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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

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Honorable H. 0. Hoowr 

county At tornoJ 

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mbr sir: oplnl0n so. O-7312 

Ro: Door b dul7 l ppo1nt.d 

grrt, b8 follovrc 

‘I vould like to 

r0ii0mg 8ibtt0r8s 

ate Bill Number 6, Chapter 205, Acta of the Regular 

session, 49th legislature, la an act amending Article 5142 of 

the Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, as amended in 1927 

end 1537. This act provides for juvenile officers, their selection, compensation, expenses and asrlrtantr, prescribea their 

duties, and provides all things necessary and incident to the 

main purpose ot the Act. 
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flmorable 0, 0 Booror - Pam 2 

Tim above mended Articl.8 5142 prOVideO, la part, 

l 8 r 0u0v08 

%wh offloor aball hr, authority aad it 

shall bo their duty to rskr iliW8tig~tiOa8 of all 

o&808 referred to thorn a8 ruoh br luoh Hoardi to 

be prowIIt la Oourt aad to ropronat t& iatrrert 

Of th0 $~PuQih Vhea tb OWO 18 hOWd, Wid t0 kalrh to the oourt and ruoh Bo a r l d IPJ ltiformatloa 

a a d l88i8tUiOO 88 8uOh Board Uf roquln, rrrd to 

tak.8 ohargo of ray ohlld brforr and aftor the trial 

aad to p8rfOrM 8uOh othor BOW1088 for th0 ahlld l 8 

arr ba rwulrmd by th@ Ootwt on mid Baud, aad rush 

jUVWik OfiiOOF6 8hall b VOltOd With 811 t& DOVOr 

l d buthorltf of ~olioo offleora or 

to their 

rherlrf 8 UlOidoat 

Off1098," (BpLu818 8UppllOd) 

vide 8 I 

Artlolo I, Soutloa 23, of the Tour Ooartltatloa pro- 

%tery citirea rhall hav8 tho right to ke8p 8a4 

be&r l W in t& hvfUi dOf8aclO Of hioleif OP the 

8tataj but the b3&i8htUlU &all &tO Dowtr; by &II, 

to NE&to the lloar’iag I @r J 

t8at OriY; \lE4ah8818 &pI::d)' 

lth l tlov to proIn iurthormoo of thll &mml88lvo olau88 lo th8 To-8 

COa8titUtiOtl the bgi8kttWe protid8d ia &t1Ol8 483 of the Retlud l'caal Cod8 of 20-8, 1925, that t 

%hoeter mhall car?7 oa or about hi8 p8r8oa, 

nddlc, or ia hi8 8addle bag8 any pirtol, dirk, 

dagger, rluag-rhot, rvord Can8, spear or knuckle8 

made of ray metal or any hard 8ubutaace, bouie 

kalfe, or any other knife manufactured or aold 

for the purposer of offense or defense, shall be 

punished b flae not less than $100.00 nor more 

than $500. 8 0 or by confinement la jail for not 

less than one month nor more than one year. " 

The following Article, Article 484, provides certain 

exezpt:ons to the atzve statute and pr3V:des: 
poaorable H, C. Eoo~r - Pm8 3 

%a8 preoedlrrg article 8hall not Apple to l 

prrro a la batual nrvloo a8 a rilltluua, aor to 

l n7 p rr +-- 

a08 0 floor la the l tual dlroharga of hi8 

o tr io & du J, nor to the ouvyiag o f l C18 on OM ‘8 

OVO pr8mi808 OC PhOO Of bU8llIO88, WC t0 pr8Oli8 

trrwlllrg, nor to aa7 deputy 00n8trb10, or rpeolal 

P 

oll8msbf1 who rooolte8 a OOmpOa8AtlOa OS fort7 dolU’8 or EON glr month for hi8 rrliOO8 a8 8lWb offloor, and who 18 appoint06 in aoniormlt~ with tb 

8tatUt@8 l uthorlslv 8uOh bppointwat; Dar to th. 

08~18, Pl8h and Oy8tor Oomml88lolur, nor to any doputt, Vh0U in the M tM i di8OhUg@ Of hi8 dUtiO8 l 8 

8Uah, nor to any gam8 rmdon, or 100~1 doput Gem, 

Fl8h aad OJ8tOr C~l88lOWr vheo lm tho MtuBl dircharg8 of hi8 dutler la the cousty of hi8 r@rl&aae, 

nor -11 it bpply to my ~aa8 warden or deputy km, 

P i8h l nd OJ8tOr kUEUi88iOWr who WtUdly rOOOlV88 

Iron the bt*to fear or 00 

T 

a88tloa for hi8 8C~FV1008. 

AOt8 1871, p. 25, &Ot8 191 , p. 194.' (&qha818 8uppllOd) 

&tlole 36 of our Code o? Crlmlaal Prooedwe defines 

poaos orr10orr, 

%8 r0110v1ag ax% ' 

CO8U81881OlWil OiiiCOr8 &ad pFitii88 Of th0 Stat0 rUl@II 

foroo, bad l n7 private jwroa rpsclall~ a olatod to 

l teOutr OrfdMl PrWO88.” (lbQdM818 8m mp led) 

From the pretlourly 8et out constltutioual and statutory 

provisions ve find that the Texas Coartltution giver to the laglalature the power to regulate the wearing of LTIIII, The Isglalature 

provide8 a penalty for the vearlng of certain 8peolilcal~g deacrlbed arms but exempts certain persons among vhich 1: “any peace 

officer In the actual discharge of hlr official duty. In Article 

36 of the Code of Crlmiael Procedure, sheriffs and policemen of 

an incorporated tovn or city are desi nated peace officers, and 

therefore In accordance with Article f 84 they are exempt from 

the provisLons of Art:cle 483 while in the actual discharge of 

their official duty. 
lIoaor~bl8 H. C. Hoomr - P8ge 4 

Thetrefor8, rlaoo Artlolo 5142 provider that juvenile 

OffiOer8 'till be tortod with all th8 povrrr and authority OS 

PO1100 OffiO8P8 OC 8hOri.ff8 laoldeat t0 th.fi OfriO08,m it lOgiOrllr SolloW that 

i 

utoaib orfio~r8 are oatltled to the 8UlO 

l X8mptlOn rhlle la he 8&u&l dl8OhargO of their offlol~l dUtle8. 

l 8 othor pOW0 OffiOer8. 

It 18 Our oplnloa thAt a junall~ offloor ha8 the legal 

right to OUT7 l gua while 10 tho dl8O&rg@ of hi8 offlolrl duty. 

Uo hurt that the aborr fully annfor xour lnqulrr. 

O’YXrrd 

TOUP8 Qrrf truly 

ATTOREEC OHN6RAL O? TEXM