OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

GROVER SEUERS 

*~RN‘r GUWSAL 

‘gonorable R. Pat Edwards 

Civil ‘District Attorney 

Records Eiullding 

Dallas 2, wxae 

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Dear Sir: 

king es that term Is oosrnonly under-’ 

ss defined in 0ticI.e 652~ of Vernonts 

e of the State of Texas, and fro3 kuowurnishlrg and using its rriros, lines,. 

ftloilities end equipn?nt ln c;ny ,zsnncr whatsoever to any person, Sjrn, assooietion or corporetlon in the State OS. Texas for the purpose 

of reccivin2, trznsv&ttinc or deliverin inforsation used in Connection with. the offense 

of bookr;oking OS that term is coxaonly understood and as thot tern is defined in krticle 

t52o 0P Vernon’s penal Code of the State of 

Texas.. ncn Aue;ust 13, 1945, the *qW~os Gaily 

Sports I;e%%“j by one A. C. Cogins, msde appli- 
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gonoreble H. Pat Edwards - pace.2 

' ostiou to C. J. fnoe, General wmsger';oS 

Western Union Telegraph CODpang, Dellas, 

Terns, for sorvioos for the purposa of receiving sporting inSomatlon of newi value. 

for use oxolusively in oonneotion with the 

publioatlon OS the YQxas Dailey Sports New.* ' 

Said application furthm stating that sold 

. publication is published daily and is dedicated ." 

to reportlug aud digesting AmrIca*s latest 

sporting news, aljd that much of It is dedioated 

to statistics and data of sporting lnforastion, 

suoh as.horso races, as well as analysis OS 

oport exports,. and articj.w. containin news 

of prize Sights, horse races, etc. ca Septether 20; 1945, said application was suppler,zonted 

by a oomunioetion from tho said A. 0. Cog&s 

atatlng in substanc6 that the Y!estern Union :i 

facilities, If obta+ed,_rlll be used exolusivoly Sor tho sssezbllng of the news 

'published in the Taxas Dally Sports I?ew. 

The Question is : will the aoceotance be 

tha :,ostern Grion 01" sum applications of the 

@exas Doily Sports Xem an5 tna Surnishln9 of ..i 

said Sao~llties s;ecisiea in aaid~ic~i%Gis 

3n nny::iso vio3ZfZThe tijunction rolerrodto 

.hereln7 

Attiohed to ‘your request, mmkcd Exhibit W*, is a 

'Fublloation reSerro& to as *the Septernbor 1Eth issue OS the 

.Tcxas Daily sporti lJe?rs, labsled as Vol 1, 110. SG,tt end being 

tresumbly a typical issue of the p.ublioation In question. 

said %ssue of .suoh publication contains data about' various 

horse raoes to bs run, the condition OS the traoks, the stsrt- 

× for the moos, the nems bf the horseo participating, 

oa=ms of owners and jockays,. the weights, post positions, betting 

eis, and past performnoa of entries, such publiootlon dots . .., 

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PJt. lnvita or offer to t&e or pla69 a horse raoo bet, nor ~1s 

'3J information. coztainacl therein concclrniog e plea0 v:hera, 

::a F;Bmer in which, or the person or persons with whom, suoh 

' bet nay bo plooed. On the oontrary, the said issue in qucs- 

%I states that hThc Texas Daily Spoxts mws eivos no advioo 

ta to bottlng, nor does it advise its readorc to do any betting. 

1r Publishes, as news, the opinions of recognized writers as to 

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flonorebls R. 2~6 Edwerds, page 3 

tha relative mocrits of horse& 

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As in other m%tters of opinion, 

these authoritlcs of ten diSsS?oa. with one enothor .* 

Sections 1, 6 Ond 6 of ArtLola 652i,‘Vernonfb Fonnl 

gode of thij Seato of Texss, read as follotis: 

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~Seotioil 1. Any porsix who L%kos or aacapto 

or plecea for enother -E bot or uageer of money or 

anything af valua on a horse RICO, dog race, sutozaabixe race, motoraycla raw or en$ other ztce’.of 

.snp kind rjhatsoeverr footbell @ma, baseha.‘. Same, . 

athletic ‘contest or sports avent of whatsaewr kind 

or cheracter; ox any porson who .offcrs to teke or 

aaoapt 02.plaee for.enot!xr eny suct? trot or ne~w; 

or any parson who 5s au &,-ant, servant or employee 

or othervfino,. a Ids or encours~es snather to take ‘or 

accept ‘or place any nuah bet ore vis@r; or any Dcroon 

who direotly or jnd+?ctly authorizes, aids or en- 

.- aouraScs olij qent, scrv&nt or etiployea or other 

person to take or acccqt or plsco or trensmit any 

sauh bet or wager shall be giiilty of book uskin snd 

upon aonviatlon be punishad by OomAfinerent .ti the 

State ,aanitentdery for any term 0: yaws net 1585 

.tJlrtn om (1). no3 nora than +?ivs (5,) or by .acnfiner&M In the county joil for not less t.h%n ten (J.0) 

_ day nor more. thssn one (1) year and by s fine of 

not less thsn On=% Bndrod ($l.OO.OO) DoLlare nor 

ewre’ than One TMmn%nd’ (@.,OOO.OO) Dol?.ars.n 

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*Sea, 3.. ft, shall be wlauZul. for any, Deroon 

or the aSant, sorvent or omplogee of any parson,’ 

corD,orstion or association of peraohs, knosin~ly 

to fuxnish telephone, telogaj’h, telOtyF3, tObj.rjnt 

or radio sarvice or equipz.e:nt; or to pleco the same 

on any property in this Steta used for the pcrposo pro-’ 

hibitcd by this Act or to ass’ist in tho violstion of 

qny or the proviolona of this Act by t.he Surhiahing 
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Donorable Ii. Pat Edwards, p&e 4 

OS any telephone, toleeraph, talotypo, teicprlnt 

or radio service or ecuipmnt. It shall also be .’ 

unloviful for any yorson or association of persons 

or corporutionn knowin@y to perdt any telephone, 

telogmph,. tcletypo, tolaprint, radio or othar 

meaa6 of co~~:unlcatian xhatover to rmain~ on any 

property qssed Sor the purpose prohibited by this 

Aot. Any person or assooistion of persom or shy 

oorporatiori violating any provision of this seotion 

shall be fined not less thsn One ffundred ($100.00) 

Dollars, nor nor8 then One Thousand ($1,000.00) 

DOllsrs. Do person or corporation eogsgsd in the business of Furnishing talephone, tclegreph, telctypa, 

tolepi’int, radio service or ecuipmnt to the publia 

&all be lisble in da.xsges whack it or they, in gooU 

faith, rafuae to furnish toleghcne, telegraph, teletype, tcleprint, radio scrrioe ox cwipeent, or refuse 

to aontinu~ to 60 GO, believing it to ba used or it 

Is usad in violation of this Act, or wh8re it or they’ 

refuse to ‘furnish or to continue to Surninh telephone, 

tele@aph, teletype, telaprint, red10 service or ,equIppmmt after written notice Sra;s a grand jury, distriot 

attorney, ao’uaty sttoruoy, sheriff, ahief of polioe, 

oonstable, any mxabor of the ,Ztste liighaay patrol or 

sfato Dangar sorvedby ragiotered mil upon suoh par- 

~sou, corporation. or association of persons, that the 

equipment or servloa Sumiahed to a particular person, corporation or place is being Surnished’in 

violation OS the provisions of this Aot. After 

suoh notice I35 been &:iven to any parson or oarporotlon on&s&d in the business of furnishing telophone, tele@aph, toletyp0, teloprint, TsdiO SO~VioS 

or equipwnt to the public that such service or awip- 

* nsnt is being used ar is to be used in violation ‘of 

this Lot, tha continued furnishLag of suah service 

or equipment shelb be prim fqaic BVidO5C~ CS the 

kno~rlodge of suoh person, corporation or assoola tion 

OS persons that saJ.d property or yIx3niseS 81% being 

USOQ in oiolatioi of this Act. 
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fionorable zr. pat Eduiards, page 6 

$360. 6. Any room, place, building, stru6turo 

or property or the furnlturo, fixtures or parapher- ’ 

nalia of uhatsoever kind 02 charactor usoa in oonneotion rvith the offenso of book making or pursuing. 

the business of, book making, as dcfinod in this Aot, 

are hereby declared to be publie nuisances. ::henever the dietrlat attorney, criminal dlstrict attornoy, 

oouuty attorney or Attorney General has reliable infornation that ouch a nuisance exists ho shall fllo 

a 3Uit in the nami Of the State in the county where 

the nuisnnco 23 8mg3a to sxi.st tb obcto such ntisanae. If jyTl,cxmt be in favor ‘of tha State, than 

jud!,pont shall be rendered abotine said nuisiinco 

aoa enjoininG the defondant or defenasnts froa maintaintie the 8830 and Ordering tho 3ald prenises to be 

alosea for one year from date of said juagzent, uuless tha defendants in said suit or the oxner’, tenant 

or los.:eo of 3eid proporty, nuke bond payab,le to the 

State at the county sect of the county where such 

nuisence is allegad to exist ._. in ~. the penal . 5~ of 

not loss than One Thousand ($l,OOO.OO) Dollars nor 

mm than Five Thousand ($S,OOO.OO) Dollers alth 

good afid suffioient surctic5 to bo approved by the 

judge trying the oase conditioned that theacts pro- . 

hlbited in this law shall not be done or pernitted 

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to be done in or upon sajd promises or the term of. 

tho injunction violated. On the violation of any 

OOnditlon oi such bona or injunotion the Whole sUn 

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may be recovered as a ponalty ln the name and for ,~ . 

i the Stat8 in the county V:here such Conditions are 

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Violated, all such Suits to be. brou&ht by the disI triot attomsy,- orlminal district attorney, county 

1 attorsoy of such oouuty, or the Attorney General of 

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i Ya said injunction, heretofore rendered 03 atorosaid 

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(p nor in force and effeot aGeinst the ‘aaid Cezotern Uniofi 

faleQiraph Oox~any, wa3 rendered on a morn ori&ioal petition 

i mod in said suit by the Attorney General of Texss unaa: ona 

kt tirtue of Eec. 6 of Art. GWa, mpra,. In said petition it 

. as alleGed, in ~,onwol, that the defen&ent., PXWrh UuLOh. 
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fiosorable I?. fat Zdaords, j%It'e 0 

geIly Sgorta f;fm,end t?.e furniuklng of tho faoii..'titis 

applied for tkereln, end as tt?orein lizltcd, uou&S in nowlso rlolate tho sold lnjur-,otion egainst tho zzcstsm Ijnion 

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Robert 2. iettt-sro, Jr. 

'Assistant 

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