OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

GROVERSELLERS 

ATTORNEYGENERAL 

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thlr statute holnl; RouX4 Pill 611, Acts af 

the 47th t~og5m18turer l n Maded and Inown 

8* the pub¶le wsl?ere 8et ot 1941. T?to Be- 

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@at to 1 hltatiwo and reatriotianw hemim 

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solI8ra t&20) ror month. 

"(2) Satly blind p8rwmr 4ho are 

4atunl b*n4 fide 4ltlaaro nf Tcstnw on8 

8m aver the 8@!3 of twenty-owe (21) yewa; 

pmri#od th8tno 4u4h l 445at8ne4 stull ho 

paid to an? iammte of mw %-to mpportod 

inatltutlan, wbllo 4u4h lnmmte, ar to any 

permew rho shall not ka+o 8otrulYy mmid4!d 

ln Pawa 8t 1884t tit0 (3) years nurlag the 

nine (9) tare 5mmmdJatel~ pneadinn tho 4~ 

pliatitttt r’or WtOb 4Bi54t8484 md OQntiftmotwly far awe (1) few lmmodl~tot~ ~rwmlla2 eueb l ppllart5m. 

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th8t a4 attob 8.4-28tM40 sh813 be -Id an 

8OWU?lt Of my Ohi?& OIOF tme (1) ‘fO8F old 

who b88 ttOt OsllthtWUdY raoided in 7-a 

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8pp1548t14EI rot’ atah 88iiSt8Fl44, Ot- WJ 84- 

ommt of rs~ eblld under tbo 868 of on0 (1) 

jeer When WthW b88 SOt O+mdhUOUmfy I+ 

05Qod in Tox8n for me (1) yO8r 1snHdlntely 

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84454tin44 Oi th. MI8487 8@r W0.t~ bllnde 

urd naody <dmn as r06h ~CW*8weont r*lr 

afTor not 5nson454tent with m4tr5atlan4 b8r8- 

in nt forth: prerldod bowever th8t tha @8MQtt 

or much 88Rlrnt8wm8 out or Otak fbnd* to 884ll 

perran attrl8teU rF%lt newor dmeod tb8 uuntnt 

m oxpmded ant of Podoral Fundat and* wovi&eQ further tht the tit41 llasunt 4f ~rmw 

to be expewded out or 8tats f%mdn for lnab 

44alnt8ncs to the n44Qy am&, n84bj blind, 

and ~3~8 4bildrra iR811 utW@r axoeod the 

tmm eT 2 frty-tlrs Vllllf8n Dall4r4 (#2Qll,OM)~OoO) 

per far.’ 
gDleud aill (I& Amtm of tbm 4Ttb tm~fmImturm, 

a* rn~dm#?‘ Pectimm ll,~m¶th rempmst tn the mm3omrlt 

of l mmlmtmnme to be vnted ta the nmedy hllnd, 

vrorldem mm inllmwmr 

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sbeY7 7w0rt6e ~071 b?iad peteon wf th a 

roe&onab7.0 8&dmtme0 ammpmfibla ritb de-’ 

4emelr and RmmltRp rlthin tbo lir~tmtionm~ 

and ptwimlmnr at the uom8titoti6n oi 

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ommay end hmmlth, wltbln t7m lim~tmtlonm 

ma ~wi.mimflm er tbo Coamtltutlmm or Tmsms 

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the fal7arlng qraartimnmr 

*(I)- Is the Commtitutionml Asssndnant, Art¶s?s 

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1.845, anIf-mnmotiag? 

‘tel. IF thi, Canmtltationml Ammud11~4~, brtlaYe 

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t)ret* a ny p a r t or the l !a!emtimmmt rnbi4h 8S77 toquito 

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llritmtlmnrr remtt~stlmmm and tm~l8tlatm 81 an3 

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. . l m t0 the germOn* therein rrde b0mmtiOlmrl68~ 

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the prmrlmimam quotd 717 30ue It mill %m momm t7tom6 prmViml0nm 

l ro 88 pmrtinomt mud l pppllOmb70 to the pteoant mmJw6la6 Conat*- 

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l btimu t8 mk6 the 8mmuQ*mt OffOOt~Vo QU prO-t13 ulbl0, 

bmvo 7ma till3 wt. 

