**OFFICE OF**  **THE ATTORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS AUSTIN** 

**HmorrbY e**  **George H.**  **Bat1 or,**  **Chal.rmnn** 

### Board of'**In aurence**  **ConM asionern**  **~untln, Texas** 

**mar Mr.**  **Butler:** 

### Opfnlon Wo. O-7294



### ne: **nether** 

### under **the aurrent**  **apyro priation**  

### bill **official** 

### remmeratlon and expense@ lneident of out-or-##tata

lnsuur may WI paid m from the Inm under **Artial e** 



### Your letter 

### requesting **upon the**  **ahora subjeot-matter**  **$9**

**%xamlnrtlon nt**  **8n** 

### 0u

**atatewn ts**  **are** 

### eaohmonth and **part of**  **the io**  **ienae to**  **the** 

### fir& aoturlf fore **pyinft** 

### t **at the**  

### end **of** 

### urinltthe earl7
**ves some**  **inconven-**

**’ a**  **Artlal e**  

### 46QOa **th I.eg.,**  **Ch. 378,** 



### r under the aurrent **appropria eratlon**  

### and **expenses upen**  **ale 46QOa**  

### lnaurred In exam**aarue from**  **the Insurance**  **~~amlnatlon** 

### ed b7 **the eramIner** **’ affldavlt**  **and ap**  

### lrman of this Board, lrrespeatire of nsumn08 ampan under **exmlnation** 

### has it **that time**  

### paid **the** 

### aaarued costs to the **~Xnmlnatlon** 

### Fund.

***The Insurance**  **Examination** 

### hmd **in the**  **State Treamry**  **aonRtant.17 containa**  **unused balenoes**  **Of remittaneee**  **from out-of-&ate**  **ingurers for**  **the cost**  **Of examination**  **by thl~s**  

### nepartment, conslstinp: of''the otber expensen of **the De**  **partmen t**  **of+ Innuranae**  **proper17 allocable**  **to the**  **examina tion,** **’ and**  **represents the**  **proportionate part**  **Of the**  **aost** 

### of **the general**  

### oterhesd **expense of**  **this Department**  **allo** cated to **the various**  **out-of-state companies**  examinedI HO

COIY”*Ic*TIO*

>s TO mh CONSTRULD *sA Dl,ARTYINTAL

OPINIOH “*LL,s A\pPIO”ml a” THE ATTOINE” EEHERAL oil FII1.T Is*IsTANT

### l **i+s, time**  **to tj?su3** **it.,** 

### beOomes **Deoeseary far**  **the Comminuloner**  **or hjr**  **examiners to**  **go &to**  **another ntato**  **for aonfermces**  **nnd lnrestigationa**  

### which are notaoncplete

formnl exav:inatisn~ of any **one oompany**  **hut relate**  **to examination**  **of matter-e**  **of a**  **gmaral** 

### nature **aiieatlnA neveral**  **or al?**  **cmmanies In**  **the**
state **alike-** 

### Xn such 0as~s it ir imprsatiaabls If not IRpoasible to fair17 apportion sml asseas the **remunerutiou** 

### and axpsn,at r*lnnt the amwnies **In** 

### that state **who** 

### are or may be affected.

**‘ Please**  **&vi oe**  **me wbeth5r**  **th4** 

### Cminslmer' IIexpenses and the oxaainer'erennmoratlm, and expenees **In aneh**  **eases may**  

### be paid Pram **the Iastmmae**  **ExamIn** 

### ation Fund **on the**  

### retaliatory **basis** 

### provided **In Artf**  **efe** 

### 4BUQa **uhan** 

### reriiiedby **the examiner** **’ s**  **affIdarit** 

### und **approted ‘** **by the**  **ChaIrman of**  **the Board,**  

### irrespeotire **of whether**  **the aompanies**  **Who** 

### ara **er may**  **he** 

### af**feated are**  

### amassed few rruGh remmeratitm 

### and cllprnse-'

fau s0aaupaa~ this3 r6quest *it& a rerf fnll 8i~u~anlon **of the**  **various statntan,**  **appropriations**
**,** 

