ohar@ e&oh appliy 

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### Weleotloa par8 by the.Tar Uleeeor 

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ken.oomplledby theoolleotor and 

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tou ask in your request if euoh feOe may be retained in view of Article 9780, Penal Code 

### (House I3111 Not 80). In an opinion rendered on November 9, 1945, numbered O-6908, this department rule+3 that the . **provisions of**  **House Bill**  **Nor 80,**  **Acts** 49th kgislature, 1945 (Article 9780, Penal Cod@)were unconrM.tutlonal. Themrore, your questionmat be answeredwlthln the meaning of Article 724Ba, Vernon'e Annotated Civil Statutes, and section 33 of Art1010 14389lo Penal code.

,.%, hrtfole 7246a, Vmnonts Annotated CiTil,Stat- .utae,pr66ldea 3x1aubstanoo aa tollowa:

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nor Taxes, shfkrirr or shezirr e&d Aslussor ,andCollootrr oi Tama, 4r4 h4nb7 authorla01 a84 eapomnO to rdalalater rll 

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or pay be required by law to be morn to, .~ proridwl that 8uoh,d88eessor and Collector or Taxes ~&all.Charge.and.oolleotas a treeof 0rme,:..-.*wXdltio*~.to'a4 other roe8 thnt'homay now bogl uthorlzod bylaw '~ to oharge, .ln~oolursotlon 

### withsaoh lnrtrument8,:the 6~ or *ent+=rrr*.(e6)'

### Csntb: ror eaoh saoh oath or'itildmlt.as ho, or bla boputler'.w. aMtiutir;whloh ahall '1 b@nd.oon8tjfuts ti'fek.ot oiiloe, 'kdibr ., wbloh he &mlL aO.oount aa'he $8 mw or-4 .;: 

### huvlitir be required **by law**  to.aooount forany other tee of offloe,: nuehBeea8or8: a@ coll~otor8,0r Taxes., **a@** tho,lr

D8putieq. being henb~~~lven the mme-rlgbt to.amp .. .. ibhr all euolr

oaths.or arrfdav$ta a8 *c4' notarl~s~pablfo aader 

### the lrwm or..the 8ttite or Tens; prwia0a.m rba.. @hall be ohargea rtorsay oath.or airidilrit oOnne~oted~wlth the ron<l.oa

oi- any ~.~perty ,ror~

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l atioa r~.t~.tur&8tr8tion 0r~ a'motor :. vehiole that ha8 not beea.a8e4 ror the ourrent .mgirrtration year, when any woh rendition, lmntorf, applloatlon, o$ 1~:. strument abord ment one0 is~~qulred to be riled in the orftoe or .suoh Asaesaor and Colleotor or Taxeri .anda&- bther in-~ strument'thatmay be &a in said orrioe, : or that aayrelats to the buainesa or du-. ' ties 0r 8aid orri00.whenererthe spplb~i8 ..'

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sale unlers tae okner **de&peed** in the osrtirloato or title .: nhcll tranerer the oertliioat* o? tXtle oa rorn to be.p~eeorLbed by the Departmat 

### before a;l?ookry ?ubllb, irhloh

rorm~ rhcll'laolude,among rmoh of&r matter8 a8 the D8partment may 

### determine, an ar-, Pldavlt to the efre0t that the EignBpsdr.lS tha owaer or the mto?? vehiole, and that there we no llew agalaat suohmotor vehlole, uoept 8uoh a8 We 

### shownon the- : abtiirieate or filth ma ne title to-my motor fehlole ah11 pa88 or vest uatll 8uoh Web be 80 l xeoutode"~ .. -

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ma olerka ai tits CW% au O%ril

. Appeals are .notent!ltled to IWSJLW ex%ra acmpenaiatloa

for ae~mbeala

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within the scope of their OfFAcial duties pm-. scribed by law+ The genkwel prlnaiph pm-'. hibltim public oftioiaitr from ohar&3g fee8 r4r th8 pwfowwwe of their offioial duties QOSB not proh%bft the5 TwNI,o~~R!!- ing for their services or aats that thog are tinder no obligation, under tk law;~toperrolln.. **mT~xs being**  **ao statutory**  **duty re-.**  qutxina’.patStaosrsr **to x3&m&** ***unaaraaflsa,** 

### unoC~loPaA tqlea or opf~&oas of 

### tka Comrts of CivlJ.

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**no statute**  **fixl&g any**  **fee** for such mrvioea, ana no valid statute re- @ring that mmmy rsscoived therefor be d6.L~- ?

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poaikd in ths State treasury, there i% no debt owing .bypetitioner to ths Hate.” Thsrefore, S.nthe absenoe or statutory aut& ority prohibiting the %%me, it is the opinion .ofthis depart-W, that a tax assessor-oollsstoi,ore deputy,a& ing in the oapaolty of a notary public,would be entitlad to the notary re% r0r aotarizing an affidavit under Saction 33 of the Certiflaate or Title Act, provided suoh servloe rendered as a notary .publicdoes not interfere gh the diaohargo of. those duties imposi?dupon him by

. IOU a%k the **further** question as to whether a roe of $AS,CO oharged aandidates in elaotlon years roar the prsparrtioa or a poll-tax list, may be retained by the t,az

a%%%8%or-oolliotor, or deputy, if prepared duri-m off-duty hours. We know of no statutoryprsrisioamaking it an oirioial fuMtion of the tax-aaseeeorco.lleotor,

or d6puty, to prepare such a poll tax list for pritiate

distribution. A6 statsd in the case oi Moore v6* Sheplwrd, supra, ethe general prinaipls prciitiM DubUO OfciiOidS fTO6 OherRiIlRrS%% r0l'thee

.-, .perrorm&$e or their ofiioial dutie%, zoee ‘notprohibit them from charging for their services ror aots that they are **unde~r~aa**

**obligation, wider**  the Law, to p%rfora~~’ Ther%fors, in the **abaanoe**of a statutoryprohibition, the tax assessor-aolleotor of your county may retain the ies for tha preparation OS a pall tax ll%t, oo%giS3& in off-buty hour%, ii the %ama doe% not interfere tith the. dischargs of thorn duties iilpossd upon him by Law. There is no authority to the effect ~thatsuch fee is a ice of orfice for.whidh the tax asseaeor-oolleotoruould be aocountable. is, 8ors or lo%%,

The praotioability of this procedure **detera.ined** by 

### each lndirldual tax as?, %%8%8,T-OolhOtor, and, If practioad, the ree ror the preparation of such liat may **be** retained. .:.

we are %nolorlng a copy 0r opinion N0.0- 8908 ror ycJur il&roMation,

**A** tall

a88s88Or-OO~b3tor, or deputy, aotiag An his imdlvidual oapaoity as a ~no-
. tary public, may retain the notary fee for

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### 33, zw- .tiSiaatrof T5,tle Aet; and, in th% 

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proh$bitioa, may retatn the

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