Case Information
*1 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN
GROVER SELLERS Al-r‘aRNE” GCNLr(AL
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g notary toa8 lm Cartiiloato rkimi8hLng *2 lion. 3. c. ;;earra, psGr 2 lapr'Iaoizbent in the Couty Tall for not nor+ than
two (2) y faera or by b oth l uoh fl~a ecd bPpriatxueent. *;eo. 2. Ii w orfiorr or 0r of any 09uty My SualoipalltT knold454 auu un or knowiAgQ to ba wed for ;Irirata profit to Uaao~t thr an-&it f ebor or nnlor 3r
any praoa wham Labor or l orvic8 Ia paid iOr br ruoh OOlUltJ, Lu ah411 b. pu1ah.A b flu0 0r 50t am ta5 050 zacwad 3ollarr (;l,ooo I or br iPDriSOlS.At ln tha county Jrll for not aura or by both suoh fin0 and ia two (2) ywn than pri 805laaat. 3. If MY poraon rppoiotod or o.aiployod by
900. 02 br ua c~rrppi~ab~~rr a4 ofrioor er a4 oouatp court or any oounty, or by any officer or any potma 8DDOiQtOd ‘X 0 by04 by Uy a~~iOi&di~, Or ~QJ ~uaon o~agod prrsorubw any buaio88 or an3 oourty or by any nrmlolprllty bowvor eqloyod, ah&U knowLngly uao or krimingl~ pus&t to be und tar private &Writ to hbBMlr My DrPpfiy, 8uppue8, to l wh apulpa65t, or other t.kiq ot ra~ua bolon~in~ oounty or to aueh mnielpallty, ho aJu1.l be punkhod by a rl.w of not more t&n ma Thouund Dollar@ (.l,OOO) or by impriaomant lo tha county Jail for or by both 8Uoh fin0 MA not wro thrA two (2) yeera iupriaolmMt . %oo. 4. IS my perman appolntod M uployrd
by l ny orfioer of any oouaty or bp uy otrhr of MY alal;3riitf or a4 person l nyagod in ur o rdng any or OS My 0~~10 g8llty builnea8 0r 00~1ty f bOwfbr*r l 3ployoA *T kAowl5gly ua a o r ic owiAgly porlalt to be wed iu private profit hlumlf tn8 lab o r Ot aorglLa@ of y puaoa wbow labor or aervi&-+s. ~14 Ior br l wh oounty or by auah auuioipality, ho aLUll - 8b8d br a rJs(, or 58t POPI tmn cm 3maend g de us (&lOOO) or by laprlranunt ia the County two (2) yoara OX by both mob Jail for 50; arm tAm fin. and hpriaonnoot. O? 6aputima
qn other WUAS, wop11 tha offlola prwldod br K. &I. Ho. 80, k lfabl.a to the ltr whrn l wh oru0i.a Y or Arputlos 04Uoot l wh roer an6 ntaLr thaw perumeUy, rhue auah 0rrsoial Aeputlra m pad a a l fu ttu kair r0r thoLr labor 8~4 H* rioor br tbr .@uY?’
