OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF ‘T’ EXA8 AUSTIN



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### wo b o g to l o&towl*dgo 8a opintoa at thir 

### do*tamt t1onal1t7 0r 

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### then ruohnil or othudn to t&o perroB ?a@?4 to 

### auwu tho nmm b7 the jurtloo of tho poaaa or olark of the ooart, ad on rooolpt of mob laturo l

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### t o rooh r0.h

pum aah all

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### BWU horro 

### rad rotum the MaI tol f4 olork

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### hare full powor to o-1 uuIO?I thereto,"

8ootlon 

### 8 pro*ldor,

w he n an l uoutlol¶ 

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@lnrt 

### tbr propert of 

### th0 Judgment 4obtm or w or rrteral debtorr b th0 

### Ila whole or 

### i UQUMB~; ir return0a 

### unOOti8ii0d a part or 

### U tho plalntitf or other parron la pl&tUVo behalf, 

### Jtor tho lrru.anoo of

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### rlmll make 

### and lilo aa lit &at&t f P

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### a woh 0600 rlth tho~olork of thr ow or 

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uala~a or prorltr, 

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### 8~0, vhloh 

### d debtor 

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atlrirotlon or enmtl 

### 1 $u l@wnt l rdltor dull bo to iw I mabpoma iame4 qut OS 

### tho ouo wherola moh d-t uou, bt the crlorlt or tho oouraor wtlw 0f 

### tbh -00 arl~ 

### on1 toti ol iior iok, ropulrbg tho )ud@i#nt

4 do tar, under ponaltr of ooatanpt of oourt io ia othu l

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### mob oonri or ~otiloo of tho pe800 rt.a tlmo to b,l 

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oltlo4 thoran end n&o Bwom uIDuor 

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### hlr propl rt7, looumo, 

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arnl4r or proiltr.-

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### oooaoo of the bill 18 t&t 

### it authorizer a proooo6lq La the 

### MtuN of dlroorerr, on6 lo not on at

### trrpt to sbrue or 

### dt7 the 

### ooartltutlolul or 

### l tatotor7 

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ourront ryor ior perrorml aorvlce. Oa the oomtrOtf, it 

### purport0 to l ttrot 0112.7

non-uapt 

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vo l xuine6 t he

bill 

### to dotoMlne rhothor a to the inralldity oi laprlronl~ 

### ono ror. 

### Honorable 8. t. fmarlu - -0 8

ment Iobtor 

### property or ohoroo in l otlon to thoo%tont omo shall not bo oxenpt anil 

### order thet tho Jadgmolt or l

xooatloa shall bo a oontinulng len thUOOn froa 

### the &at0 ruoh ONOr 10 mndo 

### agalnot the judgment bobtori rnd oaf1 u I’f o or ju8tl O a

l f tho lr a00 shall hat0 ul 

### powor to rnforoo a orduo 

### *al ~eorooo lnfbr prami andor forooloruro or 

### othrrUIM, or at say ruoh hodng proooedln l .ma7 bo had, when 

### l

pproprIrto, fer tho 

### l ppl oali. tloa ot l

uoh pro rt or ohorer in l otlon toward tho oatlo sot

PI on of tha ju6gmont as provided upon rotura of in rxooutlon.* The bill oonteaplatoo that upon a hearing the 

### oourt -7 order the jukgnbnt 6obttw 

### to apply l n7 proport 

### in hir ha&r, 

### not 0x-t from 

### l xooi~tlon, to ,tho 

### ntlofaottlon of the ja It Ir to bo 

### not re?ihat prrtioalir l rotlo8 io.8 

### not rlrlt Y Thlr woul.4 0r oourao lnolulo 

### money.
th0 poMltlO8 of 

### 008tA8pt fOr a rOfuU1 

### t0 m&k0 mUOh 

### lpphl

### oatlea; but rhothor no or pot;ro 

### an laoIdontal ponr, tho ’ 

### oourt would be 

### ruthorfsod bl tho 

### tumo of tho 

### Aot to 

### ontoroe his 

### order8 through oontampt groere41 rrent, hmotor 

### whore non-oxupt proportf, 

### Yn o. In an7 oluain( 1on.7, **in** the **pooooodoa of**  **the** drrondant **bar** 

### bean **btought** un4u the oontbol of tho oourt in tha maxutor oaatemplrted by the bill aftu 8 hurl4 

### la orduly proooeg the 

### oourt would be dthln tho teN of 

### thr b,111 and tho*bill itseli wa think, would bo within ooiwtltubmal liritatlono, &4 tho 

### oourt nl.&tt or4u its ~ollro~ to tho ju&gmeat 

### onbitor, if 

### th0 impouabd 

### prdputy oonrln~ **or** mne7, or ii it 001~. 8lote& of 

### other l xboo tioa ,

a n d f 

### r g0rt7~ ooul& or(lrr the mma rold l m opoa l proowPo judgment. 

### l Rplio4 to tho pwmont of the

8uoh 8 prooeedlag would bo 

### no boolo ror tho 

### oontontion that thm juQm@nt 

### dobtor, u tempt In 4loob~7l4 the order, weal4”n bdry rlned ror oonbe Imprlroned **IRpTdebt.** Tho authorities abundantly 

