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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAB AUSTIN

Honorable E. S. Poremn

county hdltor

Jeffereozb County

Beaumont, Texas

near sir:

assistpat employed fiaate of Title ‘.U 6t,her~‘kw&, !aanap a da&q reoelv maximum~~ralatiy phu ths County, under. exist % stat-

utes, redelvepddltlonal ay under the prov~slona

of the Cerfffloate of Tit P e Act?

“3enate Dill NO. 211 pl?ovidea in part es fol- lowt3r

mk***** Such designate& aGent shall peg such erqployed are1sta.M.s and such neocrsary expenaer In-

ourred by him from the fmda retained by him hor-e-

under, and any amount of suoh funds renaining in

Honorable B. 9. Foreman, page 2

hla hands in any went shall be by him rellrltted to

the Road end Bridge Fund of his county. 1

%ho case of The State of Texas vs. Qlaee, 167 3. W. (26) seems to lndlc8te that the Certl-

floate of Title Dlvlelon is an Integral part of the

Tu Aerereor-Collootor~r office and that such do-

prtment la simply M added duty OY the Tax Aeeeea-

Or-Colleotor. This ~u6ge aeeme to mean that an

employee or assistant In euoh department will be in

tho etaem c8trgory as any other regular deputy tar

aeeoee0r-GOllo0tor.”

Seotlon 57, Article 1436-1, Vernon’s Annotated Penal Code, provider:

*Baoh rppllaant for a oertlfleate title or releruanoe theroof 8hUl pey to the doelgnated

agent the we of Fifty (50) Cents, of which Went?-

five (25) Cent8 &all be rotalned by the deelgnat-

ed agent from which he ehall be entitled ruffl-

olent money to 9th~ oxponeor neoeerrary to efrloient-

ly perform the duties ret forth herOin, and the re-

mainlng Tvmty-five (25) Cants ohall be forvardod

to the Department for depoelt to the Strte Highway

Fund, together with the appllcatlon for certifloate

of title vithln twenty-four (24,) hours after same

has beon reoelved by ald dssi ated ag6nt, from

vhloh fee8 the Department shal ft” be entltled to end

8hall u80 eufflaient money topy all expenses neo-

eesary to effiolently administer and perform

dutieo sot forth herein, and there 18 hereby ap-

propriated to the Depertment all of such fees for

ealarlee, traveling exp9nee. stationery, postage,

oontlngent expense, and aI1 other expenses necea-

eary to W,nleter this hot through the biennium

sndlng August 31, 19’13.*

Senate Bill SVO, 211, Aots of the 48th L9glslature, Regular Seoelon, 1943, emending Section 57 of Artlole 1436-1, eupra, red8 88 fOlloU8:

*Section 1. That Section 57 of th9 Certlfi- cate of Title Act, as amencted by the Aate of the

47th Legislature, Regular Seeelon, Qlapter 187,

Borrorrbk 3.8. Foremnl pqp 3 80 a8 horeo2tor to road as

~;%,6, bo 8muded “Sootion 57. fCIah Appllomat for a oertifi- eAte of title or ro-lsrwmoe thereof 8hall pay to

tho &rigAAtod l nt the cum Of Flft ( 9) Oentr, OS whloh 'Brent (25) Cent.8 8had be rotalnod +o l d ago&, from vhlah ha shall be

by th e doaifpa

OAtithd t0 8UffiOiOAt urn,J t0 MJ etpuuO8 MO-

08-y t0 l ffi8iOAtly FfWA the dutl ^[8] ret forth

horoln~ and tho reIPrialq Vmntpfive t 25) Coat8

d&&u k t-dO& t0 th+ br@Ft-t ftJP dOJtO8it to th e a at* Rig hlm y ?uAQ, togothor with th e l p-

~QA ta awtlfia8te of title, within trenty- hour8 Utor UM hrr boeA reoeived by tOd QpAt, iWSt Whlah f008 th0 D@pUt- UXtitkd t0 85hd 8ha.U u8e SUfflOhAt MAO? t0 pay all OXpOA8e8 MOoUbPy t0 effiO%OAtly dalnlrter and porforn the dutioe ret forth hero- IAJ AA~ them i8 hereby 8ppropriAted to the De-

partmont 8ll for ulAr188, trAvelUg of ru& foe8

@Ad l n MO98S&Fy 888t8tontS ud iAOUr w 8Ad Al no8ereAry xpw8e IA admlnirtering thle Act Jm “i hi8 OOUUtJ. Swh &8 ted agoAt shall pay l wh qloyed Are~etuitr such AeOOE8a&'y expeA8er

lnourred by M.A frca tho fund8 retaiMd by hfaa here- Tudor, M& my Uowt Of such f~Ad8 r0~Alalng b

hlr W ln MJ event eh8u be by hl~ Paitted to the Rord AA4 aridgo Fund of e8 aoupty,’

so. 2. ThO tWt that thOF0 OXi8t8 l?LiOOlrtttiA- ty u to tho momlag of the present lav, ro8ulting in eo~furio~ lsi the Adru.n%rtrrtlon thwoofr omrter

m omorgwy and im uepwatiro pub110 neoeeelty that tha GoAstltutloAal Rule rerplrlng bills bo read on throo roleral daya lo eMh Bow0 ho rPrpeA&ed, MCI uld Rule is hereby ru8peAdod, end this Aot

&all take effeat 8nd be in foroe from asi Mtdr

its pAe88g8, urd It 18 so oAaotod.*

Joffereon County hA8 a populatioA of 145,329 in- hAbltaAte l o o o rdlng to the 1940 FadePol OeAeua.

