OFFICE OF THE A-HORNEY **GENERAL** OF TEXAS **AUSTIN**532

player reoover eny part or portion or **the** money arter ceixure?
-3. 'ih3t

is the etatus of money eeized id @mbllng devices?
'4. 'Shat

dis.gositioa

MJ be lawfullymade of maney **seized** in @mbling 4eviou'p"
After diecwaiou **of** each **of the**  **above questions**  you anewer the first in the Ciriraatlte,the meoond ip the negativegto **the third**  that the **xaomy** Is **in outattodir**  le~ia, and **to** the fonrtk that the court **oould om**  m0ney &iSylied t0 spy or **fiOS** UW@ - **(a) Charitable**  instltutionat (b)To the state r0r 8pdri0 urea; (0)Tot;; oounty to be rteed am orderedby the

(d)To any uauee that Is beaotolentin itn nature; (e)To any **oauw that**  **would** be bemsfiolalto t&e yublie et large.
You indicateytmr belief **that** a **writ** of mndemus muld lie to aompel the various dlstxiot judges entering judgmentsaa above **referred** to, to proceed to **enter** a further ‘brder

disposingof the momy NW held by the olerk, **for** one of the ,x~posesnmaed by you.

ChapterSir of Title ll of the Pea&l Code, 1926, nitb awadments thereto ewriee the statutoryprohibitions and provide the rwasdiae againstganring Zn Texan. Provision is made throughArti0lea 6358 to 658 for the @~ppTpre~tsiori

of violationS,end the WiWre, OOndS~atiOn **and** daetruation or pr0prrtyuwd 

### r0r gamingpurposee. Pbe 

### peflinent statutrs,and the ouly ones we here **been** able to rind tnaicetingthe di8pooitioaof prqmrtf la* fully mlzed, ore Artroles 556, 5S9 **and 638**  **ai** 

### the Funs1 coae.,533

Article 6% require0the afrioer serving 6 aeorchwarrant **to** file a returu on same,with a liet **of** pc;-perty

**seized** designatingthe place of seizure **SIXI nfi** **’ 3-3** **Gf 0wIlOr**  **or >8rS0ll**  irGXz!whCm pOSiS48.4iOn was tXk4C. Thee noticemet be issued and servedon either
the omer or parson in :aess44ion omnding appearaoae vdthln a designstedtime, not less than fire day8 frcm date of ismama, b ahow cauee why the seized a&lcles shm~lld

3ot ba destropsd.
.kct:c1e

637 is here quoted in fall:
"fat. 637. **mmOy4a** a **Grd4r** 0r **OOut.** PC- *If u?an a heerfw of the w.tter rofezrod to in the preoedingartioi4, the juctilce **0r the**  **pmico,** aoontp judqe **or dletriot**  judst,, beforeuhoz the cause is pecding shalldeter-~ mine that the prop4rty seizsd is 6 tpt3ifq table or bank or Is used 88 **equipment or**  **pare** pherneliafor a t;a_mbling house, and wee being

ueea r0r ganing 3~~~0440, ha shall cmbsr 84.434 **to be**  **destroyed,** but any part of aeta mar, by or&r or the court be held as eoldenoeto'ba used **in** ang **ease until**  the **oaaa is**  **finality** dis**posed of.**  Fropertynot~of that oheraotQror not no used'shallbe orderedreturnedto the person entitled to pons4eaionof th8 sasm. %?h* orrioer withinnot lasll ~thur fiftecln nor 1~02-8 than thirtydayn rrw tlia~,wtx-y 0r said or&m shall destroy all prop&& the destructlo~of wbieh haa been ordered:;J&y the court,unless tke omer, lessee or pstiacut entitled to posserrsian under thie hu; shell, b4rort the deemto**bh Or**  **said gTOp3Z%pl**  **file 6Uit**  **t0 3%3OTSr**  **seas .m** 
In 1933, by the dets of the Irortp-fourtfil.e&isltlture,

begalar Se4sion,Qhapter 803, p. 490, SotIon 8 wes added **to &&.ole**  **$39. W**  **quota Seotlon**  **E P.B**  **added3**

