OFFICEOFTHEATIORNEY GENERALOFTEXAS AUSTIN

5morablr I4art1T&N, Adalalrtratm hxar Liquor 

### Gontrol Beard Aurtln, TaxarEonorablo Ekrt Ford, p&g82

“‘If upon hoarlng u&mthe ~tltlon ot any epglloant rm a 1108118@~, the Oounty Judge rinds the faote atatrd therein to bo trur and has no other j.arful mason for danying the applloatlcm, hr ahmar anor

### drr so oerti?yIrlg, and a oopr of Mid ordrr shall ba dslltlrod to the applloant; * (Urdrraoorlng ours)
“1. Uponwhat ground cay a Oounty Judge rrfum a lioana~ under the manIng of the tmm *lawful roamto*, as ths t tarn is usurdIn tha ebore-quotad atatuti?
Of “2. Maya lianaa bs d8ni84 for any ~~llw;aona r0r *Iah a l+nar marba oan- (I

1. Ouroplnlen Is thab In aa* th8t th8 Ooanty fudgr ahall irrur a lloansa *ii apan hearia upon tbr patltim ot aw epplioant for a llaonn, the CoUntJrJudgr finda tha faota ltataU thanin to be true, #andhas no other lawi\ll raaaon ior Uansln& tha ap~llouI iId% ” gh L $16 lnuaUUb tha undrraoorrU

to r3f2ti &Zll&~. pr:Y%aions of thr aam l aotlonr (A~tIola 667-6, V.C~GW*S Panal @ode;Acite, 1937, 45th La@alaturr, Oh. 448, ~aoatlon 49)

“If uponhearIn upon the prtltim o? any applloant ror a llarnar thawGouaty Judge finds any raots atatrUtborain to k untmua, tha appllaation ahall ba d8mIrdt ax&lIt shall ba anffiaiant oausa for the Ooanty Juaa to rafuar to grant any llaonae when he has mason to balie~o that tha applioant will eonduot hia’buainaaa or callIng berr at retail In amennor oontrarv fo $awor In any plaor or JWXWSE oonduciro to riolation of, the law, or likely to Pasult in any jeopardy to tha paago, mrd.8, health, or aafstp of the gmaral publie.

. .”In our opInIon, a wlaw?ul reaaoxP for danyiag the applIoat Ion for S llanae, undarthr texaa o? the formgoing atatuta, muld be any faot or faota hoard in l

rldanoa by the County Judga whloh wwld &ITSreasonable baa18 ?or a oonalualon tMt tha agpliosnt will oonduot his buainraa of arLlIng brrr at rotall In amanuec contrary to lew or lu any plaoa or manner aonduoiva to ololatlm of tlw law, or llkolf t4 nault In any j00paray to the poaoo, morals, bralth, 

### or aaroty o? th8 ganoral publlo. Theauthority to dany ttm liornaa on auahground is of courao In addition to the,~authOrity to drny thr 110anaa whharatb C$un~“,~~: rinds any ?aota $tat8d in tha 

### l pplioatlon

. Ouropinion fr that a liouxr mty br brnla4 onl; 08 

### th grouadl sat forth in. Art18la 667-6 Vmnon~a Tonal Coda, a#~rounda tir refnalng a litma;. 

### Eowwor, wa or11 your rttaatIcPn to tha faot that 2~ ma08 Inatano*a, v&at IO aground 

### for 6uiying alioanra is algo a ground ?or ornorllsg a liaonm, Aptlolo 667-6 prorldoa that a lloanar aaJr be bnled if tha ?a068 ltatod In tha applloatioa arm iowttl not to ba trua. Talar l tetu~nta in the ~applia8t&m ara alaa, a &rouad ?br oanoaling thOlloqnaa underaubdlririon (6) o? Artiolr 667-19, 

### Thartataunta rrquIrr& 

### to bain the applioation ara rat oat In Ar6101.r 667-5. ThoNquIruanta of a rrtaflar*a application 

### underaubdlrialoru (41, (51, (6) and (7) of Artlola 667-5, aqrreaponato thr rounds ?or mmarlige a llornar art out In Sub~lvialom m) 7 and (8) of ArbIBla 66749. Thenaainlne lbroundr
ror oanoallatIon sat out in Artiolr 66749 rrlatr generally to thq operation o? his buoiaaaa by a ltaoaaeo, an4would ham ao appliortlon to a ‘person whoher nob pnrfously had a llornaa. T?a psraon bra prorIoual~ obtainad a llornar and hemrSOlato8 asayo? thr pradSIOM o? AptIOle 66749, in 

### wr Opialni~nauclhYIOlatfMS 04016 be oonaldored by th County &%ddgS in detoxv~ining whethrr the nquialta atatiom~nt In his appliestim that ha ti
a“law ebidlag” oltlxrm Is true, and ln datmmInIn6 whet&x thr appllant %I11 oonduot his bua5maa a? selllag b*or at retell fn a mannar oontnsry tb law Or In auy plaoa or manner oonduolrr to a VI0~tlOu O?tha law, or likely to result iu tangjoeparity to the praoo, m0rsla, bralth, or safrtf or the ganaral publio” under

## 1.4

Bonorabla krt Iord, page 4

tha prorialonti 02 Article 667-6. To thlr extant, wa beliava that the raafmzm ?or whloh alIooas@ maybq oancalrd my also be grounds ior whioh a ~iaenrr my be danlad.

%a make the furtlw stetrrsnt and ask quratltmn thereon n5 fbllmar

nFh4TaxnoLiquor Qcmhrol A&, **.Qatfon** 6, rirtlolr IXtheme?, proridaa Is apartas fbllous I
**I? upoa haarin any rpplleaat for a !Iupen thr patltioa s? 1 oamo the Gouaty &&a tInUs any ?eot~adatatr6themin $0 ba0ntm4, the appliaatlon 8hoU ba danis sml 1%ahall be ou??IoIant bawa ror tkaovln 9 Ju4gato i ro?aaato grant any l1oanso u&an haha
reason to b#iIr~e thut the agplioant will oondrrot~a buaInoaa 01 ~1lIag bow,a6r& tall in a‘ddlnnarocatmry to law or In any plsoo ormaanar OonduoiYa to rioletl~n of ‘thr law, **or** li!mly to **rcao3.t In**  **any** jrop~~dy **to** 

### thap811c8,

morals, health, 

### or rafat 

### of tha gtmaral publio,* 03n~raoorIu~ oursf

“1. Under tha **term** *reason **,to** bellerr, 9 would the t%untyJudge be penitta~ to ta- ?URSa ~Iaaaa upon mattara wIthIa hla puaonal knuwlrdga, 81~doss ha hare to baaa hla raamna for suuh refusal upon ~rldrn~o introduoad 

### boforr himU~QRthe hoarilu$ held to da

### terminswhrthrror net the ll~aaa~ rhould k grcr nt@d?

riphti2& ift~~:~~~~~?~~t~~~~:o~~*~
rloostfoa whara tlnare ir **rridaaoa ?&at**  the particular pleoa 

### for w&iohthb Uauiar la sought is OMof $.Ll raputr as to &unkannaao, preriou5 ooadt4ot of patwwm, t&agnatia of Immoral aota; that it br 00ngtitut8a a hi&way trafflu hamwd~ or that It Itaoth*Twise a plixor, br roatsoaof iti r at rouorfla, uondlurlrr to rlolrrtlona of f&is owand 1?$-Honorablr Bart Ford, png@ 5

sultine in jeopardy to Of the ocinmunity? cha nmmla, pea88 adl hralth

1~6 ~“,‘kion 8liooasa whora it 18 ahowa that

18 tho Countfsu4ga warrantad in rafuathat partioular perron ha in tha peat barn a violator Of #a lipuor lam InI thet hi8 part aotlona and p88t OaMoot an auoh that ahm ha ha not baaa a paraoa v&oraapaota or obap th lan ln gaaaral?
“I. Wouldtha County Judp,aba warrantad in rafualng a parson a lioanaa whora it la ahown &at hhat partiaul6r person haa eomal8tad rota oontraw to public aaoano ard rata ubihiohraaulta4 ia jaoparay to the morals, hialth, pablio? praoa or rfrtr of tha (ranoral

