*1 Honorable John ,R. Shook, PagO 5

"That the State Registrar &all upon ~Fequeat, supply to my properly quallf%ed .p&aant a eertl- fied copy of the record of any birth or death re- glstered tmdor proolslow~ of tNs Act far the aak- ing and cert.lf'laatZon of which he ehail be entitled to a fee of fifty cents ($Jt) to be paid by the applicant. . . .*

Rule 5)a. Article l1.477, eupra, a6 amended, Act8 194l. Forty-seventh Legirrlature,. page 7g29, Chapter 486, provides cer- tain fess for local Regiatram perfonain~ the eervlee8 a8 such, but does not authorize such local Regletrara to isaue certified copiesof birth and deathaerti.f%catesuhichhave beenfiled in their offlcea.

Therefore, in view of the above mentioned statutes, in aamer to your first ueetion. you are nspectfu&ly l dtised that it is the op%nlmn o tNs department that Jurtiees of P strar8 of Yit8l Jtatlstd8e aa

the Peace rating au local Re $heabovementoaedActarenetempm!exwdor f? autho~odby authorlsedtoiuuo certif'ied aopie8dfbirthardeath eertl- flled 5.n theirofflaes. Itirrour

flcat~wbichha~ebao& further opblloll that the stati lteg.btl& in a8 only public oficer authorhod to leaue such aertlfled c@ee except tha County Clerk in aorta&a lnstanaes a8 &cm above.

xntiwofourltnewertoyourfir8t l StfO?X, the other questions aubdtted fn your inquiry req UP x'e 86 sawer.

Tour8 Yery truly ATTomk;T a!WUlL OF TEXAS AFPROVEB Fin 10, 1942

/S/ Grover hl.hra

FIRST ASSISTAHT

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