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

**Ron.** Charlee Ii.Slau~htar County Attorney Stanton, Taxart

Dear Mr. Blaughttsr:opinloa l?o*



# tioot Your request ,for

Whether a Beta for drmwlng ’ whother aeae 

# quarov mw. 0orpor80ion **WSIWOiatiOU** Of **pTEOll8, who**  **are aeabor8**  **of the**  and lLiaense&,to praotlao

la fursher dofines the praotise o? law

r (a) In a reprersntatioe oapaoi*v appemrs ae an edrooate or **draw8 papers,**  **plemd** lng8 mot i or dooument.6,or perform any aob in eonOQ with proosodin@ pending or proepeotlte before a oourt 

### ora 

### juatloe of tho peaocl or a body, boara, ooxaittee, oomntirelori **or** oikoer oonatltuted by law and h~vln8 author$t;Ptb take evidence In or settle of detewbs oontroveroiarHOII. Charles H. Slaughter, Janwry **87,** 

### 1939,**Page 2** 

in the exeroise of the judlolal pow4r of the State or eubdlrlelonthereof; or, (b) **For** a oonelderation reward or peouniarg benefit, preimnt or sat.10pated,

i dlreot, or indireot, advises or oouns4la another em to seoular law, or draws a paper, dooument, or Instrument affeotlag or relating to eeoular rights; or, (0) For a oonelderatloa, reward, or peoualarg benefit, present OT aatiolpeted, direot or indireot, does any eot in a representative Oapaoity la behalf of another tending to obtain or seoure for suah other the prevention Or the redr4se of a wrong or **the** 4aforoemaat or l

etabllabmat of a right; or, **jd)** For 4 **ooneideretloe,** dlmot 

### or ladlreot, glare 

### ea o plalon

l

### m to the 

### rdldlt7 of the title to 

### rod or pereoalll

pmp4rty, or (4) **he a**  rooatlon, eaforoee, wonme, 84ttle8, adjust.8 or 

### oaapraleee defmlted, ooatrov4rWd or d.leput.4d aoooaate, olalme or d4made b4tm4a poreoae with wither of whar be ie la prlrlt7 or in &he relatlea of emplo7er

### end

l mplo7m la the ordiner menee$ 

### 18 pxuotlelag law. Bothlag la thle eeotion M k **ooaetruod to**  prohibit an7 po%eoa, firm, eeeoolatioa 

### oroorporetloa, oat 

### OS oourt, 

### froml ttenQirU to or oulng for him or it8 oua baeiaaae, o m'demaade, or the olelae, derande or tra lae8e'of eald~oorporatlonor ot the 

### lndlrf berm of **enld** sorporatloae or amoolatloae; nor from preparing abetreota ef tltla, oertlfplag, ~lursateeing or %eurfng tltlre to prapsrtf, r8el or p4reoa41, or ea Intenet therein, or a lien or en

### oumb reaoo

thereon;nor 

### l

hrll anything la thlm eeotloa **be** ooaotruod

### emprohibitlag an7beak 01:trust ocnpany without reeortlng to oourt 

### actionfPa eotlag for it8 owtomer la sntorolng, 84aurlag, eettlin or adjusting en7 itemmeatloned in mbdl~ielou **(47 above**  nor shell 4aything in this seotfoa prohibit say'p4rectaor 4saoOlatioa of p4reoae fran pur8olag em a roocltfoathe btlsiaeesof edjtut~ lnear4nOo or fr4lght rate olsims; provld4d SurEher that nothiag in thle **Aot** shnll prohibit any p4reoa or essooietloa of p4reoae 

### rromappearing b4for4 any Board, Comniesloaor &dmiaietratlt4 BOd7 ia o4aa4otioa with their rooetion of adjusting Inearanoe or ?xvight Bate oleims; provided thet eubdlvieioa (4) hersof l hall not prohibit ea7 iadirldual, omnpany, oorporetion or e88OOiatlOa owalag, opsretlag, maaaglng or ooatrolllng ew-&satingHon. Charles H. Slaughter, January 27, 1939, Page 3

agenoy, oommeroial ag4noy, or oommeroial report- . lng credit agency within thla State, subjeot to an occupation tax undsr Article 7061, Cpapter 2, 65.tle122, Revised Clrll Statutes, 1925, of Texas, from furnlshfnp reports and collecting, seourfng, settling, aCjusting or oompromlaln~,out of oourt, defaulted, oontroverted or disputed aocounte or claims growing out of aontraotual relationa, provided that said individual, oompanp, oorporat$oa or aseooiatlon com9li4s with the above statute; and provided further that nothing In this Aot shell be oonstrued es 

### proklbltlng Fsal estate agent8 from oolleotiagrent8 

### forth4ir eaplo74re;

### provided that nothing hersla ohall **prevent** Hoterlee Pub114 fra drawing ooaveyanoee for or rithout aompsneatioa.

**“ Preotfoe**  -proomoretioa t&lawful; eotin& em flduciarg.
"Sea. 3. It *hallb4 aalawfolfor uy 44rparetioa to pr4otlo4 lev em dofla4d **bp** this Act or fo appear em en eQtora47 ior ea7 

