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

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Iioaorable B. C. Jones - ?SR6 2



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### stated, that la in violation or tit. 1, 300. 

### 28, or the 

### Constltutlon of Texas.

Art. 8osb 18 tm bItf3DtefrOrt Or th6 &giS&tu?e to reqtir6 th6 OrriO6r6 0r this Stat6 to Y64F a 

### baclga ot **a** 

### ccrtaln place on hla body, to vaar a 

### a&p, coat or blouse and trousers of uawd oolora before he can make en arrest for a violation of the hi v&y lava at this State, though ha Is authorictd 

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### w such OuBFF6at. In our 

### opin- ‘on, the Lsglsl4tuFe he6 attelnptad to do Uh4t Jud@ I.&timor6 13 the **Scoggiaa** CIISO

### said it **could not**  do. If6think, th6r6- 

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### the rsqulremant of a uulfomn la Art. aO3b vlalatea the Stats Conatltutlon 

### for the 

### reasons giirrnin the opinloaa of 

### Judges Morrowand ?attimore.

36nc8, 

### VC)aollcur, U~Ueiirl6di~, In the atat6'8 contention, as urged by 

### you In the 

### Juatlos **Court** 

### oaae, that **‘ re**  gardless of the Elannorin which th6 arresting 0rrmr Y48 

### dressed, it vaa no defanaa.”


### Yours very 

### trulf
QOFTBXAB



### JLW :zd John L. Wroe **Aaaiat8nt**