***See. 8..**  **If upon**  **4 h4arH..np;** **of the**  **nrattsr** refclrmcl

to in Artlala 636 Fenel Code **of Texns**  **(lQZ3) the**  **juretloe Of**  **tb4** p6aO4, **aoWlty jU&r?;rt**  or district judge before *Ihas &hu cause isJmndfng &all d8t8min8 that the prqmrty seized, or any part thereat, is not gambling paraph8rAblia

pew m, but that the aam OT any pert there& uas used a@ aquipmnt QT para@8rnalie ior e gtmbllnghouse and was b8iAg uead for ganlng wur 0808 and that said propsrty is eapablb or be ng used tar scam P legalpurpoma, he mny, in his dl8oretion,by **ord8r** ai the court deolare the 

### sass8OQdi8Wta4 and oauee the muse to **be** doliversdto ths 

### stata or ~xim, or any Qoliticdl 

### aubaiviaion thereor or to 8ay State institutionto bs kept by it fW 

### its iW!.l **U88 end**  **banefit.**

me oftioer shall e!mw **by tits**  

### r8tPm **t&8** biSpOSitiOA 0r *a 

### property Emde **by hia**  

### whiah ~h0n **ba IA**  **0aat~111512~6** .with tks **0zrdsr8 0r**  **tht3 aQurt."**  

### The mergenay alaaae Ot the enmndetaxy 

### bill, d6AOtiAs;

th **i8&&8tiV8** iAt8A$,rU8it8# -4sMSiioA 

### by peaae effieera throughout TWYSS of ~*cAaira, tablea, oarpt8anu **other** kindsor furdtun 0r th40 value of theumnb8 of bolle~a~nhioh, *us&s the present law ;Illt8t b8 held **rm** 8vid8AM or 

### Usotroyed **by en**  **or&r ar**  **the Oouti,f**  eta. lForhbxw la tha A& 8-e the LS&I&- ttvs eVid0A480Ay il%fHIt tQ di0m8 Of tb% ZKJXUJ0 CtBW. telnml in ge 88~rios0 0s panaphmnalia, ArtdQZ6 as3 gxmt6 the right 5r 6ny parsaaninter8ste8in or sntlttsdto prapertgssiwd, to tixy the **iv!@.** or **whether web**  **pm rty**  **is e**  **apdng table.**  

### or bank or deriw, QOP

warn 083 es equipment or porffphemaliaoi any@ublin(3 home* rnd to rewver the samou~on a ravorabledetsrrdmtian th0reoi.

XA .OuT bIY%&tigatfQA

Or tb.6

;JAeStibAs., .~y6:-8ifi8r..i a leOtar t3pi~lon

wrivben by k0elskmt Attarney Qpbxal IL L. Willirordlm Roaorable JII~,Izodgi~8, Cour~t~

AliterMy et i&loMh,T6xes Qa Au&t-b ,& ~19s%,IkdAing that the propr aoastxwcrtion or ~xti& 6SsI,

Penn1 Code, 8u@ra,OO~telningthb l&iqw~ **%Qp6tty** not at fhet, Oharecteror not 80 plsQd e&a21bs oxWra& mturmd %Q the per6~t.t

astimid to porimaaiaa 

### at th6 **-~ema** ,*woulU **raadsr** it proper to hers cha oaurt entar BP ura0r ia535

t&a procsedinginetru0ting bh8 sheriil to return ths HOll8y **to** th0 m50fl f%OSl **WhcS the**  pOEZi8lSSiOll Or Qt9&8 **was** taken “inaamah **~8 the**  **xomy fs**  **not a**  **gming tab16**  or bank, *quipsant,or paraphamalla for e ~ambll* hourn." p. aeel. (htter o&?iAiOA8, **Attorney** Cklaaral, Vol. %a,,

**IO the**  **cam** 0r **Atterney cxmsral**  **v. Justlcse**  **of** tb miaipai court 0f the city 0r Boet0n, m3 ftat3d. 456 (&a~. Ct. Ease. 184Q) it 