In granting l

aah 1108~88

or in a Judioial oapoity?
*b. Gould the coono~ Jacl&aoonaid*r upon a hearlag to datannLnr rdrath8t or not a li#n~ alamla ba ~raatad, 8fr~avitia oi parthat iaata aa alrotmtaaasa, ma%athe aaaa In ~rinirtrativr haerl~a) or ia the UoanQ Judge oaly allawad to aonaider upan auohhaariry mat0ara **mad**thiaga iatraduoad in aoeerOama with tha ruler of lvltdaaaa raoognlsad %athe aourta of law?
“7. W&at legs1 wal&t **ia** to **be** givwa **by** tb, Oeuaty Judge to tha raeomaaadatioaa meda br &ha 

### Dhtrlot a CountyAttoraa~ or 

### the Shariif of the o~oa8y, and the Mayor a& chid of Pollea et any inoorporatad aitl 

### or (ia*nwhrrela Cha l pplioant for lio~~aa propoaaa to ooadwt his buslaaaal or * by arapraaaatativr ot tha 

### Board,and Weld It bo m~barial whather a~ah rraomeaastioaa uarama68 In writing or by oral tartlmomy; would mob 

### reammendlstlona br suffioionc to mrrant 

### thaCottabl Mga la raffieing aaah lianaa?
“8. If auahmoammendatioaa era not aurfloi0at CQwerrent a refural baa*4 upcf4raoomaaadatkwba oi&,zmrsblr Bert Ford, page 6

law, than what 18 it naeaasalg to add to euoh recommon6atiorm in order to gtvr tham eufficlent might to juetlip Rrsfuaal?m
Ourmower to tha qusstlons atdtea above are a8 rommi3:

1. !&a Oannty 3utlga wctlld not be pamittad to refuse a liwnas argonmattrra wlthia his I;rrecmal ktiowl s&y, hesritq, not disolored br rvl&mcr prod~cad at a

but wuld hevr to barr his ruasoua **fbr** such rafussl upon evibeno8 (stroduoed at ths hrerlq halA to datsraiue whcthar or noa the 11aanaa ahould ba granted. Article 667-6, Vamm*s Penal Co&, agaolfioally provldaa that notion of I)hasring shall be given aad that a hearlug shall be hald by the Oount Ju&ga. Oar ai the purposes of thr hrarine, evldsntlp i8 to eftord the oppliannt an opportunity to knowrhat evl~anoo ia ~ffarud @sInat hla and to rrplain or to rebut auoh
l vldanoa

bysvidNw8 ofhis own. This purpwe till be dafaatrd if U-MI County JIlllga la 3rrmlttadto deny the application upon metare not aiealoeed at the 

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“1%Is ricwawall settled rule, catablishad by numm!aa daalnlona in thla and other 3urls4icbicns, that orders of en edmloietrntiva @car&,to be valid, muat ba aupported by subetaatlal cvidanos introduoed at Ehceriug befora the board. Abaant suob oubs2antitil supporting ~atldsnoa, such orders

are arbitrary, unreaaouable, en8 basalaaa.~
Aoruaparabla aaaa ia the United Gtntrs supnma C0ur.t **ia** Xnt*ratatr **aOBIQF8Q** Comlasion **V.** Loulavllla au&Bashvilla RallrOa~ C 0.t mu. s. 881 91, 91, ia whloh the aourt sajralHonorable Bert Ford, pago

(at PRF:(I

91) 7

“But the statute8 dove tlm right to a fall hearing, and that oonferred tha prlrllagr of lnttoduo 9 tretlfaony, end et the earn8tire iinpoor the dcty of dooidlng In aooordanoe with the faote protad. A finding wlthout eridoooe le arbitrary end bserlaee. AndIt t&r Ogternaent*e oontrntion la oorreot, it would IUQ that the Comaleeion had a power poserreed by
no other ottloor, a8mlnletratlre body, ox tribunal under cur ~torzimant. It w0ttia meaathat when rQht8 drpmd8d upon fade, the Comaieelo~ aould dismgard all rule8 of etld~noe, and oaprlolouel~ malcrflndinge by adminletretite rlat. i&ohauthorlty, howrrar bearflowtly sxmraimd in 01y oaee, oculd ba injurloa~l~ rxrrkd In another; Is inc3onaletent with rational joatloe, and 0ome8undw th8 Conetltutlon~r oondrnnatlon OSall arbitrary l xeroler of p0wer.’

tat &a 93-94)

The @onrmrient further lnelrt8 the% the Uoamrw Aot (36 Sat. 743) rrqulror the Coade8lon %Oobtain inforntation ned88- rsry to 8nabla it t0 perfOrm the dU%irs aad oerry out the objrOt8 f0r WhiOh it We8 Ol-WbOd, and hating bren &Inn la$ie.latiro powar 80 mekr rater It aan eat, 88 cmuldaCU3$X’688, On euoh lnfomatlon, audtherefore It8 finding **must bs**  preeuaed to bevr barn eupportrd by euoh lnformt ion. even thou&h **not** fomally protad **at**

for manliret~r thrrr Ii ii0hearng whsn tha partr doe8 not knowwhat rridanoe 18 ofrrmd or 00mdar6a ma is not gmni opportunity to teet. exvlaln, or miutr. The
‘information gathered under the prOYielOW of

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Honorable Bert Ford, peer 8

812 mayba need as baale for instituting prosaoutlons for vlolatloae of the law, and for mana other purposes, but le not ~vellabls, es euoh, In meemHera the party Is entitled to a hear@. The Commisalon is anedninlstrstiva body and) even atera It acts in a quasi-judl clall cepaolty, is not limited by ths,~strlot rims, r)s to the sdmisbibillty of evidaziob, whloh prrrall in suits betwsen private pertie 9. I&t. oom. come. v. l3ai.B.q194u. 8. 25. But tb6 more lib~aral th6 praotioo In admitting taetlmony, the man lmpsratlvr the obligation to pr6esrve the essential rul68 of sridenoa by which rights em aseerted or defended. In suoh oases the Commieeionsre cannot klotuponth6l.r ownlnZ@rmetlou a8 OQulajurors ln~LJrlmLtlvs days. kll pertlee muet b6 iWly, apprleed~,of the svidenoe subrmttsif

or to be ccneidered. ~~and,muatbe givsn opportunfty 20 croae elunlne wltne8858, to lnagect documsllbe aaf. to offer evldrngs, in exglamtloz or rebuttal. h noother wep can ‘~8 party. .maZntaln.its rights
or make:.Its 46fenee. In no other wep oan It tret th6 eufflol6nc~ of th6 f'uote to support the findlng~ for atherwiee, even though it appearhd that the ordrr me without evidence, the mnlfaet deflalency could slwnye .beaxplains on the theory that the Oummleelonhad before It oxtraneoue, unknownbut pt+seumptlv61~ euf?lolent Information to eupport the finding. trbib64 Scats8 v. <t1IEon &Ohio S. W.R. R., 22bU. 13.14." (Oursmphaele)
See aleo Brownt. IWabLr011 doRerinin& 126 Tex. 296, 83 S,ro. Rsbblt C Co., i v.. Sh811 Petroleum Co., 66 8. W.'(2d) m reek 011 C 0. B umble Ofi: k'Refinlng C

0. P. Raflroad Comrnieeion, 83’s. W. (2d)

. Whllo the abowl oa8ae axpress what VI bsllavcl to be the oormot view, w ~oall your attention to osrtaln dabislons v4lloh would indl8a~tethat an adalnlstrativs offiolel might ocnslUer.eome mettere proved at other hewing8 and not introduoed at the haaring on the particular applloetlora involvad. In milroaa Commieelon v. MoDomld, 90 S. W. (24) 851, &.6.&qBanghof the Austin ??ourtof Civil Appeals said!

