OFtiCE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
GROVER SELLERS
ATIOINIY QCNUAL
Honarabla -or&r If. Sheppard
CaPgtrolle oi Pmbllo ASOOUU~~
Au&in, Tazrr
opidoll TO. 0-6500
Dorr slrt Ii*:I8 Corptro
Aesouatmaa
Toar nqaoat Sor
boon subaittad to thlll dop
.
‘1 oall your attention to the prorldonr
oi th. aboro qU0t.d 8t8tUt8,
‘@and proot theroof 8h811 be modo to the
trollrr within forty day8 troll the data of
8 dO8th. . . . ’
Vhir department ha8 oonatrued that 88 l
mndr to r y prOliSi02i an6 hrr h o ldthat ll ol8im
SilOa lrter than iOrtr drr8 8ft8r thr dO8th Of
the pondlonor 18 barred by limitation. Thsrr are
8 nUdU Of 018ilasa.01POodiq for th. PI)Y#WL~
0f mortuary warrants whor8 such limlktlon ha8
rU8, Md th. qUO8tdOIi ha8 ri8Sll 88 t0 whothor
thlr.forty-day plW18tOZl in the 8t8tUte 18
m8nd8tory or dlrsotorr.
"1 8hCl11,th@rOfom thank YOU to 8dri88
wbthor thir departmant i8 8uthorirrd to 188~0
8 rlrrant in payawit o? 8 mortuary olalm uhsrr
the 018lm ~88 notprr8entod ant11dtor fortr
day8 h8d rlapeed irep the time or the dO8th 0r
the.pOnnionu.*
Sootion 1 of %UIO Bill lo. 69, 0h8ptor 16, page
26, Aotr o? th. 36th tngi818ttE0, 8.dalEr !%881o~l, 1923,
?0868 l8 rOuOW8t
"80rt10n1. Whonevrr any prn810aer rho 'bar
.booa rogalarly plaoed tlpon tho '@Onrlon,roll8under
th0 prOVi8iOM Ot lrr rOl8tin theroto, 8h811 d.l0
and prOO# thUeOf 8h8ll br a 880 t0 tho loml8donor
lM iOfUdth iZIiO d8r8Sfra~tho
’t~ &to ob 8u8h
tho drid8tit Or fh0 aOOtC@ Id&O8ttOndOd
onu duringtho lmot or tho under-
lllndrr,
t8k.r who OOnduOtod the faaerrl, .br &8d8 .r~r8n(y.m8ntr
i thorofor, th0 OOELi88iO~r Of E81OlW 8hru. h8VO
ruthorltr to lpproro md hatr r reued by the Oa@rollor
i Oi.&bliO hOOllIlt8 8 rPOI'tUU W8ZT8d iOr 8B -0Unt Il&
!. iIUOdiD& &Xty-fiV8 ($65&j dOulZ8, p8y8blo Out Of
the QMIBIM it&~&U, in t8t0? Of the heir8 or lo&81 rop-
to8ont8tlvoa oi the d*oer6Wpwsdoser,’ or in favor
i
Eon. Oeo.H. Shoppclrd,
Dw 3
who eJk8ll m8rk tk maa 'o~Oolled',lad tlloit
withtho Camptrol&r of PabllrAowuntr boforo
Rhue 8uoh nrr8nt Sor the penslen k8r
i88U86, th a8W 8hrU. not br 188UOd,bUt
tho rOrttIU$ lRT.Z8E8herda pOTid for 8h@u
t8b ta0 #880 thOrOO?.*
Thlm,rtrtata (Adele 6227v.A.C.S.1 m8 emondea
br thr U8t LodrlWwo, Ro&ulrr 80881M, 1929 80 u to
prOed for l mOrb8ry nXT8at rrOt lXOOa dL a ( i8Stead
#hook
of t45.00, atid 8Ub8titUtOd th8 lOmp tr o llo .r
tor O~rdonor
0f p~d0M WbOII8TU it Wa# IA806 in th8 AOt. &tiaO 6227
W88 lpi.lI Omonded br &Otl 19b3,48th La&.,pe lt7,oh. 108,
n 3, rbi8h IOtth8TO OOXTOOtlJ WOtOd in 70&L?OpiniOn rOpU@8+
Emoh Of th. t&TOO #boVO St8tUtO8 OOnt8iUd th0
fOuOWhg prOll8lbll8l
Vheaovor rar who ha8 boon ra plarly
poaslonar
Ui8ttOd amn th8 9OMiOn rollruaarr the mowf 810~
br the liw nlrtily tbsreto, 8hsll al0 8imlDrOOf
thereof 8h811 be mde to tho . . . Within SOrtY day8
from tha 6rte of luoh death, by tho lffid8tit ab tho
aO8t8R WhO 8ttOUdOd tba WUiOaOr’ d&a th0 hlrrt
111n088, er th0 andrrtrkor *o oonduote t thr funurl,
or aOdo~urrng8mont8 thoreicc.*
%8 1923 80t
gomi88loo8r
pnroat la u
B -tr o ~~k
Tear dqwtlw8t’ bar oonrtrwd tho aaibllnotI portli
of &tlele~.6~~, 8ogZ8, %8 l m8odrtO?J ~rOViriOt%end h88 hold
thrt 8lV Otiip riled lat.? tbr8 iOl'$f(kf8 8ftOr th, de8th Of
the po~laau is barrod by limltatlen.a Xn tho 888e cb
lt
& r r o ty h ill tl. TQle8, QoUnttOhrlrmea, .t 81, 181 3. W.
