"Under the above msntfoned raota, doer John Doe oome within the provisions of the %II- ployment kgenoy Law, whereby he would be requir- ed to obtain an employment agenoy lfoense to uarry on suoh aativities?* At the outset we wish to polat out that the Terarr Wplomnt Agenoy Lau, Artlolea 2208 through 5221, &vised civil Statutee 1925, as amended, and Artlolse 15134 through 1592 or Vernon*8 Annotated Fenal Code, are very rully and capably dlaouaaed In the oaae or Karr v. Baldwin, 59 Fed. (2nd) 252 (DlatrlOt Court, Texas) by Judge Atwell.

krtiole 5206, Revised Civil Statutes, 1025, de- rines an -WpLovnt Ageaoy” as r0u0w8r

"The term *E&ployaent A&enoy’ aiaana etery partneredlp or assooiatlon of per- perso+, ‘rim, aorta engaged In the bublaefm Or asaleting am- ployera to aeoure employeea, aad persons to.ae- oure eaiployment, or 0r oollactin~ iaromeation regarding employers seeking employees, and per- uopg seeking employment.*

The sass statute ?ronteln$ the tOllowIng deilnl- tloa or *?3mployaeat orrioe't

'The term *Xmploymant Offloe* ~eaxis every glaoe or ortloe where the buslneas or glrlng lntelllgenoe or information where emploVmeat or help may be obtained,, or rhere the buaineas ot &in employment agent Is oarrled 011." Aooording to the rstatutoxy de&nit&on above eet out an %xployment Agent* is a parson, fZrm, pPrtaerahlp or aerrooiatlon or persons engaged In the btalne~e or brln& ing about an eaployer-employee or master-servant relation- ship between two persona or a rim, corporation, partner- ship, eta, ae employer or maste r and a person as employee or servant. In a situation desorltwd in pour lettoT, how- ever, the agent employs and paye the entertainer@+ The latter have no eatreotuil relatlonahlp whataaever with the pereone, asaooiationa, olubs, aomentlonu, eta. de- siring the entertainment. They look to the for *3 Eonorable Joe Kunaohlk, Fag3 3

their inatruotions end their remuneration. The asent in turn contract8 with the tioreaald parties desiring an en- tertainment program. A lump aum la paid to the agent for the sh0w or talent he produces or rurnlshea.

To be an *employee*, the relation or master-servant muat exist to the extant that one party has the right of ultimate control over the other. Surety Cnlon Inanraaoe Co. P. holeod, (Texas) 36 S. F. (2d) 449, 551.

"In the language of the law, however, the word *servant* la used to smbraoe all olaasea or employeea. It la synonymous with *employeef, end laoludaa all persona of nhatever rank or. poeitlon who are aubjeot to the dlrecrtlon.and aontrol of another in any department of labor or buainesa.a 29 Tex. Surla. 10. In the Supreme Court oase of Ribtik I. YoBride,

277 U. S. 350, Justice Sutherland niakea this algnlflaant observation:

*The basineia ot aeouring employment for those aeeking.work is eaaentlally that of a broker, that ie, or an iatermadlary.w Under the faota set ant in your letter the la something &ore than an lhtarmadiary. Ea ia In reality the employer of the entertainera, having oompleti Oontrol and paying them for their aervloes.Inthe abaenoe or any ra- lationahlp of master and servant being brought about by aald agent betueen the entertainers on the ond hand and the oluba, asaociatlona and convention8 deairlng their parsona, aervioea, ft la our opinion that the agent or entertalneasnt entrepreneur desorlbed In your letter does not aoaie within the purview or Artiale 5208, Revised Civil Statute8 or lSW, and la not required by law to obtain an Employment Agenoy Lloenae, Articlea liWEl through 5221, Revised Cioil.Statutea of lQe3, aa amended, and Artlalea 1584 throue 1593 of the Annotated Penal Code of Texas not applying to hi8 buelllbaa.

Trusting tllat the above fully answers your we are

POUTS v0l-y tTul.y APPROVEDAUG 22, 19.39 .ATTORXEY QXNERAL OF TEXAS

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ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS-