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*1 4’ OFFICE OF THE AlTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN *2 Eon. Patriak D. Lkorelaad, 'Cc1ml~5ioller, pa@ 8

bid &I the jmjmrty under the laws of t.Vs Ytdlte?

"(5) t'ihan proprty iu bid in at u akwiSf'a sale

in the liatne or the ijtutb,.wbo is authorized to paaee title to a subsequent p~ohaassr frau the State?

"(4) Eiapp is euah sale to a dubeeguent purohawr

acaacpllehed? "(5) Whet dieposition sust be iwade oi puroheso

money realized from auoh sale? "'(6) Vioilldthe an~wor to tho above ~ueatlon8 ay=

ply to rsol property a8 well 861 personal proper- tn.

It le our .opl.nion that Artialee 4401 and 4405, eu amen406, Vernor*13 ILnnotatad clrfl statute0 0oPltela an5wera to the tarious quMtioz&a *ubmitteL

Artiole 4401, oupra, muda 86 ?olloner 'If a fJ?ODO"~ 8hd.-+dd~ ;~b'ty of any 6xeout on* or or er Ml juQpwat la ravor ot the sta or aale by virtue 0s say ae6a of trust-axoapt exeauti6myns imted upon judgpeats fn oases of moire iaaiue the agent mprsaenting the State by and wIth adtriae unb oonssnt of the Attorney Ueaerul i8 hereby autaorleed end rop6Sred to attend suoh Sal68 an6 bid on and buy in for the Sate ui4 property when it shall be deeped proper to pro- teat the interest oi the State in t&s oolloa- tion of cluuh jUd&c+ent and debt, Ifie bld B!6 not esotw3d the amount atsos8sary to satlaCy aal& ju&gnent and debt an& all ooeta due thereon~* "The agent or attarnuy of the State buying for the 3tut.e suoh proparty at molt eel08 rbaU be authorbad by ond.with the advise and OOF ssnti of the Attornap-a~erel, at e&y tias to *3 Y., II011 . Patrick D. biorelnad, Caamlsaioner, pears 3

sell or otherwl66 diesoae of said property (10 purohtmcd~ln the manner ao~ulrad unC u;m euoh tsma& and ooiiditlom QB he nmy hm most admm- tageouo to the Sate. If sold OX' dispooed oi tar a grcmtar aaiount th:en la ae0Otmar~t0

off the uniumt duo upon jud@mmt or de E

and all ootm aoomed fAmeon, ths reamlnder

skiall be pald into the i;tatu Traasuty to th@ oredit of tho gene,zal TeYenW. w;han euoh sale IS me&u, the Attorney ~sneti shai;l, in the

nmne of the State, ex~oute und deliver to the p2rahasasr a dsed OS axmsyanos to aaid propw- ty, whloh deed sb&ll vast all the rlghts and

tit10 t0 tha s&UB4 in the ;;urahaSSr thW30ie”

Aooording to ~rtlolo 4401, wham any property &ail be Bold by virtue of any exeoutiqa or oriler ot 8ale issued upon any jucgcesat In SaYor OS the &ate, the ageat rapraaantl.ag the state ie authorleed t3 buy in iox otuta the proparty where It ia claoaeaar to protaot the of ths stute. The onlyotidft on ia-that the f inter6rt agent of the Stat.6 aot *by and with tha advloe and OCP-

sent or the Attorney Geneml*.

Wtlole 44Olwould apply in oaee of a fwrspprnt obtaioed under the Tama Unaaploymnt &unpenmtIon &et hrtlole 5E82.43, Vernon*6 mrwtatad Statutce*, and uC%QI1 tl en proossdilyu leasued therwnder.

The Wgant rapraoentlag tho stat& would b&the reprssontatlvs of the ComiiilsrrIofa, end in amwar te pour rmit ~uest10n It IS oul: opinion that he would be authex- 1~06 by law to bid In the pmqmrty lavled upon in %he name ottha stata, ii ha aated *with the advloa cad oola- sant of the Attorney Cmeral@@.

