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i OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
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Honorable Urn. J. Tucker
Executive DUector
Game, Flab and Oyster Commiaslon
uauon state Buildmg
Austin, Texas
Dear Sir:
This department ur request for an
oploioa. Us quote the per of Jour letter:
seas100, Forty-
33 of the A&s
une of aeinea
rg aad hnedy
that haa been
ounty Attorney of
ith charges filed
for riolstioa or
led Bession, Forty-
uld like to be advised
ouae Bill 67, Second Called Sea-
n&Legislature appear in the Penal
id &use Bill 67, Second Called
-second Legislature irr force at this
‘3. Baa House Bill 67, Seoond Called Sea-
alon, Forty-seooad Legislature been duly oertl-
Sied by the Seoretary or State?
“4. Does it appear that aald House Bill 67,
Second Celled Session, Forty-second tigistitum
Honorable Wm. J. Tucker, pge 2
ia a valid law under whlah proeecutlona
~~_ lpay be
auaceaafully auatalaed uhan aaaqtnte evlaenae
la obtained that a seine or net bra been used
for the purpose o? taking fish from the tidal
yatara OS Keaedy or Kleberg Counties.”
We aaaver your first question In the negative.
Our Pearl Code vba re-codified In 1925. Bouae Bill 67 ia
an ladepeadeat Act mad vsa not passed until 1931, there-
h&, its provisions could not apptir In the Pervl Code of
. The fact tUt mid Act doer not appear Iu Vernoa*a
Anaotrted Peu81 Code, ln unoffIol~l publloatlon, ia of no
lmportame.
EIouae Bill 67. la found la oh er 17, pge 33
oftha Qeneraland SpeoIalLwa for the r 2nd Legislature,
2nd Called Seaalon.
’ In aaaver to your leooad question, a diligent
search reveals no lubaaquent statute vhloh would operate
to repeal this lhu.
Tha answer to your third question la, “yea.” The
l8va paaaad by the 42ad LegIalUture, 2nd tilled Seaalon,
vere published under tha authority of the State in tha Oen-
emland SpacIal Iava of Texas and oertifled ta be tme and
aorract copies of the arIgIm1 bills on fIZe In the Secre-
tary of Statesa Offloe b Nra. Jsne Y. NaOallu~~, Zieoretuy
of State, October 27, 19f 1,
In 6nauer to your fourth Queatien, ue kuov 05 no
reason uhp liouae Bill 67, 422~3 Laglalature, 2nd Called Sea-
aion, is not a valid l8v under vhioh poaeoutloaa 188~ auc-
aeaafully be auateined. Tha statute is net lo-1 or apeoial
vithin the meou~ng of seations 56 and 57 of Artlole III of
our State Constitution. SIuoe It oparatea upon a aubjeot
la rhlah the people at large are Inteteated, It la a gen-
eral lw as&d the conatltutlowal reQUliWeat8 of notloe prior
to paaaage of local and speaIa1 lava is not rppliarble.
$teveaaoa, et al., va, Woods, et al., 34 9. W. (26) 246.
Honorable Wm. J. Tucker, Pge 3
In the event that you do aot hBve acoeaa to the
Gene-1 and special lava of Texas for the 42ad Legislature,
2nd Wiled Saaaion, we are harerlth luboittlug a certified
copy of Houae Bill 67, reoelvad and approved by the Oovern-
or, September 30, 1931.
Truatlag that the foregoing fully aaavera your Ia-
quirlaa, Ye U-8
Very truly youra
ATTORNEY
ffg??X?AL OF TEXAS
By Tde.-
Fred C. Cbmdler
AaaIaUat
By d.2. k w
B. T. Bob Do-hue
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Enaloaure