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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF **TEXAS** AUSTIN

Hon. Anaror Yatton mt~~'t*Abt&rn" #
Doer Pira **,i\ Attention:**  **Mr. pL+sQ**  w lJmt8lll

haion or tr0 pu8 ~0dlng or d004.

**haA been**  

### poatcr 6tato were not

shallbo ma40 by the iirat the rpee4yml., wlthoubtha t in court, or a mri8imt as and other property rer thr eon, uta on erorymar thematter r0r llkenannu: **ar** all lands and oshor propertyuponwhioh Oh. **tax.8** hare not been midi and the **dred** of winroyan4o to the pawoh-or for allla~16s

au6 othv property t&us #old ahall bo held to mat a good'8nd period tit10 Im th0 purahimm thereoi, **rubjeot** to **bo** lrapeauhwl only ror aotual **fraudi prorid~4,**  that **the** rormm 0-F ahallwithintwo ywkrr from &et.0 or the 

### r5.m tar reaordof the Purehailor”~ Deed hmve the r to redoUP the land on the r0ii0nia6 bad*: bt**=(i)** within**the sir8t**  **ye** 0r **the dmpti0n**  period**upon** the payment or **the amouut**  or **money** 9alQ ior tholoaa, inoltilng One (#LOO) Dollar hx DwI R800rdlng

TOO ~6 all taxer, ponsltlo8, **iatuoot an8**  l

**ost8 p8id**  plus **notoxroodia~ twonty**  sir. (8s$) peroollt

or the oggrogato tot&la "(8) ~Within

'tho lastyear Of the radamptlon period upon the paymentor the 60w or money paid iOr the land, ineluding One ($1.00)

Dollsr Tax Deed Yooordlng Foe and all taxes, penaltlos, intu08t 0a 008t0 paiapbu8 not ~000alOg rifty (so$) pexyont or the aggregate tot&l.- &tlolo 'Iam,Rorlo.4ClTllstatuto8, as apondoa* road0 00 row:

vh0 owner 0r the rosl estate sold 

### ror uto payment of tome, or his heir8 or aulgu or legal ropruontatlroo amy, tithln two (a) pars after the date of riling #or roeora of **the puohoooro**  **dead,** havothorlgbt to rodoomtho land onthofollowlnu baolq=(l) Within the flretyou of the ro4oaptIon

the pp0nt 0r the m03tt.e 

### or mh0y pau d, lnolualng

on. Dolmr ($1.00) tax boa **rooomilng** r00 0a4 0u tax08, p0nOltlo8, interat awl 8osts thsroaftar paid tltoroon

pLu8 

### tonpar **oont .(+0$)**  

### or the ag8rogto total. '$2) Withinthe lost ye&w of the rehmption period upon the payment 0r the emouut0r money pal13 ror the land,including One Dollar ($1.00)

tu (Loo& rooordlng

roe and all tuos, pe~altios, intoroot

mb uste thoroaftu paid thoroon plus twenty pu Out (80$)of the aggregate total. Vrorido&, that eubjoet to the ownox% right to re&oom as aforoea **i** 6, any lioa holder**or party**  iatorosbl maywithin the Wne abore opoaifl?drothem raid propertyunder the ow prorislons.
l s o o . 8.Thlo Act is intended t4 apply to and aorern tha amuut nooossary to **be** paid ror rodamptlon froa all mete, carmty, ~nlolpol and/of dlstrlot

. - _a*_- --I_Veo. 8. I nl ddltlor,

to rodeoalna diroot from tho purohasor, robqtlon MY alsa **be-made k8**  groridod in Artlolu t&34 ai t?ioR wlo od Ciiil '.\' 8~tUtO8 Or TOFU Or 108b.*
btiti. r+O, ~OViOOd Ciril.8tatUt.8, a8 **UOJId@d, rude**  a0 r0Zlarr:

Whenever load i8 0014 under a doeroo8nd f\pdgunt

or Court tar tuoo lotiod**by ar**  for **any aOtI?iOt**  **Ug81dSOd OadU**  **th0 iW8**  **Or th0**  **Sati Oi**  ~~UUdthO~thOdtJ tO1O~Wdoo~~t **tUO8, the**  owne r otl uoh geoperty,

or oapno haviiyan IntoroOt ët boro ln ,

l hll hate .tho **right to**  **rodoea the**  **sue** at

_: et mash ml.." titlolom94b,PwioodP&vil statutoo,&8**aaendod, ~0**  **0 r0oll0tr.t** 

rlhmovor lams!18 0016 uador a **dooroo urd**  Judmnt **of** oourt **for tOroe**  loriod**by** or ior the **State, or**  **by ‘** **or** for **auy copaty**  **ulthln ,$ho** **8kto,** the'ewnu 

### or oueh property, u anyone hmiga UL ~intoroot thoroln,

&all have-the

right to rodoa thmMIm~tulytlwwlthintwo **US frOB**  **th. ht.**  tir l u0h ~10 u p on

pa yme nt

0r F LOU 10 th0 -t pa id **by** the porOhaOOr at l U8h 8010;provldod

that Ui8 purohaou at ouoh tor#OlOSurw Oslo, and hl8 asolgu, &all not **be** ontltlod to the poo8us1on of the property 00ld **ror** twoa 

### u ntil t he l rgdr~ti~n of **two 708rS**  

### rropp

the date or'0u0h 0al.o.. 8inOO&tiOlO '1=, ~0riS.dairi 8tatUt.8, vOWfdO8 that ii any land oold to the Statspador tu ?oroolosuro sale **is** 

