oFFICE OF THE ATI-ORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN

Honorable Ifillim J. tr8on seoretary 0% 

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### Your request for aa,n~ia&m of this de&&t&

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## in&the purpose clause end 

### adopt-lag the pm- ~islons of 3eotion 40 of arttale 1302. Thin Dspartaant 

### returned the 

### aaendas~t with the adrioe that the purpose olaune could AOt be 60 radlcallp atiqged; t&at such ohange wee not

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aut&orlzed by iirtiola 1314. Em zmelu?zeAtP.es b4eA raturlredto ua again by 'theattorneys of the &bOVa OPptioAed OOrpOratiOn iASiEtifigthat if they 

### hid n right to u~ecd the charttirlo the 

### lirst ~luce and eUopt the !&rkratf~ ;hssoclntioa lsr aa 3rsoorlbed In .atiols 578G, then 

### thy had a 

### ,-i&t fo ra-amend end 

### rs-&do;t a purpose olause sobst&atlally a8 outllaed in the oz%ginal oorporatlolt.

"'weraqwrt that you advise LUJ a5 to %iirtZher or IlGt Artielm 1314 Gf the statutes, or any /other ~rouloio~s would autbortas the 3;eoraturp ‘of Stas to file **&sd** w;provo the uaendmnt retsrred to above.*

You sta&thtt ths oorporaticm involved la your inquiry orl&mUy 

### tdofled es its yurpoaa &ubdlViAioA 39 of Mtlold ~Xll3,Vsmon~s.A~~~tAted Civil Statutes, mading:

"39. ?O FU?'ChsM and 845x1gods, wtIeS 

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Gash 

### oorporrtlonthenafter Availed 

### ltualf~of the provisiona **of anb**  **&dvAAtAgos** olf'ordodby the 

### hlurketi~ Mao- * ofttfon ;rat,bshg chapter 6 or Tit14 m **0r** V~rmrPs bono

### tated Civil 

### Btatutes. Suohadopt&on 

### was by virtue o? Arti

### cle 8960 thamof readfzg in i;art:



### l A ~ny QOl'pOTAtfOA OP JEUOOO@iGA 02.&AnitAd' under prsviotielgexisting iztatats8, say by a EiajOSfty vOt8 Cf 1% O~CkhG]ldS~ Or mur~bOrS 

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under the provftionr 

### OS%hia hiptnr by liaitlng its seuberebip aAd adopting t&m o%he?rrestrictions r15

### previded herein. It abhll make out In duplloate L\ststeaant z&sod and sworA to by its dirrators, ui‘on ;cOrrnS supplle4 by t&e 3ooratary ol Stats, to t&e ditot thet the oorpmatlos or AaeociatioA haa by D maJorlty Vuta O!'it6 atockhholders 0; %-born @eeided to sooept the,beuol!ftsaAd be bound by ibe ~roViSiOA8 Of thi.AOhapter.

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## Artor haa ea0’;rtea the tart40anap~i~irt~n0 er chapter 0, sup,s3,the4oorporetion 

### na naeks to sp3%aa 

## its ohorter so 68 to have ce its gurpoee olaurre

### Subdivision 40 

## 0r Artiale 1308, supsa, read.ing:

"40. To buy 

### and sell mods, were@ and 

### nsrobandlsa of any doaorlption, by rholeeale or vrholesele

## ma retail.,wfth a 

### eapltal @took 

### of not 16~ than 

## twenty thowald dollars; provided, suob whqle8ale and retell **business** 

### ehall not 

### be coaduoted apart or in sgpuxeta 

### sstablisbmnts.” Artlole X314, Barnad 

### Annotated Clvfl Ytetutas, pxodaas that sky privets oorporation orouted by t:rtclr) 

### or Title 2% ztuys;iwd it8 obrtor, but such rldht is lititsd 

### by the last sentanco **Utereot readiagt** 

90 entsnditwnt

Jr obaryrevlolstlva Jf tae CoCBtltUtlm or Laws 

### or this 3tata or soy provlslon Of this title cc whicC a0 ohangso 

### the sri&al glryom ot auah corgocatloa as to jirdr413t

the axsoutlon titwaoOf,shall bo 

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### mwting or at any spocI111saetfng called ?or 

### that ptUp0*th &JInaendment alust fit& be aF;pror06 by tWO-tbid6 Of the 

## diXoOtOS6 654 th4Zl adopted by 

### a tots representirii; 

### a m:oclty 

## or all the 

### avambers



## or the aiaccintLcn. 

### hmord3wt6 to the Articles OS locor~oratloa yhec etaedopted ehalX be **iihd In**  socordawc with the provfslon$ of the ;,~nnralaorporaticn hw DS thJs 6tate.'
Xrtlolo 5740 of the :&rice tlag Aat 

### grovldset *hn aeeociation ~911~ be organized to angege Ir!any nctlrlty In oomteotlon with the 

### ~r!cetlag or p.6111~ of the aqrlmltural products of its 3mbers, or with the bwreetin& pres6xv”sing, drykig, ~marslsin.8, canning, paor

## itig, stm.ug, 2attnBllng, ahiwinq, of Utillzatlon Ch4mOt, or the maufacturing or satietiwoi the by-ptoauot+ thereof: or in oonneation with the aanufeaturlng, millim or rupglyiing to It8 **amber8 of**  **meckln8ry, scp.tlpment**  **or** 

### suppllss; or in the financing, 31 the nbova aumaratfxl aatfvitlw~ **Or** 

### in any one or aOre of t~he 

### activltf~ epsslfisd harein. zrovia- 1 **ed,** however, anyl wh aotlvtty say extend to 

### non-m&em nnb their product8 

### &&tad by Article 3X%3 4.8heretofore bPiazided.*
**Xmn the**  **Parrman Union**  Supply **Cbapanp adoptad**  **the** ;~ro~fsloeo

### at thr Llrrketbg ~0%. ft edopted, **althor intan**  

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### tkw l aqtitiinoi) all thR ?ight8 anO prlvil*4388afforded by **the Aot**  

### aa well'ee 

### beooming bound **by** UP 

### 1Lzltationa.



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### adopt the latter 

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### It is our oplnlon that **you am**  **without aut2x0,tft.y**  to ailprove

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