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; THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS ( OFFICE OF AUSTIN I h “‘“SELLLl)S _ &a@ IS--

, Honorable Sidney Isthem . .

seoretary of State

Austin, Tex6s .,

Attention8 ‘Wr. Boz!aoe B. ;Se8oiona A\

1 appllcatlon or pr0p3r r0rm the applicant is his llcenzse or re- a vlthdraual of the atloa before ectlon en taken to aomplet8 we same? And 0 Fe- : ‘j ~. Queatlon. , it la necessary for us to know whether fees ,,‘..* chnrged are to be eonsldered filing or lloeaelng fees, We. ahould like to advised on the iollov- .~~ iag~~spsoliia queetioua,

Can the $3.00 fee be refunded when ea~om- ,” *2 ! honorable Sldeey UtM, page 2 2

‘lloense or requeeta ulthdraual of the appllaa- tloa before action has been taken to oouplete or raruse same?

“2.. Can the $3.00 fee be refunded where the applicant falla to complete orlgiual or reneval applloatlon In proper form?”

Seatlou 6a OS ~rt~ole 65~. Vernon*a Annotated. Civil Statutes, providea, part, aa i’olloua~

“Any appllaant desiring to act as a veal em- tate dealer In this State shall file vlth the Ad- ministrator of the Securities Dlvleloa of the of- fice of the Secretary of State an applloation a license thereror. The applloatlon ehall be la I~, for auah form aa the Administrator of the Seaurltles Dlvlslon of the offlw of the Seoretary Of State. play presurlbe, and .nbUl set forth: . . . .“,

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l . . . Sectlona 16 and 18 of htiole 657%. supre, rorpea- . # ,.: .,~ . . ,..’ t lvely provide : .a> - “sec. 16. !Phe Admlniatrator’ the .SeaurI- .I ties Dlvlsion of the offiae of the Secretary of’ the follovlng fee8

State shall charge aud collect .C.‘.‘. and shall duly pay all fees reoelveb into the

,: State Treaeuvg. for the ill-

(a). A fee ,of Three Dollars ‘. lng of any original or renewal applloatlon of a ” ‘\ real estate dealer, vhlch fee shall include

ooet the lasuanoe of a llaenue if any should laaued.

*(b). A fee Three Dollars ($3) for filing of any orlglnal or renewal application

a real entate dealer, which fee shall laolude the aoat of license, vho 1s a member of a partner- ship, or ,aslroaIatlon or 6~. offloer of a oorpora- tlon licensed under the provisions of thla Aot, ,’ other than tb member of the partnership,, or asuo~ elation or the: officer the oorporatlon uamed ln license lseued to. ruoh:prtn?rrhlp, ;aaao-, ointlon, or oorporatlon.

Eonorable Sidney Utham, pge 3 ‘.I

- 'l(c). A See of Three Dollars for the ~ ., Siling of any orlglual or reneval appllaation

a real estate salesman, vhlch fee shall lnolude cost of the issuanoe of the.llaense if any

should be issued.

.~ ‘Sec. 18. Upon and after the effective date ” of this Act, all moneys derived from Sees, aa8ess- .; mentt9, or charges under this Act, shall be paid ‘~ by the Administrator of the Securities Division ‘, ~’ of the ofSlco.oS the Secretary of State into the for safe-keeping, and shall by the . _~ State Treasury

. . ‘. .State Treasurer be placed lo. a separate fund to .., ~~~‘, be aiallable for the use of the Administrator OS

../. ? ’ the SeourLtlee~ Division OS the oSfIce.‘of the Sec-

retarg of State la, the admInistration of this Act

upon requisition of the Administrator of the Se-, ;Sw;;$&; Dlvlslo~ oi ..the ofilce, of The 3eomtary

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