Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN 801 466:olet!.oJ, 8 @J! certlfimi &,a*. "sec. 9. Polloier or CertMioates. lttary pcilioy or oartificats of inrruranw 166ueU by w aaaocfation 6h4n .6t6ta dGffirit8lg On th6 hod pSg8 the 8BOAlrt ,QP duath bensfitw to be pafd * * t * fft si:*ll'be pletxZy stated in the pollay and the tems EM acrr,bit:o;?e under atilahthey shah be gal& &%A1 'x steed plsialg In th6 pollsy. * II*, "All condit:(@m of th8 certlffoate must b6 stated tlxrson, * * a~ 80 oartlfloete 156ued by 6U6h aa6oels- Con, nor my tqpllcation for the oertffloet8 ohall Co@tain lan&ua~~ or bs fn Suah fOrI e6 to ni6lOad the 6pplicant or tla tiollcpholder 6s to the tym of inrulc anca arrorded. *+*a *livery oertLiioate i66u6d must b elppsw~& by tlu Board as to rm asi4 language, betars It ia used by aa 666CNhtiOZl. ~ti6SidAI6S~t~#6t~6Oi~bO unir0m for a:1 ctbociktlerm, the Botird is a5xwot- but 8d to bring abcnt ea fireat wdfoxmity a6 is $eeslble am early a? practioable by oooperatloa i&h the Sever- 61 666OOi6t~kmJt m CsrtifiO%ts itWEl# h6P66ftW Ill!4 newtbe in aclcbrd with tho provf8lozi8 QS W&J bat 8~4 with all other low6 rogalat~ sooh aibooiotiom a8 6re 6xcbraoed in tki6 Aet, I + e * We beliero the oonolurlan iS Lne86ap8bl8 tb8t %eBHe Ml1 13S, a oaaprehenslv8 A& euver%ng a field of le&.Sl6tlos, wa8 eMet4d by the bg~SbSh~0 t0 8Oeaplhh the paparoab in ihll of ell eleins, atumrding 86 th6 mUXi.mum bensiLt pr,rovi+ ed for in the #rtifToete fernrab, by Obsyter 6 ~00~pfuile8, mperaedhg the aet!:od.bi the ~eyment Ot such clnfms. (18aon- templsted by Chopter 6, sondfti~~~ed lqmn, and lislited by, the amount thaisreor aollsotd from 666ew6entcr-o646eded. Aad f?2r- thsrmre, that E conpliame with Geia8txt$111 136 em to the eon- tents af certlrioritea ail.1 neoieasarily rem&t in the S.a1u&?in6 public and the ;trospsi%ttlra c~rtlfloak hoZUerB 01 aotuol aer- tifituh3 ho*cl&rm b&2$ fti,y %pprissd Of f&O t%atuXU Of ?ih* ia~~~~urapca tbey are piaralmring or hms pllCbhnSe+L Tb8 r0rt3~0,0i32g~e~55aer8ttlws r86olve th8 i3f~56ttm3 st hBnd iIt th8 li@d Of *Uu. #tt~~ ~ri&lplOS oi St8bUtW OO&' 6tTWtiOfi. ASI a full s$at8?aJnt of t&8 ptinotpl8r 1R.v ok&w qUoT.8 011 f01h~6 froplth#! OE88 43i trB%' BE:Tl!%kL WJ: VSr = cm!..= cmx 01%. rJfJ ., m4 6. w. af; pp 189 esia 130. *In IronstruQg ha oat of th16 Le@.Slatw+, tba fn- tentloii of the 168lBUkkhg ;romur mriatgwsrg ts EiMw%r8d lion. salter G. MoAwerd, Chaiamn, pago ‘0 by the wording of the tmt ittmlt, tagethar with the purgeee sought to be att&aeQ by the m6crtmmt of the law. ff this intsatioa i.r pl6.tnlJ 6vid6n66d 666orPi6& to theee ruI.ee, tJleIzit 3.6 the auty 0r the acmrt to uphold the fntontioa and oon6true tbs 1~ in aooozd- mice tharimlth. Ine~fmuoh 8s the QU66tbA of repeal 16 always one of nlhtive Intent, en apro &8olw8- tian th,et a ymrtioular ststate in r6paled w1l.lnot ba given efiaot, uhen It 18 apparent thet bb l.egl8- 16itur6 cud zat eo i+eK&l. "'BbarO &II 6@t COY+rflyt& rhoIs iSpaS-& of a particu&or field of legt6latio6, eubjeut or It is wetcwry to insert6 general olause2-w p66ling rt6;lsots 6r pttf6 of sots Incamist- aat th%i%Wfth " aad 8Uch~ 6 Ol6U66 i8 Ofilr6ti70 in repealing fniWBi6t6lkt lnR o Qlntsin the 6bmenoe of any oanatltut2oaalprohibftian aiacrt 3s euoh nttthodof rapeal; buf the capeal esteo only to th8e CdtCl,oathe swae aubjeat, or past8 of suah a&6, oleml]r lneoxmi6toat aad iFnoea- ollable with %,heprorislon~ of the repealing t0 &O W%OItt Oi tb UOni~i6tiIl& 6Of,.6ad &-Illy grwlolona. A ett&ute is roperlad by implle~- eioa whm8ver it bemmes apparent Sroa eubsoqumat bgf6l6tfCXIthat the &6&.6b&4l'6doe6 IlOtiiItCrZt& *ha eerllereat t0 rw66Ln in icrrOr,.* * *' rtcp& repealsby iagliaattcutcn not f8roTed, it mm!W- 66x11~remits in any oasa c& mpugunoy w iapI 6oll6istsnoJ bstwee,a trpo 6wmis6L~e stdiutes, or ia say ease nhas the intentioo.'of th6 La&i8lature Is lMUlif86t that 6 laker atmtute ssould #qm%?wde an earliercxi0.t Awlr5oar, k E!l&Mh all8pa10psQk of &w, Vol. 66, pe YlY. lam. mlt6r c. waodwrd, Chafrwn, peg6 8 lrcfn. %uterc. #nodwr(s, chsfrntan, p*ge9 r6p6al ail iorwr lwo rolstlng ta the smie taub- jsot . The ~crrreotneoP of that rule 16 not con- t?XiVWt6d, ED& 1t is unnecrmehrp t3 altfs aclthar- itb8s in au~>poti of It.‘* It ia t!!6rsfnaas' oonai&+sred opizicnthat tienatBill Cbepter6, Tit16 78, &wised 1SS r6epeal8 Citil i;t:&uter of Texw, and 6pse5fioall~ the red lett6r p~o~Lsi.on uontaiaad in ;crtia16 4904 therues. It fOiiOW6, and .vou ar6 r66~6tfulXy advised, that the quaetias, mulmitt6d by ~QNI 6hsuld be aaswred In the 6fffm6tlv6; mm61p, tblst that pert or lirtic1.aC?sM, ~QQUiJ?i~~ the 9643 lott6r" olau66 in certlSlioat6ad m66&36rahlp, is 230 huger ln for66 -a l nd p@.iccrbl6 to tho66 inmman86 oosip6n5es ~iginall~ or(gaaindl rurd6r~tbe authorltiyof Ohaptv 6, Tit&e 98, Rerlsed 05~51 8tat Ut6a Or '2s~~. Thi6 opinion is not 00 ba aw6tZwd &a p~srlu8 upen th6 oonctituticxtalit~ of S666t6 BflL 155, or of any fS it6 prori-