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Honorable art ma, )8g6 9

(at PW 584)
*we a0not un&*retand, nor a0we think the Legislature war oontempfatod, that the Railroad Coamleelon should be rsqulnd, l aoh time an appliaent sought a permit to use a state hi&way r0r a~erolel purpome, to conduot l xtenelvo hearings ober anb over again, as to the oondItlon of eueh highway, the treffio theroon, end the publla convenlanoo In thr use of ruoh hlghnro. When thee* faots err aeoertainad by tha oomaleelon, amrelatod to oartllnal public highwaye or liha state, In the absmos or a shoring that oonaittte have oh-*4 thrnon sinor the eeaartainaant of euah faote, thr Railroad oOmmIeslon pay properly aat upon

### l pplloetlone for permits to operak upon moh hbhweye, ba8ad uponthe faNit and ~ndltI0~ relatlta to l uoh hl@wa~e tbratOforcl proprrlr and adaquatol~ obtaina@, without tha aecr8elty of drtailmd proor thareof on eaoh ard a+arf appllcetlon prrsented to It.”
In ihim t3umaleelon v, Ilouthweetorn droyhoundLiner, h a** 8 w (26) 29b ( other grounds, 9T8. F.‘(2i,) 263) 

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## l **zd t**  (92 S. W. (24) at pagr 304)
While ,t& etetute oontempletoe and r*- qulme the oonraleslon to aeoortaln teats as to the burden,8the highwaya lnrolnd will bear, both as to phJreIcel aondltlon and traSrio o0ngastion, tm do not undrr8Eana the law to require that every tiem euoh app2ioation Is **meda**to uw a state hlghwey as a oarrlor tha commieelon must oonduot l xtanelve hsclrlnge, *endraqulre detalled proof as to euch oonditlone. Ii, In hearlnge uponat&r applloatlone to operate over the elrar high+aye, it her aaoertafned three f’aots ,In hearings baron It, It ie entltlod to teke into oonetdrratim euoh facts and conditions so oiiioially 688ertainad

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Bonorablr Bert Ford, pago10

by It, wIthoot thr nredlraa l s~enaa and oriort
or rrasoartalnlog the aeiw recta over end wrr again befor+ It ean peas upan anohapplioetion. A oerdIna1 highway boIn@hrra Inrolvrd, ena oao over nhloh eppellee, snd doubt1888 many other oerrlera he4 been grentad pormita to oporata, we think it tiey be eaaamod thet the collrriaaIon ‘had, e8 the law raqulrd It,to do, 

### l ur rlc rlo~atly

eaoorklnnrd, an¶ was In poaasaaIon or, these roots end 0Iratmrtenor~ at the tins It peaaod upon Zaokaon~a applIaatloa. Se0 ~Ilroed Oommlaelon v. NoDonald (Tox. 01~. ltpp.)90 8. w. (24) 91. The burden meatherafox-0upon eppellro to abowthat ao 8adititi0i bardma oould aefal~ ba plaoad upon auohh&h

### wey, or thet 

### the oommlaaion was 

### not InporrclaaIoa or th088 raot8, before it wee entltlrd to sot auoh order aaide. a

95 Sea alao $?iatr v. PublIe $arvIao OomIaalon, Uaah. 376, 163 XMo.1143, lU6 Pao, 795, 118whloh the court aeldr

(163 SW. at pa@ Ui.6;
'WOh8V0.giwn tha ftJXW&(I qUOtOtlOa rroa thr drolaioa or Uir ooa&~alon ia oh18 oaae ror the roeaon that, baaido8 stating scat0 0r Its. argtmenta, tthr quotetlon elao oontalna some flatmqa or 

### raot whloh WI think tha oinelarioa a8 en adniairtmtlra and ngulstlvo body her 

### paoull8r powers to
a0t0min0. Xt la not bound, 

### IUis a 

### oourt, to eoquin Its lnrormstlon oonoerning Ssl. latter8 Involved, In the prooradlng beton It wholly cladentirely irom tha erldraoa of witaaaaaa or other l tldmoa produced berorr It, but may take Into oonaIdrrrti0n tha roeulta of Ita ganeral invast~6tIozW, ganaral Iarormetlon u edllngina sub aat within 

### At*pO-rss fi nB d 

### all amttera w Ioh errsot the matter and aonoarning whloh It mat d0tentiin8 the r00tt3.*Eonorsble Bsrt Foxd, page 11

Although broad lengun~:o,Is used In the opinions from v&iohwehave furt quoted, ae to the power of ednlniatretlvr offloom, whsra e hearing la required, to oonaiaer teota not provad st th#i hsaring, us bslisva that If tha quaatlon la aqu.eral;pgi’saentod, the euthozity to aonsldrr feota not prorad et the hearing will be oonflnad to raota whlol: are so ~rmrally wall knownand aocrpted thet thry would oo,newlthin the aems olaaa es mettera of whIoh courts oould teko judlolal notlaa. CompareWlmore onEvldenor (3rd lfidltlon) , Sootion 2580. With this exosptlon, la our opinion tha County Judge’s action should k baaed only upon evldenor produaad at the hearing upon the applleetloa for tha llornar.

2. Article 667-6,Vernon’s Fenel Oodo, euthorlzea the County Judga to dany ths eppllostlon ror e license Ii he rinds that t&s eppllaent will oonduot his buaIneas of arllI~ bear *In any pleae or mmnercmm&uo~vr to violation or tha law, or likely to result In say jeoperdy to the psecs, norela, health or @orott oi t& general publIo.* This l tettitrexproaely authorbaa the County Judge to oowider any ralevent roots In drtsrmlnIng whether the ertlouler loostion is one which is ooaduoive to v10~~t Ponor ths Iem or likely to rrault in dnngrr to the peroe, morals, herlfth or wfotf ot tha gmoml pub1Io. In raaltine;auoh drtrraInetIQa hoMy oonsidor, emorg othsr things, avIdon that ths place is on0 0r ill repute a6 to drunkmmeas, previous oondaot or patrona at auoh place, tha preotlor 

### or Immoral mot8 et suoh plaoe, or that it be8 oonatltutrd e hIghway tmrrio hazsrd. or COWM4, the wsight to be@van auohooaaIdaratIone, in determining whether tha appllcation should be grsntad or Waled, is amettsr within the proper dlaorotlon of the County Judge.

The pl;ce et whioh e llooaare pleua to oonduat his basinoae Is e pxopsrend Qtsn en LoapOrtant oonrldwetlon for tha pub110 offIoIela charged with datarrainlung whether the lloenae should ba granted. In the oeaa 0r Ooytlno v. Mooklser, at el., 103 Pea.174,when an eppllostion rap 8 llcrnse for a pool hell had bsen denied 0~ ths ground wthet the place nosed therein ma iooatoaHonorable Bart Ford, page 12

In e pert of the city Inhabited by a olaaa of people whloh vnuld renierra poolroom, Ii satabllehad therein,
a pleas of resort ror dlaordarly eul objeotlonablr parsons, andthat a poolroom In said looellty, balng populated by oholoa ati othar people of like or similar oheraoter, would, In the judgmant of the board, tonb to tba dlaturbanoe of the pub110 place, andto render tha preservation of order In said looallty dIffIoult,* tha California Court or Appeal aald:

n Conceding that no arbitrary dlaOre~I&‘oan baaxarolaed by the board

or polio6 commiaaionara in applying tha ordinama in quaatlon, tha raaaona aaaIgnad by the answer for denyInS tha applIOatIon for e license were erectly auoh ea should aotuata a poll08 drpartnunt la danylng a parrnit or 110anar to keep a plaor of emuaamantwhIoh Is llablo to baoaae thr aoono of disorderly oonduot and dlaturbeaoaa of ths poeoo. . .” speaking 0r a atatuta oonrrrring on e oounty aourt the authority to grent or dany lIOrnaaa f5r pool halls, the MIaaouri Court oi Appeals said in Stata ax ral. YoClenahan v, DsWltt, 142 S. W. 3661

”

. . . we brllava the law lodges in the oounty court the dIaoratIonary power to rafuae auoh 1iOanaaa whan In their opinion there ara reeaonable grOUXl8 to apprehend that tha parlon applying IS not a suitable person or thr place is not Suitable ror tha carrying onor bualnaaa. For Inatanoe, the applicant maybe an habitual Jaw breaker or grossly Immoral, or tha plaaa mayba near to a churoh or eahool building, or privet9 dwelling, which would oonatltuta It e nu1aen0a.”. 

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Honorablo Bsrt Ford, page 13

211 s. w. See also State ax ml. Oetkor v. Johnson,

682 (Mlasourl Court of Appela).

