Case Information
*1 OFFICE OF THE AnORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN GROVER SELLERS
ATTORNEY GENERAL
Ronarable 3oh11 R. %:hQOk f.rinlnal Dietriot AttOrnW
Bnrar County
Ean Antonto, TmUS t laa thet
OceLp~nre to 9.J ottor- agree texr8? ollnqudnt is tbo maximum Oaapenutico that
*ra’ Court oan qree 9a~ to orirtln(t me aona to modernize -
Ron.~John R. Shook, pago 2
oxpedlenb , sold oourt MJ uontrsot rlth any oom- to l niaroo peton attorney or 44e14t tbo onfaooment oi tho oo1lootlon of 8ny dellnqaont
3tato and oouaty tar08 for a par oont’ on tbo
toxos, ponsltp 8nd latoro8t l otu4lly collootod, and roid oourt 18 furthor ru$horizod pal
rer en abetmob of property l maossod unknown sad unrondorod tram tho 80x08, lntonet ond poa- l lty to be ooU66ted on Su4h,l4nd8, b-uf 4J.l 4uoh payment ana l xponae* shall be oontlnmn* upon tho oollootloa ot- 8uoh t4xe4, pomlbp end intor- 04%. It shall b~mo duty 0r th0 40untp attommy, or of tho dlatrlot l ttoraer, ufurcr there is no oounoy attoriwy, to,sotiroU l aalst anf parson wlth rhae auoh oantraot ia made, by filing aad pu8hlq a speedr oonolurion 811 uulfmior
oolleation of dolinqtmit taxer, under anJ oon- br8ot mide a8 herob eboV@ 8pedffed; ~pmidod, 4tti3rn6y~~.~elf t8at whore any dirtriot ‘or oount~’ fall or. refums file aad preaeauta~.oueh eulb4 to la good taith,ne 4h411 sot be ontithd to:iay ico4 th4rofrcmj but l u* toea 4hal.l n*rertheloar
bs aellkot4d a8 a pert of the oosta'~of 8uit aad epplled~ on tho payment oi the oomponrdtlon sl- -. lcnrofl the 4ttoraey~proloootiag the ruit, 9znl t&e attorney with wham mob oontnet be8 boss nsdo la horaby tulXy eapowerodand ut8orlaod to
prooosd in 81168 aui‘ti *ithoot tk@ Oinder and a88lmtanoe of sold o&utty or dirtr of bttorney8. i Aotb 2nd 0. S., 192). p. 37; Aot8 3rd C. .3. 1923,
p. 182."
Artlolo 7335a. V. A. C. $., protlde4'44 ronas: *3eo. 1. Ho oontraot rhell be aad or
sntorod into br Oosud88loaor8@ 'botd la so&i- nootlon with the oolloottoa OS dolinqaent trzo8 tbo compenaatlnn ondor ouoh eOatrOOt wboro ~II aore than rirteon por aont of the mmount aouostea. 3sia contraat must bs 8pprwed by both the
Comptroller the. Attvrnry 06aeral of tho State
Ron. John W. Shook ) wm
0f Texas, bdh to 4ub4tsaoe 4na rm. PRO-
rlded hotirer tho CouZity~Or DlStrIOt Attorney
shall nat rooelvo a&y oapoartlon tcrr 40m1004 he may rtmbor in OonnoOtion wi tb t&o
porformaaoe of the oontraot or tho taxer
oolleotad tharounaor.
'SOO. 2. Any wntraot made in 7lOletion or this Aot shall ba void. Ad4 1930, &lst
Lee., 4th C. S., p. 9, oh. 8."
