OFFICE OF THE AIT’ORNEY GENERAL OF **TEXAS** AUSTIN

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Zoixi D. :ied, Corralssioner bureau of Labor 6tatistlos &ilstin,

Texas 3rar Sir8

Your latter of Uroh oftioe, reada as r0llows: weed to thin

Wu3sr our Texw .9of Bill 352 - &5th L 893), 60 amended turd (Aots 1939 aa used in the g0neratd.n~

rate

a 1.0~ e pereon would would be a rsaoelln

6,~ wmnot be wed, by hot oil 300 and 1400 0.agreee fahreri&elt. 50 ths water pansea, through 8 a heated by a& in oentaat with tubas aining hot fluids, gume or air. “questioxi

now pending before this Depsrtnkent ia whether or not s&oh ateamgmeratln~ plants bra subjaot to inspeotionand approvalby thfs Departnmnt under the provisionsof our Texas Doiler L~w.~**gonorable John**  **D.** Bead, Cosunie8ioner- Page 2

da noted in your letter,Artiale 522b, whiah OMtalnll numerouB Ieotionn,definer the tar& mboilaraas rouor0: "'3oiler*as ueed heroin shallmean any verse1 u8ed for generatingetaam for power or heatingpurpoPea.- Beetion 2, among other ttingeprovideat qplo ateam boiler, unlaa8 otharwlse speoiri0aU.y emmgted in this Aot, ahall be jparatedrithia the State of Texas unlase suoh boiler k+p~~b~qngirtored with the Bureau of Labor stabfrtius-andthora a&all hare bean iaaued a OsrtflioataOS Operation Sor rlroh boiler, as harelnaftarprovided for,

. . . l m **Seotlon** 3 reada am followrr

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### “Seotfon 3. The followliig bollesa am exempt from the prorlaionmor thlll Act: *l(l) Boilers under Psderel oontrolend **sta** tionarybollareat round houaea, pumping etationr an& (Iapotr

of railway mnpmlar under tha auprrrlaion or inapaotionof the SuperLntaMbmt of Retire Power or ruoh reilwag aompanies; "T(2) Boilers on whfoh the prssrore does not OX0806 ilfteen (15) **pOUnda** par rpuare Inch) "'(3) Automobileboilers and **bollers** on road motor vahiolaai "'(4) Boilsrs used exaluaivslyfor a~rlcultural plWp0tlCM; "'(5) Boil,ero

for heeting in buildingsooouplsd @olaly for residencepurposeswith aoaommdationr not to exosed four (4) familiar{
4 W*(6) Bolls~a uaad for oatton gina.**sonorableJohn D. lieed, Cosml44fon4r - Page 3

Those boilera daaoribsd_inthe foregoingseotion are tImme rererrml to Ln S40tion 2 a8 *otherwireapeoifioally exempted in thlr Aot.” It ~111 be noted that none of theas uoeptiona are based on any partloularmethod or mean8 by whioh ateam la generated,but upon use, Federal Control, preaaure,and aupervislonor inapeatlon.

Seotlon 4 reads in part as followa~ 33eotion 4~. The Commissionerehall **oauaa to**  **be** inapaotedInternallyand externallynot lea8 frequently than onoe saoh twelve (12)nontha eaoh stationaryateam boiler aubfact to the provioiom OS this Aot. Eati portable atum boiler rubJo& to tha prorielona of this Aat ahall be inapooted axternallgeaoh tim it Ia **tired to**  a new looation, provided that an interam inapeotionahall be madeof each 9uoh boiler at leart onoo eeoh twelve (12) laonths. Xi auoh boilcm reformb to herein are found, u&Mm **lnapsetlon,** to be in a aaia oondition for operation,4 Certliloateof **Opratlcui** shall be iaaued **by** the GOmaiaaionarfor its operation for a period not longor than one year from date of auoh iua~eetion.

. . . .I Said aeotion prOvidea the prooedum to **ba tolDme**  **whexe an**  **inag@ot4d boiler**  **i4** Sound **%O be**  **in** an **uim& or**  daageroue oon&itlm,* and for withholdiq of a Certlileate of **Operation by**  the 

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It La apparent that the purpose of this Lagfalation is to psoteot life and property frown axplo8io11a

**or ateas**  **boilera.** You are adrisrd it is our opinion that tha al.888 of boiler6 deaoribed tn your~letter PI~O 8ubjeot t0 YOUF in$psction, unlaaa~ex~pted therefrm by one or sore of the apaoifioally naned exoeptfona enumerated in Ssotion 3. Yours very truly

Dsticj w. Beath basiatal;t

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