Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. OF TEXAS AUSTIN I&arch31, 1939 Mr. C. W. Talbot, March 51, 1959, Page 8 prorrdw as rouowmt I. ,: ~.: Bsning eaoh orQinal oitafhioa in a air%1 suit l....................*...... *‘:g 8u wo n~ o a th r ltnmw .................. Levy ing a n4 r etu r nf~ ea o h wr it of a tta o h wa t&sQwatr#ioa.r .... or ........1 )& O Copy of lttiaobmsnt writ amI return for lMlQr6ingl.......‘...................... LICJO Laying saoh amcmtion.r....~...........r X&O Return 0r ax43fmi0br...~............... 1.09 Ssrvlngeaoh writ of ,gmni&nw& or other prooeee dot ethetiu zovMe6. for 1.00 Serving eaoh ~wrltOS laJ.ikwt POP..~~..... - 1.80 Taking and.approving .@Io~IJ bomb. ~il me tur+ng mm~ to ths,,prepq~~Oqm%@ca nooelsa~~.r~....r.,.r....,.,.+....~..,..~...... 290 .e Eaaorp~hg the ~ivrwww8 sf any bond 'Fe- qair4d to be ondorae+-aghLP+;..<~........@Q ,?.!giFz. Mr. C. W. Talbot, Maroh 51, 1939, Page 3 Y Exeouting and reQurning caoh writ O? DOO~~~OO~OU Or ‘~e8titUtiOU........$S.00 Poa&g the advertlecmenta?or aale~‘~ under the sxeoutionor any order or aale...................*.........1.00 m other notloea reauitiedby law ana not otherwIseprrivfded?&.. 1.00 Exeouting a deed to eaoh purchaser of -real~eatat.8 .undar.eqoutlon or wd~r.o$.atie•*..~~*'..ri .........i.. 8.00 ; grouting a ?d.&lef ,aa*, 'fo.Faoh~ puw : ; ohamr*er ~~eraon&l~:&mpe~y.gacl*r ul exeoutlonor:;ordsc ~Of~:aalb, when aenQan@d~bf~ptiroheCdr~;.;.*. . . . . . . . . . . e&o ?or eaeh.oaae trlad~~ia,t.he Diatrlot or Qowty Uogrt,-~&+i&pl*es shall be taxed fim thr'~~~‘.af~;,..;.....r .W ~~ Foo~r~&6a019,~~~~~ah~~ .& ........iro~;.r..,.,i......c. Tar trarsling~d.Ctbeae*iae~o? prwiaa, Sheritia W:Cckatable&i ahall x-o-.:.: wlve .#4rsn au* OM-half (O*) oentb for saoh tile goin& and o&g; l?~two or mow persona are Mntlowd In the welt, he ahdl~~abnrgofor the dlatanoe. ~~otuallyarrd~~o~aclari~y~tra~~lsd in the aojPvioe.o? MO., *Qollrotlq n&my on su ers&tlon of an .-. order 02 sale, whqn the .8ameis made by a sale; for the.?lrot One Hum&red Do$lara.(#lOO~qr L;~ leaa, four (4) pe rn th6 0~60na~th Hwdrsd Dollars ( for all sums eve and not exoa@¶lng two (S) per.&nt; sand Dollars ($lOOO),.tffo'(8)per,.dent;far all auma over O&~ThciuaaadDollars ($1000) and not exoeedihgFlve~.Thouicnd Dollara~0/$000)., ohe (1) per gent; ?Or alZ kums over Firs Thou- sand.Dollara()SOOC), one-half or one pe* oent. *Whcn:?#@~monsyie oolleotsdby the Shcrlif or~Conatable*thout a -10, one-half O? the above rates shall be alltm8d him. Vor every dsy the Werl?? & .&isaiputy shall atten the Dlatrlot OF OouMy Roust, ha I I&. 0. W. Tafbct, Lkroh 91, 19259,Ps~ 4 shall reoeive Four Dollars ($4) a day to be paid by the county for esoh day that the Sheriff by hlaael? or s deputy shell attend said court." You will note that the following language la used in said Artiole, to-wit: ePoatingthe adter@iaementafor sale under the sxeautloti~ or any prder of a+le.................*...........*.. #Loo* .: ?aw atml.anp are used ip other portlona of You will furthernote that. is no prevl- aion made for thcpayment of a~tee ?o lllng notloea.w The rollmng.ldguaga in the case O?,Bigh~. vs. Stats, 87S'SWX499,la we& ~wAUmrifr la ~ntit.164to auoh ?eea'~ia th6 statutes authoaiaa, and for that mason the fact that the fees lJ.lawadmay seem %ar&a b sow iaatauoea0s amall in other lnatacoea oaaaot Qatar into a daclaion construingthe statutes authorie~~.$hen. The Lcgialature' ha8 anaotod the mGimum OQm whlo r8oeiro ia fees, r&&lug that the dxoeallbe paid into tha'oountrtreasury. The Le&iOlatUZW has slao enacted lawa~rqulating and llmltlug the fees 0r o??iosrg rr0latirnsto time. The wisdom or unwlado& of~thaae acts is a matter for the courts to determine.w (Thia.oaaewas reversed on 0thQr growas in 890 SW lOSSI Therefore, you e3em3pe0trully advised that It la the opinion of this Departmentthat the ahsrl?f a? Bcatrop Oouuty ~muld be entitled to.ths swn of $1.00 as his fee for poatlng the notioea of sale described in your letter. -. Mr. C. Vi.Talboq, Marah 31, 1939, Pa& 5 It is the further opinion of this Department that the sherltf would not be entitled to any fee for mailing the notices desarlbed in your letter. Very truly yours ATTORNEYGYXlGtALCF TEXA8