OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TkXAs 

AUSTIN 

Ronorabls 6tta r'. ?&mm 

cQunty nttQr!lop 

aolorado CQuatt 

Mu?mtQbeawy 

I) sn8 thm 0r 

ment OR the rollowbg pueat1aaar 

“1. can P amrifr or k3tata Ffigkmy I%dmalsum legal1 searoh an autaiisblle sue oted o? 

harlng via l aSed a State dame Lew ui tr ouli having 
=Art. 9,asd Qr the Pw8l cdl4 6r Ma4 gites 

tha Oaaalaaloawrs ud thei’rdaputles oi %he @am, 

M8h end oyeer @wi5slon autholrlty to waroh 

an aatorwblls rhiah they have rw80~ to suspot 

of havw gmma Ulegally Ml3.d. So far, f oan 

rind no lew gi~iae the Sberiif or the Stats Qhwag Patrolwan this right, Heither 048 Z find any 

law glvla(l, etthsr of them a r 

,3 's"" t* Mamh aa 

eutomoblle wbi6h he 011 &s 0 posa4ssi~ atelea 

llvo8toot exempt thro the r4@l4r abamels Of 

the iseareh wemnt. 

Vhere may be wmi@ oa8ss applioabl6 totha 

fame whiob I hat6 been unable to tlnd. M'till 

4 

fl 

praoiate II ruling: on the sane ad aoj advtoo 

t emon.- 

Artials '17 %otloa 9, ab the %nstitation d? Tww, 

proridoa a.8 foilasr 

'*The people rhall be noum in their permm, 

howrrs, papera aad pwsssabon8, fpaa au u.?&maonable s&zuna OT a&aswhea, aad nb wexrant to searah 

any plaoe or to wPs0 Cuy gOro0n Or thQig, aball 

iwue witbut deeorlblnfg thur a6 near a8 may ba, 

nor withoat 

airi rr;ation. 

pdeibl6 ORUM, rupported by oath OF 

Arts&a f, fbation 10 of the hM?titutJicnOf T@x@~, 

providss fn part that in all ortinaZ pxo845aticma thb aerII8# 

“Art. 809. Thr mluo of proo,eaitag, dimtEd to 80 purMo4 la appl ln& for a warrant to 

maroh for aa& ulne rt’ d M preporty, an4 the 

nil0~ mt3ribea rar O~OOXVI in muing 8~ 

warran ? rrand exeoutlw the MM, the Qiepositdpn 

of the ropert miced, and all other rule8 hsroia 

Pm&d on F ho rubjeot, ahall apply and be 

~urmmd wheti the property to be aareEa4 forum 

oequirod in say manner in rblatlon ot 8ny pxedrlslon ot thm .feml Cod.." 

‘fboro am wveral Ar6iol.r of the Fanal O&o of 

Taas that make violations of tha Oups Ima rwh aaal ofianre~ aaaould ocraedthlnthe pzwidans ot SOQ ii on 1 of 

&Mole SCM of tk Usbe of Orlmlaal Frooedure abate mrmrod 

to, III that propmt ooae othrr marIaor thaa 

theftwhiohmaitalr 1 penal orfwmo, um#@ 

Eda 8&$0106 b?ing: 

drti810. 89s ai th0 PW aade mrb6 it a ri0z0- 

tioa of the law for any permn to kill .or tak a6re thaa 

the &ally, weekly or maseanbl b~-lh$$ 6.t .i orth in mid 

lat or w pessen killing, takln(, hunt 

* 

*-Las, fH 

6hOOt~8t~@Wtobbfrd. Or- a&ml a mf otbett%me 

OS the year, axeopt daring the o en:wqon a8 pmridad tar 

in da bhaptert or any prson kg uWr taking, -pfwiag, 

rouaalng or 6hootln#J at My 

iBQ" faw. 

bb%rdor as*-r0w 

whlohno o~naemonla~mt bsdbf &Id 

Artiole 874 of 6aid Penal Code amkus it Mfnihl 

for any pram ti ~thlr State to’ kill oatoh notmid, taka 

#hoot at, dl hate In pomeasion, livfag or dmd, any Wd 

bird other than a game bird. 

miolo 876 of *al& 0060 RI&OS it unlawful tar uy 

person to have ln 

iire wild doves 

lhxloan pheam-itis 

any on6 tin45 8i0aop8 than 

Barns blriia, all kinde 

up the one tatal of fiit 

not apply to tsamportat 

their passssslon ior the purpose Of brcm~Ori;atlOn. 

