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*1 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN
GROVER SELLERS A,-~QRXEY GCNERAL
Bonorable Robert i!. Rugher
nJ trict Attorney
met JUdlCi~Y nistrict
San Awwlo, Terre
Be8r Mr. Rugheer Opinion Ue. 0-4MMSS
Rbl wbetbor or Seetlon 3. AlY 66r88ns wb6 new or e hall hematter bemoensed te mr*otiee Yaw ia this State shall eonmtltute and be members ot the State liar, and she’ll be eubjeat to the BE- hereef the-Lyle rdeated by the Bu- ridoo~ pram or Texava abd al 1 wroewr net mea-
e mate am berebv Mahlbit+ul Pmm t8w thi8 State.. ---_- l. Dae,n th e Mate Dar Aat Art. 320-A ot
the Rerired Chll Statutes super-de repaal th8t p6rt al At% 430-A 0P the I%rtal Cob* here- inabove quoted?
.f. la the drewlug oP oom6~auee tbe prao- tia6 et law? Is tRe State p6mttbd to bring imJuao-
9. tion altm ader the Mate Bar *et preventinK Ho- brleo Publ le fnm dntiag txmvemneom when mm l w aram P er mmp6nrtlent
94. IO th e Utat6 par4 ttml to brla# la&mu- tdoa nit* umeer the Btate Bar Act prerentiae No- tar¶e8 tra drrrinu awnv6p8nces wh6n awn 6ra amwa wltbeut uempunmatlollTs
Chapter 038 paaeed by the 434 T:e@mIrture at its Row- Zar Sewlen, 10fBs Artlole 4308 oP tbe Penal Code. Vemwm’m uodltiaatio& the tellerlngr uehalnm lhuuon 1. It shall be rml6wPaf Par anr
eorpontlaa tw parran, tlm, o r l msoalatlsn permOnm# exaept natural p6rama who mew- berm et tba Bar reguYarYp admitted amd lfaenmadI praatiee l*ums
6aetien 3 deflnas tbe praetloe OP Iar m6kea the tollowing aueptienc aethlngs heroin daYI prsrent gPmrld6d
Ilekrlem Pllblie hen &raring 84naveyfUI~o for or without 8ompemmation.g
saetiam 8 provldem a pa a alty l e ter a dademaamor l g6lnet *any persfm, tlm, uorperation or 8sroeiatSan 0P pst- wnm riofatfns any 0P the prfwlslonm 0P the Art.*
Fhe state Rar Act oi the 46th T.e&81aturet 1@3(1, ereateo th e State an Wnl~8trrtire agener of the frtdioial Wetlen S the waberahip ni Dqmttabat et tbe State. Rfrte Dar ia defined and a prctrlaloa 1s mde that ‘a11 persons net memtherm aP the f&ate Bar are heraby prabibited from prab tlelnff in this Bt6ta9’
Bmrable RobettC* tfughe* * pqe f+
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Seetlm 8 deelareo that8 gA3l Yarn et prta ef Iara coWllot with this Aet or with the mler and remla- tjonr adopted tmdot this Ast ht the Supreme are hereby rep0Ue4-~ 7be Rule8 gwarulnu tRe State. B8r et Teseo adapted by *Re (luprema Gnwt, in parmanse OP that datutery author- ity, re@8te reprimaau at mam- the diotmrmaat , m~spenden me hers of r;tata Barr and they 1100 oonkln aeeflena dcmlfn# 81th unaathorfxed praotloe at Yaw. Sestlon 31 dealarear %aeh grlevanee oaamitta0 map inatllmte and
pmmeeute appropriate ultn or proeeedln*m, in n&me aP the eomittee, et any member thereof, or any p8tty oewplalnla~~ as mar be trloable In * t&e opinion the m~orlty oi tbe 0awdtt.00~ ta auppmaer pmhlblt, or prevent am?~ aaautbori8ad ,’ praatl6e of ths law, mm7 take aeh other l otlrm .* -.* as It daemm adviable under tbe alrematameee, uah as tRe flllng of srlmlaa1 ebar@eo or (MF
pl8lnto. * l l
glbesa Uuleo ah811 be atmwlative oP Y1 lara 0P t&e State relatiag ta the uaaulboriaed ew- tbe anlaaful praetlee the 'In.' Neither 6tibJtem ITa? of nor and re~?Btiom@
tbe supreme Court pmwlded tbeteunder expreaoly mpea’l Attlsle 32#a ot the titutea not do they eon- (Vernon'0 oo0itleatlon), hln Iangage tR8t a0u3Q talrlf 'be heIn ta repeal tbst atat- at. tvy lmplle4atlon.
