### Attentiona

J.L. wdhrlty &ad of CharterDlvIrIen

Your latter or reoent date requefmng ml de&sirtmmt on the above **rubject matter**  18 amfollowet Deal- Sir: opinion HO.o-6717 F&t Authority qf Seoretary of State to Irsue * eertI~io*te showlmg aoaplIanae with the lmre of Tewutdmodatndingora

wkiag to do **buai** Dominican Republic. 

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"We hand you herewith 8 photortatlu oopy 

### 0r R lette~maeIvedbythInoffIce@asthelawrirpl 

### .of ._ Butler, BInIon, Rice a Cook In **Houston,** Wtsaa, together uith a paot0tttatitt 00~ 

### 0r &he Certiiieate 

## wem to ~un~letter and the ExhIbIta attaahed to said earWill you plew exanine then iqptruaents 

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r0mt to the mming qubdattttt

“2. **If the**  **6eeretary of**  **&ate ha8**  **muah** power 8nd 8utht3rity and ain hl8 duty IstheeertIf1eateusubluItted 

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“3. xr the seen* 0r stak ha8mm pprac&nfxauthol-Ity8ulddu~,utatha -' eertlfla~te 10 not lb proper rormt, ~111 YOU pleu~r do wt thr i*vor 0r pr0pmtg **u8 ewh**  a **ewtlfIuM+e** that will be In proper 

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**‘ phe**  **letter irar**  **the lur**  

### fira 0r **Butler, mni~n,**  **Rioh and**  **~Cook**which you emlomd ir at, 

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### orri0e,fnd8p0ttdmw0ttpat- j Iag Ccepaay~ag-lpertnerehip, huundwtakenthe perOmtttnce or a cttntr8etin the DciemIcatt Republic.-.,.

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**Clad8**Iabell, ?a~e P 0-67w

In order that the partnerahIp may qualIl’y to do bualne8a under the laws 

### 0r the Domman Republic, it beawe neoermry to obtain oertfflaate by a State OfrIcIal that the part-p &a or@niud ia aomplIance with the hue 

### 0r the State 

### 0r ‘Ihur. “Several weeke ago we took the nattier up with 

### the Attorney**t3~rai~a** 

### 0rri- andmmelved aeveral auggeatlona fran IIt?.H.C. Cettottj one or which ma to aonault with the County Clerk Ia the oounty In whlah the INtPtnWhip ha6 ittt pdttCip&i p-e Or bUBineSB, 

### ,whlCh we **did,** 

### andwereadvltted 

### by himthat he muld **only** aertl@ an to Inatrumenta whIohwe- on tile In his ;~g~;,” oould not aertiig a8 +o the existence or any

Wehave 

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furnished 

### theorricialrr 0r the LaInwin Republic with a certlfled copy 0r the 

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cmiricrk, attda 

### 08rtiriad copy 0r the Articles of Partnerahlp, which by themeelves are not auffi~ient to meet their requIrememt8. “we prt3auitte that the80 0rriam are aaldng 

### rora certlfiaate aImllar to that i8aued by t&2 Seorotary0r State toahuw that corporationa organlaed under the State 0r Tew are In good rtandIng.

“We are enclosing; a certitlcate which ue **h8ve** prepared and which we believe will meet their requIrementa **and** a certlflcate to whioh we believe the Secretary of State uan certify. After you have examined the 8ameand if it appears.att

properto=, will you please have the certlflaate executed nnd adviae us the amount 0r your ma atid we rIl1 IaEue our check 

### th0sreror.m The oertIfIaate mrefied r0ii0ttttr

“uwIT6D 6TAT6sto 

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In the aforeaald letter 

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‘- ~%TAT6OFTExIls I lcmfALLJI6Nl3YTR6s6-t cowwTYwxluuus “THAT I, Claude Iabell, Secretary 0r State 0r the state 

### 0r Texas, 

### do0ertIfy that the r0ii0tting statute, being Artlale 5920 0r the Retied Statutea 0r the State 

### 0r **Tua8t**

“‘#toperson ahall oonduot or tranaaat **bualnestt** In this State under any **assumed**name or under any ~desIgnatIon, name atyle corporate or othenflse otherthan be red nameof eaah Individual uonductiag or traneaM.nfg auoh bualnerr, unle~ such person l hall file Fn the orrice or the oounty clerk of the oountler In whlah auoh pernon oonduata, or &&&a or Intends to <r&duet or tXWtt8BCt such buaIneaa, a certIiIaate aeU3.n~ forth the nameunder_:~Kmomble Claude Iobell, Pete 3

. which such bualneaa Ia, or Is to

0~ trapacrted, and-the trugetull

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be, conducted nameornamem _._ .m or aacn **peraon** cronauctzng the aame

### WIGA tne poatorrice addreee of each. Said certlfloate ahall be **examted** and duly acknowledged **by the:paraona**  80 conduoting or intendIng to aonduct eald bueIneee In the mannerprovided roracknouledgwnt or eonveyanae 

### 0r reel aatate. @ Is In full force and effect and that the attaohed Certlricate or Operation Under AsmeaedNamefiled by Indepandent Froapectlng Cempeny18 In ,full ConfonnIty with eald statute.

“I further certl*-that the attaahed ArtIclea 

### 0r Agreekent 0r the **partnerrhlp,** Independent Proepectlng Company conetltute **a** valid partnership under the lees 

### 0r the i)tate of Texae.

“In teatlmony 

### whw0r, I have hereunto 6et myhand end seal 

### 0r ofrice In the City or **Aug.nrIn** TravIa Count State of Texee, **on** thlr the 4. ,1 9x ”

The portion of the above aertIilaate which atates that the Independant Prospecting Companyconetltutee a valid partnership 18 a leg81 oonclueIon. You are not authorized to certify to auah legal conclusions. We,

### themrore, **anmer** your first question In the negetlve. **liouever,** you say eertlfy that Article 5924 

### am6 enacted In 1921 and is **AM** In full force an&erreat, ae ehoen by your record& .~ 

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### VIM0r ouc - **to** 

### yourrimt qawtlon, **It beeames**  **unneaearrry** to answer Questlone Yom. 2 and 3.

JRtddtrLJ;wo **APPROVND**

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## 7,**1945 a/**  Carloe **C. Auhley**  PIRsTAssIsTANT **ATTORWNY**

OlM6RAL A~elatant