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Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion
O-978
| Tex. Att'y Gen. | Jul 2, 1939
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OFFICE OF THE A’ITORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN *2 -. the anawt to hour request for 8n aplnlaa,

St lr bdleved tba m&ore of the OonstlW- aiaa wn sot co auoh mnaamwil ln festering lsw ;irfrate suit0 ktwen tbo borrowr and lwk3or who, in every 06x?*, lean bob :I.FB the intexwntad print* parties to 8 umtriow of tlpslst, a8 they uere pmren$ usuFy. the ;rwmtLM ire:2ri3w btiargas won 108nn Is a matter of state :-allay, 3.8 often dealamrd by tha dwrte, and &e &mm br t5eatbak Ll, Miolo XVI', of bonrtltution, vhloh, in matsrl.& pars, aretMar1 Al.1 oantraaots for a gTwter rat0

of interest ten per arntum 7er m- than ma, #ha11 be deelaad uaurlour, and first after thtr mien&meat Uglrlature i# tit@&, d%dl Fl’Ol%d. mF.htO pshr aa poaaltkr m tha rUrt---@ oJhQoPeooting ouw.) *3 . -

Xt rlL1 thus br swn thet ?alnr and pwaltio8 uhclieh tb Oanrtitutlon aeatlona, and upon Jllah tbs teglslc tar ~0 aoiaaanbd to aut, wm only man8 to pnrrnt tru ehmglng of uaurlaualntenti on louis oiaonaf. hu &mm la obvloualy cVmm for pur~6sa rb B&l1 la qaartloa oxpnar mw swd~ to ma Attelq a&mm= authorlay auitlatk amaa &and oathabehriv6# ~telnatltute th, 3tato to onjoln ana l upCZ'Mcl an o-1 *trloh b88 ggmn in- tba fas, 80 ln off& a8- *a 8 ;‘pb’Lla wreag w re8son of o&rod In tlm Nil, that 8 a18M or pomona an 8rregatl.ag to thenelves tha porrogatlto ot aarr~lng on tho buaiaeal d l ~~~loaning aonoy is tbr ueo 8nu aotOnti0a fd t&U* ursurloua intweat lc being aharged, outal& of and %R &eflmeo of tt, Oonatitutlon.

ft ;r ret forth In the eme~enq alaucre of thlo tha usur7 law of Texao 8re balng flmtlg BlLl Wiot yi and unoonselonablo omer 8.3 being L&O w q let& i8ot that suah przotloo 18 genanil la rrpao Imbsrs, ubd $9&W% Of tM St&ts, 8& that tf‘.O QmUSlt .%t&tUtea Of .&ml8 m l~qrute to afford the zubllo geluMl# zmteatlon ~lnat auah unl8wful and urmonaoleYtablo praotlve areatea ti eppnoy, rnd UL iapcrmtiw -:ubllo nsoWslty that tM oai.atltutiCUAd 1y18 PWpIFierg bill@ a0 b0 P?Id On t&F+38 mrlwl aya b o susp ondadm, l to.

The l nroting of thlr Bill by tho kglal,btu?a vdll l onrtltut* * logllbtln finding of th e l xlrtema er t ha irat ret forth ln *ho 8wqpn8y *1auao, 8834 du sf#w4aaple Jartitimtlon, U sub nnlagal~nncros). ~,t68IilthOl'b. ~kglti8t~tOOZi8.t &bVWhUb wlU -to tb Attormy Gonbraltb mtharltyta pIlb ti la bblf ef the *to for the ptarporrr and In tb mmo~ ~alfbally tlofl.nad ln this Bill, dl uhloh aa&& orl)j tJonenl doer not nou posmra, u)r thb Attorn* a- se 8 rraant &aal8lon by ths uuprem amId oft?48 a&to.

