**OFFICE OF**  **THE ATTORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS**
**AUSTIN**

### aotieas seat out b7 him la rdditlon the nwspaper bdvwtisiag. In support of their oontaation, the7 rlt-8 wn oasa of city of 2h Aatonlo, vs. Campbell, % 83. 130. Boy furthsseontend

### that Artiale 3808 daalsrlth the n@lred Bdvortlslng of n8l 

### ;z.rt for *al0 under sa ardor of s&lo,and that J lrequfreullts (Lm ntoutla uidrrtiol.8, 88ah of the wqulla aotr aw 8 part of the adverUstag, and aovowd by ths &OO abaqW for

pooStlwaeaotl~slfhoudBotpubll8h pqmr for vhloh he vould k entitledte aa 

### 7xib for adYortlsin& that by tha sama tokaaho is w

### qulwd to saa4

### out ths

### foer bddftloaal aatlaar 

### and Wed Ye LI Ds x tw o a q n r u* tfo n, lm a t h o ugh

he e o n a & i a A d tlltl aa t o p a ll s h l x l g t heootiee i a a nmfspap&r

and mkfng his wtura for so d9l.n~.
“The 8herlff dingwe vlth 

### these a9ntentlon.0, 

### mkda8kuanoplnioainrqprcltot&m6tter. The lhsriif aontewts that the foe of 41.00 f9r adverUs* ,aovaw the nuvspqtar sdvertlsing 6ad wturn, rhtah ho has pwperlr 8tteanbd to. II0 **further** aoatads that,**bder** AAla 39331, lB aaenbd in 1937, 

### he ia editled to 41.00 

### foe 

### f or l endlag or porting 

### raah :E ~lmtlaes he we wqulwd b7 law to l lt he r pwt 

### Ha feels

tht 

### ourbgislattuw **aevor** intendl d t o & q tt .l w

a 

### shorlfr

o fuy 

### aotant7

i a Te x a s to perform ssrvlee~ for parthr to a *iv&l suit - sald puties not be* The stbto of Texes aor sny of its polltiml sub-divlslons - for vhlah hs wtald aot ba 

### proper17

aammuated. lta

thewfow fe*l,a that whoa the Ls e slature

wnded Artialo 3933 md ooatlnued to ina ab ir sad rrtlole ths **r0ii0dgt** Vostiag **amy othsr**  **notlaos wqukw4**  **by lam**  **and not**  othsnlse **pwvlded** for.... 41.00',t&t it was the iatantion of thoLegfsl&ure tbtoff;0*nwol&dba crmporlmted
for posting or mdl4 tbo rot%aes in questionroeord

### l&y, end that 

### hs Is j

r 

### tiilod

ia w?.ng $1.00 far -0h .0r ub a0tieat. The88 aotieos ma7be l **ithor** p o s t ed

**or** m ll a d,

**tinder** t & l a y,

b u t he I s N q u ln d t o 

### do oas **or** 

### tha **sthar.)Ths** 

### eho*tff **fwthsr** at&ends t&t, rhilo this rrtflele stipalates 

### &OO for 9ostSsq 

### u's a&art1seMatserula, 

### uslag t?mwr~'a&*rtlr.- mats* ta tha plural,this PefWs @al7 toPOst the



# a lfoaowblo

W.D.~reoa,Pege 2Eoaorablo lI.0, WelMioa,**Psga** 3 !

notices in the 

### event tht publlaatlon

b7 **navspap8r** 'e 18 not hde,

'With the sxasption of the aase abeve wfornd to, City of San Antoniovsr Caupboll, 56 8.Y. 130, vhlah 

### 18 a vw7 

### old aa14~ the artlalo in 

### quntion **hwlng been**  mea&d without**u la**  splto of uld esse,vo find no s~thotit.i*s oa this questloa. It oacurs to us tlmt tin position **of** tha sheriffis roll wua lfith

nfemaeo to tba intent of the Logis

### latuw U&no **offloorweulbdorork** 

### la & aitilsult for partiesothar thaa the btate snd its sabdlririoaar But it l 

### gpttaw to us that 

### tha quostlan 18 kssd antiluly 

### upanaonstruatloa af the artialo

### of ths sktuto fLrfng the fees, thet is Art. 3933. 

### It oeours

### to us **that tjm**  **pwvisl9a dare**  **set** out, **‘ Posting**  **ary other**  ~6iaes wqulwd by l&v snd not othervlse provided ..,.@.OOt~,

