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OFFICE OF THE A’lTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

OPI repuut sor our oploloa 

frotr nlrtltr to tbr Nstlonsl 

Arru 

f 

ama$rhaobcan 

in uh 

pwfeheted l ttbCerUoraou 

o h ell the tobaooo Wn ‘htu l %o Ea ninso fo r - 
mtlon ot rlgarotk UIA tobaooo rhlpmnt8 botwoon 

the stator. Tour r.oolto. mnthly l tranaarlpt 

oi Ul rhl punt4 of olgwottoe ooaina into Tour 

Lan mlr.l.rlppl 0khh.m &k.n..., 

i.i%i%Saei. and hma“ whloh .$blw the 

cl~rmtb. Wl8liml $0 l olloit trur t&It r.ro 

boro tdbro l o q da g. TNr rrraageunt rNoh 

orialnatod a a *d a adopt04 s mt th, Co a fer wb 8u 

eatmod raverel of the Strtu to emon th.lr 1.~8 

to ?orlUo tN. lnforsatlon. m .rohaag. oi 

.u& lnroxm.tl.. h.8 r.8Ult.d in l lininating 

mar large inturtatr doaluo who had ret up 

plrou. of burln,rr in Watrr l 6Jolalng or natw 

Tour for tho 8010 pup060 of g.l.1.g rdvantq. 

am? TOXM dwdor. by ralllne tu Sme algarattu 

thma&'h interrtate trrnraotloa8. 8uOb @hi&W&t. 

WOTO 13.6. by par001 ,“08t fnr ei lnrp6otlan under 

ptrl leas m@ ngul.tioa.. 

"8PlBXtIC RXAX?LICBI 

Ia 1936 *ad 19S6 Ton8 roarire laforaatlon from 

Konur and Okl.bWa. rhowlw iniorinntioa or SE 

alllion oiprrttbr 8hl39od into %%a8 by one 

dulu opustlag l p l~oo o t b ur lucrr la both 

rtetrr. Thi. lnformstlo. r.. obtrinsd f&ou&h 

. reolproo.1 l greet6at nude at lrtloarl %x Gcrrforaoer an6 rawalto in rtwplng tha aotltltie8 

of ttlr dral*t .8 all,ar asrem otbrrr opntlag oa 8 mrllrr 8oU8. Soar ot the ol.gsntt8r 

wuo tax paid vntlt the Depmtmnt noelted the 

latonrtbnh 

Attlm Conformooio lh Orlmar In1938 8m8 

Xiabrrlin 8ad Pat wf permwA4.d tha tu rttioirl. of kUs.lulppl to audit d*rlrrr rhlpplng 

into Toxrr rad turn the lnfoxmtloa over to 

the Tuar 0rrloiua. Aa l ro.ult .pgroxl5.t.ly 

$8 o%m WM eOlleOtOd tQ duiIIqUUt taXM 

after forty-four oiril mlta had broa rlld by 

tba Attarnay hnm.1'. Dopartwnt. 8oa, t)B6 

dulOE# l r r d lO( lM UW #r O Lnr O1 V.d inthe r Yodpt or ruofi 8igarr:trr rr0iii Ml?r1881~91. Ia 

on0 oau - th8 0ontlnoatal 0m Oompuy or 

lleuaton - $1,600 *..(I uollntd ln d antto tax 

sod puutl*8 wlthaut the naowwlt~ 0 ! illlEg 8 
838: 

. 

l 1vl1*ult. hi* Ear trnrlta4 in rrduulq the 

bor1n.u of th lr 48mlar to a very ~11 qruntlty uhioh ir MU m trod to Tour OoathQ 

7 

the a ta OS t* mm r l *lppl. Ml.rl.ol 91 aEuid.4 

1 l Xm rltor Uu Coafonnoo .la !hw Or P ma* to 

rw&n a8u0n t3 r8port lntmrtrto.8hlpploat8 

to thr m.*iu1 

vlda that awh ! 

pi vu Com4l8rloa uh6 to pronforatlea 0~14 b. glv.n b 

tam stat88 into rhloh bush rhlpaonw war8 m8a8. 

Fho bonf8nnoor hvo r88ultod la bettu law8 lo 

all thr 8totu lrrylag t&e000 t&8 and ha* 

reduo.6 tax or..loa to 8 aldaua tbrotigb lnter- 

*tat0 hran8aoDlona. 

