OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

Eouorablo PIII Y. Jaokooa 

Mmtrlot Attornby 

EoumtwI, tuaa 

Attention: Ooumd J. Lendru 

bar 8lrI 

Your cequort sor 

orrefull~ @onriQered br thi 

rbqubrt 88 f0116r01 

eat d8te th4t the rclue md+r theAott 

wrl1rrt afat* QD 

duty of the Qouatr Olwk to 

&id 1. 8. 170 maa a8 fOllQT81 

._ 'e, 1. lo, 170 

provldl~~ for the ro-robor of wkr a& br8nd.a 

P 

aauuUng Oha tbr a of Tltlo % la $ovlrbQ G&*11 llta 1 - 

a tw o f .Tur l lH5, l I4l.q thsroto an Artdole 

811 
81: 

aumbud~j do*&rlng the r00OMlng oitilMrk0 

Md b?Mdr &rOtOfO.FO SOti nti Md VOibJ POT&d- 

‘“g 

dght t0 r00md brti r037 outah p~iodj p0- 

vi bg for forfritaro or ruoh right if sot curaired Ulthln owtaln $erlodj provldlng for Bale or 

trandu ot bronda br ~vner ~ovldbq ior rroordlJ&g or ro-r*oordlng oi.br ald or urk it no 0th~ 

puron haa rou@t to rooord ruoh brand er mrk rogu&&ro of vhethrr or not the pwron reokfng to 

reoold~ruoh brand or aark ham p?~rioual~ rooorded 

a bruul; l xoepti oouatlu from the roolrionr of 

tb Aot vhloh rhr “f 1 hare m-r oorded g randr or 

wk. Vlthln the lut ii*.' (53 par8~ r*pealIa& 

all lam8 or partr of la9 la oonfllott and deolulng an em4wgono~I 

All reoordr of marka ~JA 

'%u logal' ovnu of l brand an&/or aark @hall 

~‘~k~~~~:~~~~~~(~~~~:~~~ ti 

dry oi Ootobu, 1943, but if 8ua pelwestlal 

right la not exe~oi~ed vlthln rwh tro (P) yeur 

the same @hall be iqNelte6 aad ruoh brmd and/or 

mark d@l bo m&blot. to reglrtratlon bx any per8051, rrrdthe flrrtpdmnto reeordtha 8ame rhall 

b e tha OWLU OS th a l -e 

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9 

brand rroor ded In a o eo r da ner ltr h the r eq uir emm l o f th lr Ao t r h a ll b e aoarldered a 8 the 

prwt Oc the p er x o n 6a wlng OWh ?eOord to b e 

a a de a ni ohall ti rubjeot to #ala, l rri@ment, 

trumfer, devlre and duooat the same a8 other 
813 

Xomorable Dlo Y. kokooa, pa&o 3 

pa?Ooul property. 

drolrr to use prortdea no other per000 h80 rooor ruah braa4 u&r mrk, without 

regard to rtutbor or aot ouah 

ly rooor do d l brand and/or u r 

row ha0 prev10uo- 

. 

“Thll hot oh811 not rppl to 8Dy oouaty 

Wdh ahal). hate roereoordod a I 1 bran&r and ma&a 

v1thl.n the put fir. (5) ywro*’ 

“PO. pr. All lelm 0’ put0 of lAv0 in eonfliot l rerr th l e hereby repealed. 

a a d uo 8a una o o eo ol zmm uy b r uwor n the rroor do 

o f tha Oo untOy brko ei tulo uo oouatlu, oreater 

a n emugonoy a nd a n 

-r 

rrtlve gmbllo neoroolty 

that tb Coaatltutiona Rula raquiviq bills to ba 

rud on thror several daya in aoh XOUH be l u8- 

padod, 8ud raid Rule lr pereby rurpended, and thl8 

hat 8hall take ofhot ~4 be in roroe fraa utd astu it0 paroage, and It U 00 on40ted. 

g8f John be <h l / Prlw lmli*l 

?nrldent of the 8oQato Spiker of tbo Aouoo 

‘1 tireby oe?tli’y that a. 8. lo. 170 YU puo04 by tha Aouoo on Awl1 14, 1943, by the foollourot.: Yoao 93, kyo 18. 