miole 8~7 of mid 0060 providea that it rhul be 

nnlawful for any person to take, ldll, wmM, shoot at* hunt 

OF poeeees, doab crs ali:?re, any aild turkw hena at an? WWO~ 

of the year exoept as hereinafter pmvllled. 
Haearabl6 Otto P.Wm6, P6ge 5 

Gther Artioles at raid Pm61 Uo46 whlah 6ontain 

provisions slailar to thorn above referred to ax% 879a4, 

881, ml-a, 881-b. 910, an4 9E5-qa-0. 

iirtials 897 of the mm1 Co4ll of ‘Rn.a OQntain6 

the r0uomg pro~iei0tb6~ 

” . . . 

game oag or any oumr zaoapua~o or any naa 

munever such &me, Wh an& cSater CkPmZseiaaer 

or his deqmty he6 reiaon to mxspeet that 6-h guaw 

bag, or other r6ooptuolo or any b 

tamobile, or other vehiole map oonta -In 

, woa, aulawfully ktlled or takea, a&4 mg pas$%+%- 

fused to @r&t the rrmhlng oi Um sam, or who 

rofuma to 8-p arch v&cl* when .roques&ea te Qo 

so by the OtBb, Flrrh aa& Qatar Coamleslomr, or 

his deputg, shell be fir&ad sot less than tm ($lO.OOl 

aer more than one htWIre4 (8100.00) doll.ara.ff 

Artiolaa 905, 906 and i?W dt 6aid Tenal %da am 

a6 tolla6t 

"Art. 906. The Cam., Yl6h and Oyet6r Wr 

eioner au4 hi6 deputi.66 shell hare the 6~6 poser 

and authority a8 rherif?s to aerva 6r%i goeestm6 in oonaeotion with sad06 grwl 

the violations of t&i6 ahapta, SW.1 % tu the 

sem power as ehariffr ,to nquin a%4 in 6x6@+ 

ing auoh proaree, an4 6hal.l be entftlod tc ra)- 

aoiis the 66m fes6 66 are provide4 by lm far 

shariire in ntsad~~~eanor ~~8.06. 

nSaid Cammiiieioner oany of hi6 de&MA66 

may arrsrrt withont a warrant any ponan fwnd by 

tkem in the act of violatA.ng any of the laws for 

th& protceticra and propagation of &am, wild 

birds or iioh, and take suah pera6a fakthwith 

bsfom a lsaglistrute having juFisdf.oti66. Suoh 

armsts nray be made on Smdey an4 in *hioh oaw 

the ?;er&on errwted ahal2 bo ialien befon a 

nagietrat6 having juriediotlm, awl proOeede4 

agailust a6 saoq a6 may be, cm a w6ek day fall0ulng the arxwst.” 
"Art. 906. Tt in hereby made a s~eoiti 

0uty of tbcr Game Fish an4 0 eter kamisafoner 

to enforce t!x s c atut,ee OS t E 8 State for tha 

proteation find prtssrvatloa of Ml% gut@ and wild 

blmis; ax! fo brlns, cr asum ts be brcm&t, aatlons an2 aroosodkags in the rum of rhs State 

o!: kxa8, to rtmover any and ull ities an% peAeltisa provIr:ed iOr In the l6W6 aow in roma 

or tiloh nr,y hereafter be enaatad, relatiig 40 

wild #am en0 wild birds. ::%&I @&!a., Ylah 6ad 

oyster Co.7missIoner may r&e oa9@.aInt and oau38 

pxoceedinfp to be ocnumenoe4 a@kInrt any parson 

for violati~ any of the laws tar the :: rotsotion and nropagatloa of &am aw birds without 

the sanotion of the aouatp attonoy of.tle county 

In which suoh proossdinga ara oaapwnosd; aa 

In such aasea he shell not be rquired to I&- 

nish aeaurity r0r aosts.- 

,"AFt. 909. 9x0 possesoioon of any wild gtum 

bird wIln fowl, or wild gas%8 animal m?ntiom4 

in ?&a abater wðer (f~aad or alive durw 

the time wh'b kkng or takln(: 1s prckbitfid 

thie Btate at any season; prollded, that the ~rx~ty 

bringing the @aam Into this State 6hd.l pSOaw6 

frcm the Game, Fish and uyster CcntnIesIoner, or 

from one ot his deputies a psraIt to briarq oem 

into the state, and ehad prwure from the @Ited 

States oustoll osflosr at the pert of antry a 

stettament ahOwIng that 8wh @ame wae brou@b irOn 

the ~~~ubilio o? fkiooi and prcwidrd further, 

that @Uoh party o-ply with the prov!stine of 

this Act re+latIn the shipcneat and aale ot suah 

wild &arm birds, WLI fowls, or ganze tz!&nals." 