3?.Aawahave stated In our enawer to your

~~. ..~ aeoond qusatloa under this aubdlviaIon, the Oounty Judge mayaxrrolaa a raamoneblr dIaoration In datormialug whsthar or not tha applicant will probebly oonduot the buaQeaa of aellIng beer In en Illegel manna]:, mad It is our opinion that he Amyproper17 oonaldar marolevent @vIdenoa In auoh QsteraIuetIon whathar the pertloular applioent has I!i tha peat been e vIoletor of the liquor laws end whether or not he Is a low-ebldlsg oltlzan. As ws shall hrmIneftar point out, the proosadlnga era a&nInIatretIvr rather then judIoIel, and tha atrlot rules or evldmos applloable to judlalal trials wwld not be appllaablr. Thr County Jtdgr mey hear and oonaldrr avIdanoa of aproIfIo eota of mlaoonduot es nil es evidence of general Nputetlon.

whether or%otLlkewiaa w belie va that in datarmiaiog

the eppilcatlon for a llornaa should & granted, under the rulaa harrinbrfora atetad,~ tho OountyJud.88mmypropvly aonrldar 8via0a00 to tb errrot that tha applI0ent has aoaIttad mobs oontrery to publio daornoy and rota whloh rraultad In jaopardy zbE,” morels, heelth, peeoa or aeraty or t&r 6anarel

.
5. In granting, e lloaan unbar ArtIola 667-6, Varnoa*a Panel Ooda, the Count Suddgala 00tIW In en edmInlatratIve oapaolty es dIatInguIahad froma judicIel oepacity. The supn~ Court or Texea, In the oeaa or Stats v. DISIlve, 105 Tex. 95, 145 8. W. 330, &d, with rerrrsnor to tha rrvooetlon or a liquor liwnaer

(105 Tux. at page 100)
*Theaaawar to the second quartion depends upon the ohareotar of the aot of MlllOVCll.WasIt judIotal3 TheBoot that tha parson whoperronmod the mot or ramoval wea a wunty judge does not male*tha mot judicial In ohnreoter. That daponda upon

## 24

Honorable hrt Ford, paga 14

th6 mnttrr in oontrmsrsy, end the reasdy
appll6d. It would be a uaaloss ooneuption of time to adduoa authorities or arguaanta to the sifsot that 8 lioonas to aa11 iXltOliOSXlt8 18 not a proparty right, but t a privilege grentrd by thr Stets, niiloh may bo rrvokrd.

(Ourrmph88ia)
ThaBBPLI

maYonine, wbloh 14 tha 8uprsm Court to hold that the rrvooatlon of alicense la an nlolnlmtratin sot, applier to the grant* or rafuml of a llomar.
140 s. w. (24) 5992, iVtl ADDgalahold that there 1s no right 02 appeal to-the d%trlot oourt from tha retieal of the Oamty Judge to @rant a liornso8 bat0 t0 8hSllga hi8 Q&100O?burinanr.

6. Tb prooerdiq brfor6 t&a Oomitf Tu‘pdga being adminlrtrativo rath8r than judlolal, th formal rd.80 or a~ldrnoa clpplieablr to judialal prooo6dlngr do not hera apply, and tha County Jades m8yoonaldsr effldevlts of partinant faots and oiroUm8tanors. In this raapaot, wa beLleve that the prooaadlngr boiQr* the C-u&y &A&N arr inth6 8anu category l# the proarrdiag8 bafofa the Board or the Admiriirtrator, with nfrranor to whloh it has bran l xpror~ly held by t&Honorable B8rt Ford, pa&a15

7. Artlola 667-6, Vernon's Ianal Coda, provides that "in the granting or withholding of eny litmma to sail bear at retail, th County Judge in for&a& hi8 oonaluaionr shell glva due andproper oonrideration to any r%co.mm~~ndatioM madeby the Dletrfct
or County Attorney or tha Ghwlfi of tha County, and the l6ayor and Chlai of Polla of any lnccprporataa olty or torn wherein the applloant propoaar to ccnduot hla burlmos and to any racanmtrndsltiom nada by rapresactatire8 of the Beard."

Thaetetuta glrrs no further fitatbmant olarlfylq what sort of raoaernandatlons are rafarnd to or what %x&&tshall be divan than. pieballsra that it was the intention of the Lagleleturr that the raoopaan8atlon8 of the offlbara nanad bs oonsidrrad tosathar with the other rvldanoa In the hearing and that. they shoula be @van ouch wright (1113 16 due to the knouladga Ofthe faOt8 Wtiicrhtheoa OiflOerll pOlrf4888. Thasr r%ooslmmdatlom mayk either In the fbnn 02written 

### aftldarlta
or or81 tastlmony. '?lhetharor 

### notthey are In t&maaltar ruifloiant to justlry a rafueal wi3.l dapaml uponwt~athar they 8tata fsots whloh air sufficient to rorn a raeicjnabla baels 

### for the rant&al. 

### Bar%raooraarndatlonr, whioh rteta no taotr supporting tham, would not be suffiaiant @ounds for rafuesl.

8. This quertla bar bean oovarad In part by our praoadlng anewer. 

### If th 

### raooamendatlonsor the offlcar8 rtste no iaots suptortlng tham, n think thet the raoommandetlons would not Is themealwa ba sufflolent jiround fur rafbslng the lloanse, ahd that a rafuural of the lioan8a would b8 jwdri8d Onll if there ware additlonal arldanca offered ehowiag faots whIohrould fbrma rational baelr for the rafural.

B. Appaati to the Dirtriot Court fram iaRafusel eta Lloanra by a Counts &g@=
Under the foregolag baading you aak.s the ?ellawlng etat8&ant and ask the follaWln@, quaetlm,la:Honorabla Rart Ford, page 16

“The TaxaaLiquor Control Aot, Section ~,~~;le II thereof, provider in part aa

**In the avant the Oaunty Juaga, Texas Liquor Control Boardor Admlnlatrator danlaB the applloatlon for alioansa, ha shall antsr hi8 jud&inRt rOOor&lngly, and the applicant nmywithin thirty (xp daya thereafter appeal to the Dltatrlot Court of the oounty where 8uOhapplication is mada, and such District Court mayhear and detarmlna suoh !ppeal in taw time or raoatlon in a trial da nova. It shall k lnoumbant uponthe applloent to make the nameahowing in all matter8 to the Dlstrlct Judge that ha is required by this Artlela to maketo the County Judge, and,the Dlstrlot Judge in hearing upon the appeal ahall hear the aauaa and render jawant 531Ukn manner aa raqulrad of the Oounty Judge. hdmnt of tha Dlatrlot Court ahall bafinal ati it the application ahall ba granted by Sinal jud&mant,
a orrtlflad oopy ot the judeant &all be prasantad to WitaAaeiaaaor and Colleotor of Taxes whoshall tharaupon aooapt the iaaa nqulrad and make report to the Board ia the mnnac required upon lllm orders iaauad by the bounty Judge. Anyprraon appealing fromthe judgarnt of tha County Judge ahall give bondior al.1 costa lnoldant to such appeal and ahall be,raqulrab to pay uoh 008tS if the judgfaent on appeal 18 unfavorable to the applicant but not otherrlra. a

‘1. Upon anapp&al to the District Court from rsrwal of a lloenea, &as the Dlstrlot Judfja sit as 8n at%nlnl8tratlrr sgmop; or does he sit as a oourt?

vince% the Dlstrlat Judge to datawlaa isðer

Upon auoh an appeal, la it the proornot the llcsnsa should or should not be rsfuaad~ Oris it hi8 prOVinc8 to d@t@rmb Only th8 188~ of whether or not the County Judgs aatad arbitrarily and caprlclouely, baed his raaaona for rafueal upon aufflolant ctvldanoa, andwhether or not bia reaaonB for suoh rafusal ware @od in law?”

**i**Honorable Eart Ford, page 17

In reviewing the aotion of the County Judge in prantlng or rsfuelug a llaan8a, the dlatrlot aourt aats In ajucilolal oepaolty andnot in an adalnlatratire oapaolty. Wile the aotlon of #a OeuntyJudge, the Soard, or Administrator in **gmnting,** rafuaing or oanoallng apawlt **la** a4mlnLtratira, thr nrlaw by the dlatrlot court IS of naaaaalty judlolal. **A**oaraful analysis of 

### theaituatlon la glean by Judge 

### Blair of tha Auatln Qcurt oi Civil Appeal8 in the oaaa o? Brad18 Y. Taxaa LlUUOrdontawl Board, 10%8. W. (24) 

### YJdz 304f

(at porn 302) The caneallatlcar of a pennit to aa~iii&or under th tiqoor Oontrol **Aot** and the prlnoipla **of law**  go+amln@ l uoh mattara la not a a%rll ault or aauaa of aotion; **buli** th8 **p~ww** ardauthority to ssnoal rash a pazmltir lwrall the azaroln ot en adninlatrativa fkmot%onati dutynlmpond **bf** tha aot UpQnthe boaxtlOr it8 

### aiIdnl8trstor. Apomltka or llornaaa under the cot hea norastad ti&bt to Sell liquor, but 18 a mare **pazmlttaa** or lloaaraa with the prfrllaga oi aalllng liquor in aooordanoa with tha tarmaOf the aOt, and a&- oaptr hi8 parmit or llaanaa 

