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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

OROVCR SCLLERS 

ATIOINCI OCMCRIL 

ku 8l.r’ 

to-uit I 

Thl8181~8o\xfir ofAu&tut 22, 1946, 

dwlorr o un l ~tcaobll.8 

8twtio purpoar, and 

0888 l aa p lo o 8r n. 

omob1l.o Wr a doalor T a 

l.ar ll0.080 ior thomt 

J ournot le@lr oprx’ate 8wh l utmbll.8 

l ?O@l.h'liOOll8O8fOFt~,thOLiVbt Of87 b0 ChargOd vith if th8J I?@ 8rrO8tOd 

8wh automobil. for t&l? Oya indlvldual 

0, aarryiug 001~ a dOalOr'8 1iaOWOt 

‘In rofrnnne to the ncoud qW8tiOll wt out above, 

there 18 8CiBO doubt In mj mind vhether I F4H'8Oll under 

the fact8 sot out uould be guilty of VlOlAtiOn of Mt. 

6686, R. 8,, and ahauld bo ohugod uith drlrirq and oporat1 “8 8 motor vehiole upon a pabllc hl#wq undoer a 

doalor 8 llcoan ior other purpose8 th8Il d~EOU8tr8ti.Oll 

r0r p~rp080 0t ~10, or vbsther he rhould be charged 

with operation of a motor vehlcls upon l public highway vithout proper ngirtratlon u&or Art. 6679,R.S.’ 
Art. 6666(B), V.A.C.S., to vhloh vu m?f8rFld, Ford8 

la *at 48 iOlbV81 

“An mmufmturer of or dealor in 8otor vohial.88 

in thl8 I; tat. M7, ilr8tWd of rOgirt.sirrg l 0Oh mhiol. 

h8 Yy rl8h to 8hov or de8owtrate on the pub110 al.@- 

W8, apP1~ tW FBgi8tXUtiOU Wd 80OUF0 l gOWlui dirtlngulrhiag nwbor rh%eh may be l ttwh r d to aal rotor 

r.;Lor mtomplo vhioh ha rndatmporui1.f upon 

. Rh@ WnWl f00 ior rooh6odor’8 

oi l waonl dI8tIoqulmhIng amber @hall k t 

m-8, a& 4dditioUl Orakr pbtB8 bowing Uld aubtwr 

dO8W.d bt dOdOrr & l1 k l 88ig Ud W?B 8tOIíOd 

r0s a cm0 0f iv0 (#s.oo) bou8~8 rob. A 600 P, *ithin 

th M wIng 0s thIB & tIo la , M a w l 

3 

por Bo a , fin or 

oorporatIo8 0 IQ th8 ba8lmrr 

bilO8 who 

8Omu WtWOPUbliO hi&V@78 OC 8tFOOt 8 

for dOMR8tPOtiOO fOr thB 

I 

8ubdIvI8lon (fof ) the 84 88 Ar tio l8In , l tfeot, mker e 

rIol8tlon of w proV181ae 02 thir Aat a 8m3e8ewor orfenw l ud 

i-8 thB pIWIt tbr?Oof br 8tatln(l tmtc 

Artiole 6679-2, V.A.C.S., to vhich yoou 8190 referred, 

rerdr iU pCt, b8 fOllOV8: 

%ory ovner of 8 motor vehicle, trailer or semltroller used, or to be ursd, upm th8 public hlghvay8 

of this State &ml1 apply each year to the State Highvoy Department through the County Tax Collector of the 

County in vhlch he resides for the rqistretion of eacl. 

such vehicle owned OP ,controlled by him for the ensul~ 

or current calendar y~m or unexpired portion thereof, 

etc., . , . .” 
t&ta6Oa&rmr & l.lJOpmutS mtomobl&r mod for 

dOm0nrt?Ot1Oa Ji 

a 11oeam rot 

-w. nrtud or ng 8torIa#t~damoutntIo~om & n- 

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0.;~.8 m l a UtiO8 th WOfW l @8lwnl u8t;ypid;ly mk? Vhi.hb- WOawWOFWtOH kb 8Od8tOwarlly oa tb, I! for duoutrotlooior w c J ud for thI8p?Itik pqomenmmlho rr, tb %I- dIrt18gu18iugntmbors 

an utm ohmp ror OMh rMaI8IlIo thoroof. 