The provisions of the etetuQe3 tully authorlz* the 

rwilQ , Leigh aad iget,er 3omraisaionor (nw the *me, piah an4 

Qyater C-irsaion, A*tIola 978.f Of the ~MIi%l COllS Of Te-8) 

to gear& autamb$.lea when such GWmliMIOner, Or cf@ 4OPutYs 

has mamn to sqeot that suoh autamobI1.a OOntaIne 

mlmvftally kIlled. or te~ern~ A S~&F of the Texes &?$aY 
Honorable a~tto r’. Lcme, T.‘aiie 7 

Fatrol is olotked with all tha powers aml authority given 

by law to amber8 of the $?ezae Rahgar Soroe (Artlole 44I.3 

(UT), seation 4, of tile Revised OlVil. IJtatuteo of TSs.aa), 

w:!ioh are the az~% a@ the :>owere and authority given to 

all peaae offlaers (Art&ale 4413(&l), seation 4,); but no 

authority is ?lVen to sharlffs, or other peace oiflaem, 

to aeareh autombllea auupeeted of oontn1nIn.g guna taken, 

killed or po8eeaaed in VlolatlOn or a State oapre Law without 

having a valid saareh warrant. Bssl608, it would seem frav 

the Saot that much speoiflo authority has been given to 

those whom apeclal duty it la to enforce the gaae laws 

and not +;lvan to lirherlffs ~4 other peaoa offloors that 

It wa8 not the intention of the Legislature that sherllfr 

and other peace offloors should have such authority. It 

is the opinion of thlm departroant, thenfora, that a sherlfr 

or Sate highway patrolma oannot lap;ally soar& an autonob110 suapectad of 0ontalnlnfS gasp taken killed or po6- 

aesaed in vlolstlon of a State Ofimo hew * I tbmt having a 

valid maroh warrant. 

As to the seoo~d question aeked by you, the aituatlon Irr dllfersnt, la that, nrhila the MLPLO provi~lona of 

the coda ot Crldnal Yroaobura of 'Solrae above roiemad to, 

(ArtlclaQO4AS2 of tJm Co40 of Crimlnnl rrooedura of pxa8) 

govema aa to the iseuanm and erewtion of searah nmui08 

srd gmemlly apeakIng, an autombile when suspeeted oi 

having stolen livestock t?.eref;n oannot & seanhod qdthout 

the party 8OfU'QhiAT; maae havlns a valid search warrant, yet 

there are come srituatlonr uhder which a marah of suoh automoblla 80~1.8 be legally raedo witaout a search warrahti 

krtfoles ax, 213 an8 2lb of the Coda of CriPlLaal 

rr~ebure of pmna e2w a8 follow8t 

“Artlale 312. A pSaO@ Qfff8Or Or atly other 

P@cs-r wr without warrant, 6neat an orfender 

when the 0rmaa is ot3amitted in hle prwanoo or 

within his him, ir the 0rfan44 16 one olaessd 

88 a md~, OF a% an 'Ofr(1118O 8gainC4t ths publi0 

peaaa. * * 

“Art. 213. !. paaoe orflaer may arrest, rithout warrant, when a felony or bveaah of the pesos 

