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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS **AUSTIN**

Hon. Bert Ford, rdmlnlstxetox Texas LlqUDr (lontrol Board Austin, Texss Dear girt

power rule and regulation he pl?Qvisions

or the hfrd, whether or not if promulgatedby the repugnant to the antle Li~usr Oontrol Aot, eraoae; other thin@, 6h1 (d), that the Lfquox Oontr@l Board
ius ail et&m **~QWWE,** duties, **and** erred **by** thla Aat, and all powers incIdental,amvenients or wm!~aeary to onable it to admlnietsr or ,aarxyout any of the proviclone of this Act ama to publish all neoeassry rulea,

and reg;ulntlona." Seseotlon

17 **of** the **Afft** pmvidim that it ahall be Maw**rul for**  **any persaa**  **rho wina**  **or has**  **an intervat**  **in** the **busi** ntms of a d~stiller,~bzewer,rsatiiler,who&@llralar, w%nOrg,Ron. Bert Ford, Fage #2.



### ordine bottler, or any agent, servant, or eatployee"to furnish, 61~s. or lend any money, EarviOe, or other things of value, or to extend unusual aredlt terms to any retailer, or to any person, for the use, benefit, or relief of auah retailer, or to guarantee the frilfillment of any flnanoial obligation of any retailer." Section **24 of**  **Artlals 2**  **of** the Liquor Control Aot provides~ *The exteaeton of oradlt for longer period or tine than Is generally extended to regular ouetomers **Of a**  nurntu'aoturer **or distributor**  

### oovetingthepurohslse of brewery produots from auoh

### aaanufaotuxer or dlatributor &all ba deemed unusual oredit tonas.* TAO hat gu0wi0n rrorp th0 A0t is the odly 

### ad'inition of the tern wunusualoredlt tonne"whioh me hove found In the Aot. Shile it is in **Article** 2,we think It does evidenoe the leglelatlve intent end deities what is

## meant by the same phraeea8 used in ArtlOle 1.
we are or the opinion that the Power &iven the Board to preventthe granting of unusual **oredit** is not the same am the nmer to require **oesh to.ba**  paid, In CamerOle Standard InsuranoeCompany vs. Board of InsuranoeCocaalseioners, S4 S. Pq.(Ed) S4S, the oourC said: *The Board oan exerolseonly the authority oanterred upon It by law in clear and unmistakable tenus,and nil1 not be deezmd to be given by lo+ plioatloa,nor aan it **be** extendedby iaferenoe, but mu-t be strlotlycronetrued." In Mo;oDonald

vs. Amrioan Fruit CSoWera, Inc., 126 S. X. (2d)S3, (whloh ie the Court of CivilAppeals opinion) and 127 6.~. (2d) 291 (which

### 1~ the opinionof the Supreme Court, dismisslag the application forwrit of

### error),a very ei!a%lar questionwas oonsldored,end itwas there deoided by the Court tSat the power had not been granted by the Legislature. Under that authority we are of 

### the opinion that the power to promlgate **the** proposedrule and regulation has not boeu granted by the Legislature. VJCJ dsr)sr It unneoeasary

### toanswer the other question, psrtiaularly,since the SupremeCourt, in pa&e%% on theEon. Bert Ford, Page #S.

appllaatfon in the EfaDoneld case,dealined to state whether

.. - the Legislaturenight delegate tne power. In any event, that questionm8y be answered ii aAd WheA the Legislature grants the power. YOAr8 very truly ATTORNEY GTTTERAL **OF**TEXAS
BY 

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