*Any:peraon who ahsll voluntarily 8nga&s in a paglllstfo enaounter between JIM and mm, ox a.tf?W between a mea and a bull, or any obhsr animal, for or for any obnnplon- money or other thing of velue, ship, upon the reeult of which money Or any- thing of value la bet or wagered, or to see whioh *2 Ib5. Bal F. Raehal, Page Z la oherged, either dlreotly admlarlon fee of In- shall be lmprIaoae4 In the penitentiary dlreotly, for than two ue? more than ilra yeara..

not 1.e. ArtIole~ 4667, ?emon’r Annotated Taxars Civil 3tatuter, reada in part as i~llowrt

Y!he habitual uae, aotual, threatened or oontea- plated of any premises, plaoe bulldlng ‘or part thereo#, for any ot the iollow~ uama ahall be en- the State of any oltiren Joined at tke ruit oi either thereof:

“4. Par the voluntary engagIng in a fight be- twoen a men and a bull for money or ather thing of value, or for an7 ahamplonship, or upon rswlt of whloh any none7 or anythIng of value Ia bet or wager- ed; to see whIoh any 4n118aIon See la oharged either dlreotly or indiraotly, a8 prohibited by the aodo.

‘An7 pereon who may aae or be akiout to une, or who may aid or abet another ln the use of any suoh iox, any purpose mentioned In thfa Artiole pramlaes ara7 be made a party deIen4ant In auoh suit. The At- torne~ General en7 Dlstrlot or County Attorney uaf brlia& prosecPute 611 wits that either may dwm neowsary to enJoin saoh uwa, and nee4 not rsxlry the petltlon;~ or ang oltizen 01 thIe State IM~ au~b In his own neme en4 shall not be required to ohow that he pereonally injured by tha aota ecaplained ~f.~

&!8 CoXQue Jurls, Fags llB.2, deflneo tern “fl6ht* a8 roiimit

a ba;ttls~ oombat; rot or method of fI@hting.

*As a verb - To attempt to defmt,- subdue, or deatroy an enemy, either by blowr or weapons; to rtrlke or oontend for vlotory, in battle or in fiingle Oaabat."

Ao stated in yocr lattsr atatador ha8 no lnten- tlon ot $njuring the bull and he intends his pert of the fight be almulated and a sham tight.

But what about the righting bnll bred for the btiil~ rlnee old ILexloo? Ml1 he knw tht when the matador waver red cape before his 470s and brandlehes hIr woadan sword that she fight I6 only a 6hau anb e jest? We CbInk not. '@Ill the bull ahargo the matador OS hla aaoertoxa o!mafged matadors tbe bull ring8 oc: old arrerioo or will he doollely lie dowa, aaoll the tlowers and go to sleep aa ~BrdIMa(L the Bull night do? It the bull sated llhe 7ardInand the populaoe lntsnt on l Roman HelI4a7 wuuld undoubtedly demand tha refund of tholr admlsalon mane7 In dlrguat.

sappoe matador ,la not as riclllful aa the bull and he 10 gored and lajured by the bull? Zuuld not that be * a vary sad traglo eiialr?

Said Article 610, above quoted I8 Mm4 In Title 11 o? the Code,, whIoh title la st7i.6, *Offenae~ Against Dub110 Folloy and Ecooaan7.* The Leglaleture of Taxes untloubt- edly considered fight8 or oontestr between a smn aad a bull againat the publlo polioy oi thla state when the artI@ was saaated. The Loglslature uudoubtedly oonsldsrad that it was wronc( for the man to in&We the bull, wrong for tha bull to InJure tha ma, and wrong bar the publio to see e apeotaols where lajury lthar man bullalght occur.

It la there?ore ouz opinion ths$ the proposed 0013, teat betateen man and a buU lcr a bull fight and woul4 be Ia riolatlon Artlo 610 of the Penal Oodo of Texas.

Very truly foum, AW’JE~ Uf;#EBBL OF TiEAS