Attentiona J.L. wdhrlty 

&ad of Charter DlvIrIen 

Your latter or reoent date requefmng ml 

de&sirtmmt on the above rubject matter 18 am followet 

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 buaiDominican Republic. 

0pMon from this 

"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 

snb ba&it w with r0mt to the mming qubdattttt 

“2. If the 6eeretary of &ate ha8 muah 

power 8nd 8utht3rity and ain hl8 

duty IstheeertIf1eateusubluItted bytLlartirninpro~r0.w 

“3. xr the seen* 0r stak ha8 mm 

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 r0m* 

‘phe letter irar the lur fira 0r Butler, mni~n, Rioh and 

~Cook which you emlomd ir at, r0iitttt0r 

#A 4aettt at this orri0e, fnd8p0ttdm w0ttpat- j 

Iag Ccepaay~ag-lpertnerehip, huundwtakenthe 

perOmtttnce or a cttntr8et in the DciemIcatt Republic. 
-. ,. 

. _ Srhtorablo 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- and mmelved 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, and wereadvltted by him that he muld only 

aertl@ an to Inatrumenta whIoh we- on tile In his 

;~g~;,” oould not aertiig a8 +o the existence or any 

We have hsrtrtororcb furnished the orricialrr 

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

htturwd wsabs cmiricrk, attd a 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 

ror a certlfiaate aImllar to that i8aued by t&2 Seorotary 0r 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 8ame and 

if it appears .att proper to=, 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 6TAT6s 

to 

- 

In the aforeaald letter i6 as 

i 

-‘- ~%TAT6 OF TExIls 

I 

lcmfALLJI6Nl3YTR6s6-t 

cowwTYwxluuus 

“THAT I, Claude Iabell, Secretary 0r State 0r the 

state 0r Texas, do 0ertIfy that the r0ii0tting statute, 

being Artlale 5920 0r the Retied Statutea 0r the State 

0r Tua8t 

“‘#to person ahall oonduot or tranaaat bualnestt 

In this State under any assumed name or under 

any ~desIgnatIon, name atyle corporate or 

othenflse other than be red name of eaah 

Individual uonductiag or traneaM.nfg auoh 

bualnerr, unle~ such p er so n 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 name under 
_ :~Kmomble Claude Iobell, Pete 3 

. 

which such bualneaa Ia, or Is to 

0~ trapacrted, and-the truge tull _ 

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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 manner provided ror acknouledgwnt or eonveyanae 0r reel aatate. @ 

Is In full force and effect and that the attaohed Certlricate 

or Operation Under Asmeaed Name filed by Indepandent Froapectlng 

Cempeny 18 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 my hand 

end seal 0r ofrice In the City or Aug.nrIn TravIa Count 

State of Texee, on thlr the ,1 9x 4. 

” 

The portion of the above aertIilaate which atates that the 

Independant Prospecting Company conetltutee 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& 

.~ 

fn VIM 0r ouc - to your rimt qawtlon, It beeames 

unneaearrry to answer Questlone Yom. 2 and 3. 

JRtddtrLJ;wo 

APPROVND SNP 7, 1945 

a/ Carloe C. Auhley 

PIRsTAssIsTANT 

ATTORWNY OlM6RAL 

A~elatant