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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS

AUSTINState nhouldreoeLve oredlt fox' thismoney. Rl8 anther to Our lettapof April 7 rmdn an followsr 'Regardin% your 1ett.s of April 7, 1941, Peque8tUlg?urthePlnfOPmBtiaaon the Jloaa J. Vattn Cm uheok for $59.37 for rontal84aanting 00 propertyrrold **for** temin after the resdsmiptim pmrlodbrd expiredand prior to thlr,

prqorty be- sold to a third P-tY*”

At the time the propertyin quertiar in thh ame YM SOreoloredunder 8 tu juaeagltthe folloving Artioles oaptrolled8uoh aales and redemptlme:

"Artiiole

7288. %hould the tu oolleator f83.1 to mke aale of uky real eatate for mat **of** e purahuer, he rhrll bid the aarm off for the State for the tbx.8 and paulties due, and all co8t8 eoalrulng **thereon, and**  oxeautea **deed** to the 8t8toj and am deed &all lnaludeall tmtn of land bid off to the 8tate et rush tex arle,~dmke due -turn tbezeof,uader 8uah foam md direatianeUI the Comptroller m8y furnish**and** dlmat. After 8ale **and** pureh~e **by** the Btats **of ay**  ml estate,It 8h8llnot ba lawful TOP 8Ud aolloctm to levy upon **OP** advo@tlne OS 8.11 the 8mw iOF any mmlning or rOsrubd tax88 due thereonrsltiltbe88mo 8hsl1 p8,%btiT redeenedb the owner or 18 8Old by

%aid co1 ee&&;sball,

9 01 fln8l settlQmentOi hi8 &aoOunt8with the Oo1m&881oneP8 court end the Comptroller, be antitled to & omdlt fo~tha rmrotmtof -08 due the 8t8te end oomty, resspeatlvely, for rhlah the land8 end 10t8 vere bid off to the 8trte.

"Article7289. The uuner ofurglrad8 that mny here been aonveyedto the %tato **under** the prOYi8iOIt8 Of the fOregOingWtiOlO, OI hi8 rg*at, d98lringto **medeem** the **mme, mar**  do **ao** by **de** positingwith the oollwtor O? the county in vhiah the land8vere 8old double the ankount of the pwahaoe wmsy md 411 raox'udtiase8 thma, vlthln tvo yewa froa the data of the deed to theIImorablrCbrP1.y LoaldLut,Pqa 3

State;Md 8Wh CO1lOOtOF8a1 ***XeOUtO 8**  **FO** aeipt to such ovnbr,Or 8gQt8, @VIag tbon& theuuowt **of** amney Maoived,

and l de8arIptlaa of the laad 80 a8 to idmtify the @ame, **urd** 81s pnd 8-1 th8 8W Offioidiy; Md, upcp pl'O8G&&tIO?B **of** rwh raoelpt to the OOarptroller,he 8Wl executeto the owmr a rel%lU+8hWII¶tWIdO~hi8 8%@0.8tUMMd 8u1of offlao,rhioh my be admItted to reooml Sn like **meaner**

with other aaavlryWaoo8 of Und.

"ArtIale7290. In 0888 8tid land 8h11 not MY. been Podo8@8&88 prwl~ in Art101e 7089, then the 8m w k **8Old** 88 provided ln ~tlalo 7a80:

Artlole 7328 prov3.d.d the method of -10 by & **shwiff** after property

### had o~l.gbally bwm bld in by the State~dthe lwthod ofpw3ngthowaby8ftor 8ald8ale. %Ud htlah lWSd8 fn pWt M fOlhU8,

* If Wky Of the had thU8 8Olid tb the itit; i8kBt rmdeemd W1thS.n th8 t&W **pP080rlbed by**  **thi@ lW,**  **the $hWiff**  **8bl1** S.11 the aam8 et **publlcr** out0 1 totha hl.@mtblddw ff3rcwhrtth*pMnoIpa alzaioeto th8 aowt howe in tha oowty whwo& the lend 1108, **eftw** @*ins notloa of sale ia tha manor now pro8oribod ?Ol!

8aO Of w 08t8tOUtkdW **UMUtiQII,** pwvldad wh8n notbe 18 egm by poatbg notiaw,
me of the 88ldnotio88 -11 k po8ted In 8 oolepiawma plus up~l tha lard to ba rold. **Se&d**aotIao 8heU a-t&In a legal de8oriptlQnof the lend to b8 #old1 the d&o of **it8** ~uWamo by the bteto, the prlae ferwbioh the lmdru **rold** te thr %tata# th8t it vi11 b. 8Old 8t pub110 Outarg to the -8t bidder for O&8& dRte md flUSO Of 8tiO. Al.1 lui1*8 OOnte3E$~tOd

horeln 8-1 **be We**  **ia t&l**  **mWUl.r**proscribed fW th9 oale OfwalerUt~ lmlor axwut~,~t~ 8heriff 18 hereby **8Utbl ’** **i8&,** md **It ir**  horoby prds hI8 duty to wjeat any rtld all **bid8** fox' ad lnndvhm Inhl8 $.ad@mntthe UIL)MtbIdIa ia8uffIoiant

or in&%quto, cradla event *rid bid or bid8 are njootod the lend dU.3. be I’e-dVw**ti8Od** and offoNd Tel’ 881e 88 pPOV%dsd fW hWOin,

,,Hworable Ohuley Lookhert, Paga 4

but the aaoeptamm by the 8herlff of tha bid 8hrl1b8 canol~:~eW~dblnaiD~ m the qW8tlCZi of the SUffiCi8IlC~ of thm bid, and no a&Ian 8hSll be 8ullt8ill@d in Ury OOUl't

Of **tdd.8 State**  to **ret** aialde

ueid earl@

an growads of the in8uffIclenoy **of** th8 Munt bid aad maopted. nothing hwein Sh311 b0 am8trwd U prablbltin/~the Btotr, rating thx'oqb the oowty attorney of the oounty 

### vhorolnthQ land 11.8, or it8 Attorney 0BII4X81, **f ’** **P0m in8trtUtw**  **u1 E#tiCRl**  t0 88t asida the aaId 8ti@ 0 th@ gPOM& Cl?fF8Ud

or aolluslm b&wan the offla~ mUbg the saleandthe purCbae~'. The 8hsPiffsUL18ad the 8m0wt WGOIW~ f~an8~htileto the **8t8te**
**TreMureP** ester ludwtlng the UlQlmt of th8 aoulty tams, Sntorost aad penalty of the aouIty taxvhiahhe 8bai1 pay to the oountytrMUuxwr. The 8hWiff, irk bOh81f Of tb0 %t8tO, ahal execute l dud 000-g title to mid property Whan 8old end paid for."

orlginrlly **brought.**