O~FFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
Iionortiblo Jeag Day
county Attaraoy
Bendanon Ctwnty
Athal8, Taxar~
Dear Sirs
ws are In rec4ip r Of lwasnt data
repumt* the opinion of
mattar. Your lrttet, in pa
t,Of th4 Cotinty
bla when it
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opinion EB to rh
ble with a solvent surety
in thla statr.
81, V.A.C.B., protld88z
Peon uho’lnay be elaatsd to the offiao
41 Conatebla shall, barem satering upon *ha &ties
o? the otiice, give a bond rlth two or m4m good aad
suffiaient aumtfaa, to be approvad by the C4mtls&i4n-
em court of his oowty, for such mm ad sag b4 dir-
sctad by mild Court, not leea than Plr4 mw3rad
RoAoRble ToAA Pay, Pa@ &
DOllal% soo.oc) ‘aor :COC~)ttmn mrt44n mmhd
Dollars 1,5OO.W), jwqabls to thd 64vernor end
hi0 euaerOO~rO in orrias, oonditiouod ror the
r4lthfid p4rfcmma44 of all the @itties required
of him by law; and rhall also take and lubeorfbs
the oat of of?Lou proearibed by the Conetitutfon,
which ehall ba laborsed oa eaid bond, together
with the oertlfiaata of the ofrioar adminlotcw-
ing the 0~4; which b,ond end oath o&ill be N-
cor40d in the offi ai the Clerk of the COUOtjr
Court; an5 eeposlto4 fin 0815 ofrice; eald bead
ahall not bqvoid on the first zeooosry, but may
be sued on trom'time to time Ln the mua* or tha
party liajumd until the whole @mount thereor lo
ceuorrro6 ."
hrtiole 86996, V.&c.o.~, pxovid*r~
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+mSiawh r, q Uee~ted b ya ny
p er eo o onurtotde00
~c Ao r p o M atto
l: $;040 8
~eiauai fidunmy::4. Uspo+w’y bursinoen to
aot es l and guamnte~
g r ety of the fidoll i r of
oa@oyoee, t~et440, uoquto~e, ad8inletntore,
guareian6, or otlxclro
eggointed to or aeetuia@
the .puforaaaor or ang.trust, ptrbiio or prlnto,
tier appointmmt 03 sn~ aauti 09 trlbu&ml, 6~'
@uidOz coatra4Bbstwea private tndloidtmlr'or
aormrationo; . . . . also 411 my bond er bondr
that.mw bo rewind ai cay 3tato olYlQa1
of any sahool diet&fat or ot a4 sunioipltty,
prortded thnt the aasat~ee eAc~r* uou~$e of @A&
honcrcbls ytcqa nap, Paa4 5
OOUAty Stall have th4 right to rsjeot any or _
all official bcnde made by,ayretg aarpatieaand
in their dfaoretlon may require mnp or all of-
flolale to make thslr offIoIe1 bonds by p4monal
euretI4e.*
hrtiole 4970, ‘?.A&.$., In part, prorIdes:
%h4n*ter any bond, uadutaking reoo&nieano~
or other abll~tion le.. by law ok the clmrtct~r. or-
dleancee, rulse and regulstloru of a raa~laIgdIty,
board, body, or;sanIzatIon court, judge or publI4
offiosr, requfred or ps&tte& to be undo, given,
t4nQered or fll~d. .and rhanever the p~~rSomAnae OS
.any a~$, duty or obli&ition,, er ths XQ~X~A~W from
any abt, lo reqalred or p#qltted to be gwtrantsad,
,euuh bond, underte~ oblI@tIoA, n4ognIea~~s or
.. ~arratos my be -outed by a surety am-, qwXl- .