**might be**  **eonstrued** to **mean oft&w**  that 

### tha sherirr

would waalve onl7 $1.00

for sll suah notloes postad,

or~thrtthe sheriff vould 

### maelvo 41.00 **for** web suah notieo**posted. Ia**  **ame8 vhwe**  **the amber**  **at** notlaes **wuld bo**  **large, thfr**  **vould hard**  

### 17 ssem**proper,** howover. 

### In samsaases of reaord, St&ah notlaes bar.been

know to AUIUbttI'



### low than

a **bamdmd,** la vhleh l

veat st&tlomr7 8nd stamps vould not be paid for, or begia to **be, fmm**  **the** ~1.00 foe, 

### fr the80aottaes

WON msfled. 

### ff portednotions wfers to notlaes

mailed - i.e. pastedby rll, 

### it vould rppu tha ahis srtloleJ applies.

"All thh rerolvrs

1tse1r

### Intothe follav 

### puertlans,

vblah vo vould 

### l

ppreoiati

your aaswr I

"XXI a alvll suit, lnvolv~ no subdlvlslo8 of the stab, vhon tbm 8herlff bus dvortllbd tb ordor ,pf sole by **aevspaper** md ndi propar wtura, 18 the shtmfff mtitlod to aoapensdtoa **ror** msil%ngaut notloos to putlea as mmlral 

### by lsv,**under** 

### Astlale J$O8, R.O.8. in a&Sltlan **to** the 41.00 allovedfar advmtlsiag uader tha pwYisloas of Art. **39Jl)** R.C.8.T If so, 18 be sllovodoal7 #l&O for nil- out 

### all sue& notionsmqtirod, **or** Is ha mtitled to Cl.00 **for** uah aoU0~ so **posted** by wilt 

## 504f Hononbla M.D. &erson, Page 4 

## 505

Artiala 3808, Varnonts &mot&ad Zeus civil atatutas,wuls aI rollov8r

%ha time and p&a4 of sale of real lskta **uadar** umutlon, order of ula, **or** vaaditfoni axpo~s, shsllbe drartlrad b7 the offioar by hwind tha aotloe tharaof publlshad

In tba Bgllsh langwga aaaa a weak **for thwo**  samaautin vnks praaading suah sala, In sow aawpapar published la arid amInt

. %ha first of **8ald** publlutlons shall appear not lass than *ant7 dam lmsdiato17 praamling

tha day of sale, 8afd aotlaa shsll aoat8.b& statawat of the 8uthorIt7 b7 virtw oflmah the wlelstobam8Alo,thotsma of lrvy, and the **tims** aad pbaa of ssle8 it ah11 also mmt&Ii% a brief dasariptlon of tha proparw to ba sold, snd skll glva tha msber of awes, odglwl survcbf,

localityIn tha tountJ,snd the - **by** vhioh tha land is rest generally known,but it ahallnot be waasuq for It to aontainfield aotas. Publlsbars

of nawpapars s&allwoal~a for publlrbing

**sa.td** salesTlity centspar spusra tor the fiirat

lnsartlan

an4 thirtyaants**par** sqww **for** sub8aquent lnrartlons,

to ba taxed snd psi4 as other oostsl for suah publlartloa, ten llnas shallaonstltuta a squara,

s&l t&a **body** of
**no such**  ulvertlsaaant **shall be**  printed**in larger**  type **t&m** bnviar. **No** fee for 8dvarUsing **say** pwparty **la a**  navspapar under **ths** pwvIslons **of** this srtialasbsll axaaad tha mm of **five** dollars. If tbasabo no navspapar publishad

in the bounty,
**or** aoaa vhiahwill publish**the** notlae of l l a **ior** the aoapawatlaahawln fixed,the offlaar skmll them post suah notioo la vrltirrg ia thwa pub110 plnas ia the aounty,oao ofrhlah shsll**be rt**  the
6ou~tlwusa door of **suah** aountr. **for** 8t lwst tvaa-Honoreblo X.D. lherson,

r-0 $

Artiole 3933rVeraan Amoteted %xas Oiril St+ 

### tutas,m8ds la 

### part u follorsr



### %haritfs

ubitoonstabl*s

shallnoelve ths follolrlq

fees,
I

.. .. "Levyiag

saoh 

### usaut1aa..**.*......... l*ofJ rltaturn

of 

## uaoutfaa.......r.......... t1.00

l . . . . 

