OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
Eonowblo 0. P. Lookhart, Ch-rlrmn
Board OS In*umnar CorSeaioo6r8
Au8ti&, %m8
Tciurlatter of
of thl8 drpartmrat on tha
follow@:
is the AdolQ
with tho.Api**
i8 *al1 to b8
snd l armbor
utoaoblle Cl@b
tion fn 6v6ry
votrd to oirie
f publie safety.
o d a8 l Club and
prl~;90 from the S68mt*ry
The CZab is operetrd
8; the &ib.ra pryiag umu~l
nual mubwmhlp me6tlngr am
th6 m~bsr8 eleatlng the DIma-
pnmibls for the mwmiwiant of
Dlreetorr raoslve no 00:sp6n-
estioc for their ~urvicss and aeotiat;8 war'.beld
nonthly. Tbors ure only th r eellarlad anplope8,
two offias glrla and ona man. fbr.C. I. LLoDonald
fr in aharga of the offiae and all 86rvie68,
"The Club mouree it.8 neorben by 6irWt 8Oli-
ti~tion an6 thruugb other members who are oontoeted
i
-411
*($I Sb~uld a nfmber roorlro any OS 84omk
renler trw 8 @pm&m not ~tflllatee
with the club, he 18 itstraeted to
mall hi0 roaelpt for said aerriar to
the club orflee et Dm3.h~ rer relm-
bur amrat. l'hrClub *ill honor 6uoh
reooipt up tb, but not to ertmed W.00.
"k a4altlon to tha above, a porso~l Aeol-
beat hk*ur~or Polloy la ths amom% of ~l,QOO.OO
1~ uiiren to e8ah menhr. Tlri8 pnlioy 1s written
br the &wrio~h Rerertr Iaaurtmao Coarpa4 of
Chat
Edlo@ Tuna, to 8mbWs rm8idiiyl la %xam. It
i# a h & l,rertrlotad litostobllepolloy aa& I#
writ&on ia uoaoldantion of aa uanuml preaiUW Of
#l.Zb. The p01100 la ooontuol
Oeor e rho 1m autbarltadaad I!Ylns*d b y 4-t
l M ie’for
u t Aaerio8n &u*rvm
th e 8r' &aureaoo Cornway,a*
sf the X%llm Auto#bl&o Club.
ml1 a8 aa oarglo~wo
*We r&gert par oplalW a8 t@ whether OI
not the eboto baafit otlem4 bg the Club are
~inmuanoo bmrfita’ oad fr 00, if the Glob ehoald
oaf;* unbr thr ru;lurimion or thu Baprkrent.
*a 8m fiwwsPab~ co you rim yoplp owmldorr-
tion Qf tkia quo8tlon the t011crr1rlg
*per*1
*(I) Agplloationfor Uw8barrhlpin Dl1l.m
AutoaobfloClub
*(6) Ilteab*r~hlp Card nnd Wmtara Union
'collost' Card
w(s) A cOrtlrloat0 102 hll mmd
‘(4) A Rr00hors dO8W:b1n(5tho Wu'pWW
crnd faollbtim offered by the Club.
"(5) 6peolnen Copy of A0ol(LentInaUrMOo-
Pollay.
*naaae taturti the above enolosuru to ~8 den
you hare rsnd*reU not oplalon o!i this WWtion."
The ml&x8 Autoaobih Club -8 tnoor@Oorat*d l9 I
@lpb and pe~elted It8 e'tierhrf mm the &BUTUftityOf 8titi4On
Au@Mt pa, rcee, u&m rubdtrirloa1Eof Artlole1181, Rodsad
e~di iutmt~ 0r TIE, 1911.