### and **departments1** 

### onlnions **relevant thereto,**  **for wMah**  **we thank**  **mm+**



### Article **&QOa** 

### (Rsv. OiV. Stat.,Vemou's aodifieat3on) is aa ro1tswsi

***The** expeas08 **Of all**  **9Xaminationm Of**  **domestie** 

### insuranoe aextp*nier **made m**  **behalf nf**  **the 6tat.e**  **ni** 

### TUXSSb7 **the** chalram 

### of tbe Board of **Insursnae** 

### Comdsaioners or urrder his **aathoritjr shelf**  **ha** 

### p8id **hy the**  **corporations examined**  **In au&**  

### 88Mmnt as the **Chairman of**  **the** 

### Beard of **Insurance** 

### Coarmlnnlmers **shall** 

### oertlfy to be just and raanonable~

l Awmmmmtt for the expannse of **such dontQIatic**  **exaWll¶atfen, rhiah**  **shall he**  **sufflaient. ta**  **aieet 011**  **the expennee**  **and** 

### disEbursementu neeassa~m to aampl7 **with the**  

### provislo~a of the lows of fexsr relating DAY **the** 

### examination of **insuranae** 

### aompaniss and to **aonrplg** with 

### the prerfsicms of Otis Aat, 

### shallbe nmde hy the Ch&i?man nf **the** 

### Board of **Insuran0e** 

### &mal.naienero

upen the onrporatlW* or ansoef~at%.ione to **be exastlned**  **ta%inp: &to**  **aonoideratim annue3**  **prem lum**  **Petreiptu, and/or**  **admitted aasete**  **and/W** ***na%ir anee**  **in Puree;**  **prorSded nrch**  **a~s45~4nt5 f&411**  **be** 

### made **and** 

### anIleated OZIIJ **at the**  tine **such examinn**  

### tlnns pro made.**%morable George**  **BI Butler,**  **Chairman -**  **p@ge ~3** 

**nAlX WRS**  **aolleoted hy**  **the Chairmen**  **of the**  **Board of**  **In wranae**  **C0wd sdoners**  

### , or under **his** 

### authorItyron atmount of the **8oat** 

### ai esam~natlonnl

### ssesseU ss **here** 

### inabove prorldsd **for** 

### shallhe mid Into **the state**  

### Treasury to the aredit of the Insurance **Examlnatlm,** 

### hm%; **nnd the**  

### salariesand expennee of **the aatuarr**  **of the**  **Roartl of**  **Inauranoe Comlasloners**  **and of**  **the exam**  **iners and**  

### aaslstantsr and **al? other**  

### expanses of such examiaations, ah811be pa14 **upon the**  

### oertliloats of the Chairman of **the Roar%**  

### of Insurance Commlasionersbr warrant of the ~emptmllor %ram upon suah fund in tbe Gtate Treasury.

aIt **at** 

### any time lt shall **eppear that**  

### a%dltlmal pro-rata l

### aseasmmts are neoeasary ts uover **all ai**  **the expenses**  

### and **dlalmrsemsnts** 

### reqnireQby **law** and **neoes oary**  **to oosply**  wltb **this Aot,**  **the same**  **abrll tm**  **rnsde,** 

### am% **any** 

### wlrplus arising from my and all mah aswasmerits,

### over sa% above aush expensea and dlabursemmts, **shall** 

### be **applied In**  

### reduotlau **of subaeqttsnt**  **aoaeaa menta**  **In the**  **proportion** 

### aosessed so that **there aball**  

### be so asseawd an6 eolleoted the funds **newaary to**  

### meet auoh erpenwa md dlabursamentsand no **more.**



### .Ia **wae** 

### oi an examimatlm af a campanynot or**gaaiwd under**  **the** 

### low8 **of Tesar,**  **rbetber suoh**  **examin** 

### otlou 3.8

ma& **by** 

### tbo Texas autboritl.ea *lane, cm 

# faint- '17 with the iasuranoe supewiwry authorities of motber 

### stateor ntates, the expenses of sueb i3xaainetloa %ue te Texan' part3olpation therein, **shall he**  

### barne by the aomvar~f

under examination. Payment **of suah**  **ooat nhsll**  

### be **nw¶e**

### by **the sompen~**  **upon prea%ntetiaa**  **of item**  

### laed wrlttee statementby **the Clmlrm~~n,**  **and shall**  **aon slut**  **of tbe**  **examiners ’**  **ramnnerat~im an%**  **iixpeaaesl an%**  

