Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

OFFICE OF ‘T’NE A7TORNBY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN owl up 8 rather ex- merropolitan mvo- croered oWm,latiozi and l@mllJ& to d policy of aacident im?tenaas vh.l& entlon speolfically and ua AQtonio Light, (2) The on Port, (2) The Xourtoa o Id&t ha8 not yet lcreued only lwnahed its edvertlra ChrOOhove boon in full-fled&od many yMrs* “Thor. lr ecae QQoetlon in our minds as to the 1qpUty of the oadour plane of operetlon iollov- ed or propored. There has olro been aompl8int to UI from oompetltlve oompanlse end agenolcd; but ve give no amtrolllng velght to this, cinoe our eolo duty tr tb lmlature tibe obrerved~ end our only intereat, thoro- .rore, 3s lxt Aoteotlag mAArenmAyltlg v101aonR. '.. 3!here are mm0 variotlom in the plana proropos- edor fo~veA,novurdltt the past, by the va~loua MtwJMP8J bttt in OF&l that Vb Wily &t8Pt?dM hlCl oar.-oplttlon from your Oeputxmtt vhsther ang of vuch p&w or atty p&rt QP part@ thereof aoparatolr aon.elAor-. eA eatatwtte riolathtt!t of the law, vo s-ire and nunAlecropratoly hweb bolov all or the eesontl.81 ~oaturer and you llroylwav that all of thoo or0 cm- Rott to & 1 entorprlree wiles8 a 1laitatLoa to the aontrgry lo lndicatadt '1. The Mlirhore of all of the nexie- paper* inrolved ere prlmte corporQtlozta. "2. T~Q cmepnlsa lssufng the yolfafos me Auly lioon~od aaoident lzmnvmoe compm&w. 9. The polluy forms, endorscutcnts,and riders used nre duly approved by thir Board. "4. In oath lnutnncc rho novsppr publish- er (aoqomtlan) enters Sat0 vrlttca or v6rbal tuprer~ or taelt oontractual rclatlons 8~1th the ia~tmattaa oati- Orup f@P tha ~irO~tiOA-~tZIlOti~tl and ~C;cliC~-W3l'kOt- Jsg enterprlee hereln inbloated. "5. In aaoh instaoco, except the i.&llaa XIov8, there ie ta8intataod in sffLco quartore px*oold- od by the novapupcr corporatlcn a Fo-called roy;lrtrar Vho io a duly authorized EIgt?At lhtonrod by thir, BoomI in ~@spllanae vtth Artiala 506&b, anA there are olao tneneroue duly oppoiated and liceneed rolloltom vorls- lng ttndtw fstd in eonjunction 131ththe registrar. In tho cam 0r the mlas m18, th0 :2t.mmnoe comp8qf peye 20 the ra,#atmr 0 flat wa rer nonth, out of Vhlah ho paye the DallOs &N'P (d. Ii. Belo i-,Or~o~8LtCUl) 445.00 par monthrent Sor offfco epuue, sncl hlic ovn help and ofiao oxpenffe vlth the oxcoptlon of adver- tising and cervices of the Sallee lPeve route uarritare mentioned horoinaftor 31 paragra$m 13 rml 20. EGaorablo 0. P! IIohhwt, p&w 3. l 6. Ylth the moAl$loetLon above M I.a tteA a eto th eml& w Ieva th , e.tmtmp a pprer o vld6 l8 t it8 ... * OVA expotm r0r, tha regirtrar ma hle mm of roiici- tore 0lCiee rpaoo, fvrnitura. equipment, stationery, cttppi ler, au-da, poetage, eta. Boeider, at Its ovn w%ll built up through t&e cnterprlre. 9.. In tome oaaer, re have found thlr new- paper 8Avertleillg aommhat mlaleadin& and IniePopre- eontatlve 8e to tho torme, merite, uvl benefits of the pOuOyJ but UO &@k tOP 110 OpfniOtI tApon thiia fOLLtUW#, beliorlttg that your opinion ar to the other points involveA vlU, eaablo uu to Alapoeo of and control thla feature along with othora 1st acoordnnce vlth the lau, Art. 5052, etc. ‘8. In some inrtnncie th61roglatrur and *olWitor* an full tltw, ctalnrled tmployooe employed anA pald by the nompapor but AevotN full time