OFFICE OF THE AlTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

Xt will be noted thst tha l tatuto, quoted aboto, 

UM# brow! and unrootrlotiu Languaw with regard to -mm 

nmwo per $ublinhod in the ma#tf, ii than M a #OUBwpW 

pub1 r #hod ln the county, for oae tIma.* 

I 

d crrinition of 4 noukop8por ia given in 50 3s~. 

Jui'. 9:4 a8 toll~~s: 

*'A nowoi)apar, In the ord,inery aooaiw 

o? tko word, io # publlo#tion l p p eo r aint g 

rogiilor, or slmst r e~u3oint*rt8lo, x. a t 

abort perlode o;f tia6, ao doily or aoeklytr 

oouolly skest foza, snd aontein1~ aouo, 

that $0 2-0pertt4 0r IMIPFW~~QIJ 0r moeat 

~~anra~ce of a variOa ahar0otOr, ouoh 00 

pcUtiaa'1, eoalol, nom~l roli~iour 0&a 

other r*rb:ccts of 6 aimliar mture, loo61 

02 rortd(~ti, m0naOc for m4ib itiomei0n 

of the ~ensral mador.* 

The fret that a publioatlorr la8 only lWte4 olrculatfan &w. not prevent it rrop bulai$ a nawrpapar; end oven 

thou& lt bra 80 rabbacrlvtioa li#t, ii it ir n@lorly roll 

gwwoUp on r&s atreats as 0 olty Lt may be ro(gexd~6 a0 8 

Bew8p njwr l 3lzrc IrlntlBg co. t. StQP PuEllsklaq OO., 31 TOOh. 

649, 93 E. ;1WO; 80 il. C. L. 808. '#bet aon<utoo IJ neuopapOr 00 tm Otra i8 ~~44 tc d00i808t0 0 waiun tbM4h ~kftak 

te &fe pOblio of oftlolsl OotloOO, 10 0 qusatloo Or Ir+; but 

thr quetiicn ubetbor a publiootlcu is a #oropapar a8 d#fine& 

by thb oourte $0 orb:a#rlfy OBO of f&et to b# 8ubmitt.d to tb, 

p&&y 'gv=, 83 Tar. bdt!, Xupr v. Op~maoo, 9’4 Tor. 

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sa anBwer to your rixnt qu*retlon, it ia our oplnicn, 

that uaaer tho pro~isicno~of Artiola lbS&, and tbo outhorltio# 

cited above, tko querter1.y repot, poridrd ror in #al4 oktus* and rbrerrld to in your ritqueot, 0011 Eo publ:shoQ ill 6ny 

on0 of the tbreo nourgsprrs puEUshod la XarrLoan County. 
c 

??or the purpouo of thl6 Act tbo ~0x4 

*PubUcatioa' obmll mea say proolemetloa, 

publfaotloa, notico oltotioa, l 4 vo r tl60- 

moat or mettrr roq uir oor d authorized by 

loo to bo ;ir?ntod in a abwapermr or new- 

~iaporr shloh the br dlrrota 8h+;ll k inrortod or aeusod to bo iarortod in ruoh 

now~popor or aowrpeprrr by any taetltutioa, 

board, ooamimloa, dogartzhoat, offloe?, 

agoat, ropraooat tlvo or omployoa or the 

D.eto or OS any l ubdlvieioa or doprtmnt ., 

cr th0 ::1tOt0, or or cay ofmaty, polltlaal 

rubUlvieloa, or dlrtrlot, wbethor to be 

mid for out or publie rundm OS aborgod 

8I ooata or S*or. (Xcta l@CU, p. $98.) 

(39th Log., oh. 161) 

*The orrlaor, agsnoy or prrroa ohnrgra 

Qlth t&o duty OS 80 inaOrWI6 euah publiaetlon sholl l oloot tho aewopepor or aewmla whloh memo is t,s br lnrarted 

%'fsh: a&ago for suah pablfaetion o&i1 

not oxoead t&e lowest rmta eoaordod oloss81- 

Sled advortleore. BO~CEO cay aoweprprr 0r 

tbls stata shell br euthorlrod to publleh 

loge1 l dvortlrlng of eny.obalrOtor ruoh 

norspcpor ehell Silt with ouch ofsioor, 

egeaay or poraoa ohorgod with tho duty OS 

l o inaortf~:auoh pablioation, 8 sobsdule 

or (of) retoa than ahnrgod by ouch nowepepor Sor cleualfird advorti8ia6 and ehell 

mmko auoh odaitlcaal proof o? rotaa ohargod 

e8 ney be reqh%il by tbo oSSlOOr agonoy 

or person ineortiag suoh publlumtkn. 

r. r +* 

*St lr t& purpoco OS this kat to providr 

e loge1 rate of oberge SOT Wbliostioar eforesaid rogardlorrr of tho eouroe or eho Suad out 

of whlah it fr to bo ptld or the jmrpOn8 OS 

rush publloatioaa, whotbor horofn aentioaed 

or not 

gonorcr i . 

and aooording to all lawa, apeafal or 

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l’ttanoreble Charhan R. xertln, toga 8 

YOU al-o, there5oro, odvlaod In aaewor to ycur 

moond qusrtion that It lr aot aooosaary to obtain bide, 

publish the quartarly report watampIatod in Arti lbJ6 

to 

aad award the ccntract to tha lowert blbder. 

Yours very truly 

lhrohd MCraokoa 

Arrlrtant