### a?peara that e 

### search warrent was isatmd out 0r th4 numic;lpal cawt, an6 upon its **sxeaution** a quantityof gaablingCarapharnalia wta wlm4 such a8 *one f'aro table, one lay-out, one 8+nfThe **2kfm48humtC;e**S6atut6 providsd~ r0r 6ha wizen and U*struatioaat famicig apparatusa* i&emeat0 and far aeaU~etioa emI sale of otbnr grrraonal **proparty** eeieedat *a atsac t&m and fmxutha sesin ~?F+Xs1088,

The prooeebing wes far aandeurm8 to require tki rrcaiaipel

court to proma 

### to ar6ar th4 ds*tmution of the gsJing agjwmk6u~a08 iwndsa3netlon of otrzar



### prsonel Th8 ju&ps ofthamn1l3ipa1cowttook the

ssm, although tha werrant wa$ iamt8d**by them.**  **The Supreme**  **Court** hsld **that** the **fgmbig** a;parattU**and lap&-**  mast8 could be daetroyed end the **otbdr pewtonal**  **pro&MT** 6y eo~ademnsd

snd sol4 &r **pxaper'** not~bw buti wit& xefwenoe to **the** rmmy in the iem bank, km awrt aaldr536

wm be- opsratadin the plairrtiti*s ;lace OS businew, aad **coctsined** mormy t&at had baen played ther6in, ~e~d soleed by **deputy** sheriffs,and msohinesuera be9 operated in viol&ion of lea et the tiras they were M zed, it was held that ;leiatifit aould re0.0~~ from the brsputisa

the mormp containedin the rnaohine8 

### at the the of aeienm. TM oourt mid the mney vmd) not ~i&mMSy bad," that 

### “it8 ordinaryand austomaryuBo is not only lawful,

### but in met eeeea absolutelyneoee8axy.w Be quote furtherr

V&I have no statutethat providestar its ooadmnxati~ or oonfisaation. Where the plr**pose** and ordiaaxy iuse ot pxspexty is lswful, the plaintiff In aueh a oaae MJ the 0110 at bar is entitled to here hia propartyreetorsdm returned to him * + * It is well established that, rhila the law will not lend its aid to one or the parties to an illegal transaction or oontract, the rule baa appliaationa6 **be tween**  **the iwmdiate**  **partfee only,**  **and cue**  **in** poeeesaionot th6 fruit8 o? exa illegaltseimaotion or oontraotto az?ioh he UESSI not a.pw%y aamot invoke the rule. I,* * l In the caee ot lbrrell Y. Clark 90 **Kant.** 566, 4P. (26) 7l.2, 7W **Ar~L.B.lCfiC, oitd**  &yyi% in yomX **brief,** the ehsririof Wheatland County mleod tro~#lat meahinesn::ioh

bed been installedin t.he plelntifS*a place oi bQaim6e under an agroesmntthat he would ay to the amsr e pamontage or the saomy taken in, slli arrestedthe plain~tiff, who pleaded &uilty to the chargs of operd.ng them. The acurt oxdexed the saahineadsetroyedand any monef ioand la thaw to be **depooited** with the clerk OS the omzrt. After the dsrrtxuotlon of **the** machiner, 8a41.85 we ao depositedend on refu8el of the clerk to tamit

the mazley

over **to** him, plaintiff broup?;ht suit to recoverthe isoasy 80 deposited, WWA one judge **disseutLne;,** the Eupxwm Couxt or Kcmtaaa~ held that,while thx+

etatut%eathori?$n&the seimre end de,- struotlonof slot nsoblnee did k~#t authorizethe eeiaure 

### Of ao~ly 88 8UOh, t&J Shetifft%$¬i WXdIdf t~i

~F~~ltS in oarryin~away the aonsy fmnd Lu 

### ths~rpaehiuee, and that the plaiatifii coald net reoover it l.n(LB- **aotion** fox that puzrgOSQ*wita refemuas 

### ta the Beham rul4 u

## xo~. 3. a. t:om1asy, PS@ 7

later mm:z~oed by the 

### Claorg#a Oourt in CGzcppell

v. Stapl6ton,suyxa, the opinionpoints Q& that the foota of 

### the Fllegalenterpriseaf c+perriting the elut rpcpohinae wura neereeerll

f 618010twdtc th4 court by the plPin

### tiff In 

## attempt

ng to m&e a prims faah ~$0. Wm quotrt
wnls the ppJlntE$f,edmitting a8 Yiolation of t?..e law, asked thekid OS the very **aowt** ohmgod with the duty of g9alahln$that violation, andokioh bad pertorsndthat **auty** Zn **840~xln(i** the rat8 0f hia tdia~, *pih hs mlmittod