or a mbe8atlal portion of their tine to tho lsmrance ttud.noas at tba diraation of the pnper. “9. In other inetaaaes ir 19 probably thdt ruch roglvtrar 8x43tollcltore arc lndopendont oox&mm- tom 01th tho nevapaper or am aga,ontr! of the lnrumnce aoapaay or lnAepe.ndent oontractorv vith it. 30. The navepaper advcrtlelng ccuttalns in met lnartanabe a coupon fom, daeL&nodto te matlm¶Or oth6rml8is ddlvorad to tho newepopm to tie csttaixtion of ltr ~Insurenco Ilapurtmcnt’,iiic?Lcnti~ t&it th par- eon uhoee name, atddrc~tts, nad other gersozml detaila ara lndlcatod in the ooupm is intercstod in obtaining on0 of tha ~oltcloe ofrwvd. ‘11. In other inotsnece tI:e qxe~apcr adVeX'- tleiry, instead of cantaleing B umw coupon for inquiry, -0 0. ri la&hart, peg6 4 . oentune enbbaal appllmtbn tar $iollolea, to be mall06 6r 0tbmrf0* retomled to the *Ineuraace Do- ” partment’ ar thr, Jaevepapr. %. Vithaut oxeoptloa, PO Sar ae ua have olmelmd; it lr rtetqd pwmuently and rpeol~unlly in tbnow’~@dv.rtirkrg, the ooqoaactho8ppllea- tl6n( b uc moLt o th eg lc a lo that y ), th 6p o llo la y lva l-- a l6o nlyto eub o 6r a er o r8th em p era a dto th e maawrofthlrllauunte~lp or p 00 lang a* thqr ramln oubrorlboro and that the polioy mey be toralaat- of3 when t&a nov~paper rrubauriptioa ooeeoe. In meet e8aee l&o pall0 Itrelf provitlss that it contabe tha vh6l6 ogntmot i etvtbeninmrer and lmwod ant%that aoltlwr th@ ap lloatlan nov any stetenmt mado by tha arrsred &all go. svallnblo as a defoare or a&%loslble k rlvld6no o . 9% The pr~umecharged for these pol~~~ocr uaully Indude 8 tventy-fiv4 cent iniffcl regirtra- t1on r6e.aml a premltatr~ from $1.20 (shn Anton%0 m&a) to 43.60 (other t&roe) par year; theea gaweium~ belel~~ bellolfo (evpsalally the aa Autuafo &l&t), lovol? than 8imllar poll.cles aould be pw43h8eti T ir8tan)mothero tlag cwea Cr qenolao in tha oo-fyi probab 7 duo, at least In part, (1) to the taut t&it the neurpaper %* beer- lag a eubtt6ntlal part OS the tot41 coat or LIIm.r6nGo, and (2) ln part to the fsot- that the ltmuraaco com- ponlos aa afford to eel1 ahegpsr in the larger volumar made goe&ibXe throa@ mob as errengmnt than they could by marketing throu& regdler qmal~re not ho- lag the abditLoaa1 benelite Sur&l@h%Qby tl-,o nerayq.m. la et leeat one laataace (Eaa &tonio LLEfit) duly tu- thorfrrd reprtmentetioss of t&6 in~uraaue coxqaap (Iiort2.i Ailbericea Aaai&unt laaurance Ccnqmny)ham adrrittad spa- ulfloally that the oompiay could not and voul& not eoll the sat46pollay at the eaza prlca to any one othm than subsoribora to tha nev~papc, gioa (2) above e# the reaecm. ‘9. Ia mart lntiMca~ the luquiry COUpoaR or ~pplleitloa &rme publlmhud In tho aeuepaper lay- out0 m 8olloA by the i.nqutxsre cr eppliu8nte dLreot-’ ( to thm reghtrar, ueuall acMxursod in oare ot the %u uraaao Dapmrtment of tL newpaper. *Xi. Ia other iaetauooe thee0 inqulrles or eppliu8Uoe furme bbve been &zked up from the eubecrlb- m @ tmmm%tted to tho xegletror by the nuvr;qter . rout0 aarr%eru, vho w la every lnutewe not liCeaw4 a ala wma oa e o r lolxeltaru, a a vha g e nt* d a m$ a en ld- ployeeu oi er ladupundoat oontraatora vlth the neve- geper. 