### l ubjaat to the authorkty or **tke Barr&**  **tci**oanoal it for any viol6tlon OSthe statute8 or cloyrUL8or ngulation promulgstad by the boerd under authority oi the sot. **And**if the etatut%
waraginn the oonatruotlon eontandaafur by appellant, it uould be UmOnatitUtlOu~l
as an attempt 011the part or the Laglnlatura to aonfar adstAnfatra0iva 90-r and dutlar 

### .uponthe judlolal dap?irtmantoi the @Tarnmerit.*

I

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Bonorablr B6rtFoorb,peg*

(at Pm@304) 16

n
. Und6r thrre Qeoisiona the Inquiry onen &;ael or oouxt proarqdlng authorlz84 by the Taxa Liquor Control A&ifromany admlnietratire ardor, rule, or ra@latlon or thr board, 18 tc detrrminr whothor the board ootwl within tha statute8 undrr whloh **it oper8trr;**  whath8r It8 ocmplainod of order 18 ruatsinrd by rubstantlal avldanor; andwhethar~it aokd arbltrarlly or oaprialousl~ in tha performan of It8 adniniatratit. dUtiiO8."
The law on thir wbjoot is alro sumwmlerd by Yudgr Osorgr of. the V&isda tourt of, Civil App6alein the a086 of Tax80 Lianor Conml &a 110 8. W. (2a) 646, 648; rd v. b-iarrlrld,

*Toma Liquor Qontmst Elo8rdanU lt8' admlnlatrstor en mpmnd end authorize6 by arts. 666-X.2, 6664.2a, Y*rqoa~‘r Annoktad Pam1 Coda, to oeacol ,p8O)cr;68 #tam p8mita thrrstorsre grnntrd upanthe heppanlng or oertain 8pdfira muate, 8Ztax notie as& hlSxil¶g, 0Ib3muah**OOtiQB** h, not jBdldiCi81 buti18 merrl? t& p8rfomWCt Orut 8dnini8tratlv8 funotion. Brad1yv. Tax88 Litper Osntrol herd (~sx. Oh. 1pp.) 106 8. W. 2d )OO; Stat. v. SwSilve, 10'5Tax. 95, 145 8. 1A.3301 Baldaoohi v. Ooodlrt (Tar. Div. App.) 14s 8. 1. 325. "Tat thr juriadlotion of oh0 **oOwt8 0-r**  th8 parer andscthority of tha board and it8 admhiotmto~ tc oano81 paokage 8ton mmita is to ilct6mlns wh6th8r they aotrd Within th8 saopa ot their (Lsl868trd authorit?, basrd their order or ruling up on l ubetantial

stl-í d6ilO6, anddid not eot.uuraaeonablg or arbitrarily in aalclng thrlr order, and tha exsrpies of thi8 power imjudicriel in ,ftari .:. natur6. Bradley 1. T4X68Liquor Control BOOI+(Tsx, Clv. App.) 106 6. WY. 24 Nor Shop88 v. RailroadC4nuaierion, 123T4x. 521, 73 a. 8, 2d 505; Brown'1. Buabl* Oil dsRef.&norabl6 **B8rt Ford,**  **png8** 19

00.*126 4.x. 296. 63 8. W. 26 935, 65 s. :. (2d) 1069, 99A. L. R. 1107, 101 A. L. R. 1393; &d68tB 1. Public tftlliti68 (%kUll18S1Oll,

97 COnn. 453, 117 A. 494; State **T. Great**  North6m RI. Co., 130 Minn. 57, 153N. w. 247, fbtl. C68. 19176, lmli"

2. Uponthr appwlto thr diatrlot **oburt,** th6 di8trlQt 00urt ha8 no rig&t to detrmin6 68 an original proposition amto whther the 1.iOBM8 8hOPl.d be grentsd Orl'6fu66d, but is OOEfbwd t0 the d6trX’dnatiotl or th8 qmstions wh6thar the O0untyJudg8 r0ii0w~d th6 rtatutory pr066dw and wh6thrr ho lnar4 8ri48nor whioh 0OnBtitUt.d 0 rr~BOn6bl6 b##%#iar hi13BObfOIL Thi8 ha6 been repsat6dly atatsd to be the rule by th6 6airtB in 00868 inrolvlng appeal8 tI'0a POtiOnby the T8X68 Liquor Control Board, or the 8drin~BtlWtot ald w8
lro of ths op%nionthat th8 mui@ruloa wl.Li b6a~~1164 tQapprale fma aetlon by tlu &mntf rUdg#. Br6dl8y v. Tetse Lfasor Qontrol Board, 106 8. 3.“. (26) 300, at p6#8m&j

0.
. . thd6X th88. d80iriOM tbr inquls7 onan appsal or **court** prOO##dillg authodcod bj th6 T6xar 'Liquor Control bet from an1 adminl8tntlt8 order, wlr, or rsgulat on ot thr board, ir to drtirrninr WhcthBrth6 board 6Ot.d within th8 8t6t~t68 under whioh it **0p@r@te@;** uh6ther i.b **ooapiainad** o? ord6r i6 eustatn~d by #ub#tantia~ rtid8aor~ aridwhrth6r It **aotrd** arbitrarily or oapriolou8- ;~t:~8thr prriormanor ot it8 admiairtrative

II

. *

. *117 8. w.

ì. . l It ha8 bm fr6qtaentl~ held that the-dietriot aourt, up0u mob apg6al8, may Onlydetermins wh6th6ror IlOtthora, w611eabatanti t6etimonf b6for6 the Board to 8upport it8 

### rIndIn&?+,

ordid it aet aaprioiauel~ or srbitrrrilg.NHonorable Rart Fmd, pag6 20

Texas Lipuor Control Board 8. Lanza, 123 8. w. (2d) 1153, 1154:
"Thr 66ttl6d ru16, at6tadconr6rs6ly, 18 that, oxdsrs or fMlag;s of faot of a rogulatozy body or 6ocmieelon, or8 noa raViBWabl8 OBappeal, UXI~OBS thrl are un- #uppOXt#d by 6VidBnOB~ HumblrOil &Re?iuiu$ Co. v. Railroad Coat~is8ion st al., Tsx. Clv. App., 112 5. WE. ad 222.

. .*
NaGormlokv. Taxes Llauor Control Board, I,l 5. W. (2d) lOOk, 1005:

II.
. .Tba Ll uor Control A&, ~6rn~'B AM. P. C. Art. 6 6-l et 86q., 18 punly

8 rrgulatotoa in natur8 and thr adminirtrator

or the Liquor Control Board ir not govwnrd br thr atriot rulea (zorrmlug court8 in thr oonduot o? hle hrartuge. Our aarrtr her6 00n#i#t#nt~~ held that thy OOtiOn Of th0 admlui8tFator in oanoollin$ a parmlt WI11 not b6 intrrrar6d with by the OOUrtBrrhrn it apprre th8t ha aotod upon 8ub8tanti82 6vldutOr w#rlmntiX& OBnO8llatiOn Ofthe parmtti. Taxma Liquor Uoutrol Board v. Lanea, Tax. 01~. A&q’., 129 8. W. 26 1153; T8xae ~imor Control Board v. Smalley, Tax. Cir. APR., 129 8. W.26 466. In attaoklaa, th8 ardor of bhr Board, oana~lllng hIe peait, appellant had tha burdrn of prorin$ the inmlldity or thr order or oanorllatlon br BkiOWiaa;that th@diliFii8tl'6tOXt8 fkrdh68 w6r6 without 8ub8tant~sl 6Vid6XIO6to BUQpOrt tbm. V~IPO~*IIAnn. P. C., Art. 666-128, 6ub#@O,5; Taxas Liquor Cmtr'31 BOurdYe Laxno, Tax. Clv. APR., 129 S, W. 26 1153.

