**OFFICE OF**  **THE ATTORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  TEXAS **AUSTIN**

Eouorablo PIII Y. Jaokooa Mmtrlot Attornby 

## EoumtwI, tuaa Attention: Ooumd J. Lendru bar 8lrI

Your 

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eat d8te th4t the rclue md+r theAott wrl1rrt afat* QD **duty of**  **the Qouatr**  **Olwk to** 

&id 1. 8. 170 maa a8 fOllQT81

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

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‘“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 rroord**  **lJ&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;**  

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xoepti oouatlu from the roolrionr of tb Aot vhloh rhr 1 hare m-r oorded

“f grandr 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 **per** 8051,rrrdthe flrrtpdmnto reeordtha 8ame rhall be**tha** OWLU OS t h a l- e .I 9 brand rroorded In a oe o rd a n e r

rlt ht here quiremm

l of t h l rA ot rh a ll beaoarldered a8 t he prwt Oc t he pe rx on

6a wln g OWh ?eOord t o be a a de a ni ohall ti rubjeot to #ala, 

### l rri@ment, **trumfer, devlre**  **and** duooat **the same**  **a8** other

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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 rooord od

l brand and/or u r row ha0 prev10uo-

.

“Thll hot oh811 not rppl to 8Dy oouaty Wdh ahal). hate roereoordod aI 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rerr th le hereby repealed.

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o nthe rroor d o o f tha O o unty

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oouatlu, oreater a n 

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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 as

### tu it0 paroage, and It U 00 on40ted. 

### g8f Johnbe <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.

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### hereby outlfy th8t 1. B. lo. 170 W68paloed by 

### t-ho &mute on Jky 7, 1943, 

### by a 71~ moo tot..

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‘APYROVED8

lLIY13th. 19923 PILrD IB 5 OPPICB OP 5 aAolmARY OP lTAC1I /o/ Cake II* Wetenson mua l3t-h DLYw WY 1943 BOTU~O? $TT ,o ’pooR ABD30 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

xu ol$e s

of 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 u r t he r e a 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 ItXanorablo &n U. Jaokmn, m 5

an Lewda dr0Ot. xt thu0rore 8000 aa0 dre0t mb8ty days after djokiramoat - Vhloh, hovuor, h8ppen.oto 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 MlO oed

he re u t b r0r V O W w0m a i on.

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 lr **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

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& tl ol e s 689 2, 689 3, 689 6 , 6897 an d 6898, Y u n onQo 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 lr oaunty, the owaers of rush rtook m&yoounterbrand vith 8Ud oounty brand, and l bar **under** raid oounty brand shall be u8mdand 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~t** l d may be plaoed on aaid **otwk. ”** 

### ‘**Art. 68%.**  Oattlo ahall be wkad with tha lu 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 111thLu 8uk of tb 

### owneron 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 lU 

### 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 tuteusmptlng **two** ho r ses f or l aah faally, mules are **exe&,** es the uo us04 for the wmo wrpooesb Allleo& 1. Brookshlre, 38 Tea 

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**‘ xoroo,g** U wed iI l l Sta tUt O eulp tia g fF G8 UeOUtlOEi a hOPSO

Ii004 b? th8 ZbMdOf 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.

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**‘ BOrSeS**  **’** l

**.** wed **in &**  **StatUb C**  o o m p bn y

t o l reot and lrriritaln fSaOS8 SUff Wtth, hOrSe8, sheep an d ho g s fro8 gettlng o n lw h 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 OUToplnlon ?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

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### Wm. **J.** Fennlng

Assistant 

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