3661 h mout inetanaer upon receipt by the re trer ‘I of the Inqulror’r coupon, the regiwtrsr eon& a lloenaed rollcltor to interrlev * proepsot &lee 8nd mtxma appllaetlonr for peXlclue; the eppli- ortlanr thoa JMag parqod upan ud the polioler refue- ed or ooaate?d&aud and lrrusd by the regletrar end mallrd to the aeeured OF bsneilolary. =x7. In most inatancer the re&H.ratloa fees and oceml*rlonu al&mod by the lnacrance c~ea are pld ta the lleeneed ragletrttx and aollcltor~, either 8e tholr role oompeneaUoa or la oddltion to tbelr rog- ulm marlea or othua?ocQlpenwtlon OI! euployaur of or %nbpwdat eontr8otore vlth the publlehere. wi. In other lneteacea such c~rsious end registratton fees, or portions thereof, arc retnin- ed by the publtihera 6s o partlol ofl’rtit ogeln~t QX- pMS6S. 39. In the one6 of the lklloe 19evetho pro- niuw aw prdttod to bo eolleated pertcdblaolly by ’ aevwpapor route arriere vho &w not llcenfml aml vlx2 are eeiployeee oi or lndepetient contxnctor~ vlth the neuCp4lpm* “20. In such lnetancee (D&lee Iievs) as, the nuvspapermute oarrlem are p3altted to pertorte any funotton ln the fnsuranee enterprlee, such as oolleo- ticm aad tcaasmleelon of applicstiona, prmbnt, or . @lOtie, it 18 WApulated in thcr spp2iGtttbJ2or coupea-rm that la eo doing tao new per route car- rtar 1e the 8gaJatof tba nevspfbpecuurwribec, In- c quirk?, 8 8pp2liaMt aad not OS the aouepeper or of the lnwvawo caa&lmy (a protfelaA of uhlah YO @mlB- 2y doubt the wll8lty in Vlmt of the provlalMe at the wtatutee, mow am &l'ti.GbJ 50% &Ad 5063). =a2. & e sell ewe* the regfrtrar, la met th8 puul*&or, ramlte to the inuttr~0 oalapaler the* emra of tbs pwmlvw an8 lA every caw tbn nauqaper Ir.ha28 U#po!u?ib26 &*fctr. ‘P2omo give ~11your opinion ec to vhothor each *a* 0r ch above ~~petlci~adp2a1~10r op8~8ci0~, c0ib. eltleu8 meymtsly or ln aonjunotlon vlth othem, oon- ltltutee n tlolatlon OS any eppllonble prooirion of our lnwwncQ scacuter. apealfy ceparate2y a0 ve la1 drum rhioh phaeee 8re 2ega2 and which are illegal.‘ %omt purtlm28r2y w lnvfte your attantloa t6 ‘lmlone air B.&s., Artlole 5053 end P.C., Arti- s 78; B . ca. ., Artiolea 5055.5056, 5058-5068, Ltlolu- 3”” eln, and P. C. Articlea -573 end 57Ca. l P u tlo u2a r 2Jr it eobrre to w that from the @O- tf~laa# as CM abow oltetd atatutec the &$&mtuw latonh8 thata%lpua’saw vho arenotdulylioe~eed aganto or eollcltcrre (en8 partloulIw1~ sll aarpara- tionu, vhlch are e olflcally forbiddoza to be lloenacQ ae o$ent# or a0110r tora of l~aura~~o~) ahould keep hfmds- oft the lneurezme bueineesl errlctty, and that purtl- oular2t undsr &%lol.oe 5055-5C6$bjb, lnol~slvo, the Aw.w- p8psr carparetlone are mlavfully aarrylng OA the bud- neon of ro2lGftlng a rocelving~apgllcatione for la- U'UPQAW, lrsulng md.dellverfng pol.Uise-thereof, acid . othemlre al- ‘In the LrrmaaotloA of the bualnms of wj ~ASUWAW aompany,g md dolag at leaet tndlract- ly through eotual control of othere LhOWt3 things UhlGh they are meet epeolflaally and onpbaticnlly for blddcn to do dtreotly themsalves; and that their osiplofooe en8 ladQ*nQeAt Qantr&atore and the iAeuranae marpan- lee and tbelr egonts, employees, end IAdepeAdont WA- traotore are llkevlss oiolatlng one or more of the pro- vl~icim of the cited statutes. It weac to pa plain, oloo that in offerlag thee0 pollcloa (1) o* to rub- wrlborooithoxtw~~aadbeojiaa:theaitoothow oi equal itwurability, and (2) at rater lover than bon- .rubwrgbero to the3partloular fnwspaiptra SPA prchwo polioior •~COV~OW, the lnrurR~co oompanlocanb their agent@, om#lo~oom,and lndopendant oontractors aro gut3 0r dir0ddAatlng and wm.Ag 1A vi0mm cf rtatutory prov191oAQ." The aontraota botuoon the lasuraaf30 aoapanlor 8nil the w pob2l8horr, show mentlowd, now in r02-w. two to be ~outo4 014 put in r0m (II ronem3d by t&o +otootatla aoppio~ ~tho0ilmwo -t 0 A* H. Bole carQorot1on tr ae sollol?t: 'T&m mw maa0 and ontoroa into .thls th8 2nd day or .