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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
Honorable Charles Ii.Slaughter - page 2
Whoever 0 * i (lb)for a oozudd4tration,
reward or peouniarybenef%t, prosent or an-
ticipated,dlreat or indkreot, adrises or
coun~3l4 anoth5r 56 to mmular law, or ~drave
a paper, docmant or ln5truwnt affecting or
relating to secular rip;htsj+ * + or (d) for
a consideration,diruat or inUreat, gives
an opinion 80 to th% vaufuty of th4 t&tile
to real or personal prop4rts,~* 0 * AS prao-
thling law**
skaohof the sots eaumrated’by you sppeax+ clear-
ly to t‘allrithinthis def'i&tionof prsOtioe oilrcr.Your
intpiry does not dleolose,hmsmr, ex?ept inferent%ally,
that th4 llotary FubUo ptwSorms the wte'for 8 peouubry
benefit vithin the oaanirq of the Act,, ~0~t&r&he is not
aduly lismwmdlawyer. ue a%nllnbe esdr of these to ba
true.
A Eotibry Publio ia a piablh ofYio6r under author-
ity of the,&It&e appointed for a def%zdte time, requirea
by lau to subscribeto sllatkia%al oath anB to exeaute an
oiiiaialbox@.
Els daltieeSC8 - by lw 8s the,foning,a9
aoknow1eaapbntcor predo OP trit~tiainew ; pmitenb
ing InatrurPantcr
perPattedby;10~ to be +bt&qted, adsdnia-
terhg oaths,~emd taking deposlt&onS,@as 1s ati or mtsy
hereafter be wnt'erredby law upon County clerka~il(?iw.
0%~. 6th. Art. 6964).
mentioned by you cope
Hone of the ectivitlcso
ui,h& the awpo of the ofTiM.el duties of such Ifotaiy
.
This Department has had b4for4 St the quest&on
of the unlawful paotios of law in the follorrlnp easea:
In Opsnion Ho. 0438% we OoneSdemd a crontracrt
by a bond broker with a county to work out a suhedule of
the amount 4nil type of bond to be sold,for the particular
projeat mqgested by the county, and t&n to proaure the
servic4s of 5n attorney to prgpnve tbs wmLou4 otier4,
nstioes and other instz=unkmtereqwlred to make up the
transoriptof the bond pxwwe+qs prelimixxaryto the
obtainini:of an o@.n%on of validity from the Attorney
Qeneralj likewise, to furnish the opinion of e reeog-
niwd bond attorney. The contra& w&w held to be il-
leiwl afithe umuthorised psotioe of law.
IionorableCiharlosii.Slaughhtor - page 3
In Opition Ho. 0-2233 we held that 8 Local
attorney would be violatin& Article 4308 by fllkng ap-
plicationsof foreign corporationsfor perreitsto do
business in Texas for and on behalf of a corporation
system which Is unauthorizedto practice law in the
State of Texas.
In OpLnioa No. c1-l860 wo 4dvleti the County
Attorney of Basque Oounty that a contra& by a print-
ing corporation agreeing *to peepare the le al proeeed-
lags necessary to be cxecufed in yoting snd 7 or outhorle-
l.ng the 100uanc0 Of the propowd t3emlritfsrr,~ YW il-
logal and void a5 in v%ol,ationof the statute under
ooIl4iderafion.
! Upon the statutes, oone3.derations,81~3rulings
sbovo stated, you are respeotfullyrdrieed that the aot.lvi-
ties of the Sotary Publlo mentionedby you would be in
/ riolation o? Article 430a of Yernon@e Penal Oode of Texas.