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I ,OFFICE OF THE ATTOkNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

PROVER SELLERS 

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Roaorable Syrian E. Haibut 

county Attorney 

Lubbock County, .: 

Lubbock, Texao 

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Deaf S1r.i opinion 110. o-7242 

Re : Exemption of c 

tif+w$, Tple ii1 R. C S., enbraces Articles 

A. lc s 693 and &@I read respectively as follorrs: 

pPy69a3. 

‘%ach person who shall buy or drlk any animal 

or ankals for sale or ahl~cnt out of any county, 

or uho shall bug or drlvo the sam for slnuddcr, 

shall at the time of purchasiw and boforo driving 

the same, procure a wrltto,n bill of sale ?VXI tho 

awaer or owners therefrom, or from his OT theLr 
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RonorablO -SgrLan 6. Nmbut - Pa?; 2 

legally authorized agent .’ 3aid bill QS sale shall be 

properly signed and acknowledged. Such bill of sale 

shall distinctly oncmo?ato the number, kind aud-‘gge 

of aniuals 3316, together with all rzarks and bra~nde 

dlscer&M.e thereon; and said animls before 1eavinR 

the county In which they hnvo boea gathered shall bo .: 

inspsoted by the luspctor of such county or hla doputy. n 

Art. 6934. 

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%%e purcbassr of any hides bf cattle at the 

time of purchasing same shall obtain fro;;r the ovmr there- - 

of, or from his legally author&ad agent, a written bill 

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of. saZe duly ~okoouled~ed, i?hich shall recite in full 

the narks and brands of each hide, the wclght thereof, 

and uhethor the aam is dry or green.” . 

Artiale 6563 roqu&os the purchaser of- any on&al to 

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obtain Sron .the owner thereof, or his :a@nt; a vritton bill OS. ~~ 

snlo in the nannor and. f&n therein preocMbed. &ticLo 6984 

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roqulres the purchaser of my hides OS cattle at the ttia of ,,, 

purchase to obtain from the omsr thereof, or his agent, a .~‘.: 

wlttea bill. of aale la the nanner and form th$reIn prescrIbad.. 

It’ is agp?ronf that Article 1452, P.‘C., is eho oounierpart of Articles Yd3 and 69% and rakes it an offense for the 

purchassr bf any anl.ml or hides OS cattle to so purchase without 

obtaining fron the owuw thoreof ore his agent a bill of ~rrlo thereto. 

Article 7005, R C. S ., +ftel’ tWl%ug a 1OQG J;ifJt Of COUQtlos, concludes by speciflsally exempting the c?o~nntiQs uazed “from 

the provisions OS thin chapter, ,and from all laus regulatL.ng ths 

lQSl%f ion’ OS h%dos and an1ual.s.’ 

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Article lh32, P. C., 1s found in chapter 13, TLtle J.7; 

OS the Penal Code, which chapter ir~cludos Artl,clos 1471-11188. The 

la& nentiozisd artiale lo as follows;. --*. 

“The counties exenptcd from the lawn rcgilatlog 

the insyzction of hides and anlmls are thosu as are 

or miy be cxenptod by statute.” 

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¶%e only Article that spkf&lly ameo eortain coun- 

‘ties oni3 kxezpts them “SFOZI all lavs re@.ati~ the’iospect~oa 

of hlcles oncl 002112a1s” 1sArCme 7005. 

We nzw therefore forced to the iae’vltable concluoion that those cocntI.os amed in Artkle 7005 are also exmpted fcon 

all the &dfCles folmd 1~ Chsptcr 13, Titlc.17, of the Penal CO&, 

which iacludes Article 1482. 

The corrcctaass.of the a&e conclusloa ia. indubttably 

sustained by the le@slatLve hlsto?y’of the original Act of t&o 

.. LsgLslature Erm which CMpter 7, Pitlo 121, FL 0. 9., 1925, and 

Chapter X3, Title 17, of the Penal Code, were .derivod. 

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1u.1376, the Pifteeath LeteglnlaSw3 pasaod~an Act (Ch. 

fr 

165, p. 235) oatztled “An AC& to eacouragc stock-ralslng aad for 

the Wotoctltoa of ‘stock-rz%looro.’ Fhin ~53 ths first cession of 

the In~lnl5tum after the odoptlon o$ the ConntLtutfon of 1876 

B aud ~the ~bovo hsat:omd Act was an euabling Act to put lute olfect 

ths provioions of Section 23, &tr XVI, OS ths aev Constitution. 