&tlolo 7344, V. A. C. c., pmldoa as r4Uorz . *In oountl4s la whioh tho *ubdIvIsloaa og ~nxvojs aro not regularly numbwad, an4 In
4Itlos or towns in whloh tho bloaks or sub&i-
vlsion4 sro not numbmod, or are ao lrrog~laru
aanbored an to mko It dirfhat or '+0841bl0
iov tha enaeusor ta list Cho Lam, Cho oorul~- 41onei4 court 0r suoh oou4tlo4 may heve all th0 blooks and subdIvl4lon4 0r survey4 plettod r4d aunboxed a5 Identity eeoh lot or treot,
044 fum$sh.tho 4840440r with sap4 4horlng 4-h neborlng; atid an 8eso48mont Of propaty by ' 4-h numbering on said map4 shall b8 rurtleloat
domrlptlon thorooi oil purposes. ??uoh ~94
or a oortlfied aopy of ma0 or ~anr part thrd,
Irh~ll ba admiasIb1e as ovldonoo in all oourts.
The Oost of maklng 88Id eunef 44d plSt8 shall bo doirayed by the oounty la vbfob 4aId 9rog4rty
Is ltuatod, and of which ruid 0oa4i44hnor4
ooart ordorod the seld 4uneye end plat eado a~& th0 008t or snp ~lsp Or a tawn or cfty 4h411 b4 paid by auoh olty or toYn when ordered by the
towa or olty. Aota 1897, p. 139; (2. L. Vol. 10, p. 1193."
Ax’81010 72643, v. A. c. n., prwldos a4 rclioa:
*woo. 1. It Is hereb deolnredtho Bolioy Sate to adjust de s nqwoti t4xo4, oarmet
errors, crllmlnate 00nrif0t4 In amvoym or lrGd, and to col:eot the deliqwnt, oceup~tim. tren- oQi80 and Ad Valorem 'Paxos, In order to olear thI4 steto 0r auoh EBXBB, errors and oonilfcts et the
Hon. John R. Shook, p4g4 1,
amrllest date po88Xbl4, and to rovide a sJstam in ord8P b 81 IJli not* tlm nwotka iQ~.OMOSSOPS, rl'QP8 that aOW l pp.Ibr en t&a be2 roll8 848h rootwring y4ar. ccut ot 00114oting d8llaqtlmt t8x88
*H40. 2. 8b.1 1 nSt l XO8.d th. WUt Of tb4 &Wb4lt~ 4nb to suoh P8Ml.t~ tnt@lWt, QT 8a arQMt 4qUal arrd Or til d8lillqUOat t4X88 OOll~O@t8d. &J illt4P48t OOti(ly d88iPilQ? 80 in8t8ll 8 8aX OP @at vatU9 4nd 0148r ta4 oollnty of 4rrw8, colullotr aad EQ8 t@ @X@84d UUkMWIt O*m8rS, MY do 84 by Paflit@ 15% @r tb. dOfiaqu8U8~ t@X8# oolhobed, rhieh pay- of r800rd8 aad insball- m411t 8b811 oov4r th8 oort ing MM. 08ATr OUt to m84dilJr “840. 3. b Ord8r Stat4 C~trd.br sad pr@Vi8ioM Ot thi8 AOt, cOtUs ‘id 844h Or tb4 84V4P61
,$h4 hWJi88iOMrS* OOPnti48 m4f cnrploy OaPp4t4at p4raoa~ to doth8 work and te iurnhh the Comptroll4~ 4Bd bh4 Cm- ri8slonw8* Court all ubere l djuetmrnt i8 a4048Mry; .ati ia 811 8Uob 08888.tb8 -88iOa- 40s' (loart 4hall m&4 prop4r 88ttl44Wat Ql' 4djU8t I8at. ,
*&JO. 4. Tbls Aot aot lnt8aU4d te oh4ng8 Ml hl lN#Wili 8fit4Ot ?4&8rdiOg th4 oDil8Otiti oi t4X44, but. to b4 44 aid t0 d4liapU8at tb4 Off iOi8i8 tb8 di8Oh4rg8 of tbdr dutf88, 8nd 8hOn tb4 db linqu4nt tuxe8 in 8 Oouatf 8)~ 8dfusted. OWF4Oted and aoll4ot4d. th4 Comptrollrr ah411 tak4 cuae8Mrr 8t8p8 to tb4t 81l d4ffaqu4nt tat48 8M oolleotad rltjhin 8 T448oMbl4 t&34 4tt4rth8y b800=8 dOli4- in ordrr 8Yold tb8 qU4n$, ll80888itf Qf fJ@Jia eplogiag 8ddlt1oa81 h813. Aet8 1931, &?nd h$., p. 383, oh. 229." 011 tb4 Validity O? 8 U8rt4iY.t OOfhr44t,
fn p488ing 041V88toD. CO& Of CiVll Ap244lS the 0488 Or ~I?QA~z%, 8% 81, v8. Bard8 CO&I&y. 4t 81, u7 c. YI. (2d) 4%~ (ml% did888d), 84id tb. tOllO*iIUS: p-,
- *5 Hon. John R. Shook, p4g4 5
:If, hOw8V8P. th4n be any doubt a8 to the of Art. 73358, whloh ~48 paawe in l ppli~aJAllby 1930, tba oompanloa Aot, Art, 72&r, pasad l p par oa~y 014ars it. up, the two being oomtruabh to@h8r, alodg with oth4r 14~0 r4- t,” bh8 488488o4Ub 00114OtiOn Or t8X88; hbhg . . . .
