### OFFICE OF **‘ l-NE**  

### ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS **AUSTIN**

**Eon. Roy**  **i. iii11**  **Goptlty** Attorney Dallln#tr

, Texas opirlioa No. 0-5953 lfel Is a olub, aeneged end 

### operated in bry territory,%a outlined, h&ally operatedunder the Taxes Liquor GontrolAot?


### Your lettw oi kiaptabr 4, 1@4l,3?equWMng en opinion of this DeparWent on thr 

### above utated question,reeds 

### in pertas follolorl

*X harea qUaablon

I de&r, to oubnrlt to you for en oplnlon,

### in ret&ml k, the 

### eperntlon of e beer alub, in e dry 

### tsrritory.A **hypothatloel** 8tatewmt of the oene is 

### au f~llousc
*A mabar of peruoau hero orgntised

thameelvea(ho*- arot th*m~l5 Vary lfttle orgeniaetion) for the purpaee 

### .o&ue8ing in a oentralimd&eatfoo, In a roomor bullding, -zH@ oh room ia l **nwabor of**  &okers$ saoh member hes e key 

### to-, 8 Fridlvidaal

leaker,in taot thisbuildtw has 6 numb6r of lookwr, in featone forrbeeh memberof the organization, OAR enehbee mi indlvidUe1 look **and** key, Be per8 the opera

### tor my PO# a awithmat 

### for thiis looker. In 

### titio

13oker he keep@ hi@ 

### b#er,oon8fettng of.e oaee, 

### or gortioaet oare, 

### 80 whioh looker

### he bes eoo@mif et 

### a4 time 

### be desfrerr. T&e entlrs building is lookeil after by one gerson.
*The beers

i.8 usuallyput In the looker by the man who 

### is manager 

### of this **OFgeIdb3tiOA,** 

### when recpested 50 to do by the lookerheldOr% Ths beer belongsto **eaoh** int?ividueJ., and is identifiedwhen placred in ioe box, by a labs1 on eaah bottle, 80 

### thatbe will be oerta1.r to cet his beef when he goee to the coeler sitar it. The member, or rather the

OWAW of the toakerV3f&~t3PtZL~s;atlts, ZiRy'3njOy

8. bottle Of beer ct his pleasure. I tihinlr this f3 about the sat **up.**Iion. Roy I.. m.11, pop3 a

"I hardly think it neceeszy to set out the liquor yltatutee

or the State, end I would like to have your ophlon a8 to the legalityof this kin4 of **sot** up, bearing In mind the statuteseuthorleing e peroon to hnvo one oese of beer, **or** one quart of wUskey, without the legs1 preawizptlon thiethe did poeseso It for the purpose 0r sale. 

### So beer is sold in the above plsos by any one. The atanaGerci the club mn-ves the beer to the variousaembere meted **at** the table, **but** the **beer** belones to eeoh lndIvIdue1, and asldo rfodi the two **or** three bottleskept In the oooler, it la all looked in the locker of the Ir.divldual ounor.

uHcw beering In mind the law eppllosbleto the poeseseionand treneportetlon of whiskeyi Is a olub mnns$ed end operatedaa oatllnedabove, in dry territory, le~nllyoperatedunder our liquor laws. The offlaws OS this oounty are oonfrbnted with two **or** three~crituatiorur aim~ler to the above set up, and we desire thet you a4vise us as to whether or not the operntionoi such joint adrsnture, handling auoh liquorsand beer In the **memar** outlIned, would be Q violetionof tim llquar lawa! of Texa~W

Your letterot rje~tszabsr 11; 1941, supplementing the above quoted letter, raeas In pert ee iollowr~

*The beer IO supposed,or oleIm*d to be brought into tNs,oounty by eutomoblle, and one oaae et a tlarr. In other words, eaohmember or tha olub plea buys and bring8 his oaee of 'beer

ta the olub, and eitherput@ his ee.80 of beer IU hIo fndfvidual looker or the person i& obsrge **Of** the building pleoes it In the looker for 

### hiaSt his request. The basr Is delIveredto the buildingRB ju$t~'Steted, oa811 at a time, I. e., eeob Individualbtfngehi8 oeee OS beer there. A#$ 80 the **emcunt** porseased br ang indiVidU81, ~I11 sny, Just one eeee et a time, Moh looker 16 IndiVidtil owaed, or rented,and used. One looker to each IndIvId A for his pereonal use snd bonetit. The beer ia bou&t In&Ividualiy, one oaae at e time, end transportedfrom wet territory Into this oounty (dryj by the. lndivlduelmnOr of the beer and loakar.Ison.