### the other expenws of the Department oT.lnauranee prep**erly** 

### al.Ioaabl

e to **the** 

### examinatlen. Payment shall be mnde direutlp to the Chairman

**, and**  **all mmey**  **oolleate% hg**  **rmesmmt cn**  **forefm camanies**  **for the**  **oost of**  **ex** 

### fmiln8tim shallbe deposited in **the Mete**  **Treamry** 

### by **the Chairman**  **to the**  

### oredlt of the **Inwrauoe Exaalnatlon**  **P ’** **UTIQ out**  **of whiah**  **shall be**  

### paid, **by warrant**  **of the**  **htata Comptwf**  **1 er**  **of Pablfc**  **Aorta on**  **+ouaber or**  

### the **Chairman** 

### of the Board a!'**Inwranee** 

### hnmias~oners~ tbs exrmfners'remrmeratlon 

### and **expenaecr in**  

### tbe amomt8 detetmlnedby **the method**  

### hereinafter provided, wbsn rerlf'led

**by their**  **afiidarlt amd**  **npproted by**  **the** Chair**man 8**  **and said**  **money is**  **hereby appropriate8**  **for that** 

# I”

uonorable George IS. Butler, **Chairwsn -**  **page 4** 



### parpew, tbe

### balanoe,i.f any, to 

### remainLn the Ineurran# **?Sxasinatlon** 

### Fun% In **the** 

### State **Treasury** 

### auBjeat tn be expmd,ed for **the purpotmn**  **as sre**  **sthrr** kds **plso~. there&n.**  **FZxmltneru ’**  

### remunoratlon and erp6nsea **shall he**  **the same**  **as that**  **which** 

### would **ho paid**  

### by the **hams ntate**  **of+ II**  **oompoay under**  **exam~natian tn**  **persons** 

### wnductinp **the. examinatlOn**  **oi ’**  **a** 

### Texas **eompan~r dad**  **t told**  

### to do **business In**  **that Stnto.**  **Sf there,**  **be no**  **rebognlGed aharge**  **for uuah**  **se-ice, the**  **&ainaan shall**  

### tlx **the** 

### remunerationand expense 8IloWanoe 

### of the oxamlners at woh reasnnshls flgtve sa ho may %etermlae.I

We eurreat approprlatlon involved la aa follows~

.siWwtbe purpose of payiag tbo rorogolnffexamhatian apenae and aueh add3ti.onal er suppl,emobnt81

expenw 8s is neoeaary incl%hlt **to** 

### examia*tlon or 

### lnwramw wmpanlen doalalled outside of **Texas,** 

### and for defraying all other i!ixpauasa 

### neOeasaryfor **the adrin**  

### lstrafion of **tbe provisions**  **a? Chapter**  

### 1BS of the denen1 Iaws of the Regular Sesalrm of **the** 

### Forty-a4aond I,eglalature

end **Chapter 264**  **of the**  **0envx-d** 

### Lawe of **the** 

### Regular **156~~141 of**  

### the **Forty-BDllrtb** 

### f.eglslature, and **any an%**  **a11 amedmtuttu**  **thereto,** 

### and **se rmen%e%**  

### by Rsnate 1111'1

a67, Aata a? the Replar Rea8iCm of the ?erty-Mxth lJegislaturer 18311,

**there** 

### is **he-by** lpproprlated



### all fees

### and l

### swswemts aolleoted adar l 

### atbotitp of said Rxamlnlng Law, such portion of tb6 fess oolleoted under Artiele .lRmMAata lW39, **Forty-Bixtb** 

### T~:egislrturer **6. Bb**  **104, as**  **may be**  

### trams**tsrrd** 

### by the Life laauranosC~lasinner, together wjtb oaf balaneas 8t the end af a **preeeding** 

### fiwal year **for each**  **of the**  

### l’lwal~ **years** 

### endlnc **August** 

### 31, **19/F,, and**  **Augast** 

### 31, 1947.'

**In the**  **course ol**  

### Your **ecllansnts p**  **err:**

l* + e. 

