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*1 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
Honorable Lae Curtis
Cougty Attorney
Boll cow&y
Beltou, T8xar
Your lettar of
ion or thh d0pei6nt
delayed birth oartlrlcate ror the ax-aetrioefmui II oortiried 00~~ oo~nriection with lnia relating to Military adrieed Goun$y Clorlc that in Arti 1939-A IWq~ir.# Only thnt ~3 copy Oi tih4 birth aort@&oate d rroe 0r ohargo, 8ne doer not applg~ to rOF filing XX100l-di.R$ tha deLayed blrbh 08tifrioa te. It clp~8rO rrO3I both isgl6latum rho title and body the Aot.or it mu intcndad ‘fmomption rrom fee8 rhouia apply ouly to oertirimtea an4 oairtiried 00plw 55strufaanta. tiow6rer, alnoe qucratlon ha8 been raised aereral tiinas bp *2 340 Uonomble Lao curtia, p06O 2 yt
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isx-tierrloemea und prOb8bly will be inalate& upon rraquantly %n the lutura, clerk and X will qqmolrte very Auoh your both the Oouity opinion about mmttbr.”
we r.mwm 00rem.y coneidared your puaatiou ML% hare aOA5trueb oQnalndt36 YOU b5VO OOrF6Otly 5t5tUt0, prtinont or whibh rt i5 in0iud66 i0 m0tion i th0rYor, pror r &at rbwl *~baf rrolp ana Orter the ~rr00tiv~ det0 Or this Aot, all counts Clorkr, Diatricrt Clerka, ana other in thfa 8tate who are required orri0iaia ;saua any r0fin or oartir’ioeh or wy oopy or 00pi05 nooaaurg proor to rakebliah uty 0r lwtruuntr 6Lpfi or al&u or ox-aarrlooaea or the radar81 govolnmnt, or cry ~f-a4mb~~# 0r tkie AudLiariaa 6he WRO~ r0r008 or tih unitad swtor Gorammwt 8hal.l laaue anoh OertitlMta, an4 uk*~iro oortlriod oopior or a4 inntruinoot neo*wary prove any Soot5 or OakrbUBh 5nx 01O15i 0r l uah *x-rcrrvioe uan or auoh ax-mbora ta Auxiliarlom,'r~0 my phmgo, th0 l 5k bu&in(S Or 000pWti0B Wd 5b5li hOit& l ktw, aAd uay Iaawaaary trot be oatsbliahod to rib an6 eaa1at l wh e x-M r*~oa ann ma l x4wRbera Auxll.brirr in Ooap.lOti~ the nootd auoh orrioo when woerasry reptied ia the eatabllah- mat or olal.nu aad tieo8oury nrvioa tatua, ln either world war I, apenbh-Amortow vim, world War XI, or any other aotirr aartfor , *hero auoh eor- vi06 maa mndered, d rhara parron uotid on proper probr, entitled to aoxiponratlon, inouranoe, 0~ may othar rozra ad uakd aettlemit *or- r0r to the Un i to6 Water Cior-nt rim randand aueh ox-eerrie6 iaea or 6x-webera tke AWlll~rfebh county Qlerk, Diatrl~t Glark, other 0rrfOi5k5 8uah eorttffoate8 00rtwOd oopiea of irahg lnotrumentr, ahall not be liable for sag 55ttlO- any l uah nduotion tha ma a a511 mnt ror not be oountau feeo oolleote d ana ohargoabl6 ta suoh and 5h011 rolla no part Or the marifaum r0a5 0rrh, a.1 Or prov15i0n5 8eotion or 0u0h OrriOer hweor, ahall inure haLr0 law as- aervica man and amn6mbsra or the Auxllfariaa, whsro the proof la ixioaaa4ry aatabllah the ol8fm wnian- sting throu@ ox under uuoh 6.x-O~rgiOa mm or *3 wxorclblu, Lao Curtie, page
ax-ma~bara tha Auxillarlaa.*
ml8 5lr 0r hrtlola I+477 Varnon*a hnaotmta6 ciiil $tatutea QII amoabod by Act8 of lh?., prorldaa that a&y oiti- any bfrttt se5 of t&la Stata wi*hIug to rile the hoora death oartilIoata, pltaatlon not prawioualy rclgIatorad, any make ap tha F-robatc Court in the oounty when the birth ox aaeth ooaurmd on adoytsd rorm blrtb d4rth eartlrloata~ oitlaon wlahlng file the moor6 ot u)y birth er bath that 000Urmd O~kida the Skk Or Taua, pravloualy nglatrntl, may mh 8~plioation Probata in aaunty when ho naibra on the propr 8doplM Gourt ram birth bath oertiri08ta. Buoh aa eppliomt ia npuira~I tha ha ii168 him rpplioation $0 par a ibe t&a or on0 dollar, *rirty oanta (SO@) whiah *hall be rotalnod bf’tha Olark OS Oounty Goti ior raoordlng raid blPth or I5 ala0 r&e r0r ohe oollao- be&h ObrtIil~tO~’ ProrIaloa tion 0r fear under oarta~a ben4~tiona wkem oonnty wlga la ~nquind -0rtlor a tslml or laaua *a to the applioant*a birtbw Mother prorlaIon ald Rule 15; mrtiriOb oopiorr or nld birth baath aall k 1amiaQ br ltbr the Qounty
oartiilw~ Clark thb State aaglatnr ree 8aiQ oerttriad aopy *hell aaata (504) .* rirty Wa ham 4irBot your 8WantIon Artlo& 102 Fanal ‘, Qoda, 00pa0iaU.y ‘40 ptt Whloh road8 aa r0&w
vay oounto orrioer 0~ 4ay ~latrIat l ttozne y $0 whom roar or eoata ma al&mod by Inr whe ahall mi to oh8 op the troa ooata that rf ba bun under a rr ating law*, or rho &all ramit roe tktat iuy be due under lrrr,, or who aha 1 "i mywt nquimd tell Mko by l.8~ Ed . . . *hall rmd not loaa tmntprin nor tbn than fire haw~bred doUar8, Saul mot torblddan tibia artlole i8 a nepmwa orron~a.*
The oounty oPfioer5 .mzL aounty am oo*panaata& on a ularj beoia. sactlen 5 OS APfIola 39120, Vcrnon*r annotated civil Gtatutal, 8pplIosble to l 8Id oounty, among Other tnlnga proribrar
"It ahall bo the dutJ O? all orrioer8 to obargs and oollrot In tho manner authorixed law all roea oodralon8 whlsh era peraltted bf law to be ae8esred and aolleakd Soti all olii- psriozmed by the& A8 a ad w&n l uah ala1 eorvlcr feee am col&eted they rhtJ.1 be deposited In the Vffloars' Salary y’und, or funds yrovlded in thin AOt. In uve~r;t the Corpiliiseion~a Court findslihat r0iiiim eollclot any roe oodr8~on rae aU8 $0 AO.&Ot OA the jSU% Of th* OfriO9r OhUrgd with We rurponnibll.ity of oollcatiw a&m, the acow or maoh fee or ooaaisaion ahall br dedookd rrosi th0 ulary auah orri00r.a
hrtlcls 1934a 1s eti sxca~tion to mmdstory pro- ~iei0~6 iirtfoh 102 tae ~tsn4l c0d0 8nd mation 5 Article 19124, rhloh ms e0ner81 l0w, rspuiring th0 oounty olark sad 611 other oountr orr19bra oharge all. rW8 ad -88b~8 rhioh 8X0 QORaittad by 38W t.0 b0 as#W#d Mb 001100tmd ror all offiolal nrriee pwforawb by them. It 18 an ahabll8hed rub of oon#Oruotion @hea 6 statute which O@IlBtitUti8 8D l XOeptiOA e $enOl’d l.rr rfl;l be rtriatly een8trwd and 8xbndad bemad ltr plaia tar&8
by judloial conatruotlon. Bawber8er v. Allen 101 Tar. 352, S. Vi. !@61 bNCU18tiOa Va P0A.t (CiV. fb siaon va Elddlaton (Ciri App.) U2 8. Wsy1
AA ourinatiw Or Cha to? 166, ALOt Of GUth i.0&18- laturo, Q. 267, 19391) !noludia$ lt~ title, body and (Art, eaargenoy oleuae t&&a@ it ~180 alrarly purpom8 of the kglalstun to 1trtt Zhe bOAaria or t&e iob to tkM numerated Ob8#08 Or petOOA8 aaotloaed therein, rOr 8pOOiria ppr&30808 8tatsd,, and m.y to the artcnt ar *any r0rar er oertirloato arty Copy Or OOpieS Or ~~J~~WIKU&#- Or wQerDifi~d OOpiO8 tgeXVOi.’ Therororw, M am tomed to oo~slud~0 WA opO8e tea0 allmod oounty olerk rsoordlng a birth or d,oaOb eartblfioato any other tea m~orulng to hir srrm prsllpLnary te muoh rooord- bg ia AOt Wit&iA thr kan*8 Or tha l XOOpO~on~ ~WQv0r~ ths ree or riitr Wf%t8 sllorcrd the uotmty alurk for lmu1LL(: e ourtirtcd oopg birth or Qeth 0ertirloabe ir oloarly witnin ex- oo~tion rhon isruad to ang person who is a Psnber any 0r tn0 onuPllsrat6d clo88e8 rp00i2ied in the aot Par ayr 0r the ~Z'~OWll !J~OAti0A9d tiuX6iA.
YOU.8 very truly,