### l **Postisg the**  

### rdrutisamntrfor aal* under%a14

~nutl~ or an7 order of s8l*.,.&OO

0tao~nhlee8 rvlsowQV~~~..*,l.oo **I)**
l .,. %011*oting nomy oa u1 exwutioa **or** uL 

### ardor of 834, vhan the 88m Is nde by a sale, 

### for first UEIO

lbmdwd Dollars ($100)

### or **for** tIw sw3ml We Xtmc%md



### til sum ovaf

hro **&abed** 

### *sow OaaThou- Dol**of** 

### atapwr aant.



### . a (Undas~S&~&w 

### ) Mtiel8J8U, poori&* for %n wstlm q' of aotloes

### a% the wwthousa 

### dooraad **other** pubrio p l a z a s , lto.
Tba awe ofbrurdvs.?ultoa,U Ivlo6l,hald#
we


### 'Th~sgmedsktmwatupeawhlahtlw~~- wao 8utuittad



### la thisemwt show tbt 

### the

# twstaaHonorable

M.D. Emerson,**Pm** 6
i
gave notlaa of ths 

### tlm tams, 

### and plaao or

sale,**aad of**  **tb** pram& **to be**  **sold** l**s** followarBy postln8tvo **prlnteQ** oapias**of** ***u&t** aotfaa 

### on theboards in theoontdor 

### of t&w aourt-house

**ia** 

### the **oity of**  **Austiia,** 

### oauuty 0r **Travis,** aad **&tat0** of **Texas, raid**  **prlntad ao**  

### tiubaLng8bout10 awhas tnlangth,aad2 lnohosSnbbnadth,lUoaloba%ngmda~ttho wst 

### fwat **door** of **arid** owrt-house,vbw all mbllo Wea lntho aoumt~oftnvlsmausu8l4 ride, usl the boasda oa vhloh the aotlaar vow post8dww b tb oor?ldor **of the**  **blld** 

### iag,BboIat4ofHtfmm#afmmtdooF,and **In** 

### opanvlbvfraathadoorand **fustattbs** side of the sWnrylu&agto tha court-FooRs in 

### tb saaond stow. 9habardsamvhlahthosad 

### not1008 vesa**plwad** 

### wereplwldodw tb# row%@ of Tnvir for tbr **postiag ai**  **aotlo88** 

### of **8tmr--** ifist sales,tax-sales, all **notioas ia**  **pro** 

### bte matten,md tilpublla aotlaes roqulmd **b7** 

### lrv to bs postedat 

### the oomt-hmu door, **and suah**  **boards had**  **baaa prtwided**  **aad rued**  

### fop suahpurposom,standIng in tha sew p&80 

### for
muIy JI8M, ud 

### mtIaar of trwtoas’ Sal** had alwap oustomrll~ batm 

### posted on thasoboards. totlaaoof thL8 a&water vam **aavar** 

### panrlttad to be 

### po8tad

on the **door or**  wlls of thm hauoa, but **0n th4**  **beau furnlah0d**  **and \ued**  ror **suoh purposas** 

**.** These

### aotiaos van **posted, as**  statad,oaDaaambar211887,mmtbaa3Od4sbarow 

### theda7 of 

### da

... ....Inpwvldlng for thopostlng &the court-house 

### doorlath doad of 

### trust

under oozuldantion,

theprtles doubtless

**lntondad** 

### thattha mtlaa 

### shmld be **stuak** 

### 9 **at the**  **plaao So?**  **postIn@** lo@1 netloas ln the oltr 

### OfAWua, sllohking thepla6. vha w l **porter** 

### rould moot lfkaly

ba sum by **pooyu** 

### daslww of **pureha la114**  **at** 

### bllo lie aoaeurla the oon8lus2on of **tc** la&edjudgaihotriadtha oanbalathat tha aotlaaoof tha atie were gim fn Meorbaa4 vlth the terms of tha dud of trust, aad that it is wmaoasu~ **to** pbss tspoa uv **other** 

