The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-08-22

InDortnnt Decision b., Judge Master
: son-Hc PrOnouncrs TIA" Law an Ali
surdity. Null. Void nnd Uuconstitu
tionnI-'rhe Lc.isiaiure no POwcr /,
Make DETERMINATIONS.
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Henry COOK ct ais. VS.. lhNlu tut
bocki suit III district court, HarfE
county, July term, lo'f'
OPINION.
inns Is sun orouSht ny pialnliii'
(Dutchefs) against defendant, inspector
of cotton ana hides III ana for Harrls
county. An injunction was Obtained
ana pialntilis now ASK 10 nave salu III
Junction perpetualeu. DeIeuuai'' move
TO dissolve the injunction ana uisiliiss
the niii. me Seherasru'e Is lilat, upon
coming IN OF an answer utIiyihE 'ns
whole equities OF the Dill, the 'nluhc-
ton is dissolved, as OF course
IN thls case tle hlaleriai ai'eSatiohs
OF plaintiffs peti'ion are dehie" ny ue'
tendants answer. But lhe parties
.l..,: "A L., y.it
nave substituted tle case upon Wrl'-
ten statement OF iacls, ana lne s'a'p'
ment OF iacts vary III seVerai lthpor-
tant particulars rom lhe aVerth"htS OF
the answer. from the iacts agreed 10,
IL appears tnaI the deieh"aiit ciaiiilS ~
charge Tor llle Inspection oi ca'tieI anu
then charge the outcher VINO siauSh-
lers lhe cattie announcer lhslec'ioh rec
90 ilot thilih the az, eh;i'.eu gu .'l
act 10 encourage slocN-iaisiis, a,io loi
the protectioil oi s'ock1Iaisels, ,i up-
proven Maich =, 1911, WIN "uit u. wy
construction gwen II ny ueiehuali.'
me ooJect ni me act was no. ~ oae".c
ana ihultipiy ices ior the Inspector ,
nor 90 suppose ~ was tiie Pulpo9 vi
the l9w-makers 10 lihpose nuIt'ieiiS
upon tle owner OF ueaier III eat.ie anu
hides by allowing uouoie ices iot one
service, nor 10 require 'he Inspector ~
do over again the same WoIh
mercy OF cAieiiy III oiuer 'ii"' ie
could thereby realize more iees. .,.
II the oeeVes slaughtered ny Ptain-
tits had been Inspected by Defendant,
ana ne hau charged lor Iii'lt service,
anu hau gwen the cefIiicn'e lequ'it.'
by the law all that ne ought 10 90 W.
cattle, Is To he satisileu rs 10 the laeh-
tity tnereoi. FOR thiS purpose per-
maps ne might, u nc uesl'eu, examine
the iiiueo' out ne "ut''' 'rT iias1 no iis',I ',
10 charge again. lne ol'tcnel "o"i''
nave the light 10 "tliNer tiie il'e ueai-
er tne certiiictte oi l''Sltclioii "' tiie
cati!e on ioo', ah" u 'i"' Ha''Ni'e" WIN WIN
the ueaicIS "ase,'H,', ING n'apectoi t
ny an examination 'heieo', '"' "o'iu
nol nave lhe il2'it 10 'n',se "sa,li Wv
zee, except, perhaps, ior Tue cetl'ic"'e
-ui'y ceits'
riaihlilis vi seeenei"i = o,','u' .,.
me constitutlonaii'y VI Vile ae' o'lc
that ~ Is III Vloiatioii Vi lile plot's
tnal taAa'ioii Stiuii nc eiuui n'ii ""''i- "
1orin. 40 iioI uluerstaiiu ''ia. pro-
VISION oil the constitution 10 nave any
bearing upon tile case, ioi 'he quea.io''
OF taxes does not IN any ior'ii eHter III
10 tne purpose OF tiie law. NO ,aN Is
laid OF attempted 10 ne iaiu no 'lo'
douot the power vi .ue ies's'.''ule w
proVlue lor Tue Inspection VI ca''ie,
hldes, co'toi' wooi oi any.hi'S .na.
might require ihspec,ion III oluer "
proIect the purchaser, VI the owl her, vi
Suh'PN' J"'
given, ana IL IS perfectly competent 10
make lhe article Dear tile expense, ouI
the idea OF taxation Is not lhvoiVeu;
The act uhdef discussion Is hignly
penal IN its character, out ny section
forty-lour, ABOUT ohe-haii tue STATE Is
exempted from lts operation. III Is an
offense against the law, IL certain
things are done or omitted IN Harris
or Galveston counties, but no oliehse AZ
all if the same thing be done or omit
ted in Fort BEND or Chambers. l.
name These counties merely ny way OF
illustratioh). u tlie same thlhg Dedohe
| fifty feet west OF tile Harris county
line, there Is no violation OF the iaw'
but let IL be zone iiity-oiIe ieel east ana
the law Is violated; niue merchant
DONG business III houston or HalVes,
.oli ouss say ,,;n ui r.'',,, ,,,n ,nn" "r'a =,
hiS t,,i,, n,.r,;gad tn and ha
u,n ILL.,, u, s'I, h,,n,.aif uH li,hin ~ tima nf
,'nt inss .hnm =, ona and II n,v La
~ no' rn',oh ~" sIn n0oi bmt =, merchant