Texas Attorney General Opinion: C-620 Page: 2 of 3
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Hon. W. C. Lindsey, page 2 (C-620)
In your request you state in essence that the pro-
cedure which the County Clerk proposes to use is two volumes
in compliance with Sec. 7, Article 1301a, V.C.S.; one volume
for the recording of the Master Deeds, .Master leases, or
Declarations and one volume for the recording of the Plats
or Maps. One of these volumes is to be marked or labeled
"Condominium Records - 1A" and the other "Condominium Records -
1B" with each of these volumes cross indexed. These volumes
are to be of different sizes, commensurate with the instruments
which are to be recorded therein,
Such a system as outlined in your request meets the
requirements as set forth by the Legislature and is a reasonable
and convenient method of complying therewith.
The fact that the language used in Section 7 (A) is
drafted in the singular does not alter o prevent the use of
one or more volumes to meet the purposes of registration or the
requirement of Sec. 7, Article 1301a. Article 10 of Vernon's
Civil Statutes clearly allows the singular to be construed in
the plural and. vice .versa when it. expressly provides:
"The following rules shall govern in the
construction of all civil statutory enactments:
"f. The singular and plural number shall
each include the other, unless otherwise ex-
pressly provided."
We find no express provision to otherwise limit this
rule.
In view of the above statutory rule of construction
and the language of the article involved together with the pur-
poses sought tobe accomplished by registration statutes generally,
it is the opinion of this office that the County Clerk may in his
discretion use one or more volumes, properly labeled and indexed,
to meet the recording requirements of Article .301a when such
system adequately provides the public with notice and serves to
prevent and suppress frauds.
S UMMAR Y
A County Clerk may in his discretion use one
or more volumes, properly labeled and indexed, to
constitute "a well-bound book" to meet the recording-30122-
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Texas. Attorney-General's Office. Texas Attorney General Opinion: C-620, text, February 18, 1966; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth269039/m1/2/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.