has been oomaltted in the premma Prrlthln ths 

view ur a mgletrate, an& aueh mgistrate verbally 

orddsrr, the arreet 0r the affandar.- 
it 10 alum by wtioraetary 

prcw to a ~aou* offlwr, _ upao fbo rya~aatstlon 

o f l audible popsoo, #no a raioay aan 6a.B ame 

mlttrd an6 that the cfiondar lo about to mm&a, 

wtb a ithen, 1 1mt%faO 8 to pro ma l r a uwr r a nt l wh 

peso0 oftlaor nays without a-t, pureuo od arx-eat the l oauoad~ * 

mtiol*o 1441 omI U&P of 8bo Panul 0040 rWr 7mao 

SW aa fellaor 

wwhawvar Shall steel uw rttla # hog #ball 

be oonfiaa4 in #a panl8mW.arj not laor hlnn two 

(8) wr mra tbon tan IlO) yauro.~ 

*Hwa ~4r sh a ll o $ a asay l l b a eOp F g u st o h o ll 

be oaafinad in the pntdentkr7 not loo* thm 

fro ( 8) nor *ora ohan tea (lt3) 7aoro.- 

It will be not*& thaO *ho W0la purpa84 t3r the l8wr 

autk.oriria$ tha lumnaa and 8raoution of merob rmantr I# 

to oaoura cridanaa ultb *Mob to oamlot oa* guilty of ~lolo- 

~8~~ it?aRaowtloa 0) a @ear& warrant nn be .wed in 

Tlmafara unler avlbmu3a uolurldtha& ttm 

avldonoo, oaaa would be uoeloa~. It bar, boon be14 u&y tlnw 

that, ii on oiiiaar har 0 loeel rSght ts l rraot a p*rwm rWhout a uomnt 8f arxwt, any ari6anoa rsowd by Mat thereoftarb~ l carehwitkumtr eunh wrrwt would be adniomlbla 

In avfdwoa agplnst sold 

orlaiaal law. Thir rule r II loid dun in 58 Fax, J&w., fe6. 51, 

Ftt OR trtn1 sor vfolot4on of aems* 

pp. 74-76, lo the iallo*;iqgle8bgm; 

Y2m ri&t oi 8wrsh and 848um *iah in 

Saoidaat to u lawful arrut Sr aat awflned %5 

#o parow af the prlwuar, but axtoads to the 

pine Wham the un8t ma8 #mde aoQ to imom1 

pwonoiono, g&se0 02 OuFrwndincpr w44r his 

bmadlata @ontntl. For axem#l*, eR outm?dlfr 

in ddanbant~o peeoeeoion at &a timr oi hi8 mnot nay be eaomhod without a iwraaa mhoro ha 

woo o~~eoaea ror dri vi~ys #a our ,y&lfr, intuloatad, 0r boQ&w* ha was drslsng his ur rithout 

proper lights on thm publio k.%g&uay, OF bsOaU@O 

an emupant 5s the auf bd thran tlmrcrina e 

vassal aontalnlag whimkay, (DF baomurr tbo darandaat had adviosd t&s ortiaar thuO thare 1110 ll~or 
ia the @ar+ Ia lam m6an.r) wher6 the osf%omr8 

nw the d&mUnt leato an 8utoznobile witb. 8 8aak 

inwhioh thsyheardbottles olinki~& they hnvo 

witnuwd tha orad8alon of e felong and amy lawfully maroh the 8aak titer errclrtfnetthe aoou68d. 

wherit e 1 8 8h a tn h a et, t tne time OS the l mrt, 

then was whi6k.y on the &round in rush 0108e proxidty to the wr aa jwttilod WI. arrwst, it WI 

held that ao armh -aa zequlred to determlm that 

thora wan llqwr, and tm ooMtitut5.oMl .guaranty 

OS unramoanble eeeroh ~88 not involved. Eor ~88 

any rnroh required whomthaoffioers 8aw thoroawed leave l box oontain* whl8k.r in a toilet 

whioh did not bslon& to his." 

%ltLa rulrwr tollmmd in* -80 of .Saandovalv~ 

state, EQS 8. W. 168, ehleh bavolve4 objoetieno to tha admirs$on of tostinwy 00 the growd that 8-0 had bwn II)- 

~jf~~.~;$ $ ~l’~~f~~:b~~t~ 

rollart 

ìWe find th r ee b ill8 OS l xup tb ai&. ooh f 

th w mlatw to the ob eotlon to thm krtlnm$ 

OS bho iHfSo8m upon t 6 

wtiott WXtVO~d W8 inrR 88lb1e 'cod8r the l tr ti $ mtnd th a t the inSo r - 

ute l aludlag tuth 

3 

a o q um th r o uaa 6h illegal wroh. 8.0 Art tie 727a,a. C. F. 

