OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN

Honorable R. D. Stringer CountyAttorney Hall cmmty Mosphlr* Tsxar

Dear Birr

we have received ! 

### opinion upon the above eta 

## ttor reque8tlng our



### doe that said ll be pald out after ths tax.*, esae shall the 3tate

. suit.8 harebeen riled.

by an 1 Ulrtriat, and ~IIprovide&

. 8. the other taxing units 

### saded. ~2%~mitt8 proaaeded to ortIers of 

### sale issued. pertynas bid in by the oounty tax-oolleator a8 trustee for all taring units. The ques 

### t1on iswhether the.county shouldpay thevarioue offlaers their teas and the ooat of pGbliehiog the notiE of the sheriff*8 sale.

### HonoWble H. D. **Stringer, pass**  **8**

*Iam of the opinion that u5daT tilertatUtOl QUOtOdin thU fitat paX%iigTaph the OOU5ty 8hould not gey these coat*, but rather that the payment will hem towait until such tieis as the property may be sold and tsonay actually reasivad.*

YOU are 

### conoernsd with the.sl$uatiqnwhere tjae 4almtJT 

### bEX8Olh4tur, (18tIW!tee 

### iOr a indepM&tnt eehoul dimtriot, and "ther taxing uoitr, ha8 pur4harcnl prop4z-Q P 

### at the 

### algina tax r?racloaure ss.14, but whfah property haa not boon 8old by said count7 tax colleotor; at private sale, 

### or by the

## sh0rirr 0r **said oountf,**  

## a0pru.:idea by 

### Be&ions 9 **nab** 

### U or Artiole 7345b, **Vernon ’** **u** I C 'vi1atat**utes.** You request information al) to nhether the ooilnty should gay ths varloua oostr and oxpens+ taxed by tha oourt in the original foraolo~uro 4a10,

### or whebhor tba par- 

## dent or ruoh aorta will hay4 to &wait ths rosa18

## or aooh propart~ and the aotual reoeipt of the

### proaseda of such

### corral* **trae** the 'purohaBbr.
The proasdure you lnq4ltr about la 

### answered in Section 0 or Art1014 7SUib, V8r505'S Civil

## 8tatute8, whioh reads inpart aa 

### r0ii0w8:

"844. 9. Ir 

### thepropWtp b@ DO16 t0 a5r tflXiJW3 UniB whioh IS a party to the Jud&mant 

### under dsorss of oowt ia said suit, the 

### tltlr to said property shall be **bid in**  and&ld b;r the taxing unit 

### yuraharfng sapre 

### for the use aad bonerit of itself and a11 other tiulng unitawhhiah

### are partleo to the ault **and** wbish **harr been**  

### adjudgrQ **in** 

### oald suit 

### to have 

### tax lians 

### against suoh property,pro rat6 and in proportion tom4 

### aamunt or ths tax libns in 

### favor or said teswctive **taxiog** un;t# a8 080 tabllahedby tha &dgmnt in r6ld W&t, and c osts snd lwnaea ahall 

### not be Dayable #dt;il 

### aalr by such traxlniz unit so eW?ohatWIu881110, and such 

### tmmsrty 8heU.l not be sold br ~tho taxing wilt $m6md.ng sam 

### ror less than the adjudgedvalue thsrsoi 

### or the azn4wtt or the judgasot4 against the proarrty in aald

## uuit, whl6hevsr ia lower,without the writtm eon

### ssnt or all taxing units wUah in sa.idfudgoent ham been found to have tas lists agalnrtHonorabls Ii.D. Strlnssr, Fags 3

suah propsrtp~ and when suoh property is sold by the taxing unit purchssln~ uame, the proceeds thereof shall be reoeivad by it for aeoount of Itself and all other mid taxing ueits adjudged in said suit to have a tax liso against such property, and after paying all costs and ex-rises,, sha‘ll be distributed among such taxing units pro rata and in proportion to the amount of their tax liens against suoh propertyas established in said judgment.

. . .w (Undersaorlngours) Therefore, in a5mer to your question,you arm respeaImlly advised that it is the opinion of this departsent tiiat

the county should not pay the various costs and expenses or the original foreclosure eels, and that such oosts and expenses are not payable until the resale or rush property by ‘thecounty and the actual reoelpt of theproceeds or such sale.

Xiatrust that the foregoing fully amttersyour inqufly.

Yours very truly
A’l’lXWxY 0TNWi.L OF TEWS

**Ass1**

### Stan%

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