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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
Eouorablo PIII Y. Jaokooa
Mmtrlot Attornby
EoumtwI,
tuaa
Attention: Ooumd J. Lendru
bar 8lrI
Your cequort sor
orrefull~ @onriQered br thi
rbqubrt 88 f0116r01
eat d8te th4t the rc-
lue md+r theAott
wrl1rrt afat* QD
duty of the Qouatr Olwk to
&id 1. 8. 170 maa a8 fOllQT81
._
'e, 1. lo, 170
provldl~~ for the ro-robor of wkr a& br8nd.a
aauuUng Oha tbr a of Tltlo % la $ovlrbQ G&*11 llta 1 -
a tw o f .Tur Pl lH5, lI4l.q thsroto an Artdole
81:
aumbud~j do*&rlng the r00OMlng oitilMrk0
Md b?Mdr &rOtOfO.FO SOti nti Md VOibJ POT&d-
dght t0 r00md brti r037outah p~iodj p0-
‘“g bg for forfritaro or ruoh right if sot cur-
vi
aired Ulthln owtaln $erlodj provldlng for Bale or
trandu ot bronda br ~vner ~ovldbq ior rroord-
lJ&gor ro-r*oordlng oi.br ald or urk it no 0th~
puron haa rou@t to rooord ruoh brand er mrk ro-
gu&&ro of vhethrr or not the pwron reokfng to
reoold~ruoh brand or aark ham p?~rioual~ rooorded
a bruul; l xoepti oouatlu from the roolrionr of
tb Aot vhloh rhr“f 1 hare m-r oorded g randr or
wk. Vlthln the lut ii*.' (53 par8~ r*pealIa&
all lam8 or partr of la9 la oonfllott and deolu-
lng an em4wgono~I
All reoordr of marka ~JA
'%u logal' ovnu of l brand an&/or aark @hall
~‘~k~~~~:~~~~~~(~~~~:~~~ ti
dry oi Ootobu, 1943, but if 8ua pelwestlal
right la not exe~oi~ed vlthln rwh tro (P) yeur
the same @hall be iqNelte6 aad ruoh brmd and/or
mark d@l bo m&blot. to reglrtratlon bx any per-
8051,rrrdthe flrrtpdmnto reeordtha 8ame rhall
b e tha OWLU OS th a l-e
.I brand r r o o r dedIn a o eo r da ner
r lth th e r e-
q uir emm
9 l o f th lr Ao t r h a ll b e aoarldered a 8th e
prwt Oc th ep er x o n6a wlng ’OW h ?eOord to b e
a a dea ni ohall ti rubjeot to #ala, l rri@ment,
trumfer, devlre and duooat the same a8 other
813
Xomorable Dlo Y. kokooa, pa&o 3
pa?Ooulproperty.
drolrr to use prortdea no other per-
000 h80 rooor ruah braa4 u&r mrk, without
regard to rtutbor or aot ouah row ha0 prev10uo-
ly r o o o r do d
l brand and/or u r .
“Thll hot oh811 not rppl to 8Dy oouaty
Wdh ahal). hate roereoordod aI 1 bran&r and ma&a
v1thl.n the put fir. (5) ywro*’
“PO. pr. All lelm 0’ put0 of lAv0 in eon-
fliot lrerr th le hereby repealed.
a a duo 8a una o o eo olzmmb
uy r uwor nth e r r o o r do
o ftha Oo untyOb r k oeitulo uooouatlu, oreater
a nemugonoy a nda n rrtlve gmbllo neoroolty
that tb Coaatltutiona-r Rula raquiviq bills to ba
rud on thror several daya in aoh XOUH be lu8-
padod, 8ud raid Rule lr pereby rurpended, and thl8
hat 8hall take ofhot ~4 be in roroe fraa utd as-
tu it0 paroage, and It U 00 on40ted.
g8f Johnbe <h l/ Prlw lmli*l
?nrldent of the 8oQato Spiker of tbo Aouoo
‘1 tireby oe?tli’y that a. 8. lo.170 YU puo-
04 by tha Aouoo on Awl1 14, 1943, by the foollou-
rot.: Yoao 93, kyo 18.