### not rodoomod **within** the **time** prooarlbod by law, the shuiti **Ohti.;l 801l**  th. OiLO **at** plblloOrptarjr, it **bOOOPb8,liOOO88~ %O**  **dotorslao what**  periodor time lo allwod t&o londownor dthla whloh to ro&oomtholond thus 8oldundor tomolo8~o sale. **fr** Artlolo7883 governs, thon2ho landowner

wouldhate tm 

### YO~BRro!B

th?.dptp 

### 0r iilia6 ror roooya_ ?r.“! **p\trclhMU*S**
**- ._**  **--- ._** Bon. Amlrww Pattoa, June 12, 1939, Pago 4.

Mlolo VIII Se&Ion W, 'hniMtutlon ai Texas, Ia the only pnmldon Lathe Con8tltutloa touohfng

lapon the 

### right 0r a 

### h4d0UtlO~ to 

### HaOOlR

ma Sold 

### r0r aolln~uant t6XM. huwer, 

### the Leglolaturo mey make provlsfons



### ror mmh 

### rdozzptlon

In sltuatlono

not oorored

by tho Constltutl.on.Hinkson

v. Lmenxo Inaopna~t school District,

109 

### a. ‘a’, 1008i a08 

### *o DallasCountymy IzqnwopabntDiotdot v. Ihgoq 2% b. w. ox) ,tBB.

In the oaso of Elnkacn vr ba 

### Indo~ondant &boo1 Diotdot, aupre,the Sob001 dlstrlct

8usG Hin ror 

### duinquent taue aa obtained a 

### judgrcont

0f roroUoOWO. said foaepent 

### al80 protided

that 

### the owner 8hmldhe~othorlghtto rwdownaaldlow3 atonytlaotithin tU0 #@~a fZWSth0 hkt0 0fOu0, W- pY.WaOr Qub& **the amunt**  pad **by the**  **pOrahCI8U** at **the wil..**  **The land**  4moroomplalnode+ftholattorpart ofraid jpdgment,eontona1ngthnthoSlmuldh8Te tbo rightt43rodoaL3tho land Pldu ktioio mt3s,u ~oodso, upon pqtit0ttt 

### 8r thbr 

### amttnt8 thorol.n iollmrr provided. no quote

### r- me oourt*s0pinLon a0

-0 oomot aooodo

to this 00ntQLtion. **The Old**  **art:010 ‘**  **Pi?83 IntO**  **a plrt**  **Of SOOtiOa**  **19** of the hot or 3.806, o. 152, p. 259, whioh dealt rithuluof lad ibrtaxesbythstaxoollw&vrr **uador** sumtuy prooea, and had ao roforenoo to go2 maa8 **under** fntgaente or ioretrlom at tu

. Z&xeowr, that act, llko all others pdac 

### to the owiotnient

ai ar:;lole

7B4a in 19.OE?,

had roforenoo

to #al08for taxeoduo the atate,maatloa,am? bitlea. Hone 0r th03t haa any w0rcm00, &usafara8 the **matter** 

### 0r red66ptlon 

### 18 00noOmmd, to mhti 0r roU 

### 08tate wrier

### roratolom 0r **tu 3.iien8OUin~**  to **SOhO** and OthSrdtstrlats mt0d under the lare of tAe state. no oonst.ltutloMl 

### provlolon

for ouohrodomptlon, artiole 

### a, section **13, &ppiiOd**  **Onw t0**  **SU243RI7 8tiO6**  **IMaO** bp **tar** W~eCtOII3 tiORtho tar **muUs ard**  Rot **to 8aiO8**  **smae unaer**  **fOrOt3iO8UPB** 

### 0r tax **uons** by 00uxt juagnonts. 48 S. b".

city 

### or San **4ltonlo** v. Berry, 92 'pa. 319, 496; C~ll.iDe

et al T. Porgueon **et** al, 22 Tax. Clr. App. 652, 56 9. 2, 225. There is nothing **in th.**  **1StO** ~OndmeIlt8 **Or 0ith.T**  the COMit~tUtion or the otatuto,art10109283,rhlohuould lndleato on intention to l

xtond tholr applloation.*I

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Artl0l.e ?n34amd 9%ub, hrlimd Cirilst8tutu, uere enaot4bU

h 1927,end Artioio9LB3,aa emaM&., ma8 ulaoted

in 19x5. me llmgpage 0s.d In seotionEimfArtiolo 92SS la ray broad aad,:to ly the 1-t' mm.00rory alom to making #at etatuto applyto 8ohooldistriat tax 8al.s
and to nlu aade aftor mart foxwolo8ur~a, as roll 8a oluauwy

shl.8. Zba Legtsiatu~ ha6 not obeyed LLrs mandato Of IlttiOiO m1, 6OOtiOn is, Of the %IStitUtiOn Snd hMJ ma&s ~3 prmisloa for the 8ale of land Sor dallnquunttaxea ulthoutthe n e o r88it y ofl uita in oourt. The 03nrrtnOotlon plaesd0a iet20ie 7283by th0 hrariu COW 0r cidi Ap 

### ~8 in th0-AI 0a8e,tbw0x-o. ~08 aaid kti0i0 f&3, at i8a8t **ror** the prumnt, bqwatlve.

teollag&peii8dto 

### mllu thecourtof CirilAp- *a18inthoEhkmntoLorenzo I&epndontSohoolDiotrloti 8aae,~tla0ur0plsloathatArtlole 9@34b,Ravtr~Cldl Stetutaa would governthe prioa ot rod4baptton in the oaao tit& uhbh ue are &we 8onurml. It folloua that the parfodof ndaaptlon allowedthelandarm haa 

### l rglred ondtheland p~rsntionmaynoube aoldumiartho prorlslona of &t&01@ t888, Rwlred ClrilStatutea.
Yoursvary truly ATTOR?4EYQBfi5RALC@TJ!ZAS