OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
**AUSTIN**



### Dr. 080. vi. coz, State litalth

Director Austin,Taxar

an opinionon the follaw

“1, Vfhether or pliaa with the prwi er any additionel

wo

is it req.&redthat the nuubm stamp by the Stats Bealth I%- the stamp6 be sold and the IIIIPL' eon by the bedding~qts?"
irat questiora ia whethas the **attaaksd** staap ot?zip.Ueu with the protisiem of th8 ka%, QIFuhether anp additional word3-ng should be ?laaed theseen, su&t aa the ~0x4 *&sgP.

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Cr.. Gee. W. Car, Pqe P,

'I'he State Health cjtsloer is hemsby authori+ ed to prepare and oaum to be printed,adhesive etaups whioh shall oontain a replloaOS the seal or the State or Texas, the registeringnumber or the person applyingthem&r, and suoh other matters as the state iioalth CfSloer sball direot.* The above sentenoe 5.e the only mentionmade ti the Aot OS the appearenoeof the required stamp. The B~QII pie stamp enolosed in your letter bears a aaol of the state CrS

Texas, tugetheswith the **words** "beddingcevenm*, and In the lower portion *The staqe Cepartmentof Health". The above quotsd eentenoerequired that the registry number or the person applyingthereror ehallappear on the stmp. In our oplnlon,that **registry** numbermuat a:jpear on the stamp b6Sore it irr lseued by your **depart** lmnt. 'i;lth

thlt addition,we believe that the stamp suggeated by you oomplleswlth the **law.** The law permita the State Uealth olfioer to put other informationon the stamp but it does not require him to **do** 60.
Your seoond questionrelates to the numberingon ataupe. You aek If it ia neoessarythat the numberappear on the stamp beSore its iasuanoeby yourdepartment, must tB:

be printed on the stamp or may it 

### be plaoed thereon by a numberingmachineor in handwriting. Quoting agab the last sentinoe0r seaticpl P(b) the Legislatureaaid the "stateHealth OSfioar is hereby authorizadto prepare and oause to be printed,adhesive stampswhioh &all oontaina replica of %ha seal OS the state OS Toxao, the regieteringnumber OS the person applylng thereroY* * * w tie think It clearly the intentIonof the Leglalature that numbers shall be on the etarzpe prior to the the they are issued by youp ofilo~e~. Further, Se&&on 7(a) of the Aot sayo that no person lrhall aell,muSaQture, renwate or have in his poasmNiiaa to sell beddingunless thare ba arrlxedan adheeiosBt.mp rep7;- pared and issued by this departzm.% Thl6 departmen rerera to the State 36alth Department, It ie understandable that failure to have the number8 on the stampsbefore they are leaued by ye,= OSStoemight lead to a groga abuse 

### of the pivile&e or 16tting the puroha8er numbur the stamp. %e sa8 no partioularobjsotion,it

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**m. Geo.**  **i;. cox,**  **Page 3** 
it be mre eoonoroLca1 for the adminietration of the Aot to par&t your departmentto place the mmbers on the stmla by means of handwritingor **by a**  numberingDuOhIaO. And we beilcvo it permissible for you to use that meana OS placing the numbers thereon.

**Your third**  questionIs answeredby reawn of auf answer to .auestIon umber 2, in wMoh we adviseyou that the registernumber must appear on the stamp prior to the time It is Issued by your 

### 0rrioe. Yoor8 very truly

APPROVEDJUL 31, 1939