"A8 we Under8tItltd the ~MWd, the apti1-t 8tapped hi8 autombile a ti l aint ILear 

8OEO be8rdw oar8 ia whleh *ou f&xi un F&l* 

the ur %ill%UQ8 hat- a 88ok end the *Opellant 8 hit168 ia hi8 pooket8, ooam Of whioh 

w.eaxaxd~wd to view end some cxt whhioh wre in 

Ho -8 wr.sMd, atld the bOttd66 

wr6 madi to oontda wlllakey. 
'A felony oimmitt~ in the pneQmoe and 

View Of .ll OdOW, jWtifie8 tha -8t Of the 

offmndarwithout a warmnt. Artidle &lS, 2l.5 

c. G. x'. 19ast mdgqIrs v. Gtato, i3 Tax. hpp. 626, 

and other @aims oolleted la Bnmoh'e AM.. Per. 

T. c. t 1979; cripwn v. stats, GO Tex. Cr. R. 

eOS 189 6, W. 496. Tt 18 not to b@ understood 

th.6 an l rre8t w be tmQe oa mm euspfoion. 

&tie10 1.1 0 Of the OOMtittttiW inhibits thi8. 

680 Lao v. Stat., 7 Tax. Agp. 411 Odentbfil v. 

State f 4 ax. Cr. App,) 890 n. Vj. 7 44. 

=Xn the prawnt eatw, them mom% to havo 

been more) than 8 Wm 8U8~,i&Hl. lhsTQ -8 Y?Obablo anuse to wmmnt thie belid by the off' f 08T8 

that the bottloa oontained whlakey or latoriocrtiag liquor. worn warranted unQ.r 

the faots in writhe gcounQ 

that an oirenn b un l ewtltt$in d their 9rS8- 

l =8e Ea r inag We a legal l r r 68t. th 4 wc lm p r ivW.geQtonear& SW A$~llo V. United StatQ8, 

a59 0, Ei eo, 45 6. ot. 4, 70 L. m. 145g samiao 

V. StitOi 8S 'ESX. or* % 481, m4 6. K. 863) mm 

v. state; 84 TWX. Cr. 3. 345; a07 s. a. 06; Joae8 

v. state, 8l5.T~. Cr. R. 538 &14 S. W. 82&L Ta 

our +lgamt, the iaote ia t&r passeat e&8* do not 

brlag it with&n tha parole of artiole 727. awra. 

Sea Battle v. Etato, 105 Tex, Cr. R. 565,. Z&O Sb 

c'. 768. 

"The jl-xlgment i6 afrilwd." 

A 8lmllar holdi' wae mede ia the 0~8 ti Cothran 

v. stats ) rao 6. W, (M) $80 ehioh htv01Vdl the @&&8iO2i O? 

evlamwo agalnet one abar&ed'wlth vlolatlon of the l%?uor 

laws and which aaid rr~M8!kor mr #wund bg 8 8-h of 8t1 

autcmobilo tithout a seazah warmat, and the hurt of tWmlael 

Appeals held a6 follower 

*Appellant, by bill of rxwptioa number 

one, oamp~ahta of thQ Qdmi88iOn Of tQStfPlblV 

by the officer8 relltivs ta what they Qi8oUVer 

ed aa a r%sult o? a seamh of appollant'e oar 

without a saamh warrant. Eie obfsotion th%reto was that tha armat me nit&out a warrant 

end ths 8eelWh Cf hi8 aut-bile tile&; that 

oone~quantly the evldeno& Qfasoversd t8 . r~- 

cult or the srrrmb wa# lnadaie8ibla t?ader Art. 
7ft78, Cc C.P. Varrpan98 hn, tha.r.. art. 7878. 

Undrr &t, &SO bnOa~8 ht. Y, 0. offfoor8 

have a lawful ,right to m8ke an l r m8t for 6 

violation of the llguor law anQ to eearoh 00 

probable OaU88. If the OfffOOr8 haad probable 

aawe to wke tha 8rrert thbn ths evldenoe 

Qiuovered 8% o nmult oh the oontaeporau8ow 

e@a?oh was l 4mtmlble.* 

krtiolr SIIS of th* Co5e of Wlmbal PrOsr(ltrso 

oi Texas 16 88 follows: 

*hll m~yatttuhave a ri@t to pnvtatthe 

OOZW6~U~~O~8 oi’ thdt by WiZU@$ aajr ptU’S0n.l 

property whish ha8 heen Hiolen, enQ brl@w 

it rith th* 8upparcid offendor, if he 00~. k 

tahtt, befor* a ma&tnta for examination, or 

delLiWrltt$ the 8I1A6 to a pettoe QffiOer iOr th.t 

8uoh wlzum tllore alwt, 

iiz:E b?rii!iiiii., 3 la @mtutd fb r\lppO8e?1 the 

proprt; to k stolen, and the 8elzura must be 

openly m.Qe at@ the proowdiaga had withcut UC 

l8y. " 

