OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

-C.yucll 

-- 

Honorable Uarren l&Donald 

county Attorney 

mth county 

WlUr, %XblJ 

Your ruaent 

rant on the querti 

intoa of fht8 dspsytted ha8 buen ruaelved. 

oner8* Court nbde 

c cQmp8uy to px%int 

lathe dullnquent 

, and ocmtW other 

o*euel contract, eta. 

t oontrbot lms 3.n aimot 

ty 8uthQPlxud the p?abUObinquest tax suits ln a 

onewithwhlahtheghad the 

avur to the que8ticm that I want to 

them or not thu Cozmulb8lonerr~ Court 

haa the authority to enter into the eontract as 

above outlined, end vhether the ahurlff ha8 the 

dioaretion or authority to 9lbae alteflon ssld orders of uale ufth any p8ptw that he lapy ViBh Ea. 

%PV1C8 of aitatlon bJ publlaatian in betinquant tax mate dlffew flym that of aarvioe in 

ordinary auita. Artlole 73kQ af Vern~na Ann. Civil 

t)t&uten, reta out the method by tfhlcrh aWtA&xIO Of 
Eaaorable Warren MeDoAald, Page 2 

Pub~fObtlon5 or notices say be had on m&mm 

owners, Aon-cbnidenta, eta., IA d5llAqusAt tax 

suits and among ether thlnga says; 

"'Uhiah ttotlae shall be signed 

by the Clerk and published in saw 

AOWSpbptW in said OOUnty AA8 thtt b 

veek for three aoAswutlr5 weeks, 

eta.' 

"This SrfiiOle does AOt, bs ArtdOle 2022 Of 

the Revin 

OitbtioIl& .$bll 

Civil Statutes, provide that the 

be dlraoted to the sheriff or Amy 

aaastable of the OouAty, eta., but mersJy states 

that 8s~~ shall be published in 80~8 newspaper. 

%owaver, the hrillo Ceurt of Oivil Appebls in $he ease of NUlW-HAlIRHM PURLI8HIlIQ,00. 

Vb. HDTCHIHS COUHTI, olearl~ States relative to 

Artiole.7342 B.C.& 1925, the r0lhtfingt 

"'maI statute giros the 0ouAty 

A0 authority to pay a nevspaper ths 

f-5 fOl' tb P~~iObtiQA Of the Oft+ 

tlon in tax sultn oltittg uttkimm aod 

AOA-tWSid@At wtmrs but provt&s thbt 

such fees may be taxed (svldsntly IL5 

oostr 3.A thb stat); 5nd th5 c-5-. 

510~0f5~ Court is giveA no authority 

to psy for the publication of sue& 

oltatioA5 out of fItAd of the oounty 

derived from my other sourae. * 

"waioh la~guago olebrly seems to ertablish 

the faot our Co5mission5M' OOurt in Biith County 

had no authority to enter into the acmtxwt above 

tmt1iAed. However, I would bppreaitste your ansverlng the qunstian an to Vhother or AOt the 

sheriff or the UorarL55fo~m~ Court has t&v adhorlty to dlreat MAO shall publish these QitatiOAs." 

Artiole 73&,2, VWAOA~S Annotatbd Civil Statutes provides and sets out the method by vb.ioh Ql%btloti8 of pUbli5btioSi 

or notices mey be htd On unkttowtt owners or non-cesidsnt Qvnern 

P 
583 

goaotile Warren HaDanald, Page 3 

snd the st8tute 5peoiSlaally sets out the&n of aiktion 

or notlae. 

IA the aaw of aeigle, et ux vs. state, 8g si (26) 

304, th5 OoW't sbldt 

"'the AOtiC.5 to watt-nsldarts whlah v,em 

served upoa the pUlntlSf5 in error 5re 5ppmwntly those pmvId5d by Artiole 2037, R.S., 19251 

urb do ttot aonstitttte serviae in b au&t for tsx55. 

A epeolal rethod of servbg non-~e5id5mt5 in tu 

suits 15 pp6vI&d by ArtIole 7342, R.8. 1925, and 

IS l xolu5ivo. gts&akn v. Bllby, 43 Cox. Cir, Am. 

293, 96 SW 50; Neta v. Thompnott, 156 SW 1105; 

Rourset v* setteg55t, 210 SW 219.' 

