### THE Amroam~~ GENERAL OF TEXAS

OpinionHo. O-3163 Ret Naettmr or not an attcrnsg, who has not pdd~ hia mesberahipfee to ttm s&its z&Jr

within tlm t&n43 requind by law, and in 8a**Oordsncse**

**with the**  **rule8 of**  **the suproar,**  **oolm, m8J**  **prelotfes his**  profsa8ionin the oourts.

178 beg **to** aakmwledig rseelpt of your letter of February13, 19&l, propaundl.ng Sor a le@l opition the folloane,r

99 ha06 been oanfrcmtsd with thie probinsl. The13 am 0 greatmsnp lawyerawho attemptha prtmtloain thr oourts la TarrantCowrty who have not paid their $4 awtbombh.iR fW iI8 the stats bar, It 1s tile opinionor this orriae t&et unlrmr the & mcmbmrshhipla paid in aoeerd**Rnae**with Artiels 32OA of Vorn6n1sAMokted Civil Stntuteaof Texee, a43 well am the alo* ponntlgated

by the Fupraunc

Cmrt of Toxaa OQ February 22, 1940, that the nttorneg should **not** be aIlowed to praaties in our courts).Pie 8hould ba ~l.ee%ed

?io hero your &WI."
%ation 3 **of the**  **State S%r**  **Aot, (Si.C.R.,**  Vornon*a codimt3ti0n, ATtlalla 3aoaj pwide%r

*All peruom who ure **now**or" shall heretUtor M lloenmd to practtios law in this 33ite rJheU contltltute

nd be att*hblsre

or the ::tata

Bar, and shell be raubjaot

to the **provisions** here& **ana** the rule8 edopted by tba rQmme Court of Texas; end ail person8not mmbera of th* ~‘tate Bar ime hereby prohibitedfrcm prsotiolu law in thle ftate."
Yeotion 4 of t&2 Act **dealareer**
vithifi **SIX** (

6) m0nth,a

srclc: tht3 erc30tive dote of this .:ot, en& 

### Sromthe to tPmo there**after, RS**  to **tke court**  **nag scan**  proper,Chu ‘SU**prmc** Court of %xnc shall prapnra and proposek”

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rule6 and reguls4tPona ior dtioipliniag,

suakp~ndin& and dfnbarriagmttvrnspaat law; for the conduot of tb+ Xate X&r; 

### aad**praaoribhg a**  **ooda of**  **et&lea t-overnbg**  **9~ profess3.oml**  **aonduet of**  **sttorncys et**  law.

**=The Supraas**  **Court is**  **ftwther em&wm%Q**  **end** ft &G.l be its duty to prsaaribeiasr not 6xcaedi~~Four ($4.00)Poller8par maus per person to be paid to the Clerk of the .%prarmCourt to be helir

by him RIM expendedby the Court or Under its direatfonfor the purpose of the acklnistretion Of this3

Plot.Any person lioensedant?rec$s**tared** my pay to the dssIpn%teA**treesurer ‘** **a** BUBI OS r~0nc.y

frw whiah the fees owed by ruoh person lras be tsken ironi

tilss to tlae a5 they beaoae due.*

:'eotlon

5 deolsrer:

"'The 3qn%!m Court of Texas ohin11 not adopt
or ~mxaulgats

an3 rule or **regu:o ’** **latfon** ctbrogatlng **the right**  **of trtul**  **by jury**  **ia** diabeme~t prwtmd**ingo, in**  the county of tht, rasideuaeof the de

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### r443 WIthin tMrt$ aup 

### Bherultrter, hr &au: Wa80 t0 t14

aSl4HbW,but 6h6=%4 niBStat& upau psyllmnt

of the sea3 duo at 

### the **tba5**b oee64d to be a mW., togetherWith SW6 Sar th4 ourrentgear. 

### IS at tha end OS 

### niwtf tiy6 **aster** June 1, a,aaeaba* &ae sot peid to the **Wmk** matbsrshzptan **for** th3 c0mtnt year, th4 me shell strike from the roll.3 oi the stat3 B4r th mm4 .orthe dsllnquent mmber,mn. iimrvln.t:. mown, dr. Yqg8 4

lndividnal

Blwslber~ a8 to Whcthar he **shall pap**  his dnee and x-emain a nambar QT refuse to pey und **be nuspotiod.**  **It will**  **Ee note6**  **that the**  **supreme Rurt**  **LPes mm3**  **no further**  **thfm to**  **sue+** pm? thsdslinquent maxbar from ncnbershlf! lr, thi ;"tate 8.1.
Tke r&&t to praotiae law by a wapanded nelsber is denied **not** by tha %~pre.rq Court, **but** by A;tla

L.,,.,,,.,. t ~eotloa 3 of the AOtl, %5d all p*ir'sone not ~lesdere

of the ctste 3Rr al-6

hereby prfah~lbit&

frcm ,praotlcin&

law, in this cta#.*
%O~IOIIS 5 and 6 of the ‘tata SW yjet have no appllavtlonto the paynant of duea. The suspa~~io~ ;-rov%ded
ror in tht;su

stmtioncaygliea only in proeeedinf?s for the ill:-bwment

of an ni.torneg.

x:a do not thee *Yhrfo cm he **nny** daub+, **6f the**  **au** ttority0r th "oprw20Uourt to enma CI rulct atrt~wtloally sunped.1~ a naaber ior fellure to pay h:r: clrlla'~. !tsl~ydrQlesa
or the utatutoryauthorityaonferre+I upon the ~uprrcne Court s,o mke all rum3 **r0r** tkt oonduct of thartatatiar, s1w think th6 oourt poareo8aslnhcmntipower to suspend nn ettoraegof thee Ctate Bar la the rbscnos of E d.ntute to tD:e amtrary r&we 103 attorneys me 

### 0rfuert3 0i’ thst oourt. Ttils puwer In ctl~~oui~~ed~

in In re Fete, la7 r:"'.(26) 359, A miomuri %861# IrQm wbluh we qu4Bter

**“ Tdb**  **%ipP8m &#art**  **Of the**  **at&43 i3f**  **fa~5sOU~** hna the tnhcrentpower to Afubm attorneysgrillty of the violationof ito rules or of aondwt uak+3oom.laglrwyer. In tha ebsence of oonati**tutional** or statutoryresrxlut~om P awrt of aupertm or gmtsral juriadlotlon haa **authority** to easpnnd en **ettorney** from **the** preatlce (IS8uda **or** to **strike** Cram **the** roll.@ UJI

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Or auoh **aaurt Upon**  **proper gS0tmdS** **l3aoaaSe** 

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**W** ofTiorra &? the court Zn uhloh they are abritted to preatlo*. The puwer to atrike Prom tka rolls 1s Inherent in the court Itself. Ko stetnto or rule lo neeesasryM ~the~3ze the puaishment in properowe*. .%etutecr and rnla8 nay regulrte the power, bat they do not oreato it. It is 11866& snry for the :~sotsotloa of the oourt, the proper **0Cwlnletratlon of**  **justioe, the**  **dlgnitg ran&**  purlt~ 0: the proferrelon

end **r0r** t ha publio good ati **bar** tha proteotloaof aliants, that aoarts have aa8 ntlan thla power.*
nil the craaes.hold that the L&slature has the power to abmaa a 

### rim Rgeiaat the rambars of a Ptata '3~ to teke oere or the axpun&@ or ext'o~i~ the Bat. In cer Mbson, 4 Tao. (26) 643, and aucharitiestheruinaitad. In oaf state the power to aa8eao the faa in confw,srod upon the %- **;1rme** Court **by** th@ Legleluture end, thorefor-o. wa think the holdin::

0:'tks aourt in ttip: Gibeon on80 that;

t,lo power to BREBBP~ the 

### rw aerriw with it the 15oidental. year to (upset a rueaaneblepenalty for kta non-peg#watIt: applioable.



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. pkr Bited irw~~'~~tehnginto litigfstisnfar the protwtion of hla rfghts, by reasacot the 

### OOP soquwees 

### to the tnteratita of 

### ellaatmtit& my be jeopnrdtiedin 8uoh lltlgatian end thst t&g snioreemmt M the penalty provlah?Adwisu to respondent5

the eqtml protwtion of the lmwa snd Is e deprivetim of propertywfthout due prrroweor 1-w in TiolPtioaof tha Pcwrta8nth f%uWdmeAtto 

### th6 Ccm6titAtian of **the United.**  Etetea 4x8~5

of wotion 18 of erttole 2 of the %nstitutlon (d the I-the of #WI &x&m. 

### But Sf the pow6.r

to impooe ths too be aonhbded,oi whloh tre



### think there aen be no doubt, then a ~KUiitF ~8&@H.Yi t30:4ly t0 WlfOl-00 itti ‘@SgA6At, end .whiah

wy be ~:voided

altogrtherby psymnt, 1Aoc3.d not ba held void 1)s arbitraryor unr@ltsonmb1.e.

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