### OFFICE OF THE AlTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN



### PP. 0. B. 

### NoUo~miok, Dir-eotmr BOndhi& dr tiOWMin6 Divirlon, Dqwtmen0 at Agrioulbutr 2'. 0. Box 111 mwllryen, Toxarl
Dear Yirr

avokea Mb who is iwus pPo&oaPs 00 worth of oitrus SeabOn and whloh

uat fOP ha opinion

S Agrioulture requlr- $ Aot (Apt. lltib, Vertuto8--xrB* 99, Act0Mr. 0. B. LleGQrmiok,’ Page e

t;raurf.wg

a ant’ by MJ 1

sr ehsll mamn

my purson aansad dealer to sot for him ,in the handling OS oltrua fruit a6 derined in (a)
or thl.8 Sootlon.*
The 

### war4Whandlo*means, aaoordlnig to Yeotion 1 (d) of Artlole llBb, supra, “buying OF offerlne; to buy, sell

### lng or **OitbdQ3** to 6011, or bhippinf3 for the pur oae ing, whcther~aa owner, agent or otherwise, any o P or Sellwithin the 

### Stmteof Texn6, true fruit and persons buying and/or ohlpplnq aitrua fruit 

### for aennlng anb/or proaessing or handlers, as the term la aertnud.*

Beotion 18 of hrtlole 118b, 

### mpra, providea, among othur thin@; th6tr

TQion fippliaatien %o Ohr hmmlaaioner by any lidanae6 

### daAbP, a reasonable mmbar of ‘buying 

### A&Mt’ and 'tPansportin$ agent’ idantlfloatlon tsar48 mmy

be isouad And AooPadite4 to ruoh dealer, under aaoh ruler an&raguliatlons a8 raid Commia

### alone? rrj prararlba, an4 arid Cmudmionar 10 hereby aaptbwmre4 a0 ohargb 6 fee not to exoee6 One ~Dollar (#l) tar *aoh oWl 10 isausdr *(a) Such crud8 dell bear the nameor the Zlbe~~ad, daalei, Ati Qha’nrnnbero? hla license, ml80 thaw

rime of the 6rmlarts. 

### agent,and ahiill atate therean that raid lioenseb dealer, as tho principal, hb.8**rutkmrtacrd**the ageat name4on the 

### oud, the holderthar6Of; 

### te aot for and on brhalt Ot ml& pPinOipal, either a8 *bugling **agbnt ’**  or **AI** ***trmnrprtlo(( agent** **’** a6 **above ’** **darined,** 9uylag :agent* ibeatifioatlon **omrda** &all be of A dltfueab solar fro= ttranqmrting a6entc oar48. 

### &oh **i4Mtifio6Qtoa** 

### oarbrr Shall, br At ~11 tine8 ourlob

plpea Qhe u6ona 

### upon daam& ofl uoh **ye&m** who ahall, 

### ,&Sap y nuoh oar68 

### to OhsOaPratl6alon6r f aP hi6 ~&@lb# 

### eP rg iith *am ~re$d P 

### asaQtatiYa8, or to .Any

pamon UQdaP

tld6 AOQ.

agan maybe trmnr&etia~ bualnoar

*(a) Z? ~a& w&an

### thr holder of any ldentlfi

### oatlon’ oar6 oaasa8

’ to bo the agaat pf the dealer by wkm ho was an~pMyed, It ahall be the duty of 8aafdagent tQ r4Hm7nlaediatalf saoh 2 

### 4nt*noard te the **OoarniBeh#n@r** 

### for oAnsellatien an failure to da ao ahall oongtltute a tlolation of thla AOt.*Mr. c. E. NoaoPmlok, PA&w3

8aOtfon 4 o? Artlole 118b, aupra, preearlbaa the
i40 

### for % lioansamaA *buying a$ent*a a8 followa:

"(a) (4) Yor A lioao6a 68 a *buying agent,' tha mm of One Dollet ($l.)."

It would lp pau

tbat the W~yiq &gent* lloema, 66 mime6In Seotlon 4 o? Artlole 118b, aupra, 18 l&entio6l with the *buying 

### Agent?ldantl?loatlon aard provided ?or In Seotlon 18. They are ode a& the rame, end are’lrubjeot to all the lloenae requlremanta o? the Aot.