808 iioube Bill lie. 80, roforred to by you, auikaa it a gOna1 0rfbrw for any 0rfi0a Of this stat0 or or any aounty to know- to tAmoAr, ingly use or gormlt to k wa, for Drlvp profit a4 PNR-tY, l uppllro, l puipiwnt or other taZiLt; OS relw . . . to euoh uao of knew- bolcm&ing stat-o the parwit to bgly bo umd labor or oorrioo oi a41 abor or aerv’io8 IO paid for by l uoh oeu5ty. Suoh bill Ukow1m aake(I lt a pm01 SD fiated o r l &0Dpba by a5 0rri0rr or offonw SW a ~raoa ~8Ay 8i3ua~ or y trb o&aloaora* Court of any crourrty or by anf pmrwn l ngwg e d b porrornlog any bulineaa or any Oounty
)oroubW prmi9 to b0 w wwrtt, wp plka, to l w& oeuntr wad tlm labor or nr& of any puson rhoso labor or SerrLoo by l uoh ia piA for oounty. tha r0uo+iog pmrirwi
diho, a a a all to your l ttmtlan or Artialo 72lbb, Voroon’a Annotated CitU statuka, whirh ;a applieablo herinq e popuhtton 01 loss ttvn ~0,000 to oountlra lnhmbltdnta l ooordLRg to tQe lest F8Arral Conrust
Vho Aaa0aaor ad Oollootor 0r Taxor, wrirf or Lihorfif 85A Anae$aor MA Wlleotor or Taxor l ra horoby ruthorlud and l avwor8A adralniatrr all ocltha 5OM8nry rOr ?A8 diSOh*rp Or th@ AUtfba Oi 0rfi00r and to 864ainiater tblr napeotivo all oetho for thb tranaaotloa Or tb buainoaa 0r t&ir mquirra reapbotit* orfiooa. . . .m In oorumathm rith the abovr quoted atrtuto, H point out that in Oplnian &o. b5577, l ddr o oaod to you, this Aopartmoot h eld It&et l flidatita roqulred u&Or U&8 aQ8oial prorlalonr of or th0 cortiri08t0 b0 taken by a LOOtiOA or Titlr Aot nubt ao tarlr publio. opinion furthr poLnt*b out that tnr Irt m aaputlee of ka~awr4eUoeter CounQ, l otlng oU4 i;rayaon in trwir ofr1rLa.A rpolttia urn no$ authorhod to take the or Tit10 l fridrtit ~0~pirea br sbotioa j3 of th0 cwiri00t0 prOrlaioo* OS kie0tlOn Aot, ru tha maaaa that ttm p0rtioSr th,a l rridatit ropuitrd ttberaitr an rxoeption te fbr 3) tik0 gelural gtiaa s~vOrnia(; l rti&atitr of tha typr OW*~A by th* bOV0 ~UOt8d @t&Do Ot utbb ?ti, = h h h 1. l v ~~ti00 buving a pepul6tlen of leas thaia m,QQO
..a.. L\. Y. -uuvec, ;*::!a 5 ~4fiial48, wd xm uid affidavit 18 0r
r"b~lfLcctt.i;rr. 91 .st3r W:&G wild af:icar ~Lumctbr th it eut:IorIz60 to te%6 and ccrtit$ t.0 Gxkr r.ke above ;uJtb& jmvialocs 3r 4tIcl6 .72&a, ouch ofitaar ou~ulrl trxa sue ccrFclf;' t5 s6;te it hir ~offIcLal~ au&cl :.3t ir, tlio cra;ocity ts t&f 4esa6aor-ooll4ctor or CuyGty, .i180, yr* ;r.blvt 3ut t3Lt it 8r.y cc;.r.citj' clr Ibtary irb::c. Lit bg eaid Wm~sYOr-00116C~1: IL6 t=.dLiL t;r; OJ~CCW~ '*.:err ,,r;rC~riL:: 3 ccrviso tbht 10 *OrfIcI61~ IL ctitdzc;, it ; '.a t; ruch ste iust 'be acco~ui.teC Yor aa a r80 Jr ufrloe. (i.u6ceo ,%iitjr ‘I. ;urrZC,:ta, 1)s hr. 297, 102 a. $.ith ,s. (2a) biQ) rrfcrbr.cb to 0ouuti~o znving e populattofi or 1088 tan 500,000, xl al-e Ul6510 t0 ibid cry ststutory 3OVi8IOr aut~rfz~; fh0 tax aescroe0r-aolleator, or hi8 Ceputs, ta obnr~e any ret r0r tsiciag o;ka ctrtirg~ 8ffidovfto of tn6 ohareotur ution ha 10 IlUtkJTh66 fo LO;;, UCb6t t!U at096 3UOtU6 &WvieiOlU Of irtlcir 72&a. It mmro4y moognlaod that ualf6ro a toe is ~xwocri~tib by atatute for "otf~nia~" 00rY1048, coao xey SO cher& it la thorofom our opinioa that in e county a-iofifar. i:c*h+: c ~ojmlatior. of Lest t!Sn 5OO,WO, t!u3 tUx ePee880r- collsator,
or LIP dsguty, IO not authorized to cimrg a~ ret far -4 affidavit8 Ioci~cot ta t2s re(;lr- taz.iiLg’ani: ar;rtLfylq trctloii 0r ator vetiolss, =aeii 0~0:~ tffld6vite are or ftie c%arecter w..ior. 8aIl 0rfIcI61 IO autSori;uC :O fm6 utder t30 8bJW juotaa pirtion or A:tIola 73&s.