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Artidle 3933,Vernon*sAnnotated **Civil** Statutes,reeds as **foUOWi31**

wi52ara and ‘Constables shall receive the follow43 fees: Serving each orl&.nalcitetion in a civil suit; l l $1.00 Sunmon.in&each

wltsoea . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3 .50

**, Lavy~**  and **returnin&** eeqh **writ of**  **attaohment** or sequestration . . . . . . . . . , . . b l . l i~2.00 **copy** or attacaent writ and return for recording . $1.00 Levy* **tp302 execution**  **. .**  **. .**  **. .**  **. .**  **. .**  **.** l **.a .**  **$1.00 i(eturn**  0r **axacution .**  **. .**  **. ’**  **i serving**  each writ or igmiabm3ri~ Gr*ol&* **. .**  **. .**  **41.00** proqsaanot otherwiseprovidedror . . . . . .i’ ‘~. $1.00 Serving eaoh writ of lizjuncti4a . . . . . . . . . $1.50 ml&g end gpgrovingaeoh bond, and returning (rane to the proper Courtwhen neofmanry . . . . $1.00 Bndorelng the forfeitureOr any bond required ..tobeendorsedbyhim.. . . . . . . . . . . . .$ -50 Exeouting,

end returningeach writ or possession ‘..~ or rsetltution . . . . C~ i . . . . . 3,’ 00

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the advertlsfments fork sale uuder the exeimtionor any order of sale. . . . . . . . . . $l,OO -Posting

any othernotices required **by low**  and ;~l 00 not ot,*.srwise

provided for. . . . . . . i . . . . . y . B64utiog a deed to eaoh purchaserOf reel estate under executionor order or sale . . . i ..: $2.00 %xeouting a **bill of**  sale ta each surahaser .er personalpropertyunder an executibn 0~ order of sole,when dtmudod **by** purchaser . . . .. 42,oo For each case tried IE the i)is’t,-i.ot or Cosaty Court, a jWY r%e ahtill be taxed fox the sheriff or . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . 3 .50. For eerviceein dealgnsting e homae& . . . . . $2.00, Vor travelingin the service of any civil process, Sheriffs .andConstablesaBall reoeive nevt~~Ed one-half ‘.(7&l.

Oat5 for Cecii

d.10 going end cmingj if two (ir mre persona are mntioiied ic tile writ, he shall 0h~0~se f4$ the distancti **ootuelly** and fieceoaarily traveled 5.nthe serv.100

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. *OoUectir~g

money on an exeoutionor an order .oP mle,

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tiia mi!! is nede by a sale, for t&e first. Cm Zuudred ,.EOnomble xax W. Borer, gag6 4

to tar amid ooualieion88. coats fn the ori6lnal suit. Frog 01s

order of t!x court granting add ;;iPtioa and ,adjud@g appellantliable for aald oammisaion,this
., appeal ia proseouted. eArtiole **2460 Of**  **the %ViSOd**  **StatUt88 Or**  189.5 : pr&dss as followsi *sh~rirra 6sd.L roaoive the followin@ fees: * * * Collacting2zoaep qm an **exucutlon** OT order or sale,v&n tha sem is uulde by a sale, for
, the first one hundrsd dollarsor 1088, four per cent; for #e second ace hundred~dollara, three per cent; for 611 ~~(30

over two huh&red dollars, two ,peroeot. ,;%E the mohey Is collectedby the sheriffwithout s one-halfof the above rates shall be allowed IhI&: The actof lS97 (9~. Laws X397, c;5) chahgee the 8Wunt of **oomifm$ons** allowed sheriffs for oOlleatlhgmney oq ass order of 6sle when a sale is aads, but make8 ilochaoge in the forsler lqw ao~to the co.zmisslons

allowedwhen the mney is oolleoted without sale* We think it clear, under the proviefonaof the **statute** before quoted, that appelleeThorntonwas uot ., 'entitledto a.coza&Ieaion upon the nomy pald to appellantby Brooo48r Zewas only allowed a oonmlaaion upon moey oollectftd bye h.lz: The statute fixes the fees' .~. allowed the ofrioor for serviaoein the **exeoution** 0r tke writ prior to the 6818, aiid if the sale ie not mde and the,noneydue on the Judwent is not oolleotedby hin, - he is entitled to no COI-m.iasio~.* Applying the rule of law therti laid down, the offloer **Con be**  al.lcm,-ed

a **coimisoion** only upon **aoney ectually**  **oo~lected br**  **him.** The statute fixes the reea 'allowed the officer for 8WVioes.In the **executior,of a**  **writ** prior to the 8al.e. The factseubdtted **by you**  **ohow t&et**  **an ezeoutioa**  **&ed been**  @aced ia thehands or the sheriffand **that** be had actually oolleotad theamout of the executiohazd court aoatswithout m&Fug **levy ’**  uPOnany speoifloproperty. It is our opinion,thereforo, that se **is** entitled to one-half **or** the oomiasiom3 allowed **by said**  **Article** 3933 unt!ar.the provisim authorizingauc:i omaisefors .. %m nrmeg is collectedivithout a sale. Said **statute** provides 0 Qpecifiofco for levyingan ex0cution,**but it**  **does** not **r6qUirB** thata levy a&all be made oii sgeoificpropertyWder an **ereoUti4n**Dollarta ($100) or 1888, four (4) par oent; for the _ seoond Ooe huxlre8 Dol&ira (;ilOO) , three (3) per omit; for all ema over Twor;uh&'ed Dollars ($280) an6 not exceedingOne ThousendDall6ra ($1000) , tvio(2) * per centi for all SUB over Ones Thouoond ~ollarn (;;lOOO) sncl not exceedIn@;

Five ThousandDollars (;5COO) r one (1) per oent; for all sums over yive ThousandDollara(~5000), ona-half sf one per oent. . Then the ammy la oollarot&3 by the Shuriff or Constable without a sale, one-half of the above ratea shall be ellowed him. "For every d&y tho Sbrlff or his deputy shall attend the District or County Court,he shall moeiva Pour Dollars ($4) e day to ho I&G by the comty for eech bag .t~hat he Cheriif by hixwlf or a deputy s&all attend aaid court. .! In the o&se of Lee Vs. Droocks, et Sl, 131 S. Wli 1195,~ the courthad unbar oonsideration whether or not ah offioerwas.entitled to oozmlasions where an exaoutionha8 bean placed in his handa, he had levied upon certainpropertyand ttdviartisa$ it for eale, and lo themantim the defemlant in the exeoutionhad psi& the amunt of said judgmentto the pi8ihtiff. In OolOiq that said oificer UP8 not entitled to the oo:mieslons ~provlded

for by Article 2160 of the Civil Statutee,'whlch is now snldArtiole 3933, the court heldes .followsr

.*Appallant

having reooveroda juclgmnt in the oo& below atgdrst apgellee Broooka fork the wn of $17,316.68,

with foreoloeureof a vendor'slien upon B.surveyof land in Liberty County,procured the :~. lssuancs of an order of 6016 upon aaid ju&mrt ox June 5, 1909, ard the aam was placed in the lzmds Of app@lleeJ. iL ThOrhton, **Wmatabh3** of pr6OinOt Do; 1 of said county, for execution. Thornton levied upon the 1011.d

aud obvsrtiss6.

it to **be** aold on.

July 6, 1909. On Jurie

24, 1909, n>pell%ecroooks paid the mount of the judgzmit, Interest, and coats of suit : to oppslltint

Lee, who thereuyoadirected tka order of sale to be rotumod uhexeoutea.. Appulles Thorsmtqn madletho return ca direct& on June 29th and i~i aaia ..~ roturn ~oloim;c?d~,

tn oSldltion

to the fees ellowed by 1% for 'thelevy, ailvortisemmt,rrad~ ruturn, a oi~~~lssion of $58.59, upon the mount osllected by 6gpallant i,n : setiefaotionof the gzincipalalid la~rest d.uu

01i. said : juafpriect. .: '~porlGtisslon, **ijpO0 t&i**  **SfUGGi Of**  **G>pdlGIit** t0 POy this ?horritoh

filed 10 tii3

court below B Uiotion I, -, . ‘..

(. .) : i, ‘. .,~. )bet@3 t36 sberiif is.authoriz%d t0 make oQlleotio& OS the amunt tUs,or before he ia entitled to rXV for OoUueting oaid aaunt. :k.at would bs AOthiAg cioi% thaII taxing additiccAal costs for ser- &es that did **AOt** teed to be porformd, nrld clearly, t&z **failure** tormk6 the’levy **should riot.**  be oonatrued to Frcveut the sheriff fron bid&g gtaib for the services octutilly parformd by ‘hh. .’ is trust **t?LBt** this satisfaotorlly answers your inquiry. ~: Yours very truly,

L@aisiant