Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion ( 1944 )

f OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN &82orabla 5. B. Buahnmn, Jr. county attmlsy val Verdn county “-i’he Dirtrtot aud county *ttornoys, upcfa request ahuu give an opiaiim m amtee, in writln(Jto 4llyoountp or pr0olnot of- itom of r&sir district or oourity tmoia- h6 their offiolal dutim.” %morable 3. 3. Iiuohanrn, Jr., pgs 2 “frr View Of the fast thet tha fun4 ia ,mrrly bei- ha&l by olryk subject th4 to an ruder bl the cOOr%fO? th6 bmrflt Of the aetlul owllar or owners; 3Aa alnor ar1ther thr strta Of Taxas Do, the county : Ymes kly hot that the Ccunty Clsrk, in 111 prob*blllty, dll be s nwalsal Irhough neerseary party to a suit, to astabli%h tha taricms interests is 6 iMa 86po6it64 wlbh said Clerk, dhqusliiy the County Attorney frao aat- da attocnsr for the prinaipal ounsr Qr olalJmnt7' Thsrs a011 bs so gurstlon that OJMof thr UuUrs of a hlAty httDrA4y is t0 giVa rdriw to o5UntJ OffiOUTS, rbrn 80 r4QU636kd, tOUOhb&BhOlP 0ffi6ial aUtf66. ft ~66 5n hOid Ln Clbmn v. Wvls, 236 5. :Y. 202, but It wss also ho&3 in thst cm;10 that the atxmiarl~ers~ aburt uefa not ra6sriotaa to thr Baplojiarentof t&s County Attorney. Xt is wsU 86ttl6d in this State that Cau@ty snd Ulstrlot Abtwfiays mrs rspolrrd to crfora only tbass Butts8 vinloh am iqossd am thsm by 14~. P 8 bh4wrrrr r0ii09fa that*iaW6 no duty 16 ~wmd dpoa auoh County ~ttornry, thsn suoh eoanty e?flolal OT 6am.ia#Io6or6~ emart CRA aan,atraot vtth %hr County Attares) to r6prrSmt hia in ma fmuAtyiA aourtOA theirml&3l~~~~t. m4 olerk has 119 orilalal duty to prr0am hrrar this duty being to pay over OWtain aroniso to the par*Y Or pm,ies deui&natrd by the osnrt. Z%zls is hia cmlr duty. .sung thl5 line, 8hle dqwr?mkt also aslls toor 6ttsnutm 00 Arbialo 339, Vornon~c ~~0tma Civil Statntes~ whiah rs4da 4s follasr !lonorablr 3. l3. lluahanan, pge 3 KA thfs wmvmtlcm, WI QaU ynur r6bsaticm to Brya f. Lmds , 27 8. 4 (2d) 604, whrrda the 4eart sala thst -3u attOZ!Atl$' stay rapresuntc~ul advrrsc intareatsii not oonfliot- irlttdth kBOwl6dg6 n6d 6036~t 0r btb pBftiO#. maa9 the iah SWNa by OU th664 wcnld &Ot be M 6&W@* i&U!ISt aad would i lip tb not Qlaqua oouaty attmney rw3 sating aa attor- nap r0r the prlnolpalmmet 02 rlalmant.