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OFFICES OF THE AlTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
Honorable I. L. Chandler,Page 8
by Artlolea 3223, 3823-A, and 3826 Sor tha
year in which delinquent See8 were ~hfir&.,~
and aleo retain the amouut or OXOBBB Sean au-
thorized by law, and the remainder of tha
dslinquantSeee Sor that rlsoal year shall
be paid as herein provided Sor when oollsot-
ad; provided, the prorislone of thI6 AxMole
ehall not apply to any orrloar aster 0~9 year
Srom'thr data he eeam?m to hold the orfioa
to which any.dellnqusntfee Ia due, ahdin
the event the orrloer earning the fese that
are delinquenthae not oollsotsd.thesaine~
dthin twalva months aster he oeaee8 to hold .
the ofSloe, the amount of Sass gollioted
shall be paid Into the oouhty%raaa~. Pro-
.vided,however, that nothI* ln,thla Aot
precludes the payment or ax-orriolosees In
aooordauoawith Title 61 of the BevI+,d Civil
Statutes OS Texas,,1923, as.part of:the *XI-.
mm oompeneation. Provided, that aw ohadga
mada in thle Arttale by:thIa Aot~shall not ~.:.
aPPly.to fees .haretoror$aarnad."
We asawne .SrouyauE1stter.iU.t the otSlolalswho
iaidsil.theS&Win 1940'ara &Ill In oSrIoe.-.Ir.thisbe .’
t*# and’ir~said oSfI..@.alshave.not al+Gdy +lfeoted the
L&i&la&n hllowed tham uuds~ ArtLalee.3233 and 3291, V.A.Q.S.,
the('would.beantltlad.toapply such Saae to,:$ha-makingtap.
of, Za~,m??mI,muus
ae.outl~nedby the statutes.;~..:
For,,examp1s,If the ~DIstrIot'.ile~k~.~d~tion~d
I&i
:@!urletter'ae havi 0011e6ted Id 1941 #&oo.od OS ieee
>,ee.rnc~Q'b~
him In 19% (when:harab on the ia* sPetam in
wslmum .crmakl.muui alllmedby,Artiala~.3223? ,p.:A,~.
C.@.,
to the Diutriot clerk gf~Mcii&a a Couuty, axouutyharing,
a po ulation of le'ae~thau23;0~O,lnhab$.tauts
8@ aooording to
thr P 930 a6d 1940 Bedsral:@amnsae,.ia $2,40,0,OO,and tha
rrboiqdor full mum all6nbd'byArtiala 3201,~7. A,.!,C.8..
~tg.aaidDietriot Clerk .~6~~3~p~O~.OO);~~~IS.
@aId Diritrist
~ark.odlleoted $2,8OO.~OO~~~'oS
Sab~ln 1940 and oollaatgd
,-$4&OiOO delinquentfaee~'IxJ ($~Loh were e+rned by hIu
lQ41~,
Honorable I. L. Ohandler,Page 3
la 1940 while he was on the roe eystem)~~he~
would be en-
titled to retain 200.00 oS.the.$400.00oolleatod and would
have to pay over 200.00 of name to the oountp treasury.
We snaloea herewith a oopy OS opinion No. O-2290
OS thla de@&"v""f;wgiog oontalm a Sull dlsoueslon or
Article ) . . . ., and the dispositionOS Qellnquant
me.
c. Trusting that this satlefaotorllyanewer your
Inquiry, and with best regards,-wears
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Very truly yourb
ATTORNEP
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.BY (8) Wm.J.Fannl
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