### The Cnaptrollorhas eallod our attentlm to opinion n-4280 above referred, ta and has a%- vised Q* that **collection** 

### from the out-of-stst* oompsnlea aa@ preeeda **paymant ta**  **the exsminor.** 
**gAptla10 46R&1,**  

### aa amendedby PBnSteBill -7 **ot the**  **4Rth Xegis?aturo,**  **@rOri%en in**  

### park 'e

. l **and all**  **money col.leete%**  **by** 

### assessment on ia~8la, companle~ **for the**  **cnst ai** **” etamlnation**  

### shallbe de-

### ~oitodlnthe Btotofreo~b]l the Obolnuo to

tbo ered~t af tbo 

### Inslroneo Bxominotion tund 

### out o? utiieb

ho11 bo pmid,bT rorroatof tbo Stat. Comptrollerof Publio Aoommta an rouohsrot tbo Cboimon or thenoordor 1nawoaoe Cam@lSOioner8, **tbo a8wtinoro** **’** 

### cm8morotlon **8nd upenneo**  **in the**  **amounts** 

### dotermlaod by **t&o nothod**  **her~inrikr pre**  

### ride& whoarerif1.d bytholr l 

### itld8rit 

### madOQprored by tlm Cbolmon 1 mad uid *enor 

### lo borow op*roprioted ror tbot purpO00, the **bolama,** 

### it may, to remolnia tllo 

### Iaaroa0. xxomilJotlen mad la tbe 2kte **Tswoaury** ~nb jeot to be upaadod for tbo purpouo 80 ore 

### otherfundo pl,rrsod tltoreia.* **The •** **8ab~ in**  **to be**  

### paid **OUt Of**  **tbo m**  **&o** 

### dir tiasplished

from out 

### of the l 0torli m0n~ paid bk 

### tdmeplllab7

the iaurmloo eompony* A11moaiao ia

~09% io tbocboim'o de7 to oolloct 

### tlw

**ore o,pproprloted**  

### apo8itloolly **ror that**  **pur**

**unto rrea**  **the smounaae**  **eompmEy. men**  **he o&g** * **tb@ -a~#OP** **’ rn**  **~OUOhhir** 

### Oad **@ppOT@o aA0**  **OmdOTitb be**  **d&ii*0** **thot eol1eoti.m**  **or tbo**  **usrats obom**  

### en the l

**tthlorit** 

### boo eitborbaa mod0 tron the inuromuo mamony, or that theCaaiodoaer la tbo dloabrrgo 0r 

### h$o dut10a 

### till eafloot it.



### 'It ia utaltted that 

### me longno tbem.ora rmifloiamtmenho in thelCxomtlnotlon **?@nd** 

### to pot tdw uomlnor'o ~asshar. it io theduty et theCb&raon olenoto oee tbottheaoot fm **oello6ted !** **‘ reu**  **the** 

### uotniaed**akmjvony. ond**  

### tbotit **to** 

# not the **duty tiP**  

### the@omptroller, **md** sorreopandt.n@~ net 

### bio prorogtiro, te gebobbind theCboim 8 OppFoTol at tb0 uodnbr* i 

### +ouelmr ma rtCidrrit.*



### We or0 in ooeordwithyour 86noluodtmot&w wrpreoa**ed, frem**  

### rblob it 

### follewo**that faur**  

### queotionasboald**be anber**  ed in the

lmrorofir o.

It **i II**  **tbe Immmmee**  **%matlaatSm** 

### Rand that1 m opproprimtea 

### for **pomont of**  

### the **ex~oasao lnvo?rod,**  **and** 

### not the ooxiponont 

### port8or tbotitmdr tobe derived

# from the porM,oalor

ummluotioa 

### or **uomlnotiaaor** 

### MI oeaauntof **whleb** 

### a alainlo preoented.