. .*

c. Rsnrwel or Lie6n88
UndBrthe ?'3l9@.U& headin&, fort=OkOth@ foll~w~g BtatuPBJZtand ark tfr fbllori~ qUOBtiOu1

## 33.

Honorable BU Ford, page 21

“TheTexas Liquor Control Aat, seotlon 7 (a), Article II thereof, in regard to oxpimtlon andrenewal of llaanaaa, provider 68 rollowa8

“*Any license beuod under the terms or thir Artiolr, 

### l

xoopt Branoh Lioenree end Tenporarf Lloenass 8p00iricaiiy prwided for, ehell terminate one year fro0 the data lamud, aa5 no lloanr shall ba l~8ued ror a longer tam than one year. Anyparun nowholdfng a lloaner to manufaotum or sell bsrr in this Statr and daolrlng to renew the aamo shall barorr 

### l xpiratlon of h5a pmaent lloenao, andnot more than tblrtr (JO) dare prior to auoh oxpiratlon date, brrequired to x&aka mppllostlon 5n the mannerheroin provided for the primary ire\tanor of any olars of llcenaa; end whrn it 5s desired to renew eny lioonoe obta5.md underthe prooedurcl prortied in thle Artiolr, tha holder Of uoh llaenm rhell makewritten epplicatlon to the Aaeeaeor and Colleotoo 0r Texas or the oounty or the Llaenaeo*8 ro8ldmeo not more than thirty (30) day8 prior to the date of ezplration oi the lioeneo held by himi such apptloation ror ranewel 6hel.l !N rigrod by the appliaanti an4 oontaia full and oomplate intormetion ee eat out en4 mquirod in any appll &ion for origin*1 liamre, end spplioent #hall pay to thr b8e88Or end Doll~Otor of Taxra the appropriet8 limnsa irr 

### for the clnas of lioaner 8ought to bermand. Thm Aa8eS8Orand Collsolior Or Taxer Uhall thereupon transmit to thr Board e OOpy Of 8aid epplioetion far mnawsl to(lether with the Oclrtlrbation t::st all mqutrrd~ fear hare been paid for the enruing lioema period; and upon **ro** 0e5rfg the copy or e6fd appl5aatlon and 

### Bartlflcatlon a8 to the pejnant ot roes, the Board or A&alni8tmtor IMJin its dlecratlon i8aw #a 1iUensa clpplid for, or fIi8fw5bd.n iin, (5) day8 artor roor5pt or 4u0happliocrtion rsjaot the 8fIImrnd raqulm *bet the applicant rar mnewal flla applicatLon w5th 

# JHonorabla Bart Ford, pega 22

tha County Judge end oubmit to hearing baiara ~~oh County Judga 5n t&a menner raquirad of any applicant for tha pr5imry or original 15omsa. Anyeppllcent ror ranawel whan auoh ranawal Is rrjaotad by tha Board or Adminlatretor ahall be antltlad to refund
or any lioan8e r88 paid to tha County A8888-
aor and Collaotor of Texer at the tima o? r5mg hi8 appllcetlan ror ranawal:
"1. xi the holder or a 15can88 paxmlt8 h5a lloansa 

### to

l xpiro under It8 term8 without ronawiqg mm8 in aooordance with tha ebotrquoted atetota would ha, undar tha lnw, 8rtar 8uoh axpiration be l ntltlad to a ranawal of a liaaxmr or muld ha naoaraerily hate to makeapplloetlon ror anewlleanaa 5.ntha, aaemmennar ea hawould en original lioanaaPw3 1. Tha law makar 

### l prolrio raquirament8 a8 to tha mar 5arhloh appllcatioru **for** ranewe 8hel.l bomad.. Aper8aa who oompliaa with tha88 requirOmmt8 mayhevs h5a lloanaa ranawad without tha naoaaaityaf a haari~g barore thr OOUntyJrrdga, lUI188e thr Nerd
or Admhi8tlWtOr Sor8qUir@8. In our OplnlGn it =8t not bo pr88lIIO8d that tha ~g58letUra did en Idle thin6 in asking thaea raqaltlrsnantr a8 to epplisetiona for ranewela, 8na aparron whof8ti8 to comply with the

3n~ 10888 h5e pr5v5lrga 0r apply5ng for a ronawalend mu8t eppl.y rw a now15oanaa in the samamaMara8 hewouldapply ror an orig5nallioanaa.

/

. D. Txwnorer or rioen Underthe romgolng hsadlpe, you submit the follow5n(l atetomant end quert5Onar

## 3

Bonorabla B6rt Toord,prg6 2)

T3aotion 

### 7 (d], Artidla II of the Taxar Liquor Coatro~ A& prorfda8 68 f6~16W81
=*Hollorn88 18aRabunder the prorldonr or this Aftlola ahall ba 88eP@Iabla by tin honoldar tharsof to eny othaa parson; prwidrd, tht should nny holdsr at 8 lloaaaa bait@ to oha~a tha plaoa of bosinr8r darignatod in such liaann, kmmaydo 80 br 8pplyiag to tb. CIouat~ aUrpdg8 8~11 nor5r5na hi8 oQnnn9 or aDDroTa maIn Olm~886

.i.Lla lioation fo~~lioonsa as &unia $o~%%?iiid~5ng mquind to pay add& Olonal 15canaa tear tir the mmdnlng anaxpind 8an of the 15oanaa bald **by** him.@ OUW) (ung6r8oor$ng

*1. 3.86686 or II).*ppllomtlon for 6 tawulor oi 15oana8, 58 5%assdatw ah&or fhr 8bon- ~quOtr&8Catuto that mrh 

### l ppl5oatlon be iilad with Ohaoounby *d68 8n& publrahra br pwtdng, nabd hrsriug h6ld thorson in thr mu maunat a8 would ba ?lece88rrf In 0886 thr appl%eanl: ~5~~a5ag aa t3r5&nel. applioation r0r e

Irouitl a 

# l plni:*8n rot88t whioh woald bogo04 

### origIna

P appllcatloo be god 

### l p-t
an epplla6tlon r0r a trarrefar ol lioanra?*

t3etiOl&l! 356V8 **t0** Chad@ tha phO8 Ot bU8in888 Oi thr

II3 **OUlY OQiniOn**  it 56 Illllndi3tO~ %hdth8 8pp11-
liornaaa 8hall ba tiled rtth the Cmnby ihV&ardl m 8nmanotlca by poatlllg and thr aama ha,aring wuld ba nro6886ry an In the 01188of an original appliaatton for a lfornsa. The nbovo quoted etatube provide8 that the ChQSQ8

in tbs plaO0 OrbUEina88mayba obbai.mb -by apply~ Ebthe County JuC&aand moaiving Urn oonaant 

### orepproval 88 5.ntho a888 Oror1 .6dilM." A8w0 heva alroocy pointad out, 1 

### 667-6, Verrmn*s Penal cOb6, the Lag5siatura O%pZ6684 proridad **that** the plrcre of the ,,opmitlon of the **bu8i** 1~88, a* mall a8 ~fcsonal qufllif%mtioas OSth8 appllotmt a& th msnw:r in whioh hs till conduat hi8 bu81- ~188, may bc cwsi~5ar54 In pranting or rspU5i6g th* llOW!tl@l. Ir (I:bear butinere is to bs morad Isto a naw

### 34

Honorable Bert Ford, pege 24

location, or even a nawneighborhood, proper notloe should be given and a hearing held in order that proper protests wagbe madeby any parties interested adveraely in the opsration of the buslneea at the proposed location.

2. Sinca the applloat ion for a chahge la the place of business relater only to the newpb oa where the licensee seeks to operate, the grounds for rafuelng the applloatlon would be such aa apply to the propriety of operating at such place. We donot belleve that the application ror a perialt to change the plaae of business wvuld open upfor a new lnveatlgatlon the personal quellflcationa of the licenses
**or** any other matters rxoept whether the propoard Bew location is a proper place ror ruch a buslneaa to be operated. SuppZaaentarJrLicemaa A. D~saualtiioat ion
Under the foregoing heading, you sat forth the iellawiag statement and quaatlonr:

*The ‘foxas Liquor Control Aot, Section 10(a), ArtloLa II thereof, provider in part a8 roiiowat
**It u&all be unlawful for anl person to sell beer or orrer samaror sal6 brtweea the houra of 12:OOofclcok rld,night and 7:00 A.~M.or any day or iron! and after 12:OO09010c&midnight Saturday until 7rOOA. M.Mondayor the following weeki provldrd, however, that any holdrr of a Retail Dealer’s Licener or a Wlneanl Bee?i