Me Jo&30 uk oi the How. 

‘1 hereby outlfy th8t 1. B. lo. 170 W68 paloed by t-ho &mute on Jky 7, 1943, by a 71~ moo 

tot.. 
814 

‘APYROVED8 lLIY 13th. 19923 PILrD IB 5 OPPICB OP 

5 aAolmARY OP lTAC1I 

/o/ Cake II* Wetenson mua l3t-h DLY w WY 1943 

BOTU~O? $TT ,o’pooR ABD 30 AIR- 

. . 

/o/ ~1duor Lath@8 

karot*y or Itate l 

A&isle 6899, Retired Ol~il btatutrr of F-8, 1925, 

vao repealed by the Aotr or 19~9, Slrt Iagirlature of t-8, 

P. 55, oh, @, 1 la 

In au8uu to your flrrt~queotion it 18 our opinion 

that raid A. B. 170 18 oonrtltutiorul. Ye think lt lo a 

ml14 exerolrr of the of the Sate. Live rtwk 

8tatuter dealing utters rol8tln.g to 

the proteotlon of rlnllm nature to 

Ii. 8. 170 hare been rurtained by _ OIP hxu Court8 40 bow 

valid l xuo l$ eof s the polloe paverp 8ee the fo~ovi.ng authorltl88r 

Beymsa vs Blaok, (l877) 27 To%. 558. 

firrtro va Itate, (1878) 3 fez. 0rl.m. Rep. 363. 

Walker v. Botm~ (1878) 1 tax. App. Cl~r CSO~S, 

(uhitr & lf.j 353. 

In umwu to your reoaad quertlon it 18 our opinion 

that the legal omer ol a brand or urk b&s a guefbreatlal 

right to reoord owh brand ma/or mark io~ a psrlod ol tvo 

yemr fror t& lst of Ootobex, 1943. fhe right of ruoh ovn8r 

to re-reoord doe8 not attaoh until October 1, 19431 ouch preforerAte right OS ruoh ovner endure8 tvo y o ur ther ea fter l 

After the l 

‘p 

irrtlon of raid tvo you period, 1S thr ovwr 

has not arai l d h-elf of his proferenti&l right, mother 

person ray reoaw3 such brand or stark. 

We note t&t A. b. 170, although ooatalaiag the 

u8uel l nergenoy olmme, reileOt8 that 8ea8 uao $@ued in the 

den&o by l ‘vim wee ?ote. ’ lieoouroe to tha SellAte Journal 

rhowr that the bill was peo8ed in the 8enate but doe8 not refleot the rote oaot. l’huo no rhoW.ng ha8 been m&de tb6t the 

bill reoeltrd the two-third8 majority neoesrsry to plme It 
Xanorablo &n U. Jaokmn, m 5 

an Lewda dr0Ot. xt thu0rore 8000 aa0 dre0t mb8ty 

days after djokiramoat - Vhloh, hovuor, h8ppen.o to be prior 

to October 1, 1943. In thlo 0onrwtlon l .e opialoa Ho. 

O-5171-A of this &4pUtMlIt, 0-y Of VhiOh 18 l M lOo ed her eutb r0r VOW w0ma io n. 

hrtlole 6890, Vorrran’s Aunotated Texas 01~11 btatutoo, ro440 a0 follo~or 

*hory 

Ii 

roaa rho b8 oattlo h 

goats shall ve M ear mark mad &r 3' il%:*g 

ham the l r mark and brmd of his nsl&bors, 

Wloh l u mark uid brand shall be reoordod by 

tha oounty olork Or the Oounty whom 8wh aalma 

l h8ll be. lo person shall use more tlma ane brand, 

bat may rooord hlo brand in as many oouutlro as 

ho berm n*oesouy.’ 