It cmated the office of~I!gn~to~ of Xides and Animals la each 

or-&aalsed county of .the Statet prescrI.bed his pouers ant). dutleq 

Sti.@d his compensation; lnposed duties upon stocl: relsers; the 

OQllcrs mcl buyers of aaLmls aad hi’deol dcfincd nmerous offenses and prescrlbod pe~aUA.os for the violation thercob. It 

WQs a co~p~cl~noivo Act dosl,naed to cover the purposes stated 

19 lto title, quoted above. . 

Sectionii 12, 12 and 33 of siftj pat read respectively’ 

as follovsr :.: 

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Avery popoon who shall buy or Orive any aainal 

or ClQhXtlg for salo or sh:prr+nt, out Of any COUilty ia 

thlto State,. or Vho &cl1 buy 02 drive any anl!ml or 

atimls for slc.u@H..or, shall at. tho t3m OS purchasing 

aad beforo d~tving the se?.ze , procure a bfll of colt from 

tho OUQW or ownera thereor, or Szon his or their le$ally outhorlzod agant, which bill of sale shall be in I?Plt.- 

ie, propcrlg sienod nud ccknouulodpd beSore nom officer 

aathoplzed to authenticate Inotr~zente for record In thl.s 

State. Such bill of calo shall dlctlnctly cuo~oratc tha 

nmber kind and qe of an~mls cold, together with all 

tho n3rk3 end bra&o clc~occirnlbla on said auricles sn:d 

tw~facllo chrll., bSaro 3.enving the o~:nty 1~ ~hl.cir thy 

have beon [;i?%h~~~il b6 inS!>oCt6d by tha ItX3;ECtJOr Of such 

county or 1113 docputy.” 

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Chapter 13 !stle 17, po$al cH.k? l325, Wh%Ch coilta$us. :>Art. 

1232 8X7 d88. Chapter 5, Title 33, of tho Eoolsed .Civil 

statutea of 1879 is rmi l.ticludeU la Obapter 7, Title 123. of 

the P,oviznd Civil statut,f+ 1325, vbfch coutalao $eticAsu 1383 

&$I and 7005. 

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Since s?z?ct~oil 4s or ths ori@& Act OS 1376 exsl~tod 

all. couaties thcrola rKtrmd “Szos the opemtioa bS the hct”, Lt 

cx%xptsd thm SPOZI the crimi~?l ~~~oolkions aa will as tjhe oivll 

provto~ons tiiereoS. alaefore, tb coelflors of ths $ta.tut(33 OS 

Is?] m&z it prSectX3 clear thut the‘cbmtiss oxcqzkud Srkn ths 

provlalons OS ‘tie cntiro Act WO~Q those sxsupttrd by Art&la 653 

of the Civ.vtl Statutes or AxMclo 735 qf the Wnal God% 

As hsrotofozxe stated, you arc odvimd tbat those couu-1:’ 

ties ux*!3ptcu by Art&a3 7005, as awrtded la m5, Ewe sxeaptcd . 1 

urrtxa all l.nwb re@&ing the isnpctlon of hLd.dcs &ad ac:w118”, 

Includilq- Chapter 13, Title 17, Penal Codo, vhich io~lu&?s ia- : : 

t icle L&42. . 

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- YOU h&vi dixkctsd o&. attention to A&lo lhti5, ~P.C.; 

reud+q 03 Solltloys~ 

%poi the trial of zmy pe~&b chargd with ihs 

th6st OS any Cil~l OS tIl0 horsr?, c3s or cattle 2p3ClOS, 

ths ‘pmsogaicln of such etot-on on3.ml .br tb~ accuaod, 

without a wrlttsn transfor OF bill of sale coatalnirqg 

8 n~olfic Uooacrlption of owh anln81, s.?.?ll bo wrr2ran 

f&2%0 ~Vib3tkC-o Q&lSt trx, 8CCtL55d t&it 5UCh pOSU3S31Oll 

was illegal. n . . 

Thu abovo Article was kmctsd in ,I866 and Is foe& in 

Chnpter il, Tfitz?.o 17, of the nmal ccJc?a, and has DO hsar~v %&ever 

won the question hsro oonz~lilcrsd. %a13 Artlclo Boas no~..~oro t&n 

~NXost an 0SSor~ bx the Lq#olatura to eXerc:ss~.thS 1o~itlEiate 

ruacti9n OS Exlgiq a chan~c3 In the rulf33 ~ovorning #e burdsn of 

prOOf.~ F&KS v. stats, 22 s. IL (26) 684. 

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1. _.. Y0iu.w very truly