Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-12
HALL COUNTY
ATTORNEY AS
FAULK QUITS
Present Official to Re-
turn to Private Life
Jan. /; Tells of Work
Done


Harry n. Faulk. county attorney
Of Cameron county for the past
three years. rendered his resigna-
tion, effective January ], 1928, %
the board of county commissioners
Monday morning.
The board Immediately elected X.
w. Hall. assistant county attorney
for the past two years 10 fill out
the uncxpired term.
Mr.. Faulk was appointed county
attorney three years ago, at the
time that "A. MI. Kent, then county
attorney. was appointed as presid-
ing Judge Of the newly created
103rd district court.
Mr.. Hall came I'd Brownsville in
February, 1925. Immediately after
receiving his degree from the Uni
versity of Texas Law School and
became assistant county attorney
under Harry II. Faulk. lie served
in that capacity until he was pro-
moted.
Mr.. Hall met Mr.. Faulk in Austin
while the latter was "a member ot
the state legislature from this dist
rict.
The new county attorney was born
at Fulton, Mo-, but was raised AZ
Rockport. Texas, and received his
public school education there. He
later entered the academic school
OF the University of Texas and Af-
ter becoming a junior attended the
National University Of Mexico City
for two years. He is % years old.
Returning 20 the United States.
he taught Spanish in the public
schools for four years, two mt Sc
guin, one year at Center and one
year at Nixon, Texas.
Accomplishes Aim
After coming 70 Brownsville IN
February, Mr.. Hall returned 10
Center the following June and mar
ried Miss Theo Mae kethlcy uf that
place. They have made their home
here since that time.
In his letter Of resignation, Mr..
Faulk said:
III hereby tender you my resig-
nation as County Attorney. TO be-
come effective January J., 1928.
when you hOn0red me with the
appointment of this office three
years ago, there were especially two
distinct purposes to be accomplish
ed outside the regular routine of
the County Attorneys office. The
first purpose was To create a pro-
per organization for the collection
OF the large amount Of delinquent
taxes that were due the county; the
second purpose was 10 have proper
ly audited. once and for all, the
question Of excess fees due ~ the
county by officers OF the county.
So far AZ IL is within the power of
the County Attorney 10 accomplish
these purposes in his official ca
pacity, these two purposes have
been accomplished. ard the contin-
uance Of the work that has been
started must necessarily be done
outside OF the county attorneys o.
flee.
II feel therefore that have kept
my pledge TO the commissioners
court and % the people of the
county in fulfilling the duties
which ] undertook 10 accomplish.
Big Sums Collected
During the year 1926, there was
collected in delinquent taxes $780,
600. During the eleven months of
the year 1927 up to December ], We
have collected $l59, ,190g3. I'm addi-
tion to this last amount, WE have
collected approximately $4,000 de-
linquent. taxes for drainage and in
dependent school districts. The ac-
tual cost Of making yhis collection
70 the county has been S5,75T.4s. or
3.6 per cent Of the actual coilec-
tions made and paid into the tax
collectors office. OF this amount,
$3.Os6.25 was paid ny the county
under their contract with Messrs.
Pate & Dutro. and S2.646.23 has been
paid out OF fees cf my office. In
this work the commissioners court
has given 20 my office its heartiest
cooperation.
Credit for the success of this
work must I'D given largely I'D tho
splendid efforts of Robin Pate and
Earl DCtro, who have been in active
chrage OK this department Their
work has been uf the higheAt order
Contrary t0 the opinion w great
many people, all Of the large land
owners are paid up with but a single
exception. Ten items have been col
lectcd, ranging from $1,000 to sl5,D00i
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