Hon. Wzl t. Xolt
county Attorney
Travla county
AuStln, TOxaa
Dear Slrr Opfnton 190. 04879
2~: May the father of l minor,
who realder ln AuatLn, Texas,
a city of 10,000 Inhabftanta
or more, and *ho will become
twa nty -o eane r of
s lg a
Apt11 lb ,
l& O,and wh o is
attending 78x88 li. 6 M.Col-
logo, aacura an uraaptlon
certificate for bfa son?
Your lattw of recent date, requeatlng the opinion of tbla
depertment on the abwe question, has been given our cereful
conalderat ion.
Article 2968, Revlaed Statutes of Texas, 1925, as amended, am
pert lnent hereto, prwldear
“Every parson who !a exemptedby law from the payment of a poll
tax, end do la fn other ‘reapacta a qallfled voter, ubo realdea
of tan thoaaend (10,000) lnhabltanta or more ahall
ot February of thawr *en much vohr akll
d to arch utaaptlon obteln fram tbe hx
Collector of the county of hla or bar realdence a ewtlfkate
l
b b a lq hla or her exemption from the paymento# a poll tax.
l o+
ml8 ltatoto, tbo only one dealln wfth lxeaptlon certlflcetea as
to realdenta of eltlea of 10,000 f nhebftanta, or more, in no
aumnar prw1dea for or contemplates tbe aecurlng of an exemption
certfflcate by ma lgant.
Furthermore, the termtnolof the form of the certif lcate of
exemption, set out In ra, clearly indkatea
that t&a parson lpplylng for the rxomp lo81eortlflcate shall
peraoaally a lr boforr tbe Tax Collector. this form am set
out ln tbe a I?
atate, reads as followa:
Hen. ?arl t. NoIt, kgl 2 ofa
“CERTlPXCAfS Of EXEMS’T1~ PROMTICS PA= CF WLL TAX
The State of Texas, County.of , Precinct No. -.
payment of poll tax la . (tanporary or
penaanent, as the cam8 mey bal
If this
certificate Is permanent, It need not he reneud or
relaauad yeerly but 1.8 rem!red to be renewd or re~aaaed In the
went of removal from the voting precinct of the residence of the
voter In wbfeb the saw wa Luaued to hfm.
“,ivy gder my hand +nd seal of office, this the - day of .
. . -.
mAL) &lofted)
Tax Collector, County, Texas”
You are therefore respectfall ldvlaod tbat the qwatlon propounded
by yoti should be anawred in tlvq mmely, that ander the
facts as 8kted above, tbe t&bet o l lher, rho will bacoma
twatpona yarn of 8go A rll Afb, 1940, my no t lacwo en uampt ion
eortltlcate tot his aenn t he mom bring compelled amdw the statutes
of Texas, to personally apply therefor.
Trratlng we have utlafactorI~y answered year Inquiry we ramaln
Yoara wry truly
ArraUQtY~RALWTEXAS
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