Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-7223 Page: 2 of 2
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~J~A4J NLfb$He. Cll aell 92
ie ao thbt the urpon otf the copr on Is to
bsgutty ythe O tY of LIkI* aes fel as other emnie n nge
as County by larasoape eofhaams , etrets and parks
eP by Aticle V Of Chartor, it ie seen tt the earpor*
ae has no -apital t ck and is ot oppMrted for prfit.
A review of the various ectios of rMicle 1302 V ...oS,.
disloses noh larnueo whdech literacy authorizes the e pee ic pur.
r* of this orysanitio However,. Section 2 thereof contains the
f0wing general and inclusive 1 a which, in our opinion, its
autifQi ent to Justify the flir of charter Fthereunder
TSo. 2. The support of t ay brtneont aharite
able, education nal or mvotnary underAkP.
We hav alse4l :eod4otn I tnsltpA of Seotcoa 105 because
tbe fortwr inclaes the tot a"bosat". flthgh the wrd "xNm
ve at red in connection wi. i for..erAl beniciul pwli
connotes charityy", i n Aalate ob te and r spea that
sawr nt charties and is vAr ban Yos 0 1* s
flaation. See Van Syck4 v. johns. 70 A ;IR, s *
ee, 62 1921 Order of sietBr oa . 4 n p v. Te of P.,
I Ash an 173.
& ~e the e NINA $M "benvlea, Oarila
oed to e o t~bS 0"aatnr trse h0 may
speak of bmevolent actcnu as la nres tiO tha toad. The nata
ad arpreesttn of tie 114 5 to Asher tr to aba puioh.It
se at aesto1e.
The Cours OzF~f other Jts ltQn as .ll as Te s hav
ban lberfal In strvig the ppS easn of bmtoest ad
ait"a 4ccrpra o Hidreat n ta erpoattis Vol. 1,
* i6, p. 105; R ~E Rokefeller's zat, r165r N1. l5 1S Zrpor-
.te of oC aConr of kew ork v. enQtae$ $$7 ! N.Y.S. 2;
la CGrIveo Esate, e9 E.. 4e.
atRion with no capital stok, it iseQ t ta no pec r ad-
vantage to the embers is agmht. It is otu piton that its primary
objactive - the beautification otr tM City of L;fn is benevahent
in character and tha you properly f i the charter under SPection
ZoftArticlel1C02, V . A. C. .
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Texas. Attorney-General's Office. Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-7223, text, August 9, 1946; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth264500/m1/2/: accessed May 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.