**OFFICE OF**  **THE ATTORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  

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Honorable Uarren l&Donald countyAttorney mth county WlUr, %XblJ

Your 

## ruaent rant on the querti intoa of 

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oner8* Courtnbde **c cQmp8uy**  **to px%int**  lathe dullnquent

,and ocmtW other o*euel contract,eta.

t oontrbot lms 3.naimot 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 eontractas above outlined,end vhether the ahurlffha8 the dioaretionor authority to **9lbae** alteflon ssldorders 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~naAnn. Civil t)t&uten, reta out themethod by tfhlcrh aWtA&xIO 

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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 shallbe 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 aaastableof the OouAty, eta., but mersJy states that 8s~~ shallbe published in 80~8newspaper. 

### %owaver,the hrillo Ceurt of Oivil Appebls in $he ease of NUlW-HAlIRHM PURLI8HIlIQ,00. Vb. HDTCHIHS COUHTI, olearl~ States relative to Artiole.7342B.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@Atwtmrs but provt&s thbt such feesmay **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& oltatioA5out 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 an**  sverlng the qunstian an to 

### Vhother 

### orAOt the **sheriff** or the UorarL55fo~m~ Court has t&v adhorlty to dlreat MAO shall

### publishthese QitatiOAs."
Artiole 73&,2,

**VWAOA~S** Annotatbd Civil Statutesprovides and sets out the method by vb.iohQl%btloti8 of pUbli5btioSi or notices mey be htd On unkttowtt **owners** or non-cesidsnt Qvnern



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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-nsldartswhlah **v,em** served **upoa the**  pUlntlSf5 **in error**  **5re 5ppmwnt**  ly those **pmvId5d by**  **Artiole 2037,**  **R.S.,** 19251 urb do ttotaonstitttte serviae in b au&t for tsx55. A epeolalrethod 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 LknsteBill lo. 206 (Artlole 7328. 1 Vernon's &m&abed CIYil **st5tute5).** ma title of' &nmto ml]. 206 **nsds 55**  followat

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### Aot **to s~llfy**  **prweedings IA**  **dellnqwnt** tax stits~pm*Mlag lo? 5irglIfIed Sorm OS patitlon In su&ts for 001laotIanof delInquaAt tax65 anbothrealudpsrsamlproparty,aml roYIdlng f for a 5ImplISledde5opIptIan of bath raa snd pee **SoAbl mm&Y**  **5 T**  **t to**  **bo** Soreolasedupon; provid**fag that**  **sucrb**poti Ion aeed not be verlfibd~pratid**IAg** 

### for b **slnplISI5d** sonr OS olktlonJ pravIdIng tbat **the provi51ak5**  as thin 

### bat shallbe o%mulatlve **OS and**  **%A**

### bdAitioA**to bll**  **other rights**  **ukd** **-di*s** tovbIab taxingurstts am wv e+tItlad,but rapasllag all 18~5 &n 0onSlIathemvlth~ sad deol5rIng bA emergenay. 2
Artiale 7328.1, supa, sets out the 

### termof **Jtditi ’** **3A** rad **CitbtiOU** ta be used in delinquent tax **SUlts# hW505C,**  VO do not tmli5ve that the oitatioa set forth inArtIale 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 presarlbsdby Artlaie 7342, supm, 15 the aomeob oltatlon or aotlee to be wed in suoh **oases.**

**IA** thr, -55 O? **8tbti** VS. %kttOVtto!tMt-, 103 = 1116, tbe 501s questian **presentad** g-5 to the 5uSSIaIanayaS the altatioa 155uedand oerved by publlaatIo& ma aIktIan

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IA questioa In the bbove mantlened 5aw ~55 set 

### out in Sull **5~ddi5eu5556bythe** amrtwhIsbbld that the etatlan **~55 surf**  **lolent.** The citation justmsAt1oAed **is IA**  **form uub5taA**  tlally 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 oaastableof said comty sod the 

### rhm-ITSar aaostable 15 8ommxled to makepublloatiim 0S the oitbtlatt aAd notIae bJ pubzishirrg

the 5888 ln 501~ **A5WSp6~P** 

### publlabadIn uti **oounty** 

### one tlmab 

### vwk for threewu35eautlve vsokb, **eta.** And the absrlff or ooxmtable 15 **mquimd** to have said oltation or not105 vIth his returzs thsnon shovlaghow 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 tomxlm 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 SW289; Baldvia ma%% cawty, **88 SW** **480. The**  **0a4mlnnfonern ’**  **bottH mlst**  **hbve bttthor**  Ity of lav for Its soatraots,aAd, 

### if ths

### l uthArItyhas been given8 reasomble aatastruatfaavillba gfvento eSPsQtft5 purpase. camI55faAsPs* **court Tn.**  **ellM4& 15**  **mf Qtwl** **535.**

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### advisedthat it Is the @nIon of thI5 depaHmat thbt the a0tmtf5alon0r5~ aatrt dims not hbvtatha 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.PtmAta8 perta-To to altbtlonaand AMiIces 5~d ordo* of salewith 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 ATToIuIEpQSBMALWTX48**