Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

OFtiCE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN GROVER SELLERS ATIOINIY QCNUAL Honarabla -or&r If. Sheppard CaPgtrolle oi Pmbllo ASOOUU~~ Au&in, Tazrr opidoll TO. 0-6500 Dorr slrt Ii*:I8 Corptro Aesouatmaa Toar nqaoat Sor boon subaittad to thlll dop . ‘1 oall your attention to the prorldonr oi th. aboro qU0t.d 8t8tUt8, ‘@and proot theroof 8h811 be modo to the trollrr within forty day8 troll the data of 8 dO8th. . . . ’ Vhir department ha8 oonatrued that 88 l mndr to r y prOliSi02i an6 hrr h o ldthat ll ol8im SilOa lrter than iOrtr drr8 8ft8r thr dO8th Of the pondlonor 18 barred by limitation. Thsrr are 8 nUdU Of 018ilasa.01POodiq for th. PI)Y#WL~ 0f mortuary warrants whor8 such limlktlon ha8 rU8, Md th. qUO8tdOIi ha8 ri8Sll 88 t0 whothor thlr.forty-day plW18tOZl in the 8t8tUte 18 m8nd8tory or dlrsotorr. "1 8hCl11,th@rOfom thank YOU to 8dri88 wbthor thir departmant i8 8uthorirrd to 188~0 8 rlrrant in payawit o? 8 mortuary olalm uhsrr the 018lm ~88 notprr8entod ant11dtor fortr day8 h8d rlapeed irep the time or the dO8th 0r the.pOnnionu.* Sootion 1 of %UIO Bill lo. 69, 0h8ptor 16, page 26, Aotr o? th. 36th tngi818ttE0, 8.dalEr !%881o~l, 1923, ?0868 l8 rOuOW8t "80rt10n1. Whonevrr any prn810aer rho 'bar .booa rogalarly plaoed tlpon tho '@Onrlon,roll8under th0 prOVi8iOM Ot lrr rOl8tin theroto, 8h811 d.l0 and prOO# thUeOf 8h8ll br a 880 t0 tho loml8donor lM iOfUdth iZIiO d8r8Sfra~tho ’t~ &to ob 8u8h tho drid8tit Or fh0 aOOtC@ Id&O8ttOndOd onu duringtho lmot or tho under- lllndrr, t8k.r who OOnduOtod the faaerrl, .br &8d8 .r~r8n(y.m8ntr i thorofor, th0 OOELi88iO~r Of E81OlW 8hru. h8VO ruthorltr to lpproro md hatr r reued by the Oa@rollor i Oi.&bliO hOOllIlt8 8 rPOI'tUU W8ZT8d iOr 8B -0Unt Il& !. iIUOdiD& &Xty-fiV8 ($65&j dOulZ8, p8y8blo Out Of the QMIBIM it&~&U, in t8t0? Of the heir8 or lo&81 rop- to8ont8tlvoa oi the d*oer6Wpwsdoser,’ or in favor i Eon. Oeo.H. Shoppclrd, Dw 3 who eJk8ll m8rk tk maa 'o~Oolled',lad tlloit withtho Camptrol&r of PabllrAowuntr boforo Rhue 8uoh nrr8nt Sor the penslen k8r i88U86, th a8W 8hrU. not br 188UOd,bUt tho rOrttIU$ lRT.Z8E8herda pOTid for 8h@u t8b ta0 #880 thOrOO?.* Thlm,rtrtata (Adele 6227v.A.C.S.1 m8 emondea br thr U8t LodrlWwo, Ro&ulrr 80881M, 1929 80 u to prOed for l mOrb8ry nXT8at rrOt lXOOa dL a ( i8Stead #hook of t45.00, atid 8Ub8titUtOd th8 lOmp tr o llo .r tor O~rdonor 0f p~d0M WbOII8TU it Wa# IA806 in th8 AOt. &tiaO 6227 W88 lpi.lI Omonded br &Otl 19b3,48th La&.,pe lt7,oh. 108, n 3, rbi8h IOtth8TO OOXTOOtlJ WOtOd in 70&L?OpiniOn rOpU@8+ Emoh Of th. t&TOO #boVO St8tUtO8 OOnt8iUd th0 fOuOWhg prOll8lbll8l Vheaovor rar who ha8 boon ra plarly poaslonar Ui8ttOd amn th8 9OMiOn rollruaarr the mowf 810~ br the liw nlrtily tbsreto, 8hsll al0 8imlDrOOf thereof 8h811 be mde to tho . . . Within SOrtY day8 from tha 6rte of luoh death, by tho lffid8tit ab tho aO8t8R WhO 8ttOUdOd tba WUiOaOr’ d&a th0 hlrrt 111n088, er th0 andrrtrkor *o oonduote t thr funurl, or aOdo~urrng8mont8 thoreicc.