OFi=lCE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
aa. a, J. Wlldo
aimiy Auditor
wueom uottaty
do&t; sorthare r4fsr4ao4
er Artlols 8554, Rorfsed
nded, lltloh statute roads
ho ths duty or t!¶aooltnty,
tho prwmtation to'hin
, ohook, voaolmr, 8r osder
the aroper suthority, if tbexe
euffioient for the pawat thetie-
or oa de&malt fa the aoaouat a&as0 rhioh
aoh wwroat is drewn, to endorse upon the
faob or suoh lnstrumeat his order to pay
tha mum to the payee named Bhareln an&
to ohm-go the sea8 on him books to the
fund upon rhlah it is drem......All oheoks
ar watmaatrr lauued or drawa by as17 oitiosr
sanderthe pro~lsiami of this Aot, shall bs
Hon. a. J. Wilde, Irebruary;ps,lOJO, Pa@ e
subjeot to all the lawu and regulationsprovld-
ing r0r auditing and wuktersigning and sll
mob laws mid S4&atitBW are hereby eontimed
,tnfe r0r80 and 0fmt.*
10 are unable to flad any statutory authority
fa ra nyp a r so aother th a n
th4 dulylleotti ,andappolated
traamarer.performlqthendotlee of that OttSoe. The
etatatteDqnlg appsar to take (tareor aueh 8ituatfons
rhleh approaoh and 4r4 siallarto the oa8 you outlined
.layour letter by authorlnlngthr Coauaia8lonar8* Court
to tin ~tmnof~s, aad thi8,lr provided r0r la one'in-
etaam where the wieaaay hab~bean deolared under Artisle
dO'lt,Bevlsad.Olrll Statutea, 192% We apprsalata,ho*-
ever; the problem aonfroatiag yotra? dmabt, in the eitga-
tlonaeatlmwd aad the Inooavealwee likely rwmltlng.
'Ws aroi hempor, eaastralabato hold and it
i8 th6 eplaloa of this Departaaat-thatunless a waoanoy
la proporl~.d~alaredla the offfoe at oounty treaatmar,
only 8uoh perroa duly oooupyfug that offfoe is aatborined
to pmrforn tha dutlota eonmote with aad pertaiahg to
same.
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