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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

GROVER SELLERS 

ATTORNEY GENERAL 

Ea. Arthur 8. ghlakerbciako 

The ndjutsclt.OIlr*ral 

Auutla, Tens 

UQWJ~ the awbcr it he 

=It a~poara that thlm wttm? ls not of u111osrsal 

certainty awn6 ths jurists, end upon oaoamtaas a judee 

aa? cslaaae a e~fmn auoiuwetl for Jury duty upon pmaontotlon of ti?i o raots that he 1s a Texar State ibrasmm, and ln other onaeri such juriet my dsalina to dlschart3s cuah a person iroiu e6rtico an the Jury ln a a(380- 
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Smorabla ;rthur Ii. Zhioke?borrk4~, h~aga 2 

-?!11a mttsr bss arisen ic cza40 althin 

t?iiO D4p4rb3ftt'S ?1OtiViti50 t?iu r+3f4r4nOO t0 

tha nono~a4lcnt, asntrol atul aoamnA ai the %hms 

state ouord, aad lt lo rslt that am oplnlcux h

t&a r&ttor from tho Attirnoy CIdnoral should bo 

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atailabla ior appllaatim when ouab mttao ~loo.* 

~O&dl c, %ltiOB ‘ii, XrtiO~O 589h, YO?AOJi'O i 

aumtafcd clrll stdmio proriaao: 

-30 abfi.adr 00: enllotod m ai th8 Tao8 

Stats Ouord ohall 80 ur4otti 01) rrytntraat, 

ax04 t tar iuOao0n oz irlow~uM.lr @rag toi 

romo s nlag ati or roturnlngfroa a plaaP8 wbrre ho 

lo 0ra8md tc, attoad for allltary duty. ~‘Etary . 

o ir ioor 8nd o a uo to6d un or l ~oh.r0ro40 oholl, 

aurirrg.~~,oomloo the&o br oxomp* tron *se 

vlae upon say pear? ~aomito~uo *A f ran ftrry tA+g,.!? : 

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and ills It at any tlztte before the oono+~lng af 

38ia c4utt with ths olork thereof, which oball be 

a dfla lo nt l xouo4 wltibut apwarl58 In perma. Thr 

oftldavlt nay be owwm to bafwo ths offloor ausjonIll& ouob juroP.” 

mO BXMptiOA m&I jtiZy bty IS 8 pO~OOJU%i ~~i~ll0~4 

uhluh rra~ ba olalim$ or waI?ti arrl$’ by the Fatty far ahas. benefit It has hour. ~otad. (aa To%. &r., 701. 21, ‘I). 93 ald the 

varlouo l uth~ltloo oltod th4rsln.I 

84188 a psrsonol prlvil4m, 

vIaa nay bog uoltad. (&a -33x. Jur., 

exoz#Aon from jury se* 

vel. 26, *. 621 an6 the mathOPitiO8 ait th4?ein.) & Vl4U Of th4 fo?e(soing @t&tit48 OXraptioo f?arrr jury ssroi~ my br aloIs& by @tatbe the u.round 

thcwfor in EA ettldrrit !ewwo. to bofom QIL4 OU9hhoriZ6b to uduiaiota oaths or barora the-stoning offloor, ena bt filing the offldatlt 4th the ctlork bofcm t&c oommlng of aonrt. 

In sxkawer to yolpr qurablan you ar4 rsopeatfully a&load 

that It lo ths ~pialan of this dopoztoaat that cmxbero ti the 

Tome State c&era axa l zrept iroe coarpP1oor~ jury oarrIar and thst 

l mh axei% tian lo a porsoaol prlvllo$a rhiah wy be clhsd mr 

raivod oa P y by the party tar wh~oo bo~oflt It has been cnataA. 

The axootptlau may be alalmad la the isomer and at ths tlma spcoi1bd In the forsgelng statutes. '%lmh 8 r?sabsr of the T4son atat 

Gmrd olalaa his #tatutarY 4xsuptlcat ban jury oarrlco at the t&so 

aad ia the monrior promrIb4a by statute, It lo the duty Of the 

judge to oxc~o atrob soabe ai tha Tsxu Btoto Guard if ho lo at- %-i

t4AAlag caupt pikPoa3o~ oaa stating hlB oxcaptlQI. xi ai the 

other bad, a mebar of the Texas Sate Guard fil40 M ~lAo~lt, 

as tcwirea by dtatutc, pr~s4ntIng the hats psrtalning to his 

6xomptien, it is -znnoaoosarra In that tnotanao far hti to appear 

in person ad tmloes th888 afildavlts arc err file tht, zm&4S Of 

t&e r?&&c Gm& alaImln& the arml:tion should aOt be 4xcuscld~@xc6pt In opan a3uzt. Ztatrd dlfiereotly O juror to ba ~x~ap~ mot 

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3 pear In open court and I;4stlfp to the taats up which !ls bar88 

o cxmptlon or sake a wrltt45 cfildaolt, and ii14 it nith the