**OFFICE OF**  **THE All** **’ ORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS AUSTIN** 

Ron. moo wa1t.r ootint~ Attorney **Taflor** 0mtnt7 Abilene, Tuar 

### Dear Blrt opitllon#or O-130 **Ret** Artiolr **20**

pinion 100. iWe6 to a **pidtttitr ore**  **an uuwer** 

8tituktI8hti with any opitla fialll'to~

amt **ham** been **able to**  **un4 ‘** **ISI the**  **above mum**  8tatUtM.7 

### authorit **a8 7Otu**  **#be #a.**  **$.** bmb optnlon, wa8 unable on thir .quertion.
8Uit Wa8 rild it2 

### the GOtUtt7 &?@rt 38. ~. Citation dtif iuura on the the :citatiolrr

delivered to ,Mk* cord for ‘Plaint$ffi lphir Oa8e War 

### l*~8 iboket

**at thi**  **htLugu8t tera**  **1936** rom.term to **tezw** l?herltatlon hunot been ~rrturnea. ,X0 ,anttwer ha8 been filed **b7** 

### the derandwnt. ib$he 49th'da7 of We, A. D., 1939, thir 8Ut) m8 teQUO8ted Li88ii88ed **b7 th@** Ron. X800 Walter, p8ge 2



### attorne7 o? road ?er **phintirr,** 

### ma hh roqUF8t W?a8 **granted and**  **10** erder entered rimed b7 the JUdse Uaal88l43 the oa8e. 

### *The termm o? the **a0tint7 Court**  **Or** h7lor huaty beC;lnN the third Honda7 o? Tebruar7, April, June, btgu8t, 

### dotobor a&I Deeabmr. %mh 

### test 

### l

oatlnulng until the &Wrb7 preeedlng the 

### beg5.m~ a? the next 

### tern. The county emu% o? Wflor Mutt7 is never ln vaoatlon 

### but 

### i8 l lnm in

8S88iOn.

All ears6 ln uhloh 

### oltafion h8 been 

### 18med are plaoed on the Judge*8 

### deoket ?or the om8uin6 turn.. g(l) a done Or mre bw have .pa88ed aa a0 8enloe had 0a the &O?en&nt and no anuer rim, em l

au8e bo Urri88ed (a8 in raoatlon) b7 the plalntlrr without pa7lng the ire 

### to the Qouatf 

### Judge ?or a ?&ml etier o? ai8po8Itlon? "(2) ti ~8srriooha8 been had 611the 

### detenI-t, .au the 

### plaUlf?, prior to the 

### beginnIng 

### a? the tea to whloh oitation18 returnable, and **boforo** anttwer 18 tiled, bisml88 

### oaulle wlthout pa* Ju6ge1s fee for flnol order? *()) 1l L;re 8er~bo i8 had on the 4efuident butno lotlon taken b7 the plalntlft eat tho 

### tea to rhleh ritatiea 18 retrirnabla a~& ,110 Uuwu 18 

### tiled br the Ueiendant, 08n the plafatlfr 

### l ub8oquontl7 **di8ni88 Wah**  **O&lUe (a8**  **ill VaOatiOZI)**  without **paying t&o**  **Judge ’** **8 ree**  ror **flaal** order?* 

### Artialo Mb9, RevlAd Civil Btatuter 

### o? Tua8, read8 a8 ?olhm8t

We plainti?? JUT, entor 

### a **d~rcontlmmn@o** on tho dooht ln raeatloo, In an7 suit *OreIn the 

### defendant h08 not 

### l nmueil,

on tho paplet of all **oortr** that kr4 

### aoaru4d thweoa,*
15 **Tom8** ~url8pnadonoo, Dl8ml88al, Dl8oontlnuanoe atd xon-suit, 8oetion 8, pagO 242-3, **read** a8 **r0lm8t**

.**Phoplalntlti ma7 enter a 

### diroontSnuano0 

### on **the** 

### doakot 

### finraeatloq, in any Nit rharolnNon. BmooUaltu.page



### tho dleromlaat

**h8** lttt Ofui 008t8



### not. umuod, on the 

### paythat haro 

## l

oorrtqd thereon.’ 3

"2b18 8tatut0, MO& hi8 **bun** in l rroat 

### rlth little m3QiriO@tiCm 8iBOe ~0~7 earl7 tlm8, aIre to the plalatlff, upon payment or ooot8, an unpualifloa right, if the **doton-** &ant **im8 not**  

### sn8wueQ, to **dl8ml88** 

### the suit, without

lnyletlw ofthe &age .

