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*1 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN
Eonorabk C&d* Irbell
3scretuy of 8t8to
Aurtla, Tern8
Attention: lb. W. Luther Rater
bear 3lrr Oplaloa Ho. O-6
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Under the 7089, R.C.
usaded, 111 f8rP 8t8te vrltten or vhethu or aot 8ttatot8ry oi or typoltrittsa aopi photortatio t8 or aorporatbn8 t0 ~tOCk.hOldel'8 er-oouaty repol-tr ai Article 6virlonr
5, 88 MtMUhd, b88 *2 "kid report shall br deomd 1Vlk~ to bo mad aot iorpoetioa of the eomr~ r for thr pUbli8, but a TOM iidA 8tOekhOldU dng 0~ per deat Of tbs OUtrt-ia& (1s) OF MC. 8tOOk Of rpt OO?- poratioa, uy paiao mdi roturaa upoa pouatr- tloa of rtldeaoe o 8Uh 0llwrBhlp to tLw bore yp&.&3;J;~l;;l??;, tuy of Ita*. HoLr r&l1 80 or&l8 pomlttr Ill Ilit’ BOUr8e Of WW jUdiOi~1 ~C’OOOdia([S 18 rhlrh tb. I@ l wt7 OP t& at8tO ia b 8uit w Watm to aawl the prrit or forfeit thr obut8r of 8tMh rorgorrtloa 89 to roUee8 @MdtiO8 SO?
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'If Socretar7 of State or an7 other State oft leer or WW1OP98, ¶? My other DW8Oa. havia woea@ to rogart- fllod-8r la iny manner vbatowu aot gzoridad by 18~ tlw UOWht OF 8OUCOe Of ioSOW pOiit#, 108w8, U- or my put10 ra theroof, or wy s mndittIN8, the flc44WlAl ooo- other InforMtloa pert4lntag ditloa of the Wl'poPAtiW nt or dlraloud sortll la rush report, he rbrll be punirbed by a ilm not M.rdirrq bpr ‘PhOuUad DCdk8 (41,~.~) O? 008- ln jail for n0t*toHdlng om par, or fiaomeat both.” (4hB8j.8 OU?8)
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*3 Honorable Claude Irbou, pIgo )
blm lo 4nJ judlclal ~oceodlly rlnoe by th8 lmguage of th. Aot fir th8 RUt 88tlt4nCO thW'*Of 8UCb iniOFH4tiC~ YJ oaly be u-d in a judlclti Prooe8dlqf in vhlab the State ir b p8rty or la l by th8 st8tO t0 C8llee3 tb psrdt 8Uit OF fQrf8it t& cbrt4p Of 8uch COFwr8tiOU OX' t0 COll8ct pMlti88 fo, l r~O~t;Or of t&t 18~8 of thl8 State. It will be n&d lqua8e of Artial. 1410, th pro9idrr b poMltJ for rnch rtoakhol(L8? to nke kaeva
V.A.t.c., fR My R4LoD08F Vh8tO98P not tb. d8tA mr- provided by X&1 my of lb 18 t8laing to tb rf8an0m aoadftlaa of tb8 aorporat19a. 8tqUil’cd by Wt WthUl’i8.d tbrIVfCW@ t0 448 4UUh i&fOtutlOE bin on hi8 l amflutioa ia l PJ rti8 or proseedl~ brought a7 hi.8 to the or ia hi8 b~blf 8iaar otherwise h8 uo4ld b, rubjaot ttrar of tht peaal 8tatuter. 8La48 Ibt ltrelf 6388 not 4 9098OQ41 rrarioatloo of the provide foe rriythlag other thm -by the qua~lfled rtoolholdep, it ase888~11y Q4stiW8 rtQbrd8 the right af the be8rOtmy of btbte to give or tht right of b OUdifled acpy Of 8th re- #Cockbolder to dew&Id & certified port, eltbel' t~8Writt64 OF phetort4ttd. It ie balftvtd tbrt the l otloa of the 8ecmtrry of State lo furtirhiog 8uch aartl- fled copy would rtadrr hla liable u&r tba ~ovirloar ~3 tht to th8 psnaltft8 therelo eootalao4, rlaao rwh penal rt4tut4 oqy prould be of ao avril to thr atookholdrr Wb8. C&Lfied be hl~relf violated trr88 of the pee01 rtatute bx it8 uH. The 4a8VeC to yoUI fir8t i8 thWOfOr@, “M. qU88tiOE
You2 WOORd fJ&t~tiOR f8 88 fOllOV81 “X8 the Seoretary of State l uth0rlSd to iw- oi8h rlthor typwrittoa aoOFe* or photortatio af fl'lClChi.84 t,RX rOtWa8 t0 4 COuOty t4.X 488084ol’ 4ad aollsotor?' Ia tht opiulie~ de=twRt, of tbi8 14. &lo-A, proved lay 36, l$It3, aab 8ddr488rd 7OW it bald Orflte, tu l aserrm and oollret'or w88 8titltled to UU8ine that a courzty fr4achlsa tax raPoFt for th8 pwpOW 3f df4c~Vlr't~ tusble nlwr for ad valorem tu purpw8 aad to rak g8mral l mR- luati~n of 411 reports of corp3r@tiOlll awl-88 :a hi8 ' dolw al8 ag:CliOU 948 iR 8R8U.r t0 6 cImolr41 WW8tiaf to county. or mt cowty tu 8084440CO l P d COllttto~8 **re 0 - r&t&r floepa or th f8 btata ah u gtd rlth th l nfo r oemat Of lta law@ 80 48 to mm;t tht t%UiMti~ slid 0.. of th. l~"=tloQ =Oa- t*:m& la such report8 udl8r tb8 prO914iOU Of htl@lr P@r 4-4,
43 f3ka oplnioa 18 wow ia part a8 f0ii0~81 "mum Cbpterr VII, TIII, n, I( aad XI of Title 1s of t&u Rsrlrod 01~11 btatutocl, oouaty tU l 8H88W8 ud 8ObOtOF8 We cb.rged With 4 hoat Of dUti88 ud r88@0~8ib~lit~a8 iR OOBW8t;oa vlth the dlrcatrrlng &Id l 88errily I)t&8 far d ralorm t&S88 Of WOWrtr locrtod Within their ?.8pWtiT. 8OUILtiA8. With r.8mt to 8u8h dUt1.8 sod r88POR8ibiiiti88 Y8 f88i th888 OffiOiai8 l Ze Of thir btat8 ohwg.6 rlth 0184r1J ‘OfhOP th. 8aiOra8mmt Of it8 18W8.c SiOOO th8 pIppO& of th8 r%$Ua8t 0: th8 C?owktJ TU A88e880r aad 001.
hUtOr Of 8&Wf8 &iURt~ i# jWtfWitt t0 hi8 dUti.8 ia 8ORWOtiOR With 8tat8 tUM, Ua f8+1 h. th4t pPlrl&,ped to e-i@* fr8nshl88 tU rogort8 of 03FpOfatiOa8 dolag bU8fB888 of elmfry pWgl?ty vlthla hi8 oowty. Coa8aqu8ntl~, th8 rirrt tvo ilr tOUP 18tt.Z' 8F8 l WV8P8d 18 qUa8tiUa8 8t8t8d 18 ill l caord th0 tifiIYWtiT8. Th18 COQO1U81Ok mlth l n OpiaiOn Of b pr8TiOW 8brid8tr8tiOU Of vhiah opinion Va8 Vl’itt8o by h- thi8 do&WtwRt, 8i8t8l3t httO?lu~ ft.arr~~ bUriC8 C&8t, dated Eeoaab8r 31, 1931, 8nd 8dd?e88ed t0 EOROr8bl8 The hot tht tbr W Of 8UOb r8- HOOr Lm. raa l 88888Lag or had port8 r0r th8 di800~8riry for bt4tr 4d Va1Ol’88 i0 8wh; tUd8 Mf a180 Pr8dt l*od b0lw dl8corsrsd 8ad 8880880d fO? 8OUAtJ, 8ChaO1 of Otbr 1OOd t&X88 ill 00 V8J altO?r thi8 00R01u8ioRr l
Si,lC8 l CouRtf tU &88088Ql’ rad OOlkotOr 18 8atithd d 8-08 t0 8X-m t&8 fl’&aOhlM - ?OpOrt8 Of OO?Pr8tl-8, tba A@t potid th& %I UUiWtiOIh, di80108UW, Or U88 l . . for the lafOrm8tiOa Of ~ Off:88r, of thl8 stat8 parmitt& OhAr$ed with tb rpiororwat Of it8 bV8,’ th, *arb “UW’ voutd glta a8 &Or8tuT th. rt&ht t0 furti8h Of &At8 oertlfled tbsrwf for the llltOr88tl08 rrpd ot rush offiC8r l d OOpler tb U8U8r $0 fOU? WOo rd QWiti-dl 388.’
Your third qU88tiOU 18 &8 iO11OV8: “IR th8 8V8nt 7OUf -8V8b8 t0 tb8 fOl% d-8 tb8 ~U88t~~8 U8 %8 the &ifiFMtiTe,
t&F7 O? btat8 hV8 m authorit t0 OUtw -t 8tXh OOPl88 of th, franchim tu roportr 8re true atid aorreot aoplert”
SO 81~80 tha qW8t:Oli Ot 9?1Vib6. Of iaiorlrstloo aontalaad iE tha tr8bOhi88 t&X rO9Ort8 18 llmlt8d t0 PC- 8-0 pr88Orib.d 10 th8 8t&Ut., m 8;w0 it 18 pFoVided 8Wh irtOtvti8R WJ k wad, th8 8Bk:n(l Ot UOpie8 Ot tha ?a- trPLL8, WbthoF VOUld jU8t:fy tb0i.P tmV?ittOa O? #lOtO8td,d, certifleatloa by the kcretm7 of 8tate a8 beI.n# trw amd eor- r8ct OOp108 Of 8-h P8Wa?d8. It 8UOh OOpio8 U8 t0 b. u8ad in hy tb off181018 8tltlad to M em t&m, oourt pmcood~ thay would ba owlerr by the 8t8t8 efflaor pal888 88?tifiod a8 kiag l part of l&r perrrlrert ra8ord8. The 8uver to ywr third qW8tiOa 18 thUOfOZ’8, 508,’
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