Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

’* 0..,.* 88 OFFICE OF THE A’lTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN OPI repuut sor our oploloa frotr nlrtltr to tbr Nstlonsl Arru ama$rhaobcan pwfehetedlttbCerUoraou inu h fo hellth etobaooo Wn ‘htu l%o Ea ns info o r- mtlon ot rlgarotk UIA tobaooorhlpmnt8 botwoon the stator. Tour r.oolto.mnthly l tranaarlpt oi Ul rhl punt4 of olgwottoe ooaina into Tour Lan mlr.l.rlppl 0khh.m &k.n..., i.i%i%Saei. and hma“ whloh .$blw the cl~rmtb. Wl8liml $0 olloittrur l t&It r.ro b o r o tdblor qo da g .TNr rrraageunt rNoh orialnatod a a *ad adopt04 s mtth, Co a fer wb 8u eatmod raverel of the Strtu to emon th.lr 1.~8 to ?orlUo tN. lnforsatlon. m .rohaag.oi .u& lnroxm.tl.. h.8 r.8Ult.d in llininating mar large inturtatr doaluo who had ret up plrou. of burln,rr in Watrr l6Jolalng or natw Tour for tho 8010 pup060 of g.l.1.grdvantq. am? TOXM dwdor. by ralllnetu Sme algarattu thma&'h interrtate trrnraotloa8. 8uOb @hi&W&t. WOTO13.6. by par001 ,“08t fnr ei lnrp6otlan under ptrl leas m@ ngul.tioa.. "8PlBXtIC RXAX?LICBI Ia 1936 *ad 19S6 Ton8 roarire laforaatlon from Konur and Okl.bWa. rhowlw iniorinntioaor SE alllion oiprrttbr 8hl39od into %%a8 by one dulu opustlag l p l~o o o t b ur luc r r la both rtetrr. Thi. lnformstlo. r.. f&ou&h obtrinsd . reolproo.1lgreet6at nude at lrtloarl %x Gcrr- foraoer an6 rawalto in rtwplng tha aotltltie8 of ttlr dral*t .8 all,ar asrem otbrrr opnt- lag oa 8 mrllrr 8oU8. Soar ot the ol.gsntt8r wuo tax paid vntlt the Depmtmnt noelted the latonrtbnh Attlm Conformooio lh Orlmar In1938 8m8 Xiabrrlin 8ad Pat wf permwA4.d tha tu rtti- oirl. of kUs.lulppl to audit d*rlrrr rhlpplng into Toxrr rad turn the lnfoxmtloa over to the Tuar 0rrloiua. Aa l ro.ult .pgroxl5.t.ly $8 o%m WM eOlleOtOd tQ duiIIqUUt taXM after forty-four oiril mlta had broa rlld by tba Attarnayhnm.1'. Dopartwnt. 8oa, t)B6 dulOE#lr r d lO( lM UW #r O Lnr O1 V.d in the r Y- odpt or ruofi 8igarr:trr rr0iii Ml?r1881~91. Ia on0 oau - th8 0ontlnoatal 0m Oompuy or lleuaton - $1,600*..(I uollntd ln d antto tax sod puutl*8 wlthaut the naowwlt~ 0 ! illlEg 8 . 838: l1vl1*ult. hi* Ear trnrlta4 in rrduulq the bor1n.u of th lr48mlar to a very ~11 qrun- tlty uhioh ir MU m trod to Tour OoathQ th e a ta O t* Smmr l*lppl. Ml.rl.ol 91 aEuid.4 1 l Xm rltor 7 Uu Coafonnoo .la !hw OrPma* to rw&n a8u0n t3 r8port lntmrtrto.8hlpploat8 to thr m.*iu1 pi vu Com4l8rloauh6 to pro- vlda that awh !nforatlea 0~14 b. glv.n b tam stat88 into rhloh bush rhlpaonw war8 m8a8. Fho bonf8nnoor hvo r88ultod la bettu law8 lo all thr 8totu lrrylag t&e000 t&8 and ha* reduo.6tax or..loa to 8 aldaua tbrotigblnter- *tat0 hran8aoDlona. Thr conruMoo he. al.0 oiOt.d aomltt.0. t. u.. tbolr ~nf~uono.in hav tio n lntio t*d that wo uld rril rNpmmt8 a.