* %8 1923 80t gomi88loo8r pnroat la u B -tr o ~~k Tear dqwtlw8t’ bar oonrtrwd tho aaibllnotI portli of &tlele~.6~~, 8ogZ8, %8 l m8odrtO?J ~rOViriOt%end h88 hold thrt 8lV Otiip riled lat.? tbr8 iOl'$f(kf8 8ftOr th, de8th Of the po~laau is barrod by limltatlen.a Xn tho 888e cb lt & r r o ty h ill tl. TQle8, QoUnttOhrlrmea, .t 81, 181 3. W. (26) 570, the Sapron 00&t of hxa8 rql4r J . . l&o lhptrOllOZ?‘8 bpUtRWt h88 ooMtrU@d the rboro portion 411 the Aot rinoe sosotlm la 1929, and the b&818tUTa 18 prO8Umd to hno beon lWr* of thi8 ht.?- potrtlon, when th07 8Biend8d &tidl8 6227 in' 1943, 8ad Ude JIO 8h8#g@# in th8 iuyU86# th8t U0Uu i8dhd.0 8 . oontrrrf lotmt. Ia f8Ot 8 08refti 8bUdJ Of both th0 1929 #t8tUte, 8p1 tho 191) WUih8nt thhrt8to nt881 th8t tJie i,O&i818t\Pedid mot 80 muoh 88 @h8I&8 On8 word in the prrtlnont portion of WA@ Aot Mdu @Omidrrstloa here? Art1010 6227, 8txpr8, 18 tory ohm arid drflnltr, bat if It 8R rmbigulty, We would hsV0 to look did OOllt8ill to t&o d.p8rtWltal OOn8trUOtiOn oi the 8t8tUtO. In KOcl~lIk VI, A8808istOd ht8il Credit MOn Of Aurtin, 41 s. tl. (26) 45, the cOid88iOKl ai Appe818 Of Toxr8 in an OpiaiOa 8Qopt46 br th0 sUpOIIi# OOUTt 8trtod: *‘Threule th a tl dopwtmentrl ruling rdhusd t0 thrOU& rd8t8 Of dZdlliSto?in~ Of l 8t8tUtO dll be giron wei@, OLllf lp3diO8 to 8t8tUt88 ti doubtful odartruotlon; suoh 8 rala h88 no rppllostlon to l 8tOtUt0, 8uoQ 88 this, th8t 18 not or 60ubtful oon- 8traotlon or 8PP11W3flon. Rams 1. ‘Fob, 95 Fox. 611,; 800 bow of opinion, p16a 626, g9 9. 9. 133, 136, 93 h. 8t. !tOD. 675.* 59 C. f. 1076 ?#868 88 fO1141~81 ‘.A, 8tatUtO 8pO8fffi#A& (I tim8 rithia which 8 au18 Ofi18U ifi to, UfW8 l l ffi8id 8.t IL@ thhr right8 Md 6~?I 8a 0f OthOrs, OIL6 83860 tioW t0 tb prmr OtdUlr, 86 pray)t WidUOf of kl818088, 18 ti8Ut14 Bf?eOtOPl, rak88 tho @rrwolo(t .. J. -/ I opinion U or 6227 era m.at~~ OORAt# rlow thl8 or the at3parh.a iorogol~& th4t ruthorltlrr, the pnnlalonr sod thd the Coagtmllrr IYthOrlSed t0 iSWM @ WtrraAt iA iS EOt a BOrtturg OlalB when the 4aln 18 AOt pra@tSAteb of It 18 the 0f mm0 POU~O pOm.At dthfa A+ Oi thefoPty 6aJ p@riodrhowwer, Wf*WO EarOlrprEri6~RQOA the 8t8tUte l8 it now lx ilta 8Ad,thrr• 18 A0 1~ to pro- hiblt the pramat Laglrlrture frcm aniondingthe aam. Ywy truly JORTI, ATTCRMEY QZXERU OF T!CCAS SDD:rt . ATTORMEY GE;NERAL