&arch, A& 2936, br nnd between XRTPR- OOBAHcAsum cmm, a corporation or&anlteQ on- dor tho IRUR or the state 0r Indiana, 1~1thoseoutlve 0rfi00e io olrrcmti, ohi0, and bar* a p3t-a to do buulnoer in Toxw, horelmfter aall& hhter-Ocean,* end A. 8. BBUI CCBPORATIO&a Toxaa corporation with ita doalolto la Dellw, Tesw, herelnafte~ doeQuoted 99 Vub2lder. ( "That IWR~,.the proteotlvo b0Aerlt3 of deelr- I able aaaldont iPsuronae are AOt COAVOA~~A~Z~ obtaia- able br tbo roadorr ot and rubacrlbora to newpapore or the Publl@her Upon mm11 weekly poy~2nts fm auab ahfirnetor 0r i~aurzmce;.aad, '%iiEiIW, it la mutusllg aon8ldoPod br the yar- tlos hereto thot on oppox+tticy for ouob reodore and mtbccrlbers of the nouspapero of the Publisher to buy ruch charaoter or soeldent Ipauranoe upon pmluuw payable uookly vould not only be mndwlve to thelz? wellare but iould a&so lnoreare the bueineas af said bteP-&WA 8nd inGrWff0 the GiPoUlatlOA Of the nOW?- ppere of tho Publisher, and llkewlae would lncreaco ,,;.I itoaeablo0. P. lmkhart, page d tho Ralb aad tubscrlption to said p3vspap8ra to the advantqp of Publiahwb IrulewWt. oantxaotor neve- pBr aarrlore taarou& war rollalaary elm?la to a0 it creeee the rubtoription tale OS tald nevtrpertj &id, ??WRgaS, raid titUF-f&Sah bet oubsittod to Fab- lithur ep¶olm8nCopL6Uor ~ouafoa, two OP vhlhich 6ve to b8 ;derrfiocrl in tWW Vith @icy tOFElthel'Ut0 6ttUChed lea p a rht a r eo o wrh, lto mp ‘4 c dp eo foflpllc sa ay,~ nd a a r k o dto lnlc r o ORe ep 'l334x'andthe o o tively, oth8.r 'l33 ZSiU,’ eaoh of which poliaies it undertakes to iSSW m&dt8u fOr tha p?UmiUUI Of riVe odot8 pr WOkl alto priated.iarn of pollcf by tald Inter-Oacan vlth ths vurloue uhangue an4 acblftlont thereto indicated by ink thoroon 8~4 by OddeDdopasted to said poliop, and vhuh mm 0r poltoy le marked b Ink on rirttt pase thereof '133 IX47,' vhloh polloy aaid Inter-Ocean ml&- "1. That PublltRer contents t&t t&c voluntmy tsrviae an4 err0rt8 0r its tald indqmda~t conttwctru. xwvep8pca~~arrlws may bo snliated In tto yu\cmotion of aaid butinerr of etiib Inter-oCeaa, oondAtlone4 that thbp do t0 v0luwriiy r0r the pwp0m 0r incraealna their navtpap~r ales an4 thomby further tholr ovn Fommet ax& i;lureas8d sarnlnga to them thereby. 9. The PublMlzsr a&reea to sponsor by edvwtfse- t#AtI in Ltt adily nwdpagma tke said gol.faf8c Of fn- uuramze, r0mas of vhiah fcZ'8nade a part hW8Of, to that iusmt1oR as tQ tbe benQfu8! thsreal and pre- tiafmt to be paid therefor still ba eveilable to t&o reatlers of an4 eubeorfbert to its nsuepapm. 