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 furthss eontend that Artiale 

3808 daals rlth 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 entitled te aa 7xib 

for adYortlsin& that by tha sama tokaa ho is wqulwd to saa4 out ths foer bddftloaal aatlaar and 

WedYe LID sxtw o a q nr u*tfo n, l ma th o ugh he eo n 

a & ia Adtlltlaa to p a llsh lxlg the ootiee ia 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, l B aaenbd in 1937, 

he ia editled to 41.00 foe for l endlag or porting raah 

:E ~lmtlaes he we wqulwd b7 law to l lthepwt r 

Ha feels tht our bgislattuw aevor intendl d to & q tt.la w shorlfr o f uy aotant7 ia Tex a to s 

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 question roeordl&y, end that hs Is j 

r 

tiilod ia w?.ng $1.00 far 

-0h .0r ub a0tieat. The88 aotieos ma7 be l ithor 

p o sted or mlla d, tinder t& la y, b ut he Is Nq ulnd to 

do oas or tha sthar.)Ths eho*tff fwthsr at&ends 

t&t, rhilo this rrtflele stipalates &OO for 9ostSsq 

u's a&art1seMats erula, uslag t?mwr~'a&*rtlr.- 

mats* ta tha plural, this PefWs @al7 toPOst the 

a 

lfoaowblo W.D.~reoa,Pege 2 
Eoaorablo 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 Antonio vsr 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 sheriff is 

roll wua lfith nfemaeo to tba intent of the Logislatuw U&no offloorweulbdorork la & aitilsult 

for parties othar thaa the btate snd its sabdlririoaar 

But it l gpttaw to us that tha quostlan 18 kssd antiluly upan aonstruatloa 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~thrt the sheriff vould maelvo 

41.00 for web suah notieo posted. Ia ame8 vhwe 

the amber at notlaes wuld bo large, thfr vould hard17 ssem proper, howover. In sams aases 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 the80 aottaes WON msfled. ff ported notions 

wfers to notlaes mailed - i.e. pasted by rll, it 

vould rppu tha ahis srtloleJ applies. 

"All thh rerolvrs 1tse1r Into the 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%ng aut 

notloos to putlea as mmlral by lsv, under Astlale J$O8, R.O.8. in a&Sltlan to the 41.00 alloved far 

advmtlsiag uader tha pwYisloas of Art. 39Jl) R.C.8.T 

If so, 18 be sllovod oal7 #l&O for nil- out all 

sue& notions mqtirod, or Is ha mtitled to Cl.00 for 

uah aoU0~ so posted by wilt 

504 
f 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 l skta 

uadar umutlon, order of ula, or vaaditfoni 

axpo~s, shsll be 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, locality In tha tountJ, snd the - by 

vhioh tha land is rest generally known, but it 

ahall not be waasuq for It to aontain field 

aotas. Publlsbars of nawpapars s&all woal~a 

for publlrbing sa.td sales Tlity cents par spusra 

tor the fiirat lnsartlan an4 thirty aants 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 srtiala sbsll axaaad tha mm of five dollars. 

If tbasa bo no navspapar publishad in the bounty, 

or aoaa vhiah will publish the notlae of l la ior 

the aoapawatlaa hawln 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 3933r Veraan Amoteted %xas Oiril St+ 

tutas, m8ds la part u follorsr 

%haritfs ubitoonstabl*s shallnoelve ths 

follolrlq fees, 

I 

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"Levyiag saoh usaut1aa..**.*......... l*ofJ 

rltaturn of uaoutfaa.......r.......... t 1.00 

l 

. . . . 

l Postisg the rdrutisamntr for aal* 

under %a14 ~nutl~ or an7 order of s8l*.,.&OO 

0tao~nhlee8 

rvlso wQV~~~..*,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 Oaa Thou- Dolof ata pwr aant. 

. a 

(Undas~S&~&w ) 

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

aotloes a% the wwthousa door aad other pubrio p la za s, lto. 