Me Jo&30
uk oi the How.
‘1 hereby outlfy th8t 1. B. lo. 170 W68 palo-
ed by t-ho &mute on Jky 7, 1943, by a 71~ moo
tot..
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lLIY13th. 19923 PILrD IB 5
‘APYROVED8 OPPICBOP
5 aAolmARY OP lTAC1I
/o/ Cake II* Wetenson mua l3t-h DLY w WY 1943
BOTU~O? $TT ,o’pooR ABD30 AIR-
. .
/o/ ~1duor Lath@8
karot*y or Itate l
A&isle 6899, Retired Ol~il btatutrr of F-8, 1925,
vao repealed by the Aotr or 19~9, Slrt Iagirlature of t-8,
P. 55, oh, @, 1 la
In au8uu to your flrrt~queotion it 18 our opinion
that raid A. B. 170 18 oonrtltutiorul. Ye think lt lo a
ml14 exerolrr of the of the Sate. Live rtwk
8tatuter dealing utters rol8tln.g to
the proteotlon of rlnllm nature to
Ii. 8. 170 hare been rurtained by _ OIP hxu Court8 40 bow
valid lx u o l$ es
of the polloe paverp 8ee the fo~ovi.ng au-
thorltl88r
Beymsavs Blaok, (l877) 27 To%. 558.
firrtro va Itate, (1878) 3 fez. 0rl.m. Rep. 363.
Walker v. Botm~ (1878) 1 tax. App. Cl~r CSO~S,
(uhitr & lf.j 353.
In umwu to your reoaad quertlon it 18 our opinion
that the legal omer ol a brand or urk b&s a guefbreatlal
right to reoord owh brand ma/or mark io~ a psrlod ol tvo
yemr fror t& lst of Ootobex, 1943. fhe right of ruoh ovn8r
to re-reoord doe8 not attaoh until October 1, 19431 ouch pre-
forerAte right OS ruoh ovner endure8 tvo y o u r th e r ea fter l
After the l irrtlon of raid tvo you period, 1S thr ovwr
has not arai‘p ld h-elf of his proferenti&l right, mother
person ray reoaw3 such brand or stark.
We note t&t A. b. 170, although ooatalaiag the
u8uel lnergenoy olmme, reileOt8 that 8ea8 uao $@ued in the
den&o by l ‘vim wee ?ote. ’ lieoouroe to tha SellAte Journal
rhowr that the bill was peo8ed in the 8enate but doe8 not re-
fleot the rote oaot. l’huo no rhoW.ng ha8 been m&detb6t the
bill reoeltrd the two-third8 majority neoesrsry to plme It
Xanorablo &n U. Jaokmn, m 5
an Lewda dr0Ot.
xt thu0rore 8000 aa0 dre0t mb8ty
days after - Vhloh, hovuor,
djokiramoat h8ppen.o to be prior
to October 1, 1943. In thlo 0onrwtlon l.e opialoa Ho.
O-5171-A of this &4pUtMlIt, 0-y Of VhiOh 18 lM lOo ed h e r e-
utb r0r VOW w0ma io n.
hrtlole 6890, Vorrran’s AunotatedTexas 01~11 btat-
utoo, ro440 a0 follo~or
*hory roaa rho b8 oattlo h
goats shall Ii ve M ear mark mad &r3' il%:*g
ham the lr mark and brmd of his nsl&bors,
Wloh lu mark uid brand shall be reoordod by
tha oounty olork Or the Oounty whom 8wh aalma
lh 8ll be. lo person shall use more tlma ane brand,
bat may rooord hlo brand in as many oouutlro as
ho berm n*oesouy.’
Artlole 6891, Yernon*r Annot*tod texao 01~11 &at-
utei, roads in put 4s r0mu0:
"Raeh oowty shall hare a brand for horsoo
and oattk, said brand to br knovn aad berlfgnated
48 t& *county brand.’ The oounty brand of oaoh
OOUIIty r b r ll b l8 iO11OVSI
a . . . .l
& tlo les 689 2, 689 3, 689 6, 689 7 a nd 689 8, Yu no nQo
Annotated Tear Oltll 8ktuk8, road as follovo8
*Art. 6&a. The oliaers of all hor8eo ud
oatth, Ln addltlon to their lvate braad may
plaor wld oounty brand up r he neak of & hQro8s
and orttti.ovned by t&8.
wt. -3. Uhenaou any horses or oattlo
branded with the oounty brand uo rraored to uaothc
lr oaunty, the owaers of rush rtook m&yoounter-
brand vith 8Ud oounty brand, and l bar under raid
oounty brand shall be u8md and knorn b8 the *County
brand,' awl uhea ao oounterbranded the brand oi
the oounty la whloh o&id StOOk S@y bs IL4Vly l.w~t-
ld may be plaoed on aaid otwk.”
‘Art. 68%. Oattlo ahall be wkad with tha
lu wko oz branded with the brand Of the ounez
on or beroro they are tselro months 014 how,
sheep, ~4 goats shsll be w&d 111th Lu
8uk of tb owner on or bororo they uo sir month8
old.’
“Art. 6897. If a4 dispute shsll srtos about
sny lu muk or brand, it 8hSU br doolded by ro-
ferenoe to the book of marks and brauls kept by
the oounty olerk, and the lU urk and brawl of
the oldest 44tr rh411 hato the prefermoe.*
*tit. The *lerka 0s tha oounty oourto
6898.
in tbeti reopeotite oountleo ahAll tip 4 Wrll
bound book, la vhioh they shall rooord the marks
md brands Of raoh indltldual who Ory apply to
the8 r02 that purpoor, noting in every lnotmo~
the date on rbioh the brmd Or mark 18 noorded.’
Under l sta tute usmptlng fo r laah faally,
two h o r ses
mules are exe&, es the uo us04 for the wmo wrpooesb
Allleo& 1. Brookshlre, 38 Tea 199.
‘xoroo,g U wed iIll Sta tUtO eulp tia g fF G8 UeOU-
tlOEi a hOPSOIi004 b? th8 ZbMd Of ti fuiiy, YUU 84 wi
0s the genus ‘OQUW or -hOPSSo and honsr bOhdU an SOS*
Rlohsrdsoa V* hanosa, 49 Term. (P Xolsk.) Ppo, 822.
The Tord “horse” 18 gumriO, Utd lnolwleo ml00 ad
aSBe 80 SpSO1.8. aoLub & 00. v* Lmbortsaa, 62 8.X. 107,
109, 4 0~. App. 553. .
uwd The %OPSO’ 18 goner10
o o utlmes used u l
MU, in~ludiog till mauls or the horse ki&Q as u8.d irr
StatUtO prohibiting the running 0r 8 horse r&o8 alorq a publio
m&d, it should bo danatrued to lnslude mulo8. Boldamlth I*
W&to, 38 Tenu. (1 Awl) 154, 156, eltlng Bourlor Ias Diet.
l
‘BOrSeS’ l.
wed in & StatUb C
o o mp b ny
to lreot and
lrriritaln fSaOS8 SUff
Wtth, hOrSe8, sheep a ndh o g s fro8 gettlng o n lwh rUlroa4,
l.Mhde@ NbS and S88OSr %orses end uses and both doflao4
81’7
Aaoorablo %a U. 4mkooin, page 7
br loxioogrrplwro u *qu44rupwla of the genus equu.” Ohio
b 1. 1. 00. v* kubaker, 47 Ill, 162, 463.
Artlola 6692, V’. A, 0. S., au&w& bfinltely reoog-
nil*0 that aunus 0r horrer (u wall u owmro 0s oat10 alSO
mentionad in the l may hare l plrato brand, vhloh om
bo uaod lo aAditlan tg oounty brand. It 18 OUToplnlon
?I&&~ tU8 bO.8 used in lilrtiO1.r 689 a180 inO1ud.S
.
& ansver to your third question, it lo our opinion
that 8a8e should be ansverrd 01 the affirmative, and sann 10
so movered.
Very truly yours
ATNUiRY OFASUL Op TgIM
~W
Wm. J. Fennlng
Assistant
UJFtdb
sno108ur.