64ati6n 4 a? kti6le 118b, 

### mapra,oontaina in part 

### the 501-S ~QYi8iOn8:

*All Applio&tiona ?or lioenae under thie 

### Aot ahall be aeQolrpcmiw3 by a ten4er of 

### paymentin fall o? 

### the tar ?or suoh lloenn6,raquired; on rooeipt. Of p&id~appllomtion duly uteoated, togathar rlth rwulr84 fee, it,ahall be the duty of the Coiwlarloner

OThi8 l

tgttn86 &ml/or amplofaeg therausUo~&~ly ruthWised to lmmedlat~y lame rueh 118enrb, p~Q+i&a& that no lleana~ ahqll laaua te l m, paNon rhan’tha A pllamtfen for lioanao fllbn by l

uob p4rmm 6haf1 ladio&ta that l uoh pegma’ La a ay8pan~eB~lteaa~aa within the State of T8xa8’.

or that auoh parison*a lloanao to da bu6lna8b 

### in,Teraa

haa-be@ sevoke4,tmtll theGw hl8aloner

Is furalahad

with ratlaimtory proo? thms the mppliosnt 18, ori the data~a? the ?iun& of ruoh~.mp~llomtloa, quallilad to reoelra tha lioeaae 8ppliedfort the larwno* of lloen8e to. paraoncwho have 8u??ara4 prlar auapanalon OT ravoomitlon s? ~loaaia tn 

### thi8State ahall.be dl8oPatlonuy with the. ~aaionar 

### in ‘the exaroisa a? wit awh 

### ~IOEatb3il,

tpb cc clrioner la authorized to tAka’lnto oowldaPation the fAot8 and obwun~- stadoaa parta&& to the prior rwpansion and/of retooatlw; the f nmnelal

'I: ocm4ltlonof the appllOwb, As, Of t&~&&w Of thin AppliOAti~nt 6Qd the obli&&na due and orin@ by the appl%eant. to gxwrera~wd’po4u0er6 of oitrua trust8 and/or perishable agrloultural oonmoilltiaa; *obligmtion, t as t&a;tezm la we& in ?&la 

### Beetion, shall be aaQa~~‘tI~ to 6leM Any judgmcmt or any Oourt within :this ,aSato otrtrtanding agninst the gpplioWtlfr. C. IL f[oCormlok,

~FaFagb 4

or certified olalms as of the data of the appliae

### tion **-am** 

### oonsl4uatlonby the 'Caaa144lon4r~ prior to refusal OS lioeaae by thr Gommlss1oaer, any applicant for lloansa rhall be entitled to an open hearlng on the faetr partaln$nR to mob apDLlciation, said hearing to be oonduotedby the Coxdasloner, or his agent thereunto duly authorlaml; I?, ,after such hearias, the Comalssloner, in the rreroiaeof hlr disoret$on, refutes the license a~pl$a&for, the appllaant shalt, within ten (,lO) da78 from and l

tter the dental of mob lloensa **by** tha U~mmfulowr and not thereafter, tile his appealfrom the order ot the 

### Co&ssloner denylag suah 116aasa, in any Court oi oompetent #w$sblotloa within this **19tatet** ii the Uomtnlssloner~shall
doterains that the lloense appllad for shall not ba ([ramed, the OQrmAssioaer l hall de&at from the llaense fee **tenbered** with mob l pplleatlon, the **N,Of** five Doll.am OS), said Pi*4 DollaSS **($5) to** **’ br**  retained 

### by tho.C%maissloner to aeiray
tw4ts tnd expei3846i **iima4nt** t0 th4 filing **aa** extmlnattan-of ,raitl l pplloatlon an6 shall return ~the~baliuae oi~the lloeme fee WJtendered with suoh ~agplloat~lep te the applioant.*



### It 18 cur apinion

that the 

### provlslon* of Seation -4 above quoted war0 **int4na4d by**  the Legislature**to** govern **ln** 

### the eare~ot

all type8ol lioexsesissueif ullder 

### thehot and later sat’mt la the samemotions *dealerW lloense; 

### *0du$oa merOh(LLlt*m~ and/or *ooatraot dealer*rR l1oaawj %lnlmum oarh 4ealel:*#* lloanno~ ubuy$ng agent’8*lloenaa 

### (1bentliloation

oar&)$ 

### ntraarportlng agent*8 ” lloensa (Iden

### tliloatlon

0+24). 9%; luuanoe 02 iny liaensa protided for ontIer **the** Aovte pera wh0bOlLd~4riy Of the lieenru 'revloual~, and 

### who had 

### au~futi @Or swpm8lon or rerooat 

### Pon 

### oi IlO4M4, **has bran**  **&OOlarcb i**  U8ttOZ’ **Of UiMl** **’ atiOn**  with **the ~Sl4iB@iOB**  er **of** **AgrloulWr*~** **ft** would not be ooaslrtent to malntaln that the **comuluionbr*r** **ai44wi0n m**  **limit46 to**  one type


