utaa, reads am

reties, in the sum payable to the oounty 4 rafthrul perronneno4 on4 in writtng, stating that y cualiried under the prori- remente or this title, end g.i*lq ions or private or publia trust ro held, end the length Of 8~~104 e shall rurther inolude in hfe oath that & ~111 not perrbnally be Interested in any dontreot with the countysw, -.

~h15 article we hotion 4 0r Senate Bill 258 of the 29th Legislature or Tsxee, Regular Seselon 1905, aad was olearly within the caption of the aot. Beeider the same wea oodlriad as Article 1049, Rsrfaed Civil Statutse, in thr revision or the statutes in 1925. It her not been emended SlILO4. 2

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Honorable DaTld Cole, Page 8

The Ease or Amerloan Indamnitp Company vb Red

River HatIonal'%nk, 133 S. W. (Zd) 4773, holds that ArtI- ole 1649, Revised Civil Statutes, riqulres the oountp audItor to take the'reguler oath end a spsoial oath. ThIe ease also holds that the pux!poee of Article 1648, Revised civil Stetutea (whloh presorlbes the qualIriaatIon8 of the county auditor), was to proteot the Intsrentr or the county.

Yie do not find that any oiths provIsIons or our

State Constitution hare been violated by this artiole. .

It Is our opinion that the artfole Is oonstltu-

tlonal and mandatory.

Vsrp truly. yours ATTORNXY @ENFiX.% CG’ TlXAS