OFFiCE OF THE A?TORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 
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;'ewl with nfmwrlae to local maual aid aaaoolat3.ona, enwted 

Lrr 1929 by the 4lac Leglalatu~~ ot !Fema, provideas 

*For filing Arct4lea of aafsool&lcaa and approval 0r~oon0tatuti0n, bplawa tmd ce2-tlfimtea p%o*t00rgcalaat 

0f ths mwd cioiz ststut00 0r m, i925, i8 

3em~lapecrledamdalll0v00ndywt0ofhim 

in calfliot herewltis. Aota 1929, 4lat Leg., 

B* 563, *r 27% i 3L0 

uti8le 3920, farmd b m8ptm 2, Title 61, mea 0r 

wftce, Verrram’Annotated a Texas cwll statutea, am amelded 

'by theAem of tb 46thLegla&tureof~, inl939,lwada 

&xpartsufollowas. 

"SmBaale of x&awe C"aam%aabner6 ahall 

&arge and raaelm $0~ Cl10 uae of the state the 

iollawug fee08 i 

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Per filitlg the a tuua a l a t& t( YDID3t a t a n ia - 

o a np a ny, or aerldflaate in lieu ther ea t! 

:~oo ammadea~Lotr1Snl,4~fn 

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.12 2, 012 iS;,'j'L;J~ iwt0 1939, 46th w3., 9.3 & 

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Your quoatlan raquirua the uonatPuotion of brtitieo 

3920 snd -31. !me le@.@~tlOS NatorJl o? theme et%tutea 

433 tbmr0m ugh3.y gmamt. mm0 3920 a0 8 

ti? 