No o raor



### or wurt I8aeoe88uy. Bui anumfer **ha8** 

### bag **rib** sd tho **malt** ~7 not **bo** Ql8al88eQ in 

### vacation, l**TN** by **NtrJ** OB **the do&et**  

### and puy&eBt **0r** l **08t8.**

### WA8 we 

### hare 8Oen in anl arliu artielo, the 

### sntry of 

### a Qlnl88al by 

### an l

### ttorno ia premmed to bo authorlzod. The iollou w otx-7 I ha8 thoreforo been held t0 be 8ttffi0iUtt Rlthou& the 8ktute **stak8thnt** the 'plelntiti ma7 ontor l di8 o ontinuunoo ou t&o **doaket. ‘** **t**
**"'OB the** 



### _

ifatirf8 , tlOt-hatiag **UI8W85.d** '.antOr th18 

### the **defondant8y** 

### da7 or ~~~ ~~~ , in vaoatlon. heroin, the plc their di8CNt~uaBOe l1- -- ---_ Nit; all 008t8 that hive 

### SCCtiedhavh& 

### boen #a14 

### b7 plaintiff8~

~Itty8. ior Pla5ntitr 8. " m lb turn Vacation* ha8 born **aeflnrd** In uttty rhmmrr **by t&o**  **courts. WO**  **QUOtO tror**  66 **COrpP8** J-18, 8*0- ti0n 5~.pag08 3934, **a8 r0ii0-:** 



### *It ha8 **boen raiC%hat**  

### the word **do88** twt harr **a** fixed ud dofinlto, 6~ **a** well **88Oor** talaed, rlxeQ,81ngle, pnraryl~, teohnioal retmlq, but that, when Qatermlniag tha **mean** lng of the worQ la lyl8lation rrlatlng to the **OOUd8, lln8t**  dopendr **UPOB** tho pW&JOH, ~8OOpe, **8ubjWt** matter, aid the noeu81tyir ,Or

### the marroutl~ **OLfOUUtUiOO8, ’**  Of the law in rhioh the *orb 18 U8Od.... Iu lb loeal.or rtrlot toohnloalRon. **Zsoo Waltor,**  **pge 4** 



### 8utse, and 

### in re1atl.q 'So **oo~rt8, tharora**  hum**bout** 6@fi MQ l**8** 

### meaning 

### Ul tho the, **or** th8t **pedbd 0r**  **time, brtWooa**  **t&e ud**  **as** 

### one term NQ the byltmlag of amthar; the **Interim** 

### eoemeacl~ lmeQlaxl7 af&r 

### oao toa and onding at 

### the wauenolllg 

### of tho next; 

### the time bctw8on trrr. **%tt. wrd**  **ha8 boon**  do8crlbed a8 

### tho 00rrOlatlre **0r** **%arr*;** md **it ha8**  **been sea**  **that** 

### a8 c eenoral rule, 

### raoatlon Import8

l b8oaoo **or** power; **aa oper**  ate8 **a8 a**  

### ampenmion o? Ul ooatentlour **b~8lzm81** 

## l

xoopt a8 ragarQ8 lafunotlcm8 

### ad mnttu-8 

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### tteatloa to 

### tho oa88 

### o? Amou8i ~8. 8twu8, 83 

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### rhOrO$n the ?bl~Orr$t#&1Uu&Ue&e 18 u8ea I

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### ttantlon

to the oa8e **0r cOmaiU8**  **z.,ftgl7, 24**  **sw (26)**  759, 

### wham thr followingluquuge

: ~laintlfr aid not **unilcrtako to**  **ahal th8**  oa8o Sn vacation and **baforo** amearanoe aax 

### as 

### ho **might** 

### ha~e don0 u&u R. 8. 1925 **Art** 2089, 

### without an **order or**  oourt. 

### The motion 

### tb **ai8- rlu**  **u88** 

### made l



### ftu **8 part**  **0r** the 

### defUIdUtIt8 utmwu~a **and** aftor a~uranco **day. m**  **NbQU 8eOriB43**  **OUl-8) (In**  **this** oa8e **the** 

### tforendmt**wa8** 

### oltad **to** app ar)
**t ’** **h8 Oa8.**  **Of Cl** **’ .ftOB**  **~UoUttila a0.**  **V8.** First 

### llatlohal

Bank ot MequIt I,~(Tex. CIT. App.) 283 **SW 205**  **ho&t8** 

### that **S di8=18ti**  

### Of **S 6WBi8hMtlt**  **Nit prior**  **to** 

### term to whloh writ **-8** 

### raturnablo **Wa8** 

### di8miutIl **in** 

### vmatlon. We quote rm8 8aia oa8s 

### a8 ?ollort



### "'fhd flr8t pmpO8itiOB **18 that**  **th.**Eon. E80ODWalter, pace 5

diNi88dl **ma8** 

### at a prior **km or**  **the eeurt**  and **that** the

8uelcmld not **bo 8at**  

### a8ido. except in anl

qsltablo l

etlon 

### brought**?er** that **JUQO80. ?he**  rWOl'6 **do08** BOt **dir01080** whether the o-at7 otmrt a? &8quo Wunt7 **-8** in 8088iOn,OB 

