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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

, 

b).of tbls et raads, la part, as.fol- 
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Eon. Olin Culberson, Director, page.2 

of liquefied petroleum gas over the highways 

of this State for use in any such apparatus,, 

without having rim obtaIned from the Railroad 

c0amlal310n or Texw, ukl6ar the provlaion of 

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.saId Aot Ia tnwd to donot@ a 

de&or which may bc n person, firm or oorporatlon and 

is wad in the 8ense of a person owning and operatAng 

his own particular bualneas which i8 regulated uuder 

the term& an6 scope of this Act. Frcm our concridera-. 

tlon of the entire Act, w da mt belIme tktt it uas 

the intention of thq Leg.i@lature tc require every per: 

aon that might be employed by 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,the omration 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-anU E'hrases, First Serlw, aa tbb~oaa 

who oould olaimthd use) benefits or advantage of the 

Propel-v. We like also. to apply the restrIotlof:: $t.he 

"right to oontrO1 the property or bueInass". 

event loosa me bustainsd or .a aau8e of a&ion arose as 

a rrreult of the deieotlmi? apparatus sold, the 1Iabillt.p 

woul&.iall upon the person, firm or corporation operatlng sqld business. J%crciore, you are advlmd $bat'In 

our~oplnlon the answer to your rfmi qu.cstlon la "NO". 

Question No. 2 - *Such a,oorporatlon as 

mentioned in.QuwtIon Wo. 1 burnishes these. 

8yatemn ana applIancss to other~pcople who operate In their own indivIdoa1 cnpaalty es mer- 

,ohants or salesmen. Colmpiasione are paid to 

euah merchanta or salesmen br the corporatlmx 

illZIng suoh orders. Ia It aeoessary that each 
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HCn. Olin Culberson, .Direator, page 3 

Indltldml who operates u6der'hIa own JUUIIO to 

file a bond end pay the license ieeP 

wo an6wer your Gue6tIon X0. 2 In the arfiraatlvo. 

q&tlon 6tates that other people operate In theit 

own Indlridual oepaoltg, that b&in8 true they hare their 

own bwknc6s'or represent thetmeWe6 tc bc In buslnes6 

end are not taking orders iron the manufacturer or from 

come corporation firm or I6dlvIdual. wo conctrue H.B. 

792 to Intend that all persons engaging in any .phase8 

of the.indu8try mcmtloned herein upon their own rreepon6IbIllty to tall within it6 requirearsntc. Thea? lndlvidual am acting as msrohnntlr selling liquid &ae*~ 

QCW8$iO6 x0. %. "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 actltltie8 of 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, rgceiring their stdck 

and equiplahn.t,fromthe Automatic Eutcne k6 Compftlly, 

xowton. There Is, therefore, one owner reeponsibls for 

all debts, 01aIm1 or law suits of or a&nst.all three 

oonoern8. Under our theory of the lntention of legislature 

there Is n&necessity for a bond and llaense of each com- 

~pany. but one bond and one liceage will suffloe. 

Questlcm x0. 4. 'Sectlo 2 of Bauae Bill 

798 l-048 8s fOllOW8, in PDEt: *Containers eubjdot to theredulation of the Inter&ate Commemoe CommIssIon and oontalners whiah are owned 

or used by.the OoYernment OS the United St&e6 
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Bon. Olin CUlberBon, Ei.rsi+toP, page 4 

oi Aacrloa W exosptsd tram the JCOVISIOnS cf 

thl6 sect&i -- 

-8 aon, w psopfe WhO We Wht is kIlm 

es 'L&O. Oontalnera ln 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 06nstTuotian of 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,boQd alA& w th8 liOen8e 

fW.~ Al- WO OOTl?+Ot ia this qtliTOSMt?- 

?oua'QUutlarr end lflforamt1& partaining thets; 

t0 ~dT%808 US tit&i YW hero h8a (L WTOfSt Who. 8em and 

dlatributes - %26 Using I.&C. COUtt&uS8 16 8Ubjeattofllaabai4andpapthe.lloen8sre6~. WethInk 

yue ba*s wrlwatlg.'~~ thut qw6tlasl am5 that the 

6hwAts aeQr4 requQe8 tbst thEt be do&e. 

.:: . 

so4&ia .i&i) pz!oilMi ‘xhat .wn*w 6ub @St ., tata;; mgnxatloa df th* Iatsr6tat8 oo6meai c, 0rlJM IOZi 

arid uontalner6 whioh,cW owned snd used by the Govern- LpcD1E. ot tb tbdtti BtatCr6 Of IMQflC& .lTb ffOCQt.sb irapl 

th6 ~nni81068 Of this 66OtiOU+ 8iZWf! lp&lX 1attQf Stat66 

that the ocutaineT6 natlan0dlr.~Qyestlon HO. 4 are'uaed 

'&nLy In kttrastate~ bualnwe tae 6tetute ‘k&66 no &asptloa.fcar those oontainen they ere olearlywIthln the 

rtqdmmenta cl the lrtatute. 

~U66tiO6 HO. 6. *A dietrlbutor of 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 amutlcned repneeatetlves 

operate buslne66e6 uudes thetr owu reepectire~ 

U*." 

~ueatlon 80. 5~axmr6 to us to have the same 

‘aat of ifICt6 as Qumiitfon Ipo, Z, heretofore 8nswerfA