OFFICE OF THE AlTORNEYdENEtiL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

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EuaonbXo Aadrew J. HIdcoy, P6ge 8 

"ATt. 0950. The Sakoreta 

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vi state aball 

ZUndah -oh @VU&y clerk I) p tie& ll.at of all 

notaries FubtiQ 80 appointedl an& pualZ?lbAt and 

saiA vlrrk l ball Qrsmine saia list ror publie 

lnspoatlon aad post a ocpp tiher88i on the 

aourthouee a00f. 

*Art. 8981. Whrrr a notary im appointed, 

the beorotery ef State shall P’anrrA the evmmirrion to the wuaty olerk of the aouaty~ where 

the party zvnid~m, Said olork ah&l& &madiataly notify said garty to 6 pear bafvre 

him within. tan Aam, pay tar h f I evm&isalon, 

6aa qialiiJr aoi3orAlag to law. If maid party 

be abecat fram the aounty, or l iek at the tiao 

of’ t&e reaeption of said avrmismi~n br the 

olork he dxill har*.tuI day. +0&u kls roturn 

to rafd aountp fn whloh to 6ppear and quali*. 

“Al%. sass. The olerk *airins the 8-0 

Pisaion shall la&mar thenv&the day on whibh 

notie* WEa glrtm, ana is th0 prty ply t&s 

dtatq fee fvt ommdon and qmlify resvrdlng 

to iaw, the said clerk *ball notify tha 800~ 

r0tary 0f iJute 0r bfr pualifloation, gitiag 

UattB Of ~189, End rclQ%t thO fO0 b3 sh3 Offiser. Xf the party fails CO ~~112~ ad FQJ 

the fss within the l&&ted tiaw, the a 

otrrnb 02uril ho mid, and t&o olork Sal P 

pointewt%rJ on tho beok of ths s~mm&aslvn that 

the party ha8 f.allsd to @W.irP, ,bnd re%Pnr 

it to tba Secretary o? State* 

“Art. 6965. 

Y f 

p8rson ap ohted a notary 

publie, before enter QB hi8 vt$ vial Uutioe, 

~&all ereouts a bond for oas thouband dollam, tv 

be a,pproveA by the cvunty vlaTk of his vOUnty, 

pagable to the cmernor, aonditioned r0T ths 

faithful perfonaavve of the duties ol his OiYivri 

end ohall also take u.nd sublrsrfbs Else VfffUial 

v&h, whioh shall br ~AAVPUS~ on salA bond, 

with th6 aertlfiaaie of the offlcor abainl~tsr1% the sams~ said bond rball be moordo in th8 
Eonoreble Andrew S. Elekoy, Pa@ 9 

offioa of the oounty OleFk, and doposlted 

iA 8aid OffiCtb, t?Ad Shau AOt be void VI1 

the f iret recovery, 0Ad map be 8~6d on in 

the mma of the $mrty iajured from the to 

tims untS1 the wh&e fmoimt themoot bar 

been rom%ero& 

*Art, 8984, lfota~Ae8 Publla ahall bava 

the same authority to take aoknowld@mnt8 

0r pr00r8 0r mittma imrtuhtit8 pmt08t8 

iartrumaatm pemitted by law to 6. prvtutea, 

cAabiatr?r oaths, and take 8apo8itlon8, a8 

i8 AOW or mey haresfter be eonferrod by hw 

UPOA OaPntp 0lOl%," 

Ar tlc lo 5955 r up r a p r vvldoth0t m tha l t6tntory 

gzkof the notary pub& ad be, apprwotl b thm aottn%~ 

!Chi@ article howater, doe8 not ZSQ 

vtiio;al 

d PO thnti tha 

oath be aA&l#toreA by the aro&y~ ekrk; the 

l tetute tusm..the ibllmlng lan uaaa 

t 

Wad &al%ak3 

take aad subrb~ribo tho Hfiaia 

inda8ed oa said band, 

aaOh,~whiob 8Mll bo 

,h the ewt;i?leato d tho off~omr 

mhinirtsring 8ame.* r tha proYx8lon8 a ANlOla a9q 

nvtarler publie have the memo aOthar%tytoadainf#ter 

v0th8, oh., 08 ovunty olerkn. 

You am rorpaotfully advloed that it is tho 

opinion or thl8 de 

F 

rtmat that a lwailf qmlfitod Mary 

pmii3 artla haye ~lgpl8itlthatity t0 adininimt4~ the ofriala1 oath and aiYiAar%t inpr\imd about. Ymr qucr~#lt+n 

18 0aswrm~ in the aifinPEatlv0. 

Vsry truly your8 

ATTOZPrnY imm?At ce TSXAS 

BY 

wJF:Go APFRv?EI‘MAR 15, 1941 

ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS