OFFICEOFTHEATTORNEYGENERALOFTEXAS AUSTIN

Honorable Alex Jung County Attorney ~111eepie County Fredericksburg, Texas Dear Sir:

Tour lettor request msnton the questions etat followa: inton or thbddepartubetantially a8

y, together ameto Fndetila&kburg **a**aortain pieked up in '~ her (far aILr nd **then**

### pfakVW) at thr shameda gal- ~crtabliehment 

### teldsof the crity

Before getha tavern, it was e party,thqt Mr. 

### A 1, which he hadbean he horn of !&. and lhrs. B. e homeof Xr. and Mrs. B. after its olosla& the three 088 ths highway to another a** e all of the wine **rata oonmmd**  ouplaa iu addition to mte beer. med with ayoun&laby outs1 e &a,of the threeOcouple party. Apparently there' some trouble between Ur. A and tie wlie. The tfuree aouplea returned to the homuof Mr. **and** We. B, and there Mr. A ordered the plrtol turned over to him, wblch wasfinally done by YIraeB, nharsu;lon Zdr.k reimmrted someseven cartridges lneo the 

### &at01 and it went 

### art and struck Mr. B.Honorable Alex Jung, Page 2

You further state in effect that wemayas-me for the purposes hereor that the evidsnoe (eon Ii 

### notso oonclusively above indloatsd) will nevel~fheless showtbst l&r.Ahad the pistol in the oar whenhe and his wife cape to the homeof Xr. andMrs. B, and that it hadbeen carried there rrom a certain city outside of Gillespie county. Mr. Aus8 in possession of a c.ard simed by the sheriff of

County, Texas, showing that Mr. 

### Awas a apsolal~ aeputy sherifr of county.

Your questions are substantially as follows: (a) Assuming that Mr. Ais ae;ymi; a special deputy sheriff of Texas, reoelvtng no crenpessation aa suuh,’ either official or private, 

### wanheauthorized to so carry a pistol within the oonflnee of Gilleeple county? **(b)** In **drawing a**  **ounplaint an6**  **lniorma** tiorr, is ft moemary to negative the mettars in Artiole 484, Varnonts Annotated Penal Code, and to prove such negative allegatioae in ord8r to makeout a0aaeP (0) Assuming Mr. Areoeived no oompeneation as such Orfleer but warduly appointed, and-aonfi#med as a **apeaial deputy**  sheriff of

County, and assuming that he reoel*- ed no private ooupen++ioa for any services as suoh, wanhe permitted to carry a pinto1 in Gillespie County? (d) UnderArtiole 484, eupra, would he **be** olassed as a spsoial polloenran v&o **reooivcu,** no compensation 

### forhieserrioem amsuch officer? (e) ~esumlng Nr. Ahad no ofricial **bumi** ness whatsoever to perform on his trip from

aity to Fredericksburg, nor while there. and it was solely one for pleaaurs, was he excused from the penalflee of Artiole 483, Vernon’s Annotated Penal Code, under the provisi~li or Article 484, supa, rela tiva to ~persons traveling? Article 483, Vernon’s Annotated Penal Code, provides:Honorable Alex Jung, Page 3

"IYhosver shall oerry on or nbout his psrson, eeddle, or in his saddle bags any pistol, dirk, dagger, slung-shot, sword O&M, spear or knuckles madeof any setal or any hard substance, bowie knli'e, or any other knife smnufactored or sold for the purposes Of oitenso or defense, shall be punished by fine not less than $100.00 uor more than &SOO.OO or by oon- ?insmsnt in Jail for not less than one month nor mm than om year.v Article 484, Vernon*8 Aanotated Penal Oods, reads as r0ilOtm: mThepreceding article shall not apply to a person in aotusl service as a mllitiams.n, nor to any peaes offleer in the aotual dlsahsrge of his of?ieial duty, aor to the oarsying o? aam8on one'8 ows premises or place oi buslsemv, oar to psr6ons travsling, nor to shy deputy eonstabls, or special pollossa@who rsosivss a oompensatior. of rorty dollars.~.or 