BOY l.. Elll, pa@ 3

"My inr0maati0nis that one p0rmn, oaxlml tba muxlg0c,
owns or leeses the buildingin which he liaa ooastnaotedabout 50 indivfdUQ1 compartmntn, oo.dainlng indlr **dual** looks, for the use or eaoh lockor,he rctcaives Iron! SO eaoh per month. iIgate to &l,OO

Tho bulldt?,f:

is 

### looked,

buf:~the

lndlvldual oonpartmnt owners 

### eaoi: &TO a kep to ihe mln building, in auditionto haviq. thd:rseparatekeys r0r their looker. The mma@r keeps the 

### beerload for thaa,end hopoye the 100 bill,,

l-eat, anti 11@ats, rrm the prooeeds 0r hi@ looker 

### rentnls,

aooordlng

to the plan or operation. The ammg:dr does not have a key to ttiu looker. The beer is oaoled in one large ioe box, to riMoh all zmabers, or lookerollmrs, p;~;~;sa tar the purpocee of cOolin,:

their **beer** or haring ."
The Vera8 Liquor ControlAotn la set r0dih in &motet& Penal Code, Title li, OhaptOr6, Artiolae 666-l 

### lJIOluPlYe. fall to rind



### hrteroar&ally oonaldorlagthe aot aa a.tiolo, say provieionooutalaodtherein,ap00liiaaUy an4 aXtirmtlrely 

### euthoririn(S the 

### orgixniaatlon,

aainturauoo

and operationor a olubaa 

### aboro&woclbeb. Z?eteithor d w6 iin4 say paw- ~i0i~ e~pr8my p~0hibithg th8 

### 9~. tithe c0m 0r 

### crirailul Appaalaor thie **state** ha8 her&0roro 

### ren6ared sotoraldooi8ions relativeto 

### alubsorgaulsed and operated

underobtain fada as areherein

maatlonedr thooo eatms. ~0 

### dlreot yaur attoationtO 8 retit0r



### In th8 crass

0r Adkinr t. 

### state,95 5. 2. 306, tbo mQtoria1

fQOtQ*ore aubatantially as follmvsr
I, grou of men formed a olub. Tbeas mm in turn **hlrecl** a sixmardat a f. r x0& 8alary+ The **rrteward** ordue beer for ths mmbors 04 the otub and plaosdmaoh **beer** in tha alubroaop ior 

### them. Xaoh maabm ot tha olub paid 0110 dollar for 

### a munbomhip 'urdreoelvsd

### tiokets whioh repr0sclated



### hlo lntereetln 

### tho beer the atswardordered. After the keg of bsar arrived at the olubtiaeo a tlokatwas pla0ed in ths box a@ a glass of $6~ 

### waa drawn by any mmbor who desiredone, oaaX tlokst rspmaaht~ a glass of beer, The beer whlah wae 

### ordord by the stewardwars orderedfor the pumhaacrs or the tick& and ;*tiQ for by raid purohasi28;. The Court of CrlmDinsi Appealsheld in thin oaae that tha rcota 

### ostabllskd Q sale or beer by the at&Wardcash time that a &ass of bear was dram bg a imaber or the club.i Son. toy 2..Hill, page 4

In ths 0QQe of Aitton Y. State, 40 8.W. 5011

of buyins beer fro2 t!ieflm at tile ordinary retail prloe. ;":;a fifty oeri;fi

;>aidto baotze Q maMr of tixi alleged elub
wn5 all t.2 mn0y **ever** '*id into tLe amoern, except the usual price tar beer when pu.rohQQed. Josh rim rcoeiveia 163O dozen bottlem 0: beer in rive monthsi,kept the **atook** replenished with the mnay arising
8x4 its pay WQA the pTOrit& St a oaloe to &ei?lbeM,
The c or this .jtatoheld that this was of Crlalnal Appmlrr ale&y a2zeva010n 0r thm local option law.

In the oase,or grnaoek v. State, 41 2. n, 6l5, the iQote were oubetantlQ~'Qe ioliowor

After the QnaatzsehtOP Q looei o~tloh law,~a olub
was %noorprated 

### for eooial and llterery

### purposes, a# to provide 

### tke oonvenieaoe 

### of a olubrvant, It 

### had a 

### bllwr& table, a dog$ao,table am% twalve booka, and took a sspri-wa&lp paper. 'Zhe+bXub bought l~rg6 qmotities of intoxloant8, ahd employed an @m?..Loon **keeper** Qt a aronthly ealary~to eeXl thea at rota&l, t&its **zismbers** only, from tha bar fQnurly owned by hisi,iiadtha praoeeds of suah Sal88 **,bmaaa tis** **’ property**  OS the olub. me ci3yd 0s c2w.m :.ppaio 0r this 8t8te held that the Cls\b w6s fOrSeu fOr the ptiOs0 Or Wadhg the lcmal option law.

