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GA-0723
Opinion: GA-0723
Re: Whether a private employer may limit the notarial acts performed by an employee who is a notary public
Request for Opinion: RQ-0779-GA Summary: A notary public is an appointed public officer for limited purposes. A private employer may limit or prohibit an employee who is a notary public from performing notarial acts during employment hours.
Because a commission is issued to an individual notary, the notary's private employer may not take possession of or transfer the notary's book and seal after the notary leaves employment. The secretary of state may adopt rules to specify the details of the disposition of a notary's book and seal.
GA-0724
Opinion: GA-0724
Re: Authority of local taxing units or central appraisal districts to collect special assessments imposed in public improvement districts
Request for Opinion: RQ-0774-GA Summary: A special assessment to finance a public improvement is imposed only upon the property that is specially benefitted by the improvement, and its amount is based on the special benefits accruing to the property. A special assessment is imposed under the taxing power, but it is not an ad valorem property tax within the Texas Constitution, nor does the term "taxation" in statutes ordinarily include special assessments.
Tax Code section 6.24 authorizes contracts between a municipal governing body and another taxing unit or an appraisal district board to collect ad valorem taxes, but it does not authorize contracts to collect special assessments imposed under the Public Improvement District Assessment Act, Local Government Code chapter 372, subchapter A.
Pursuant to the Interlocal Cooperation Act, a municipal governing body may contract for the collection of a special assessment it imposes in a public improvement district with another local governmental entity that is authorized to collect assessments for public improvements.
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