### more per month ror his senicss as swh orifoer, and whols appointed in Oon?OI?aitywith the ststutes authorielBg suoh appointmast; nor to the Qwae, Fish and Oyster Commisslonar, nmr to any deputy, whenin the aotual dlsohargs o? his duties as suoh, nor to any gsae wmdeh, or loeal deputy Wse Flsb and Oyster Covm~lssioner whenin the a&al disolmrge o? his dutiss in the oousty o? his rssidenosl nor shall it apply to any gamearden or deputy Game,Bi8h and Oyster Comalsaioner rho aotually~reosivss iroa the State tees or ooPlpsnsation ?or hi8 serviass.w With reference to your first qUeStiOS, WaQall yOUr attention o? Gandarav. State, 85.39. WI 166, wbioh hold8 t&t ah auto driver ?or hire, whowas oomsissioned as a deputy shori??, was not authorleed to oarry a pistol whenhe WaSsot engaged in the disohtirge o? an official duty at the time he was found in possession o? the pistol. In this ease, the deputy qualiried by **taking** the oath o? offios, asd the commission was issued to himby ths eouaty olerk of El Paso County, and the oomdesion ms eff~otivo at thetime appdlant wasarrested.During the time he bad held suQkoommission appennant hadmaa no **arrwt,** bfib 8ened w alril prooe88, and waddrawing no toapenaatlon a8 deputy sharirt, anduao not engaged in tke dleohargo of any orfialnl duty at the tin0 he wn8 **fouad in**  **poerr88iOn of**  the pi8tOl. ti Vim Ofthe holding in this .Oa8., we re8pWitfullJ amMet your fir8t quaation in the negatlrr. Provided, OSoouree, the deputy sharlrf wa8not engaged in trio dleaharge or any orflalal **duty at**  ths tlao heua8 ima in **pes8easion or**  the pirrtol.

Weawnor your 8eaoBd quastton In the naeetiv#. Anlmliotmsn~ in 8uoh a Ba8a is 8UrriOieEt whenthe word8 of the 8tatute ars used. (Plokatt v. State, 10 Cr. 8. 99Or maker f. Stats, 143 8. W. 611)

Thaaarar or Powall v. State, 99 9. w. 206; Lewell v. Stato, 54 Ter. Cr.R. 640, **&arri8** V.State, 196 8. W. 890, hold, among other thlw, that an lndiotmoat or lniomatian alleglag the tisrs and**venue and** that the defordant **dlB** aarry on and about hi8 par8Oa o pi8tO1, i8 good.

'Ia the oaso of Bnkarp. Stote,~,lOU 8. If. (Ed) **508,** the court~of Crhlnal A~pealr,‘%pJlbag through Ju@a Lot%:- aore, **wtdr**Vroa wiat **we ham**  **sa%d and**  a8 far **a8** m hnvo beenable ~to uoart&, our oourt8 ,have UdrOmy hOid that rfiOnthe **b¶&8imArO 84M8**  rit to orants whwJpt10nato the general penal provl8iaa8 OSthe 8tatuto a#?ruah exception8 be

- ylaoed in a eoparato 8e1othjti or artiolr from the OBOcontaining the daf4nitlon of tha Offan8e, or if they be 8ot 8uoh a8 to be emsantlal **to** the daflnitloo of the offwiw, it will n&be me- .s8sary to ne&ative rush eroaptls~ in tbo indictment oharging aucb ofi~on80.* 3nownaction tith the foregoing, '110 oall **tontiOB t0**  the Oa8e8 of FOrtilOB v. St&e, 198 S. 8,. 1our at9d) mz, andStove11 v. State, 189 8. SF.(Zd) 104. However, we think there On8086r0 diBtlngui8habl. anil are IWtapplicable tothe quaetion8 involved in thl8 Oplrrton. Therefor@, wedo not despl it fiO@a88a~ t0 dlSoU86 the80 Ba8b8 f\p)bw.

**What Wa8**  **8aid SOgaMing**  **?ihO fiP8t**  **qW8tiOU quoted**  above 18 equally applloable to four third Wa8aon. Timrefare weM8wr the 8EW in the BO&atiVO.