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OFFICE OF THE AlTORNEYdENEtiL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
EuaonbXo Aadrew J. HIdcoy, P6ge 8
"ATt. 0950. The Sakoreta vi state aball
ZUndah -oh @VU&y clerk I) p ixtie& ll.at of all
notaries FubtiQ 80 appointedl an& pualZ?lbAt and
saiA vlrrk lball Qrsmine saia list ror publie
lnspoatlon aad post a ocpp tiher88i on the
aourthouee a00f.
*Art. 8981. Whrrra notary im appointed,
the beorotery ef Stateshall P’anrrA the evm-
mirrion to the wuatyolerk of the aouaty~ where
the party zvnid~m, Said olork ah&l& &ma-
diataly notify said garty to 6 pear bafvre
him within. tan Aam, pay tar hf I evm&isalon,
6aa qialiiJr aoi3orAlag to law. If maid party
be abecat fram the aounty, or liek at the tiao
of’ t&e reaeption of said avrmismi~n br the
olork he dxill har*.tuI day. +0&u kls roturn
to rafd aountp fn whloh to 6ppear and quali*.
“Al%. sass. The olerk *airins the 8-0
Pisaion shall la&mar thenv&the day on whibh
notie* WEa glrtm, ana is th0 prty ply t&s
dtatq fee fvt ommdon and qmlify resvrdlng
to iaw, the said clerk *ball notify tha 800~
r0tary 0f iJute 0r bfr pualifloation, gitiag
UattB Of ~189, End rclQ%tthO fO0 b3 sh3 Offi-
ser. Xf the party fails CO ~~112~ ad FQJ
the fss within the l&&ted tiaw, the a point-
otrrnb02uril ho mid, and t&o olork Sal P
ewt%rJ on tho beok of ths s~mm&aslvn that
the party ha8 f.allsdto @W.irP, ,bndre%Pnr
it to tba Secretary o? State*
“Art. 6965. p8rson ap ohted a notary
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publie, before enter f
QB hi8 vt$ vial Uutioe,
~&all ereouts a bond for oas thouband dollam, tv
be a,pproveA by the cvunty vlaTk of his vOUnty,
pagable to the cmernor, aonditioned r0T ths
faithful perfonaavve of the duties ol his OiYivri
end ohall also take u.nd sublrsrfbs ElseVfffUial
v&h, whioh shall br ~AAVPUS~on salA bond,
with th6 aertlfiaaie of the offlcor abainl~tsr-
1% the sams~ said bond rball be moordo in th8
Eonoreble Andrew S. Elekoy, Pa@ 9
offioa of the oounty OleFk, and doposlted
iA 8aid OffiCtb,t?Ad Shau AOt be void VI1
the f iret recovery, 0Ad mapbe 8~6d on in
the mma of the $mrty iajured from the to
tims untS1 the wh&e fmoimt themoot bar
been rom%ero&
*Art, 8984, Publla ahall bava
lfota~Ae8
the same authority to take aoknowld@mnt8
0r pr00r8 0r mittma imrtuhtit8 pmt08t8
iartrumaatm by law to 6. prvtutea,
pemitted
cAabiatr?r oaths, and take 8apo8itlon8, a8
i8 AOW or mey haresfter be eonferrod by hw
UPOAOaPntp 0lOl%,"
Ar tlc lo5955 r up r a p r vvldoth0t
m tha lt6tntory
gzkof the notary pub& ad be, apprwotl b thm aottn%~
!Chi@article howater,doe8 not ZSQd PO thntitha
vtiio;al oath be aA&l#toreA by the aro&y~ ekrk; the
ltetute tusm..the ibllmlng lan uaaa Wad &al%ak3
take aad subrb~ribo tho Hfiaia t aaOh,~whiob8Mll bo
inda8ed oa said band, ,hthe ewt;i?leatod tho off~omr
mhinirtsring 8ame.* r tha proYx8lon8 a ANlOla a9q
nvtarler publie have the memo aOthar%tytoadainf#ter
v0th8, oh., 08 ovunty olerkn.
You am rorpaotfully advloedthat it is tho
opinion or thl8 de rtmat that a lwailf qmlfitod Mary
pmii3 artla haye F ~lgpl8itlthatity
t0 adininimt4~the ofri-
ala1 oath and aiYiAar%t inpr\imd about. Ymr qucr~#lt+n
18 0aswrm~ in the aifinPEatlv0.
Vsry truly your8
ATTOZPrnY
imm?At ce TSXAS
BY
wJF:Go APFRv?EI‘MAR 15, 1941
ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS