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*1 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS @I 1 AUSTIN GLIUU, c. MANN 4*3”, A-.~mau ti
Eoa. saIia* w. rita~8poaa Ialtrist Attorney Bsrerord, Tw, A *2 x302.
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St is CIL~ belier that Sectiofi 5 of Article 837b, Pen31 CoGe of Tcxns, quoted nbovs, w3.s directed. to and intcilded to nlleviate the sitmtion you describe in yo3u.r first cpestion. Thoro is no :iuestion obcut tllo right of a non-resicent cwna of,3 &uly registerer? vohi- vakiiclc to I;craford for the purposs of purcha3izg goods, and hs e3y opera-t;3 his &uly rag- fid ~~id~ais~, war33 istered ve;tiole to IIarefordI where he is rugulrirly en-. ployed,
The .las'c sentence of Section 5, Article 82?b, penal Cude of Texss, is as follms: further, tht "AmI prod&xl, any non-resi-
dent owner of a privdeljj wnod motor vchi0l.e my ba pawitted tp m&e an occasicmol trip in-Go this State with such vehicle under priv- $.l.eges of this Act viithout ubtair;lng such tern- pomsg rcgistmtioa ocrtificato+*.
St is our belief thclt the above: said last sen- tence of Section 5 , ,'ddcle 627b;dl.l not ,?pply to sxe=pt 3 non-residmt mmer of a duly rc~istcrG& vehicle ha:d- ing the qrioultuml products of mother ir return fez lnk~r or in esclxn~e for lnbor or 3?ur hire, but that said nofi-resiiarit CKfIiCr mUs$ cme riitbin the provisions of Sections 2, Article C37b, Penal cmic Of 'I'es3s.; a3 lol- 1Gm:
Y', + f Provi&ad, h&ever, that ~~otor vc- gw,perly licemod in another State or hiclcs *4 country cprated for ~pemxtion or hire my be allowi: to mke not to e;;cccd~j~trip~ ilurir,- any calendar rmnth and r0bad.n on each of said trip:?.i;ithin tho Stnte not to erceecl four (4) days, ;!ithout befng rq+tercd in this State, in the eveat that un6sr the laws of such other State or cowtry like excqniom are grsnted to r;otor vehicles re&&.erecl under the law o? an& om~cd by residents of this State.
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Such trip u:oulc? nocossarfly be for coqensntion or hire, enG the-tizh the non-renident would be haul6i apiou1turc2 p~odu",ts, they are not ogrioultural proiluots raised exclusively by him
Section S p Artiolo 827b, Penal Code of Texas, provices as follo'2~3:
"The non-ronident o'imer or operator of any passenger car shall v1ithi.n t;vrenty-five days after comcncfng to operate such vehicle, or causisq or psrtittlng it to bo operated within this State apply.to ti,m Departmnt, thro@ any County Tax for the temporary re@.stration th2reoE upon' the appropriate official fro% stating t!lerein the name and home adilrcso of the ownor and the temporary nclclress, if any, of the u$rner or oporator while within this State, the registration number of said vchiole aosimncd thereto ir the state.or co'wtry in which the olmor is a resident, together with suoh description of the motor vehiole as may.
be called for in the form and such other steto- mento of fz.ct that nay be recjuircd by the Gc- pwt.wnt, %.id QppliCQtiOQ sh5l.l. contain dsm- cr*s authorlzatim for the Cilahan of the to accept ser- Texas State I:@my Co:mis3io2 vice in bt'hn3.f of oaid owcr in any wit arisi;lrJ out of dsr-qes resultlAq from injury asused.
by said wner o?eratin(: a motor vo!~icl3 upq3 the higkrays of Texas. Prov.ii;ed this prov+ SiOil rc?lati2g to ZCCC?ptClnGQ Of Sel”ViOO shnli bo oonotrucd as a-uulative of all other laws or parts of lws rclntj.ng to the service on non-resi.dcilts. Xach such application shall
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