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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

665 

Ilozwrrble D. c. Qrear 

Sat-4 Hl@way Bngtnaer 

*u8tln, Texar 

Dear Sir1 

tlonr contained in 

r8tlng the opinion 

Comi88kui of 

e 66-m-w of 

f TUU8, or any 

fae exempt lloenre 

Sfmah and raploye4a of the 

of the Intrrarrtlonal Boun4azy 

abunae of 8my rtatut8 a88UUiOO Of 8UOh pht48, do.8 

the Contention 8-d at UUfOO City, kl@l8t 

12, 1942, bet-en the tbit4d 8t4t@8 Of 

Amer ic a a nd M ula o l thorire a nd r ewtlr a the 

IiQhvay Department of 'bra8 to i88ua 8uah 

1iWZl88 phtb8t 

Attaohed to rour letter ir a lettar frea L. II. 

tiVI)OP, &4mIi88iOner, u. 3. im3tiOn Of the biteX7iatiOXUl 
666 

Honorable D. C. Oreor, Page 2 

B~~my8Co18810n, aacompenled br e 118t of Wexlaan 

OffiObl8 and employee8 of the Hexiamb Section. 

The Cottd8iOn.r 8trtO8 in hi8 letter that eaoh Of th8 

named OffiOi~l8 h48 been duly appointed by the Mexloan 

Government to l xeral8e offlclel i\oatlon8 in the terrltorr 

of the United gtate8, eeoh bea 8 n8tIOnal of Hexloo, 8.nd 

not engage4 la any prlvete oooupetlon for geln vlthln ttu 

United stat.8 and t&t pem1881On for them to eXWd8* rush 

offlalel funotlonr her been duly granted by the Oovernmont 

of the United Stete8. 

!the hrivention referred to va8 ratified in a 

proala&%tfOn br the -ridat of the tlhitrd State8, offeotlve JulP 1, 1943, wherein the Artloler of the Convention, fourteen ln nuuber vrn 8.t forth. It 18 OXpHS8- 

1~ derlgnated a aoruulur Oonventlon, the purporor of which 

vere to dofiae the dutler, rlghtr, privllege8, exemptlonr 

and lmmuaftle8 of aon8uXer offloer8 of eroh aountry. An 

examination of the provirionr under the Article8 of thI8 

Conventlon fbllr to di801088 any mentioning or referenao 

to th8 Intematlonal Bounder Coaalrelon. 

Artlale 667%-%8, vwnont8 Annotated Civil Stetuter, in pert provIdo8r 

. aaid bpbrtwnt ear provide for the 

Irruenc~ ~f’8pealallP d88IgMted plate8 to there 

uempt br law, and mar provide ZW1e8 mdnregulatIoZi8 for tha 188u8nOO thereof, . . . . 

Th8 Coav8ntIon herein referred to ha8 the forae and 

effeot of 8 treety betveen the tvo aountrIe8, vhloh by the 

provlrlonr of Article I, Seation 10 of the Conrtitution of 

the United State8, all treatIe8 medo under the authority of 

the UnIted States hall be the Supreme kv of the Land. It 

appear8 therefore th8t if the national8 in quertion moue 

vlthln the pPOVi8iOll8 Of 8bLd COnVMLtiOn, there 18 8t~tUtO~ 

8uthorltr vlthin the above quoted provlrlon of Artiale 6675a- 

>a for ruoh fee ue8pt lIoen8e pletO8 to be Ilrued. 

Artlole III, peragreph 1 of the Convontlon, provides; 

'Conruhr offioor8 and emp1oyess in a oon8tiet,e, MtIOlMl8 Of the State bJ whloh the) CLI’e 
. . 

667 

Honorable 0. C. Oreer, hge 3 

appointed, and not engaged In my private 

ooauprtlon for @a v1thi.n the torrltory of 

the skte in vhloh they uemlse their irmotiOIh8, 8hll ti OXmPt frOU 811 tW.98, lbtiOIlal, State, ?rovlnoIal and Jtunlalpal, lnoludlag tax.8 on f-8, vapor or ulmler noelred 

8peaIfla811~ Lo oompon8atlcin for eoxuulbr 

rervloer, bad the7 8hll k uompt from all 

klad8 of ohmqpr Inaldent to the llaen8lag, 

POgi8t~~tiOll, UBe OF OiPUUbtiar, Of vOhiOl.8. 

. . . . 

8eatlon 2 of the above Artlole of raid Convention 

prOVid.8 8 

ëThe l xaptlona provided ia pangraph 1 

of thi8 Art1010 8ha11 l pp1~ quallf to other 

offlotilr who rn dUly l 9poInted by one of 

the High Co a tma ting hrtler to l xorol8e offIol.al iuaatIon8 In tha torrltory of the other 

High ContnotinS lkrty, provided tht ruoh offiOb18 8h811 b8 MtiOMl8 Of th. State b9- 

pointing thm and rbll not be engaged in any 

private ooau9mtloa for gain vlthln th8 terrltory of the State in vhlah they exerciro their 

hrnOtiOn8j Uld provldod furth#r that 9em18- 

8lon for tm to l xeral8e rush official funatloar ha8 been duly granted by the Oovernmeat 

of the receiving State. The Oovwnment of 

the %btO l p@Ztting 8Uoh OffiOibl8 8hB11 QOUmunlaate to the Oovormmnt of thm roarlvlng 

Stat0 uti8faotoPy l videnoo of the appointment bnd rhll Indlaate the ohanoter of the 

8onioe8 vhioh vi11 be perfomed by the offIoIal8 to vha the l xuptionr mw intended 

to apply." 

It 18 further provided in pIngnph 3, Artlole I 

that tha OavernMnt of uoh High Contnoting Party rhall 

furnirh frW Of Oharm the lkeGe88N7 l Xeq!mtUr Of 8UOh conrular offIoer8 of the other High Contnatlng Pbrty a8 pre8a nt l M@ar OUlUi88iOn signed by tha chief h.outiVe of 
‘: 668 

Honorable D. 0. Onor, hg8 4 

th8 appointing Stat0 and undrr it8 great 8881. LlkevI88 

8Uch eX8qu8tUr 8b811 be fUmirh8d t0 8 8UbOrdlU8t8 or 

8UbrtitUt.8 OOll8ti8r OffiCOl'. 

Ansverlng your nqu88t, It I8 the opinion of thlr 

department thet in view of the fozwgolng authorities, rush 

MtiOXl418 Of th. United lkxiO8n State8 refemd to in your 

lottsr, offlalalr 8nd 8aploy888 of the Int8matIanal Boundary 

colanI88f~~&, u be 188U8d 8peOidly f80 OXOIIIpt liCOn8e 918tO8 

uadar Artlole 66 75&3M, V8Zllo&l'8 Aunotat8d civil StotUt88, 

provided oaoh h88 bUn i88UOd the l x o q ua tw ur thi8 ‘&WllaMnt under the prcvirionr of the Convention b8tv8en th8 United 

State8 of Ameriaa and Wexloo, rigned Augurt 12, 1942, and bffeotlve Julr 1, 1943. 

Your8 very truly 

WJRlCrff