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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN

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b).of tbls et raads, la part, as.fol-

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Eon. Olin Culberson,Director,page.2

of liquefiedpetroleumgas over the highways of this State for use in any such apparatus,, without having rim obtaIned from the Railroad c0amlal310n

or Texw, ukl6ar

the provlaionof thlo Act 0.

Xioense (I@

tc do. * l **
'3~have read em& cowldereb the ontlrd B.B. 792 and ln-our opinion the tan person aa urn6 b~sectlon **(b)** and other sections oS.saIdAot Ia tnwd to donot@ a de&or which may bc n person,firm or oorporatlon and is wad in the 8ense of a person owningand operatAng his own particularbualneaswhich i8 regulateduuder the term& an6 scope of this Act. Frcm our concridera-. tlon of the entire Act, w da mt belIme tktt it uas the intentionof thq Leg.i@lature tc require **every** per: aon that might be employedby a rlrm or a aorporatlon to hme'a'.Ucenee and to 

### poet a bon4 before partiiXpating in thw8iLe or assembiing,~numrriaotrrring, ti6tall#g or trawportlng any of theappazatplr or equlpmpnt N@V&&d'fOr fo **this** ht. .' - _~

But on-the contrary we tmUcve **it** to have bea cho inteatloon

of the Legia&Mre tbpt the pnm~; firm or aorporatlon

operating the ~8lnu6 and reapcnsible for,theomration mma&baent.ot t&e Wdnass to be.tho '~hnlfonh~~qxinul~fo poet a bond '&ml.

6eotuo the lheaae. The as&of thcterm *~erunP being in the muse applleb in Vo&. 7'Worda-anUE'hrases, First Serlw, aa tbb~oaa who oould olaimthd use) benefits or advantageof the Propel-v. **We** like also. to apply the restrIotlof:: $t.he "right to oontrO1 the propertyor bueInass". event loosa

me bustainsdor .a aau8e of a&ion arose as a rrreult

of the deieotlmi?

apparatussold, the 1Iabillt.p woul&.iallupon the person, firm or corporationoperatlng sqld business. J%crciore,you are advlmd $bat'In our~oplnlon

the answer to your rfmi qu.cstlon la "NO". QuestionNo. 2 - *Such a,oorporatlon as mentioned in.QuwtIon Wo. 1 burnishes these. 8yatemn ana applIancssto other~pcople who operate In their own indivIdoa1cnpaaltyes mer- ,ohants or salesmen. Colmpiasione are paid to euah merchanta or salesmen br the corporatlmx illZIng suoh orders. Ia It aeoessarythat each

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HCn. Olin Culberson, .Direator, page 3

Indltldml who operatesu6der'hIa own JUUIIO to file a bond end pay the license ieeP

wo an6wer your Gue6tIonX0. 2 In the arfiraatlvo. q&tlon 6tates that other people operate In theit own Indlridualoepaoltg,that b&in8 true they hare their own bwknc6s'or representthetmeWe6 tc bc In buslnes6 **end** are not taking orders iron the **manufacturer** or from come corporationfirm or I6dlvIdual. wo conctrueH.B. 792 to Intend that all persons engaging in any .phase8 of the.indu8try

mcmtlonedherein upon their own rreepon6IbIlltyto tall within it6 requirearsntc. Thea? lndlv**idual** am acting as msrohnntlr selling liquid &ae*~ QCW8$iO6x0. %. '

"The Automatic Butane Gae Company.homm ottice Xouato~,Texa8, al80 operat66 the ~f3razoria hwty Me ~mpcuiy~ aad the .' 'LIbcrtpcountfSa6 cozopany.'can tba 

## rutometio mtnw ,oao

coiapagy

rihone bond and gay me 110kn6t1

roe to eater the actltltie8of twthrw dU%natly nctmd aotltitfqc,.bat all of which are under on. co~n,~*8hip~" ;

**‘ Wo**  **’ ..hme**  **additiomil** ~timrrtloi **that** Bone oi .thrw ham& eompnnies (LFO fncorporateb,

but are all owned aatlroly by one, **lmllv.ridwl** and operat6d under arrsmd. The Etrezorla

.County euu¶ Liberty County Gas Oomz being operated 86~branche6, rgceiringtheir stdck and equiplahn.t,fromthe Automatic Eutcne k6 Compftlly, xowton. There Is, therefore,one owner reeponsiblsfor all debts, 01aIm1 or law suits of or a&nst.all three oonoern8. Under our theory of the lntentionof legislature there Is n&necessity for a bond and llaenseof each com- ~pany.but one bond and one liceagewill suffloe.

Questlcm x0. 4. 'Sectlo 2 of Bauae Bill 798 l-048 8s fOllOW8, in PDEt: *Containerseubjdot to theredulation of the Inter&ate CommemoeCommIssIonand oontalners whiah are owned or used by.the OoYernmentOS the United St&e6

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**Bon. Olin**  **CUlberBon, Ei.rsi+toP,**  **page 4** 

oi AacrloaW exosptsd tram the JCOVISIOnScf thl6 sect&i --

**-8 aon,**  **w psopfe**  **WhO We**  **Wht is**  **kIlm** es 'L&O. Oontalneraln ths hudlng Or what is ad&85 .:pa&tfadr gw bueineaa, **but 8~oh**  **aciw** ttinera~~n~ahlppdInanythlngexaeptin intZWt5tO **bU8.+666.** for the ngtherseot1Gm 8pxovide8

RMMT of 06nstTuotianof buterie **&a8** OOlltilbl~6

Md not to CtI@@.ng in the 'bWiIuOs8'.

**‘** ***We bare**  huld that a pW6QI se- and di6- **UibUtW bUbrrS**  **@AS** USbIg h0.a.. (lOd&Xl~ 16 **8Ubj66ttO it14**  the,boQdalA& w th8 liOen8e fW.~ Al- **WO** OOTl?+Ot ia this qtliTOSMt?- ?oua'QUutlarr

end lflforamt1& partainingthets; t0 ~dT%808US tit&i YW hero h8a (L

WTOfStWho.

8em and dlatributes

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**@St .,**  **tata;; mgnxatloa**  **df th** * Iatsr6tat8

oo6meai

c, 0rlJM IOZi arid uontalner6

whioh,cW owned snd used **by** 

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ffOCQt.sb

irapl **th6 ~nni81068**  Of this 66OtiOU+ 8iZWf! lp&lX **1attQf** Stat66 **that** the ocutaineT6natlan0dlr.~Qyestlon HO. 4 are'uaed '&nLy In kttrastate~

**bualnwe** tae 6tetute**‘ k&66**  **no &asp**  tloa.fcar

those oontainen they ere olearlywIthln the rtqdmmenta cl the lrtatute.

**~U66tiO6 HO.**  **6.** ***A** dietrlbutorof butane hqui~t **hW MS**  produot8 haadled by **indiVidWl8 -5**  rirse, **in dlfferect**  **toirn8.** Thtiw **iihIvi5ukls** 6nd firm6 8elIoit the sale of t316 butane eq:,lpment6ndr66eiv6th6reirm~6manIa6ion fromtkm **diStribUtw& %6**  **di8Wibutor OpWLte6**  **LUhX oue**  muac an5 the above amutlcnedrepneeatetlves operatebuslne66e6uudes thetr owu reepectire~ U*."
~ueatlon80. 5~axmr6 to us to have the same

**‘ aat**  **of ifICt6**  **as Qumiitfon**  **Ipo, Z,**  heretofore8nswerfA