OFFICE OFTHE AlTORNEY OENERAL OFTEXAS
AUSTIN
fionorablo Jaawra W. Straw5
Count&' Attorney
Uillaoy (fountp
Raymondrlll4, TeJccrs
Dear sir:
sn pour letter 0
opf514n in response
ofb!di4 I:IX, Texa6 COn6tftUti.05
maad
uEe 6haUhav4 DO pow4rtoE4-
h, or to 6uthorleb the re$4asSng :-
in whole or in part, ths fndsbt- -"
i or obligation of any 44rp43?atiO5
0 this state or to any countp or
subdltieion thereof, or (lithermuniaipti
uorporiation therein, except delfnqu4nt taxes whlah
have be4n due for a perl4d of at 3.46st ten y46r6*
(344. 68, iirt. 8, 6dbpt8d 814Cti45 W4V. 8, &k?%)"
E@tzoiable Jaraer w. fitram, h&6 a
Yrom the opinion of th6 Suprerr, Caurt, Janet 'I*
pilllla6l6,45 s* w. (PitI)
130, m qu4t6t
*. . .
9b6 6t6tUt66 iZOi@ ti6i4 to t-0 h6V6 BOII-
trima pr4rieions for the aall4otl?~n of aem-
qu4ut tax46 by rrttoX&e$'s 03 Oth6T6 by OOntT48t6
tar a *roentage a? tho tax, or t4x66, lnter48t,
and ~penaltiO6 OOu60t6a. 96rOn'S Aanr Clr. &St.,
&6. 7%5&, 7344, -6. %t644 6IUI788th. The :
power to sake 4ontra4t6 ,UtldeF th.66 6tatut66 i6
aubordlnate ii4the general ~egirlativm pmbr to
i~3po64, lmareas4, di&,njllh, of remit p4,aalti46
ror tax a4linpuuroi~, ana th4 ~i6tOJUto or rwh
oontract6, where kZ46 bar. adtbr becm paid
nor raduord to ,jud@,ment, boaa not proventtlm
rer&s8lon 6 tatuto *on beIn@ erfeatlvo,an6 thb
t4Xpay4r
d4lfllqU4nt h66 th4 R4Ck6 right to p6y
bf8 t6XOS Without p&@lSg 0S6lti
(60-Oa16b) that he woi&U6f~ hiii i%h+!%%ta
n474r bean made. The rmisslon ,statuto ~agplier
UU1OS6 peior to the offWQ%ire &at0 Of the 6t6t-
ute th6 taxer ha4 actua12Y be46 asU.64t4d O_E
rsducbd to, fisal~3ul6m48~ l . . .w
YPM the above aatborlti86 rhioh you &iRdly ipr-
r&6hbd U6 in y3ll.r brief, WXi CtOU6hUi4 that YOU&? Qu66tiOE 6hOti6
be aaswered in the n4gatire.
Yours vary truly