Artlole 6891, Yernon*r Annot*tod texao 01~11 &atutei, roads in put 4s r0mu0: 

"Raeh oowty shall hare a brand for horsoo 

and oattk, said brand to br knovn aad berlfgnated 

48 t& *county brand.’ The oounty brand of oaoh 

OOUIIty rbr ll b l 8 iO11OVSI 

a . . . . l 

& tlo les 6892, 6893, 6896, 6897 a nd 6898, Yuno nQo 

Annotated Tear Oltll 8ktuk8, road as follovo8 

*Art. 6&a. The oliaers of all hor8eo ud 

oatth, Ln addltlon to their 

r 

lvate braad may 

plaor wld oounty brand up he neak of & hQro8s 

and orttti.ovned by t&8. 

wt. -3. Uhenaou any horses or oattlo 

branded with the oounty brand uo rraored to uaothc 

l r oaunty, the owaers of rush rtook m&y oounterbrand vith 8Ud oounty brand, and l bar under raid 

oounty brand shall be u8md and knorn b8 the *County 

brand,' awl uhea ao oounterbranded the brand oi 

the oounty la whloh o&id StOOk S@y bs IL4Vly l.w~tl d may be plaoed on aaid otwk.” 
‘Art. 68%. Oattlo ahall be wkad with tha 

l u wko oz branded with the brand Of the ounez 

on or beroro they are tselro months 014 how, 

sheep, ~4 goats shsll be w&d 111th Lu 

8uk of tb owner on or bororo they uo sir month8 

old.’ 

“Art. 6897. If a4 dispute shsll srtos about 

sny l u muk or brand, it 8hSU br doolded by roferenoe to the book of marks and brauls kept by 

the oounty olerk, and the l U urk and brawl of 

the oldest 44tr rh411 hato the prefermoe.* 

*tit. 6898. The *lerka 0s tha oounty oourto 

in tbeti reopeotite oountleo ahAll tip 4 Wrll 

bound book, la vhioh they shall rooord the marks 

md brands Of raoh indltldual who Ory apply to 

the8 r02 that purpoor, noting in every lnotmo~ 

the date on rbioh the brmd Or mark 18 noorded.’ 

Under l sta tute usmptlng two h o r ses for l aah faally, 

mules are exe&, es the uo us04 for the wmo wrpooesb 

Allleo& 1. Brookshlre, 38 Tea 199. 

‘xoroo,g U wed iIl l Sta tUtO eulp tia g fF G8 UeOUtlOEi a hOPSO Ii004 b? th8 ZbMd Of ti fuiiy, YUU 84 wi 

0s the genus ‘OQUW or -hOPSSo and honsr bOhdU an SOS* 

Rlohsrdsoa V* hanosa, 49 Term. (P Xolsk.) Ppo, 822. 

The Tord “horse” 18 gumriO, Utd lnolwleo ml00 ad 

aSBe 80 SpSO1.8. aoLub & 00. v* Lmbortsaa, 62 8.X. 107, 

109, 4 0~. App. 553. . 

The uwd %OPSO’ 18 o o utlmes used u l goner10 

MU, in~ludiog till mauls or the horse ki&Q as u8.d irr 

StatUtO prohibiting the running 0r 8 horse r&o8 alorq a publio 

m&d, it should bo danatrued to lnslude mulo8. Boldamlth I* 

W&to, 38 Tenu. (1 Awl) 154, 156, eltlng Bourlor Ias Diet. 

l 

‘BOrSeS’ l . wed in & StatUb C 

o o mp b nty o l reot and lrriritaln fSaOS8 SUff 

Wtth, hOrSe8, sheep a nd h o g s fro8 gettlng o n l wh rUlroa4, 

l.Mhde@ NbS and S88OSr %orses end uses and both doflao4 
81’7 

Aaoorablo %a U. 4mkooin, page 7 

br loxioogrrplwro u *qu44rupwla of the genus equu.” Ohio 

b 1. 1. 00. v* kubaker, 47 Ill, 162, 463. 

Artlola 6692, V’. A, 0. S., au&w& bfinltely reoognil*0 that aunus 0r horrer (u wall u owmro 0s oat10 alSO 

mentionad in the l may hare l plrato brand, vhloh om 

bo uaod lo aAditlan tg oounty brand. It 18 OUT oplnlon 

?I&&~ tU8 bO.8 used in lilrtiO1.r 689 a180 inO1ud.S 

. 

& ansver to your third question, it lo our opinion 

that 8a8e should be ansverrd 01 the affirmative, and sann 10 

so movered. 

Very truly yours 

ATNUiRY OFASUL Op TgIM 

~W 

Wm. J. Fennlng 

Assistant 

UJFtdb 

sno108ur.