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-
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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