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OFFICE OFTHE ATTORNEY GENERAL OFTEXAS 

AUSTIN 

8s to t&cl hbtory 8IYl the nrrtUral adVSnt8geS Qf t&O city Of 

Galveeton.' 

We have a&vised the 8pflicOlItS tb8t s~thOlV.@ 

the term @benevolent and educational undeF 

tad.n& ie used we beliovs the corporation 

is more properly umier the Chautber of Comeroe 

664 
.. 665 

ilonorable willlam J. Lawson - pags a 

subdivision of ,&tiole 130i3 than under the 

charitable and benevolent subdivfslon. AocordU# to" prei%oue Attorney Ganeral*s rulings the charter for 8 Chardber of Conwieroe 

reqgiroa a filing foe of $60.00 and before 

the corporotfon will pay the a&Utiimul 

$60.00 they wish an'oplnion f~oan~on~ Dop8rtment as to whether they oome wwdp 

snhditision~2 and are thns perdtted to 

p79 the ~10.00 iiling fee.* 

It is the O&ZriOn of thie Department th8t the 

nrtiolsa of incorporstion uponthoir f8oo show o,prrpm0 Doadng 8uhi.u section a of Artic10 z30% Of the Revised Ciyil Statittee. I, 

S~I&~DqzartmBpt and thie a&&&lstratlan ham 

writtonQ8ny opiJdonsoonstrlaing pnqmee olalleee in the .- 

light of this Subdlviaion, the last 6fvhkchi,perhaps, 

3.6 iQJ* 4-2902. 

In the op%l.Jionla4tl5entAoaed lr~'kointed out 

that the oorparirte parpose east be stated with suff%- 

ciont ol8rity to enable the seoretsry of st8te to doterrjme t.h8t the purpose swified is one pForide& for by . 

the statutes ~-- defined vita aertainty. 

we thin& ast8&.ng prgevlts 8ud siaullar events 

to c3&lC8te the pUbtie fM t0 thi3 hist@~ and the l2hUP81 

8dyantagee Of thb city of @8lTQStOn", is essentially an 

e&ue8tlonrrl urklWtakilX&Tithin the mrelrning Of the Statute -- defined tith reasonable certaknty. The statuei 

is to roooivo a liberal and a immsiensen8e constmatlon. 

The dc3clsion of our su~eme Court in conley 

y. mughtere of the Republio, 158 8. 3. 187, is oontrolllng of the- question before us. It is there saida 

*Theo Attorney General aeserts thst the 

corporation wae not lawfully Weatod under 
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iOnOrabl0 Willlmi S. L8vson - page 3 

the St8tUtS Of this l?tatS# babsow~~ the 1s~ 

does not 8uthoriae tqe creation of such 

oorpor8tlon for the *poses ramed i.n it* 

darter. The seooad subdirlslon of Artitle 

lz4l.r BerLsed 6t8tUt08, reatlsa 'The plrposse for wblch viV8te oorpocatioas s!aJr 

be forwad aret l l + (2) The support of 

8Yly benevolent, eh8ritobls, OdUS8tiOXl81 of 

Mlssion8Fy lxtdertoking,* The gurpose OS 

this corpor8tioals Olssrly 'edusstioual*. 

WhaterOr OdllO8t!36 is W&thin the nroaaing of 

‘OdUO8tiOld UDdtWt8ktl3&* &duo8tiOI3 %B 

th SBIIBB 88 USSt% in the St8tUtS blSlU&I6~ 

'In its bmideet afmse~* l + not mere4 

the infbtruotisn maSired at who01 or oollege, but tlie w&o10 COPTOB of tf&nUg, 

SiOC~, intellt3GtU8~ CUld p&‘SkO81 is XlOt 

uxltea tu the .~mdiaerp itistruot i oa of the 

ohildlnthe plrsults of litarature~ Xt 

omprshen&~ 8 gswper attent5on to.the mrsl 

8ndreuglonssen~ts Of the 0U.U. AM 

it is sulSst*s used a0 &yaosJmoae dth 

"1W .' IA: cyo* pi 1330. ma eeatim3nt of regard for the mmory of those who 

gave their llyee Sor the blessings of t&Is 

@C38t 8t8t8 StiRR~8tSS &l6triOtie;m, 8DdiS 

’ &l th& highest SSXISS EdUS8fiiO~. * S *” 

'at3 purpose olsusss ef the ohsrter of the 

D8ught~rsAofl,,tho Re~blio pertinent werea 

'1st. 40 perptll8te the melsory 8ad 

epititof t.hemsnsndaomsnwYbobave 

aohiwsd timaiatainecl the indepndenae 

of Texas. ,- 

V?ld. To entmur8ge h&storical research into the e8rliest records of Texas, 

especrfally those ralatlq~ to the rovolution of 3335 and the events which folloasd; to foster the proeervation of tlosuwnts aud rolias nnd to onoourags tha 

publiieation of resords of ind.lvidual aorv%oe of soldiers and patriots of the RoPbUo. 
, - 

kioaorable William JI Lawson - pegs 4 

667 

*3rd. To ~oreote tho aelebrrrtiw 

of 3arch 2nd (Xndope*enoe day) and 

April 2Ist @%m Jacinto d8y); to ceccrs 

and hallow historio spo*s by erecting 

z3iammnts thereon, 8xsi to ctatwiah and 

pre00meuaitp0?TmaO808Uhl0vedard. 

establldmd bjr the father's amI mothsrs 

of the Tsxss RsYolut!lon.~ 

It A8 alweye pOafd.blO @at 8ny aorporstUm to 

6ub130rw SD 0;rrd viii 0xoOoa its fegitimt0 corporate 

prc~uss in its ~01 8stitifiOa. But thl.8 aonsiderution does not arise upon the Fa'ace of the charto~. Em 

that, if you are satisfied hosi s cron5idsrrtion sf the 

fasts and c%raumstan~es surrouading this rsqmst that 

the real parposes of tha prolpossd oorporotibn ora those 

stated in the 8FtiQlos, you should approva thei ch8rtsr, 

otherwise jou would be sGthsriasd to cm11 for additional 3nfomation.npon which to base your 8otioa. 

The evil of.nctual exercise of powers beyoad 

the legitimete corporate purpose of the oorporstion is 

the aonoeti of another aOp8ew of the Govormsnt. 

OorgtrulJ youra 

ATTORNnC G;L813RbL OF TEXAS 

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COMMIITEE