@ lntbrrtato tNr bill -0 the 'Brvor 6111 - will be ln*cte4 4urLyr th‘ pruuat roe*lon of thm Nation.1 C0agroa‘. T:48 Bill has be.a . n8.r.d aad purt.d by th. SI&tlosil Tobacoo icx Confereaco aI& if it 1. .ucore.tully.wlOtad, 1t uill b. a8 a r08'ilt or tbo 8frort8 or tha n8tlonrJ Tobaooo TM CtJQr*rtmc*. 8uoo.rrful eon* rltl wu1 a 8etinF, of not lo.. aan P100,aJo.?0 utdah ir rtlL1 lafipPIn(eCthmqghtbo Lnta-stkta 8Njmnt or oifjsrottrc~by parael -goatl~c0 _Tuw." AMor a. 1trpU of l>~TOpri~tiOll r0r th. 09uatlon or tho Cl@r.tt. .nd Ocdupatl~ hr Raroraemont Mrlrl~ or th. Cmaptrollu~r Dapartmaat H flad lrkappmprlatloa or $lO,OOO.OOfor Vortad., ralrphcnr,ulagraph, lzp r o 88, 8upplle8, atr.tiortery, prlntlng and o~ntlnguhr In 68otlon 24* of Aztlole 70470-1,VbIpoa'8 CArlI Statute*, it I8 1rd0 ths dut 0r th. a0m tawllerto eombot, 8uprrvi8a 8114ls01 -0~ ta b eelI latloa of ci:g.r.ttr tuw Md th. Coptroilar 18 glrea war ~4 thhoauthmlty to a&8 aad t4 *118h rulea and reg uratlorir for tar lnroroawnt of tb prwl810n8 0r tha set ii~rgi,ty 0i4pntt0 tu 0ftd tru 601100tioa 0r ~nwii~~ rms tka rw8 uaioh you rubs&t to ua, thmro lppmrr ..; oaly a rleu ddr.bllitr ior the Co~~gtrdl~ to bo a rcrbor or the Xatloati Tobaooo Cant.rwo. but l praotloal nooo0olt fo rluo& r0abOnhlp aad upuioitloa of tho beuflto th0r00r lr h0 10 t0 prop~rlp lOroroO th0 pr~t101000 of t30 t0tiag ltmito rad lfr00t I rooooaoblyhiuh prroont~y 0r 001100tloa0. T3b probloa ol th eltipwat of imatOq?Od rig- lmttoo trac othrr rtntoo lute tNa one lo oao *ioh omnot bo pm rQ halt with lxcrapt with the oaoperrtloa of the luthQr r t1or 0r other Ototoo. In our 0 lalon tbo adoouat or fs8.00 rot aubetoLlp in t.ha~otloaal fobfmo Tu coareroaoo 00~ b* ~814 out or UN qproprletloa of $10,000&O uatloae6 ObOVO. km115the ltonr 0r appmprlatlo~ ror the ourrent bieanlum to the Caao, 7toh ~4 Oyotrr Comisolon io one or @OO.OO ror *Be&o, ptiodloals, Uuu and ruboorl tioru.* The ewe or )~3,00 oooerlag duo8 r0r tbo -0, Pl oi earl07otor Coaabrloa ror rpmbomhfp lri Fbo Iateraatloaal Asooolrtioa or COJU, rlrh an4 Conoerrrtloa Conudrdoaora uuky80 paid out or that airproprlrtlon, Fo dosire to bo luraibhed rlth aCditioaa1 lararau- tlon oonoorrdag tha rumtloao of tho lktlsaal Cwwd Anooola- tlon nad the nln tlonohlp betueen 8u6h Aeooolatioa lab t&o Adjutant clonsrel brtoro attonptlag to glvo our opinion la roaponr*. to the third part or your cueatloa. AT'TORNEY GENERAL OFTEXAS