OFFIf OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
Honorable I. I. Masale
County Auditor
Xllbarger Couuty
Vernon, Texar
Dear Sir:
r of resent date re-
questing II the above ~stated
matter.
s of September
4th Distrlo t Clerk
eal on any copy
hat the two ohargee are ldentloal.’
me where one aharga 1s applioable
provisiona or Ii. B, No. 642, 49th Legislature, referred to
in your lcttsr, as well at the type of rrerrlor coritaaaplated
for t&e respeotlre fees prescribed, yc?a are adrisad, a8
follows :
(1) *Certlfloate and seal on any oooy” involves the
dbtrlat elerk.8 service la preparing a eertlfl-
oato and atflxlng his seal thereto, and attaohlng
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Honorable F. L. Masai*, page 2
said aertliloats and oral to s oopy of an ln#tru-
mant on lile in his otrioe, when said oopy~4ias
bean proparrd by aam psraon other than th& dir-.
triot olerk. In thla lnstanoe the oler merely
aartlfles that a partloular aopy of M L ntrwmt
is a true an4 eorrrot aopy o? sn original lnstra-
sent on ills In his oftios, and it doaa not fn-
valve the duty of the aotual preparation of the
COPYl
(2) “Faoh oertlflaats o? any fasts aontalnsd in him
ii “lnld th di tlrot 8lork*8 8rrrloes
&%ohi~“h2~ reiordi. meparing a rtatrmrnt
of the laatter or iaot tovdiiofihe ~ertliler and
his aertltleatr to sama. This ir dlatingalsh-
able froa the serviaes oantemplated in (1) ia
that it ir not oontsqplated that the olerk ln
(1) will prepare the oo+ ,of the instrmant
whioh he oertlfirn f8 a rue and oorreot oopy,
while in (2) It is oontsmplated that the 61erk
will prepare tha rtatsmenh of the matter m
taot to xhlah he aertltlrs, or will transorlbo
name from the original, aa well as maka the
oartifioats to suoh faot.
?#a trust that tha foregohg ratlsfaotori.lY anmars
your lnquirle*,
Your8 rery trulf,
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;.‘: ATTORHBY
OlcNmALor TEXAS
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