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*1 OFFICE OF THE Al7ORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS Dur 3lr: *3 th e trial d thl8 Owe th e l ourt r owa that th@ fiuntirr
warn entiuo 4 to l jud 8 for damp8 L the mm of $10~00 UA to a pumnut uutl48 oajolua& Md notra&al.m& LT. 4ofon4mto fro5 fwthor .a84 or o~ratiio8 whir aho mm ~Or#hipfti -6 sOhm0A GM& th9 "bOt Idga, kXdMt Free rodeo in u&l& oorporat1o.n oray be Tbr rworal dIsrolvo6 are sot tort& In Art&ale 1387, Vernoate Panoteted CIvIl. statutu. rori8lon of thlo otatuto prorl4ro in OfrOot that 0 00 be aioOoLtul br aotion on the part of the stoe ldst* ind OdIlIg in thr f rroorlbed Qaaner that the eotporotlon all be btb.OlVd fo lamed 0~ tho is- ! ouanoe of a oortitloato OS 4iasolotioo Q thr Seoratary of npp~roatly t&la uao the proooduro fol1om.d by state. be the firrt Oor&wration wmtb(E 8eOoAd Oor~Or~tdM uhon tha applio&ioa for dlooolutlon we0 fll*U an4 the ou- tiri0Ot0 0r 4lsoolotioll wm i08ll.4 Dt wlr Searetary of state.
Thi ittornbr Eonoral ir d%rooteU by tbo OonrtLtu- u4loLal rorrukrro U&o o;so;. ahenoror 6 maffloleat oawe i&b9 oaibo oonstltutIoaal protioion tie Attorney Genrni is ohbrrgd 6th the 4uty of prove&
oorporatlon tram nnirhc my powor not aat orlw 3 w Pate br law. it ho8 bun ho14 that the ‘Attorm~ Csmral As to thlr olraw, i8 rldther tQune aor ontitbU to tdh.ilOtiOD to eajoin e WC- pontlon froa oroeedlng it0 lega powers where private rkbto alono am lnrolvo4~ but, vbero o forfeitare OS it8 abarter hao beon laoture4 b the oorpoohtb It oanaot be ad@ thc.t the State has no in eroat In the cubjeot metter of lItZ@tIon with- e
Ir. the general rPle that a w?ty must have an interest in a euit . The funatlon of 1notItutIng pmoeetlltqs ror forfelwre Is tested in tho AttO?noy. CenOril UOW~ X16 rsght or duty in this ooaaeorion lo sz#lualro; and thrrotow statutoa whloh uo p~pOrt@a to aonfrr the pwer on other8 h.s?e been held to be umonst~tutIon.al. (Conatltutioa, Artiolr Iv, So&ion 221 State v. Famttr o Lam l to. ,Comm, 17 &“Jf:r 60; TO% 8-n ro1uI# at, pa40 la).
A0 w umMwaa6 pu requbrt you dsrirr our opln- ion On th. qMBtiOIt, VbethU tb8 !ieoratn~ Of Stat0 has the heal right to l 8aool tbo oortliloate of Umolatlon hereto- fo re 8s~Mensd aa th e sharter of th8 l oaoa~ 00rp0rOti0n. public oiilLIlln Oaomllf awklag and gararmnntal
l lmfnf8tr8tlvo boards pasroa8 only mah parera aa *zw l xpma8- ly aoaivrred v~On thee br law 'ot slroemaxlly lmpllod fmxi Tbry aannot le.@l$ Qvrfon8 aotr not eu- powmrs b mnrarmd. thorltsabq axlstl4ln, It ir stat04 in Toma Jurlspudonoo, ndu@Je )cI Fuce 44% vhioh pZ’88Oribo end 1-t -tOtUt the 0x8?- autf U8 8trfaUy omotru@d in rr
0180 Of OiflOill spoat tholr l xsr o be ma mo b won uo not tc br a- aad t&l8 mllaer tko pOWOr ocaforre& ot larged by oon&uotl& f$t aftu a lo PsrlOa i d2.l b0 ifb0x-d at uou rota 0r orfloua conatru8d % In fUOr Of ti@lt@, (i3ppOt.t iOr vhibh 18 0hb.d
to be roti in ruoh rota. sp80iri0, dlrrs and ai- reOt grOXit8 Or Of pOwU hi l!A%tatiOa8 ti8 COIL&%- tutlon ue not coatrollwl or annulled b# gubsml prwl6lon8 foond in 0th~ part8 of U.a organ10 law. hd -M ta0 60mituti0n a0firu0 th8 p0mn 0f aa OfflOU, b 18 oanflned b tho VU8 eimn#rdod, 8at¶ th e l xpr088 Beation of maoh povwi~ oseatfros th0 0xLm~~00 or 0thw.