Tba awe ofbrurdvs.?ultoa,U Ivlo6l,hald# 

we 

'Th~sgmedsktmwatupeawhlahtlw~~- 

wao 8utuittad la this emwt show tbt the twstaa 
Honorable 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 followar By postln8 tvo prlnteQ oapias of *u&t 

aotfaa on the boards in the oontdor of t&w 

aourt-house ia the oity of Austiia, oauuty 0r 

Travis, aad &tat0 of Texas, raid prlntad aotiubaLng8bout10 awhas tnlangth,aad 2 

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 post8d ww b tb oor?ldor of the blldiag,BboIat4ofHtfmm#afmmtdooF,and 

In opanvlbvfraathadoorand fustattbs 

side of the sWnrylu&agto tha court-FooRs 

in tb saaond stow. 9habardsamvhlahthosad 

not1008 vesa plwad were plwldod w tb# row%@ 

of Tnvir for tbr postiag ai aotlo88 of 8tmr-- 

ifist sales, tax-sales, all notioas ia probte matten,md tilpublla aotlaes roqulmd 

b7 lrv to bs posted at the oomt-hmu door, 

and suah boards had baaa prtwided aad rued fop 

suah purposom, standIng in tha sew p&80 for 

muIy JI8M, ud mtIaar of trwtoas’ Sal** had 

alwap oustomrll~ batm posted on thaso boards. 

totlaao of 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 the da7 of da . . . . . ..In pwvldlng for 

thopostlng &the court-house door lath doad 

of trust under oozuldantion, the prtles 

doubtless lntondad that tha 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 aoaeur la the oon8lus2on of tc 

la&edjudgaihotriadtha oanbalathat 

tha aotlaao of 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 otua of Maloon vs. State, 75 

8U 502, es follovsc 

'By 'posting as roquhodbylav’ lowsnt 

that the notfoes must ba 8attell7 posted tha 

raqulslta number of &78 8afore tha l lootlaa Is 

held. Tha Tut that the aotloae n7 have baaa 

subsaqwntl toonorbloundovnwuldnotrif*ot the VJ ldlty of ths l laatlan. When the 

st*tuk nquIn8 t&a aatZoea to b8 poitatiw 

da7s bafow tha rleotloa, If tin proof odl)tiurive4 shove tint rrrld po~U.mg did -, t&en 

the aourt, as ladlecrtad ln tin ortglml oplaIon, 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 fo ur tl h solgnaaat ea8pld.m of tha 

udgmont,In~lovlag tha MOl8Imod~S sorts 

)4.5q~for 8otloos of tb8 shariff~s sale, ka a we a wn wa s m l vida ntaa o supporswt h 

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 vh la lb h l pparrs th a ht a 

sar~ad three aopZa8 of 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 posting of ths advwtlsamant. Ye 8w 

uaablo to find my ~rovfsla~ l llovlq tha sbrlif aoapeaut1oa fw the notloas raqulred to 

be given ths pmtlas aad their 8ttoways Sn 

such uses, ud thenfon thIr Ita8vm Impropor ohm@." 

Wo quota ttatha mse o?B&hun. 8-k. 275 SW 

149, as followr 

‘A sheriff is ontitlad to sacrh fear &a 

the statutes ruthoriso, and for that wasoa 

tho featthttha fn*Uwadrq smlmp 

in sow iastubassor rrJlLaot&or fnst~aes 

A 
Eamorablo X.D. Emsrsan, Pega 8 

oumoteator Into l dotlriom oaastrulng the 

statutes authorlslag th8w f%m L8glslaturt 

has onrote th in bill, and has fixed l 

muImm sum vhtoh s sheriff 18 entitled ta 

wnlvo la fees, wquirl.a# that the uous bo 

paid iato the eouaty twasury. The LaglalatuwhnJs0 aantadlavs regulatwaad 

Uglag tha fees of offlaws fwa tlms to 

Thsvi8domorumflsdo8of thaw 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 posting the 

notloos of wle Iavolvad i8 ssid faot sltuatlon and vss not 

oatltlod to 84 f-0 for riling notlaeo of 8al.r. We oaelosa hewvlth a eon of wZd opiatoa for your oonvanlanoo. 

fr vlav of 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 for mlling out t&a four n&loo0 UosorIlmd In pxr 

. 

Yours vary truly 

ATTOl?HRYclgllBRAtOPTRXAS 

WmrAW ' 

KPPfiOVErDEC 16, 1940