Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion ( 1945 )

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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
Bonorabla B. r. YoKea.
county AuAitor
Hldalgo CountJ
Edlnburg, T-8
l8tfor a no p inio n
“ROOOJm there Ear hon 8omedirotlrrlon aI
to tL, Le& l if o f.
th8 wtkr, a na l rwont o r M a
w$ lt k lmrrt~ato0 b7 tho n-
40 of the county aaa 0 a060rrimti08
lrtOWb,thM
M a d0 Or JWtthi8BOE8~ OOMtitUt.8
t.88 Of Offi aPd 8hOUlbbo t-E& WO? t0 tb
ColmtT.~
lionorablo B. 1. YoKao, Pago 2
l0briOU81~, it 18 l bon8iit to haro tb of-
ii00 bpt OpOA iOr tl?OSr 00~108, 81UO~ it .A-
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lDl88 ON 011 OOmpNiiO8 to p r Op a r O,fOBr imr a l
6OTOlOQUbOAt, lIAdlihfiH, it 18 ObViOu8,tJmt
the Olork i8 Aot bound to k.op the Oifioo opoa
at Al&It8 @Ad 011 SUAdOr.
Wo hwo not prorlowly sona into tlm mattot
booauw wo l8usmd that unbr thO80 8irouutanoo8,
tho Oouaty would ha+. ae outsol antIwoul4 not bo
lAtitbd t0 tbr lbAOr, hOTOr, iA TiO+ Of m
418eU8tiOn it w-r8 that *r tight bO ia error
ard that t&m COUAty might bo Ontitled to thf8
lono79
-0 roul(Lllhr tO kna lf ondor tarn O&r-
8~8t6nO.8, th. pqmont by the Oil oom MiO8 for
k00pin Ofif OpOIIOA Otb? WA U8tUIP OtfiOO
hour8 f8 l r c 0of.ofrioo, aAd )&nforo, b&m
ClOrk ;,8l000~&8bl0 t0 th@ ~OUAt~ iOP 8AR0, Of
if&i' ahe BOnOT Oi tho COUnty Oluk aAd Uio _’
l*
hebltant 8
htiOA Of Hi&d@ @OoUatl
18 105,059 in-
A# to t)u 1940 n4or01 00~8~8. ~A8OqUWlt-
17 8ai4 rePlt$ oporato8 rudu tlm nlu7 ryrtom in rrgard to
it8 OOUJLtt OffiOr8.
&?uOlO 1948, 8. 0. (1. 1988, provide8 a8 fOlh8:
OtiOA OAd lXMiAA-
ha-0 UN right to
861
HOnorable B1 F. tiK80, Fag8 3
Arti 3904, R. a. s. 1986, prOVidO8 88 sOiiOW8l
"10 Ohrk Or jU8tlO8 Or tho p.eOO 8&U. bo
OAt1tl84 to eAy roe r o r th4 le!AiAat~OA Or any
pepor or raoord in hi8 o?rlo*, nor for rlli
prOOr Ot Qe&Mr i.88Wd b7 him aAd rrturnod7 $7
OOU?b, Mr rOr mOthA Or jUd@OOAt8 UpOn EOtiOA8
ior 88orulty ror 008t8, nor for teklng a& appror-
ins a bdad ?Or 008t8. A jUd&lllMtOOlitldAiAgEOf-
are1 ordrr8 shell be oonslduod a8 one judgment,
enb on1 OA@ fee shell be ohargo bl aald olerk
or jurt1om for rnterlng or rendorfq the 8ea8.9
The next above toted rtatuta prohlbltr th8 oharg-
lllgor any ?eO for the lxemlMtioA ot any reoord or eel6
Clork'r 0rrioh Thir re8triotiOA 18 epplioabl8 whethrr bur-
iAg 0rri0m hour8 or at other tiPO8.
IA th0 Oe80 O? IlruOO8COuAtr V. CUiriA&tQA Ot ei.,
182 3. W. 681, th. StI~mutH Court Of TOXa8 iA it8 O&lion
dd thb
a. . . a ?cr paid a publio ottloor ror the
pariormcmoo of a duty enjoined br statute i6 a
?W OOiiOOtOd ~JIaA O??iOid OepaOitYa It 18
equally true that tie88 A ir8 18 provldod bl
law for aA 0rfioiai son108 roqdrod to b8 jmr-
rormod md tbr emount thoroaf rixed bJ law, AO~O
oe!! 1awfUuy br Ohargrd tbrrefor.
do.8 AOt ?Oiim however Uiet l 00U&*“i08:tOit1-
oial OOllUt8 e for wrongfUlly, but UAdOr oolor
O? O??lOO, i8 AOt 0Atitl.d t0 hare Barm dOJ%8itOd
an4 paid over in thr 88m manner a8 ir roquirod
for dilrpO8itiOA Or ?W8 rightfUllY OOllOOted.
. . ."
Th. kOOQiA3 Of the C-OuAtJ Olerk’8 Offi OPA 80
that the rooordr be ln8poOtOd aad wamlrud at lll
thereof 547
TOa8OAAblO time8 18 a dutl OAjOh0d bf ntetut4, but it i8 not
tho duty 0r thr olrrk to keep mm0 open eftrr hi8 mguler roe-
mnable oftioe houro. -tbFBWO, BOt Oar18 thU0 BO ?OO
provided br law for moh sonloo@, lltbr auri offloe hour8
or aftor offhe hOU?l, but it 18 l~m,881~ prow
2 a.8 t&t the
olork 8hall Aot be rntltlod to any ?ra ror thm lxaular.tion0r
uld roOOi48.
862
Booorabla 8. 1. Koxoo, Eage 4
1% I8 lppennt tht the roe1 INUp for rhloh th
oounty o)er$ war pi& ~a8 to pmrdt an lxamilution 0r tb
l'OOOrd8iA hl8 OfflO@. This bolng mo, 10 bellrro thet eAy
r00 0011.ooted by thb olerk for th8 lxaalnetlon or the mo-
0148 e? hi8 0rrioO rh*thu during orrio hour8 or lfter
off100 hourr, mull be ooll8otod under oolor or 0rrloe end,
elthOtI&hwrongtrrlly oollrotod by him, it would k hi8 duty
to lOOOUAt iOr end pry lam0 into thr 00uAty traerurr iOr the
bonefit or th8 orriorr seluy Fund.
TmrtiIq the lbon ?ull~ UIOWOr8 you iaquiry, wo
arm
BY
Robort L Lettlmre, Jr.
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