Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion ( 1942 )

OFFICE OF THE, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN 4tb ot Rw1r.d Girl1 EtntuteI thy 8 lo&l, WA I hew born nay atdority 'touahlag on the r r o m ln ia c o r p o nw 01tyr *Arti t7 08,R . C. 8.a a 6y o ur O$ da iOn nor o-lll58 OWUI ZOOI rrori~+rb by rush orilou fm ea IaQopabant Goh~l~Dl#triet. 1U (S) 8. WI, Taylor, at al?. Rrwator County la to th8 uu 8ftoot.~ Eo thank you fot toor brief luba1tt.d with JO= lo q ulr yla tho above rtota4 qaootiolr rn4 rgrao with tie eon- olurlon t&oroia ltkt.4. Baylor Countr hu l OpohtlOa of 7,186 lnhabitmto loeordlo( to the 1040 todora ElMUI rnb tha oountr offlaielo of raid uuat; we ooa&waartod on a fro barlo. Sootlon 16 of Artlolr 0 of tho 8wto ConotItutIon prOVIdOW “Th l e o fmoh oo\ratr, in rhlltiol; h o r iff to hlr o&u dutlu, lh8ll bo the 1ooo8oor aa4 oollrotor Of uxoa thorefor but la oouatIoo harim tea thouonab (1 A,000s or morm lnhobItaato, to be dotersirred b tlm la&t j?ZOOrdiAgOWOUO Of th0 rraitrd KfiSta &A l~oo~oor aad rollrotor for taxor ohad bo llootou to hold orfioo for two (e) jrearo, aad u&hlo l~ooooor ohall br llooted aad wall- Irt1010 9246‘ Vm#loa’o hanot&e4 Cltil strrtutor, pro- rldut “b oaoh dAUAty &Win& ioo# thoa t.A 8ho\rund (1.0 oQo1 labrbiwatr, tho rhorift of ruoh aoua`` ok11 bo the amouoor lad l8llootor 0.f tmoo, aa hall have and oxor- elm all t@ r tb, ~OFO aAd ptiVilO@~, bo rubjoe* fo l% th e nqulremonto a a dN- ltr Io ~io u, ll% pwfo?a all tbo autiu I* posed by law upon uoaomra aad oollaotorot aad ho r&U 6loo glvo thr laso bode re- quIrd of l lollot4tor of tuter l100td.* lJ BayAer County hu (L po@atlon of ia than 10 Ooo Iahabltoato tho ohorlff of oai& oowty io the aooeooer ad lollooter of t&roe thorafor, luraor ahr protlrloao of tb COAOtitAtiOA a~6 tt4 otatutcl lboto quotob. Artlola lOUib, torAoA~r Anaotato4 Civil Stattrko, authorliro8 noLPoorporated olty, tom or rllluo, oto., te leouro th rlorvlooo o ftha roaaty trr loowoor-oolhotor, in oeagllanoo 81th laie aMtut*, to porfoam tbo dutirr tier&i IMntiOA6~. aia ot4tuto further prmldoo ooapwo~tlon ror th6 oountq tax ~oorooor+toUoator for oamloro parforud therounder. Ioaorablo AMotate4 7ho oer enoatioaq 1lmItat10no and aori- BWI honla f L 04 la thIo A.01 fo rltflouo :M~UUO 0r iui 8d •~4 t8l 8m8u8 a a ~- riom4 LiaruIB La 080P rrd rrarf mlat~ et thio 8hio 8M it I8 kuoby ~ealored $8 bo fbr Oftho iiltdOA k(d#bWrO that thr prdoloao of thir A08 l&ll apply to woh of raid 0ff100r8, an4 any lporl~l or gsnoral lkr laoOnoIotont rltk the rwlrlo~ honof lo horoby lxp~ooly np08 P ti Ia lo far aa t&a use rnr bo iAOO~ObtO`` r&t& %hio &t. HPbo 0 *nution 1l.mItat1050and maxi- asmo harda "p;f $ 0 l4 h nlf ll8o a nd o o mp r Ao a tla wh a n to o wu00 dflCbr8 ln thbb offiolal eay&oIty, tiothor looouatablo ao ioor of ofi~oa oDdor the ~OOOA8 1~ an4 say law gonoN o r lpoolal to the ooaljmry