San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-18

ton may arise in which the plaintiff
may reside, by the service of any pro-
cess or pleading authorized by the laws
of this State ON the Secretary Of The
Commission, said consent STIMULATING
and agreeing that such service OF
such process or pleading on said scc-
rotary shall be taken and held in all
courts TO be as valid and binding rs
If due service had been made upon
said applicant in the State Of Texas.
Said instrument containing such con-
sent shall be authenticated by tho
senl thereof II a corporation or by the
acknowledged signature of member
or officer thereof, If otherwise. All
such applications, except from indi-
viduals, shall be accompanied by the
duly certified copy of the resolution of
the proper officers or managing board
authorizing the proper officer to exc
cute same. In case any process or
pleRdings mentioned in this act are
served upon the Secretary of the
Commission, it shall be by duplicate
copies. one of which shall be filed in
the office of the Commission and the
other Immediately forwarded by regis
tered mail to the main office of the
applicant against which said process
or pleadingS are directed.
Section 10. The commission shall
at least semi-annually print list of
the names and addresses of all IL
censees licenSed by it under the pro.
visions Of this act. and of all per-
sons whose license has been suspended
or revoked within one year. together
with such other information relative
to the enforcement of the provisions
Of this act rs it may deem of interest
TO the public. One of such lists shall
be mailed to the County Clerk in each
County Of the State and shall be acid
by said County Clerk as a public rec
ord. Such lists shall also be mailed
by. the commission to any person in
the State upon request, accompanied
by sum sufficient 10 cover the cost
of printing and mailing.
Section 81. Any person, firm. part
nership association, cO-partnerShip or
corporation violating the provisions of
this act shall upon conviction thereof,
If a person. be punished by a fine Of
not less than 500 nor to exceed the
sum of two thousand dollars, or by
Imprisonment for term not to exceed
two years err by both such fine and
Imprisonment, in the discretion of the
court, and il corporation, be punish
ed by a fine Of not to exceed five
thousand dollars for each offense.
Section 30. The real estate com
mission as created by this act may
prefer a complaint for violation OF
Section l of this act before any court
Of competent jurisdiction, and said
commission and its counsel. deputies
or assistants may assist in presenting
the law or facts at the trial. II shall
be the duty Of tho district attorney
of each. county in his State to prose
cute all violations of the aforesaid pro-
visions Of this act in their respective
counties in which such violations
occur.
Section %. No person, firm. part
nership. association, co-partnership or
corporation engaged in the business or
acting in the capacity Of real estate
broker or a real estate salesman with
in this State shall bring or maintain
any action in the courts of this State
for the collection of compensation for
the performance If any Of the acts
mentioned in Section . hereof with
out alleging and proving that such
person, partnership, association. CO.
partnership or corporation was q
duly licensed real estate broker or real
estate salesman at the time the alleged
cause o. the action arose.