Tiepealm Yq laplleatl+m net Parored. Ia at-dot fat there to be sneh repeal by implioetlnn, the two A&s mud ln- aendstent md IrreeonelYable tith eaoh other* se that ¶t would ot than to be the at the oame time. be lnpom~Ible Pot both Xelther tafutsa not the Rule@ oP the State BW pM+lde tor pmoecutlon af thecre t.~alewfuYly praatlab%l; 18~. kot the rules do axpresnlf ntboriae the ~tleraaoe Cemlttee and reguletlnns t@ file fiuch pros@xitiane , end deolare that aeb nkfem ‘ahall be eumuYotlve nP sYY Yero of thin z3tat.e rolatlng the umaatherlrwl Or the unlnvPn1 prmatioe nt the Isw, l thereEf+ lmpY,jSnu, it not de- eYorlnR the oantlnued Poree and ePPeat of all exleting puul Y8Vr to the t~?slrwfta1 praetiae~ Fiklatlng
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Bornarable Robert C. Mu#ter - pa@ ~4
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,* Prom rtdt,ve hors uld *t Poll~s that jaw Qnemtioa , L&eulU o.??aerod that Stnte Aot ln no rise repeala or-supersedom'Artlole 4%)-A, Vemoa’e Uodlflootkm nt the Pe- aq3, code. Ia Rnw8r to p8tF #b4estloa No. 4, It ie the opinion the dsu%ng at Inatrmmts bP eonve~ncer et thla lmariaent
'Neb am deada~ aortgwrm, aal@w~te, blllm et mleo, and the Ylker by a Ilatary Publie, mot a mbar or t.he State Bar, la n4t tbo praetlae oP 18x ultbln monln(r bf the Fenal Code. It 10 apeelall7 exoepted therrtm.
Tour Qwemtlbn 3 hould be earered la atflrmatfre. The drawln~ b7 a lfoks-7 mblle CrP wnave7aneear auob aa we hire rantlemod above. rben &me tor the wblle upon 8 aowpenrtloa, uneeubtedlf la pr~atleln~ la8 ( 8nd that portion bi Beotlen a6 et’ the alee and ra~latleam b7 apeme Ootxrt governing the rrawthotlrw prwtiea ot law utberiaem mu&i ~reaoedlu~s~ (so0 O-MOO harewltb). 18 have aald that the drawing et wah oesre7- Ipleem by a Notary pllblle use not the praetlw ot yaw, +ithln that the draw- Penal etatntem, but it doeo~ met dollar tberePrm Ins of mob aeate)aoea im net the prastlae oP law, as the m la @atemod bf the State Rar Aof- It la the utereiae a por- mltted slaerltioatlnn Pet lo@1 treatmont by the Leglolatute to ~7 that lotrrles i%bllo ~7 aof do fborr, tRlX!#w, aad rr7 erea tborefram, but 8t tbe awe tlmo Cs ma7* as the Legls- be enjeined YaMme ham mid Pan81 Code, oeh Ietarimm shall not be S@e8 Tlgaor 70 State, (C.8.) 84 orlriaol?~ -irbiIll therefer. Law Ed. 11%4. Mnall7, amwring pur Queatlan So. 4, we doubt wbether atate Ast authorlaem the br%nging qP lajunotian proemdingo plmat Uetariee Publie Por drawing wmefuroer oa- melon8117 ncl without eoapenutlona Thlm would f1ard37 be l tb o pmetloe at lawgr wlthlu the wsmcmlpreeeptad undetrfmdlng ot term.
Very trnl7 7enrs ATTOllNJ$T GLWBAt. OF WCC@