lo h&y lfg~oo1y repwloi. ThO :_ only kl*. aoa ohanr$rr lmrtloa oxbmpt of 00s frca tk~ rovlo~orrr of thU AO? oboll bo rtirdo reoofvo4 ty l h o r lffo for *pgfrohu*loo of ark- inal or fugItl*oo from &8tlor rd for the so- owuy of oteleo property a84 romp roorIto& by Gmmty JuQw en4 fiutfoa of tho Foooo for puhraiag urrlyo oorawalu, *Ia& mm r&l1 aotbo looowtnblo for n&4 808 rowlro4 to bo toporb no far of offlao~g It l ear8 tha8 the toma o? the last lbwr qwtod rrtlrlo am 1aePp wIvo t&t k order for fU8 to bo orompt thrrewdu, at bo rgnirirti 10 d:reaJ your rttratlo~ to of Bl*hUo cowty, (8upr ct. Of vu.) LLO 8. w. 649. Ia tgo 0880 aslt0atoa co\uty aura thr l to reoevor oortala foe8 rad 0mmlu10a0 ToO~lvod a a8 t0X ‘ OUOOOOr *A4 O@lhO0Or ef OJr r o to ~ Co unty wh o l 80 prSomo4 tho UtAoo of loouobr 8ad oollootor of a aralaa l 410trIot rot rhloh lattbr 8orv100o he rrorlrd tho Ooapwnt B 00 for *ioh rwcmry IO sought. SW oourt, b l~ooIdrrlng the oeoo romparm the 8rtlolo;. wdar uhlOh ooaponaatloa lo elltaroh to taat uoeoooaaa4 ool- lec toror r* a o irlenk0~ in RbOU@lirqd oOll*otIW tare* of dralaa&r rlrtrlota to tbo utlolo unbar whloh th8 t&f &UO?8bl# R. htdo8a Baloh, Pa&. 4 .._ uooooor l84 eollootir of l ooaaty 84y bo 4ooQnatod loooo- *or uu e~llaotor of u ihp0oe0nt naoml Qlotriot, ana roooIvo la rotum for ret u rooh oatalm ommlooIo~. l’b ooort oonaIdrro6 oltort9 oas lrloln uador oroh utlolo with maprot to rooouatrblllt~ of oo OJ 0810ao rroolvod thorowdu to bm oomplotrly •~0l0goo11. The oourt oltd tho laoe of Hula Oouaty T. 4h a, 99 a. w. 49, quoti&f lUOho *o oLo th or o llo wT fr o m lAg ln( p u& o r F h r a o‘fuo ‘Th e o o fl11 klodo' abaoao OVUM klA6 0roolOQoAoOtIor: lllaoa by l8v $0 a OiOr O OOUAtr kfth 0 OOU?&UdUO lIUg ld bf IQW prwirlon of tho etatut. . . . lko uao tlono era 80 doflalto thrrt br iapllo&tlw ru 4 008 AOb WibtiOMd :A the -0ptiOM UO lxoludod thanfrom, and thur)y 1~011Mrd with- in the rrguir~oato 0s th o letrb no lbovo reatloao4 ouo furthor hold@, in lfrwt, t&t *her0 th0 aooirrrty OOOO~O`` ai4 not Oboewit sor thb par- tl0A Of th# fu.0 r0oolt04 for which t&O OOUAtf hO lAtitld uA4.r tho ltatU$)tf)rOOOribi&i( the -tm ulaUEt Of tW0 thfst ruy br rotainod Optho o o ua ty loooooor, tbo oouaty oould brlnl an rot&on on tp ~ooooar~o bead t&e &a01 of looount- pa to&the ~oooooor 8 fore bolmg rltb!a the OOwlltlon et . h alO0 ahO% PUr lttiAttOAtO thb OOOO Ot w- lor; al v. Bnrrtor County, 144 8. We (84) Sl4, whlhioh, et lmg othu thlu&o hold8 tbrt rose morIv~4 by l o h o r lft aad tm oollootor #or loooooiag ~a4 solloatlrrg. kur 200 lo&ol ~otrloto tontatirelybolory to the rborlff lad tax oollortor o,tibjoetto his &utr to woouat thorofor t& thr loupty u&r the fro bill. $A VIOW Of thO forOgOIa(CR\ltkOritbA,w0 n let- fully oao7tor tho rboro stata& qm8tlon IA th 0 lffllB4t ‘p *b .c --... .-. -.. ..+... _ -: .. .~... ..,.: .:...__.-;. BY ’ Ardoll Will- AOOiOtOAt AISrOO