September 11, 1950

Hon. John Ben Shepperd Secrekry'oi State. Austin, Texas .

Dear Sir:. .:.,.k,,‘, .,.ij Opinion no. TV-1104 Re: Whether oorporatlon may be chsrtered under Subdlvlelon 105, Art. 1302, V.C.S., to furnish %ecre8t10n81" fecllltlee **,~ona** oharitable~and eduostlon8l:baSie... -'.'-,~Porrr:~oent.pequest for.iinoplnlo& aeke whethec~the **f&&&** Weslaoo Reoreation Assooletion 1s requlredto.be~lnco*porated iiuder Se&Ion 

### 9 of Artiole 1302, Vernon~s Civil ,Sta~tea;::~rafher.,~~-_trnder Subdivlelon :105 of .th8tArticle :authorlaiag~,aorpo~t~ons~ito.be f~Maed.fO~ **“ ReligiOUSa**  **Charita** 

### ble, **Literaryfi Xioientit** **’ io**  **or** ~&lacst.lon8l~**purpose8.**

**~.. ,~**  **A.. The**  **p&posed, oherrter~**  st&e&.itti p&pose to be:

~'&'&&-~&& inview of 6plnlone of 

### i'ormerAttor**ney~~&&8l,** .oitd~iLa;A&orney Qener81 Opinion O-l.171 ~(1939) you oonolude that this corporatlon retry only be oh8rteredounde; Subdlvlslon 

### 9 of Artiole 

### 1302 authorising oorpor8tlone

. : .%o a&o&~& &ntku'bi&ole olube,.end other 1nnoOent 8poPt8:.~? You suggest th8t the aotlvlty recited in the quoted purpose olauee 15 not primsrily "eduoetion8l" although you reoogulte the breed oonnotation of th8t telm lndlO8ted in Conley v. Dmuhtera of the Rembllo ~1913~I where it is Stated th8t the'term "education 8s ueed 

### 106 Tex. 

### 80, q6 S.W.197..

Hon. John Ben Shepperd,

In the statute Includes page 2 (V-1104)



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m&rely the lnSti%~tioa‘r~cel~ed iit

### school 6F:'dolleg6, bat the 

### uhdle~~otirse of trainlng,'moral, lnt~llebfual 8nd $ih@Iiio&ilf

It.18 dot limltea to"the ofij,nary' Xnsttictlon of the child In the pursuit:of llterat-. n ,. " '.. -At-‘the'~outset'-we direct your &ttentlon""to the fact thatthe orga~iistlon proposes to'tiu@p6rtohaPltable.snd edu- ~atloii&l:&de.ki+ors ~bg~providlog~~"recreatl~n" for school chlldjr;eti&d~Bault#; ~'Such8 mrpo'&e Itinot syiiongmouswlth~' 

### su~portlngsport9':c~~s.~or:'sports~~8i?tl~l~les,. slthougklt~'m8y includi3the‘Suppi5rt bf Spo*tk 88 a recPeatlon. It'mlght also ih~liie.:other iomqa -of recreation-not commonly aeaominated "sp9rts '!

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.:.W*T,~~$"& .:F&&e~fi why "q&ts" ~:bpHp~cre&tlo*~ ~wy - not~be"supported +'a ~~oh&rTtablij &% BduMtloiial bcisis.~:.SiibdXvivisl6ii

~~9~is~'desiBnea't~'a~thorlse otheFth8n pWely oh&Mtable'or educational~&nterprises suppiji%bg "liinocent

### sports." Su~dlv~~o~~:1~~is';:~oi'course, .muoh broader than Subdivlslon 9.and may~lhcliide'8O~~Vi~'ieS"set 6titin~SubdLV,isiin 9 malntaln6d-howeveF,:Loti a-cihkrltable or eduo8tlona~ 

### basis.

~, _.. ..~~. . . _ _ . ii ~- ,,~. 'l_, TV’ Tlie“.-pi;i~~~~~“:op~nI~~s +efe*d. to I.powt ~ouc:.thst; td qu&l‘ify~~&s'~X5tipoF8tlijn *hose purpose ls"to".~uppo~t'eduoa-:‘ ~tl~~~~b~e~ir~r~;~~~bd~oatiion Bust b;bth;ti

primary~.objeot;i I&or- $6rat~6C%ndbii +o@* ohkrter, thei?iifor6, ITinlts'

the~aotiiilties oftt~_h~~rat~n-..~"tfia(lB-'which &e ~~~~lly'educatiodal.~ Th(tfabt :t;hat:-9irc~~~-~~.co~~ratlon-in~t ~laQ5*'aevit%tetit0 tic:' tlvltles~'dtilZrjid6-or 

### bejiond

its~oor-giort%te~ **powers** di5edes

not--prevent Its incor~Mt.tion Wtd6r"sulch limitatloni.~"Th6st8ted purpose h~r~e-i~:tiro~o'ol(l;:hopijiier;-'aaa"such~ a'o6FpMiitlon Is'notPliniited tii,~~actli~ttieis~,~ithioh are--primarily edueatlonal If they are ln fact &U~table. . .

You &'rie,“therefoiie, advised that the subject oorporatlon majr'be'

ijh&rteredtnideF Subdlv~slon 105. Its activities will, however, be limited as indicated..

Ron. John Ben Shepperd, page 3

SUMMARY (v-1104)

A corporation whose purpose Is to support charitable and educational endeavors Pn a community by‘providing vacation time recreation for chlidren of school age and~llmlted recreational Saollltles for adults may be Incorporated under Subdivision IO5 of Article 1302, V.C.S. Such activities must be charitable 

### or primarily educational In fact. Yours **very** truly APPROVED: PRICE DANIEL Attorney General Everett Rutchlnson Bxecutlve Assistant

Charles D. Mathews First Assistant Assistant

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