0r ite wvwpagiw *The gllenoe 0P ttir ogrwmcnt, with- later-CaWn e&all hare *4. Snte~ooeM &all provlat’ itr auly noormut- ad ed authoriwd etrar, resideat in nnd vZth cm- wnlent offiw b i!?sa 8, Wx68, Sor the tran8aotMn at fte bWiaasS in 8ObtiOXl to S&d lJ1mr4BCe butlneta that w f&ov hoiu the ma&em 0r en4 eubetrlbwe to ,wlfsx4wep~8* l 5* Iia t~o w *h a nap ll r o vldo ite duly l.la enwd afpat, U’lWiM tor ur a tolF thh a dow e tad 8b o v8 fn gaarapa* 1 hereof euah pW.Wd forme T@ 0 appliaation for fueuwnoe at Inter-Owan atiy pruvide far swabnow- papas mabralbera aforeeaid, an4 if snd Pken rIgned welt newpaper eubecribero, to rewive efmae,aa2 3 tai, l%eted by the weittu’y heroinaftaF dOQi&lUJted, to traneait cum to the R&etrar, and srrd Rc$letrm, ite4usabe sapropwandla&elrorm, FbtO.2atom0 Usus the policy of ineursnc8 called r02 theroln; and raid agmt ud Geglrtrar hall tbengomp;p~~W~w- ror tha dellmw~ of raid polioy to ln. ‘6. ZntezMoenn hereby aowtltutss Publilrhes its altory co reoeivat, oolleot and waount to it for 'ir prwaluw rwllred froin aaid neviqsper aubswlbexv and readers upon eat4 polIolee of l.neurenco to proour- 8d und6z the wp3nswahLp or Etiblleher sforeeal6L And it belug tan&mrtooa that eoah polloios rbll only be tttued by Inaer-Oueeu qmn epplfaatlonr l;her&or, end aah poUaLec, to bavcancel8d by Incrtr-&em fur ma- ;4) nt or premlwa ee provided ln said reepocttve ; giz1.e of insur’3nw the mblfwher agrwa to wt as ruo?a &epoaltnry aud ti receive an83 aa~ouns to inter- ;;. Owrin for all premiurpaco turned over to 2t, and to keep a reaard of euch fmm aab by what oae\lrsd pi& pad of rwh 6ata 0s rpag be r8qti~ite tQ cmply with w&lo 0. P. Lookhwt, me 10 I ondwbwrlbwr of thedailynmmpa~~ca $ubUrbed by the Publleher lto oerteln IJovapoper, Travel and pedelrtrlan AOoidant p21Uie8, in acoordance Vlth th6 res~sotlve forma, coplas Ot vhlch BI'O 8ttRChed : haeo, the lwuaw6 or vhbhhas been or lllr11 b&l ruthwlzed and approved by the In~urancc Ikpa&mtnt of the starts or Tbxas. “6 . Xmadistoly qxkn receipt or an appllce- tlon rm swh irrsur~e pouoy fma the rubreribarm or roaders of such n8umpa~oraby the tmzd liwuwtti e$6nt mtmtloned ln pere&rqda 5 ixweof, he mW3.l dw liter to the Re&letrar, or other duly suthorlzed egsnt of Inter-CMaen to be nearedb inter-&soon, rwh applic8tlon and a aohedule, ia dupf ime, upa0 torn9 to be iurrblahod by Intor-Qoem, which ichadulo #ball ebou the nllne, addmae aad age, tog&-her with en LetCar, a~, other duly autharlzea egent or Inter-Coesrs &all, a8 8a se may xwmonably .be poeslble, countB~- a* mid lrrw poliolee of insurance to tho poreona rho have agplled and me eligible tkereror, QI) appears fr c l ouo lohedtsbb c h xbuvery 0r the poliom 0r in- mar-o dUll tbsrrbe aado to the ~asurode, wbncrlbere, oroadorwarrrld~~arorewld. Theprovi- . am d QOadltm8 irr ~0h polioiet3 0r in*~tic~ oonta&mdeWllatalltimsr detexmlnothe llabllltg of Inter-Oeew,to ruoh polloy-holders. “9. The B&lrtrar shall rurzah voeuy to the mbliehsr an& IntmNaean a dupliaate list or all was arraquiredbyaaidpolicy. 810. Inter-ocean klgraoa that durfq the contln- uawe of thle tsgwolnsnt $t ~111 not acaept insurcmco tom or 8ouspapr, Travel and Pe&strlfm AM%- dent -7 po toy ircar any other n%vc~p, ma@4elnoor oaleal plnted and publlahed ln t&d city 0r wllm, !F liar County, Texas, end vlll not lrruo sng suah pomi13~ or lnsurww to the subrorlbers tx readers of any other rmumpaper, mqatlne or periodical vhlch 11 pr¶ated or publlshcsd vfihin tht? City of Dallas, Dsllm3County, Texas. Tba PubUsher a@eciw that dur- lng the oontlnuowa of tbls fwxwmentlt vlllnm m&k ta3.n say crontraot or entm into any contract vlth my oth49rlnuurerior theisrwnco of e slmller r0moz 6GofdetktZWMW% poli