Xn the 0888 or Rlll8-D0wltt 00.. ~0~ &awrla cOfmtT, l&2 9, Y. (26) 916, (~~18 roi.), wh4re bh0 oon$r8ot in qug+ tlOL4 ~8 One 08iuaE rOr +I8b4ii8tiOn of 4 OWQl8t8 plrt book ys$w t,hm oounty 4nU to build o4rtala ui0p8, for 4 oonaider8tion Or 33-l/3 98r 08at Of 811 dolinqU8Ut tax48 001s la&a&~~~in~ 4 08rt4h the, %lV.*ton COWt held
” It 4xpr48alf a p44r4 upon the raa4 ;h;t*thi8 W8, PI81 Is tb&& f, 4 0OOtrsOt 'in 00~4OtiOU With th. 4Oll44tiOKi Of &Oli~qll8~b t8X88', wlthla ths tuma ot Artlole8 73358 4ml 72664, mpra, ha04 th4 4rr0rt8 . i . to~reruacrlt8t~ thorn - rrt4r tb.y ha4 a0 bgaow ruaobu8 0rriai0 by'thmlr own t.N - were dlrvot ~ooatra**atloa or thr teems of thoao 8t4tUt44, heno* were abortive; . . . In ttmt t&e upr488 t4N Or oltid tit1018 randgp 8Uoh &fOrtl, TV walva tbe tlnm of 8rrorwao4 or r~amu t&o obll tloa l itm its f OXQ r4tlcm, void, on (a tm @ants; The mimpaaatlm uda mom than tWiO@ th0 th8rOln 8gtWlfi4d 88 8 ~x%s&UE Ob4r64, 4ud (b) n4ith8r tb4 &mptp%l8r ILOP th8 Attornq -oral or the Stato hrd approved any of them5 rulbher did 8Ub88qU4l%t R. 8. ktiol. 726ka r8tri878 thia blaak-out fOP,8p~ll4X& ia 8llf r88~80t,b804USgr by its 4xpr488 beN, it Wa8 *nob lntand4d abanlp any 18~ now la 4ff8Ob r4grrdlng t&4 aolleotion ot d8llnQU4nt t4X48'."