### SeptMbU lsth, 1925, or not. The writ of garnl8hat la **thl8** 

### oa8e **war** 

### mad0 nturruble on the 

### 19th da7 Of Ootibor, 1925, ud. rwlt-ed that 

### uld 4ute ra8 the **beginning U?**  **tile** 

### MXt **H@lbY tO=**  **Of.:S8id OOUrt.**  **Th*** 

### d1mmimm.I

andeirmmmiderittlon~rar -tihan?~ **H tU**  **thi8 .dU8e**  **St :lS&8t**  **WdfUlli.8861 by**  Ulti'J on the **dooket** Sn vaoatlont **,a8** authorized Berl8eQ 

### oiril5tatuter 1925. Art 2669

. **8** 'brln6 aa a la8e **t** 

### 0 8alQ Ootobk %ea?m wthlnk tgpoemmae



### 0 rotionto set 

### 8ala **di8ni88a** 

### *r&e -6 rollutate the 

### oa80 00da bo proper17 

### h*~q rt **moh term.**  **”** ~WnQ~r8eorlng **our81 !** 
0~ Novuber hth, 1927, thir dopurttmnt fa an 

### pimlowaitt~n~~7 Boa:.& eraQ7 QhandlOr,ti818hnt AtttorQO7IkXie~1, daTO88~6 t0 EOlL&t Benton, **pIi88Od ;p,;**  quo8tion **8imilu** 

### to the pue?tion 

### rai8ad 

### in 7mr

. **Wo quete**  **?r0m thlr**  

### opinion as **?eUew8t**
7611 

### are ,8dVi806 

### that Artlolo 2069:prw

**~~** 

### .Tid@8**for ~dlsoontlauanor-e?**  **U-.miD WB**  **~th. hokot**  .Sr.~Oab$oni---~nd~ 

### thi8 statuto, ti. **piutttirr**

pa7 all W&t8 ao0ruoa up-t0 thbtlmr. "In moh **0a8.8,** It 18 not nroe88ary for the judge to make any ardor ma, therefore, tho 0a8e 18 not rimw7 **di8pO806 Of**  **bJ th0**  jUdg0, **anb, Of**  OOUr8e, h0 18 not **ditha to**  any **r0c**

**_** *Therefore, 70~ 

### am **adti8Od** that 18.7 lottor **0r** 

### Jane uth, 1927, intend06 to app17 onl7 to 0a808 that were **aid88ed** 

### at a **tom of**  

### the 

### court br the Judge, ma war 

### not intend06 to appl7,to oa8e8 **dbf!i8SOQ** 

### under Art1010 2089.'~ or oour8e, **after** 

### a term 0? **wurt** op8IU, the plaiatit? **doe8** crat hare authorit to dim188 **b7** rirtuo o? &tfolo 2069, t,tt. oare oan ati bo di8IUi88edby the jUdt30,**and** it

### Hon. Bmo Walter,pege 6

**i8** 

### in Aleh la898 thnt. 

### bb& judge **uhere** 

### he l otually **entored -the**  **sr(ik dhai88** * **Uu** oare that 

### ho **18** 

### l

ntitha.t 0

rroel~r



### the roe prorlded 

### for b7 Art1010 2936." (Und~r8wriag 0-h)
We anolo8e horowlth a 00~7 of Opinion No. 0-u **Of a8**  **bpUrtYM&Lt.,**



### Th*.autborltles

upen the80 

### que8tlon8 are meager. We hare hat 

### l

on8lQorable-~Ql?flouft7 in **aa8wwlag tb8@**  **QU08tiOB8T meTor,**  .it %# -theopinion ot-th18 dopartmmt thSt **i)** ***a8 a8**  iBt@BtiN **Of** tb **&@&81&W. ill**  **pU8i.B&** Artid@ 2069, **,8QpX-l!, to**  **PXVTidO s**  **8-10, rrpeditieur**  **SBQ** inexpenrlro mthoU 

### whereby l~plalntl?? am16 Qlaml88 hi8 

### 8alt ua4a -thel

onQitlos8 outlined by 

## rid art1010 without the aeoor8lt~ of 8oNrlng 8 $udgreat.ot di@88al 

## rr0r the ONrt. **owe** feel that thi8 8tatuto euld,bo -tmaa An Nob **-U U**  **to aiT0**  

### l ?$OOt **to** 8 **0 OTibBt**  intOBth **Of,** theLyiUatuz%

We ire thor~rora of 

### the opinion that wur flr8t and 8UfXid **guertleB8 rhould**  **be ranrend**  **ir tbr.**  

### l ?firaatite~ With rdorenoo to foor %hlr&quo8tluzi, m&or the faOt8 rtatod thOrOin* rou m **IW8putidL~J:abTi8~** thet **during** tam time the dirrml88almut bo nadr by the Ooomtr Judge and that thr d,l8oontimunoo on the deokot **b7** pbintur may be 

### made at 

### mob tfm, it aIlL,58 I.8not l

### tm time? of~.tho 00urt. -8ti.Bg that thfm 8ati8?UOtori.l7unffW8 pm &+ry~ wb are

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