nf3W l xiStS ia that no WA&i 8UthOtitr

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Mb0 Attomay &moral pmronte no aonst~tutlonil grourda f8P th0 b$itl8tUFO to dOnj 8UOh 8uthOFity. 8OOtbfi ,?2 of mtio;Lo IV, of Uw ffonrtttutlon, sitar l nJolnlng u~r7 tt;cr htonu~ bROZ'd tbS pOS'fOr~:MO~ Of OtiJ 8 f,W O~X-366 4btl.48, $WOtidO6 that ha nhdl 'porion sush othrr flutiles :a say be rmqulrad by la* . The quote& phmer aaaie:, eb rust be ometad lnta lax bq oatme, ruob othsr dutbr thOU(tiilhtW, ~V%J'bAOOftid~@80~~~,8~FJ4P~ 8~s athor grants aont8fnrd ln tlm (lon#tltutlon, it 1s with- in1& ;?OWW of tba Lygirl8tw to oPsat0 ~~a~tiord OUUMa Of8OtiOlbiEf#+or oith# St&o, ti to Mk8 ittkd 08sluoll8 8uty of tb Irtterm~ ao5aMl to plwowta o?a mdtd. Prom tlal to tim the Llglsbtw &a am08 fit k *5 June 13, l%@, Ps(lu b

iitwmmbl~ XBX V, Boyeo, upon the Atterney tiner&., n l enfer aildithwl 8uAlthoFl’lt;l a a so ereato WV 88ueeI of l otbn. T*x. Jur., va 1. 8, * rnj Hmao w* T*rroll,lo@?u.W, so0 g.w.ma; may w. Braokor, 88 hr. 288, 8B 8.W. tobe.

In tha want 4aaa of Ex Part0 &wry R +!mgb+ tbr, 8ugmmo Cawt, in an oplnieu na* ye* publfrbd, held that tithaut rtmh leglilatlon e l 8bodlri In tha pa4Ln.g ty .B&ll, httorwy carural wuld not Ql'OOMd ln rquiv I a@& R,,ghea and othora by reason of the 01usee asmab Iull. ¶%a oplntaa & ataxhlally deilnrd in pending taw 8upasIe cour6 in tkat 08s*, -~owwr, rllulough nyfa- expreraod, afforda aaplr basin for, and remzee* tiwly t& emet~tut10w.l power in the hglrY.atw to etLae8 WI8 Ull.1 Into la*. The Oowt aaid, in part8 Oeneral of County

"If the Attorner or bath of thata, haye %ha ri.@~t Attarnay, or ,+wr to 1net1tut. end prar*out* euah uuit in th8 Uefrlot oourt, Jg@¶ WMlrt @a bowr or IUt).sdlation .UT%JI~ tha i2kJpaati~e prim I~u&. 43~1 the otimr lf neither the Att@rMJ OWWal hand, nor tlm Wuntr Attomuy hrr rQhS o? pcMlr to lwtltuto uld prweautr au& sulk* In tbr Uatrlet eowt, it use* fax.- 18~ the Uetrlot mmrt is wlMon8 *7 Ilmnar8bl.o n8x w. Boyw, Juao lS, lS39, page 0 OP in zany ether

lava by infuaothn, my.9 osndwroorlAg 0ura.l no aqpwat 18 w0.r~ to 8hOT that t&o m atbaa, an6 only reason that tb SuprOw Comrt hold that $2~ &t,ttorwy Oenerml could not proowd Is the auu,of she mate otlnrplc qplnetthe relatarmghw 8ndtha sons i.wolred in proeradi~ neJoln them from ewgi~8~UwLl4etl.ngusuriow ~44 urreonuleaablm atYlxqp# for Laanr o? mmey, uaa bwmmr the k@elatpII barn nalss in not parchg had th0m0r0~0 0 law wid6l.l mxld +m rutkoris8d thr Attomey Cb!Ht~ to w Bl’e4S-d ln the name of the state. T’e paraphnsr lmgum af the Suprew Courtr wtnnthe l4gIrl~tere rhallhn omk f.-we4 u?ontho Att+rray 3eneralthe right md ?ore~ te and poteoute suoh B suit in Dlotrlat Owwt, l.-stitute SUM Qotart will then h*re t!s power and Jurlsdiotlon to glrant th 1nJuwtiw rails? in the manner and to thma& - 8eu$ as 18 preriffed ln the peading Bill.

It ir, th~rafmu, aw oplnlon 0r t r.ls Oewrt 23~8 Bill ir eonstitutbn& ttmt this

Case Details

Case Name: Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion
Court Name: Texas Attorney General Reports
Date Published: Jul 2, 1939
Docket Number: O-978
Court Abbreviation: Tex. Att'y Gen.
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