(26) 570, the Sapron 00&t of hxa8 rql4r
J
. .
l&o lhptrOllOZ?‘8 bpUtRWt h88 ooMtrU@d the
rboro portion 411 the Aot rinoe sosotlm la 1929, and the
b&818tUTa 18 prO8Umd to hno beon lWr* of thi8 ht.?-
potrtlon, when th07 8Biend8d &tidl8 6227 in' 1943, 8ad
Ude JIO 8h8#g@# in th8 iuyU86# th8t U0Uu i8dhd.0 8
. oontrrrf lotmt. Ia f8Ot 8 08refti 8bUdJ Of both th0
1929 #t8tUte, 8p1 tho 191) WUih8nt thhrt8to nt881 th8t
tJie i,O&i818t\Pedid mot 80 muoh 88 @h8I&8 On8 word in
the prrtlnont portion of WA@ Aot Mdu @Omidrrstloa
here?
Art1010 6227, 8txpr8, 18 tory ohm arid drflnltr,
bat if It 8R rmbigulty, We would hsV0 to look
did OOllt8ill
to t&o d.p8rtWltal OOn8trUOtiOn oi the 8t8tUtO. In KOcl~lIk
VI, A8808istOd ht8il Credit MOn Of Aurtin, 41 s. tl. (26) 45,
the cOid88iOKl ai Appe818 Of Toxr8 in an OpiaiOa 8Qopt46 br
th0 sUpOIIi# OOUTt 8trtod:
*‘Threule th a tl dopwtmentrl ruling rdhusd
t0 thrOU& rd8t8 Of dZdlliSto?in~ Of l 8t8tUtO dll
be giron wei@, OLllf lp3diO8 to 8t8tUt88 ti doubtful
odartruotlon; suoh 8 rala h88 no rppllostlon to l
8tOtUt0, 8uoQ 88 this, th8t 18 not or 60ubtful oon-
8traotlon or 8PP11W3flon. Rams 1. ‘Fob, 95 Fox. 611,;
800 bow of opinion, p16a 626, g9 9. 9. 133, 136, 93
h. 8t. !tOD. 675.*
59 C. f. 1076 ?#868 88 fO1141~81
‘.A, 8tatUtO 8pO8fffi#A& (I tim8 rithia which 8
au18 Ofi18U ifi to, UfW8 l l ffi8id 8.t
IL@ thhr right8 Md 6~?I 8a 0f OthOrs, OIL6 83860
tioW t0 tb prmr OtdUlr, 86 pray)t WidUOf of
kl818088, 18 ti8Ut14 Bf?eOtOPl, rak88 tho @rrwolo(t
..
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I opinion
U
or
6227 era m.at~~
OORAt#
rlow
thl8
or the
at3parh.a
iorogol~&
th4t
ruthorltlrr,
the pnnlalonr
sod thd the Coagtmllrr
IYthOrlSed t0 iSWM @ WtrraAt iA
iS EOt
a BOrtturg OlalB when the 4aln 18 AOt pra@tSAteb
of
It 18 the
0f mm0
POU~O
pOm.At
dthfa
A+
Oi
thefoPty 6aJ p@riodrhowwer, Wf*WO EarOlrprEri6~RQOA
the 8t8tUte l8 it now lx ilta
8Ad,thrr• 18 A0 1~ to pro-
hiblt the pramat Laglrlrture frcm aniondingthe aam.
Ywy truly JORTI,
ATTCRMEY
QZXERU OF T!CCAS
SDD:rt
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ATTORMEY GE;NERAL
Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion
Combined Opinion