OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

Dr. 080. vi. coz, 

State litalth Director 

Austin,Taxar 

an opinion on the follaw 

“1, Vfhether or 

pliaa with the prwi 

er any additionel wo 

is it req.&red that 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%, QIF uhether anp additional word3-ng should be ?laaed theseen, su&t 

aa the ~0x4 *&sgP. 
483 

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 replloa OS the seal 

or the State or Texas, the registering number or 

the person applying them&r, and suoh other 

matters as the state iioalth CfSloer sball direot.* 

The above sentenoe 5.e the only mention made ti 

the Aot OS the appearenoe of the required stamp. The B~QII 

pie stamp enolosed in your letter bears a aaol of the 

state CrS Texas, tugethes with the words "bedding cevenm*, 

and In the lower portion *The staqe Cepartmentof Health". 

The above quotsd eentenoe required that the registry 

number or the person applying thereror ehallappear on 

the stmp. In our oplnlon, that registry number muat 

a:jpear on the stamp b6Sore it irr lseued by your departlmnt. 'i;lth thlt addition, we believe that the stamp suggeated by you oomplles wlth the law. The law permita 

the State Uealth olfioer to put other information on the 

stamp but it does not require him to do 60. 

Your seoond question relates to the numbering on 

ataupe. You aek If it ia neoessary that the number appear on the stamp beSore its iasuanoe by yourdepartment, 

must tB: be printed on the stamp or may it be plaoed thereon by a numbering machine or in handwriting. 

Quoting agab the last sentinoe 0r seaticpl P(b) 

the Legislature aaid the "state Health OSfioar is hereby 

authorizad to prepare and oause to be printed, adhesive 

stamps whioh &all oontain a replica of %ha seal OS the 

state OS Toxao, the regietering number OS the person 

applylng thereroY* * * w 

tie think It clearly the intentIon of 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 

bedding unless thare ba arrlxedan adheeios Bt.mp repared and issued by this departzm.% Thl6 departmen p7;- 

rerera to the State 36alth Department, It ie understandable that failure to have the number8 on the stamps before they are leaued by ye,= OSStoe might lead to a 

groga abuse of the pivile&e or 16tting the puroha8er 

numbur the stamp. %e sa8 no partioular objsotion, 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 department to place the mmbers on the 

stmla by means of handwriting or by a numbering DuOhIaO. 

And we beilcvo it permissible for you to use that meana 

OS placing the numbers thereon. 

Your third question Is answered by reawn of auf 

answer to .auestIonumber 2, in wMoh we advise you that 

the register number must appear on the stamp prior to the 

time It is Issued by your 0rrioe. 

Yoor8 very truly 

APPROVED JUL 31, 1939