OFFICE OF THE Al7ORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

Dur 3lr: 

the tr ia l d th l8 Owe the l o ur t r o wa that th @ fiuntirr 

wa r n entiuo4 to l jud 8 for damp8 L the mm of $10~00 

UA to a pumnut uutl48 oajolua& Md notra&al.m& LT. 

4ofon4mto fro5 fwthor .a84 or o~ratiio8 whir aho mm or 

th9 "bOt ~Or#hipfti -6 sOhm0A GM& Idga, kXdMt Free 

Tbr rworal rodeo in u&l& l oorporat1o.n oray be 

dIsrolvo6 are sot tort& In Art&ale 1387, Vernoate Panoteted 

CIvIl. statutu. rori8lon of thlo otatuto prorl4ro in 

OfrOot that 0 00 be aioOoLtul br aotion on the 

part of the stoe ldst* ind f OdIlIg in thr rroorlbed Qaaner 

that the eotporotlon all be btb.OlVd fo ! lamed 0~ tho isouanoe of a oortitloato OS 4iasolotioo Q thr Seoratary of 

state. npp~roatly t&la uao the proooduro fol1om.d by the 

8eOoAd Oor~Or~tdM wmtb(E to be the firrt Oor&wration 

uhon tha applio&ioa for dlooolutlon we0 fll*U an4 the outiri0Ot0 0r 4lsoolotioll wm i08ll.4 Dt wlr Searetary of state. 

Thi ittornbr Eonoral ir d%rooteU by tbo OonrtLtuU&o o;so;. u4loLal rorrukrro ahenoror 6 maffloleat oawe 

i&b9 oaibo oonstltutIoaal protioion tie Attorney 

Genrni is ohbrrgd 6th the 4uty of prove& 

oorporatlon tram l nnirhc my powor not aat 3 orlw w Pate br law. 

As to thlr olraw, it ho8 bun ho14 that the ‘Attorm~ Csmral 

i8 rldther tQune aor ontitbU to tdh.ilOtiOD to eajoin e WCpontlon froa oroeedlng it0 lega powers where private rkbto 

alono am lnrolvo4~ but, vbero o forfeitare OS it8 abarter hao 

beon laoture4 b the oorpoohtb It oanaot be ad@ thc.t the 

State has no in e eroat In the cubjeot metter of lItZ@tIon withIr. the general rPle that a w?ty must have an interest in a 

euit . The funatlon of 1notItutIng pmoeetlltqs ror forfelwre 

Is tested in tho AttO?noy. CenOril UOW~ X16 rsght or duty 

in this ooaaeorion lo sz#lualro; and thrrotow statutoa whloh 

uo p~pOrt@a to aonfrr the pwer on other8 h.s?e been held to 

be umonst~tutIon.al. (Conatltutioa, Artiolr Iv, So&ion 221 

State v. F a mttLro a m l to . ,Co mm, 17 &“Jf:r 60; TO% 8-n 

ro1uI# at, pa40 la). 
A0 w umMwaa6 pu requbrt you dsrirr our oplnion On th. qMBtiOIt, VbethU tb8 !ieoratn~ Of Stat0 has the 

heal right to l 8aool tbo oortliloate of Umolatlon heretofo r e 8s~M ensd aa the sh a r teo r f th8 l oaoa~ 00rp0rOti0n. 

Oaomllf awklag public oiilLIlln and gararmnntal 

l lmfnf8tr8tlvo boards pasroa8 only mah parera aa *zw l xpma8- 

ly aoaivrred v~On thee br law 'ot slroemaxlly lmpllod fmxi the 

powmrs b mnrarmd. Tbry aannot le.@l$ Qvrfon8 aotr not euthorltsabq axlstl4ln, It ir stat04 in Toma Jurlspudonoo, 

ndu@Je )cI Fuce 44% 

-tOtUt vhioh pZ’88Oribo end 1-t the 0x8?- 

0180 Of OiflOill autf U8 8trfaUy omotru@d in rr 

spoat or tko pOWOr ocaforre& aad t&l8 mllaer ot 

th o lr l x srob e ma mob wo n uo not tc br a - 

larged by oon&uotl& f$t aftu a lo 

i % 

PsrlOa 

at uou rota 0r orfloua d2.l b0 ifb0x-d conatru8d 

In fUOr Of ti@lt@, (i3ppOt.t iOr vhibh 18 0hb.d 

to be roti in ruoh rota. sp80iri0, dlrrs and aireOt grOXit8 Or l!A%tatiOa8 Of pOwU hi ti8 COIL&%- 

tutlon ue not coatrollwl or annulled b# gubsml 

prwl6lon8 foond in 0th~ part8 of U.a organ10 law. 