### personother Wma iteelf la any ooart la thin Btrt8, or .b4for4aa tadlolel body or any hoti or oomiee~on Of th4 fBWt4 Of Texan; or hold ltwl? out fo the 

### publlooc 

### adrmtlee am being entltl4d te praetioo Lawa and no oorperatlon shellpr4psm 40 

### ret0 T thereto, or other 1464 

### &ertsrsorueadaqte 644mat8 not xvlatiag to If8 authorin busiasse a draw wlll.s;.or hold ite4lf out in 

### anymannerdlrocrtly~or la4ir4otlyam b4ia( eatitled to do any of the 

### iormgelryt eote$ provided, that the foregoi~ ehell 

### notpnr*at 8 oorpwetlon, 

### puson or ae8oolatloaof p4reone 

### from4mplo7lagna ettoraey 

### orother agent ef r4 rcswntativw in ngerd to Its owa effelre in 4ay 

### hearag lp or iar4etlgetloabefor4 ma7 admlnletratlt4offl4lel or body. DProvlded, furth4r, that the above provieloas of this **Aot** shall,notb4 oonstru4d to prohibit a pereon or oorporetioa eotlag in a fiduciary oapaoity frCm transaotlngthe neo4eearp oleriael busla4ee iaoldeatel to the routins or ueual admlaietration of 48tet48, trusts, guerdianehlpe, or other elnllar fiduoiery oapaoltlee, or filing e000unt8, preparing and filing tax rsturae of every aature, and other euoh edminletrative mote, nor from partidlpatlag throughhim or its own agent or attorney, in ooopsretloa with t4etator'a attorney, in the prsperetlon of teetetor*ewill., where no oorPpeasatioala oherged for auah serriosendHon. BharlesH. Slaughter,J&wary 27, 1939, Page 4

no compensationwhatever is aharged or reoeivad, other than the usual aommisslon allowed by the court for edznlnistering the estate or trust, or provided lor by the instrument oreating the truSt or other fiduolaryrelationship. PAndprovided,rurther, that nothing herein shall prohibit any insuranoe oompany rrom oausing to be defended, or proeeouted, or from offering to oause to be d&ended, through lawyers of its own selection,the issureds or assureds In polioies issued or to be issuedby 'it,in aooordanoerith the tsrms of suoh polioiss; and shall not prohibit ona suoh lioaneed attorney at law from aoting for several oommon oarrisrr or mothereorporatiom and assosietioneor any of its eubsidlarle8pursuant to arrangement bstwaea said oorporatlonsor assoolatlons.w Seation 5 of aald aot provide8: Vhe oountyattqmey **and/or** Diatriot Attorney and/or Criminal DiatrlotAttorney of any WUaty in Tera6 shall on his own inltlatlrs or upon tha appliaation of any Bar Aeaoslation In the Btato o? Texas bring uoh aotion in the name o? the Stata Or Texas in the proper oourt to enJOin any muoh person,

oorporatlon,

or l ~~oofationOS per8on.s from violating any or the provlrrlon8 of this Aot, and It 8hall be the duty of the 

### oountyattoPnsy8 and/or District **Attorney** and/or Oririnal Diatriot 'Attorney of this State to file oorplaint8 in the proper oourt against l aj pomon, oarporatlon,Or aseooiation or pereoiu upon the reasipt 

### or InfOrmation of the violation 

### of:anyof the prorislons Of this Aot." :*

i.

Seotion 6 of said aot provides: *Any person, 

### rim, oorporatlon, or assooiatlon or persons violating any or the pro~l6lons or thlu **Aot** ahall be guilty of a misdemsanOP. 

### fr amy prorision or this Aot is violated by any person **indi** vidually or by any person 

### orpersons representing a oorporation, or essooiation, or by a oorporation, the defendant or darendants upon oonrlotlon shall be umlahed by a fine of not mom than **Five** Hundred g;SrgO& Dollars nor less than One Hundred ($100.00)

.Hon. CharlesH. Slaughter,Janu::ry 27, 1939,Page 5

In view of the foregoing statute,you are reppeot**fully** advised t!lat it is the opinion of this Department that a Notary Publio who isnot duly licensed to praotioe law 'hasno authority to prepare any instrumentend receive O~JJ+ peneation therefor except a Notary fee for the eoknowledgment of suoh lnstramentsand that a Notary Publio acting **as an**  orrioer of a National Bankwould be pemitted to prepara auoh instruments in connectionwith the business of the bank or any other Notaries Publio employed by any iinn, oorporstion or assoaiationwould have the right to prepare lnatrumants in oonneotion~5th the bUBiIIeB8 of such corporation, **fira or**  aeBOOiatiOll **but** would not be entitled to oharge a faa for the praparatlon of such instrumentsand oouldmaka no eherge other thanNotary 

### fee for the 

### aoknowled@mntof auoh instrumenta.

Trusting that the roragolng answarm your InwIry, I ramaln Very truly **yew8** 

### ATTOltHET

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