OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

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0488tltuto a 8810 af real 

f OOtarO~* tzkir vould b8 

tv4oa conv4yanoee a8 ron8titut1e& ro*l 

ff the osnv4yan44 or l a le of the tpatal mad oallohs 

aonatitute4 4 sele ef r-1 property Art1010 1677 ‘Oaraoa*~ 

&motot4& Tbu8 Civil Statutro, *odd 01~x1~ &,y. 'Phi@ 

fhttials rmaar a8 foliovri 
We odminh~~~~ sourt may, by an ordu 

to ba l atqed 08 itm titaH.ae, appoint 8 oea&a8loner t4 i.kll an5 di8po484 of any r-1 ast8te 

SC the county at pobllo au0 tioa. ?'ba dead of 

ouch oowti~~ioaer, made in 0wforro:ty to root 

order for tad in babrrlf of the eeunty, duly aoknoulodged una prorcn and maorded l MU tte ~&ISriolent ta ooaro~ to the pucaheoerr nil ths right, 

t1t1. antI lat4met mnd ~ar&o vJ:i& the COQnty 

Isy bavu le rad ta t&s pr4mlOu tcr be oanvey4A. 

mthifag eonkili4d la taio wt~ol4 lb?ml~ authoriw 

onj oodwioasr 0c1ua-t tc dlmpoue of any landa 

&van, doqatdf Or grant* to mob 4oun$y for thq 

pwpos* of rduoetlw in any nt@u maooar than 

obr1 bo Alrat.& by lev.” 

I, point4 mat %R tha oaoe of 3duardr v. L&boa 

CoUatyr. $8 S. il. (ZA) *Be, tbue 1s a o l ktutory provirlon 

dtrsoting the mdhoA, m4~41 QT 14 th of the that rrl 4#- 

t&e a ? th a oounty solA UBAU Ar tto Ibe l 15W, t. A. T. C. 8., 

8wt br aAmrtfu+d baforn it, uf b4 mlA et @MO mutim. 

*a quote from tbo oonrt'* opiaJoa la&aid (l&a* l a follw8r 

Vhla lend rse BOG rohool haA. Ye flad 

ao statutow prevrrlricn dlmtiag the nethod, 

aaww orl4n&b of tEl*4 that@Uob rul48t8k 

8wt ba advutleed Mfotr it ry k, m&A at 

pub110 auetioa. Tbo barn ‘rAv~~tioomaal* t8 

l ~noaymma with notloo u34 ir a my118 or aet)aoA 

ot attnotlng pub116 etteattoa. The obJ.ot ol 

ta m l ktute &P ~rovldiag th **la rt psbllo 

4mi05.i4 tt2 844~~0 t0 the 60tlOt7 4 rdr mtrioa 

Tor B&a progetty. . . l m 

w~~blia 4uotioaP UA n ublio 

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~144" at4 4yaonymow. 

SCM IO re lPavbroagh, St6 II..%. ES , 835. 

A 4slo to ba a w@bllo 4ale* r;*ut ba 5rhld la 4 public phoe, a pl.404 to uhioh t&a poblla 44 4wb b48 4444@0, 

erri mm, b4 illnd4 parruaat to am4 aot.io of the Elm4 and ~1404 

of suah sale ic or84r that t;hs ;~uroheesr8 wy advise tboaa4elv44 Xn the tmm and the tit14 t4 the pmp4rty and b4 able 

to bid lat4lllg*ntly. S44 Dulia *. Batso* city %at, 180 

II. ff. 4~p.6, 4m. 

The term "pwbli4 plme* with rssprot to 48144 at 

ptsbllo #IUdtiGa h48 b44n bsld t4 mmn 4rrCb 4 ~1444 that a&W- 
mn4mblr Van ~110 IloE4rlaad, pyrv 5 

tlooaent yoatad ia it woolA be lilroly ta+ l ttno t &454rcrl rttoatioa 80 th8t it8 oarrtaato ml@& rwoAAbly bo eqmotecl to 

booear R mattu of notOrirt;r %a tb, ?iOlnlt7$ *ad fh4 t4Tm 

-pub110 ulo" dsnur4a not144 to u eufflelwt numbot of yeaplr 

to insuz-4 talm44o of the 4ale uld to plw4otr oo&?p4titir4 

biddin& ire. StaRdlsy ** x&u&&q, epe P. 109. 

Jutioio SO& 'r'4raoa'o ¬4Ced 2exm Cl~il &tatate8, eitml by mu Ut your talq&ru, prorida8 the ot~tucory 

amtim sf mmkirag 44148 of rul aotetr wd4r 4reoutIon, order 

or 4414 or ~rn4ItienI axp8aU* 

It i8 OfW OgiaiQA t&t Uhlh th.lW t0 A0 8tAtUtOq 

pP4rlolMl dlrratir;g tb4 a4tbOd, 8AAa4r or lU@h or tin4 taat 

real aotate of tbr a(punty ntut be 8drortl84d briar4 It ul 

bo rold at publlo rwttioa undrt AetUMb lSTp, supre, 8rrab 

aal6 mwt b4 a *pub110 @aloe mm l amvm defined, muot bo b4ld 

in a *pubUs plao4* 4s rbev4 deflnul, and m%ot bs rdtsrtiood 

for e rcrsoonable tla4 6qmndent Apon tbs olromr6woer. Xt 

ia our rurtbar opinlan that rhllo it i8 not m4aQtoty that 

Art1414 SaQa, Y. A. P. c. s., bo rollowaA, t&o r0i~ovh~ of 

444b rrtiale rwld b4, 410 tbfak, 0 oaf0 aad bound pr444du?a. 

Ondu krti414 1577, ougn, the Cem~lO8lo~4r8' Court, 

in tha sums? pr4aoribsb, he8 cutbority to 0411 thr Oatirr 

intar48t is OL trwt or trWt8 o? oOont? land [n8t OOlutltUtlng 8ob401 land). ft 10 our opinion that 6&a authority to 

8011 tba who14 of tR8 traot or tmot0 of 14aA reuld ~MIIUAO 

t&a 10884r pwsr of ooll&q t&o @aVsl end 01diSh4 iA 4nd 011 

eeld lwza 4YOA thouj,# the terpl8 :,f t&4 oal4 o&&t Or UVUfd 

in 18~ oo5stitute th4 tmauotion a sale of p4r84aal proputy 

rm.th4r than or so*1 pro;iortp. 

Vwy truly your0