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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

Hon. Anaror Yatton 

mt~~'t*Abt&rn" 

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Doer Pira ,i\ Attention: Mr. pL+sQ w lJmt8lll 

haion or tr0 pu8 

~0dlng or d004. 

haA been poatcr 

6tato were not 

shall bo ma40 by the iirat 

the rpee4y ml., wlthoub tha 

t in court, or a mri8imt 

as and other property rer thr 

eon, uta on erory mar thematter r0r 

llke nannu: ar all lands and oshor 

property upon whioh 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 

ahall within two ywkrr from &et.0 or the r5.m 

tar reaord of 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~ twontysir. (8s$) peroollt or the oggrogato tot&la 

"(8) ~Within 'tho last year 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 paia pbu8 not ~000alOg rifty 

(so$) pexyont or the aggregate tot&l.- 

&tlolo 'Iam, Rorlo.4 ClTll statuto8, 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 flret you 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 ton par 

oont .(+0$) or the ag8rogto total. 

'$2) Within the lost ye&w of the rehmption 

period upon the payment 0r the emouut 0r 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 may within the Wne abore opoaifl?d rothem raid property under the ow prorislons. 

l so 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. In l ddltlor, to rodeoalna diroot 

from tho purohasor, robqtlon MY alsa be-made k8 

groridod in Artlolu t&34 ai t?io R wlo o d 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 doeroo 8nd 

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 

o wner o t l uoh geoperty, or oapno haviiy an IntoroOt 

ëtboro lnl 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 lu0h ~10 up o n p a yme0r nt LOU F 10 th0 -t p a 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 until the l rgdr~ti~n of 

two 708rS rropp the date or'0u0h 0al.o.. 

8inOO &tiOlO '1=, ~0riS.d airi 8tatUt.8, vOWfdO8 

that ii any land oold to the Stats pador tu ?oroolosuro sale 

is not rodoomod within the time prooarlbod by law, the shuiti 

Ohti.;l 801l th. OiLO at plbllo Orptarjr, itbOOOPb8,liOOO88~ %O 

dotorslao what period or time lo allwod t&o londownor dthla 

whloh to ro&oomtholond thus 8oldundor tomolo8~o sale. 

fr Artlolo 7883 governs, thon2ho landowner would hate tm 

YO~B Rro!B th?.dptp 0r iilia6 ror roooya_ ?r.“! p\trclhMU*S 

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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 Dallas County my Izqnwopabnt Diotdot 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 ajudgrcont 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 land4moroomplalnode+ftholattorpart ofraid jpdgment,eontona1ng thnthoSlmuldh8Te tbo rightt43rodoaL3tho land 

Pldu ktioio mt3s, u ~oodso, upon pqtit0ttt 8r thbr amttnt8 

thorol.n 

iollmrr 

provided. no quote r- me oourt*s 0pinLon 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 #al08 for taxeo duo the atate, maatloa, am? bitlea. Hone 0r th03t haa any w0rcm00, 

&usafar a8 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 ouoh rodomptlon, 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, art1010 9283, rhlohuould lndleato 

on intention to l xtond tholr applloation.* 
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Artl0l.e ?n34a md 9%ub, hrlimd Cirilst8tutu, 

uere enaot4bU h1927, end Artioio 9LB3, aa emaM&., ma8 

ulaoted in 19x5. me llmgpage 0s.d In seotion Eimf Artiolo 

92SS la ray broad aad,:to ly the 1-t' mm.00 rory alom 

to making #at etatuto apply to 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 

ulthout the neo r 88ito f y l uita in oourt. The 03nrrtnOotlon 

plaesd 0a iet20ie 7283 by 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 Ciril Ap- 

*a18inthoEhkmntoLorenzo I&epndontSohoolDiotrloti 

8aae,~tla0ur0plsloathatArtlole 9@34b,Ravtr~Cldl 

Stetutaa would govern the prioa ot rod4baptton in the 

oaao tit& uhbh ue are &we 8onurml. It folloua that 

the parfod of ndaaptlon allowed thelandarm haa l rglred 

ondtheland p~rsntionmaynoube aoldumiartho prorlslona 

of &t&01@ t888, Rwlred Clril Statutea. 

Yours vary truly 

ATTOR?4EYQBfi5RALC@TJ!ZAS