**OFFICE OF**  **THE ATTORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS**
February 24, 1939

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1939, laWhlCh you r **rhlch you**  **ark relet.1**  **CWittbC hbUdZC8lt**  two uwnd;taattrare ttar of ireb.14, entHo. 1 036

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Unt would oot dimbarge the llabillty ot thepIso lint to lta creditor, oaasany **hrthormorr,** Lnanuch as the mentiept8 **ub** b our oplnlon uiwonctltrrflonU, a **pa03bnt ITad** ***ln** coapllance *Ith thb **btatutb WOUld**  **DOt** l **XCU80** the **c ”** **ipC fhl.**  **WPUlkr frCiZ**  Uabllltt. Lutrr T. **thnter,** 30 Tex. 606 Lwlcon t* Xoxrlr, .80 Tu. 712~ Lmison vb Kronc, 30 Tax. 7 4. i

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Eon. ?r. 0. Reed, Peiruary 24, 1939, r‘at:e 2

**.** Your l bcond queotlon lo lo tollaro: *It the plea la abatcent **w0uld not**  be eoo6 Undbr **qu8otlon** one, rrouldIt **,bb fp0d**  **ii the**  **8Ult were**  brought qplnot the Sat8 **TrbaaworT*** 15 tiower to 

### your l boond qobntion, our oplnloa lo thetaa plea in ‘abetem&, V suitwore brought adalnrt the, **Stats Treasurer,**  rould not Do aood bccauor the blll as w~~~¶ed rould oat bi oocotltutlonol, and l **cult** aealcot l Stat0 orfloor **toi property**  w~oe~ully taken under an **uneonstltutlmal statute**  is not considered a rult qaln8t the State. Folndbrter r. Oreenhow, 114U. 3. 270, 5 3~. Ct. 903, 29 1. Ed.105.

Tour third qaootion io a8 follab~ Qidor this bill, what aro the rlghto of alnolo, married wonon, holrr, l:.oane pereoL\o,eta?” In bnswer to your thlrl queetlon, our opinion is that the rights of &lnor5, ,yarrledwmn, heirs, lzloone persons, ate., **would**not bb 8fSected bl tha bill as ocmdod bbcauob thb **bill In**  **our** opinion **ir umonatltutiocal**  **foi ?,h**  reasons heraln**aftor** rtatbd.

Tour rourth question is **as** rolloue: %3at lo **paair** 

### oplnloaa8 .tothe corotltutlonalltf of the bill, lnsotar as lt affects the coGtract clau50?~ In **an8wbr**to your fourth **qubotlon,** our opinion 10 that thb bill 00 uabndbd i8 unc0nstltutl0nal ln 00 

### rsr aa lt am0t0 **thi aontract**  **olausb of**  **the Zodoral**  COort~tut~on. **The b$ll**  **U OIW&~&** **10 i.QdOiiIdtb**  **tith ?OiOrbtkCe**  **to** thb **tk30**tiOA rUndO ohall bb **ooao~dbrod**to be otfohnatedto,the Otatq,x61pror~slon is nado tar

### notirying thb **owners** at the tramfor of **thb fund0**  **to** the **8tate tr** **’ aasury**  **or** or the intention ot the **Stats** to l eohbat tho The bill doss not **grant** 8 oauob of l otlon adalnot the 22; in rubotltutloa **ror** the canoe or action 8calnat tho plpo llno conyany* Par the roabonl Stated, wo bell&b that tho bill u Mbadbd lo unconotltutlonal as belw la 00movbnti05*0r tho 60 preoeor and oontroot olau8oo ot the Fedsral CoLut1tution~ hto t. &o N. Cook, 41 Oh. App. 149, 100 N. E. 554; 125 Oh. St. 206,

2. **896.**G. 0. Roe&, **FebrcP.rl** 24, 1959, xe 3

. **Your** fifth quentlon 10 as 

### r0lh0: TJndrr thebill, would those **subJo& to**  ltoprorloiona bo llable ts a clelnant wbero they (coapanlso)hre **turned** the**nmoy** Into **the Sate**  **Treaaurflm** In **ansvbr** to four ilfth question, our opinion lo that under the’blll a8 wbrded the pigo liar c to the **ownbr for**  any monbr aloh thr

