Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

OFFICE OF THU AlTORNLLY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN '~~CnoN 1. A4 personwho bJ word of 8Ou,&h, MittA&, @igIlor ry~bol,rilfullyand drllbwatr- lt lUvoemto8, ldriroror towho ths doetrim that tha gorornmntOf th8 united sttrteror of a4 rtrto or ot ~4 pollU*rl rubbW;rloathrr*of should ba orert&roun er ovrrturaardbr rorae,vto- lrnorer ay o nla vfalrmr~ l or 4b) Aay prrronrho prints,publlshrr, wlitr, i8rU.r O? &Ollrw booka, prpIr8 dQOW.Ibt8 Or written or prla$edutter In a4 hwa oontalnlw or rdvoaatUg, a4virlng or trrohi the dobtrlar that the govomwaat of the Unitad 3 trtrr oc oi 84 ateto or of any polltlad 0uBdlv~rion thoroof rhouldba or~tihrowa a;rforoo,r;01.o0.oc l4 unlavtulream, nnb vha ulvooatso, advieer, taaohoa,or aobraorsthe duty,neorrolty OF pro- sr$z; of adoptlagthr doatrlneeontriad thaw- “( 0 r)a pj who lrganlcor or holppr a r um to orgnnirr or boo080 a mosborof a4 roo~ot~ or a porladof .not mwa than tea pur. ‘8ruTIO1 t. n\r ftrot thrt lkotton f!of Miola 1 of tha oamtltut~oa of tbs atat. of Toam,a 61 ‘Tha idth l$ tB@ ml@ of tua~ attim p ‘Iedeod to t&o moarra 0 $u af l r ep ub ~1mJl form,,af gwa8@allt, *nd, mab oat to thir ll81888lor OIIXJ, tha ha?@ rt all iiu thr Lab al~mablo right to J tar, raroonO? abmlish the&r wuimqnt La rrreh manor (ro they UJ thlnR rEpod1ant’ ( ud the fast that oortah rlo~ratr, ,f”. . ‘_’ dlata8ad to and aoarmtod w iera lnflu~noa 40 817hg T om fora of to aw?throw OUP ropubl gorrrtmnt by foroo, V~OlOAOOAJberalwful mama, yteinst thi, ulrhar an4 uall-brUgof thr ujoc- ity, ar44tor an o*orgonay cad la -rati+ pub- lie nmaa~lty t&8 tha Oanrtltutlorml blo fo- @riu b&U@ to br rea& 00 thrar moperato days be ruapoadtiaa4 aribRule ia rurpandod, aad thla Ao8 dl takalffaat i.mndiataly from aad after&to peaa8ga, mb it 10 so lna o to 4 .4 m& hQt r L8lttelna ln d, aoral, Utrr rlmll*r prrro4 L IPatrtaa %a rha Union,notably the muhr ot 8tea of ku bl;ofi, Odiforak, nliaoir, m othorr. Wl- tlon hat8 hero geaanll~ Mea -14 &I a&&bat the wnton- tioa thAt t&or r~olr8ad #Mt~tutioMl rum08 of fro0 opeaoh fro0 reaa, or tn~om of ~SOB6u3.y. artlow t. Mew TorS iWR pi Napp TM~I4am 8688 8 6bP 0oL Iid k%86’POOP&V* uQti 8th nl ‘a$ ti I’ I 608 6&t& a0hL 03 n i t f&o 106 d. iri 8ffrk04 ia dB II a i. 55? lbr A, &Pi a& &to6 lr 1 A: L. R. 8S6; PO A. l L.*R. 1558175 A. L. R. 1494. Underthereruthorltler, the oon- ltitut%orulit •~a~~ton# l(a) aad l.(b)of HeorrBillJIo. .86 ia not to a . k~tU8lti) li bum #ill k. $6 ua bolLno to ba vlolatir, ei th0 drw proaaar ahur~r of the State ud tho 7Warml QoartltUtLOn&.tt La to k note4 that thlr rootioa, orhalppr%o p a up o f p a r r o r u Ile+ormratr bp ~&~l&li ratiloa LB mw wittoe aWoolawful lntont lP &ri kimrl- lf.tha~ahmatar @'puwora of the lP r e~¶irtr ty ~ nat.mda a a alwant li tha lffeLW. Organf""~a- for lawfuldlroorrloar Boaonblo Dmllar Dl&Roashlp, ?yo 4 If tho lubstaaoo nthor than tho form lo to bo okfrrrrd im rorpoat to loaotltutlonal guar8ntloa, a statuto DO bmdlf &WU aMnOt bo abDUn#~ aa %w proorrs of la+. A oitlron lo oortdily lntltlo6 to org&alrr an lssombl~ to d~rouro laourr of tho &ay In a lrwful manner, vlthout being subjootod to l end rrspanoIbllIty for an unlavful oharootw u h lo h th e looomg ly, rithout him knar1*0, or perhaps 4von a(talnothlo tlprour oppooltloa, htor *arum& *Duo pr00.44 OS la* mot lmbraoo bn lmmunlt~from ouoh arbitrary mb wroaoonablolrqlolatloa &I UQtid httaoh to the lrmooont ox4roloo o f l lonotltutloaal right the taint of lllegallt~ bromne of the aoto et otharo. As said bt tho Sumemo Court of the Onltodm8~~t~m~ $n~the rrornt oaso~~ifD@JQ&v. State, 299 u. (1.a5a* 61 le.Ed. tm1 aThooo rights 84 b o lbuowt br uolng opreeh o r prror or losomblr in or&r? to laalto to rlo- lonor latlorimr. Tho poop10 through tholr log- lolaturer y protoot thaaorlroo lgalnotthat abure. Dut the loglslatlro lntrnratlon#RI). find oonotltutloaal Juotiflaatloa on17 bv doallry with the lbu)o. The right4 thrs4olroa mud not br ourtsllr&. ' * l* the oonotltutlonal question thuo arlolng my be rrmotdl by rrphrarlng Sootion l(o) to rod l s follovor *Any person vho organlroo or helps to or- ganisma roohty or grou of reroono to trooh or l~too~to, or who kno rp nglr Is or ~OMOI a la b o r of l soolot~ 4 uroup of poroonr uhloh tuohos ldvoaatoa, thot tho gorrrnment of or tho Unltrd 8tatrr or o? any otato or.polltloal oubdlrlsloa thrroof should bo o+ortWf,m by foroo, or rlolenooor br UIJ mlanful moan8 ohallbo dsr~d gutltl of a folo4 and upoa loavlotloa thereof, shallbo punlo~ bv ooa- Sinoarnt in tho p4nltonthry far a period or not 8or• then ton t4ars.4 Yaurm vary truly ATTORNSY CWInQuL OF TFXAS s--AJ--J y&<,;~&.&. B7 II.Y. ttirohll5 RMILN Asolotmt .