Honorable Bert Ford, page 25:

dolLam and oentil to mre than thr aalo value of rood and other wmoditlea for fiuan oonruautlon sold by such licenser durin& suah hours, be entitled without brillg reaulred to Dayaru fir therefor. to a-map$laaientar~- limnie authorida - him to mll muohbeveragea durbg any hour of any day. iiald supplenmntery lioenae shall be on arolp rurnlsbsd by th4 Boerd or AdminirtraOor and upon being lssurd shell be attachad to ati beocg~ a prrt of besla llornse ot the holder, and suoh suppleosntati lioenr shall expire with th8

tary license ror rlz (61 month8 thereaftrr. * (Undar~soorlng aura)
“1. %hsrs a repzes8ntatAvo 0r ths Tsxar Liquor Oontrol BoardmeIce s Inquiry Into thr burinbar or the holder or a supplementary lloense, as provided in the urxlerlinrd partlon or tha above--guot8d rtatuta, m6 such holdor h ?&?I

to show such rrpereatetits that his rood aales mceod the aele of bar, ia ruoh rallum on the pert or the holder grounds for aenoellatfon of nuoh llosnae? “2. In malclna,auoh showing to the Foprasentatlw of the Board, doer the holder

&me to show that hia food salrr rxored his beer reler durIa& raoh day4uring ths weak, during sash week duringthe year, during ssoh aonth during t&e gear, or that his rood aeler exceed his bsorsales during

the aourw or a gsar'e tlnrr~nBonorsbla Bar8 ?ord, pass 26

1. The atstuk puotad abovo provides that the 

### l upplarntarp liornw naf br revoked Wnlaaa St 8an be uhowa by ths liQa~a8' that tha galas of alaohollo bawragaa do not l zauad in value the aalas oi food and othor ccmsodltlaa during tha atabdparioda 0r tiinr. ThLaetatut* olrarlf plaaea tha bar&n tan tha li~wnara ta rake tha.naowaarf akmwi~ es to hla aalra , e&i hir failure ~torsh~euoh ebowing,arta~’ notlw, rrd hearin&, juptifba the RomMor Adainlatratar la rrvokbw aucihaupplonmatart llaumr.

Habalievr, hmmTsr, that uadar ths atatuta, tha llosnars la antitled to en opportunttf, after mtioe, to prsoent ot IIhenriog bo~frrm the Baard or .Ldiainiatrator rridriwo a~bto 914 aalra vi 81OOhOllO bsruagoa and sales or toed, and tht mm inebility or railare or tkr licenaoe to prsrnb auoh eridenu to ar~.~eerntstlte or tbs Boardwb6 is iaquirfag late his bwin8ea 

### would1300 alana be afrbaion0 $rcad !ior retokfng tbe tirsmar~. T&a$Bote,us to thr aaloe by th,o,Zicmaae am to bs~,d~teraInrd bg tb Board @rA&ninlatrator, of%ar hsarlng, aa we brllan 

## that it was 

## me Iate!nti49ll af ths at*tuta to ,plaaa 8hr burdea or proof en thr liasrlaar te show t&at his ,a o'b~tera$oa am nOt 

### l r oeedl~

IQvelur the alas of food and 

### other @om**aodttl88** 

## ror human **wnakmptien.**

2. Thr etatut la not at all clear a8 tO the prrlod of OiaMBlah ah611 br wnefdmd Ilodoterminiq whethrr the aalra OSrlaoholta b*verws8 rxosrd In velw the ealaa of iood and othar 

## oemodttiea for humanoonsumptian, ePM?t, Of OQUFMv*hB*WY 8tliea aurina, tha hours bbctwem mad f&n

‘8”8 and 7100 A. y. of say day $nd-fi!6mX.~2!00 o’uleok J&in&b8 $aturdaj u&II. 7100 A. IL mn&ay of ths 

### ibll~irig wueku&all

beoonalderod, wt brlfavo that tha Lagkfatum intended In the last elauae undorliar& in tba statute quoted above to aat up the aama stnadmd a* that art out in the first Olm08 twierlinad above ia said statuta, I. e., ydtorin# ueh prohibIted bourn n0m1l.y In the wur06 Oi @nr0~8weak’8 tiU8." We think that this lsn&ua@aOlaarly l lMnste8 ?Ako ,poeeibility o? cOneidSrln& Sia(rla b'Wa, si.EOO* period deaignatrd Is Wnl Onewelr'a tiOS*." FWtheZ'-Honombla Bart Ford, pegs Z7

mon, tin use of the word wnoma;L1ywmenlrerta an lntsntlon that a singlo weak aast not ba sonsldarsd aloe as s standard, but it must be a normal or averago wask*s salas. Ths stetuts doss not tall us mar whet parlod the arerags must br takan, but laatas this to tha reasonabla dlseratlon of tha Board or Edrlnlstrator. If thara ara saasoml.l: rarlatloar In sales, the Board or Admlnlstntot should monsldsr a suffloiently long parlod SOse to urlvo st a Sslr aterags ln order to dstarmina Ihat %ormal* l slss bmrr barn. Ths langth of aaah parlod wbloh ~111 bs usad bythi Board or Administrator will hare ba bs datsrminedon a rrasonablr basis by thr Board or Admlnlstrator dspsnding upon t&afeet8 as to saasansl or perlodio rsrlatIons In salrs in sash particular oass. 8. ~aliilostlon ior Ranawal 

### Wndsrthe fcw84$oing haadlty yeu sot torth tha tollcmiafj stataarnt and qtmstioar

VW8 and Ragulation No. ZZB-1of ths Tour LlqUOrControl Borpd,~%lating to ranawal OrarlstlnCC sopplamsntary llwnaes, protldas as follows:
**Any rota11 bwrr llsaassa for onprmlsaa consumption, or wins and bssr paralttas, nowholdinga suppl.saaatarl llsaasa,

may, at the time of th8 rasaipt~f his rsaewad basla lloonso, maksapplloation in dupU.aata to tha County Job&oof tha oounty of his rraldanos, ror rsnswal or his supplsrnantarj llsanaa, whlah scdl appliation shell ba in fMldeVlt fOW ati 8o!Uiainis% the roilwring inroxmt loa:Boaorabla Bert Ford, page PI

“‘stata of Rxs8, “‘fhunty Of I

w’Your arflsnt,

. a rosldant oltlrro of &a oouat~ ahdSfatr abova sat forth,bsiaQ O$l~ful~@, and first duly sworn, oa oath stats~ and nprrsants to the Go\latr Judge oi Qountl, Taxas, and to UasWxas Liquor

control Board as roihm:



### *‘(l) That 

### hois thebolYsr **0r** 

### 8 rammlrstall bssr dsalsr~s on-pru$ss llooneio, or wins and bear retailir*s permit, NO.

**(2) That ha was the 

### hoLd~@r of a ~applamatary Liornsr Ho. *i*suod by the Qounty t&to of TQxeS, on the dayoT"----+~~: 

### forthe prsord~ llosn88 PUiOd.
"'(3) That atall times Qtlrbqthe0Xistems of the supplaa~ta~ Wosnsa prriod arorosald, the sale of food and other OOmnodit for humanaonsumptloa 80ia by arflant during prohlbUd hoes as driiard by brotlon 10(a), Artlola ZX,or the Texas Liquor Oontml Aot, srossdad in dollars and cents ths amount of bosr sold during said hours and ne raot adsts that in any way dlsqualitlas appllosnt trap rs0rl+lng 8816 ;;fp~s~o$iary Llosnm, sad ~furthsz l fflant

.

AWIAHT
"'Sworn to and subsarlbsd bafcars 81.this the - bay or 

### ,19__.

%otary Pub110 in aad fQr

Qounb~, Taxas. fHonorable Bert Ford, page 29

"'Said appliaetlon shall be signed and sworn to by arrlant, and prasentrd to the County Yudge or the County of hls reeldsaoe, and it said County JUga has roason to be llrva that any stckment contained thsmln is untrue or misleaa~, hs my rafusa to issue the same; aul it the CloantyJudge Is sattiSlsd that the statsmrnts oontalns& in said appllastlon are trua, hs mayissue the nnawod Bupplapsntary Llarnsa to 

### l tflant, whloh aald Supplemsmtary Llo81sr is to bs sttaohsd to end mods apert of the bar10 1100n80, and shall expire on thr same datr as the basic llasnss,

wlA oopy or the 8Pp lioatlon, tcqathar with a 00 J o? l&r Sopp amontprf Zloomm so ranawod, P

r grnntad, shsll be ibrwardrd by me County Judea to ths Toxas Liquor Qantxol Board at Austin, Texas. *
This Rule andRagulatlon was passsd, no doubt, to prerl&s 8 evthod ot rmtswl~ 8 supplsmsntar~ lloenss, ika ta tha faot that the statuta waswt 8goiri0 in rsg8rb to auohproosdursl a&hod.