### plpa1 ne ooz~enlco “s aal80 

### would **bb** liablb al6 to the Statr Treaautor. As 

### l tstbt ln our reply toyour

### r1rat question, ap8rzect .aado In oompliancs with an uncor!stltutional rtetutewould not bo a ralld dbfenso to a 8tit 

### by the crcdltor agalmt the pipe line oos*ny*

Your olxth queetlon lo aa followsa 90 7@1 know mhcther 

### or not olz!iller bllln hero 

### boon ~aOOb& by other atetco, and ii 8o, ham they boon held oo~:otltatlonal

### undbr the reo=cctlrb atete*a oonstltutlon?w

. 20 hato **round** that 

### l totuteo

provlClnfrtar the escheet 01 w.%k dopo~lto, db>ooitb titt oubllo utilitibe &t-id Other car oratlona, rr.6rkAlar 

## l **totutos,kaare** been ?aosed by a large to **am r**  **or** 

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**tatos,** and **whorr** the **etatuteo** were rcaso:.sble and prorldod ror projar seena of natifylng owcbro and >oeslble Olsl.zente**to** dopoolto **or** funds, **ouch atetuteo**  Fore boon held to **bo** conatltutlmel. Cases holClt& such ststutes to be Oonstltutlon&l are as folloWa:

L’asseohueetts, Attorney Gmoral 1. Prorlduit Inatltu**tl00 Sor**  **s;avlngo, 201Pao0.**  23, 86 lr.. 2. 

### eleidri~bd In Prorl**bbnt** &IOt;tUtiOA **rOZ Eding8**  **?e** Yalono, 221 u. 3. 660, 31 SUp.Ct. 661, 55 L. 3; 099.

Cellfornle, semrlty 3avlneo Dankv. state 

### or Callrorth, 

### 263U. S. A’rLIR.391. @2, 44 Sup. Ct. 108, 6S L. Ld. 501, 31

**.a In**  **7lXISt udhItI1**  **8ank Or**  **San JO00**  **ve St8tb**  **Of CaufOrnh,** 

**‘ 1.**  **s.** 366, 43 **&ID.** 

### Ct. 602, **61** L. EA. l@Jo, it war hold that :alliornla etatuto could not relldly apply toFetloml bfmklng Ltlutlonr.

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state v. **First** .Cathaal lhnk, 61 Ore. 551, 123 P. 712- . .

**‘ Xou** York',**Brooklyn Etorou&**  **1218 Cowa**  **ta Bwmott,**  277 n. Y. zii$gaB, 154U8C. 106.

In addition to the:.lau8involved ln tlx :orefoine caae8, the followI&; ststutee relate to the bme rubjeot utter:

Revtsed Code OS Arltona (Struckmyer, 1928) Section8 2S3-266. Revfeed L%ws of llawfiii (19X), .tcatione 4236-4237. &vie 

### 0r t>e Territory Of i?aaall,i,e;:ular 338slon,1937, Act X0. 74, 151,

p. APAl 26, 1937. hw8 0r tke Terrltorr 0r Cattail, !:sqlar 3eselor1, 1935, Act Jo. 192, 156.

0, Cam~lled Lam of L'lchl~sn(19291,Artlcle8 1346O-lZ477. 420. hw8.Of 7enn8ylrania, 1929, %ctions 1%131314, 3?.407-

Law8 ot Fennsplven1a, 1935, 30. 07; pp.1901195, ti7 16, 1925.

-8 Of l&6, tf0. D>e 195-200, g87 16, 1935. P8IlSl871Vad&, 38,

bMl8 of Pannrylvanh, 1937,NO. Mu)3, pp. 206s2072, Jane 1937. 25, Orqgoa Code Annotated (1930)Sectlon8 11-1212 ,to11-1217.
1937. bW8 Of Or8gOn, 1937, Ohaptor 26, ~3. es-%, rob, 13,

lawa of Oregon, 1937, chepter 217, 

### p* ZOuob, Uaroh 6,19S?.,

**&i800~810 6tatUte8**  **(193737). ZeOtlOn**  **&!2&23.** New 2haoddr~ Pub110 Actm (19261,

### ohe9t8r 260, 3otion 23. S!ianwota Statute8 (1930 Supp.) ceotlona 70-21 to 76S847 (riot

of April 2, 1937, 

### ohapter 338. ) **to have,** **n&t** rudertaken **to aaka**  l **oon?lrtO 118t**  **o?** all **8tatUtei >rOvidir,e**  **for 08Ohaat8** **Of abandOned** bank dOPWltt8 Or **8tatUt88 OiXtaidXl::**  **SiSltar pTOv181Or.8,** **but we** **bel%eve that**  **the** ioroeolag llrt Contain8 the aore tqtortant statute8 wased rltliln **raoent y@Mr,e.**  Tow8 very truly mr.s!EY m?ijt:L OT mxh3

**Jazes** P. Hart **ta818tad**

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