### &e *ioUd 

### not be l

### ntltled to rota& **under #a**  la+, **had** he reduced the **aam to**  panae5Siozk.

l I +

mPlai&iff **aeaerts that**  **tba geartal**  **ml*** **is** that illsgalitycrmnotM set up by ti 

## third peram, tit is otiy availableto a p&y to II. acmtmot (IS

## c. J. 5008) g but ha

## .i.d2ot0 mtb3 

### thet the kxt msdrr Vhic rn]Jsimofaottree euhjeot 

### to au sx0epticm,

### where it 

### in attempted to assert rights base4 oa tlm ocratraot.~striatly qetklng, there la 00 00mtxeet haxa inTQlTeu; **plaintitf** rabrely **seek8 the**  **aid of**  the **aou%?t to,**  mduoo to ~sssaion tb agofl.8 of th 18.~'~ violrtioa."

__ **¶%e KaHsaaa**  **Cosat by**  **a%gmes** latqpxage, 

### did **not pass**  **uJ?uQ the**  UltLiPurba disgooiti6ri

**of the**  **mo.wy, rxa**  wita4bastharK&bwfn@lus(iae~~53t

EQB. E. Q. &Toaeley, Fags 8

tramaation and seoureto the violatar the zxuitll of CiS outlnwry."
While we haoe been unsbla to find anj'Tazasbroision equaraly in point,we bslleva~cartain lanmag@ used in the 08~ of Cam~ballY. Eood 55 S. Vf. (23%) 93, (Cum. **App.)** applicableto tha pxdplas hare under amslderation, In that oaee the eouxt denied raaovery for aomniasionson the aale of real estate,*hare a oorporationritbcmt power to do so mada a oooltraot of purGh-0. Tha OpiBiOnrevleres?Uly daoiaions,dieous8ing the prlnoiplase

involved,of whiah the tollowing la a typical axampler

Ttt is a aelntaryprinoipla, unlvaraelly a~~llad, that a **court** will dacliw to land ltr aid to a parson seeking**oompensatioa** fox the **doing** of an aat rhiah riolntee the publio polioy of **tha** state as oxgreasly**deolared by**  tha law muldng power. **A** obar etatamnt of thla principle in **tlmt** &iron **by** tE8 Supreme 

### Court of the United States IQ Bank of United stetas v. OwenIL,

8 Fat. 656, 7 L. Ed. 508, wharela it is saldr
-%a oouxt 41 jostfcacu5 in it8 naturn be made thea

E&ndE8idor Iniquity. ceurfr we in~itutad to saw into atiaot tbs lava of a country;how aeatha than become auxiliarytQ the x ContmlnmR

ion of yiolatiormof law7 * l * There can be 513 oiril right,whore them CWJ ba no lapel remdy; and tbera can be no lags1 **remmdp,** for that whioh la itself Illegal.' *A&a,tha 881118

oourtin Cappallr,HdLl, YUall.~,SS59,19 L.=d. 24& reaftinmd this ,ilootr2na

in the baa of this langmqa:
rake prinaipleto **be** axtraatedfrom all the eases 16, that tb6 law will not lend **its** supportto a alaim faundsd npcwa its tiolstion*'=lion.?L. 0. !,?Oou8lb)r, Fa@3 3

g&U.ng duticea and **depoeltsd with**  **the** alerk **ai tIm**  court,by order of th8 QOUPt, **CCCUp166** tba **Stat~U Ot**  aoauy *in oustodialb&a.-

