Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion ( 1942 )

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OFFICE OF THE AmORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
~onorrblm Jehm 1. Bmkmr
cotmt~ 104ltor
Lurr Couat~
P4rl4, T4244
Dmrr Sir:
Tour mQur*t for OD
44~ftil~ 0044iaw0a by thir
mpA44t 44 follou41
bn4worlng the tollowl
rr SW t8x nbttor4
n rttorm~ lnL all
bumr to take the trx
* Court hrr nrithrr
met or mndo oontrsot rlth
l it hrr bcerl the pactlao of th0
ourt to thoroughly lnvertlgrta 411
umtmontoi Raok tex.8, penrltlrr
Ai%ar run 1avertlgation
Court ham in open oourt ma60
8 propar ortlmr rhowlng their nocawmidrtloa of sly
rqurtmnt tber harm ooa8ldrr.d propar in thr *a-
or property whlrh ~8 01) thr rrndrrd list.
*Of oourmo a malt met br brought throw& th@
Dl8trlot Comt to rrttlr thbsa 04488 r&Orb the Pro-
party 18 on thr rrndona llrt. Thl8 18 almwr 4
Bo4or4bl4 aohn t. IkLrr, Pm- P
ltrlrtl~ Irlondlr 44lt dthoat 44y 404tawrrmy
and 14 only 4 utter of form to oollrot tbo trx44
JUDtir 844 484 piO40 t.hO p?@pWtY 04 4 p4fia#
k414.
*Thr Coal44~onor4~ Coati h44 th4wnsor4 r0it
8t llbuty rplor ray npotmblm 14481 4ttOmo~
to
to hmdlr thur 44r4410s41 rdtm. A qurmtlon ha
rowtly born r414d 44 to thdr ruthorltt to do
01 will fiuthor rtmtm tb4t the Oom~J641044r4*
Court prp 40 moapenrrtiom to thr 4ttornmT rho
kb;l44 thn 04444 br war Oi oati8810~ or other-
.
vhr quo4tlo4 I wat to hrrr 444wroa 14 there
ran 4a f0m~0t
Vnaor the rMT4 01r4um4t44444 uy the C&a-
4lo44*8 Court 14 it4 dirrntlon 44plof rnr repu-
t4blo load rttorfuy thy 444 rlt to rmplo~ for
th. DIUDOU of
brlnglng oroh OM of throo rnthmly
fmfiai~ 44a rgr44C mu&t4 in thr Clmtrlrt court,
or 14 it 4 arttar or rb44lute neorrm~t~ tlut th4~
make l Tu Coatrrot lr, writlag rltb on4 or mar0
10081 rttor44~4 to &4tilo thou 84ttor4.m
Artlot 7 ))l
sd 73354, t4rfma’m hnnot*toa T84.44
e;tll Gt4tut.4, naa 44 telloat
*Art. 7315. 7691 Contnot rith rttornw
Vhrnevorthr oo86kl44lonor4 oourt or ant
oauoty rftar
thirty day8 wrltton notlor to thr
oounty 4ttornoy or aimtrlot rttornby to fll4
d*llnlymllt tax lultm WC hlr rdme to a0 40,
4h411 do er Itaeor44rr~ or lrpoairnt, *de oourt
mar rontnrt rlth may aor@otont rttotnrr to on-
foror or wrlrt 14 tha lntorOom4nt of th4 801144-
ti04 or DDE 40ibp44t st4tO l46 0044tr tan4 tos
4 per oat on thr t4x44, lfidtr -a inw04t 401
tplll.f @01100toa, aad 441 g oourt 14 rurthor author-
ima to pry for 44 4brtr4ot or p?OP4?tr 4480444d
or unknown 444 unrondord tror the 08x88, laten8t
and ponaltl to b oollorto~ on maoh 14444, but 411
muoh p nt an4 rrp4n4r4 4Iml.l k4 oaatlng4nt upM
thr 001 Y4otlon of 4uah taxom, pOMltf and lntrn*t.
Eononblr John S. &kor, P*ga 3
It 4hmll b4 the dutf Of the 04u4ty rttorrmy, or
or the 4lmtrlrt lttorrm~, ware then la no ootmty
rtt0?44~, t4 l atlvely lmD!mt my p4rron 81th *hue
lU@&I oontmot 14 886e, by tlllng 444 pumhlng to
a *prod7 ooarlorloa rll lultm Sor roll~otlon of
dellw24at tmxm4, under my ooatmot Ma0 44 hero-
in rbotr l BOOlflOal prorfaea the whew* ant dim-
trlrt or oounty ltt4r44y shall rrll 6x rafoae to
rile and Dto44OUt4 r o o blllltm l4 good r4itbh, ho
tie11 not k lntltl.4 to 44 from thbrrrfrce, bat
msoh fe.4 4h4n li4t4rth4l44# k 001~0Gt.6 me 4
Bert Of the 004t4 Of 4Uit lnb lppihd 04 tha ~a$-
mont of the roap4nmrtlo4 lllorrd the attorney
B l’OD~OUtiy the lUit, 444 th. lttor4.~ with da
ruoh oontrrot h44 been ~rdr 14 hrnby fully am-
powma and lotborl48~ to pro0048 in 4u0h roit4
without the joinder me 44414t~n0~ 0r dd 00tm
or dirtrid tittornryr. hot4 2nd C.7. 1923, D. 3h
Afit8 3rd CA 1923, p. 182.
*Art. 71354. Delinquent tu rcatrrotr.
"PO.. 1. So oontrrrt alull be aad* or lnt4r4a
into by thr Ooralr410nrr4g Oourt in ronneotlon wlth
the lolleatl44 of d*llnpumt trr44 *or4 tIm om-
pnrrtl0n wklrr rwb ooatnot 14 8oro thmn rirtman
par 04nt of the ukeunt eellrotb4. 94ia roctrmet
rumt br $pp?~Tod by both thr CO4ptrOll@r lnd the
Attorney U4nmnl of the Ptrta of TCIID, both 44 to
rubrtanor end form. so+iaa hcwwer the County
4r flrtrlot httorno~ *hall not ZVOO~W 44 eaqwb
rat104 ?or any *en1404 hr m4y rrndrr 14 00.300,
tlon with tlx partormmor cb the oontraot or the
taxer lo lla o tothrrrunbr.
d
-%o. 2. hny oontrrot rinee ln vlolrtlon ot
thlm ah411 k told.
Aot AOt4 1930, U4t he.,
4th 0.!3., p. 9, oh. 8."
ft 14 our opinion that the lbovm quotd 4t4tuk4
IN amx!ltory rnd rxoluslv~4nd that thr Co~4414a4r4' Court
t44 n0 authorit to ocatrrot with 4n ltt0ra4y t0 oolloot a.-
l.inpumt taxer f 4bor4 the oounty rttornry or dlmtrlct sttorn4r
f4ll or rrfurr to oallrot drllnpurnt turns1 la ray aaamr oth@r
th4!a thmt mmt out in tbr 4boto rtrtute4. %boo~tr4ot* 4m
Xonorabk foh8 F. Nkor, ?a&4 b
lob;rot to th e4pprOWl Or thr Attommy ~a~81 an6 the Cw
trollor both 88 to robrtmm rod Son. All lo r r tmr4th
tr
or wplopnt Of rtbmmym for tha l01108tfon of drlinqornt
age not in rontoralty with thb abow quotu? 4t4tot88 an
.
TradlJi& that thlr mtlr?rotorlly 8amwrm pu in-
quiry, 8e era
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