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HonorableRoberqHi Lcmg county n~torney ConanoheCounty ~Comnoh~, Texas OPINIONNO:O-7003 ,

: ..Eie: Opertition’of Pool prohibitedby Art; R.C.S. ahd Art.

He have reoelved’yourk ‘ion,Which is quo>edas foil

arshi;,restrictn who desire to . rs an operatorat e no charge for par1 or bllliardgbut there es for each mfibar until?. ad been met. Thereafter
xtent neoessmf to ffieet operatingex; the salary for the operator: Drinks and ts would be sold at cost. Xo one would be perriitted

to enter said olub~ unless he possessod a rcenbershlp

card. bkcibsrs

would not be pemltted to bring gucats except Lmzbers o$ his imcUiate fagi1y. :

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. Honorable'iiobert

K. Lool;

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. A club organizedslt~Iliarlytoths abovb but%th the exneptionthat all equipneatbe p&d l . for by tha &arter members before~openinS apd thersafter

due& paid at the end ?f the nmWi.bazied. On o?eratin~axpemes.

.. "The 'purpose

behind the pro-used o&b ia to provide reoreationalfacl.Lities for returgingvetezam withoutviolatingA&. 653 of the Peql Co&."
Artlole 4668, Zevised Civil Stethtes of Texqs, 1925, ' entitled 9001 ifalla~ , providesas follows:

*No person aoting for h&self or ot;hers shall niaintein

or 0per.ate.a

pool hall u,~thinLhisState. The tern spoolELall,f as used herein,~in&ud~es any room, hall, bui1dl.n~ or ;urt thereof,,

tent or 0112 closureor say **kin6** sL&lar to those nacisd, or my . . ..i inolosedop& space, j.ni~hW~are exhhibited for hire; reveme, rees .or @&.a of any kicd, or for ad- . - 'vertising

piqoses of any kind; say pool or billitid tcble ar etaud 01"

structureof ZJJIY

kind or oharacter

. on whlob ~naybe playedpoo1 or billiards,or say gaze

sinilarto pcol or bLll%ardsplayedwith balls, .oues or pins or eny similar devioe. Any such table, s-tand :or~struottire oS any kind used or exhfbited~4.uconmotionu:ith

any glaoe \:hcre

goods,. wares or mrchandise or other things of value are sold OI! given away or where or u>on whioh any rzooey or thing of value Is pald or exchangedshall bo regarded QS a glace where is exhibitedthe sme for .hire, revmue or gain,.. 'Thehabitusl,actual, or contemplated use of any predses,.plaoe, room, buildin;;; or psrt thereof or. tent, or any kind or characterof e!iolosure similar to those mu&,, or say uninoldsedo$efi space for .. the purpose of exhibitingany table, stand or structuro of my kind doscrltedin &MS titiclemsy behenjoined at the suit of either the State or any oitizen

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The AttorneyGeneral of t&Is State, or any districtor county attorney, or any.oitisen of eny oounty In which eny pool hall is maintslned, operatedor coltemplated may, elther.in ter&tlme : or vacatiozqapglyto the distriot judge of the .dietrictin -6h:ch is looatsd the placewhere suoh 

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is maintained,dperatted or contemplated, or to~aay district &d&a in Travis County, for on %njUctlonto prohibit the maiatenegce and operation of any ouch pool hall. Such judge upon the pr&S8nttetion

oft a petition for such lnjunstion shall issue a taqorary hj-uuction or restraInIn order,and, ir upon final tia=in& thereof the iaot be sho%nthat the defendantie GrliLty of 'keepins, maintalninij,

or osoratu a ~ool.hall,or or oo;ltcqlati&j

such act, l&o court baf.ore whioh the oase is triad shall. @ant.a permanent injunction ag;iinst

.seh party ae prayed for inthc,p+tition. Any person o&5aratJn& or oontemplatingthe'operation . ..~_ of any pool hell in violation-ofany provtiion of :thLs artiole, or anyone aid5.q or abettinS such perrqn nsy be &ado a party .defendezt in suoh suit. ',Aots-1919,P.'l8." ! 1 1' Artiole 653, Penal. Cod0 of Texas, 1925,‘entitl,ed, iQeratin& pool hall,"providesas l'ollo~:

Wnoevor'fihall

operate or a9intein a pool hall, : 5. as that tcrni.6 defined by the laws of thle State,

. shall be finednotless th..n tvienty-five

nor more than .one

hundred Gollare or be confined in jall'sot 18~0 t&m one month nor more than one year. Eaoh day of suoh violation shall bc a eeparate offeise."

.. I% believe the @evaman of thcl off&&c. hereinbefore . defined is the exhibitl~ of said ~061 or billiard appnratue . -forhire, r8vonue or w, or for advertiel.aS purposes of

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. ' 5 Eonorable Robort ff. Low - Fe&e 4

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z&30 gollehoon v. Fortor (CO?. ,&.qII,~ error refuoad) ‘

_ 39 ueo of ouoh a;2phratus In coimrctlo~ r;2th eny place shere COO(~E, WQX~S of m~ohafidltse or other thinrp bf vdce ore ~014 car ~lvan .o~ay or whore,or upon Aloh my ~nanog or t!:ing of valu% ,$a pi4 or oxo!x~npti uhall bG To@rded as a plaoo &ore is exhIbitod the saxe fox E, revmuo or a.

‘wouldnot tho %xlnks dnd refresbzmts
. . . aoZd at cost” in .oonncatioa with tha ogerotioa of the olub, uudor oltkor of year tw plans enmratob boroin. 005ctitata 8 Wmx rihore I or Given amy or ahore 02 upon v&iob any qnoy or thlqe of, vaZuo ! IS raid OX OxchQn~Od?" colillteo 0. st6i0, 119 cm R. 3.31, 44 S. 1% (2&) 991, and xalker Ye think so In vlort of tha &lcii.qg in v. State (cr. npp.) 44 9. ;Y. (Cd,). 995. 1

‘Furthexmm, “dubs” .~o8id by sny J&&X, maziberof a ‘
. . olab OFnot, for the privilege of the usti ana za~taxmce of L **tu6h p00L**  or billiard eppazatue COnstltUtCe tho OtiibitiOn of 4pao fox birsr rwcnt30 ox @m em?, qg such, is In viol.~tien : .” . _. of law. 

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