The Laws of Texas, 1822-1897 Volume 2 Page: 138
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Laws of the Republic of Texas.
at law for misbehaviour or contempt offered to such court, as in
other cases of contempt, and may also require any attorney or counsellor
practising in said court to give security for his good behaviour.
Sec. 7. Be it further enacted, That every attorney and counsellor
receiving money for his client, and refusin o to pay over the
same when demanded, shall be proceeded against in a summary
way, on notice before the district court of the county in which
said attorney or counsellor most usually resides, in the same manner
that sheriffs are liable to be proceeded against for money received,
and damages not less than ten nor more than fifty per cent.
per annum, from the time of receiving such money until it shall.
be paid, may be demanded on the principal sum received; and the
attorney or counsellor so proceeded against, if convicted, shall be
stricken from the roll.
Sec. S. Be it further enacted, That no chief justice of the
supreme, judges of the district, justices of the county courts or
justices of the peace, sheriff, under sheriff, coroner, constables or
clerks of courts, except clerks of the supreme court, who may practice
in any other courts in the Republic except the supreme court,
shall appear or plead as attorney for any person or persons whomsoever,
in any court or record within this Republic, under the penalty
of being fined for each and every such offence, by such court,
the sum of five hundred dollars, to the use of the county.
Sec. 9. Be it further enacted. That no attorney or counsellor
shall in any case be allowed any compensation as witness, in any
,case in which he shall be either attorney or counsel.
Sec. 10. Be it further enacted, That every attorney and coun-sellor
at law practising in any court in the Republic, shall be allowed
at all reasonable times to inspect the papers and records relating
to any suit which he or they may have, without being constrained
to take copies thereof; but no attorney or counsellor shall
be permitted to take any papers out of the clerks office without the
:permission of such clerk.
Sec. 11. Be it further enacted. That all the rules and regiulations
established by the supreme and district courts for
their own oovernment and for the control of attorneys in their
practice, not contrary to law. shall have the force and effect
of law: Provided always. That the rules and regulations
adopted by the supreme court shall be printed in pamphlet
form, and twenty-five copies of the same be directed to the(138)
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Gammel, Hans Peter Mareus Neilsen. The Laws of Texas, 1822-1897 Volume 2, book, 1898; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth6726/m1/142/: accessed April 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .