OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN

gouorrble P. U. Minter county Attorney JU Iiogg County SsbbroWllle, Texas

nal Coderespectively

shall hunt outside vlth a gun without Game, Flsb and Oyster

dollarr) fifteen cent8 of vblch talned by said, officer aa his fee

a non-resident citizen or alien shall be went?-five ($25.00) dol3.00) dollars of such amouat shell be retained by the officer issuing ruch license as his fee Sor oollectlng, lssulng, am! uaklng, report on license so Issued and for remlttlng the remaining twenty-two ($,22.00) dollarr to the Game, Fish and Oyster Commisrlon. "Aayperron hunting with a‘gunout of the county of his residence without a license authorizing him to hunt out of the county of his residence, or~orablo PaW. Mater, page 2

any parron uho Sails or reSuae8 oa demd by any ofslorr to l

hou l uoh oSSloer his bunting llcenaa ~pequlrrd oi himby this l rtlole still be derwd guilty OSamiadrmeaaor urd upon oonvlotlon rhall befined In my sumnot leaa than tea ($10.00) dollars, nor mocothn onehundrod ()lOO.OO) dollaraj provided, that the prorlsioaa oS thla art1818 roqulrlag hunting license 

# l hallwnot apply to persona under a8r8ataea yeara 0s age.

‘Any non-raaldent OSthis State or any alien vho l h~ll hunt vlld gameaadbird8 In thla Stats without first arourlng a llcaaaa to hunt Sroa~the Coamlaaloaer or his deputy or tha oounty clerk shall “,;l;a%;dwaot leaa than tea aor more than one hundred

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As to vbomare oonaldered altlzeaa and non-residents tier this ohapter OSthe Penal Code, VQquote from AHlole 920 ,I s011ova:
“For the purpose OSthla chapter, any person, except an allea, whohas been a bona Side resident
or thla State Sor a period OStine exoardlng six months, oontlnuoualy and immediately befora applying for a hunting license, ahall be considered a cltlren or thla State.

“Analien la any peraoa who 1s not a natural born oitlaea OSthe Waited Stat08 OSAmerloa, and whohas not daolarad his Intention to becoma a eltlaan OSthe Walted States OSAmerica.

“A non-resident shall be anyperaoa vho la a oltlzra OSany other Stats, or whohas not coatlauoualy or Immediately prarloua to the time OSapplying Sor ahunting lloense, been abona-tide resident oS the State OSTexas, for a period of time mor8than six months.’

Your query Is vhetber aperson would be required to obMn a aon-realdent hunting lloenae underthe Sollowing facts rhioh appear ln your letter as Sollova:gonorable P. Y. Mater, psge 3

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. . . . n*- (a) TheDefoadant la 42 years of age) (ij 8; ia; born andrearad In Alabama WA1 ha
vaa 11 #oars of ago, rhea his preata remorhndetiaonCouaty, Texas, where he vas reared to young manhood; (0) HIa father died only about 4 or 5pears after movingto Anderson County, Tafaa, andDefendant’s oldrr brother then being la the ArmedPoroea of the 0. 8. A., the prlnoipal burden therefore of taking oars of his vldoved mother and six younger brothers and alatera, as well as the farm, Sell upon the Defendant! (d) Because he could not auoceasSully do so on the Sara, Defeadant eagaged ln Ollfield work vhea be was about 20 years of age, and he has lntarralttently but prlnclpally been engaged in such mark until the present time; (e) While his CllSleld vork has been for rarloua Employers, It has been prlnolpally la Texas, vlth the exceptions hereinafter stated; (I) Hemerrled about 1927, and l beut 1928, ha purchased a form In Anderson County, Texas, vhlob he continued to ownuntil he sold same about 1940; (g) El8 first uork In Louisiana wasIn vhen he rsturned to Texas; #3, for about 2 months, p His vork for varloua Emloyara vas then In Texas until about Mayor June, 19 1, uban tha mamaraaulred him to goback to LoulalaM with his fwslly until about February, 1942, being approxlawtely 9months, whenhe 8galn returned to Texasi (1) Kovever, ln 1937, he purchased a hornsin Houston, Harris County, Tex.88,ubera he and his Samlly rcalded for aometime, after vblob thay removed to hia farm In Andorson County, Texas, because of the blab tort of llriag la Eouatoa, but he continued to ova said homela Houston until only about 2 months ago, when he sold saw1 (j) Bo reglrtersd hisl utomobllo both In Teus and Loulslun la 1941, and he also reglsterrd samain both States for 1942, but he only rcglstered saw so far InLouisiana iR1943; (k) % registered under the Seleative Service Act inWharton County, Texas; (1) In January, 1943, while realdlag la gl Campo,Wharton County, 26199, he was employed by his preaeat Employer, the Phillips Petroleum Company, Sor the first tlmaj (m) tha Phllllpe Petrole’um Co. required hlm to go to Loulalaaa In Jaauary, 1943,
oa his rork, but the Defendaat olalms that lt vas cn the express proposition that he was to be there Onlymnorablb P. Y. Cantor, wge 4

