OFFlCE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
Honorable Dar&d Cole
County Auditor
Stephens County
Breokenridge, Texas
Dear Sir:
utaa, reads am
reties, in the sum
payable to the oounty
4 rafthrul perronneno4
on4 in writtng, stating that
y cualiried under the prori-
remente or this title, end g.i*lq
ions or private or publia trust
ro held, end the length Of 8~~104
e shall rurther inolude in hfe
oath that & ~111 not perrbnally be Interested
in any dontreot with the countysw,
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~h15 article we hotion 4 0r Senate Bill 258 of
the 29th Legislature or Tsxee, Regular Seselon 1905, aad
was olearly within the caption of the aot. Beeider the same
wea oodlriad as Article 1049, Rsrfaed Civil Statutse, in thr
revision or the statutes in 1925. It her not been emended
SlILO4.
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Honorable DaTld Cole, Page 8
The Ease or Amerloan Indamnitp Company vb Red
River HatIonal'%nk, 133 S. W. (Zd) 4773,holds that ArtI-
ole 1649, Revised Civil Statutes, riqulres the oountp
audItor to take the'reguleroath end a spsoial oath. ThIe
ease also holds that the pux!poeeof Article 1648, Revised
civil Stetutea (whloh presorlbes the qualIriaatIon8of
the county auditor), was to proteot the Intsrentr or the
county.
Yiedo not find that any oiths provIsIons or our
State Constitution hare been violated by this artiole. .
It Is our opinion that the artfole Is oonstltu-
tlonal and mandatory.
Vsrp truly.yours
ATTORNXY @ENFiX.% CG’TlXAS