fn th0 aaaa ~0r whit4 va. MaOill, County Tudg4, 4t 41, 111, 8. B. (2d) 860, a 8uit involving a “t4f i4rret aontr8ot. r4g4fd to personal propsrtp, the %prshle OOurt of %X88 84113:
Hon. John R. shook, paae 6 -In ord8P.80 4r0ia th8 l xsoution 0r OwtrSOt8
oalllng ror 4XO888iT8 4nd wr4880u4b14 OolP~8JI88tlOn, the L4gi814tUF@ 8nSOt4d th) iOE4goiog 4rtiOl48, (Art. 7335a on& kt. 726&a, V. A. C. 23.) Sd litit8d ths oompemiatloa to bo paid tbenuadu te an amount net to 4xOord 15 p4F 04iit Of~tb8~4m@mt @0~8otod... Artlolea’7335 and 79cC rm.th8 bs*la to support th4 dooicloaa above Oit.46. (x48t-
~o@atPSot8.~#ltid wad v. ~4od8?~~.OOrPby,62X~$.~;(~~65t 8ylrsa S4ad4r8 n s, w. (2a) .7w), 4X4Outgd f?w V8. sOUrr$ COWtl; prior TV the 4nsotmnt artlol48 7264a and 7335s. Art1018 73W r4r4P8 to real tbo method or +8tat* and 7339%&W b448 aa4nd8d br add- it8 88888SMZbt. AH1014 big dprtiOl4 th4retOC. . ‘Th4rdolrS ‘II4 6On41Ud8 ’ that th8 oonbraot lnvolvod h4rwi8 govclrnsd br tha
;.- provlslon8 or Arttol4 7335ek* .; I'.~ .“..’
?mxa a 8tUdr of t~ha rbara a+i0~itiu, to&her wltb 8-1 8r on48, w4 ~2~4 b8Ow ooavlneed that the 4ppell~t4 courts of .tbl8 ~t88~ dou mid arblolie 7546 sad 72648, 411, .88-b4ilig “in OOSlZ4OtiOn u$th tk4 OOl-lrQtiOII Or delinquent t4U#' and Oltaaul8tiW Or oaoh 0th4r. gad, h8 8uoh, b4Iag 4meaeblc to th8 73358. SrtprS.: 99~18 b41045 80, rY d0 not bg- pmVi8iO88 Or ktiOl@ li4v4 that tarioua motboda Of oollaobing 88X88, or in 8ib th8luOr, anuwmtod lag said ~tatatoa~ oouX6 ba ilplit 8ad 88~4~~ 4Wp4a84th gtgd frer.48Oh~Oth8r 80 48 tO.8~04 tb8 MXhlmr gaoh & :auoh meethodr, ti BON than one method 18 u84d for then a4418 4oatPaat t im4. I!h Oth4T WOrdS, if,,OdlY OXl8 E4tbod I8 daalred, th8a the ocapenublm ,iW ,88rV1048 rondored In parru~g should ba oonrenaurqta klth the VSlu4 r404Ired bat that rtbod lb 00uia not be mOr8 than bh* 15% oelllng. fr mor4 than or all ruthode, 4r4 usad; In on8 or mor4 oontrrotr rim mgthod, /’ th4 same or airr02-4a por4oaa~ 04llinis r0r th8 8ntlr4 uork oorgrad br 8oOh 8kbUt88 OOdd U@ uo@4d 15$ 02 4mouat ml- 1gut.d ther84ad8r iOr bhe DOP%o&Of tipl4 involved. 4aiw4r 80. 1, you arg TbroiOrO, ho pOUr qU48tiOn 4dVisSd th8t Say OOUSt~ d48iriIl&tO ill8t411 4 t4X Or plot 8JSta u&mown ounor8, 084 014ar the 00uaty 0r 4rror8, ~001U110t8 LU, do 80 br pafing not l xoud rr$ Oi the dolinquat t4xaa Oolleat~d,
uhioh papeat Sh8l.l 0074~ ths ooat or r4oord8 4aa lnstslling a4.
J,
Eon. John R. Shook
YOUI- qU88tlOn HO. U4 bsli4V4, 18 8LISW4rad by l xp ra a8 provlaloae of Artiola 73358, aupr4: ". . . . rirtran per 04nt or tihb amount wllrot4d.* In rqmrd to JrOLW qU@tiW HO. WO ro~48b th8t the ~xlaam O~pWLO8tloSi iOr, the urtira work TOM under ubhorlb~ of ArtlOlea 7335, 734 and 726ba, aupra, oould
sot oxoood 15s pr the afmat oollootod $h4rouul4r for period 'c$ bim8 lavolvod. raiy IwW8r8 y,OUr qU88tiOU8, WO
bUStill& OP.
VePr truly $3w8, ATTURHRY PHnau 01 T?xAs W
Robert Ii. Lattlaor~,Jr. A88i884at.