Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-08-24

the opinion OF the attorney general.
county attorney. or any other Official
upon that subject, and aside from an
swcring your commupicauon, l have
devoted neither time NOR consideration
TO that subject.
''The proposed fight is advertised for
the last OF Cumbersome two and
half months In the future. Now
have never seen the laws contained In
the codes as adopted by the last leg
islature; however ! have In fact pre-
served the opinion OF the attorney gem
cral, In answer TO inquiries by the
county attorney; and In which the at
torney general says that the criminal
laws of Texas. which will be IN force
the last OF October, prohibits prize
nghtlng, and makes in an offense. and
says that 1t is my duty to prevent the
same.
Now, in the absence OF an adverse
decision by some court OF competent
jurisdiction, | shall accept and net up
on the opinion OF the attorney general.
and TO that end reiteratc the question
TO what extent viii be justified In
using force to the extent indicated by
my former question:
AN early reply respectfully request
ed. (signed
BEN u. CABELL,
Sheriff Dallas County.
Executive Onice,
Austin, August 70, 1896
Ben, E. cabell, Sheriff Dallas County.
suNOL 'sutud
Dear Sir; Your letter OF the Goth
instant Ia Just received While It is
true that the prize tight at Dallas is
not advertised to take place uutil Oc-
tober 81, the pronricty " the public
officers Of the state taking prompt az
tion IL obvious II IN proper that they
should give notice At once OF tho urm
purpose to enforce the law that none
FfNu Ia alss VH.s
are not concerned with the policy OF
laws, but only with their enforcement.
In this Instance In plain violation OF a
statute, 50 detuntly and offenslycly
announced as Ia attract national mo-
lice, It Is. proposed that non-residents,
unable To do NO nt home shall ply
their prohibited avocatlon here The
question Involved Is whether the pub
lie authorities Of this state will
respect the viii NJ the people
expressed through statutes or are i'm.
potent to compel obedience to them.
The constitution which IL the supreme
law or the state, makes II the duty
of the governor to cause the laws To
be faithfully executed. In the DER.
formanCe OF this duty he 81 not wholly
dependent upon the local officers, am
pie provision to enable him to do 70
being otherwise made. but II IL graft
tylng 10 know az | have always bc-
lieved, that you Will discharge your
share Of this official obligation. This
matter has assumed such phase that Il
y not Inappropriate to add that at
the proper time what force may be
necessary and deemed eNpedlcnt to
guard against failure will be used TO
prevent this proposed lnfraction OF the
law Of the state
The legal inquiry propounded by
You has been referred TO the attorney
general, whose opinion will be FUR
nished you whom received, Very truly
yours, tSlgned)
c. a. CULHERSON, Governor.
The attorney general Informed the
Gazette correspondent this afternoon
that he had prepared his opinion ON
the legal inquiry referred to the de-
partment by the governor, but that II
would not be given out for publication
for some days yet, as making 1t public
would interfere with agreed plans. and
that the policy was to withhold II for
a time. He said nothing more