OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TIZAS
AUSTIN
Honorable Jesse James
State Treasurer
Austin, Texas
Dear I&. James: Opinion No. O-56
methqd of aoqu
department as
t tpmqany, oopy of ,a Resolution
gdaptsd by ths Ezeq%ire Seo$%taw ~I&the Board
of Mreetgss of the Rational-~Bisatit Mu-
under. date af April 12, 1943, ‘+d the original
Powes of Attorney,
“This warrant wilJpr@bably be c&led for
payment about Sammy 1; 1944,. and we thereiW0
a&k your .opIn.ion aa to whetbel or not the ~QeZ%i-
fioate fumlished by the Seomtary of the lWtional
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Bisouit Company and the OrTginal Power of
Attorney attaohed thereto are sufflaient
aat&.irfty for us to aooept for payment at
or about January 1, 1944, the above mentioned
warrant endorsed by Sidney Eenbow, Attorney
in faot ror and on behalf of the National
Bieouft com$auy.”
We suggeet that the matter be handled in the
following way. Have the National Bisouit Company and
Hr. Benbow jointly to exeaute an instrument of reoeipt
and’aoqgittanae to be delivered to you at the time of
pagment of.the warrant v&ioh may or oourse be made to
Xr. Benbow.
suoh 811 instrument (to-
U.kewi+~ oopies .qf this
u may send to the Nati- Blsauit
C%ty and to~P[r. Sidney Behbow,
‘with’ youx? Letter advising .~tbem of
you will be in. funds to pay tbii3
ostned
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Approved Opinion Committee by E%‘&,-Chalnaan
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Cm; OF TRAVIS..I :
KNOWALL ME?N
BY ‘JEZSEPRESENTSthat this ins truwent witnesseth:
WHEREAS
General Revenue Warrant NO.’4l5OS3 for
the sum of $91,424.00 has been .regularly issued on April 2, 1943,
in favor of Hatic&& Bisotit Company In pursuanoe’ crf S. B. 185,
Oh. 95, of the regular session of the 48th Legislature (1943);
WHEXNAS
Sidney Benbow, Att orhey at Law of
Harris County, lkxae is th/s amer of an interest in said warraut
on adoouut CC profeZmior.U& serVicea &mdered by bin to the
.
WHF@@ :St is aeaessaq in pursu~ae. o$ sard )’ ,_
S;. Bb 185; thatth&e’,bs. exeouted and delivered to the’Stat
Tpaasurer a propsr: receipt aokuowlkdging the ‘pafwspt~ $f said
judgwent and rei&3fiagthe S+.af;e of Texas.t’rom Blljt-~a+$all.
obligatio!ls orsat& tharaukdar, upon the. pa&%&of said warrant;.’
NOW‘%iERE2?‘~, we the National B$S@t “gqnpsny,
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a private oorporation .organlzad under tbs laws of ‘the’
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’&%ata .Iof
New York, being the same sorpoPat.8 person n&ad in”S,, :B. 185,
and likawlse iu said Stata Warm& .and Sidney Benbow of’
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Houstosi; mxas,'the Attorney hereiubefore named, have this
day reoefped payment in full of said warrant, a'ud have this
.day acknowledged reaeipt thereof and by these presents do
~.acknowledge reoeipt thereof and likewise by these presents
do here and now release the State of Texas from any and all
:_ ,' ,,obligaficns
whatsoever oreated by aaid State ',l'arrant ho.
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-415083 or by t&at oertaia Judgzant recovered by l%itional
BitquIt Company against the State.of TQXSSiu the Distriof
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Court or~Travis County Texas, for the 53rd Judicial Distriot
azid;there&ter duly affillped by the Supreme Court of Texas,
and mentioned in 6. EL 155 Chr 93,. of the Aots of the 4Sth
: .zegsala;tow of' ~$xaS. <,
WI&?l$SS.the .Qnatures of said National Blseuit
Oaapauy and the s@d;Benbow'ths former of which is attested
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by its oorporate beal,: ~~$his&e bag dr A.,D;iQti.
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WBTIOIULBISCUITCOMl'ANY
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V~oe'President
Sidney Benbow
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'&Et@S'?A'J!Fa
OF NZW YORK
COUNTYOF
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Before me the undersigned, a Notary Publio in
and ror the Oounty or In the Stat6 .
:of.New YoY.%on this day peraonallpappeared 0. P. Moritgan&y,
Vice President of the IJatlokl Bisouit Caupatiy, a &poration
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organized un4er the law@ of t&q State of New Y&k, &own to
,. me to be the pereon'whose name is subsoribed to t& forego$ng
instrument and aoknowledged td me that he exeouted:tha srme
as the.avt .@I$ i'netrument'of the Aatlonal Biso$t &mp#y
u@on the a&M.de~~tlon an4 for the"purposee tWz!e&efa$& i
an4 in the oapaolty ,of Vloe President of the Natii%al Bisouiti '
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On this day personally @peared berors me' the
undersign* authotity a NotarfrPub110 in and for Harris
C&&y Texas, 'S&+.ke'yBenbow known to m6 to bs'the person
whose name is subsoribed to the foregoing instrument and
acknowledged to me.that he sxsouted the wie forthe pulc
poses an4 upon the oonsideration therein stated.
Given u&lag my hand an4 vfflo&l ~8883,of
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