### qwstlaa in the one. The Judgwat is aooordlagl7

afflmad."Zonorabla N.D. Ellmon, **Pago** 7

Wo 

### quot.fwm tin 

### otuaof Maloonvs. State, 75 

### 8U 502,es follovsc

'By 'posting as 

### roquhodbylav’ lowsnt that the notfoesmust ba 8attell7 posted tha raqulslta

number of &78 8afore tha l lootlaaIs held. Tha Tut that the aotloaen7 have baaa subsaqwntl toonorbloundovnwuldnotrif*ot the VJ ldlty of ths l laatlan. When the 

### st*tuk nquIn8 t&aaatZoea to b8 poitatiw da7s bafow tha rleotloa, If tin 

### proofodl)tiu**rive4 shove**  tint **rrrld po~U.mg**  **did -,**  **t&en the**  aourt, **as ladlecrtad**  **ln** tin **ortglml opla**  Ion, is *nthorlsad

to toll tbs tlon of law, that tha 1-1 ap **ti** ury 

### as a quo*-
m i+r is **valid.** 

### lfaquota

fwmtha aas0 oiCitfof&aAntanio vs. Campbell,

56 SY 1~0 (cited

b7 too ti 7ow Mot) es **follovo,**

J ìThe

f o u r t h l solgnaaat

ea8pld.m of tha udgmont,In~lovlag tha MOl8Imod~S sorts )4.5q~for 

### 8otloos

of 

### tb8 shariff~s



### sale,ka a w e a wn w a sm l

vida n aa

t os u ppor t

swh 6harga. The offfoar tastlfiad, 'I also &u-gad ln the 

### shoriffts aosts,44.50 **for** notlaas.t Plrlntfff iatwduwd as avidaaaa the return o f J&J sheriff,from v h l a h lb l pparrs t h a t

h a sar~adthree aopZa8of notlau of ula on parties, and tha sam nunbsr oa their raspoativs attorneys,

m&lag *lx in 8ll. Xl8 tastiraaj show that t&l* ahargo vu **hdapandant** of the ordlury postingof ths advwtlsamant. Ye 8w uaabloto find my ~rovfsla~ l llovlq tha sbrlif aoapeaut1oa fw the notloasraqulred to be given ths pmtlas aad their **8ttoways** Sn such uses, ud thenfon thIr Ita8vm Im

### propor ohm@."

Wo quota ttatha mse o?B&hun. 8-k. 275 SW 149, as followr

**‘ A**  sheriffis ontitlad to sacrh

fear &a 

### the statutes

ruthoriso,

and for 

### that

wasoa tho featthttha fn*Uwadrq smlmp in sow iastubassor rrJlLaot&or fnst~aes



## AEamorablo



### X.D. Emsrsan,

**Pega** 8



### oumoteator I nt o l 

### dotlriom oaastrulng



### the statutes

authorlslag

th8w f%m L8glslaturt **has onrote**  **th** in bill, **and has**  fixed l 

### muImm sumvhtoh 

### s sheriff

### 18 entitled ta wnlvo la fees,

wquirl.a#

that 

### theuous bo paid 

### iatothe eouaty twasury. The 

### LaglalatuwhnJs0 aantadlavs regulatwaad Uglag tha fees of offlaws fwa tlms 

### to Thsvi8domorumflsdo8ofthaw rots 

### is nit a mtter for the oourte to 4otamIna.” **wvornd** 

### 0 **other** 

### gwwds la

Opiaiaa Ho. O-511

of this department

holdo that
a 

### shariif

is ontitled

to l fao 

### of onl7 )l.OO for postingthe 

### notloos of wle Iavolvad

i8 ssidfaotsltuatlon andvss not oatltlod

to 84 f-0 for 

### riling notlaeoof 8al.r. We 

### oaelosa

### hewvlth a eon 

### of wZd opiatoafor 

### youroonvanlanoo.



### fr vlavof tha **fowgolag** authorltles, 

### pu sra raspeotfully

advised that it 1s tb oplnlon of thin dopartmnt that 

### the sheriff

vould aot k l 

### atitled to Argo say fsos s4ar 

### formlling 

### out t&a four n&loo0 UosorIlmd In pxr

.

Yours vary truly ATTOl?HRYclgllBRAtOPTRXAS

WmrAW ' KPPfiOVErDEC 16, 1940