Our answer to your flret pue8ttion also ratI* florr qwaion Pa. 2. tiLtid ~~8oti~

in ~Q~WW t0 YOU ~f;:i~h4a8, providas that the agent of the etata, burjjn

etate, has the aut&arl,ty~to aekl or diapam oi v&! gro erty so purohased at any tine In the manner uatl upon ts l&J and oocdItIone as ha map deem moot advantageous oi tha utate. Yurthorsom, It is prwided In the Aat S&W& 6u4h *4 t&3 1~3 ZBada the dttO&W3y GiH.Wrti 6h611 i.3 the 1uuai3 Or

the state orsaute and deliver to the putobaser the deed of cotwayance to the property.

Thus, the law provides that the a&bat oi the etate shall cell and ths Attorney General exeoute the ia~rdiient of,elile ptreein(3 the-title to t&e property

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your fourth qUO6thl ask6 “hOW i6 6Uoh 6ah t0 a 6UbseQUOnt JlurO&AUlW aOO0mplhhUd?" Art1016 as pro- vidae that a shale or property Sb611 be lEado fin the omn- nax Md upon such twm and oonditfono as the agaat and the .%ttorneJ General may de- most,advantageous to the 6tRt0, k wide dl6OrstiOn 18 allowed, but the paramount oonsiCeratlcu3 la the tntoreet 0r state. ii8 for que8tlon Ho. 8 in your letter money8

real.l~ed on a eale go rmt to pay 0rr the Ju&unt debt d&the unampiOpM3iIt coOnp6LI6OtiO~ mIiSii56iOn~ ir 6 6Wph8 it goes to the @meral revenue l?und 0r th. Utllt. 6Xi6t6, Or f6XLk8. fi~%tOi8 460s 6tate6 that “ir aOld Or diSp086d Or rCW a &rSUtfS amount than i6 n008656Z-Y t0 Pag Ott the amaunt &LO upon the Jud@wmt of debt, and all 605t8 l O- oruedtheraon, the remainder shall bo paid to the State Treasury to he oredit oi the General I&-venue Fumhw

E&S are Oi the o fniari that'S2ii&61e8 44Gl aad 4403, .uUpra, ap2l.y t0 b0 h ? tiO6 or ma1 setate and psr- 8onul property.

B&h artio&eii%mro origina& pae66d by the Six- tsenth ki&ShtUrO ia u370 at a Sp6Oiti B79, Spf#Citi ij686iOll P.R. 9.10). The aaption designet- SSSUiOn, (AOt8 provide r0r and rfibiutw ed them *an Act to b&w co%iOtian of all Jud&wmts In ravor or ths state QE any Oountythere~nder~. B&h 6raOi68 rer8r t0 65b8 Or “634 ww=+W ^[0]

Flrtiolea 4401 and 4403 w6r6 aniended by A6t8 of 1927, Piwtieth Ltse,i6latUlVJ, oaptlm or muwe Bill E:o* 4 &,%8 i2ikl2g !iYtl: am ai3 r0ilou8t

"Aa :wt to tatend htiolss 44Gl and 4403 ti *5 XCX2. Ratriok D. ttorelmd, 00mai6rlonsr, page 6

the Xmiusd Civil Btatutar of Ts~as, by provld-

lng that the Attorz~~y G6n8r8l l hall b6 authoris- sd and required k, attbnd 66ler oi property unda deocb of truet, to bid on, krp in and 6611 8U8h property.=

36rmte B111H0. 100 or the firti6th wg58htw 614431y broadsne the ori& 8tatUt8 to ln6ludt, 86188 ot lane by vlrtus or any dead 0r truut, au well ae.86l88 0r r681 eetate and persotity by Ylrtus or ax4Outlon upon a ludg6i6nli 5.n rator or the 6t6t.64 OGn8%qU%nt]y, qU08tiOXi 18 anUWer6d in the 8XfiXJ!UW6~ ym b6t

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