OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
mr Ien. l&s!mh~
fmelgn aountry.
ahcwaateruho holda
a pmPeralonr1 nume
ramentr *re eqlM1 to
vi&I81 qualificetloas
ent to thone squired in this law,
liaense to pmatloe rutming In
ut exmination, provldd a See of
rs Is paid to tha bwxt¶ by wuh appll-
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We fall to find any Fequlrmaent of citiaenshipes
8 gu%liPlcetlm for beaocdlxq6 reglcrtered mwae under Texas
l&W. We therefare bald that (ID. elien map be rsgfstered LX?
the &her st%tutoq$ requlslteeme aolpplled vith. It la our
further opinion that the lengusge "ecaother State" (IDumd In
the above quoted atatute, refera to and mans, “another state
0P the Uuited Statea”. It ir themdbre ourvlwthetneither
an sllea 0 a altleen mey be lseued e reglstrotlonaertiflceta
under Article 4521 unlens he or she holds a regintretloncer-
tltlcate Proa Pnother State of the United States.
Inreachlngthir oonclu8tonue are notuna&ndPul of
them&Wok&e me%nlngs vhloh h%vo b%en %sar~bed to tho ward
Se% T~JCW v. Uhlte, 7 U%ll. 700, 19 L. Ed. 227. How-
eter, t&h majority rule meem to be that in the abeeaao of eoam-
thing ia the rtetute ttself~.ixxliccting
e aontrery intent or
utaiesoP brander meenlng lo required tc give edeat to the pro-
vision, 8 etate 8tatuteu8ing thl8 term vi11 be held to lnokwle
oalye member 0P theUnlm. Thle rtrlat or nerrov definition
la vell aetebliehedin United Stetor ooxmtitutlonelmad Btatu-
k West Tema Ry. Co.
our inte~Pet4tlon OP
appwrrr In Article 4521
la Purther atreqthened by referenor to the otiginelAat Pros8
vhlah the acxXSi8re oP one Bevlmed Stetuteo of 1925 took the
prQVblO?I. Sea. 10, Ch. 1133,p. 413, rats 1923, 38th Leg. ueed
the phmee Vr.om smother stete m territory"end the aodlflere
dropp%d "a- territory" th%r&rtm. "Skate or territory" 1s e
phrase that hae been fmquentlg uwd In the walprmal provlsis~
JS atate liaenslng stetutes end the vcwd “tcrmltwy” oleo her a
veil estebllshedmeaning in Unlted Yteter aon8tltutlonaland
tttatutory iav. Zx part% Hcmgan, 23 8. 298. It 6eeme oleo* to
ua that leathe ebeenae of mything in the statute which vwld
lndlmte a aontForyintent, the Leg$slrrture wmd tlaevex@ "State*
lo 1t.allatltedcoc~tltutioaeleen8e 8e reParr1~ to enother atrrte
cd'the &serlo%n Union.
We h>pe our v:ws in this matter vi11 aaseat the bawd
in d%elLng with these pWbl%xim.
Ycurn very truly