It vlll be notad thtt ths 46th Legislsturs tn 1939 

pa55ea Lknste Bill lo. 206 (Artlole 7328. 1 Vernon's &m&abed 

CIYil st5tute5). ma title of' &nmto ml]. 206 nsds 55 followat 

‘AA Aot to s~llfy prweedings IA dellnqwnt 

tax stits~ pm*Mlag lo? 5irglIfIed Sorm OS patitlon In su&ts for 001laotIan of delInquaAt tax65 

anbothrealudpsrsamlproparty,aml roYIdlng 

for a 5ImplISled de5opIptIan of bath raa f snd pee 

SoAbl mm&Y 5 

T 

t to bo Soreolased upon; providfag that sucrb poti Ion aeed not be verlfibd~ pratidIAg for b slnplISI5d sonr OS olktlonJ pravIdIng 

tbat the provi51ak5 as thin bat shall be o%mulatlve 

OS and %A bdAitioA to bll other rights ukd -di*s 

to vbIab taxing urstts am wv e+tItlad, but rapasllag all 18~5 &n 0onSlIat hemvlth~ sad deol5rIng 

bA emergenay. 2 

Artiale 7328.1, supa, sets out the term of Jtditi’3A 

rad CitbtiOU ta be used in delinquent tax SUlts# hW505C, VO 

do not tmli5ve that the oitatioa set forth in ArtIale 7328.1, 

supn; 15 the proper oltatlon to use in delinquent tax sutts 

vbere u&navn ovaers.m~an-resident avtmr5 bra irvolred but 

think tbst ths oltstlon & natiae as presarlbsd by Artlaie 

7342, supm, 15 the aomeob oltatlon or aotlee to be wed 

in suoh oases. 

IA thr, -55 O? 8tbti VS. %kttOVtt o!tMt-, 103 = 

1116, tbe 501s questian presentad g-5 to the 5uSSIaIanay aS 

the altatioa 155ued and oerved by publlaatIo& ma aIktIan 
584 

Xozkorable Warren XcDoabld, Pqp 4 

IA questioa In the bbove mantlened 5aw ~55 set out in Sull 

5~ddi5eu5556bythe amrtwhIsbbld that the etatlan ~55 

surf lolent. The citation just msAt1oAed is IA form uub5taAtlally the sasm as Fox% Ito. 191, 

Fern Bock The Tom of altatlan tx 

168, JWSett*s Texas 

aotlae as set out in 

RoSSettls %1x55 Fom Bock 15 dlreothd to the sherl.SS or any 

oaastable of said comty sod the rhm-ITS ar aaostable 15 

8ommxled to make publloatiim 0S the oitbtlatt aAd notIae bJ 

pubzishirrg the 5888 ln 501~ A5WSp6~P publlabad In uti 

oounty one tlma b vwk for three wu35eautlve vsokb, eta. 

And the absrlff or ooxmtable 15 mquimd to have said oltation or not105 vIth his returzs thsnon shovlag how hs 0x0- 

outed the sbms before &he oourt rt thtt nexe mgttlbr team. 

%%O bUthc?l+i~ Of tlra Wt36tWfO&3M’ OOUFt U the 

govertting body of ths aouz&ty to mxlm oantmots bp its behalf 

is strlotly limited to thbt oonfapred eitkkmr 8xpm 

7!2 

or 

w Salr or aeoessazy implXaatIert b-f the Oonatltuti 

of the Stbts. Ropar vs. ttll, 2&O SW 289; Baldvia ma%% 

cawty, 88 SW 480. The 0a4mlnnfonern’ bottH mlst hbve bttthorIty of lav for Its soatraots, aAd, if ths l uthArIty has been 

given8 reasomble aatastruatfaavillba gfvento eSPsQtft5 

purpase. camI55faAsPs* court Tn. ellM4& 15 mf Qtwl 535. 

IP ties 0r tat.8 so~'eg0fag dwaut, h bm mspsotSully advised that it Is the @nIon of thI5 depaHmat 

thbt the a0tmtf5alon0r5~ aatrt dims not hbvta tha axprwr 

or implied buthorlty to urb ths ooatmot above mtUaed. 

ItiS ourSurth5ropLAI4mthatth5 shsHSS* aAdAotth5 aatmf5510aar51 (sourt, hbr the authority to dfreat wha nhbll 

pUb&hh th5 OitbtiOli5 md nOi;osS rurbiC+E& h5F5i.k ‘phs 

55m5 0w be ml& In referanob to the orders of 55lo. 

Ve aoantrue your Mqusst for bn 0pl~Ion of this 

deps.PtmAt a8 perta 

-To 

to altbtlona and AMiIces 5~d ordo* 

of sale with mfexwaas dellsquent tbx suits agbiant uA- 

~AOVA vvniers or Iran-rm%drat c+wziars, and this OBIAIOA applies 

only to such. 

TrustiAg thbt the sor8gni5g Sullj aAsver5 jour inquiry, ve are 

Very tmly purr 

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