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Honorable D. C. Greer, page 2 (WW-666)
The last sentence of Section 4(f) may cast doubt
as to the period of time which the Legislature intended
for a Certificate of Number to be valid. However, the
first sentence of the same Section (4(f)) together with
Section 17(a) reveal the intention of the Legislature
to be that a Certificate of Number be valid for three
years.
In Wood v. State, 133 Tex. 110, 126 S.W.2d 4,
the Supreme Court used the following language in con-
struing a statute:
"It is the settled law that statutes
should be construed so as to carry out the
legislative intent, and when such intent is
once ascertained, it should be given effect,
even though the literal meaning of the words
used therein is not followed. Also, statutes
should never be given a construction that
leads to uncertainty, injustice, or concussion,
if it is possible to construe them otherwise. . .
It is therefore the opinion of this office a three
year period of validity was contemplated by the Legisla-
ture and that such a construction is the only reasonable
construction that can be placed on the Act.
SUMMARY
The Certificates of Number of
motorboats issued by the Texas
Highway Department pursuant to
House Bill 11, Acts of the 56th
Legislature, Regular Session,
1959, Chapter 179, Page 369, are
valid for a three year period.
Yours very truly,WILL WTILSON
Attorney/QelTohn L. Estes
AssistantJLE: rm
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