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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
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[. AUSTIN
-G#UAMN-
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Honorable John R..shook
cririnal District AttOrllsJ
BaXar OOUIifJ
San Antonio, Texas
httention: s. Banton Darlea
mar sir3
ate Ot Title fees
o Tax Colleotor ba
ha orrlcera spooial
rol oi the oounty
n a carttrioate of
er the Tax,Collao-
Should doputiea of
dtor ua&*r the Corti-
la Aot ba approved by
15, 1943 requostfng the opinion
or t rtiorra stated tharaln rrab aa
roil
auditor he~pro@unded to u8 thrai
ing our interpratation or'senate
the Mth La@alatUra, Regular SOB-
1 amaMa 8Wt.iOSh 67. of Artiafa 1466
or the Rovasad Penal Code of the State of Taua
saiQ artiole be&g the Motor Cartlfloata of Titia
Aat.
- "The quaa$ions propounded are thase:
Ron. JOhoR. 8ho&* Pa#o a
Ghoulathose c0rtiri08t0 0r Tit10
“(11.
Fi.8, ool&otd by tho hx ~Ollootor, be do-
porite6ia the orri00t8 spcmial.mna under eon-
trol or the cosutty .maaurw', or in 8 cutiirloato
or Title run4 anaor tbo Tax collortor~r ooatr01?
“(8). xr you hold thd aubiri08te 0r rith
r-8 rhoOld be aOj40mea in th8 oOrtm0OtO 0r
Title ?tuuIaa4or tBo Tar OollaetoT*aooatrol, ir
the Trr aOllOOtOt otaployr Doputloa for thir purpom0
rhm thby bo l ppror04 by tba Oaaia~loaor~* court?
“(a). a a nln or th080 ruti8 b0, tran8rerra
to tha Road and B rzdf. Funa?
*By ny or brlof on the r0ng0i4 qu08tioa8,
wo oito you to motion 86 of .~rtlelo 14S6 or the
Rwi8.d Peas1 U&e whloh provia. ‘the ten dar-
&gnaw agent moan8uoh oouaty tar oollootorin
thlrr8teto tie amy pertarm hla duty uadar thla r\ot
throocyh ~JW &s&ular aopatv. motion b7 of the
8aw Aot whhiah is 8-1~144 by sonsfa Bill 2X1,
ma8 the umo l8 8uoh ueadt .+roopt ror tha
8aaitim. of the lr8t two mateno or samto nilt
~0. all, prorlal~ rot the auploymnt OS arrimtcrnta
la a ror mittiry
any reaolnin4 rundr in the dorig-
natea 4m*8 R-a wa pridg0 PW~ Or
h8nb to the
hi8 oouaty. ArtSolo $9188, sootlod 1 of the Bevia
af+Ll~8*tat00 prmiae8 *that the ~8ao880r lpiaaol-
lo&or or Taxor rhell oontl~~~ to lolloot aa4 re-
tatn for th8 bemattt CK the Ofiieora salary rioaa
OT id8 hudn8au pawiaa4, allteor'aad oam-
rirab~r whtti ha $8 authoriati Maor law to -mUbob
and aioh dmii b0 )air anty to lobuat r0r, ua to
pay rll aroh mairr rwdvod bf hi8 into the fund
w ma 8 emt0a la ppr0ria04-ior ~40~ th0 ~0.
Vido88. of Bho bet'.
Gotfon lo, jmr8grwh a, eud Saotfon x or
thla ~ttiolo SBlts #r o ti terthe lppointamnt
or 088irknt8 aa erslploy008aS th0 tax oollootor
3
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son. John R. Shook, Pago 5
and ror tho payaont 0r suoh l88lOtenta from the
orrioor~ Salerp F-d, end furthor provide8 r0r the
transfer from the Georral Fund of the oounty to
the offiO0r8 Salary mad Of 8UOh monier as are
neooasary to pay the rlarloa +d .othor 1egelJ.y
authorized olafma Ogainst 8UOh funda.
n~r61~lo 16, sootlon 61 of the Stat0 con-
etltutlon or Taxem, neda am $ollo*e~ 'all r008
'i earned by Diatl'iOt, OOUoty ?snd Preolnot Off1008
ld
3 8m1be paid into the Oounty Tmarury where
, luned r o r the looount o r th eproper fund*.
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TV@ alto you furtherto tho.oaoo of stati,
et al versa8 (ilearn,16T muthwoatoru2nd, page
296, whioh oaao dleouaroa 811 of the prorirlonr
or tha atetut oo~oomo4 In the lo a wu or th e
qU08tiOn8 prOpOUBa06 t0 U8.
-The monies lnrolvod la thir partloular
fnrtenoo are being hold in a apooi8l fund erait-
ing your opinion upon the quoationr propounded.
Roth the Tax Collootor 0nd the Auditor will appro-
Oiat0 IWO0fTing your OpfniOn.at ths larli88t poa-
rib10 moment.