hd -M ta0 60mituti0n a0firu0 th8 p0mn 0f 

aa OfflOU, b 18 oanflned b tho VU8 eimn#rdod, 

8a t¶ the l xpr088 Beation of maoh povwi~ oseatfros 

th0 0xLm~~00 or 0thw. 

-I$ ir l pgrllf vvll settl~t, 

lob maror a 

p” 

or or hposor 

or b o a r d o a rr l a uith it br 

tr to do euoh thla@ as am 

cum into eireot the p5uu 

granted or tlwaUt~ iapowd. Thus paver to ilo oartab work or to l oaonglimh a oortaln result vhioh 

OEUtnOt OthCTWi8e bs 8OOOApii8heb, iA the CLUtborlty to eiqloy such eg8txti a8 oar be roaewablp 

nooo8sary to aoooc~pllsh the work or purpose wooliha, end b 0438&e thULiCW 6W3h WthOf timr, aB 

ia mamaably neaowarr.* 

I vlth rsfuanoo to t&o butioa, paaora and llabiUt&O8 0t RUbliO oiff O(tf‘8 d80 808 Ruling C88. tar, VOblAO 22, 

page J&s aad Corpus rUri8, Voltmo 46, gage 1014. Fe uoto 

STQA Corpus f~~-l~pntdb~i~~, Yoluan b6, pag8 103) a8 fo 9 lowec 

"In th8 ab8mOO of 8tatntOTy authority, M 

0fri00r In p8rrollalag a8tatutoly duty rhioh dw* 
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Roa6nUo Nlllarl J. Lavaon, Page 9 

DOt imoll0 fb0 Wudao Of diSO~ttoB la withoat 

tbr Rower of 8wn6wat 

u80?0uOE Of M UBOU ii 

sad rhea tba &t&gmcat or 

TO Off&O@ h&8 bOWi 001~ 

W1uwol8e4ln thr perfarmm~ of a 0pe0if10 

the HtpsrfWmdls bWoa4 hb rwl8wor 

1, although t&o otetuk ooaforthg autherlty 

npraaU -or hla dotoxstiPI,Uaa Uaelutlom 

80 e&o f f Ml d00lB10na of pall0 0~fbma uo xl- 

* 8m -f? 8~00.~8~ trW0T.r OfflOO? W 

amilisy or chMg* th8 U8&8 or prdoa or motto48 

p” 

laorlr adopted rhoa mzoh aodlfleatlon or ohmgo 

8 glml l 

opo~tlon.” 

poapeotlre, aad not a ratrtmouTa, 

.In Tiav o? the S0ragola.g lt la oa? opinion tbnt the 

8aara “il of Sk60 ha8 a0 lognl t or athorit 

8iw wrt flcata ei U88olu8ioa l oharfor o f h 

,",zzl 

ft Ls atat& in Tom18 

-Qiii&Mat u oanorllation oi the &ouKuIt LB 

in eoM88uoa with tbo foregol& va, 

oat tht ue two not toti my 8tateto l thorf 

to Qok$ 

tb8 mme- 

‘tuy of St&o to l anool t eutlflom~ of ofi rqw6-. 

la.0 of has Ulm SMO .-a obtainad-W.tot&r through fraud or 

ethuwlab ror the ama rowon, it w be al60 ~atated that 

t&6 8o~rotka7 of 8tate ha8 no aPthori?# b 6anO.l th8 -?. 

%om8thodrat R~OOdtUOMd tba (yroosdBWjWnwhioh B Obl%U 

of a pri+rt8 oor 8tiW w bo oan0dl.d @r8 Sot Olrt $a the 

OttltfLt.8 8&tfitOE1 r 18 b th0 UEO. 

The me~ir or m&hod of prooedure by OlhiOh the first 

aorporatlon lwr8torom moRtioned 186~ hare its oharter relnstated i8 to be determined by the oorporatian and 18 a Eatter whloh this depart&eat ha8 no legal BU thodty to P@8S upon. 
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