of the 

~~~~~i~S~~~aof1925,prwided,~o ertlaukg8, 

thst theBoard oflamranae Comnioslonera ehould ahrrrge 8 fee 

0X $20.00 for fll.&g thsauaual attstement of an insuranoe oom- 

,7any or oertiilasto in lieu thereof. Axtlale 4075a-31, vu 
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3anorabla 0. 2. Wh-3 

a.acted~in 2929 am a DJJ,P$ Of MMte Bill 22% 81Ot Iagb&b- 

.a.m orTex&a* andapeoiS~~provided tlmttba Pea forfllani: CLMual mporta of loaal autasal old uaoobtlona vlth usa 

2onxKi or 

&675a-31 

U@ hozd th6t I?rticle 

A&l&m 3920, R.C.8., 1925, 

Of !ul lnauronoe croPpcuy, or aertlflo6Se In Ueu t&emwf ma 

:10t muaged at all but vu mm304 (ufifbd ?omfard ati& raau%oted. Prtiol03920vae8g8uamaa&uial939~~46th 

s3*aaura or mua by fsetda BLu.404, vlth rampoet. to providc3g for the 8ppwpriatbn or tha reoa mn11wd uudf~r~ the 

lxlG ;‘or the purpose of gcrflog aertaln 6alarlea and expetueo 

jr’ tEt6 xnauraaae Caadaaban. lteohangevMaladevLthm6- 

pet to the $20.08 fZllng fee abme dew~Ued ‘mt ata8e vaa 

M!s#lg carried rorwad amt -tad., 

ve thintr the f~ male0 or Otatuto~ lsonatruaticn are Dertlnent and atdleible to mnw aueatioa. ue auoto 

fmla Lewli sutheiland stitutory cona’oPtlocson, ~$igir 44lk?+ 

4, 524~56, 8s~ follmat 

*Tale oonatlt?t- pPovlalon lqublng amendmento to bs lam& by 6ettLlag out the vl%aaea~~ 

aaaluexedwaaMt~t68uledtu~ 

ml&' a6 to trI6 erfaot or auah mmdmaa Ti6.so far 

aathereetiamiaeb8agedlt6a10tmabfvea~~ 

operation. but 00 far am it is not ohwged It vauld 

be dangerous to hold that the mm tmtZnal se-enaatxt6nt should have tkm effeath of d&atmblng the vbole 

body or ~atatutea Zn pm% mate*is vh%ah had bear 

paawl slnoe the fint enaaMt. Them auat ba 

~omethtng in the nature of the now leglalatiian to 

dov such an Intent vlth maaonable oloq~~wa be- 

:‘om aa lriqwad mpeul aan b6 maognlmad. ‘3y 
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Honorable 0. ?. Lookhart, pa@ 4 

%&bit ud 2+mrrtrtkt - wm0t 0s msarabmnt- or f.ntemedlato aota.--Thir l ub jea t 

h aaa lr 6edy b 4 4 nso M ld4 r edto a 4 la 4 extentln 

a fozsmr o h a p to ruh. 4r4 a Bso tia a 5ended01 

no la o d, a nd the fomtr aat o .xp ~4 0~ or b y ia - 

pl%aetkur r ep ea led, a lxprovlalaos b h of #a al lli 

la v a m a r e a ub a ~t~ lwwntb o ted wedea a d 

to b e oosstlnuoua. ‘ALstePlWwhiohZOlPslWly 

a r e-ena etoa f ee, nt fc mw ~ddea not rop a ael n 

iutmaedhte eat aoh h&a Quslltiaa OF lImited 

the f&at caae, but muds latemedlete eat vlll 

be cl4aned ta awnal 2.13 forao, and to qmZ.lfy 0~ 

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ateutl6llyr4-aaa4teditlaaaldt4ahovtbat 

tbaleglaZatumbidaotr6gwdltaa mpuppant 

toan lnte~to aotto 04ma oxtent aovor* 

the same tubfeat. A wwtl ohdie* grmbted In 

1857r0md0 tb40a.40rlippo~. ALL-~ 

l5SUd4¶.lll&59gW~pOWPtOliO4SO*lt4Ultb; 

~nl87otb8ohart0~0*1857~8 -t4dend ’ 

th4malt6ofthsto6aextend4d. !nLlavuheld 

not to repeal uAeafJtos1&59 but tebeamsre 

deolaauttmthstthmrstot 1657~~0 atlll In 

r02-430, oab we0a b80k to fa tisl* 0s ita, 0rte-1 purrgs* seotiotl5oranwtorlravada 0s 1885 in n&ard t4 tb4 cicqmwat1on of OmIl- tJr offl44ra rzxcd the ac6apaaaa~ a? th4 wuntiy 0ril0et-0 0s ,811r oop13tf. aaag. ths ahersff 

wrksn feoa, the Biatriot attomrp a SehrJ 

of $2,000 aad th0 atpeet4ad4e Or tohsolr; 8 

6~ 0r $600. 34lsw8l723,1887,enaotwaa 

t0gwetk0mherlfr0rEUrammtyaa~or 

34,000, b llou 0s roes,. md tba asatlcm menacted tnoluding the 0ahrr 0s $600 for the aU+ 

34sZntendent of aohwla. Lt waa held that the 

JnlJ obj~00t or the 0at 0s 1887 w80 to obaagp 

the caapensath 0r th0 6bm.xf to kt 0tblar~, 

that It did not repeal OP afroat the set of 

Febrw!y,1887, and that tk~dlmtrtut nttomw 

v80 not entitled to the ,aalmy 0s *SO0 (u 0x 

off~oio suprlnmt 0f oMw0la. 

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It kr alar oplnicrn that Art1010 4&756-31, enmted 

In 1929, rimeled A*lole 3920, R.C.S., 1925, with mapeot 

to St340 r00, filiog enanN wpo~t8 OS 1ooU mutufbl aid rraaooi.atm. ft 20 our furt&* opraion that Lt vaa net the 

CntatLoo0rtbs42rid~gia&huaofaxu in293ato mpeal tb4 prev- of Adal wf*33 lrl th%P m-mastwt urd m 0s Brrti0b 3920. xt b w rew apinIan that it vu not th4 intentian of the 46Ur UgLal8tum 03 

-Ttiylt pmvlalona of AaW.ole 4tPiTa-31 

taimdwit’or APttile 3920. 

Itl6thmeforso?lFapsrlSOntlUttlaep~Tuld 

i0ga fimg r00 for fxmg tb amrmrl nport 0s s 10081. 

autual SUL 88aoolatlon vlth the Bowl or Xa8umkoe Ccmmlsslan*zY la Q5.00. 

Wehasab).spe8ii%0ellyove~,~a0?kult ocmYU.ata lmdn, the opinian to the oaav rem to la 

your lettes, wrlttan by fbra. Sisbtoy Bmbov, Aaataturt AMOPney Catxewl, addr406ad to Beak* Mow4 

T' 

,StatoAuciltor 

aad ?3Si%e%onap mrt# dated Fe- 8% 1932, and moordsd In Vol. 330, pages 699, ?OO-1213; lottev opinion8 

of the AttOWOF CWepILJ. OS TeuO.