OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
my 13, 1939
Ronarable Oao. E. Sheppard Conptrollar or Publia Aaaotmt6 kuetln, +axaa Hon. Geo. iii Sheppard,Page 2.
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rhich shall be furt!sercubjeot to the approval of the Comptroller, and Is official oath together with said bonds shall be recorded in the offlae of the County Clerk cf said County, acd be forwarded by the County Judge or the county to the Comptroller,to be deposited In his orrlce. :iafdbond sZnl1 be oondltlonsdfor the faithful performmoe ot 9x0 duties of hlo offloe aa essesaor t-mlcollector of taxes for end during the full tena for mhl& he was elected or appointed. Jr the event the bon&s requlred in this Iztlcle are executed by e 84ti6r4CtOry auraty oospfinyor aoapanleaor by any pri- .vate partiaa, 48 suraty or auratiea thoraon la oountlaa with 4 tot41 tarable valutitionof Thirty yilllorrDalsara ($SO,OOO.OOO.OO)or more, the oounty-ofuhloh the prln- .olpalin said bond or bonda la aaaaaaor m(l oolleotor. or tax68 ah411 pay a raaaomble mount aa pramlum an said bontlor bWd6, whlah munt shall be paid 'apt02 the Oenaral Ravenps of the oorurtyopen praaanktlon of th4 bill therafor to the Coambaionar~ Court ot ths aounty proparly ruthentloatad4a.nquirad by hr.-. other alaims a&nat tha oounty. ?f thers.be,any eon-~ trovuay aa to tha rhaonableneaa of tha amount ola%md, as auoh premium, such aontrorerrry pay ba datermlned'by any Court or oompateat juriadlatlon. wWhanaver the aaaoaaor an&~ooll&tor of taiea 6i a nyb o unty la n~ulr e~ %a ~g ive e la p a r ab ta o n&to o o vo r diatrlct tuea aol.lttcted by hir, auah bond aimll b4 approrad by the governingboard, or oam~i88ioP of 8~6.~ diatrlcta,and the prsmium on am ahalL ba paId out of first 003.leotiomfor auoh distriot8.~* "Art. 7lXS. The aaaeaaor and aoll&tor or t4xaa m4y be required to furnish a naw bond or addltiozml.aaourlty whanaver, in the opinion of the Gowiaalonora court or tha Comptrollar,It miy be"advla4blnr. Should a- asaeaaor 446 oolleotor or taxea fall to glva a new bond and a4dItIonal aaaurltywhen required,he shall be auapended troa orfloa by the ConmdaalonarsCourt of his aoonty.'aadifSJaedf4talp thereafterbe removed from oifioa la the wde preacrlbed by law." : .:' You point out that, pursuant to Artlole 7247, llarlaad Civil Statutes.as aminded, the Tak Aaseaaor-Collsotor haa bean raqtired to n;Blke 4 bond pPyabla to the State of Tema, through ita Governor, in the amount of ten per aent of the akts 4d V43.oran Cm. Geo. R. Yhcppsrd, ?ace 3.
crd poll taxes char&cd cr.We 1938 tax roll, tc ocver ttis offlcial~e tern beginnine Jannery 1, 1939. Inaezuah itsthc.smount of such bond 1s net oonputed u?on certain oocupatlon taxes end license ices collected by this o~flclal, and baoauee there are no bond in the oolleotlonof suob taxes and fees. you ask I'fyou have lawrul authority under the general tcrme of Article 7248, es amended, kevlsed Civil Xatutes, to require a new CT addltlonal bond in such amount as will adequate11 protect tlic? ."tateand the .publlo Interest In the