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. k. OFFlCEOFTHE ATTORNEYGENERALOFTEXAS I AUSTIN

Ron. Ral F,' Iiaohml hselrtant ~QountyAttorney Wuecor county

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on MD or beast in the 6Mna:

tion that the **doea**not **propose** 

### ,to une 0 has a red oeps whloh be ~111 wave In ha bull la an imported lighting I&X11 ri,ngs; or old Naziad. ., raon'a Annotated Texae Prinal,,Code, *Any:peraon whoahsll voluntarily 8nga&s in a paglllstfo enaounter between JIMand mm, ox a.tf?W between a meaand a bull, or any obhsr animal, for money or other thing of velue, or for any obnnplonship, or upon the reeult of which any money Oranything of value la bet or wagered, or to see whiohIb5. Bal F. Raehal, Page Z

any admlarlon fee la 

### oherged, either dlreotly of Indlreotly, shall be 

### lmprIaoae4In the penitentiary for not 1.e. than 

### twoue?morethanilra 

### yeara.. ArtIole~ 4667, ?emon’r Annotated TaxarsCivil 3tatuter, reada in part as i~llowrt

Y!he habitual uae, aotual, **threatened or**  oonteaplated of any premises, plaoe or bulldlng ‘or part 

### thereo#,foranyotthe iollow~ uamaahall be enJoined at tke **ruit** oi either the State of any 

### oltiren thereof:

“4. Par the voluntary engagIng in a fight betwoen amen anda bull formoney or ather thing of value, or 

### foran7 ahamplonship, or upon rswlt of whloh any none7 or anythIng of value Ia bet or wagered; or to see whIoh any l 4n118aIonSee la oharged either dlreotly or indiraotly, a8 prohibited by the Penal 

### aodo.

‘An7 pereon whomayaae or be akiout to une, or whomayaid 

### orabet another ln the use of any suoh pramlaes iox, any purpose mentioned In thfa Artiole ara7be made a party deIen4ant In auoh suit. The Attorne~ General or en7 Dlstrlot or County Attorney uaf brlia& and prosecPute 611 wits that either may dwm neowsary to enJoin saoh uwa, and nee4 not rsxlry the petltlon;~ or ang oltizen 01 thIe State IM~ au~b



### Inhis ownnemeen4 shall not be required to ohowthat he la pereonally injured by tha aota ecaplained ~f.~ &!8CoXQueJurls, Fags llB.2, deflneo the tern “fl6ht* a8 roiimit

or method of fI@hting. a ba;ttls~ a oombat; rot

. *As a verb - To attempt to defmt,- subdue, or deatroy an enemy, either by blowr or weapons; to rtrlke or oontend for vlotory, in battle or in fiingle Oaabat." Ao stated in yocr lattsr the **atatador ha8** **no** lntentlon ot $njuring the bull and he intends his pert of the fight to be almulated **and a**  shamtight.But what about the righting bnll bred for the btiil~



### rlnee or 

### old ILexloo? Ml1 he knw tht whenthe matador waver the red cape 

### before his 470s and brandlehes hIr woadan sword that she fight I6 only a 6hauanb e jest? WeCbInk not. '@Ill the bull ahargo the matador OShla aaoertoxa o!mafgedmatadors la tbe bull ring8 oc: old arreriooor will he doollely lie dowa, aaoll the tlowers and go to sleep aa ~BrdIMa(L the Bull night do? It the bull sated llhe 7ardInand the populaoe lntsnt on l RomanHelI4a7 wuuld undoubtedly demand tha refund of tholr admlsalon mane7In dlrguat.

sappoe the matador ,la not as riclllful aa the bull and he 10 gored and lajured by the bull? Zuuld not that be * a vary 

### sad and traglo eiialr?

Said Article 610, above quoted I8 Mm4 In Title 11 o? the 

### Penal Code,, whIoh title la st7i.6, *Offenae~ Against Dub110Folloy and Ecooaan7.* The Leglaleture of Taxes untloubtedly considered fight8 or oontestr between a 

### smnaad a bull againat the publlo polioy oi thla state when the artI@ was saaated. TheLoglslature uudoubtedly oonsldsrad that it was wronc(for theman to in&We the bull, wrong for tha bull to InJure tha ma, and wrong bar the publio to see e apeotaols where lajury to l

lthar man

### or bullalght occur. It la there?ore ouz opinionths$ the proposed 0013, teat betateen a man and a buU lcr a bull fight and woul4 be Ia riolatlon or Artlo 610 of the Penal Oodo of Texas. Very truly foum, AW’JE~ Uf;#EBBL OFTiEAS