*1 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY OLNLRAL OF TEXAU

’ AUSTIN *2 ftmotl-am, ri$;hU and lhbllltbs litsare

vootl~ in 0.d ouloalsslonor ‘hall

heroaitrr, vest in and be bd and prior& by the Crraatsslcnor or A~~Oulturo, The Yuk8ta aad Wrohowr Daportrtaant MU the X'eli-htr and Boor-•UFM 3~ rtrmt oi thr Stetr of Tuer are hereby abol shad r snd the dutlna arid fumtions of the M3o .hEli h?mmfteT Voet ln thr Cm- 81111810n.r of &.rlaultun.* Mtlslo 8490, Rsvlord Clvll Statute8 of Tenast

*All publAo wel&borr or deputy pub110 wl.$~erm, appointad or aleoted oh411 obtain iron the Coarir8icncr of tk&:etr an4 nereh3r\oor a aortltloats of authority to O&my or! the humlnQo8 of p.tblia ws?&or or d*p!At pub110 wolghor vfthir. the olty tom, prrec nat or I ⅈ, ing pclnt fcr v-510X !m ues elected or eppo atsb.” i Artlclr 5693, .RilV?Src? Civil sC,!ltQt0e oi TcxCrr:

'The Ca.7r=.lcsl;,?nr c: ::-~.rk!:cts act ;:Brc- hcwor rhall issue s oortlflatto of auttorlty to all gereoze r?gpge3 ir t.ho bwisorr ei wd:,:hini; for the publlol CEreftily and GCO'J- retaly tost all males, velgbtn,

beaaa er.6 memres, us& by such c7ubllc vd$x~rs at best ante every twlvvr wmthe, an6 chtrca suoh

bllo velP&er 8 fw of rlvr dollers far 8wh of the aert.itiO~te of euthorlty 18 :asusd to my publio r&$er or deptp pbllc vsL:Ler in thZ:r State, nnd ouch is6 ohtill be aollecf- ~4 l xuelly thrrmrter iron! cl1 ;nrsosi ez- gr~;at7ed in the buslnerr of ,-ubllc wel+zher,”