Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion ( 1942 )

OFFICE OF THE AXTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS ‘, AUSTIN Eodorable Ii.Pat Edwards civq Diotriot Attorney pall&, Texas bar Sir: IQ."plr letter of Jan opinion as liewhether the Stamp Vernon'e Annotated civil statut upon the ra- ooxding of tiwrittan lease oont ‘Said Article reads in pa 1 ealea oontraat Ours whioh arc) the Oounty.Clerk WB State; provided imtxumen~s seam- $?!~o.oo) &116Y?6. OX less. i\t.\ ) ) us definitelywhetha? a aontraot n the lea00 ooagraot or not, xe o. W3636 whersia.we expressed the view that euoh an im.jtimmantneed not be 6tainpedif no litinof any nature ig orea~tedih the lnetruemnt. HeWfar, you haye sent to UB a.oopy or cartein oorre.spondsnoe~tromwhich it ~eeina prebab1a that the laass oontraot wltb whioh pea are aanaamed oontaLns a afause whfoh rstaine &Ilien agalnet all furniture, fixtures, etc., for the paymant of the-rent sgeaitled in the Honorable H. Pat Edwards, pa&e 2 oontraot. If 80, it gfioesri#e to 6 lien Quitd eisilar to it pot aotually a ahRtt81 mortgage, The ref&ntaldue is an obligation whether in the foxm or a note or not. Ir the lease aontraot bon- tainr m+oh a clause creating a lien on personal property to aooure payment of the Yen-1 obligationIt Is .ouropinion that the la- strument muat be staiped in aooordanoe with the provisionsof .Artlole9049s before it ~111 b6 entitledto reoord, Yours very truly ATTORNEY GL%~ 03 TZXAS By (81 Glenn R. Lewis Aesiatant APPRCWED E#3. 18,~194S! . &PPRovm ‘Gxwet 8elJers Opinion Comnlttee FIRST ASSISTAXT By Bl,%:',B.@alman ATTCI~ GEiqa