In the 0aoe of Yelme v* State. 95 B. W. 6Q6r

A olub was lhnoorpoxatea for soagal pqrpoeom. Th+ numager of suoh olub dovoted his time to.the management of 

### lka arSairs. A memberahlp iae of #&W was paid to 3&s **by** oaah mcebor. 'ifie alei;lbers

of tho oLub obtained bsar by purohaalng tlokets. 'fbebeer was obtained the day aitsl the purchase of the tfckete. Z%S maeager lnetruotedt,henembem how k, Ot‘Uerbeer by stating that when the tiemberrr wanted beOr, they would put ncney in 8 box end t,akeout a tiaicet for each nickel, Qnd thet oould be prooured at the olubrcom th% fOllOWin night. 'Era uoart aold that the elub members, W~M they paid tbelr trionag

~lnta the treeeury, parted wilk~ It to tiheolub, 80 that when it kept out the armey it bought beer on its own bshalr, ;3nklng tile manager liable for a sale.

# I t:i: Eon. aay 1..

-11, pa@8 5

Them a club purchasedUquors, bouT@twith money 5n tha trcasUry,a distribution of the smm to oietmb8ra at the Usualprice oonetltuted a sale within t‘hc

prohib5tlonlaws.

In tho oas8 of **~5111ShZ:s V.**  States,

**106 3.**  **K. (ii&)**  **St&** ths faotswar8 substantldly 8s tollowat



### Th8 d6rMcMt Wa8 rOtSId 5% the pSSS8S%On Or t8U 08S8SOf b@ar, in the, Oity aI=

Abileoe,Taylor County,' Texar. bt the t* d8feK&kUtwas 

### the manaiqer 

### 0r what was kpQWn as the "kblD& btti8t50Club*,whioh ha4 approxiaatsly 860 membera, a preropulsiteto mnbership bei- that m rtitten appl5oation hmQ to be mde wh5oh oalled for a dsposlt of fira dollarsby th8 applicantwith 86id tUkMger.,UpOn b85ng **approvd** as a maabsr of the olub, ths applicantpa54 a monthly mm ot $1. dues, the primarypurpose of th8 $8. **mentioned** being that It was to be used in the purohaee or **merohandloe,** and also that ii a **mamber** With&W b6 was 8ntitl.sd to the r&uTR Of h5.8 $5. deposit,pm**ride4** it had not been Oonem8Q in **the 5nd5Y5d~al**  **ham*** **or** a8rohandiasor in the payaclnt of **,duoac** Yihdn

the **5. 68po8it**  **r had**  **bee5** 

### eon8um8d,

it **was** 

### also **tind8rstcw,b** 

### that theS.Mbbr

**. .**  **should** 88p685t a **aike awq**  **ah0** the **gegarml. preprty**  **and** aotLYities of the c~lub

ar6 set out; it 56'mmls that 

### th.6 laanagmwas %~ 

### poneltt8d

to sell chewingm, oi&aS& 01 

## oofree,milk,anrs. eoit 

## armw ui4 **pu%,:~tho business**  **into** 

## t&8

payment or **per%** 

## 8r **hill** 

### 8 en manwere It 5s turther set out'5n the agnd &&XU%8fltOf raOt8 5s this

,, oasa that dome or the nmnbers of raid sthlet5o~bub hod dlraoted

.. '.apoellant

o 

### haye on hand la 8ai4 olub baer for theaeireonsumpt&n, anCd.that

the bear upon whioh this **prO686Uti~OU** was baa& ha& bean or+red by variousmeabc)rs,~Ul that the d&MAUt had gone to meetwater, end actlw ae r of said alub and a$ant for the meplbms of sa5$ olUb, ha6 f48d **With t&**  **mneY Of**  aaid zmmbcrs ea5.d

beer to brin& baok **i ’** **or** the mmbors of the olub. 2zaoh

cmaber was to pay the raanager 

### rifteon

eentep?r containerfor said beerwhen he re0e5ve6 1158 burr at said club, and said ifitsenQ8Rt deposit, iI: My, Watl d8pos5ted5s "the m-mbera*depositamount", to **r8Q18Flish BRms**  and $0 b6 Used in acoordascs

with the Cirectionof the gldtabarc of t&c club. %%#I omager receivedno prorit from the sele of any baex, but Flora



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