. It has been generallyeati that property is in *custoMa **legis ”**  when it **has been**  lawfullytelbm by euthorityof legalpmoens, and n3a2ai~ in poa4wmion of a publfa offloeror a ao*urt officer ezupomered

by law to hold It. Allmn'v,Hargadlne-8f6KittTlok Dxy Goods Co., 925 lib. 400, 2% S. **W.** (SC%) 670, 6X3. See also Union IndsanityQO. v. FloridaBank & 

### Truot Co., 48 ?a (Zd) 395, 697; BQUVIO~'ULm DiotiOnw, 3rd R0V.i **and** proparty **seized by**  **rirtuo of**  a abareh warrant **haa** been 80 Qsnominated;~Dorrell '1. Clnrk, supra m&lo@ v. Lawson, 146 Ore. BZl, 31 S. (Zd)-171,ZW; t 6 ate t. Gambling Grietev. 43 Aria. 1l.e. 40 P. (Z-id)

746; 9471

.., 

## de 5. c. 369, 99 9.8. 703, YTO!,ti radio f&boats8 urb aUthCWitib8 Qitbd, **and Othora,**  **va agree**  **4th the**  **anawur8** givea **bp gou** **’ to**  **the first**  **thrss** ~aeetiona propounded **in your**  **brie~f.** To **axxmm~iae:**

Pour fotwteh

@$m~%ion prbssnt8 turthur**dittiaulty** to whioh me ahalS no* advert.

## 540

Eon. Yz.0. !~'.osele+, I-‘abp~ 10

unable to follow your reo6ozxiae;
=the ntnte is not batitled the aousty is not entitled that ainos. - to tbs rmowy, that to th6 momy,.~that

_ _ _ aertalnlJr

ZIO ~artlaclar

publla oTfiole1is en**titled** to it a8 a **natter** ot right, end nslther is any partiaulerperson, 60 the only dlspoaitian thet aan be mde of eaoh so-my is by order **Of the**  **COtU? ‘** **t in**  **WhQS8 CU8todjr**  **it 1~86**  **phObd** end held. .?&F

aourt therefore,in &t-ndi8ontion, may ISEW any bonsfiaial. **disporition** thsreof it my ~6 iit, bbfq linitad odly to the ate& t&t such Uinpositiw should net bu tmrea6oaeblb

or **~1vOhU8, or**  **a diSpO8d.**  

### that would **BhoQk th6**  **OOflFSCieXl~b Of**  **8** 

### 0-t **Of** qnuity.*
We are lncllnedto the **beli8i** that the prlnoipl8 enunolatedin the following: lata@aage

fro& the Suprraas Court in the aaee of Withers tb Patteraaol, 27 Ter. 401, 86 **Am. D80.**  **643,** would control:

?Phe &rl6diatlon of the a6urtm6an8 the power or authoritywhich **f8** ooahrrad **upon a**  aan%, by the oonstitutton end laan8, to hear and dmt6hLina **Ba?mua b6tVI66n**  **partis8,** and to **s8rr;r** it8 ,jU@iU3nt6 iQt0 eff#Ot. **It** i8 8

**to the**  **sstates or**  **Qsoe&ntcl, aru**  all aoaferrud by statute. Wbetsvsrthe atatuts authariza8 the oourt to bo, it ump rfghtfallpdo. But it dues not folltm, **because** the etatnteeuthorizesthe oourt to order the salb of land under certain oir6wtenee8, that all 6albs ai land by oxder of the ewrt are euthorizo&.* a** (Bfipha6iS

Ours).

**It** is our apinion,wdst t&e radar a8 pra88ntiM by ym, tbert

the writ of windannte aWd not bs euaaos8f'u1- l~la4llnt6iu3a. **f?% ‘** **f6X. JUT.**  **%6&t,** 9t **Seq., aAd**  **tiUthCQ?t ties**  oitad,

## 541

turn, by apprapriotsactlondoslgaatesby etetutethe uee or functionto wblah lt shot&%be a~plled‘.I+8entertainno doubt, ?.%t that, apprfersd

or Its existence, iansmut and present srtefns, a prompt aandatewill ilau zabst horrorable body, direcrtiug ita spla,edy **dlopsn-**

**.** Upon mature reflsationand aarei\ll aonslderatlon, oath fo our rsaonmandation, rather then an attempted awlaallsls

.