&&lale llIc1, rupra (am AHi*le 1308, ~WB@E'*
knotate Clvll iitatkatti), rpralflba or mm*4 thr purpo800iOr
SeQorable 0. Y. Lorkltmt, pa@ 4
v&&oh prlratr oorparatlona oaald be forsad. &Ib&lvimlonB
of a&S atilola provldedt
Subdlrirlon I, Attlale ldQ6, Vornan'a Amotatad
Olril Stetute8, provideat
V. The support ot at&y bemvolsat, oltarl-
tabl8, eduoatiiwiator riaafaaary tmttutaklrrg.*
It will ba noted 'that lubdlrlaion 8 oi Artitlr ISOC,
sup+ oad subdirialoa e of Artiolo lltl, Bsvlsnd Citll stat-
ut*a, 1911, l m i~aatlo~l.
The purpoaa alma6 rrfthr aba~rratiormd eorpom-
tiOQ 8’8866 86 fSllOW81
Tlta purpose ter whlob rid eorporatloa la
rermea1st tiheltpp0t-s
lducint:ettal
or *II
tttubtr
takla6 emI prrtiouhrly prwoto the lapreva-
to
mot a? higlaw6y8and the duaatioa or lta nwm?mra
In tbo rrqalreaxmtrOS Ebo la-8 of tkr rYt6te of
TOma, sn4 Uo lomfnl oajaymomt gertdrrtag te the
emu8 of outoaobiha, aad the ooopwatlon ol &Em
mbara ror the bettM8koaEOt tta pablioaighuaym
saa for suoh ota4r urgaotr61 we axpr68~~~OS
SmplI~dly authorizei under aubtbdlof8ion
E, ArCi-
019 fllll,OS t&e Eatl~ed Civil %tntutes c+f Teua,
rrlatlng hereto.'
%ltbdlris1rm91, A&%lelo Uw, 6Upa’ (Aatm Mm, r1at
p. lw3, oh. 41, E*o* 1) pro*ld*ar
LelSfalatllr8,
'91. Corpontlnna nay ba orwtea to .6-b-
ll,ah,ou;;iport and xalntalc 6utMaoblle olubs for
the nutual boosilt and proEaetlon of aotmabS1o
Qp4PattOC6,Wfth POWU t0 tMQUfF0 ati OWJ Crll
proparty inoidratal.to &ueh buaiaesa. Rootbing
In this Act shrrllbe eoastrWd ~6 llr&i&itI&
cfmporat~lnna to writs InaumtaOa as IffatS**
mo aas. of satioa81 &Ute skm&oo Corpomltlonv.
wuts, 55 8. w. (34) 809 ooaotnriy m&bairi&%o@ 01 Art1e1*
fsm, St&p&W, hOidS ia OffOat t&St WhOthOr A 8t3AwOi 1S 0~8
0r ia~ptmo0 is d0t0wnea by itt4 gurpcm, 0rr00t, t30mtits
ad Inport, and not n8oms5rlly bT the tomlmblogy us.4,
thtmgb it oontains aeolaratiocuto th eloatrary. This WH
fwth8r holds that a meNbor#blp eortftiork pmvlding tht
fo rl~uul au08 a oorporetien woula cop8tr 80oia08ki auya
to a me8bor’s eutowblle $0 a 8pmoiiied 8moMt Wa8 lA insfar-
aA00 OOAtFUOt UA6 AOt U SOSJ!$O4 8har%O WUrFUAtiA& thm iOr-
I)ItPo o? tha ohurt~r OF the oorpratlonbeoewe the ear-
jd$rationia8~lnf3lmb o*rtifioatri,
fait06 to earpLy rltb t&o
kisururca Laws ot this @et..
Tha 8orriooa roadem by tlu t&l&k8 1LutarobL;J.a
Cub
MAtiOA8d ia YOOr lOttOre Set iO?th 18 SUbdw8lOA8 ##8 ia-
oltulvet~,older pS~~ph X 5r8 aIroH idrstioalrit@Ih*
renla*r renerr8e by the Batlanal Auto %eniam Corgoratioale
th eo uu l8ntio a ed
lb o 7 0.
