The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-11
in NEED OF LEGISLATION.
District Judge Nest NiII Memori'
slixe the Legislature.
DEFINITION OF THE WORD MONEY
Present Laws Vague on the subjecf.
Criminal statutes Defcfent-Thc
DRUGGISTS Want q Law.

Wcodville. Texas January e.-The fol
coming session o, the legislature hr Judge
West.
To the Honorable Legislature o. Texas;
Woodriile. Texas. January I, lsS7.--ln
obedicree 10 article :. penal code. re-
port what I consider to be practical de-
fecis in our criminal Law. which. in many
instances. defeat the ends o. Justice tn5
respectfully submit the same ior your
consideration:
]. The failure o, or pes.sl code 70 De-
fne money" Ii only defines money with
reference to two etsnsas. va liz en-
bezzlement (Artiele 7s2l AID swin1llnE
tartIcle 49,, Our cour; OF appeals has
decided that these definitions ., rnsaty
are applicable only 10 these t7o eTsnsss
and can not bs invoked IL prosecutions
FOR other oIenSes Affecting this class o,
property that whore TIE Indictment Al
leges ofenses touching money We uGsr
look TO the oerar3un iAw 80 ascertain ~hes
constitutes 'Eossy." Lewis Us. STATE
IL $. W, pare T2s. whirh las siacs heea
followed il all other cAses ts.oeFg uade-
articles 80 and 10 y tie i-dlrt;peni A.
lere< -'TDcnsy- o; viii osir u -nei Ans
sustained by proc. u lsEal is-sdr-- viG--
legal tsn5er co.ns s13 legal taa1ef t--S-s
ury notes o, the Cn!ie6 States T'hs STATE
can never show ..is and tba dsfer6E-t
goes free or tt-chui.Ll grounds lbs sr!-
osceo 0rbt-y1ss establishes Is gGlE ne
rp1d reasonable 3olaE- MIzr , lt a.
insovs-teatiy drawn u tr,s var a1& VT
neEaaS Hrs wholly unEhAt e glss 4 critical
description q ;as ;-s7---y RS tAs H.
fsfdsr is Necessarily z-q-l-, ct A-ucle
e.. code erll-rKl i'-ececc-- te.aF uu-
a'S sAe sat- Il suca { aGHF--Lsv-s &
SsAfe En5 iets- aases = general 1st11ra-
q 'usnaseT = TIE s'e-al eg1E vrllt %
r1Ess this s-vli
TIE l&v - EsEEi,'t &c ,rr-4a- sAoGls
he s,1snar5 -raSsur assasl- p rrl-3e- ~
the f-E osg-ee Ak Egs1uis r. uE-as-
G, Il. Hscn-1 arrre-. Vts--f 10 EHsgli
is zsa1s u-a- sr2i-ess fl1il.s zta-s' .1lg--f
4 ataCEic - q. ~ 1-E- -er-rr E1- r7r-t
* II -sGcs uss1z fTrnle5 -zstl.- lI sa3441 +
~ ~ Obs sea111 d.E-is lFt - lGu-3f- d.
TIT ihs ss.-s-ill1e7l fir Issue q ~
Frs fierce Frn-l1 - lu0-slsef
tfv-y;s-ir -ns y1as .tsa, ,nf CO.. .e-tts
kscs-ss Z ft-a 30 IL F--7r,sf Eu- -A- orr
rsz E4rvtr yts.-1 naofr -As isv ~. Z sFu-
sslhsil. jar 49, n-iT sra i7. r,E-z
a r4zr y ~ f-sF rTTL Z ---tP1 tr - rw-
house ,rr-r -ns 1C-t. ~ trE X VIZ -
ar1 " ~ ra2 - y ttnllc -.s saFs' g.
The T'e,- fs1g-larT tn- ~ Ll1 = ~ aLss
lesa thar ssn years
To Jaw * sLEirr WIZ czraf sr1rl3
b. Rtaeaaea So III 3 vali. g. Hurf-1e,1
10 Ai}css ans prove re 5lr-s AM tra-
residez.re y Is ai,ntH, s-s.ssi.ls - a..
eers . ~ rastl,r. rDte- - isr r. s ~
fgo-1f Rated 8s- fls'E.t 20 3s tl--s
ara N.tnesssN hare rF-T 5r1' nlerra-ies
anFg3 This cis.as az n1s-s-x
= Tn+ Burglary ftstr,s f,al45 "
arne-ds-e co.rr s~tJ w-fh oiF'-.tr5pat fs.-
tween day AID f4Ta- rtrus sra1na, -
aFpi1 eo'n IL as.tsnaf tlert-r1sr = p ire
ensrfly Re cLss that - 80 ---sn. ,cr
burgsaiy siisEer = lay t.rae CO uirtf .4,.s
burglary and o1iy ucz..stue ore cg1n-. az
Ire stlce1rs leaYeE ths .iuls o dsE r.
eeri&tr AID ihs esft1tari tasrxtir s.ss.sr
u The STATE nounsss sboaic 4ls,ars- i p
10 time and have . ns1 bli1 prassst.. az
DISMISS he :o-Ue- crt RI eaf-f trs ts
pay ans tie iiInf .. the grlcc .s-y e lgr,
b. f0ur aNerlipr q rHfles - .--r.
~. 54s AMI Isl x ina pea cots s,-s
~ proftdef thai -Aths3gt t.- l-5..y
Which csrs,d 9eaia might tr; uu14r ot.e-
CIRCUMSTANCE have grovs1 flra4 SCI =
soch INJURY be tne case ~ Aesr. rk-
12t its Appearing thai 'arrf ntF tss-r s-s
xrofs neglfc. o. rlaai,sg'lr .rprrc4-- --tlr-
ntnt a M l-r7nn irlgrle Is 81 he-t..s..r
article 5ib limits The cft-r SOS --sr.r-.-
ing negligence or irrrocer tr,pt--.sf. ..
ZONE pefhpu oiber iaaa fte party irgl.--
ing the Injury and pro1lt.s rrs1 +. r.-
one infiicung the iaI1ry Ees.af 40 81,
aid. etc. and death rtsuif fhs~.',-,--
would be murder Th@ae y-o1i.-szt ,t.s-r.
the common is@ rlle- = the crs .-.fl-s
ing the iniary cali ei5 ard tbs .srTg. ~.
from Improper treatment Il Ia ~, .---- 4
eide II he call AID b. has ca-u5iies ~.
thc statute, even though ae = slv.i p, >.
the Character o. the INJURY Or sstst,5 80
physician. in case Of 2 stah o. - ~,
physician conlf ROT b. ta.sirs go ~
omission N The staiute lie harial,rr -
u case OF poisoring AND TIE Ike e "a.