### l up9ort this OonoluoIon. 8-c

### Ronorublo d. Jr Xurrko - pago 4

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### Carunltr Co.. 160

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### l Contempt.. The l&l oonorptlon 

### in oaoh a olttu~loa IO that thr oommltmant r0r rontmpt lo 

### mot a cmw4ft8ieat 

### ror non- ~yntonf of tin debt, but on 

### tha other lmlll, 

### Ir the ercrolro 0r 8 asoosrarIl~ inolaentel power to l nroroo tbc mid orduo bt the 

### oowt for dollvery or funds or prcpirtr In aocor danoo

wit h the ordu **Or** th,**OOUTt** up on l b r uin &. Wll

Rirlthrr IO **the** bill wanting In buo prooooo. It ir t?ue tho bill la Sootlon 8 authorho& tbo oourt, upon a hear- $4 **0r** ~7 ouoh proco04i~ oupplr8*nkry 

### to l x~eutio~,

to ordu the t u@uoat 

### dabtor to Bp 17 aa pro rror neou ion 

### to the 

### utidrot oa M the udmnt. But it P !? 

### rty not exempt lo to bo 8ooa thrt this 18 ml7 dono artor a hoarI%, and a baring nooosouily LPpUoo l legal howing, lao of mhlah 011 ltiorroto~ 

### putlee NW.to ha+0 notlro and op?ortaoit7 to br hear&. The

GeOtion

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l UthurIt88,tha judge or justloo bi the praoo at ouch heatiry to ontoroo all or&err awl 

### cleorrro la the prdooo wdorfbnoleoara or otbanloo, 

### but this would not bo 

### oonatror& to give to the juotlor oi the p-00, 

### ror lnotanoo jurIodlotloa to toreolooo a l;rs 

### upon proprrty of rhioh 

### ft ~oald ot?eruloe not have jurlodiotloq, beow~oo the prooodlng thrrr oontoa lat.04 rrloiry fro8 the urout P lo l torooloouro OS thr lion oaoe8 of lev OE Urootlng Ito uk so,In orainuy The courts w

I or the writ lrroe4 upon 0mti0ri0d ju4gmento. 11 aot adopt a ooaotruotIoa OS an lot that roul& destroy tho aot, but 

### on the oontruy, wool4 Wo 

### a oonotruotlon 

### that ,would oavo the lot -. that f uiok to 

### adopt 8, nuke It lir00tirh Thorn IO eoa8Wnble amb@Atf la B8otlon I of the bill. It is indefinite and very difficult of underotandine. It ia possibly open to the vice that there la no leeal basis

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it muat bo olrrr - bqoad a nrroaabl, doa t - t&t the rot lr la tlohtloa of the Ooartltutlor to authorize 8 oourt to ooaaeaa it. 

### .ThO8OOtiOa right b. bd **t0 b8**  **TOi&** r0r **inwini*0n088,** **bat thir**  se~l4 not br 8 roa8tltutlon8l ~100, rlaoo 8a merinit0 or rmaiagllrrr art 18 l adllty. hen tho h thr reotioa of 

### l xeaptioar rhool4 br rtriokoa for ooart tutload iarrlllllt~, under the 8eprnbSllt

Y 018ur0 ;;r;h:o;lll, -that motion rloar roula iall, aad not zbo.m-

. The a 18 unooartltutlonr in 8uthorltlng 8 prooeralry 

### l g8lart the Y l a tl on ham been u&r 

### to 'ua that tho bill Fodenl or state 

### f3otrrrmont, or it8 tlon ha8 brra oalled to BUOhuua v. Ls r l d. SS T.nut thlr owe 8rsordO gestloa. Th8t 088e did not oonslder say oonatlt~tlonal lnfalldlty la the 

### 8tdute or prooeedlng lnrolted, but on the oontrar'f, aerelr held that rtlndr in the hand8 or 8 gotommantel ag?nt did 

### not ooartltute debtor, nor a debt owing to him t ropbrty ab the jadmeat r l uoh 

### agent, under l **rt8ttate** rllilar 

### to the bill beforo urn. The oourt raid:

*TM fun48 of the 00tmameat Or0 rpeoliloally appreprlated to certain Hatloaal objeotr, rd ii raoh 

### ipproprldloar ul be diverted aa4 &armtoa br atdo prooerr or othonlre, the tunatloar of tha oorernwllt uy bo rurpoadod. SO

.. . 10~ 81 money remlne la the hand8 of 8 

### dlsburrlag oifloer it 18 a8 l ah thr money af the United State8 aa if it bd not been dnun from thr trrarVI* Until paid over by the agent l i the Ooternaeat to tb pOrion~eatitled to it the fundr oaa not, la any legal eeMe, be oonrl~ena l pe rt 0r 

### hlr l ffeotr. Thr purrer 18 dot the debtor of the 8eamea.* The mm ml1116 would no doubt br made andol tho prereat bill, ii lt rem a law,.aad the doternmeat or **it8** agent was rowht to be:bhelO, oader it@ prorl816ar.ëKo le not pbplre4 to hold that 8, B, 869 lr rleuly iorbld6eo br •~ clolutlktlosal poviriO&

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**MAR**81, 194S Order s*ll*rr FIRST A~SISTARTATTORHSY OBmR&L w Oole ipeu Arrlrtaat