Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

46 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 R.8 Under the 7089, R.C. usaded, 111 8t8te f8rP vrltten or vhethu or aot the 8ttatot8ryoi typoltrittsa or photortatio aopi t8 or aorporatbn8 t0 ~tOCk.hOldel'8 repol-tr er-oouaty 6virlonr ai Article 5, 88 MtMUhd, b88 "kid report shall br deomd to bo 1Vlk~ mad aot for thr iorpoetioa of the eomr~ r pUbli8, but a TOM iidA 8tOekhOldU dng 0~ per deat (1s) OF MC. Of tbs OUtrt-ia& 8tOOk Of rpt OO?- poratioa, uy paiao mdi roturaa upoa pouatr- tloa of rtldeaoe o 8Uh 0llwrBhlp to tLw bore tuy of Ita*. HoLr yp&.&3;J;~l;;l??;, or&l8 r&l1 80 pomlttr IllIlit’ BOUr8e Of WW jUdiOi~1 ~C’OOOdia([S 18 rhlrh tb. at8tO I@ l wt7 OP ia b 8uit w t& Watm to aawl the prrit or forfeit thr obut8r of 8tMh rorgorrtloa 89 to roUee8 @MdtiO8 SO? 80otloa ;3of tlu Ast, now Article lb, Ver800’8 Aa- ktOt8tad P&l81 lhd8, 18 88 fO11Jll81 'If the 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- mndittIN8, or my put10 s ra theroof, or wy other InforMtloa pert4lntag to the flc44WlAl ooo- ditloa of the Wl'poPAtiW nt sortll or dlraloud la rush report, he rbrll be punirbed by a ilm not lM.rdirrq bpr ‘PhOuUad DCdk8 (41,~.~) O? 008- fiaomeat ln jail for n0t*toHdlng om par, or both.” (4hB8j.8 OU?8) It ~I.11be aotrd t&t "8 boor, fib 8tooldrol~er~ovo- lag ow aoat (l$) or am0 of UI outrtaudlag rta oorpor8b beam of web rialder I8 wt penit* c Honorable Claude Irbou, pIgo ) blm lo 4nJ judlclal ~oceodlly rlnoe by th8 lmguage of th. Aot fir th8 RUt 88tlt4nCO thW'*Of 8UCb iniOFH4tiC~ YJ oaly be u-d in a judlclti Prooe8dlqf in vhlab the State ir b p 8r ty or la l 8Uit b y th 8 st8tO t0 C8llee3 tb psrdt OF fQrf8it t& cbrt4p Of 8uch COFwr8tiOU OX' t0 COll8ct pMlti88 fo, l r~O~t;Or of t&t 18~8 of thl8 State. It will be n&d that th lqua8e of Artial. 1410, V.A.t.c., pro9idrr b poMltJ for rnch rtoakhol(L8? to nke kaeva fR My R4LoD08F Vh8tO98P not provided by X&1 my of tb. d8tA mr- t8laing to tb rf8an0m aoadftlaa of tb8 aorporat19a. lb 18 Wt WthUl’i8.d tbrIVfCW@ t0 448 4UUh i&fOtutlOE 8tqUil’cdby bin on hi8 lamflutioa ia lPJ rti8 proseedl~ brought a7 hi.8 or or ia hi8 b~blf 8iaar otherwise h8 uo4ld b, rubjaot to the ttrar of tht peaal 8tatuter. 8La48 th8 Ibt ltrelf 6388 not provide foe rriythlag other thm 4 9098OQ41 rrarioatlooof the rtQbrd8 -by the qua~lfled rtoolholdep, it ase888~11y Q4stiW8 the right af the be8rOtmy of btbte to give or tht right of b OUdifled #Cockbolder to dew&Id & certified acpy Of 8th re- port, eltbel' t~8Writt64 OF phetort4ttd. It ie balftvtd tbrt the lotloa of the 8ecmtrry of State lo furtirhiog 8uch aartl- fled copy would rtadrr hla liable u&r tba ~ovirloar ~3 tht penal rt4tut4 to th8 psnaltft8 therelo eootalao4, rlaao rwh C&Lfied oqy prouldbe of ao avril to thr atookholdrrWb8. be hl~relf violated the trr88 of the pee01 rtatute bx it8 uH. The 4a8VeC to yoUI fir8t qU88tiOE i8 thWOfOr@, “M. You2 WOORd fJ&t~tiOR f8 88 fOllOV81 “X8 the Seoretary of State luth0rlSd to iw- oi8h rlthor typwrittoa