-Thmnldng you ror your ua~al oourtdouf3 attan-
tlon to the80 metterm, we are --n
Ho Wi#h t0 On#ln? firat th0 gU0!3tiOII NO. 2, ad W0
shall ao8*or quoetlon8 NO. 1 60a NO. 3 together ertor enawor-
iw qWItfO11 HO. 8. Art1010 S912A RorlaodCiVll StatUt08 or
Texas providing for e bud4ot In OOWtf88 "fn whloh the popula-
tion aooa+din4 to the la8t proO~~iCg Fe&Or01 ConmU 0XO00d8
three hwx4?od thouaald (SOO,OOO) inh#bItent#, and door not
exceed throo hundred fifty tit. thou88nd (355,000) lnhibltentor
applies to-Bezor County nhioh ha4 loour4lng to the 1940 COn8U8
a pop&&ion 0r three hUndr04 thirty eight thbu0Md OQ0 hunarea
seventy mix (&?8,176) inh8bit0nb8. Thl$ ertlalo proTide aaOn(l
other thin48 -, . . -oh hQet Ohs11 bi oarefully 1fWfZOa and
shall lnolude the 8eler~o8 and number ti doputiea 8ad aes18taat8
In oeoh or add Ofrid08, and all other lrpeom o~oor*arY r0r the
operation of da 0rri00r.-
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Artiolo wI;pS, cub-dirlaion (h] of tho Rorlrd
Civil Btatotea oi Tam, 9?0riQ08 that:
lshono+or oar dlrtrlot or oounty offioer,
8b.11 roquira th8 s*nioo~ of d8pdiO8,
&lhunt*, and a loyoor ia tho perfomanoo of
hi8 apt.108ho 8halP l991y to tha Camlr8loaarr*
Coort tor authority to l99oint muoh dapotloa,
88alat~at8,aad u910~008, ltatlnq by suo8m ap-
9lloatlon tho numbar noodod, tbo po8itloato bo
fill.4, tho dutlaa tu bo parferaad, aud tha
uoat to ba mid. &old 89pllootion ah.11 ba
8ooa~nl.4 by a statuwat ahowing tha probable
rsoolpts tru iaoo, oaai88ion8, and compaasa-
tion to be oollaotod by aald oft100 during tho
Sloe.1 ya~r and ths robable diabur.raiwnba tiiob
aa!a rIma and lr9anoea of ralb
oourt -11 Earn it. Orb?
pointmoat of .+oh doprtl.8
or& and fir the oomparrutioa
to k pld thu rlthln tho llmitatlonahorein
9rOaorlbod 0n6l do$ararlno tho nuabor to be l9poln-
to4 so In tho 6laorotlon of 8alQ oourt aay ba
pto9or1 provided the0 in 8. 08.8 ah.11 tho
Coul8rionora'Court or war marbor thorooi at- ,
8upt to 1ni1Pon00 th e
lppolntaont of any par-
< soa as deputy, 888lrtant, 4w elork in any of-
;^ rioo. wpon tho ontry 0r 8Uuh otior tho offloor
899lJiag ior ruoh Iop.ti.8 sraiotantr, aId om-
9107000 l
ohall be rrthor~t~ to 8 point tha; pro-
rl4.e tbrt emid ou 1 not ox...4 tho
B Uopnt ham The-
totN8out.
oupsnsa8iou .uhlohw be tihvm4 to tbo 'da~tlor,
sosirtsnta o r llo r klbow
o a.~.4 for their mr-
+lo*a rhsd k a. folfmm:"
ha.
I\ bou hold I&h. Court of Civil Ajqaak 8hst
tho 4utb trpoa+l tipen t&e Tax A.r8oaror aa OOlleOto? by
Ar tlOl@ 1 4 864 ,Y.A.c .8.lM dutioa of hi8 oetlo@ (stat0
at al. 1.. a1..*, lt 83. 169 8. d. (ad) see). mu8for0,
in lnaw.r to ,0ur.~doCOn~dQ(b.otloIa, it 18 err*09iOiO~thst
the lppolnmont of doputloror l8.iOt.ntsto PoriOrPr the
duties ro:&rod by.Artiolo 14ZM-1 muot bo -ma&o in tho aam
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R. Shook, Pa60 6
laj other lppoiatront of any other lrairtaat OP
we! $floorlamf-th+ lppli?a~Ion to the (rorrim-
81oaarV tJourt r o rlaSnwltr t0 appoint rush aoputSo*,
nuet bo ma60 by tho Tar Aasasaor md Collaotor, stating
bl 8wom allogatlonrthe mmbar noobd, tha poritlonr to
k Sllla6, tha dotloa to h 9orCoaod aad tho mount to
bo pal&, looomgmlod by a rtatouat rbowfa(l tho prohbla
nooipt8 at otiioaOS provide6 in Arti 39lZg, Sub-Dir-
Idon (h); and the Comirrionorr* Ocurt rhall nko ita
order lothorItla( thm l ppolatmnt of auoh aogutlba attar
datami#dn( the number to ba lppointa4. After tho ardor
i. md., th. t8X l8808I0f atld OOllSOtOr i. authorlzod t0
appoint auoh doputIari
In nply to your In ulrla8 No. 1 and No. 3 It
la our 091aion that the Cortl 4ioato of Tit18 Toor ooilaotd
by tba Tax Co~laotor and AsIossor in l dsltirt@rIry tho CBS-
tl?Ioato of Tit18 Aot ahould ba turned over to tho Couaty
Trea8unr to ba dopoaitod in tho oounty daporitory la a
lpooial fuad or looouat 8opuata on4 apart froa all othar
funds and looountr 80 that a detarhaation oan be rda as
to whothoror not tharo 18 b8l8nos In raid tunl or ao-
ootlnt Ottor tha paymnt oi @To SO rIoa o f daputIo8 o r l88Iat-
onto o f th0 Collaotor uud payaont ai noOaaaary orpo8808 in
8dminiStubg the not thoa, aitor tho dataml81tbn of
tho amount of .ruoh sm L rior aad lx9oa8o8, auoh uomt 8hould
ba truwforrod to tha oif~oora* salwy Fund, ma my b8lanoa
In woh apooial fund, lttu doduotlly tbo amount ior sslarloa
and lx p a na omust
r bO &ttO(. to tha Road and lldd(;O wllhd of
Cho Oouel.
