Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion ( 1943 )

OFFICE OF THE Al7ORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS Dur 3lr: th etr ia ld th l8Owe th elo ur tr o wa that th @ fiuntirr wa r n entiuo 4 to l jud 8 for damp8 L the mm of $10~00 UA to a pumnut uutl48 oajolua& Md notra&al.m<. 4ofon4mto fro5 fwthor .a84 or o~ratiio8 whir aho mm or th9 "bOt ~Or#hipfti -6 sOhm0A GM& Idga, kXdMt Free Tbr rworal rodeo in u&l& l oorporat1o.n oray be dIsrolvo6 are sot tort& In Art&ale 1387, Vernoate Panoteted CIvIl. statutu. rori8lon of thlo otatuto prorl4ro in OfrOot that 0 00 be aioOoLtul br aotion on the part of the stoe f ldst* ind OdIlIg in thr rroorlbed Qaaner that the eotporotlon all be btb.OlVd fo ! lamed 0~ tho is- ouanoe of a oortitloato OS 4iasolotiooQ thr Seorataryof state. npp~roatlyt&la uao the prooodurofol1om.dby the 8eOoAd Oor~Or~tdM wmtb(E to be the firrt Oor&wration uhon tha applio&ioa for dlooolutlonwe0 fll*U an4 the ou- tiri0Ot0 0r 4lsoolotioll wm i08ll.4 Dt wlr Searetaryof state. Thi ittornbr Eonoral ir d%rooteU by tbo OonrtLtu- U&o o;so;. u4loLalrorrukrro ahenoror 6 maffloleat oawe i&b9 oaibooonstltutIoaal protioiontie Attorney Genrni is ohbrrgd 6th the 4uty of prove& oorporatlon tram lnnirhc my powor not aat3 orlw w Pate br law. As to thlr olraw, it ho8 bun ho14 that the ‘Attorm~ Csmral i8 rldther tQune aor ontitbU to tdh.ilOtiOD to eajoin e WC- pontlon froa oroeedlng it0 lega powers where privaterkbto alono am lnrolvo4~ but, vbero o forfeitareOS it8 abarterhao beon laoture4 b the oorpoohtb It oanaot be ad@ thc.tthe State has no ineeroat In the cubjeotmetter of lItZ@tIon with- Ir.the generalrPle that a w?ty must have an interestin a euit. The funatlonof 1notItutIngpmoeetlltqs ror forfelwre Is tested in tho AttO?noy. CenOril UOW~ X16 rsght or duty in this ooaaeorion lo sz#lualro;and thrrotow statutoawhloh uo p~pOrt@a to aonfrr the pwer on other8 h.s?ebeen held to be umonst~tutIon.al.(Conatltutioa, Artiolr Iv, So&ion 221 State v. F a mttrLao mlto .,Co mm, 17 &“Jf:r 60; TO% 8-n ro1uI# at, pa40 la). A0 w umMwaa6 pu requbrt you dsrirr our opln- ion On th. qMBtiOIt, VbethU tb8 !ieoratn~ Of Stat0 has the heal right to l8aool tbo oortliloate of Umolatlon hereto- fo r e 8s~M ensdaa th esh a r ter o fth8 loaoa~ 00rp0rOti0n. Oaomllf awklag publicoiilLIlln and gararmnntal llmfnf8tr8tlvoboards pasroa8 only mah parera aa *zw lxpma8- ly aoaivrredv~On thee br law 'ot slroemaxllylmpllodfmxi the powmrs b mnrarmd. Tbry aannot le.@l$ Qvrfon8aotr not eu- thorltsabq axlstl4ln, It ir stat04 in Toma Jurlspudonoo, ndu@Je )cI Fuce 44% -tOtUt pZ’88Oribo vhioh end 1-t the 0x8?