where thr applioation fbr F@nMIl ISJzaa;:’ la the County Jold&eduty-botlad to tnko u&h a??Ldsvlt at its ?a00 VslUs, or does hs here the dlsastfoaary authority to 

### requlro

additional wfgaoX

### other'then the 6wop~ affidavit of t&mappplioanti anddoesho ham t&adieorotlonary 

### autheltgto mfasa, FoWWll app1ieationa it hr hss roaaoti to belira tkt aoh affidavit is mislradlng or untl?UOTW

## . -_ 40

&gvrablo Bert Ford, pots JO

1. Tbo0ount.r Jude8 ia not required to take the arridavit or the appliotint 00 its raoovalue but has dlsorotlomr~ euthoritl to aoeopt cr rojoot ouch application upon ovldonoo hoard by him, if, suah evldonor show a reosonablo ground for bllovlq that aatarial stntammts in said 

### affl6avlt aremlslraaing 

### or untrua. ArtlOl8 667-7, Yornon'a Penal &do, prcvlUas that the Boa-d or Admlnlotrator say roqulro tha oppllcent tar a

### roaowallloonoo tc vii0 appllc4tlcm with the 

### UountyJu8goaad submit tc 

### hasring baron 

### Muah County Jude8 in the manner rspuirsd of l nf applioaat for the primsrf 

### ororlglnel 1i0onso.~ Wobollovo that thls~glvo# the Oounty Judge power to roruss to aocopt as true tho statsmoats in the orridovlt, provldrd that there la other svldsnoo givlw roascnsbls grow&Is 

### for balioving that th St4tsmvnts OOntatiod in bhas~fldarlt are not true. Xojanotioaa

Bador the above heading, you set out tho following statansnt ana ~~stionsr

TPhoT6xas Llqucr Uoatrol hat, Goat&n 27, Artlolo II theroOf, provlaoa as f6llowS: **Uponhovln& col.loQ tc his attontlon **bg** affidavitof l

g orodlblo parrsonthat any person is violating, or is shout tc tiolate, any 0s the pxarlslons or the Texas Llq,uor Control P.otor it any paraft or llodnsowas wron@ul~y **lmvuod,** it 8heu be th8 autg 0s the Attorney t3onaral,
ortbo Dlstrlot or UountJ Attoxnof Ii0 bygin prccoodfngs to rostrsln any suoh porson from the throatsnod or any furthar violation,or operation under sueh permit 

### or llooaso, sad the Djstrlot Judge shsll.h~+e authority 

### to issue roetraining ma0F8
without hearing, andupon nobleoandhaaring to grant in&motion, to prevent suohHonorable Bert Ford, p8.q 31

throatens or rurther vlolp.tlon by thr person oomplaind agalnat, an4my rogulre the person oonplalning to file a bon&in euoh emount and oontsining euah oondltiona end in such oaeee ae the JuAer



### tonotifytheCoilnty

Judgsofthe county wherein wafi

iaeued enp lioanar or palmit a0 canoslla A, au4 to notify the Boer4
or any Juclgnbsnt

ct 6 oourt whiah aar oparak hereunder to 0a50el a licensr

or prrmit.*

#mare a llcansre has been enjod?&om violating tha Texas Lipuor Control Act or any par13iaular phs8 thereof an4 in oitcd for contePipt Of crourt an4 is fouu4 guilty of belag, in oonterdpt
oroourtbpvlrtue of hsvibg violate4 acme grovialon or the Injunotion, ia his liornee sutimetiofilly, by operation or law, void aad orno further ior a5d 9mOt; an4, without further prooeedl.qe and without the [louEt*e juagslent 60 deolaring, would euoh lioensee be Ao%ngbusiness without a liaen~~ should he f&U.to oease dofix budnear upon the date the contempt jodgsent was rendmod?Honorablr BertBard,page 32

“2. what would be ths rfaturor the llaanae ii In the oa4a or a 00rporatlon an orfloor or mploya or the oorpor:tlon, hnvlng bran enjolnsd, is found guilty of bring in oontkplpt or court?

“3. What w0ul4 be tba 8tatu8 of the llomaa lr In tbo aa4* ora~pertnarrrhlp, a4sooIatIon, or ~n4lvl4ua1, an auploya8 

### ora&ant or the lioan8a0, havlag baan rlr8t 

### l ijolu84, 18 loua guilty of baky in aon84mpt Of aourt7;

(+tlok 667-27, Veruon'a Poaal Coda) rxprrarly proThe rtatuta whiab you hav8 quota4 abovr
Ti444that,*upon any juddgnrntor tha oourt that riolation or 0~ r04tlainlng order or injtmmon irsu84 h8rranA4r ha8 ooourrod, l u6h juU@unt 8hall oprr4tr to aanorl without fkrther proo8rAIng8, any licanar or permithold by tbs prr4ar whofa 

### datuulmt In the pmas4Ing4.

. .* Ths elrar 

### importof 

### thla lan.@a~a 18 that tha juAgm8nt finding thr drrendant guilty or aviolation or an Itljunotlon or the oourt work8 anlpaoroot0 oanorllation or thr llaanaa, avan though no wuh 8xprasr pmvi8lou br aautalned in t&
jUtQmBnt. lUo

doubt the bettor praotloa 18 to havetha udgmontprovide that tha li4an44 18 oanorlrd, bus the aamallatlon rollowr 08 a metto]: of law l'rrmthr juagmat findIng 

### that a violation of thr lnjumtlon ha8 oaoarred, an4 a raoltatlonof the oanaallation in tha jaagsrant 18 not rsrsntlal. Tbr court ho8 no Airaratlon an to whether 4 aaao4lla8lon wi3.Zrimultf'roa @U&I

GumparrToxaeLlauor Control BoardI, Blaoh8P, $?%: (24) 1030 ln hi&~ lt hldthtbbr dlatrlat aaurt hed io dlktlon $'r.keln km canosllng the licraar whara the rvldmoa gave rsa8omblm support to thr Board’8ooaa‘lualon that liti Lipuor Control Aothad boonviolatad.
2. Artiolr 4661, Vernon's Taxas Girl1 Statut84, pr~vlder in pert a4 followrt"1111 lnjaaotlon r44tr4ln4 tha attornqa, Santa, ruvmntr oldrm~lofrr of the party enjoln84,or wall a4 thmparty hla84lt, lrr4otira from tb4 eonlea or notl44 of tb4 lnjunation an4 during it4continuanor In foror.

. . . *
It roiiow4 that it an ofrlow or aaplo~oa or a oorporatlon vlolatra thr lnjunotlm and i4 foundin contarpt or the oourt*a jod@nt, thallarnar 14 oanoalrd. ?iooo44aPlly, tbr oorporstlon oan lotonly through ltr agenta. IB analegou8 demo, lth44b4m br14 that 4 lla4n4rmapk oamalr4 forrloletionr or tb Liaubr Oontmol Aat bv an ulent or rrm4nt. atan aontrary to lxp ra44 in8truotlo58 Orthe llaanio8. Bradley v. Tgxaa Ll~uon?Ooti~01Board, 108 8. W. JOOiTare8 LlauOPCloatPol Wear4 v. Warfield, 122 8. w, (Ml 66 117 8. w. (26
3. A48umln6that thr 

### l aployar oc a&rat of the lle4n4a4 was ~urpoPldi~&to aot aa 8aah at'thr tlm8 of th4 tiolatlon 0r the oouirt~a injo~ti~m,hi4unlawful

a aaraxlant la the lnjunotlonpoaading, the atatut4 quota4 abore4or4 not prori'a4 bhat there 8h8l.l ba aotomatlo aanodlatlm,, tin aktuk ~roridl~ that the $u%- mnt ahall ou4r4ti to oanorl %nf 114411~ or p4Pmit dil4 bl tha braon who irbrivndint in the pr~oa44lnga.* Ii thr agent, an4 not the amployu, 10 tha d~fendoat, we kllevo that in ordar 80 oaaa41 tbr llamaa of bha aaployar $Swould ba naorraargto feller the proeadorrEonorablr **Bert** Ford, **pgr 34** 

for auoh oanorllatlon art out in Artlala 667-19, V4mCIIQL’4 Penal Oodal
Your4 VOPy tPuljr ATTORWBY

OBWIHIAL

011 TBXAS

A4aisbsnt

APPROVEDJAN 4, 3.941

t$zL&& 3vLL-u ATTORNEY GENERAL Or' TUAS