OFFICE OF THE Al-t-ORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

Xx. G 

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an thr abova stated 

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in tbia 3epl%ilmlt 

lMurauo0 aealtr 

lsorp nature my be 
‘SO find that in at hot cubi ob*a triou 

to11oen8.8 0 

"iEl: 

r8Uoa) houmer, undo? a*ouqo 

3 or Art1010 808 fho Le&sl8tar@ hu 8tatedl 

WoBoard~blln.otlsao* lloawto a oorporatlon.! 

Wwwe~, mUor S~otloa U of thlr 8rppo 

llrtlolo, gmeral a eat8 we l soludbd tron all 

thODroririOE6 Of f MAOt- '~O~@V%8iOXLOf 

tbi8 rot @hall qpPl7 to . . . aa (Imrrd ylsnt 

or stute 

xi 

at OT bruuoh mnqw representlag 

iul a alaitt aab limurd inruraaoo 00 ,a7 or 

aesrbr Of lumlrauoo oam$alw or 0 aa WB la a 

'8tQNTYirO&7 04lD~Oit7.' 

"It id, thonfore, bee5 the l ttltu~o of 

thlr DepaTtment for 8QaetlBm thRt ~OllM a OOTporotiou apply for liaeaae to o-rata in tho 

& 

euerul lnsuranoo bu&ws ar&esmr~lagoatr a

oanse rhoul6 be grantodd. Ye 

vie Te8peotrall7 rukrit to you the qn#tionl 

XI t&e maTd of xnnsuraaor comul8rloa~ eutbQrltad 

Artlol* 8&m, Y8raatl'S Annotated Cldl Statute8 

raaua la p8l-t a8 folloxllt 

93m. 1. xBaurenoe agmtr, aa thrt tom 

ladstlnedlathela~ ofthr8tete shallto? 

the pUTpOSe Of thir A08 bb biV%dti h0 tU0 

clasBeo;l.oQalRbQor~ ;goa~an4souoltor~. 

*so. L. 37 the tome 'Loaal 3booTding 

a & eala trsnnt 6 p eTwor Eí ilm l a g a &a o4 
traurotionr whlah are lavolvd, ubo l ollaot m- 

+lus8 oarwb bmlaer8aadothsxwlr~po~orm &. 

0ustouAr~ dutlu Of a Uaal a.oordl.ll6 A&milt roprematl 

4 

aA xAEurukoe curlor in it8 rolatloa 

to f&q pa 110. 

ìm tb a fUA ë8O~Of8Wí b AM Itt l DOr r g 

OfflOiag titb and l ng8&ita-in, roliolt 

an00 001 babld of a: Looal BOOordbg AgeA 9 

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# -0 do08 aotrl~andoxuutepouol# OilJuurELaca, 

a?& aa0 dou A& AdAttliEI oompnay rooordo ac mlob 

traIlraotlonB. Thieshall~~&brooartcoadto aaka 

& 8olloltor of 8 Lo-l u*oordlAg aeAt rho DhO.8 

bwlneor OS a 01888 rhloh the rules uif #a mmp a y or eur lu roqpln to bo plaobd o n l p lloation or to bs urltten in a rupenlror~ off P oe. 

*Sea. 5. Qea 8n7 pomoa or fin rhdl..tleelr8 80 oneago in bwlwrr a8 a laOal l?eOblh% 

-eat for an In8uranoo Con iany or Inauranoo 

cfurlbr, ho dall D&CO app P loatloa for a lloemr 

$0 t&O Board Of ~1~~300 ~BliOAOLT, in 8Qoh 

fom as the Board 

ax 

r eya r e, UAa l uoh liaum. 

bay be lnae4 b7 soar4 la tb fora propsred 

b7 it nhea he shall bo fopad of ooa oharaotor 

and go06 zeputatlon. Thooar4Li+utholltito 

lerus lloamor t4 firm or to iallridaalr mns 

ini; (18 DUt2l.r~ in the bIDUre!iW bUdLWWS WW Y- ded tbe aamss of all perrona lntuestod in l uoh 

t&man rmlab4latho uooMa,uld prori6od,tur, 

thor, that all lioa68d a&mts mtut be tuidrntr 

of Tnar. ~?rorided that a personrhor~nf rulda 

in a tom tboryb &Oh tti8 Stat0 line v NO 

and uho80 reeideaoe I la the t-oar in tbo a&elA& St&4 may be llooauod, ii &.&a8 clurl 

lart preo~d.lx& tuo ~08x0 b8wa llOmbSO4 b7 4 h0 

~~te,amllf hlr bwineu otflor bag benrnd b 

7 

zmlntulaed lnthl8 Stat& Iha IWrQ rball 

not UP. 4 liouur to 8 OorpMtlOlL. 

“8W. ‘ls. ~0 prwlrlo~ of thir rot 8hall 

app17 to #mUSo Irrruranrs bwti@$aororL~ 

DODUtilWUt Of tba OOmwB%U l W 

*ball 1t appl7to an7 of tlk. folwlp, Y na34l 
BOA. %kUYiA Hdl, Db&O 4 

(d) Aa Goneral Agait or State Aqont or 

Branoh Umagsr rbpnrbntlag UL dmltted and 

lloulmd IMuranoo Camp 

arm00 Cerpsmlu or ,Ca x 

or Carrlu, or Inus 

44paolt7.* 

in 4 6up6nleor7 

Ad010 lSOZ, YWaon*0 maotated Clvll Statutes, 

rhioh 6~oolSlee th purpo8u for whloh pritnk oorporatloat 

may be foraub, door not aotlmrlu iaruranoe ageate who60 

dutlu am of a 8uponleor7 nature to iooerporato. Sootloa 

s Of ATtiOiO %mzA, l Up4 OpWifiO&di7 pOTid that *thb 

SoaiM shall not leeuo 8 Ike* to 8 oorpor4tiona. wade2 

Seotloa l2 of the 6~43 ~rtlole, gramal agrntr ara exoluaed 

fTopP d.l tbb ~OViSiOM Of th. AOt, plWVi&i~ iA pW'trat 

rorlIloa or this rot elmll apply to ,., 

or state agent or braaob eumag8r reprosea ""I lng an ailttod and liomml Inrruraaeo Compaay or Carrier, or nuuranaa Compaalee or Carrlbn la a l u 

Borstor, aa abow rtated # :rtlol~ P 

srvleor7 0apaolW. 

3O&, l upra, dOb6 not 

euthorlsr general iasuranoo qrnt.6 jhoeo but108 am of a 

eupamleor~ aatura to lnoorpowtr. vie 60 not think that 

Seotlon 12 of ~Hlolo E-06& eupra, author1544 tbb lmorHr6ttOA of genbml lA6Ar6Aoo 6ggsnt6 for the purposes above 

lncrloatbd. Although 6uoh egonte are 0xOlUdeU from all the 

prtielo~ of the rot undrr SOOtlOA 12 of iZtlOl~-~o~2A~ 

l upra l 

In lieu of the'foregolag l ta tutw, you are rol peotful4 adti44d that it ls the opinion of thl.0 4s 

meAt.that yOur Qtlb#tiOA Auut be anawared lA tile lrsga r 

rtiv.. 

¶'rurw that tho fbrrgoing fully annuar6 yoaT 

lAQulry, wo remalA 

Tour8 tory truly