. . OFFICE OFTHE ATTORNEY **GENERAL** OFTEXAS
**AUSTIN**

8s to t&clhbtory 8IYlthe nrrt

### Ural **adVSnt8geS** Qf t&O city Of Galveeton.'

We have a&vised the 8pflicOlItStb8t s~thOlV.@ the term @benevolent and educational undeF tad.n& ie used we beliovs the corporation is more properly umier the Chautberof Comeroe 

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ilonorablewilllam J. Lawson - pags a

subdivision of ,&tiole 

### 130i3 thanunderthe charitableandbenevolent subdivfslon. AocordU# to"prei%oue Attorney Ganeral*s rulings the charter for 

### 8 Chardber ofConwieroe 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 olalleeein the .- light of this Subdlviaion, the last 6fvhkchi,perhaps, 3.6iQJ*4-2902.

In the op%l.Jionla4tl5entAoaed lr~'kointedout that the 

### oorparirte parpose east be stated with suff%- ciont ol8rity to enable the 

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the purpose swified is 

### onepForide& for by . the statutes ~--

### definedvitaaertainty.

we thin& ast8&.ng prgevlts 8ud 

### siaullar events to c3&lC8tethe pUbtie fM t0 thi3

### hist@~ and the 

### l2hUP81 8dyantagee Of thb city of @8lTQStOn", is essentially an e&ue8tlonrrlurklWtakilX&Tithin the mrelrning Of the Statute -- defined tith reasonable certaknty. The statuei is to roooivo a liberal and a immsiensen8econstmatlon.

The dc3clsionof 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

*TheoAttorney 

### General aeserts thst the corporation wae not lawfully Weatod 

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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 

### oorpor8tlonfor the *poses ramed i.nit* 

### darter. Theseooadsubdirlslon 

### of Artitle lz4l.rBerLsed 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 

### thenroaaingof ‘OdUO8tiOld UDdtWt8ktl3&* &duo8tiOI3%B **th SBIIBB**  **88 USSt%**  **in the**  **St8tUtS blSlU&I6~**  'In its bmideet afmse~* l + not 

### mere4 the infbtruotisnmaSired 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 

### ofregard for themmory 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** *******”**

'at3purpose olsusss ef the ohsrter of the D8ught~rsAofl,,tho Re~blio pertinent 

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'1st. 40 perptll8te the melsory8ad epititof t.hemsnsndaomsnwYbobave aohiwsd 

### timaiatainecl the indepndenae of Texas. ,- V?ld. To entmur8ge h&storical research into the e8rliest records of Texas, especrfallythose ralatlq~ to the rovolution of 3335 and the events which folloasd; to foster the proeervation of tlosuwnts aud 

### rolias nnd to onoourags tha publiieationof resords of ind.lvidualaorv%oe of soldiers and patriots of the RoPbUo., -

kioaorableWilliam JI Lawson - pegs 4 

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***3rd.** 

### To ~oreotetho aelebrrrtiw of 3arch 2nd (Xndope*enoe day) and April 2Ist @%m Jacinto d8y); to ceccrs and hallow historio spo*s by erecting z3iammnts 

### thereon,8xsito ctatwiahand pre00meuaitp0?TmaO808Uhl0vedard. 

### establldmd bjrthe father'samI 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 cron5idsrrtionsf the fasts and c%raumstan~es surrouading this rsqmst that the real parposes of tha prolpossdoorporotibn ora those stated in the 8FtiQlos, you should approva theich8rtsr, 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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