-I$ ir pgrllf vvll settl~t, lob maror a or or hposor o r b oard oar r l a uith it br p” tr to do euoh thla@ as am cum into eireot the p5uu granted or tlwaUt~ iapowd. Thus paver to ilo oar- tab work or to oaonglimh a oortaln result vhioh OEUtnOt OthCTWi8e bs 8OOOApii8heb, iA the CLU- tborlty to eiqloy such eg8txti a8 oar be roaewablp aoooc~pllsh the work or purpose wool- nooo8sary end b 0438&e thULiCW 6W3h WthOf timr, aB iha, ia mamaably neaowarr.* I page J&s aad Corpus rUri8, Voltmo 46, gage 1014. Fe uoto t&O8 0t RUbliO vlth rsfuanoo to t&o butioa, paaora and llabiU- oiff O(tf‘8 d80 [808] Ruling C88. tar, VOblAO 22, 9 STQA Corpus f~~-l~pntdb~i~~, Yoluan b6, pag8 103) a8 fo lowec "In th8 ab8mOO of 8tatntOTy authority, M 0fri00r In p8rrollalag a 8tatutoly duty rhioh dw* *5 Roa6nUo Nlllarl J. Lavaon, Page 9
DOt imoll0 fb0 Wudao Of diSO~ttoB la withoat tbr Rower of 8wn6wat sad rhea tba &t&gmcat u80?0uOE Of M UBOU ii TO Off&O@ h&8 bOWi 001~
W1uwol8e4ln thr perfarmm~ of a 0pe0if10 the HtpsrfWmdls bWoa4 hb rwl8wor 1, although t&o otetuk ooaforthg autherlty npraaU -or hla dotoxstiPI,Uaa Uaelutlom 80 e&o f Ml f d00lB10na of pall0 0~fbma uo xl- * 8m -f? 8~00.~8~ trW0T.r OfflOO? W amilisy or chMg* th8 U8&8 or prdoa or motto48 laorlr adopted rhoa mzoh aodlfleatlon or ohmgo p” opo~tlon.” [8] glml l poapeotlre, aad not a ratrtmouTa,
.In Tiav o? the S0ragola.g lt la oa? opinion tbnt the of Sk60 ha8 a0 lognl t or athorit ,",zzl 8aara “il l oharfor of h 8iw wrt flcata ei U88olu8ioa ::. ft Ls atat& in Tom18 c-. _ -- u oanorllation oi the &ouKuIt LB
.Y -Qiii&Mat in eoM88uoa with tbo foregol& va, Qok$ oat tht ue two not toti my 8tateto thorf tb8 mme- ofi rqw6-. ‘tuy of St&o to anool t eutlflom~ of la.0 of has Ulm SMO .-a obtainad-W.tot&r through fraud or ethuwlab ror the ama rowon, it w be al60 ~atated that t&6 8o~rotka7 of 8tate ha8 no aPthori?# b 6anO.l th8 -?. %om8thodrat of a pri+rt8 oor tba (yroosdBWjWnwhioh B Obl%U R~OOdtUOMd 8tiW w bo oan0dl.d @r8 Sot Olrt $a OttltfLt.8 8&tfitOE1 18 b th0 UEO. r
The me~ir or m&hod of prooedure by OlhiOh the first lwr8torom moRtioned 186~ hare its oharter reln- aorporatlon i8 to be determined by the oorporatian and 18 a Eat- stated ter whloh this depart&eat ha8 no legal BU thodty to P@8S upon. *6 Bonh’abl8 ~llllmm J, Iawacm, Pags 6 .
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