Artiola Vernon’8 Anaotatad Clvll Statutea, pro- vider In prt t or pracrlaat of- %henevar any dlatrlot, oount araia-

flaer ahall r!rqulrr tho aorvioar 0 do utlor tad8 or olorlce IA the pertomanoe ' &a dukaa or ho ahall 8 ly to tha County Ga8mf8sionrre~ Court Of hi6 00~ J iCW l UtbCAPit7 T t0 8ppOint 8Wh dOpItie8, or olerk8, rt8tlng br awof~ a

l 8eietanta lpaa;on tho nURb8r Ao8dad, the po8itlOn to be fi !a6

tha amount to bo paid. Sal6 applloatioa 8hall be ooaapurled by a statemat shoving the pobabli

rooelptr to br oolleotod by ald offioe duriq fror feer, oomlrric~a8 aAd ooquwation

the Mao81 you urd tha probable dl8btW86MAt8 which rhiall

inoludo all ula~lo8 and expoAae6 of raid offioa~

Md said QOWt 8bUn UUk6 it8 W&Or 8UthOrlsing the appointmAt of euoh daputlee, a8eietanta and

olerke and fix the oceIpaA8atloA be paid than

vithl~ the limitAtioA8 brain pe8orlbod and de-

tormlnotho numbertobo Appointed a8 in the dla-

oretlon af aaid oourt may be properi provldad that in no oaae rhall the Cc+Tmi8alonar8~ Court or any

mambor thereof atteegt to iafluanae the appoint-

ment of any parroa a8 deputy, 8e8iet8nt or olerk

IA anp offloe. Upan the entry of euoh order

offlOor 8~ 1 ing tOl’ &U&h 888itttAAt8, dnpUtie8 be Authorlred to 8 lAt thftte; OlOrk8 &il

provided that aald ooAwAaAtion ehx not oxeetid

the mulmum amount hereinafter ret out. The oap vhioh nny be Alloved to the deputies, pona8tlon 888;8t$AtS Or olerk8 above ASitbOd fdF their UA’V*

lo 8 ah~ll beareAa@blo odes AOt to oreoed tha

foflovi~g 8mountet

II . . ,*

a5. & oountier ha1 ~

huridred thouernd AA~

oAe hwdmd AAd flit ante, ilrrt Arrlet8A 0P ohlef do uty not to oxoeod Taonty-six BuMrod ($2600+0) DO& per annural

,,-. ._..I. 924 Honorable lt.d.mrelMn, pago 5

head8 of dopartmentr 1887 bo alloved by thv Cow

mlorloaerr* Court, uhea in their -&8oh al- tha cum of k

lovanosir ju8tifled,

(@?OO.OO) D0ll8rr per Unlum ia addition to the

uount herein allowd, vhen suoh head8 of depart-

meat8 rought to be appointed simllhave previous-

ly rsrved the oouaty or poUtlo rubdivi8ion

thereof for aot le88 than tuo oontinoou8 gtir8; Or alerJr.8 not exoeed other Mrirtaatr deputler ~Mu't~-tfrrrr &red ($2300.00) DO-8 per an1~18 . Of &tiOk 143675 8Up)?a, d@ihe8 &OtlOR ds8ig-

nated wnt8 a8 rOuov8# 'The term der%gMtcd agent mw~8 eaoh oountg tU OOf&OtQV in tht8 State vho p11r WfoIVII hi8

dutler under thi8 Aot throufgh erly regular d8puty.@ the aaae of In view of th8 foregoin rtatutee 8nd et al. vI Qla88, et al., 187 8. Y. (2d) it 18 our State, OpintOlthd q M8i8tMt OR d8gUty Ot the tax 888088Or-00x- lestor vhether priorming invhole or ia wt the duties in+ pored by Article 1436-1, rupra, ba8 the same rtatu8 a8 any regular &putt other tax arrerror-oolleotor or a88latant. It lnioa that all dsputie8 18 our further or 8osirtant8 tu a88error-ool % ator exaept the rir8t arslrtant or ohioi aannot rsoe%ve a ralary h8ada of departnmnts deputy who az of more than 300.00 par 8naum each.

Your8 very truly AU:db

COYMllTIR