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*1 OFFICE OF THE AlTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN

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s %eo. 27. Beic ce l elllag o r 418p o rh g of l y u,otor whlolo rr*lrad ta b* re.glrtmed or

Uoenred in thh 3tat-e Q11 eny hiflhmy Or cublid pm. withla thir Stete, @X0+ ri2b drler’a lloonas number themto

mtal or oardbeord at- kehed as ntw prooidod by law, tha annrr rhnll #Am qtplloatlofa thr darignated agut in tb to oowlty or his 4o5lolle saribed br tb Demrtr;;

ltle #uOh ~otcr vaNole.* (%phaola added)

Seotlon 33 of the 80310 Act roods aa tollow6r ‘SCO. 3s. 50 rotor iahlolo my be dia,yosed owner derignatod of at rubs0 uent aale unless la tho 001% pr lost@ oi tltlb ,&al tmmBt@r the

vsh~elo, and that, there tare .no llena azainrt 6uoh +.otor rahiolr sroept ruoh 88 are l hava oti~‘the oi title and no title to any notor

oortiiloatr vehlola ahall pa08 or reqt until ruoh transfer

be 80 l x eou%ed.* (kphasis add.&)

20 l

88uam thet the appllcatlon,oentloned In Seotlon 87 18 the lnatrwaart to W&oh your tint qusbttoa relatecr, and -thr OnnaMer mntlonad la sootion 33 lo the object or your tlmt This opl~11a1 i6 predioatetl upon mioh aosubp- mooad quutl~cu. to the instrumenta requlrra by seotfonr 27 is 1lnilt.d rl..gnd

. to it8 amendrrent In 1941, :brticlo 72488, V.A.C.S.

iwor roads as icllrnll -Thr A88emot and aollaotor oi Tkaxrr,

ehorirr, or sherirf aad riBaemor aml Colleotar

or Taxer are heroby eutherited on& mpowrmb,

to adzlnfrtcr ill octha noorrsary iOr the die- *3 Isgo 3 1. A. Bolgor,

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oharee or tbo dotlea or thrlr roapootlte of-

fler~, mod to ror tna tnnoaotlon or bu8lne~s or their roe l dalnlater 811 osthr ropulrod _

8pe0th 0rri008.- *la wtlalo me pa8814 la 1935. srotlon 33 wsa pama~ la 3~9 804 auoh Seotlos apeoilioally raqulrea tbet the trenefer a Notary XubllO.” COB- ~~aorlbad tbrrola k l reouted -berote a~~aontly', we bald ln our GplJOn tic. G4S77 that Yeotloa 33 eon~~8 Ed 8~~0.181 priwlal~a wbiOh ftUa8 an l xoeptlon to the

ornor ptiVi8iOaa oontalned in Art1010 7264s and that the &tar protlalona yield to the iornsr.

. . fn 1941, rrtiolo 7P46a warn l ondad by add& tithe abole qUOtrtioB l lengthy.proviso whloh read8 in pert sa iol- 1mIa: ‘~ ‘., x5: ,-; ~<

..*~oVidrd that in coriotlar oonta$nlag l pogplatioa-; or tits hundred thouun4 (500,000) or aorwlnhabl- . . .

tanta 8000Tdiag to the laet prsoodlo&or l nr tuturo~ i Iadoral Caaaaa,~ auob Aaaesrora 8na Col1rotora or Tax08 and their 3o?atlee are l xpreaaly authorired~ to edailnlatem . c . my oath or dimat. oov*rlng.-;: I

Sor trsnsrwof l a .- . my xotor.tob$cl~ 61~08 thla l wdmont l x&ialy 001~s rpplloatlona f6T iianrfer ri motor vohlolea and l lno o tN8 smwxlnmt warn psred subsequent to tho paarago Oc tieotlon 33, so ieel tbat the amendm~t governa ee6 eoatrola tbs prorlalone of Srotion 35 to thr ortest lndloated thsnln. in enamor to your raoond queatlon, you

Coneeqacntly, em mp00trimy l ed80d thst b~tfng l population in couatlrr of loss thrn rlvr hundred thousand, neither the tax ssoerssr-ool- lrotor nor him dR:utirs rrqulrod by tay tska the arfldsvits oi Title hot, but t&t 3ootioo 23 or Cortlfloste in OOUnti08 porar~eln~ a populetlon &rgsr than t!da figurr, l tax l acamor- *4 #@# J. A4 9elger. I’ogo 4 and Ma dorutlaa are e~rowared to tclco auah l r rleatita

‘&,&or ,, ofstua of tha 1941 raon4mnt to Artlolo 7Uda.

~eotloa 67 oon~elaa n0 roquiru+nt relatln @ithor to p,of\u'lbtlon, -4 this at,andnoct ?rGloated that no ouoh powor UC ~oatwac~ed by cny tax taaeaaor-oolleotor, to the pcona.~ rrlor a? tha amndmmt. Tht ~~?lArt first hold that the duties 0r P 61th rmsptot to 8uoh rrctterc are *&fiaial tcx accaccor-oollsotor mica rttaohiini: to thut offlosn and th&l diapoaed of the above 6catcntlon ln thm tollowti lan~un~at

VImover we tPhk that the aa6oaaor and oollootar already had tbnt authority by rlrtua ab Art. 7W8a~ prior to the above amen&ant . . . . That tha Act Gr 1941 4tdAI With th0 FAttOT in ~03 CPaOitiO t@XZE 60~ not LWUI t&at the outhorlty 414 cot ‘alrcudg exist under the brad I.GZUUA~O oi oorlier athtuta.w in enawcr to your rlrrt~ quoation, you consequently, sdvhked tbt ii the Kt&w~y lk~rtmnt

am mOpe0thlly rrqulrws U’?ldttrlta In ooaneotloa with the a:.~lloationa ~rovlde4 3xi *5 &&m 27 of tb Certitioato of Yt.10 Aot and lf the mprttzat doer not desigmte perrm8 &ore rhw~ swh rhall be taken, ruoh affidavita exy be taken by ,ffldalitll w tex ar~esror-oollaotor or hle dewtie&

Txu8tlne that the iorogooinr, fkllt umwem your inquirla, *e l m