temporarily, altar ublah they would return him to Texas, and the Dofoadant has furalahed us vlth a lettor of Jaauary 6th.. 1943, Sromaald Phllllps Petroleum Companyaddressed tohim at Xl Cam Texas, indicating such trots tobe true; (aY&elr oblldroa voro In school in El Crmpoduring the first part OStbo school-year of 1942 C 1943, but veat to Loulalana wherehe uas e8ployad in Jaauacy, 1943;
of M8y, 1943, when they roturnrd to Texas; (0) They remalnod In Louisiana until tbb Slri;,p;at

fondant has alalwd Tbua as his r~aldenoe l lnoe before January, 1943, rhan he Wat toLouisiana as above lndlcatrd~ (aad (a), Hehas never owed a how or l

nr other ram1estate in Louisiana, and
moor sold his boma in Houston, Harris County, Texas, until about twomonth ago.

“6. (a) Tba Defendant hatsbeen residing vlih his family In Wrando City, UebbCounty, Texas, for about l lx reeks or twomoatha&gl~b) z i;;$::t a Resident Hunting License lo. %exaa, oa September l)tb., 1943; ok tba theory 

## &at he Wasa resident of Texas, under the facts above stated, although he had only returned to Texas vlth his family the aarly part of Hay, 1943; sad (c) The Looal Game WardenSllad aaomplalrrt against him as Indicated la Par. 4above, on the theory that he was a Ron-resident of Texas under Art. 920, P. C., and therefore not entitled to hunt under aResident HuntI.&Qwoenae baoauae he hadaot bodily rralded ia the Stat. for 6montha nrxt preceding the proourlag ot such Resldeat Euntlng U~easr. ” I

. . . . Theproblrm prbaented by your request la to deternina Qhatthe Leglalaturs IQ.tendad vhea It used the olauae that for
a persoa tobe a oltlcea under this Chaaptrrha must be a bona Side resident of this State for a period of time exoeedlag l

lx Wntbs oontlnuoualy and tiedlately botore applying for ahuntlng llceaae. A l

olutloa to this question vi11 In turn aasver your rrauaat.

As stated ln your letter, there has been no judicial Ordepartwntal oonatruotloa of those sectloas of the Penal Code. MO do not think, hotmvar, that referbaoe to other statutes andgonorable P. Y. Mater, page 5

Ojoqisioaa of our lava and the ooaatruotlon plaoed thareoa by
our sourts as to the wmlag of abona Sldr rraldent vi11 be oSmuchaid la reaohing a aolutlon to tha Query presented ln ais reauest9 Wesay this after noting the prlaolpls l mouaced l,, gh@oaaa of ExParte Blumer, 29 Tex. 736, vhere tha Supreme Court of Texas stated that tha deSlaltlona and soopa of what
constitute altlcen and raaldeat dopead upoa ths lndlvldual and sepratb statutesj that la, the meanings of these words must ba l soertalned not Sroma general deSlaltloa usually glvaa them but rather from tha latent, purpose and l&a the Leglalature badIn rind ln enaotlag eaoh partloular lav. This expression oSthe Supreme Court has been followed by subsequent deolsloas.