xa oonnaotton dth tbo rwogoing we oall lttantlon
to sootion 61, rrtiolo 10 of the Stato aonatitutSon am oon-
#tmad ln tk 0880 of etato, 0). al, 18. 0188s 08 al., sa9ra,
aud‘fa tho osse o i SOttO~St,lt al. VS. Rarrf~ &buBt lb9
8. -6. (Mj W whoS.ia th8 tiw b8 boon SiXOa thbt 81 0-t
ottlaorr -11 k oonjwamtod on 0 oats7 baela alme {'aad al r
foes orno& by moh offioom ahall ba pold~into tho Oountt
Trumry fW th. SOOOWIt Of a0 9rOPOr ilmd.
Ron. JW B. Shook, Bade d
30-k Bill lo. tll, Chaptar 272, 48th H@gUldS
soraion 05 tha kgl8lataro amondod Oeotlon 67 of tho Gortl-
floa.tiof Tl%lo Aot with retuueo to tha twontf fire (Mg)
oents to k rat8lno& by tho Tax dollmotor, and 8mung otbu
thirqpspSo+idad am ?OlbWSt
". Provided any uah 6a a ig na ta
leont
4
may wpl&*anJ and ok nuoosauy aaaistanta an6
. hour any aad all naoo88ar~axponso in 86mInl*-
tUia# tti. Act in hi. OOUlbty. Suoh daslyutod
S&8& @hall pay wok laplopod 8osiatantr and aaoh
MWS#m lX9 OnDOOin.USWd b7 him t?OU the ?‘rmdS
rotulnod by hia horoandor, aa4 any lmeunt oi raoh
fuadara&sl lnhlrhudriaa *lent ah@11 be
bf klm raltta 3 to tho R-4 url BrY @o m ot bi.
OwnOY.”
Al-tiO& 8*18X, YO~OS'S AB8OtUtd ROllWd Ci+ll
StatPt.8, SOOtlolr1 PWidOS 88 iO1lW.r
o n...nor Ihull tho Gtato or asky
lE3o o t1 1.
oauntr pay to ml oounty oitloor ia may ooua8y
ooatalnlag a population oi twenty thouaadl (tO,@OO)
lmhabitaatr or 0wa lo o o r dlqto the lsat pno4lry
8odonl Caaaua our too or oa;lllaaIon ?or ant 8enIao
by hi8 9UfOm.d 88 SuOh OttiOor~ pro+id@d, howmr,
that the l880~80S aad OOllOOtOr of taxa 8hall OOn-
tIs6o to oolleot and rot8ln for tho bo&ailt OS the
Oitloors* Salary md or fumde haralnaft~r prwl404
fOT, 811 i-8 aBd OolriSOiOM uhioh h, 18 luthorfrod
MaOr 181~ to OOnaOt; ati it amu bO hi8 dUtT b3
aooount for ard to per 811 aueh laoaims roooirod by
ILIB Into tha road ur funds anatad and prori&od fw
undo? the ~r~vlrl~n8 ot thir Aot; . . ."
It oan be moan troa the roryoing that prior to tho
pa.88 lof Sonata Bill HO. 811, luprQ, ?OOR darirad fr- th0
aQlia f atmtlon of tho Cortiffoato of Tit18 AOt ah0~14 haT0
gone into tha Offloors* Sslary Fund an monti%ad in the O&88
rhea ooa8Msred in oonueoticn with the (aoral 8tstutOTY
~~tiaions abwa puopeb. ~owarar, the zxmata Bill plo.211 ham
_
.
non. Jehn R. @hook, Pyo 9
der lg a 8lub
a toth
ab alur $ L!lr
OS luo h
or tholr rlDrlo8 ohall #O into ww
Trtmtlag thlr u*uoTl all
kg to rwla
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