rled as Iwroinbsrbro prcvidedl anc'euah uncrution by
ruoh~ ooepany or ouch both, Mde&akh&, Obli~tioA,
e,ox~guer~tee.p~#f
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abarbr, rtio or regulation that et&ahbond, undertak-
In& obligatioa, r44aenfaeAoe ox &umatoe enall be
meoukd bs,ona ewotp or by 9114 orwre 8w.mtie0,
or that suck sureties.ehall be r4Oid4At8, or bows-
holders, ox freeholdera, or'sithar, or both, or
pwaecre any other gualIrIoatIoa a&idall 4oart8,
jtid&ee, heaae OS dapaxtme~, boaMe, bebioe, nuti-
oIpalI+Icrr, and public+ ait3m or every obrrakoter
lhall eooept sod txscrt euch bonQ, undortaklry,
oblleatlon, recognlaancs or yamntoe when so
ernouted by sooh 44upa~y, aa 00of5reIng to, anb
iully and completely comglyiAfg rLlth, 5vtwy require-
meat of srsry errohlaw, oharter, 5rQInane8, ml4
or regulation. . . . .w
i+xticle 389, P. C., pro*Idorr
*Any offloar whose duty It my bs to yaee
u.pon sn5 aparore th4 4f'fIoIql bond of a ab?IrISf,
OX ot.her aounty oftIc4r, o~ho shall erg:m’Pre
su4h
bon4 when any ~eumty thawon IO not a reafd4At
of tbc aounty 0r euoh ah~iff or othrr otfIa4r,
&all be flned not 148s than one hundred n4r4
. nor4 than five hondred~ dellam. Act8 1874, p. 93." ~-'
From c readiq of the for4goS.w statutoa, it la
agpirrant that a brmst.ab1.aBUY irubnritfor approval an oi‘ri-
cial bond eraouted b:; him w%bh (1) "cw or +re good znd
aui:ficisnt sumties, or (8) a solvent surety oo!qaq+ author-
it& f0 00 bUmWIS in thl0 Gt:t9t8, uIL0, ~0 cali pur at-
teation to that pert of krtiole 4909 tihlcb provides that a
aoBmles~ oncrs* court shAl.1 have the ri&t t3 rejsat any or
all offlc3.al hcnda made by suretp caphnlas gad In ?ts dlr-
cretlon .way rsqtlire any or all orf'iai~la to uwks tbelr or-
ifolal brmls by ?ernannl eurotloe. 3tttttnam7rmi~y, it
la ,optlonal ritb We come¶~sslnasn* oourt ee to wha$hsr an
gf'flclal bond mde b::a surety aompeny *ill be approrad.
fiovfev~r we rind m authority ror a cmtm:m6lo~crs* ogu.Ft
to k&s a ccimtabls to make t3 his offlaiel bOAa with a
suraty company. Althougb a oow;lise:oaera* oourt sag ro-
jeot anj or all offloial bonds mado by owety cwapanie8,
ff an oWicla1 mibxslts an oSficla1 boA& sxsauted by him
rltti twb w more $ood and wri0ta;lt permnsl aur4Wu1,
rhe risldiin tke esunty af the rasraancs 0r 88la eftioer,
tha court 6hOdd approve e%ma. afth raferanae to the ap-
proval of otfiaintalbonds mada by aa offlcirtf. with tvm CI
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~%a'kpprws'-a bihil 0r xi.aobnty' trmom- it am
8wty #.Ml'e~A IS Ad 8 rarident Of the oOU&y Or swh Or-
rioor; honevor this mti~lo la satfefied WhOn c band i8
mad* by a rttdy oompuap (fat. 49PgO)f
fitbough the ap~roral of an b:'Tlolal bend lnvolye8
the 4xsrcis4 0r ammttloit, ft has barn had that man&mu
dli lie to aomjml aotisa oil tti0part or the twworing or-
ticor rhea ho h&s iMUSed. to ap,prove a bbnd arbi'trarily or
without exsrai4~ disimatfen (Qouhanour Y. aaer80n. ei 8.v.
lor]. Tham mun’kbs (Il.aljaLrseaon for disapproving a bond
(Martha '1. Fey, 834 8.B. 898).
In vim 4f %he for@uoIn& it ia thcl oplnio& of thl6
84partm4at that u, 003mlsl%iWW333* oour$ iilryrajoot any and all
ofriclal bona* saaa by suraty oompenlee, but tb4 eourt is not.
authorized to restrlot It8 apprfmkl ef~4riicsidL bon&s t4 thaso
ma8 by eurety corpctnlea. mm aoadrsaionera~ ccsxrtmap aebsr-
rrrlnethe srrlvsaoy of 4 aonatablo~s ottlcl.al bond eubmlttnd
for apprwtil, but it 1s on- authorf%ed to reject Baid sffiolal*s
msroly bacshuaa ralti
bona f8 net ontlwide by (1 swat]r Ooa~any,
h"onorabl6Jean Day, Page 5
Truetin& th-t the foregoing Sully msrsrft your
fncplry,we are
Yours very truly
Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion
Combined Opinion