A8 to tk@ la 11tr of an l tawb1& 6Hlw’I drlvlug 

l O8z rlth l bOla,r'r f Iuna, for et&r Uwo dOm0utmtioa 

pU?m#O8 to? -80, - 8ktUtO I8 UU~ brim0 a 09~ 

OlWiT@ ?O@X'diB# it8 tb 08ploydat OS l dmler’8 

liwnw f8~hIo 18u~i plumtn,or rwUfotbrpt=- 

go-* 

A8 -8 Wid b 

f’5&ti”‘:?.:’ ki?i 

t$ ~80 ol th8 dialor @; 

to tho dealor, Vhlrh &utmblh 18 opemtod on th0 pub110 highWJ8, l XOOpt iIt @A808 Whm0 th# ~8hiO& I8 kiug OglNt8d iOr 

demon8tretloa parpo888, 68 th8n provided, 18 lmpllodlr prohlblted and 18, tbnlon, UChWfUl. It wa herdl~ k doubtmd 

that vhore the de8br permit8 hi8 lloonrr pUtr to bo ured on 

an l utomoblla in TiObtiOu Of thi8 8atUt0, h8 Or Oa t l 8itWtioa calculated to mi8b@d third por8Ou8 llrto l 88oriQg t-t th0 

automobile 18 b”,lng operated for thr Qeabr for dOt8On8tratiOR 

pUrpOW8.. . . 

IO 8 former oplnloa of thlr IXqwtment, (10. 3068)the 

author 8tated that ‘obrlou81~, it Va8 th8 intention 0r the Le@rlatw that tho prorlrlon8 of Artlola 6686 ahall wply OtiJ to 
661 . 

dOa&, rod unufaoturorr, in order that thq ri*t not k rubjootl dto tam&n b8rdaUpb~muoaoftb l 

ro@irtntlon law. - ~Ot181OM Of 

plloatI.aoft~ 

tE 

pno,~l 

18 4 ShOU&d k 8trIOtiJ 

ooortrlvd 81-O ?ihOf d0 wet in l 8UBIW8 8jbOO;ti ~;T;& 

should not k l xtotid to IaoluM tba opratlon without l r looan 

8, l nd 

of 8uoh aa l utaobl~ for printa uw, 

In Oerpar JurI8, Vol. 42, w 659 , kotlm fi5, it 18 

8tatod thtr 

hi8hwymr~ tb pprp3~ l fad1~ 

18 th0 IbtUtiOE Of Oroh nhiOk$ &@ Of thOU WIpOn8lblr for their mVO*rrPt# &nd OondYOt, la un 

t&y fall to obwrva 8-h dPtlo8) r&d the l bjoot of 

llooar to operato b rotor vohlolo 18 l por8om1 

&we In ro 

the oplaloa that at 08r 

W8 t0 PUP f%E8t qwrtim,UO l m8B 

llo dulur 88not ~ lo g a llpor*ta y their 

domoa8trUlon a4r8 for ttwir ova ImdlvIduU u8o or ploarura withOut b@w a ?@@m IlO@& thOmfOr 

i 

kO&Um tb, 8tatutO i8- 

piiOdiJ ~lbIt8 it, Md it 18 thW OF8 fd.WtUk 

the wooad portion of your iuqulry 188 What 0rf0086, then, 

8hould theq b8 ohargod vlth if ruch &a&r8 WO mlV8t8d mhllo drlrlag 8uoh butwobIlo8 for their own lndlrldml a88 or ploorura, aarrp 

lag only b dealer’8 lloenwt 

Artiole 3, of the penal Code, prorlde8t 

” 

