Court Opinion

ID: 4141255
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2017-02-18 03:08:37.016402+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T14:24:09.442076
License: Public Domain

OFFICE   OF THE ATTORNEY    GENERAL   OF TEXAS
                    AUSTIN

     7ea dll obrom tU(r tht8otarpon8ionia
tholr pamal8 hava not LaWcod U%o pomra ot ahap-
br   1) of ta Ittire  aitll S%atuSer.
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provldu for ?ho-tin6      of a mrdt to do bwlnooo ia Tom8
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o$aao;w~o        thea one parpwo, tho posmlt  my bo liaito4
                   woo*. Artiolo153sp r o r idu  thet   lo u o h
otarporrt~wo MOPIvg%ainla6 awh &$      rhallbarOut4      0a0y
Ultim rS&      I@ grivi.hgor bout-& by t8r tari O? Ukis
Stat0 on qorporatioar or~ealoo4 4Woz the law8 0.f tMdr St8to*.
Astlola 13bprote to?tb &hepirpm4 tor rhloh privatewe-
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fulwot

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    mtd use oul and other mfu
    CM)  us0 t&o rl&t to lreot   ha 4 md wn lll
    noouury    Oil kaw, oar0 alA plgwo nooomn~ fez
    the opomtioa of the bualnesoOS t&o eamoa"

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tramport, bay and ml1 oil, gas, ho.
           A.Tc+lo l495 pwfdor   *a tellovo~

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           *I.     To rtoro
                     and trans~or%oil, gas, brim
    at14   o&bar     selutlona and Uqdflod Jo-
                    dnwal
    orus, aad oloo oa44 ely mad alay prodaoto,
    wd to llakonaoonabfosltargeo  UlerofQrr
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       r l& k to r c lc r% j,o  uo mtt krll4iagoan4
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       ltr uo turu om8y ’b8o0000   to
                                    drdo
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       #oh oosgoratlan.’
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       gearproduo* buolauoi"% My stat0 M ooustry,
            4tlole         150) proridu          a.   tol&wor
            w&tfag      In thi8 *hrpt*r  *ball pro&ado the
        olot4rohlp   or 0jwM6leE by My oolpor6tlmt,ot
        @v&o       pip0 liasr in a~14about lta nflwrioo,
        tlu4 0
             o r lt~tiow               a wn tk o a w
                                                   geb
                                                     h          oorpoMtzoo
        my bo.atga@           ta ihe ~FOQIWW             buob~uc"
        It lo otidultt&t~thaI mit to bo baolmoo in
TOMB ~te4    to the Tozao QdLf Rod uol~ Oompsoyuao grant-
0d c p r rth  d~
               e
               d0+0  QOO~ltOt0600, bOtli, 00uor Artiolo 1532
lbovo goetotl   as ~31 so tbo ooastruotlon plue& thorem by
the oouto 05 Qhlr Bbato a tero& oor#eretiosPo rights
o&Ulno& oiae lnoWIor~&o     tbataroktotgrtmtabh $a
bouotlo oerporatlofm,
                   thorotoro,
                            it ir aoo@oa4r~
                                          to uoa-
'Mdor   what     rIghta     00n   bo   gront04.       80 haootia   oorporatlono
ruatito     to    the     arrttorsooncalRod            la yQur inqusry.

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Rrovldeo    llt pertt
                 Ro             oxuoiio Wmu
            l
            E;
        fir th
              & lo to r ” Oil
                 h
               StawttiS%
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                                        lfM
                              oorpotation
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         AbnorL.&wla,Pal(o6

           Under thm abow ltatuteo,theroforo, it lo t&o opti-
ia0 of thitl d~Jlartm06 that the Tuuo OuwPm4uoft@ owpatty
&u   not ban th rig&t under tho pmwnit greota4  to it  to
oporato .a pipe llm Sor hlro u laudrod abut,   and theta if
it   dOO~O0   60 e&+&e     in   th0   ~OitlOOO    Of   OUl4     Md   O&@OId~
a &a   line for J&o h Thor Stab,    it ulll bo noooooaryror
10 to oo uLfwlththe provlolonrr  oontalnodfrraaid Artioloo
uw to TjQ3,   lnoluBlto.~
              TrAttg     thlo utlofaotorll~            amwofo your lnqu*,
wo   lr o

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