**Dear Sir,**  .%inion lPo.C-1066

: Ri, Costs to be oharged prroa. mbo

-desire to m&a delayed registrationr oi birtb'aad **death** under **EOUW Bill**  **x00; 214,**  **ene,&,&by** the Forty-aitihLsglilatwe. .*s are in.rewipt of your.l&tterof June 27;1959, ti.whi& you requort 4x1

opinion a, $hd folhwing qurstiiom.in'coa~oticia with t&o proper adrpini8tration of:RouroSill Ma. 814: of tho **Forty-sixth** Leglilatura

.,' *Shouldurp oont8 b&olinrged~rronrnh~deri~ to have ruoh del&yed ngi&rationr;~that lr, ia the Ceun~ Judge *ntit1ed to any fO0. or the County Clerk, in.oonl~N!tifln

with: the **psl ’** **fiX ’** **a+noe Of**  **tbOir .dUties**  **&II EUi,h?**  **”**

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**‘ seotioa**  **2 of**  **Bi B.**  **NO. 614**  ot the Fo%-alxth Lsgis1atur.s amends Section 16, ob. 41, Aota of the Fortiethlegisletuzw,First Called Semion, Artiole 4477,, Vernon'sAahotatsd civil Statuter (Rule 51a ot the~Sanit,ary

@de) by adding the followingprovirion~ "And provided i'urtbsr. that any oitisen of the State of Texas uishiae.tofile tho rooord of l m birth **or** daatti.

birth and daatb oertifiwth. The oertiiiate aim11 be subetantiafad

by the affidavitof+fhe.m~dioal,attendant preaont at the time of.tha birth, or **in 0160**  **of death.**  the affidavitof the pbyaioianlart in attendmoe upon the deoeased. or the undertaker rho buried the body. Ifhen the ii'fidavit

of the medical attendant**or** undsrtakoroamot be **soourad, the**  oartii'ioat~ aball be,mpported b the **+ff%davit** of' ~lme perqon rho *an 

### l muainted wJth the iaots mmrounding the **birth** or deafh, at the time the b'irth.or death ooourmd, with a saoond affidavitof.sma person**who** is aoquaizited with the i'ao&a

mrromding the birbh **or** death, and who.ia 'notrslatad to tbs indiridualby **hloqd or**  marria&e. **E** Probate Coy-b shall rbquiremmh otb~r'informatiom~~ --*Mr.laon lbtosky,page 2 O-1066

svidancoas may be deemednecesaeryto establishthe citizm- -- 7-#-- shl of the individual ethe certificate. and the truth u nesa of the statements madax that record.-w-
-- The olork of --- the raid Court shall forwa~h~o~ficate to the State --- a-- Rureau of Vital~istios wiTen order fr.an the Court to thsnteR.ltirtnr m-m----
-- The State Registrar when verified in the abovemanner, and shill issue certified copies of suoh reoordaa8 providedfor in Sootion 21 of this A&: Suoh osrtifisdcopiea shallhe prinms fahie wide'aw, in all Courtr and placer of the feot8 stated thereon. who , State **Burwu oP**  Vital Statisticsshall furnish the forms upon lhioh mob **reoords** are filed, and no other form shall **be** uaod for **that prpoie.**  **’** (Underscoring **ours).** Although the above quoted smqdmmt to Section 16 of **the** &ait.ary Code call8 for s Probate Court Order in the mattat of dslaysd or belated rqgistmtionr of births end deaths,and also **the forwarding**  of the filed oertifioate and court order by the County Clerk to the State Bseau of Vital Statimtiea.it doss notmako any provisionconcerning tho fess to-be ohargedby the County Judge and the Couatp Clerk **for** the performanod,of suoh pres~ibqd duties., The statutes **of** the State of Texas prewribo **the amimts**  **of the**  fees which various publio offloOrsw-e reguind to aharge the public for their aervioos. Artielss 29X3-3946and aw+@nt,R.C.S. of Toxas, 1926. Artiolea S926 and 3926. .I amended;i'ernon'a Anbotated diril Statutes,enumerateths fees of a Counw Judga. The foes to be oharged b a Countjr

Clark **for the**  servi.oes nhioh'ho rendersthe puhllo **am** sot

. out in Article S9SO. Artlols 3951 and Artiols 3992. as mended,,Vernon*8 ¬ated Civil Statutes.

981110 the provisionsin Seotion 16 of the Sanitary Code, above quoted, applyingto delayed registrations of birth8 and **deaths, do**  **not** stipulatithe **fees** oolleotablo by i County Judge for entering an order or by the County Clerk forwardingthe certificate and order to the State Bureau of Vital Statistior,still thbra is no prohibition against the ahar#ng of fees tn thoso instances.

Artiole 9926, Rwised'Civll Statutes.‘ stipulate8that the County Judge in probatematters shall rooeiva the fee of **Fifty** (&SO) Cents for --

*sa& order;not othorwlsaprovidedfor". The oider.oftha Probate Court painingupon'the oortifioate of birth or dodfh is olearlyan --

"order,not otherWiseprovided for",**‘**

**.. Mr.**  **boy I[otoq.**  **pge p** **’ O-1086** 

**‘ i**  and in ee nbeenoe of expmsr rtatutarydori(pmtion of a fee or the **p++** hibitionof oolleotfng a tee, the cum of Fitty ($ -60) llmts for entering such .I)

**ardor** is the proper.uount to **be charged**  **the** rscipiont **of** the Iwvioe. :,d;i

hi' tbo hW$C&&;'i;rti&J S$h, wpm. ptov1dsi'th.t be iewive the fee:& FifQ ($.+O) Cellts'for -- '. ,.. '. *o&m coGtifi& to &hot or fa~a~.bopt+ined in t.lw reoordr:b~,hia

&i~,~~Tith'oort%fiortk and etil. whore. sot othmvire **~revidnl.for,*** (Undrraeoriag aura).' - .'&nw ,~o.~rb~~~;i'duii~a.ilnporrrd lipon th& &Y&V **Clerk to**  the &ot t~t.."h~.shall'~~fd‘-ths.oertifion~-.to **,iho State**  lhrwu **of** Vital **Statirtliir** with ad **.Gdkr. f&&**  **‘ tho~.oarjt~**  **to the**  **State** Bsgirtnr **that** tho order be, 0% be not,, **.iqoep$odl** $8 nM.d!hamiro provided **for** in rqwot to & p&per feefor~,,mae, the **above quvted**  portion of.Artiols 3930 game, +nd..tho Cougtr-,~*~.l~~loyl~~'authorif~d tp **ohnigo a**  **foo** of fittp (f 669).

Cents f~r.-~o~rditig.~khe -obtti~i&te;md~order to the $Alr8au of Vital.wJati~t~or.

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trusting thit.ue,ha*& fully sasnsred the inquiry oontqined in

IQ. a/Diok Stout Mck Stout tBrob:no A?ROVKD JULY'?il,

.I999 c&i. F..YoorO FIR2T A2SISTAR7. ATlURlii3Y

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. Ap&vqd Opinion ,Ce&ittoa.,By RllF'&air& - TNKAS