, .It 1s dcclrred that M person shall be 

punlehid’for any ect or omi88lon, unlerr the sum 11 

made a peoal offenw, end l penalty 18 affixed thereto 

by the vritteo lav of thlr State.’ 
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llonorabt 1. 0, Aoowr - Pam 0 

under our rtetuto, all th a t I8 l anntI81 to eon8tItute the 

offrrrw murt be rufflole~tl~ oharpd mad oumot k al&d b Intoudmeat. m. ia&8 OOo8titUtiw tb OffOUr I)P8t k wt fO?t l 00 t&t 

f)w 00601U81Olr8 Of LV rr k Wl’1V.d at trOr th fret8 80 ItatOd. 

k&I;&; 196 aad 391, Cod. of Crlmlaal ?rooodaroj Ford v. IItntr, 

233. %8nfOTO, th8 dOi.-& iB 8wh 4 088 Would 

be l ailtiid to &r, tb oaplalnt l 

of the 8pOifJ.O mWro~nt OS the ii? 

I.8 thO8 fir 00 UWOrt~iIh t8l’B8 

1) with rhloh they had inlled 

;IrJ ati l 8 ma8 wld IO tb MW Of @DOW 1. 8UtO 143 8.Y. 

&j?%, In vhloh l pJiella& Va8 oow1ot.d for operatl~ i motor 

nhiolo Irpe@ pub110 hl@wa 

quIrOd bf &V%O thiak l ppol L 

rhI8.h hd Wt b0.R #‘O(i8kZ’Od 88 I’Ont v&8 O&titled to &VO tbr OOrphInt 

8tatO 8wh &@8tIOl'&.r, Pot in 8Wh &WOV@l tOm8 l 8 t0 m-1, t0 

all th8 at&atom mvoraily tb ro~lrtratloo of Dotor! mhIak8, but 

I&t+. 8p@Oii10 Ia8t~W. that II88 Ilrtoabd UbO& b rIo&tOd 8-h 

. 

fn th0 Oa88 Urdrr OOll8idAHtiOa, it i8 OU? 0 irriOCl tbrt, 

l 8 8ta t.I8 d &tiOb 6686( a ), R. 8., l dub î8 P Wlv P dir tin- 

&uIrhI~ aumber plate m711otk wed onaa 

by him for a&y other purpon thAn draon8tr8 t 

Vd%8b evned or urd 

Ion for the purpon tit 

U18J l d VhOWVO? 80 und, it 18 th0 UW l 8 if th0 DOtOr VOhfCb 

h a d not boon l'e~lrtend at all, l rd tbHtOm 18 VfO~tiVO, Wt 

only of the olrll 8t8tUtO but, 

oOd8, Vhi8h Luti8 l 8 fO~OV81 

l l80, OS AMA@ 8Q4 of the ?orul 

Vhoevor o mtor upoa an7 pub110 h l@ a y l 

wtor vehlola Y F Iah br8 Wt beOn rO(lI8tOwd a8 PO? 

qhtaio; 

L8. 

law ,Wll k fImd sot to l xeeod two bunUnder Apt. 6686(a) l dealor do88 wt %eglrt*r" bla 

dOmon8tNtiOn aar In the 8en8e th8t an ovwr, under Art. 66758, 

18 lvqulred to apply l eoh yUr through hi8 oouaty Tax OolhZtor 

for th8 ~$i8tNtiOll of 8aCh t8hiCti 0Prud or OOntrO1led by him, 

upon vhleh the Tax Collector 188~8 him 8 lloea8e therefor. Ths 

8t8tVte My8 tbt, itl8tOad Of r8gi8t8rillR each ?8hlC18 the d8a1eX’ 

may, upou naklag l pp1100t ion tmreror, near= ,YnOral dirti~uilhlug timber vhloh may be attached to any 8utoProblle vhloh he 8enda 

taapororll~ upon the road. Ho we , vhen he driver hlr de8ler’r 

demmstr8tlon cnr upon the >ubllc highvsy under e dealer’s taE. 
Boaonbh fr 0 Hoonr - hga 6 

iOr mw808 Ot : 

a$or whlOl0 

tha for demosrtretlorr for ulo, b8 opelutrr 

bfoh &o not bOOa ?OgI8tOrOd l 8 P8qUlrOd by 

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