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**y euuaQ.ylln**  **OFFICE OF**  **ME AITORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TQcA$ --**  AUSTIN

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. c Konorabk b'alterC. Kooblard, Chairmn



### mira of fnouranoe Oomlssi~nors Austin, Texas Dear sir:

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contenplated actionby **t*hB** **Ids**

the exnninaticn conducted In Texas end the ragulramsnt md~ tf the Prnotoricnnbnsod on the omminatioz:)., Detsilo in 

### connection with the cxoidnstion and tho roquircsants vii11nacoesarilg be diucueoed in the hearin::endmore intolli{;ently explained by reproscntetlve of this Depertmnt.V'

. .Ronorabls i&&r C. Woodward, Page 2 7

l Eith reference to whether or not the proposedtrip

of l&r.Barrow constitutes 

### State buSines6you state:

-The action tG be taken by ;lissouriorany other

.. state naturally affects the existonceof the Order andmay result in dama&ine it to such an extcnt'that it cannot operate in Texao. It,is important from the standpoint of the State of Texas that the action taken **by** us be

### ruuy explainsa and Understood. It is our ..viewthat this aotion really plaoes the Order on a nuoh sounderbasis than itwaS prior to'the exemination;~ that its ability to meet its contractualobligaticns is

. increased. It appeara to us tobe to the intereet Gf the State of Texa~ato explain to the officials of another state this action we have taken to improve the Order's condition but'whichthe other steto evidently dGaS AOt Understand and UpGn Which it proposes t0 cancal the Prnetorians' license.*

. I%'16 our opinion that tiie interestof the State of Texas iA the aOtiGA Of the **ZfiSSGUri InSUMnOS**  **iBpSrtm&** relating to tho Praet.ori.&nS as net out in the preceding paragraph **qUGtdi** from your letter in no 

### t 80direct es to constitute State bupiness v?ithinthe meaning Gf thefollov:ingprovision Oontained in the rider to the departments1aPprO?riatiOnbill, being senate 9111 427, hctc. 46th **LC&lStjrO:**

Wo traveling expenses shallbk incurred by 

### any onployoe of any of thedepurtmenta, or other s@?nciea of the govorDment, outSide of the boundaries of the Stat0 Of Texas, exoept for Stat0 **~UCiI?3Sa dirOCt.~y**  ccncarning hio 

### ovmdepartment Gr agency aAd no suoh expenses 6hnll be paid froclState appropriationsor out Gf any looal or auxilliary funds by tho State Oomptrollcr to any employee of any agency of the ~overnment, until and unless a 'wjrittcn statement, oi2ned by tho Attorney <;enoral,advisird that the purpose of.the proposed trip, in his opinion, is for said State businesc purposes, , . . .*I While it is true that the action of the lliesouriIn6urance Cepsrtmentmoy ~indirectlynffcot the status and rel- ;aAr;,;zsthePvastorians, a fraternal benefit society cherteyod

**170 do**  **AGt** bolieVo that this interest is any &rester than is &we iu **tho** caSe of ony action by a fqroign stnte against a Texas corporation Or association.

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.i i. . .- Honorable Xalter C. Y;oodrard,Psga 3 - . Nor do we regard it a6 m6terial.tbat the expfJnSe6 of the proposed trip by L!r.Barrow may eventually be mid by the Fraetoriansbyway of acsessnent against thst comp+~ny. The money for the payment ofXr. Barrox treveling exg8nses would of necessity be nsde out of an appropriation to the InsuranoeDepartment of this State, end the fact that sC3.dappropriationmight thereatter be supplementedto the extent of such eqahsea by 

### an assessment agasinstthe Fraetoriansdoes not 

### deprive the monies paid out by the Comptroller a?ldTreaeuror oi'their character as State funao.

Acqordingly, we are ootlpelledto reaffirm 

### our letter to you of October 9th wherein we otated thnt in our opinion the proposed trip 

### of Mr. Eiarrowdid 

### not constitute Sto.tebusincss a5 defined in the departmental apptiopriation bill. Yours very truly A’PTOMEY G3E&, OPTEXAS

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