OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF ‘T’EXA8 

AUSTIN 

Eoaonblo 8. 7. 1888ok8, 

Dow Er. fur0k8: 

wo b o g to l o&towl*dgo 

8a opintoa at thir do*tamt 

t1onal1t7 0r the l b,ovr-eapti 

$ootlon 1 o? tho 

then ruoh 
nil 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 to r lor 

t o rooh 

r 0.p h uma a h a nll b .moM 

l BWU horro rad rotum the 

M a I to l f4 o lork or 

*a d io r h o o ur or t .ju& t 

o f the p er 00 

o e *i the p a noa* h & 

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

8ootlon 8 pro*ldor, 

when a n l uoutlol¶ l @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 o f a n l xeo utlo l a r lno t 

rlmll make and lilo aa lit f &at&t P 

roport7, 

a woh 0600 

rlth tho~olork of thr ow or )urtloe oi the 

p0000, t0 th0 l rr00t the thr jownt d0bt0r 

he0 '"fe'"{ 

dooorlb 4 &a 

lnoopo, l uala~a or prorltr, 

1 

F: 

rofurota;o : 

8~0, vhloh d debtor tanJaWto a 

19 

& 

plr towar@ the l atlrirotlon or 

enmtl 1 

$ ul@ 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~ 

on 

1 

toti ol iior 4 iok, ropulrbg tho )ud@i#nt 

do tar, under ponaltr of ooatanpt of oourt io 

ia othu l ar)oo to l 99eu kfon tho jaUgo af 

mob oonri or ~otiloo of tho pe800 rt.a tlmo 

to b , l l oltlo4 thoran end n&o Bwom uIDuor l o noa( ethe raatcre n! UL~ l xtoat or hlr propl rt7, looumo, l arnl4r or proiltr.- 

321 0 l oooaoo of the bill 18 t&t it authorizer a 

proooo6lq La the MtuN of dlroorerr, on6 lo not on attrrpt to sbrue or dt7 the ooartltutlolul or l tatotor7 pro vlol xloanmr p ourront tla g ryor ior perrorml aorvlce. 

Oa the oomtrOtf, it purport0 to l ttrot 0112.7 non-uapt 

7-R-t7* 

vo l xuine6 the 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 

J 

adgmolt 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 ju8tll Of a 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 li. oatloa ot l uoh pro rt or ohorer in l otlon 

toward tho oatlo PI sot 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 Y re?ihat prrtioalir l rotlo8 io.8 not rlrlt 

Thlr woul.4 0r oourao lnolulo money. 

th0 poMltlO8 of 008tA8pt fOr a rOfuU1 t0 m&k0 mUOh l pphloatlea; 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 x boo tiao and , fr 

g0rt7~ ooul& or(lrr the mma rold l m opoa 

l proo wP o 

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, weal 4” 

n bdry rlned ror oonbe Imprlroned IRpTdebt. 

Tho authorities abundantly l up9ort this OonoluoIon. 8-c 
Ronorublo d. Jr Xurrko - pago 4 

Ion v. Colusbla Carunltr Co.. 160 

:o r.~6kto, Ms. r.~iTal 

;h t. 8dth, M At& 00; 

14 v~~Rea#on, t8l 6. lf. WS; 

r. 

me v. stonu l8 'PO. 4611 

7 7. Punot, 44 1. X. 6091 

*I EuTington'o Y.otate, 1 Pao. 

t1 6l5Oi 

Sam rl v. Dodd, 14% 7ord.. b@l 

i:’ 

‘rI0r.t. Laorio, t9 Ye& 1981 

I. tr 8. p. 594, Sub-titlr 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 da noo with the ordu Or th, OOUTt up o n 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 ~eutitoo ~, 

ordu the 

t 

u@uoat dabtor to Bp 17 aa pro 

rror neou ion to the utidrot P oa M the udmnt. But it !? 

rty not exempt 

lo to bo 8ooa thrt this 18 ml7 dono artor a hoarI%, and a 

baring nooosouily LPpUoo l legal howing, l ao of mhlah 

011 ltiorroto~ putlee NW .to ha+0 notlro and op?ortaoit7 to 

br hear&. 

The GeOtiofUn r th l OUthurIt88,tha r 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 l ot that roul& 

destroy tho aot, but on the oontruy, wool4 Wo 

a oonotruotlon that ,would oavo the l ot -. that f 

uiok to adopt 

8, nuke It l ir00tirh 

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 
:~a:hf.‘~:~f~::Pn’~o~~h;~,~::~tl~~t.~~bt 

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. .ThO 8OOtiOa 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 Y tutload iarrlllllt~, under the 8eprnbSllt 018ur0 

;;r;h:o;lll, -that motion rloar roula iall, aad not z bo.m- 

. 

The a 

18 unooartltutlonr Y in 8uthorltlng 8 prooeralry l g8lart the 

l a tlo n ham been u&r to 'ua that tho bill 

Fodenl or state f3otrrrmont, or it8 

tlon ha8 brra oalled to BUOhuua v. 

Lsr l d. SST. 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 p er t 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 l e no t pbplre4 to hold that 8, B, 869 

lr rleuly iorbld6eo br •~ clolutlktlosal poviriO& 

APPROVRD MAR 81, 194S 

Order s*ll*rr 

FIRST A~SISTART ATTORHSY OBmR&L w 

Oole ipeu 

Arrlrtaat