4 ‘&x, hr. &Or 18, p'pe 756-757, Z-48 dJt puf 

a8 tollars: 

rlpo warrant 18 required under the PrfYviiltOn8 Of this 8tatUt.r LEhe MltdiiW~t 18 Rat 

eontrolled nor np8aleQ afther 6xpm881 or 

izq~ie(U by the tama of the uearoh 

MI 

alli wizure 

1.w P izm aaamh without a varrad an4 prohzgiag .the u&o of evfdmm thu8 iUS 

f? 

1 Is@- 

Ths pruvlsl4m is af aouvm app ioa lo 

to s situation where prr, oxty ia beIn% apeti~ 

otolen -ae war decided % a e.80 whom aniao18 

wen a&mpts4 to b% ratioha in O&MI 48fiaao8 

oi tho mner. The authorit of the 8tatUte IuRr 

be invoked al8o where the 0 9 MIicWOanOeS afford 

reu8oXmble $tTiUT'i~S-Or BWWtfnfi t;hIht PraPlbrf~ 

is being etoum. Ths evLdonotl should, St appsare 

be lwffiolerlt to tthov that there warn, a8 required 

by the statute, reaaonabls @WuiQ to @WVtkat the property was atolen. It Be&O held to 

be not only the right but the duty Of an Ofiieer 
Efollorable Otto F. &or*, Pa@@ la 

@eo& otolen re6entlf. Private individorlr wkia% 8n arrant under the ntatuta azw de feoto OSfloem, and have the 6-e rights a8 an offioer 

de jure. It is not reguirod that the peram ap 

prehended we6 in poeaewlon of the property. 

Even where It turaa out that the agprehende4 

party we not la hot qullty the amat ir 

8han t6 ha+* born .llthorir4 ii t&o olrsudUlOe8 aiiondd -8-m* Cpouad8 fOZ SW& 

o ia n. l .î 

In the ewe a ? R e p wo r th v. Otsta 1 8 8. vi. ( a d) 

1018 the Sollowla% hoMIng ma nrde qon the fasta atate4, 

t6-witr 

“Apmlad with trro lad 

ed the Earlsan Store la Amar ill 

oomgan%oas, tlrtt0 on htober 18, 

*l!hr ohlef ~ontsntfon ai wqollant mlird 

6n for reverwl is the reoeption a? thie offleer*@ l vldewe r e& a ir dwinh g a t wa s f6ua d la 

pouersfon of appellant. Cl&i is wds that, 

the arrest being i2lagsil, the ev1donoe obtained 

br reason of sam ~88 i.nndnis&l~e and its reoeptioa in umidense inhlbltsd by the terras cvf 

our rewntlg entaotod aearuh am? relxure at&Ate. 

Thetrif&aourtaQmittod thoavld*Me agO0 the 

mithkttn theory that tho offiwr had 8een lnfanned by a ondlble person ttut a feccrlcm7 had

been ocauuitted aad Tibet the atienber WEi about 

to e8eepeb Under the tarmll ot UtiOle h?l5, 

C,C+P,, this autho&ed an arrest without 0 
lMIrlWlt, %t th. pndloato t-h-i5 8takd W58 

prsttent. All of aPpellaat'* prq#o8lt:o58 noolve around talr IBiatakm thmzy aad mlek 

ohldZy to the in8uffioleao7 of t&e evldenao 

to tiuprmrt aa7 ttuah oonolucllo~~+ Bsththetfi8l 

oourt and oounrel for ap lpi bye appnrent17 overlcwed art1010 38 r -ias 

l 8 fdL1OW81 'aa p@r#OW i&&& t0 PI'@- 

vat the oonrequanao8 of theft by wlsing uy 

paroam proport~ uhloh has #ur etalen, and 

bringlws if, with the mpw8ed offendmr, it ha 

haU without de&y.' 

