       OFFICE    OF   THE   ATTORNEY       GENERAL      OF   TEXAS
                                  AUSTIN




Honorable Morri4 W. Ha44811
County Attorney
Cherokee County
Ruek, Texae
Deer Sir:                       opinion NO. o-7019



       Your letter or reoent date r4qu
from this dopartmont on ths above rubj44
part, a4 r0u0w4r
       "This County ha4 b
       or warrant for
       rant for Deoemb




                                                 4v4n    and    77/100
                                                 ary Fund       being




                       hand and eeal of eald Court at Ruek,
                      (I214t day or Deoember 1945.
                    Finm  Smith 1 UIelvinSesalone,County Clerk
                ounty Auditor     /e/ Ophella Plemlng, Deputy

       NO.                                           Clasa
       Regietere~           -                           194-O

       PAYABLE AT PAR AT FIRST NATIONAL BANK
       JACKSONVILU, TUAS
       /a/ L4ab P. Williams
           County Treasurer'
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                                                                      or
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              It :s th4rerore       our opF&Lon that e&o             comuloelox4r~~
Court, under             th4
                         ~Ofiozn3,  pouera conferrod     uponAt     to ipuum
0x0 4ircrat the fbenolrl            criialra of the couctf, ooulj In Wir
4loontlon        paas au2 0-r       authorlrkts,tne Uount:~Clark So lunr,
a 4~lleatr        uarrent, beericq the aaiao 4at6 654 nwbas of the
loot URrrant .        ma aaaolmalvx4ra~         court roulb be           authorlsa4
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r a q u ir o luok p r o o f R ( IIt 4 eenu x o e~6*r y       to
                                                            lhm that     th6 oL4
warrant la lo*t an4 ho8 not bean p%l4, laeigrt44                  Or lW&otiatod.
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8uoh aSap       44 it 440s~ lQviwbAo           to krdeanify   tto   County
qydnat       po84lbl4 1084 48 a routit          oz tbo ioau4to4 or a014
au~li0at4 w4rratit or oh401t.
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