Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

$84 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN OmALDc. MANN AlTOllcI 0E"B"AL Honoreble T. N. Trlablo Pint Aerletant State Atutln, Texar Deer Ur. Trlmblc: l?egc la r Seasion, 9. 9. 297, snrotsd Mrrch 1, 19&O Vx..w XsCSRi!!D I, we, or either ot ($60.09) SIXTY h 09/100 - - - - - - - -Collsrr Papsble aa lndionted In the schedule of pa~mata, with intar4at fmm aat8 et 10 per ornt per ennum, with l ainlmue of $15.00 ettorneyo far4 if note ls pleoed In the h&s of an attorney for aollaotlon or 8ulti IIW- -1.85 . Honorable T. X. Trlmble, pate 2 paymant of any instalmnt ahen due, rsndarr the e%tlre a.zount Gus and gayable at the option ot the holder; to saoure the psynent or this nnta. I we or l fther of UB, do as- sign, trsnsfsr ant pladge to the holder of this note any salary or wage8 duo or Khlch .%sy bsoona due from Filet rolnt lndependsnt Pohool filet. a* do agree thet if this co te is not paid accordlcg to Its tans am? assign- .mnt praeented to said eohool, mid school 1s outhorleed and direated to honor said eseign- ment end pey dinOt to the holder Of this note out of salary duo or to beoo.xe due, the balance due cn said note. Address Canton, Tdzae (S&wed) 31sada Feaae UC4 8. Mokory Address Grady ?eaoe” On the ravorae aide of the lnstrumant 1s a form for en ~oknowledgment with sll blank8 as to oounty, taaohsr, dataa, notarial osrtlflcete, saal, end the like left entirely blank. for an unmsrr1.ed person, but not as tr a joint acknowladg- mnt ahme the teechsr 1s a nmried woman. SectIon 2 of Ssnste Bill 29’) authorizing an a00 lgnaer t, transfer or plsdgr by any teacher or school employee Gf salary or viagee aontains thir WZ?ovlded tbat such aselmment, transfer or pledge be in writing and aolcr.owlrdged in the sa* ‘mnner as required for the so:-nowledgme nt of e deed or other instrument ror rsglstra- tlon, and pmvtied further that lr Honorable T. a?. Triable, page 3 suah inetrument be lxecuteU by a mar- ried mrsoa, it shall also be axsouted nod sdkrwwledSed by his or her epouee in euoh manner.” I? the ?ors upon tte reveres side s? the ~esiaxtmut in the partiouler tramectioc here la- volved v:ss not oompleted by t;lr filling of the neo- esesry blanks, azx¶ the ei,gnatum and seal o? the ~nv~tidpublio, the instant nsslgnnent ir entirely . We nasume that Elsoda Feace was the teach- er naklq the assignment in the ?r~stant mm, and that ehe wae a married WODBII , thr wl?e ot Grady Peeae. In that avent the ?om acknowledgaaent we are conslclarlag, even thou@.h filled Out and acknowledged by Slaada Pasoe, would mot Se aurrloimt for the lack o? joinder o? Omdy Peace in tha aoknowlaE&aent before the notary publlo. Fe call ycur attention ‘to the Peoullar word- 133 o? thle act with respsct to ‘acknowladgment. The vordlos 1s ruch that l? the teaoher be a illarrlsd per- eon (whether husband or wipe) the instrument ohall be axeouted and aoktmvledged by h.lllr or hsr spouse. From this it would ?ollow that l? the teaohar be a :;larrfed mm, nevertheless his rl?e w.:ult also be rtqulred to sign and eeknowledge the asrlgnment, snd, of oourse, ae sirs2dy lodlcnted, i? the traoher be a mrrled woemn, her husbend would hsve to sign end aoknorledge. What wo hmv* 8eid her no rafersnor to teeoh- era and employeee o? school 6lstricta ereated by apeclal eote contelnlllg contrary gm~lsione with reenct to r~slgrm3nts or 8alarlse. Thle quaatlm is Qecldrd by us in opinion No. 0-2l72, addraesed to Eonorsbla L. A. Yoods, State Scper i.hte lyleut o? Pub110 In8t~ctlon, a oopy o? which you have in your rile 8. 3 Bcnorsblr T. ‘7. Trimbir , pa=* 4 Trlut1ng t&t @&at wa havr aaid aufflclently 8nswer8 rour lnfp~iry, ra am,