COOle~‘8 &iOfS OA &#lW8a~8 lkStioA RaitiOA, Vol.
u8e 1, p~arn 6, deflnsr Instmrum~ as f&uAr
*bSUTeAO8 h8 been deflaod i&l @AOF
turas es a ebntrect by whiah oae party We*
:~d88 to ima08df ~~8th~r ug8ia0t 1080, aa
or liabllltylrlsiit&froliaA askawn or 0-tT:
@At OVU5t.
-. . .
*. . . Oocbtmot et lasunn60
a is an aure8-
maat by whlo$ party for 8 eonalderetlonprow
0~8
2~88 t0 gay FOAuy or it8 UquiVUhAt or do S-e
ea t,OS rulu~~~totAe larurd tipontha 608tX’UOtblN
or 1Ajraa-y of somt&%ag tn *P&h tbo otb8r @WtY
&a8 an iatorast. ..lp
The rod wle(l~~50e* iS drflA*d 16 %%mS Jwf8pi%+
deaue, voluao 84, p&e dB0, 88 fclAW8:
*'imuEbb(l**' is @ word OF OWRp~Z’di5n8iTO end
varIo4 iaeaaialg.In a ~ena~l8aesetbrtW~s~-
rdfies en ugr:*oaent, For e aonuideretion,t0 Paj,
5 *urn of BOAO~ upe~ the bapponlng oi a ertleuler
avant far aonting454f, or ind&ty for !OS8 la
r esp ec t o r l speelfird sub&at By *pealfind
psrilr; la other words, en rurdertakiaa by @a@
Fiacornbla
c. P. LoOkhrrrt,
Pe$5 5
party, U8Udlf’adhd the 'inouror' to pro-
teat the other party, germrally derisnet4 es
the *insmod* or the *a8surad’,from loos lrlr
ing fro8 -4e rlrk8, for the ooooldomtlon 8aa
upon the tarm8 and under the conditions reolted.a
Under the fiats stated in ymar lettm it is apperant
t&it the IkztiS AUtOI60bilo Club haS eradO A0 eff0H t0 OQBplf
with the itiaurenoe laws or the f)tete. It warn inoorporatoa
under the general lnoorporetlonstetute end not the law8 r*-
38ting to iAsur8noe 00mpAAlms. Thm8ror8, oortalnlr it ha8
no express authority aotlng a8 a prLnolpo1 to iAStir it8 ma-
ber8. It Is obrlou8 tbnt it i8 not authorisod to lrstm my
Sam 0r 1&8kUWtIOe OOAtYMt.
IA view O? thr rOr~@lAU, it 18 our O$IIAIOA t&t tho
rcimbrrrbi~ osrtlFloetoof the hilaB hutoraobilo Club 9ar1614
teat for annual e-8 tlu oorporatloa will r o p lrlootdon8al
ath86%0, etc., to a la8bsz’S wteswblle la a speolrtodamount
i8 ia iAlJUFUO8 OOlltl)oOt, U&d thht r&id &US AutcmobflmClub
ha8 a0 aUtb0rity rbt8OOvOr to 8Ot aS a pr15oipal to iluIU8
Its aeaber8 or ontar lnto rrsah oontmoO@. A8 tbo Dollar Mb-
Bobllr Club he8 no eothodty to enter into the eontract above
meatlomd, it would not oeaa unbr the+ 8up8rvi8lOn Oi th8
State Ia6taraaae Department.
We do nbt hol&that:.tha~Mul’8m0 D8 Uhant Of
thir 8t8te IS rithotlt authority to -0 iUV88t % .atiOA to d8-
temiA4 rhether the iMUl8AOe 18w8 8mI being 7iOkb(i 8nd to
880 tbrt a0 ooB%panp dMS 8A iAmIWt00 bUSiAO88 without Ul#OF-
itf 0r hr. The bSUrM80 tkpettrroat oen rko 8uOh IaVoStiga-
tion ~8 i8 groper and take SuOh Sbp8 end aka mob re001eA-
detloos ss m*y b* Aooos8ar~ pertaiatag b the eaforooimnt0r
tlm tnaure~oe laws and raqniting a oolspl~aooe therewith. (Se8
Article 4682, 8. A. C. 8.)