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me wea or Btmto to brana by tbr faapnw Court of 

3ortb~ Cnrollnm, 116 8. Bi. lrNI 18 8 Ymmdnmum ano Oi peeulimr, 

pertlnamb mo 7ripptoen$h nmeu4Iwnt; ¶t Ml.7 be t6nnbo~, 

aautmiae~ *he 7an(rrrrgOe "The COngrmmmmdthe Wti-7 mtrtom 

mhm77 hmra eoasuttent pm60r t6 arf0ro6 tblm Art1016 b3 mpw~- 

pt%mts le~l6lmtlon~ * * *** ti3n the nort.Q'C*ra?tnm oplnloms 

. l . . . T7m uo r da ~wueo r tmt p eror í l ro 8ot 

um0d her6 in ttm m0mmm ot denoting or dsmi~mtfn~ 

the m0urOO nf the l tmtmm’ WWmF to lm~ol8to mr 

thm muttjeW of ptohihitiw~ Wt ma irMltartti,ng 

that the pore of Congremm ah877 net hs Uofol lrm. Gotmm~amtth v. Wiakmwon, 236 Biamr- S66, 

126 Ft. U. 273, 10 A. 1.. Bt. Ibog. ZB6 88Wdnaat 

in a gpmnt bf pwot @ far l @ thu Cmm&Fmrm la 

oonwttwBd, hut not so mm to the l t6tOm= Iho7 
had the pwor to Iegtslete on the ubjsst prior 

to t&e ammQmont ant? they ati have saneurwut 

$lower rlth tha Qomgreon to anDot 8ppropri8te 

logi818tllm ror it8 cmP0weDmlt. Mats T* ltar- ' 

rioen, 184 %. C. 'POR, 114 6. R. 63n. lf t&e 

uotlun sow ia gtumtiw had boon maotad the 

487 l tter the llo p tlonf n tR8 t*g?ateantb Amendmnt, 0lw1ou81f it Wowfd hero l3om ‘*pPr0pr9*t. 

10glnt*tiw' ?q tni* 8kta in 816 ot it* entawemaat. xt 18 net 1.u @ booauw ale datute W88 

8IWBUj 353 ulatono* at tbe the Of tile 8doptiara 

or the *uenanmt. twtsa RtNtes 1. t8nm et al, 

43 rhp. ct. 141, uv 1.. Ha* -. mmr0 8mt b0 rylng.dqreem ot rpfwpr~8tene8r In th* l*giml8- 

fioa ou twr ma?Jjoot, Mlt 8 l t8te 8ktM.O WI11 

not be d*olawU lneper8tlre ula raid umlem* *beI1~ inapproprl~te, nr mleor it k ln eontWet 

with the pawmeaat 38wew 

00 heretp the ln1ti*1 pwrloion of Reotieu Rl8, 88 

l mea$edr tbat *the T2eg18Yatuw 8h8lY brve paep by ;Cenewl 

18~8 to pwriUe*, ia set at 817 tTl0 ewroe of letia?otlr~ 

- it had that p8rer under the rsaeral pwer (rrtisle 

iTLetltt%n~ the m9pawte %waeRen ot t.he Qmemaeat udla8iTelt to diff'emmt r(CixLnOiO8r mud eonhnriag up, the' 

Cedeletare the exofudre pwer t0 make Iwo. 

State TO BwmeI eupwp oIoar1~ aauouaoe8 this pdablplcr rrwd 80 1 ikeri8a our own eourt8 b8ve held to that rule 

ia Xott8 et 81 v. Ymm et 81. lQ? 8- We (0) 91?(l) (writ wip;n)(~d ~ilkeut8Yd et 8Y 1. TJm @tate of ‘&x88, 

. . . 

Of Oeursebr the flmit8tim8r remtristlcnrs 8md w@rtinnn cfmtmined ln the aumdaent ltrrrlf 8w ~pwme~ 8nd at 

not in aqwime rm ignnoredr guafitiea 0~ abmgod, but teem, 

plan t&a exJ.atlng st8tutory llalt8tlare, wotriotionr end w 

ulrtlwtt, sake e 8eneiblcr rorkehle whole , rattleten t to rut If- t-wire the rdmir~rtration or the 188 aa a prrsaant~v stteeti+e and 

rorkshle nanaete to the adadnlstratlto offlaarr of the State. 

*Q are net unnindfu? bf the rcl?a Of WnstW~tiUn ttI8,t 

the ra~f~lt~y nC a &atute ln 4etewlnett 01 of its etfeotlre 

date, but t.h*t rule dear not nrlllbta mprinnt 0 0WtOfUtiW 

hew. , ..i' .'. :~.*' 
At thSm p+t it 1s WOrtb? Ot nOtO that &OtiOB8 

14, 18 mad Pl et rroad EllY 611 qaWte& W ?8a aPn~8lY 

spuk not M9Yf MtR Mm 

tla ma l uth o r it~br slt 8 

p t t8 t& O thm UtStb #! UINtitrr 

l ftu bo p wTiuo 4 *. 

tb WR p Oa t t0 Wl tb *t -7 her ( l- 

*ii0 w?40 knowoth aot tke rearm of the law 

En0wet.R not tb8 1&W.’