OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
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sadh~alad~aluigemeyba opened on.Q uponorder OS
a .Courb of ~30~4.. Upon reolotptof BQW of eanul-
nientof crdapfioa;*o6ld R4 Lstrar oi Vftal btatlrticr
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Aolwl QP hi.8neturol prrent8 or pzwlt to t&a
rcacmi of birth OS euch ahild. Pravldwl furSher
that e4optIon rarbauacler sr28tlng 18u pior to tize
p8r98g4 of W8 Aot, wey be Ngf8t4F44 *it& the
Bwoau OS VAtal Statiotlos uperasvor~ appli68tm4
of sither adaptlvo parent or guardlea of the aQepW3
ouM, shou th4 Aam on4 eddr-48894 OS the aatula
parantai ff knmm, or of the ahibId' next k&n, She
Qate of bLrth aa4 the noptQOS ruab ahiLd before ud
a ttalt%qtimr,
r the nma8 an4 ad4romses of foeter
goats, to@hdmX’ Wi+& proof Of adopt;lC#, either bT
cartLI;ed copy c# the reatml of the aStidwit OS
aQoptiori,or the Court or&r OS auoptlon.’
'phfo58 the only prevtsror~ot our Mv permlttlag a
roglstretton suah 810the on@ aolrt@apUtsd by the oertlfiaats
eubaltte4. TtaWwly cont45plaScr a legal 44aptio~, anblays
doVn apeaitio awquirswsnt;s whzoh Pwt be fulSil&d prior to the
regZetration. '&a certifti64t,o rubritted doe8 not SuUiU thaw
r4wlrom6rst8, It L8 not a aertifisd oupy of an osiw of sdop-
tiOA, &OF 18 it 0 SVOl-A8ppli6asiOA at 4~thrr adO<~VOm4At
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