- 0180 Of OiflOill autf U8 8trfaUy omotru@din rr spoat or tko pOWOr ocaforre& aad t&l8mllaer ot th o lrlx sr o b ema mo b wo n uo not tc br a - larged by oon&uotl& aftu a lo f$t PsrlOa i at uou d2.l b0 ifb0x-d% rota 0r orfloua conatru8d In fUOr Of ti@lt@,(i3ppOt.t iOr vhibh 18 0hb.d to be roti in ruoh rota. sp80iri0,dlrrs and ai- reOt grOXit8 Or l!A%tatiOa8 Of pOwU hi ti8 COIL&%- tutlon ue not coatrollwlor annulled b# gubsml prwl6lon8 foond in 0th~ part8 of U.a organ10 law. hd -M ta0 60mituti0n a0firu0 th8 p0mn 0f aa OfflOU, b 18 oanflned b tho eimn#rdod, VU8 th elxpr088 Beationof maoh povwi~ oseatfros 8a t¶ th0 0xLm~~00 or 0thw. -I$ ir lpgrllfvvll settl~t, lob maror a or or hposor o r b o a r do a r rp”la uith it br tr to do euoh thla@ as am cum into eireot the p5uu grantedor tlwaUt~ iapowd. Thus paver to ilooar- tab work or to l oaonglimha oortalnresult vhioh OEUtnOt OthCTWi8ebs 8OOOApii8heb, iA the CLU- tborltyto eiqloysuch eg8txti a8 oar be roaewablp nooo8sary to aoooc~pllshthe work or purpose wool- iha, end b 0438&e thULiCW 6W3h WthOf timr,aB ia mamaably neaowarr.* I vlth rsfuanoo to t&o butioa, paaoraand llabiU- t&O8 0t RUbliO oiff O(tf‘8 d80 808 Ruling C88. tar, VOblAO 22, page J&s aad Corpus rUri8, Voltmo 46, gage 1014. Fe uoto STQA Corpus f~~-l~pntdb~i~~, Yoluan b6, pag8 103) a8 fo9lowec "In th8 ab8mOO of 8tatntOTyauthority,M 0fri00r a 8tatutoly duty rhioh dw* In p8rrollalag Roa6nUo Nlllarl J. Lavaon, Page 9 DOt imoll0 fb0 Wudao Of diSO~ttoB la withoat tbr Rower of 8wn6wat sad rhea tba &t&gmcat or u80?0uOE Of M UBOU ii TO Off&O@ h&8 bOWi 001~ W1uwol8e4ln thr perfarmm~ of a 0pe0if10 the HtpsrfWmdls bWoa4 hb rwl8wor 1, although t&o otetuk ooaforthg autherlty npraaU -or hla dotoxstiPI,Uaa Uaelutlom 80 e&offMl d00lB10na of pall0 0~fbma uo xl- * 8m -f? 8~00.~8~ trW0T.r OfflOO? W amilisy or chMg* th8 U8&8 or prdoa or motto48 laorlr adopted rhoa mzoh aodlfleatlon or ohmgo 8 glml p” l poapeotlre, aad not a ratrtmouTa, opo~tlon.” .In Tiav o? the S0ragola.g lt la oa? opinion tbnt the 8aara of Sk60 ha8 a0 lognl t or athorit ,",zzl ::. “il flcata ei U88olu8ioa 8iw wrt l oharfor o f h ft Ls atat& in Tom18 c-. _ -- .Y -Qiii&Mat u oanorllation oi the &ouKuIt LB in eoM88uoa with tbo foregol& va, to Qok$ oat tht ue two not toti my 8tateto lthorf tb8 mme- ‘tuy of St&o to lanool t eutlflom~ of ofirqw6-. la.0 of has Ulm SMO .-a obtainad-W.tot&rthrough fraud or ethuwlab ror the ama rowon, it w be al60 ~atated that t&6 8o~rotka7of 8tate ha8 no aPthori?# b 6anO.l th8 -?. %om8thodrat R~OOdtUOMd tba (yroosdBWjWnwhioh B Obl%U of a pri+rt8 oor 8tiW w bo oan0dl.d @r8 Sot Olrt $a the OttltfLt.8 r 18 b th0 UEO. 8&tfitOE1 The me~ir or m&hod of prooedureby OlhiOhthe first aorporatlon lwr8torom moRtioned186~hare its oharterreln- stated i8 to be determined by the oorporatian and 18 a Eat- ter whloh this depart&eatha8 no legal BUthodty to P@8S upon. Bonh’abl8 ~llllmm J, Iawacm, Pags 6 :. . es- Ardoll allllasu A88i8tmt