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Hon. Howard Traweek - Page 3 (V-717)
of selling to the highest bidder the county
farm now owned by Motley county, and describ-
ed by metes and bounds as follows: . . ."
(The land is then described. Since no ques-
tion is raised as to the sufficiency of the
description, that portion of the order is
omit ted)
"The sale of said land to be made sub-
ject to the following terms and conditions:
The Commissioners Court of Motley County re-
serves the right to reject any and all bids;
"The Commissioner shall be authorized
to execute a general warrant deed and any
other instruments necessary to convey fee
simple title to said lands* which said deed
and instrument are to be executed by said
comissioner after the acceptance of the
highest bid by the Commissioners' Court."
"Motten was made by J. N. Fletcher, and
seconded by M. H. Leary, that the bid of
R. E. Campbell in the amount of $70.00 per
acre, making a total of $18 613.00 on the
county farm, consisting of 265.9 acres be
accepted, said bid being the highest bid
made this date at the public auction of said
lands held by H. H. Courtney, commissioner
for Motley County. Motion carried by unani-
mous vote, all members of the court being
present.
"It is therefore ordered by the Commis-
sioners Court of Nbtley County, Texas, that
the bid of R. E. Campbell, in the amount of
$18,613.00 on the county farm lands and made
this date, the 8th day of October, 1948, at
public auction held by H. H. Courtney as com-
missioner for Motley County, be accepted, and
the sale by said commissioner is hereby rati-
fied and confirmed, said lands being describ-
ed as fellows:
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Texas. Attorney-General's Office. Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-717, text, November 13, 1948; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth265536/m1/3/: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.