*1 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAF.

AUSTIN

Honorable John S. Baker

County Auditor

Lnmnr county Paris, Texas

Deal-sir:

fun8 to taks aare 90, repuestlng an stated quasCion reade aereag* 'en WI&& si0w due a lkrg0 ~stl%oir'de-' IlnQaent taies*

*f w&l& like t6 know if we ualz legally ep- propriate this money, derlimd irm delinC&ent tax oollwC&z36, it and *en oC&leotieb to the gsneral hid t6 take oaxe of the &made mabe upon tue rwi."

Ffonorqble John 5. dkor, Page 2

This department has heretofore ruled on a question vry almilar to the question preeented in your inquiry in Opinion No. O-869. We enolose a oopy of said opinion for your fnr0mdf0n.

In view or the authoritiee oited in said Opinion Ho. O-869, it is our opinion that pour qUki8tiO!l should be answered ln the negative.and Is so enewered.

Trusting that the roregolng rap anewer~ your in- qulry , wo are

Yours very truly ATTORNEYUi%ERALO~l'E2%S APPROVED DEC 5,19W m %8ell Wlllianm Urorer Sellers /a/ AStliutaIlt FIRfiT ASS1STANT

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APPROVED OPIRION fX#MIl!TRP, BY B.V.8 CHA-