### or lleenu Lo., the 

### baler*8 lloemm. The purporo or seetioa 

### 4, w&h In undoubtbaly to eliainabe inmtar aa poeri

### ble unrelinbl~,

un8erupulen* 

### aiad

bohaudlng lloearses under the Aat, muia be alroumsnt*6 

### entirely if tha 

### Commlsslone~ WM pomuleu t9 **amy** 

### a dlfferont **type** 

### of lloensa under theMT. C. lb MoComlok, Pa&eS

Aot to 

### a piTSon 

### whose~prerlous lioenss

had been suspendad


### or rerolce& The **soundest** 

### oonrtruotlon to 

### plaaeupon 

### Se+ tloa4 is’ 

### that the authorltr and ~$s~ret$o~ of the COQQi#SiOaelTin 

### issuing My 

### liocsnse **under** the Ast to a person whoa6 ionair lioeBae was revoked **or** saaptmded a&wacea all the 

### typesOf li60n8es 

### ls8ued. This will stieotlrely close the **door to**  the subterfuge. of **opOrat$B8** under 6 dlfterent typo of lioanse when a **prior** llsense is **revoked or**  suspend**ed.**
S’urthermore, **a8 15**  **prorlded** in Seation 4, in the ererolse of his dlsoretlon in sush a matter, the Comlssionof say takb into ~onslderatioa, amonaother things, *the obllgatlans due and ming **br** the spplloant to growers and produoerr 

### of citrus 

### fruitsand/orpiwlshable agrioultural 

### oomm~i8les.*

fn the prerentlnstanoe the applicant for a 

### "bUyin 

### l

@lb” 

### lloense

or laeatltIoatlon card 

### is still indebtad foi~approximate~ #'l&M) north of 

### aitrusfruit whlah he **pur0hu0a** as a Oe*ler **during** a pretloos aeaaon. In 

### pawing upon 

### thisapplloetlen, lt was clesrlr the intention of the I&g$s&ature thlrt the Qodssloa~r of AgrloaJture take this faab'lnto 

### OOnmld~atlOti **before** issuing the party oonsemied ns+only anotker tlealer*s lloensa, but any kind of 'lloeliu.



### &eotlon14 

### givesthe Cormls8loaer of Agrleulture fullpowerand 

### authority to ed'oreethe prorislons of the A&. It read8 as follows:

-I&m

### the purpose 

### of enforola~ the protislons 

### of thisAot, $hr 

### Commlrolonor is hereby ruted with Sull powor aad authority and it shall be h$s duty, slthsr upm 

### his om initiative 

### or tnpon the receipt of i pro#erly 

### rezlfle4 oomplalnt, to lnrestlgets all ,aLtegad rlolatlons air this Aot and for the g\lrpora oi m&ing 

### euoh $nreatigstlon, he shall have,,at all t-8, free end u~ta\peded aoaeds to all books, r000ra8~, 

### bulldings, 7ar48,warehouses, stmaga, and.traasportation aad other faollltles

m **plases** la wlrioh aal altrus fruit is kspt ed, hurdled, processed or traaaported, and instorfurtharanati of suoh $nveatlgatlaa either the GOBImlssiamr lh pe]Pson,or through hi& authorized representatives, aay exacaine any portion ot thaXr. C. E. MoCormlok, ?dge 6

ledger;baoks, aoaousts, memorandum; **600tti7k4nt8,** soales, 

### meaeures,

and other matters, **objeots** or persons psrtlnent to suoh alleged vlolatlon under li:restlgatlon. The Commissioner shall take suoh aotlon and hold suoh public hearings aa in hla ftdgment 

### are showsto 

### be neoessary after such 

### lntsst&gatloas,

and 

### shalltake theproperaotlon with reterenoe to the ornarllatlon or suspen8lon of the ~l~aense o? any dealer hexeunder shown to II;;; yy guilty of a 

### rlolatlon ot the terms of Suop hearings shall be held in the nearest hty.oT 

## town in the oountr tihere rlolaWane are alleg to hare oosua~ed. An7 

### order made 

### by tha Oommlssloaer nlth reiereooe to the rerooatlon or arnoellat$on of any 

### llaense grsntea under %he prorlslons of,thls Aat, rhall be subjrot to 

### review**br** a Court of Pro&potent Jurlsdlotion.*
After a oareful oonsl~eratlon of the above quoted eeotlons et the Citrus Fralt Uromrs Aot la the light ot its Objastlre8 and the abuses it %a18

### ln%end6d to eradloate, it ls OPTopinion, and rou are.80 advl8ed that under the terms ma provlslonsot Artiole 116b, Vernon!8 Annotated Olrll Stattites,~tha Commlssloaer of Agrleultwe la not **re** quired ‘to, Issue 

### a buyingagent’s idautlfioatlon **oar6** to an laaltlaual who has 

### had his dealer*8 

### llaense oanoelled or revoked ana **,nho** is **ina4btea to**  **numerous** oltrus prcduoers ior approrimateZ~ ,000 worth of oltrus 

## fruit, purohased last suson and whrch smount 

### is still unpaid; but under 

### Seatlonr

4 aad 18 of Article $lSb, the Commissioner of iqrloolture has 

### the

l utherlty 

### to use his dlsoretlon la issuing
a lloense iti sueh a oa8e and to 

### presorlbe rules and regulations applldableto the sltuatloa.

Truatln8 that we hare fully aBb satlataetoril7


### amwerea four inwlrf, we are
Your8 very trul7