Case Information
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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
Yrbruary as, 1959 *2 Bon. 8. L. AnI.1, Tatmary M, 19'59, PagT@ t
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%S ;IItUMi &id8 Or ilrwm bOa8r;t & S$8t$S8 Us 8Suallf ~o+OrMd the 8On8tltUtIOE and by- lsri. By-law sbvul4 &a r31 ut8rhl raspeats k roe- 8 npudiatlas Of khatit roneble \nd l houltl aOt Ubdy laaue,U prior to thslr l aaotment. alting Oe~iriMt48 ~U&UW~ 0OUll841 f8e httle, 79 = be9; Matkln V8e &Ip?~e bdgo ai@iht8 Of ffODO?, 18 a 306; TeTlt. tur.Vol. 6, page 404.
The 4464, &sari110 Potual &nerolent Aaaoole- tioa ~8. tranklin at al, SS SU I&nd) 859 holds, la dfeot, l utnel sld 88aoeIetiona are not authotlrod ta ohan l ontraot 80 a8 to irp8Ir bemerits to whloh lnaumd was entitled uuder polloy. In peaslag upon l l lsllar question in the oaeo,
Rookwell vs. Inights lesplar and Ueaonio Yutusl Aid Aaao- olatloo 119 How York, Supp. 515, the oourt used the fol- loul!l~ i*aguege t
l Rvery oorporatloa hss right make *ml ohaqa It8 bpl8ws In a 8eaner not in- 8o??airkntiith law end uoh right doer not glra it the power to obange It8 written or lmpoae 99~~ a perty aontraotlng 8ontreat rlth it whioh were Mter a8aumd.g obligation8 Eetaetlolel awo$Stlon8 uy wna thlr oonatl- tut$on bplSu8 et will, provided thr emondamnt8 60 mot teden COU8titUtiOU the 14W8 oi the 8t~t~ rlolat~ OS do not, wIthOut his OOnSSpt, deprive 8 ulbor Substantial d&t oonremd b,t hla oertIiIe6ta er oaatraot or laaursnoe mid PrWldsb also 4DdmatS 8re r44801)- *4 Xou. 9. L. Danid, Iobruary S6, 1666, ?a68 4 able. cit1B& suprau.Ledga xB1ghtr of Pythlaa vs.
Ill=, RO4 8 891) 9.r. Jmr., Tel. 6, pa6a 606. k aro usable to ttnd any otatuta or d8elrien xthorlriag uy fratorml 8oelotl88 to r&w0 knatlt uole8 a8 ut forth in pur ln- the kuflt of tbelr m-3. Wo do not be1 ova mob rmdrretlon rooid k r - roawnabl* lB this lBataBo0.
Yoa are nepootfully adtiM that it 18 the oplalm of thlr Departunt that the Oran& Lode of Oolord Xalghtr of Pythlaa l anuot nlilao hwaflt Of all flat rat. polldrr from hOO.00 te &OO.oO vlrtw lta by-lnvm an4 rwolutloa hareinabote 4rrsrlbed.