Bafora attempting to lsoertala what the Legislature want by the olauae “abona Side resldeat of this State for a ppiod of time exceed-g six months, continuously and lpnaedlate1ybefore applying for ahunting lloenae” as used In Artlole 920, supra, Yedeea It Important to noie that often the words ‘realdent” and ‘81t1aea” and “residenob” and “domlolle” are used In 0~ statutes interchangeably aad hava been l ometlasa oonatrued to have 

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ubatantlally the samemeaning. Doddv. Dodd, 15 S.W. (26) 6861 Browav. Boulder, 18 Tex. 433; Plttsburg Water Beater compsny0. Sulllvaa, 115 Tex. 417, 282 3. WI576, Slaoe the Lsglrlature does use the terms referred to lnterohangeably, it would in our oplnlon be proper to observe the exact meaning usually l ttaohed to each OSthose vords and thereby determine in
vhat manner the ~auae heretofore mentioned In Article 920 was lntcnded tobe uaed.

The court la the oaae of Peoos R. Co, v. Thpmpson, 106Tex. 460, 167 9. If. 801, very ably dlatingulahed between residence aad domlolle by the Sollovlng languages

“lResldeaoe* meana living in a partlaular locality, but ~domlolle~ mesas living in that looallty vith the Intent to makeIt a fixed and permanent home. Resld8aoe Sia!ply reau3.re.a bodily presence as an Inhabitant in a given place, while domlolle reaulrea bodily presence la that place and also aa inteatloa to make It ones dgmlolle.”

APerson therefore maybe a resident of oae plaoe and have bla doUclle In another plaoe. Aparson la usually ooasldersd to ba9 oltlsen of the plaoe of his domlolle.It 18 our oplalon thAt the Laglelaturo ueed the leageege under dleoueeloa la the eezwe thatl pereoa must hete oetebllehed In thle Stat8 l daiolle for aperiod of tlat exoeedm Ed moatbe ooatlauouel~ rod Lanedletrly 

### befo re l pplying for

, batlag lloeaer to br ooaeldered 8oltlrra of thle State under ~8 ohapt-. He auet have reelded in Texae rlth the lateatloa of ?rmlning and eatabllrhirrg hle h-8 for the pmeorlbed period art-* We

here reaohed thleooaoluelon by flret ooaelderlng the derInItloa of a non-reeldeat under Artlole 920. Aa~-:;eI- &at la Slret deeorlbed lea oltlcea of enother etate. ,,ldent th8t vhea the LegIelatWr u8ed “~ltleea” In thlr SODteeee, It meant Apereoa vho had hle domiolle la eaother etate, ?w lptreoa oeaaot be a oltlztn o? l aothtr l

tett l ad et the ,e~ time be a oltieea of Ttxae. Thle Artlolt further dteorlbte

, eon-rteldtat a8 l pereoa vho he8 not beta l bona fide rteldtat ofthle Stats for a period of time trottdlog l lx moathe ooatinuo~ely and lmmedlately before applying for l huatIag llotaee.
meye hevt prtvlouely etattd, e reeldtat 18 l ptreoa who 18 bodily present 

## ate otrtala looetloa. I? the Leglelaturt did tot deemthe l

tateaoe wader dleoueeIoa to man more then thle, it vould not hevt used the word8 “boae fldt.” That term would be

### l urplueege, and ln oonetrulag a etatutt euoh ea lattrpretet;on ehould be erolded l? possible. In feot, It l pptere quite evident the Ltgleleturt hed romething moreln mind then merely tht eotuel ~rtetaoe of a pereoa a8 ehova by the addltloael term

‘bone fide, end vt believe they meant b7 l boaa Side rteldent
eperaoa vho bed tetebllehed a domlollt. Thue under our Iattrprttetlm, l non-resident le a oltleta of l aother l

tatt or a pereonwhobee not tetabllehtd hle domlolle ln Ttxee for a period of tint o? more than l Ix moathe continuously aad lmmedlettly before 

### l pplylng for bhunting lloeaet. Inother worde, a ptreoa wet have had hle donlolle la Ttxae for the required period of timeor he 18olaeeed a8 a “non-reeldeat’ b7 the l tatutte.

Thle coaetructloa llkevlet harmoaleee vlth other portlone of Artlole 920. A oltlcta of aStete 18ueuelly oae vho her a domlollt ia the State. Thus vhen thI8 Artlole definer a altlzta 88 any pereoa, exoept an ellen, rho bee beta a bona fide rrrldtat of thle State for a period of time txotedlng l lx monthe eolrtlauouely and ixueedlattl~ before 

### l pplylag for a lloeaet, It
me merely txttadlag the gtaerel rtquleltte of loltlrta by rtWring the tetablle~tat of l uohdomlollt for more then eix monthe, Ueuell~ It 18 o? no onnstqutnot hov l hort the retldtnoe W beve beta to teteblIeh ldomlollt, for It 18 the faot of thegoaoreblo P. U. Mater, pegt 7

P,g;&nOt ooupled vlth the lattmtloa thet tetabllehee the domlrile* Bovtvtr, to quelI?J under the Gem Statutes ama oititea
er ~elbea~: huatrr, one Is roqulrod to reeldt la Texas vlth the Intentloo of aeklng himhomela this State for more than rix mohtheI Weare of the oplaloa there Is a reason fop requirl,,g this extra time before oat Is ooneldtred a oItlcta under ok aeee Statutes in that May out-of-etato hunters might eater tbig state during the huntlag etaeoa, dtolmo that they lattadrdto eetablleh l domlolle ln Texas

, obtain a reeldtat huatlw littame, dotheir huatlng andthen return to their roepeotlre d&UiOileS ia other etatee. TOprtvtat Suchpreotice, the Leg- ~eleturt l

av fit to require a person to tetablleh him doaloile for morethan tb months to oomt ultbln the purrlev of being a oltlztn end securing a resident huntlag llceaet. Such Is, vt bel;tvt, to be the intent and purpose of the statute toaeldertd.

After a person bee tetablIehed a domIollt, It Is not ~toteeery that he 

### l otuelly continue to be 8 resident to keep himdomicile. It hambeen maid thtt t 9treoa for most purpores can htvt but one domIollt,
or rteldtace. but oaa hare several pleaser

In other vorde, ester a domlollt her once been ecqulrtd so long emthe Iatitatloa to keep it be ooaeteat, a ptrroa meybe 8 rteidtat of another rtate yet melatela him or;- gins1 domIoIlt. See 15 Ttx. Jur., pager 708 to 711. Thus, under the 

### GameStetutte, after a pereoa her ooatlauouely end immtdlnttly lived ln Texas for over elx months vlth the lateatiou et all timer of meking this State himdomfolle, hebee tetebllehtd hImeel? as l Oltleta of Ttxee l advould be entitled to l touro 8reeldtat hunting lloeaee. After a pereoa her eetebllehtd muchl doeilclle, It Is not aecteeery for him tomalntela it by ooatinulng to be a reeldent of Texas. Et mey movt lnto eaothtr state tnUbecome a resident of that state but so long emhe dote aot abandon him latentloa to rotala him domlollt In Ttxee, but to return to Texas whenthe oooaelon for him ttmporery l

beeace ?ros Texas no 

### longer l xlete, he romeins a oltlLea of Texas addunder Artlole 920 18 entitled to hunt la thle State ulth a resident hunting llctaee.

Whether a person vhoher oaot tetabllehed himdomlcllt In

### Ttxe8for more than mix months hamlost him statue ama oltiLenof TexAe bymoving to tiothor state cad rteWaIng them for 

# l J l a ptrlod of time 18 l question of Sect to be dettreiiaed ?rom the Sect8 end olroumetaaore aonaeottd vlth him removal,goaorebh 0. Y. Minter, page 8

vblch this depertmeat hemfor meay pera 

### l ttad?aetl~ r@?ugtd to pee upon OFdtolJe. HOVev8r~ (Itbelieve vbet ham**beaa**eeld gboV0 ~111 oaeble you to detemlar the question l ubmltttd looordin(r to tbr faote In the pertlouler oaeo vhleh paire oocegloa

for Jo* Wu*J*

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