Thr conruMoo he. al.0 oiOt.d aomltt.0. t. 

u.. tbolr ~nf~uono. in hav 

tio n l ntio t*d that wo uld 

rril rNpmmt8 a.@ 

lntbrrtato 

tNr bill -0 the 'Brvor 6111 - will be l n*cte4 

4urLyr th‘ pruuat roe*lon of thm Nation.1 

C0agroa‘. T:48 Bill has be.a . n8.r.d aad 

purt.d by th. SI&tlosil Tobacoo icx Conf ereaco 

aI& if it 1. .ucore.tully .wlOtad, 1t uill b. 

a8 a r08'ilt or tbo 8frort8 or tha n8tlonrJ 

Tobaooo TM CtJQr*rtmc*. 8uoo.rrful 

rltl wu1 a 8etinF, of not lo.. aan P 100,aJo.?0 

eon* 

utdah ir rtlL1 l afipPIn(eC thmqghtbo Lnta-stkta 

8Njmnt or oifjsrottrc~by parael -goat l~c0 

_ Tuw." 

AMor a. 1trpU of l >~TOpri~tiOll r0r th. 09uatlon 

or tho Cl@r.tt. .nd Ocdupatl~ hr Raroraemont Mrlrl~ or 

th. Cmaptrollu~r Dapartmaat H flad l rk appmprlatloa or 

$lO,OOO.OO for Vortad., ralrphcnr, ulagraph, l zpro 88, 

8upplle8, atr.tiortery, prlntlng and o~ntlnguhr In 68otlon 

24* of Aztlole 70470-1, VbIpoa'8 CArlI Statute*, it I8 1rd0 

ths dut 

ta b eel I 

0r th. a0m tawller to eombot, 8uprrvi8a 8114 l s01 -0~ 

l atloa of c i: g.r.ttr tuw Md th. Coptroilar 18 glrea 

war ~4 thho authmlty to a&8 aad t4 *118h rulea and 

reg ur atlorir for tar l nroroawnt of tb prwl810n8 0r tha set 

ii~rgi,ty 0i4pntt0 tu 0ftd tru 601100tioa 0r ~nwii~~ 

rms tka rw8 uaioh you rubs&t to ua, thmro 

l ppmrr ..; oaly a rleu ddr.bllitr ior the Co~~gtrdl~ to 

bo a rcrbor or the Xatloati Tobaooo Cant.rwo. but l praotloal 
nooo0olt 

th0r00r l 

for l uo& r0abOnhlp aad upuioitloa of tho beuflto 

r h0 10 t0 prop~rlp l OroroO th0 pr~t101000 of t30 

t0tiag l tmito rad l fr00t I rooooaobly hiuh prroont~y 0r 

001100tloa0. T3b probloa ol the ltipwat of imatOq?Od rigl mttoo trac othrr rtntoo lute tNa one lo oao *ioh omnot 

bo pm rQ halt with l xcrapt with the oaoperrtloa of the 

l uthQr r t1or 0r other Ototoo. In our 0 lalon tbo adoouat or 

fs8.00 rot aubetoLlp in t.ha ~otloaal f obfmo Tu coareroaoo 

00~ b* ~814 out or UN qproprletloa of $10,000&O uatloae6 

ObOVO. 

km115 the ltonr 0r appmprlatlo~ ror the ourrent 

bieanlum to the Caao, 7toh ~4 Oyotrr Comisolon io one or 

@OO.OO ror *Be&o, ptiodloals, Uuu and ruboorl 

The ewe or )~3,00 oooerlag duo8 r0r tbo -0, oi 

tioru.* 

Pl earl 07otor 

Coaabrloa ror rpmbomhfp lri Fbo Iateraatloaal Asooolrtioa or 

COJU, rlrh an4 Conoerrrtloa Conudrdoaora uuky 80 paid out or 

that airproprlrtlon, 

Fo dosire to bo luraibhed rlth aCditioaa1 lararautlon oonoorrdag tha rumtloao of tho lktlsaal Cwwd Anooolatlon nad the nln tlonohlp betueen 8u6h Aeooolatioa l ab t&o 

Adjutant clonsrel brtoro attonptlag to glvo our opinion la 

roaponr*. to the third part or your cueatloa. 

AT'TORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS