Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion ( 1945 )

OFFICE OFTHEATTORNEYGENERALOFTEXAS AUSTIN GROVER SELLERS ATrORNCI GENEIWL &,t y( c.~_;..,__. , ~... - Hooar8b&e Shalby K. Lope *CoUnty Attcrney Jefferr$m Oounty Bsrumant, T%xos i)ur sit, Ojd.nion PO. Q-6966 n#ue% Bill Eonorabls Shelby : . Long - pap% 2 This we 0nBwOr In th0 OfilrnstlvO. ThO new l,asndment here ``~ke5 provliiar a fee for th6 f ilinp, etc., fcr of ohattal mortgagee, end, ltr language not bsing perfsctly oloar, it ia lncutibwt upon WI, ,lf pouelblo, to eeoertfdfn its *51&g rram its texts ma to 00rimtrue it in the light 0r it.8 settine end I.eglela tlva p.urpa%%. aone%0uently, w% tilleve the Laaguage th%r%- in eete uy 0 #tn.&e maxlmua fw 0r ?S oents ror perforatenor of all the eervlcee lleted in this partlauler lt%m, L 0.. illIn& r B g i8tttr lnt%rlng ln~:,#atlefe%tion an4 release, to b.# peld to the ClWk upon his filing th% ahattol mott@@; therefore, uo e44ltl6nal cha::$% may be mede for th% entering of eetlefaotlon ql releeee of the uCatta1 mort&age ,a# that sorric~ 18 aonoldorad @eluded in the oha lnltlal payment of IS wate. Thie %onntruo- t&on fOllOtrsin vjea of t&e fed that thie lawruhent PHB peered to inoreoeo r065 on4 the s?ngla paym%nt 0r 7s oents ror the erevfoeo~ Mat%4 Is en inaxseae yroportlanate to t&c- lnar6eeer Ii2 thei other itaw tf the etatute. me morteieger not only mea the ohattel mortge&% but he le aleo bound by etatut@ (ML b4.06, .9&S., 19251 to have ~eatleraotion entered when the obligation la psld; thsreiore, thv burden of having .the Clerk~p&foxm tti ~e~vloee listed in this ltan reet# on one pexeon., the mort&a&ee. ~?eo etatut+a bmw ken striotly oamtrueQ by the #uthorltiea in T%xes; lliuetreted by the languwe urad in MoCaUe VS. aitr 0r ~oekd510, 246 s;. w. 654, 112 'pex. ~09, Le., *‘Court0 of this etat% heve adc?pt%d the ~1% oandrning ltr;%tly tt;aoo #te,t,gt%r pneoriblng fees rox yublio 6ffio%r# and a@ala+t per- mitting awt! rees by lraplicetlon. fJ0 orriwr le permitted to oollcrot reed nor oomml~ai~ne unle#e the eese are provided for and the amount theraof a%olered by Law. Thlo 18 true notwlth- standlag ruoh grriosr my b% required by low to porrorm aps6fri0 eerolose ror which ao oompeneetfon lo prfsvld%d.w E!olalng ea we have, cast 9S osnte shell be pa id upon the fill&l& t2r the ate tt%1 mortgtjge,, we proaobd to your aacond cuestlon whlah aeko, vi0uld a ,oherge or 25 oentn bs atrde ror releaeing tbe %batt%l IPortgage filed prior to 9%ptemb%r 4, lobs?” BY thts queetlon wo aBe- that you oont%eNetd 8 sltua- tlon wherein e chattel mortgage hae been riled under th% prfor rtatute, end a roe or 25 oen,te oolleeted and then rcrfeaeed eubsequent 00 25aptsraber dt 1945, uuder t&e new amndment. Thie we answer 10 ths n%qative. xf a charge of ES oente were allowed I for snterlng sstiefeotlon add release of e cbettel mort$ege, i alter tha arrective llate of floues Bill 042, it WQUld give efieat to ths old statuta, 8pscli)lue the esount or ii3 osnts, whioh li%a been rapoaleb. Hering daoidwl thus, MC)are oon- fronted with the nuestlon or what amount is to be oharged, if any? Tim% ree?nd to be no cuaatlon but that the Leglslsture 3ay dl~l~tlcrh am7 Slstrlbut4 t880bri3ca 0rrh-di reee lqi it dee;w just. 54 ‘I’nx.Jim., 30. 115, htbilo Offloim:. Howover, it Is our’opinion thlst the Lepialature did not Intend to dlmlnlnh tha rem 0r the county Cl,erk ‘by lm~lloetlon in oorlJ9olltlatlq t+e m%rvlosa Ln the mu amendment and bg its rail.ure to pro- rid6 a zsparstb 036 ror 4``tm3.5~ rati~r~Oti0~ antsreierae oar. On the ooatmiry, the obvious intent of the a,ot ia to luerease the varlour fee8 or the Gouhty Olerk, ena xe glvo eifesh to that intent ge storm below. The mw amsna~eentset8 a* a s’tkndcrd et 7s cent8 fc3r all the srrvtoea llated in &la tl,eulrr ltas and thle amount vm bollmve to be the aontro 5””In& faotot under theea alrounwtanoaa. me mote from 54 Tax. Jur., 3ec. 115 (Publie efrle4m3),er folwa: “!VhePe the tWr~iOe8 ior whloh OoqimMtion i8 allowmi are not ~ootapl%te and paymat doe8 not beaorm .Lue .Until otter d statute lnorsesS.ng the ooqiiasation hns taken effsct, the oftioir I6 8ntltiaO to ampen- latlon for the antlre work at the incrsarred rate, the oompeneatlea not, being divisible, end no prorlalon baviug boon mada to the oontraTy.* Zh the oaai or i%vo,aart 1’. Terrell,‘%34 8. W. 046, nh%rrrsina ‘trx ae%aJwr p~rfnrmml part of his 8arrlaoa uuclar one fee statute snd the rmm~der under a ner rtituto whlah lnoreased his Seda, ths suprclm OQWt or Texas otateea: The statute BQIS got 6ay he shall Peoelvo 80 muah for part 0r his work and armatbln~ else r0r cthar 0rri8m dutier. ff the .oompensa tlon. war dl*