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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
Eononbl* Irod V. Yul~ith
Criminal Dirtriot Attorney
Kaufman County
Kaufman, Tozar
Dew Sirf oplnlon no. o-6758
Rot Whothor a lountr att
welro hlo “dutf’ to
tex wit81 it not, 0
what ralulo
You hare in lifo
of Oplalon Wo. o-6650, l& dr
of rhethor l o o untg
lttorno
or not riling 8uit8 t0 0011
t Kaurman County 18
f 401lnquent taxoo
t and other help
e tho lomponretion
l Bill Ho. 123, AOt8 of thr
l88i8tant OOUKbtr att0TS.r and StOllOg-
& fI
r0r tho pWQO80 or lollootlng drllnqueQt
8hoWn in Opinion Bo.. o-6650 bf oitLn( 8tatilt*8
and 00Urt 6~.181OM, it 18 the right and dutr of the lOUaty
attornof to ii10 rult8 for tha loll.rotlonof dolimquont tare8.
When odlod upon br the oommlmlonorm lourt,to porfo?m &hi8
duty, tho oolmty attorney ha8 no othrr lltomatiro but to
tile 8Uoh 8Uit8; if he tefU8.8 t0 d0 80r then the 008d8-
8iOnU8 OofUt &8, thirty da78 a fto r making 8uOh l rOqUO8t
“714
Bonorablo Prod V. Yorldltb, paa0 2
or the rouatt lttoaaot, tho *optiona or lontradlng with a
oompotant attornor to onioroo or arrirt la tho Wonoront
Of the @OllOOtiOn Of th0 dOllnqUOllt tUO8, 01, $0 ill8i8t
that tho ooamtf lttwnor porton hir duty in tiling ruoh
8Uit8, TbO 0nlT “O~tioD” rO8t8 with tho l0~8OiOflU8
oourt in hiring anothrr lttOr nOy to ~olloot thoro talol,
and then odor if the oountl attorney ntu808 to rilr thoro
8Uit8, In othor WOrd8, tho OOUatT attOrPOf 18 tho ottlolrl
Who80 duty Mb ri&ht it 18 to tllo thoro 8Uit8. If ha i&118
to tllo thorn,, tho 8Oti88iOliOr8 OaUrt @an raqu88t that ruoh
bo dono, and it ho 8tl11 rOrU808 attor thlrtr dyr mm tho
tlmo tho rOqUO8t 18 &iTOa, thr OOUd88iOflOr8 OOUt OUb, if
lt clooau it nooorrar7 end lxpobiont, hlro mothor puron to
ottoot tho ooUootion. IiOWotU, if tho lOUlLtJ lttornet
lnformo tho oomml88lon~r8 oourt ho door not intond to ii10
thO8, 8Uit#, the 00Wt do08 not hare to Wait thirtr dy8
aftor a rrauort 18 xado botoro rntoring into a iontraot
with anothor attOMoT, but oan 8ooUro a WaiTera from the
oounty attornoy of hi8 right to ii10 thorn ruitr and thon
pro0004 to rontraot with a oomprtont lttornoT, Slim f.
Who CouatT, 96.S. W. (2d) 537. Thir 18 8ll tho 5ra PTerm
the oountT attornog haoi that 18, to w8iro hi8 right to
fil0 OUOh 8UitlS 80 the OOU15ii8810~0~~ OOUh Om OiShtrrOt
with a third puron lrsnodlatoly thoroartor and not wait
UIItilthirtr day8 aftOr the rSqUO8t 18 ~iT.Ii.
Thuorora wo roattlrm our oonolu8lon
roaohed ln Opinion Ho. O-6450.
x r pOU a r 0
loapollod bT tho lOd88iOIk Or 8
oourt to ii10 Ohoar ruit8 to oolloot dolinquont tue8, and
it booome8 IMOO88u7 t0OQp lOT l#818tat8 Urd @lOrk8, JOU
will bo duidrd by Artiolo 3902 a8 to tho projmr rrthod of
leourlng ruoh holp, and their oompenratlonwill bo ~ovwaod
bT .%OOtion ) of Art1010 3902, 8inOo Kautman COUIltT hal,
aooordlng 80 the 1940 001uu8, a QOpUlatlOn Of 38,308. Sonat
Bill 123, 49th Logl8laturo would br appllrablo to the80
ralarlr8. Your attention ir dirootod to tho taot that any
additional raluior would bo rubjoot to thr budget law,
(Artiolo 689a-9, 689a-ll) and tho ooun8~ budgot would haro
to bo amondod aOOO?di~J.
‘715
Honorable frod V. Morldlth, page 3
ThorOe18~n0 rtatyto pro?idlng for tho omplo*ng
OfUI l881 88M MA888OnOg r a t p0h8nO
W COUntT Att0rIl.T bf
Kautman COUUtT to 8olloot drllnquont taxo8, a8 18 80 prorldod
for 8omo largor oountlo8. ArUolo 331, R. C. S., pZDddO8,
among Ot&Or things, th a l t8818taIht lOU8tT lttOM0~ rhall
take tho ottlolal oath of ottloo botora latorla6 upon tho
dutiqa oi tholr ottloo8, and rhall ham tha 8amo powara,
rUthoritT and qUd1tlOatl~8 L8 tholr priW1pa.b. at Who80
Will thor rhall hold OffiOO. Thontorr, rhllo thoro 18 a0
8tatUtO rpoo1fioa1l7 authorizing tho OOUIitTattornoy8 of ooua-
tier, ruoh as ~our8, to appoint an l8818taUt for tho oolo
pArpor0 of filing 8Uit8 for tho oollootlon 0r dollnquant
taXO8, 8uOh dUtT mf bo a88i@Od to aU a8818tat bT hi8
grlnolpal. Tho oommlr81onorr oourt q luthorlm tho OOUIltT
attorney to lmplo~ a olork who 18 a typi8t or a 8tOU@ aphor.
900 opinion NO. O-1874, a 00~~ Of rhloh 18 UiOlO8Od. ?h.
oompenration ot.thoro lore08 will, a8 hontofom rtatod,
be goromod by hrtlolo Sootlon 3.
Wo am lno lo 8ing, by IOU, out
a8 roquo8tod
oplnianr doallng with tho typo of porron tho 008ld88iOflOr8
00~1% oan omplor to oolloot &olinquOnt taxo8, ard their
relation to tho oa8o or Sllmp f. 'Nllo,rupra.
WO trU8t the fOngOiILg UllWOr8 TOUT inqUiri68.
Your8 very truly
ATl'0RN-E-f
GENERAL CP TEXAS
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