* Under the wpnn tar50 of tbir 5tattxtr 

it w&s the rt(fht a8 w&1, 88 th8 duty, Of th. 

offieor ta *rnal appallant an4 meover tb 

8tolea good8* '40 tbghl right to arrwt 6oareoently reeehed oowtrwfloa bp the sspmw 

court otthis 8teIte lnthe ewe Bfmlder5em 

v. u;s;F.kn. Co., a98 % 8. 4oS)d atis MmKtrity oontai.tut the iollowta$ la at *By virtue d 

artlela 385, a ll p er tto tu reveat 

the eomequeaoem of theft* not 0ikl7 b7 I s%t~g 

the rxqm%7 whLob ha8 km atelea, btdi b7 arertlng the 6fYotiU~r. Mweover, La dAt8apt~ 

to do them th ing@ l athOri5ed b7 thf8 utfitl~, 

per8ena M aetlng ir0uM a& be imlltr of falm 

iaqwhmtent, 8hstid tb8Pe be XVM8oJWble @'0U5d 

to mtppoaw the propert 6toUus end tlm mrt7 

takea to be the offetwler notwitbatradin& it 

ehould thereafter trUt8pha that $h prOpert 

we not 8tolen, and! that the perron taken W68 

not a thief,* I1 
nonoreble Otto I'. Howe, Page 114 

Artlole 1444~1 reads au fo~bW8t 

nmy person who Is the driver of Wy truok, 

autmobile or ot!Hr veb~lolr ocntalaing any livestock cr &rjlLestlo Pm11 tiieh is ~~03 or belly 

&lien upon any lsnd of whloh said driver 1s nut 

ouer, lessee, renter or tenant, or whloh 5s upon 

or being driven upon any hi&may, pub110 Bfnet 

or thoroughfwe, who fails to have la his peattossio~ and exhibit to my perean or geaae ofiiaer upon demand a written permit authorizing 

aaid niOVum5t, 81@lbd by tl.w Wner 0, OWetaker 

of said liVO8twk or dmeatlo fW1 or iscl;! the 

owner cr per8on in oontrol of the,land frca~ whioh 

said driver began anld aovement &all be fined 

not lee8 than ?kenty-five i&!LbQ) ,Bollara ,mr 

@ore than So Euwlred (~aOO.00) Dollara .for 'ueh 

hoad of llvestoak am eaoh dansstia towI in oatd 

~tnoveaiettt, unlaas *al4 driver upon demand of ruid 

penon or peaoe otiioer makes, aigw and 4ellvera 

to raid pemon or per100 offleer a wxitten ,statament oontaining all the lleiaaratlon herein raw 

qulzwd to be 1nolucIed ln permits. Said driVOS 

Bhall be fined not less them 'Iksnby-tlve ( 

! 

26.00) 

Dollar8 nor more than '1510 Eugdred (&NO~OO l%llara for aaoh head of llvoatook and aaah dcmestla 

iowl in said aovement rhloh is not oovemd by 

all the rollawing infomatlon: 2&e of pleee a? 

orig$.n, 1noludl.1~ name of ranah or ether plaoe; 

point of destination lnoludiw, nam of ranoh, 

market oenter, gaoking: house or other PlbOS; nrmbe]: of livestock or iOWl with the de8orfptiOn 

thereof, inoludlng kind, bread, OOlOr, and al80 

marks and brands If them bo e 

"9' 

Fallum or 

reeiueal of suoh driver to exhfb t to a person or 

peeoe ofTloar said permit or to m&a said @t&c 

ment , ah611 constitute prabable oauae for any 

person or psaoe offioor to eeerah said truok or 

vohiole to asosrtaln if it oontelns an7 stolen 

ljveatook or stolen domeatlo Powlr and to detain 

s&C n:CVon;eRt a reasonable lan@h Of the t0 

asoertain whether auy stolen Ilvestoak or stoiQn 

fowls are oontained thereln. ;sJr driver who has 

15 his poasoseion my false of rowed mmzit or 

who mkes any false written statemnt shall be 
SXonorsble Otto P. lrOtmar Pa@ 16 

rim aot lam than Two Hundred EOO.OO) mllare nor mom than F&ve Hun4xed 8OQ.00) Dollam or ho rhall be impr1ran.d in the aounty 

jail not ler8 Ohm elxty (00) daya nor 0we 

than six (6) noatha, or ho 8ball bo &wnishaU 

by both ,auati ilao and laprlsonmuit. It 18 provlded that t&o gxovisfona of thlm Aat &all aLso 

to slmghtend livmtoek uxd Buls ur(L 

ui4 arzortt or whoa ruoh party or pazt%oe ‘wn#ent to 8uoh 

8eaxeh. 

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&VED SE 18. 1942 IOW voxy txuw