or photortatio aoOFe* af fl'lClChi.84t,RX rOtWa8 t0 4 COuOty t4.X 488084ol’ 4ad aollsotor?' Ia tht opiulie~ of tbi8 de=twRt, 14. &lo-A, 400 proved lay 36, l$It3,aab 8ddr488rd to 7OW Orflte, it 948 bald a courzty th a t tu laserrm and oollret'orw88 8titltled to UU8ine fr4achlsa tax raPoFt for th8 pwpOW 3f df4c~Vlr't~ tusble nlwr for ad valorem tu purpw8 aad to rak l g8mral lmR- luati~n of 411 reports of corp3r@tiOlll dolw awl-88 :a hi8 ' county. al8 ag:CliOU 948 iR 8R8U.r t0 6 cImolr41 WW8tiaf to r&t&r or mt cowty lP dCOllttto ~8 tu 8084440CO **r e0- floepa or th f 8 btata a h u g td r lthth lnfo r o ema O tf lta la w@ 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 l8H88W8 ud 8ObOtOF8 We cb.rged With 4 hoat Of dUti88 ud r88@0~8ib~lit~a8iR OOBW8t;oa vlth the dlrcatrrlng &Id l88errily far I)t&8 d ralorm t&S88 Of WOWrtr locrtod Within their ?.8pWtiT. 8OUILtiA8. With r.8mt to 8u8h dUt1.8 sod r88POR8ibiiiti88Y8 f88i that th888 OffiOiai8 0184r1J lZe ‘OfhOP Of thir btat8 ohwg.6 rlth th. 8aiOra8mmt Of it8 18W8.c SiOOO th8 pIppO& of th8 r%$Ua8t 0: th8 C?owktJ TU A88e880r aad 001. hUtOr Of 8&Wf8 &iURt~ i# jWtfWitt t0 hi8 dUti.8 ia 8ORWOtiOR With 8tat8 tUM, Ua f8+1 th4t h. 18 pPlrl&,ped to e-i@* th8 fr8nshl88 tU rogort8 of 03FpOfatiOa8 dolag bU8fB888 of elmfry pWgl?ty vlthla hi8 oowty. Coa8aqu8ntl~, th8 rirrt tvo qUa8tiUa8 8t8t8d ilr tOUP 18tt.Z' 8F8 lWV8P8d 18 th0 tifiIYWtiT8. Th18 COQO1U81Ok 18 ill lcaord mlth ln OpiaiOn Of b pr8TiOW 8brid8tr8tiOU Of thi8 do&WtwRt, vhiah opinion Va8 Vl’itt8o by h- 8i8t8l3t httO?lu~ ft.arr~~ bUriC8 C&8t, dated Eeoaab8r 31, 1931, 8nd 8dd?e88ed t0 EOROr8bl8 HOOr Lm. The hot tht tbr W Of 8UOb r8- port8 r0r th8 di800~8riry raa l88888Lag or had for bt4tr 4d Va1Ol’88 tUd8 Mf a180 Pr8dt i0 8wh; l*od b0lw dl8corsrsd 8ad 8880880d fO? 8OUAtJ, 8ChaO1 of Otbr 1OOd t&X88 ill 00 V8J altO?r thi8 00R 01 u 8io R r l Si,lC8 l Co uR tf tU &88088Ql’ rad OOlkotOr 18 8atithd t0 8X-m t&8 fl’&aOhlM - ?OpOrt8 Of OO?Pr8tl-8, ld 8-08 tba A@t potid th& %I UUiWtiOIh, di80108UW, Or U88 l . . 18 parmitt&for the lafOrm8tiOa Of ~ Off:88r, of thl8 stat8 OhAr$ed with tb rpiororwat Of it8 bV8,’ th, *arb “UW’ voutd glta to a8 &Or8tuT Of &At8 th. rt&ht t0 furti8h oertlfled OOpler tbsrwf for the llltOr88tl08 rrpd o t r usho ffiC8r ld tb U8U8r $0 fOU?WOo r d QWiti-dl 388.’ Your third qU88tiOU 18 &8 iO11OV8: “IR th8 8V8nt 7OUf -8V8b8 t0 tb8 fOl% ~U88t~~8 U8 %8 the &ifiFMtiTe, d-8 tb8 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 th8 iaiorlrstloo aontalaad iE tha tr8bOhi88 t&X rO9Ort8 18 llmlt8d t0 the PC- 8-0 pr88Orib.d 10 th8 8t&Ut., m 8;w0 it 18 pFoVided that 8Wh irtOtvti8R WJ k wad, th8 8Bk:n(l Ot UOpie8 Ot tha ?a- trPLL8,WbthoF tmV?ittOa O? #lOtO8td,d, VOUld jU8t:fy tb0i.P 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 803 oourt pmcood~ hy tb off181018 l8tltlad to M em t&m, thay would ba owlerr pal888 88?tifiod to by the 8t8t8 efflaor a8 k ia g l part of l&r perrrlrert ra8ord8. The 8uver to ywr third qW8tiOa 18 thUOfOZ’8, 508,’ C. X. Rlch8rd8 A8818tWit