OFFICE OF7’HE ATTORNEY GENERALOF==AG **AUOTIN**



### ; Si&&bia B&t Boru,AkwlalmtMfor texoo Liquor Caatrol Board Aaot$n, Texao beoy Mr. wed, .',

. 0piu1ou wo. O-7139 ROC **methw Or**  **not 8**  **olub operated**  **midsr. the**  **deoodbed oemiltl~a**  **’ oonoti~teestheaperotloaar** 
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You Mqueot oar opinion upon the 

### l boTe48ptiened mbjest **mtter,** yooprletter bainB 88 followo:



### l lr111pa plo8oe gzro~80 your rollled0piniolJ 

### l **o ’** **to whother** **or not**  **8 plea+**  qeroted in **the**wnner indlootad belo=, rhoro 

### l lsohollo bevwqes are oervoU, 0080titak the oparotioa of an opsa o8looi..’ **.Tbe Son** **Antan Club,**  **a oor~rotion**  **dnly ib-**  **..: oorpwokd**  uudor the 18~0 of tbo State ot Texas, lo
~. the 108000 of **rpproxiut*l~** lS00 aqwre teat of opow losated on fho **third** iloor of the Bunter Betel. 8Thio opooe 8~s leased to the Ban Anton19 **Club** tar a padoU ot fire pmrcl **ot** an onsuol rwtn1 of $6,ooo.00 per year* Tbo promises **were Jeowd**  **for** oooupwey se l **prirote** oleb **ond** the leooee agreed to 011 publie jswo pertdnina to tho operrtlon ot prlroto **sfubor** %m **dub** eorprlmeo three **roa!mm:**l readiug**room,** 

### 8alub room, l ad 8 @sting roam- TM olub is otrtred wit+ strr8rds vbo lro respsmoible **tOr** the 

### geaarrlapMop at tho olub: and these two afe*ox%Xoore **hired by**  md their wlwiss are paid by the SanAntonio Club. Ottldoro **at the**  **olub** and **meatbare of**  **the olub**  do **sot** reo~lv*~mj etmpaa8mtlon. **.l ’** **im** t&odor **Dots1 oorViOe#**  **the** dimiag **r0m** 8nd mlatoina **waiters** tor both **the** lrmohwm ond disnor..IlkoiibliBert Ford - page a

Wae olub ammboro pay the betel regular **room** wnioa pHaos, 108s far per aeut **diwotmt ?or**  **toad**

**.**%IO betel -item do not hire 000055 ta the **ahb room**  **or** the modlag room* Tholr aotlritleo

. **being oonf%mU** **8trioUy to**  **the dining**  rooms

5There **lo a**  **oomloe** bar **ia** the **olub** room **tor** 'diopentig mired drlako only to members aed their

- goort.8. .TFIobor lo operoted.rmder rhat is kuorn 80 **Sbo bar**  pa01 plan- &rob at the uremfy-tire alyb **members**

bo+e ou **depodt** In 8 mepamfe fuud )ag*m eoob, wbiab aokow 0 total **ot** $I878~00~ Tbls mmey hoi been poolod tog&her to prrahsao liquor tor fbeir pormu51 uw* Wwahoms ot~liqunr far the **Olub ie**  aado bf **the** treasurer Worn the bolder ot a Retail Pa&age Store Permit. 'Ia **rithWW&g** liquor at tbo **bar** from this pool, eaeb nmboc uses a ooupaa Eook. Each **soupon** mtltl.sn 

### themember fo one drluk. 'All liquor purohnsed tar the alub ir **pfoosd** on the **baok**bar **or is**  stared in a small roombehind tbe bar. *Club members obtain 00up0m book8 from **the atewords**  

### l Attbe~**end**ot eoob mmtb the oltlbmember lo billed tor the**atoaber**at soupan **boots** he boo **bean iwuod.**  there are no guert amdo SW tbo Ban Auafenio Club, ana no nw-wmbor 10 ollorod la tbo **Olub** room **uule+o bo** 

### 1s **a pemt**  **ot 8**  **member. Ho** **@tmst 6aa** **ob toia**  **drinks from**  **the** bar, lm.'O member may 58rVe his or her guoof 8 drink, u5ing bin **or** her aoupon. **Xo money** 

### at **ury** 

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### bonds**ia the**  **olab meme** 

### ,Smorable ,Bert Word 

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### loaaaaoortsdlodiom peralttod~ot any

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co tour -- **It more~#**  **oout8ot tBe**  **bar** regardlug omnlmm **bstorm errWing**  rfth the gtammt?. e4. lo gambling rltb gu66ts at mar tin. 56. lo 

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### Club opmn tra 11 

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lot fmaohinmm**or** mlokelodmonm per**rifted** 

### mn theprmalsmm. 'R. go fmng dlmtmnme pbmnm 66116 or 

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**permtlffeu trw**  **bmuma** phmnmm. *9. no members or guemfm aXlowed behind the

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‘19. **Rwbero** ewn~t mix **tboir** om 

### drink@. 911. Itommmber mhall bo 

### permittedthe pF3rilmge at bringing the mamm ruoidenf gnealc

### ottwor than mnom a

### reek. '12. Lwiukm oannot be mmmod to anyone other

**&ham 8** member, unls88 **8~0mpanisU by**  **0 member.**  

### l 13. Wwber8 **8re** uO+ pemaltted f8bring their

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### llqaor. '1 timh to aall to ymur **atfwtlaa** the follo~lag proridmnm **ot** tbm Tsxam tlqaor Cmntrml Aat! 

## l'gmotioa 8, (a) ot Artlole 1. fha terim.opon mlocm* ~5 urnedIn tbls Aot, maate my Flame rh9rm on7 

### l loobolio bmvmr8go **wh8tbvOC,**msnutoetured in rbole or lo port by moono ot the prmooo5 Ot dimfilyotiw, or mulj 

### liquor mO5Jpom#d 

### or **oorpe~aed** in **wrt** 

### Ofdimtilled**&ritE# 16** 

### moldor **offered tOr**  

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### 6.24 RyOrOhlm EOrt Ford - p8gO 4

**tar beremge**  purpomam by the **drink or**  **In** brekea or unsealed oonfalnor5~ or any plaoe **where any**  **mab** liquors are mold **or** otfered tor sale for blnaan**oon sumption**  on the premises mhere sold. "Smofl6~1 3, (b) of Artialm 1. It shall be unlawtul.for any permon~ **rhetber an**  **prlnaipalr** 8gmt, or eaplojeer to operate or 

### l 6610t In **oper8flng, or**  **tb bo**  direotly or **lndlre6tly inforemfmd**  **ia the**  **oper** ation ot **any open**  maloan In tblm State.** *I **al50** wish to a811 fo your attention Op3ni'on lo. **O-1146** Ppp~~Oa **by** the Attorney Qaner81'6 Department OD **August 28,**  **1939. It**  **la the**  **oonteutiw oP**  **the Son**  Anton10 Club WI+. Attorney 6mner0l's Opinion loa O-1146 

### doom not cover tbim sltuatlon~ ?bm **San**Antmio **Club** tarther OOntwd6 that the manner In **rbicb** it O~r~Ifes dOem not TiOlate SOOtiOn 3, to) at Arfiale 1.

tOi1 016: ~pplentmnfing **this latter,**  **you further**  

### rdvlw u5 **as**

'In mupplmmmnting 613letter nt Harab 0, 1946, requesting **an** opinion mn the operation of the San Antonio 

### Club, 8 eorporotlon duly fncorporatad 

### under the low6 ot the StOte Of rOX86, tb16 olub O~l'OtO6 41 a ~OU’FOD 676- **tern whereby**  

### a **member may**  smoure 

### a ooupmn book ooutalnlug tmmnty (20) **m~uponm~** oi wbiab each coupoi la **worth** tlfty amntm ($.nO) **each makinK**  **the** aouptu~book 005t a total ot No.00. 'In eamh inStan Of WhOrO a member purobarnorn 0 **drink ot**  **whiskey,** mixed or OthO~ieer It 15 n600668rj 

### that **the** number and the olub mtemard 6Ountormign 686b coupon. **Ikob** drink ot whimkoy, either **mixed or**  **other** wiSe# h86 8 006f Ot tifty 0Ot2fS t$.60) regard1665 Ot the typm **drink** purahatiad. @The club member do06 not pay **for** hi6 OOUpa **books t111tl1**  **the** ad **ot the** **month,** 

### at whiob time the smorekrr b,1116him **tor the**  **aumlmr of**  OOUpOn **books** th8t he h58 reoaired during the m6nt.b.

**‘ The**  **treasurer of**  **the &In**  **Antonfo** Club **purobares** a11 liquors tobe **used by**  the elob 

### and pammnt for **those** liquors is III8aO 

### tram **the** f’Umdsp **rhjch were**  **orip inally**  met up 85 explained in my pretious Ystter.

### 625 lmar8ble Bert Ford - page 6

sYoueya **derived** from **the** aale o? eoatpc*, books la plaoed la the fuud 

### at **the end** **of e8oh** **mouth.***

In Opinion No. 0-llrlg,a Cop9 of rhich is 

### l ttaohed **hereto, this**  **departsant** held that **tbe** liquor operatloua of the **Souaton**Couutry **Club** aa set forth in that opiniou, oouatltuted **the epar8tioa**  **of 8n**  ***open aaloon~~**  **fn this**  **Opin3on, we**  ahall **not** review a11 of the authorities neutioned in that **opln** ion, but ah811 uerely quota uora fully aoue of the autbbrities

. mentioned **and**ap919 the rules am&mood ia that opinion to the iaots oouoetnlug the liquor **oper~tlona Of**  the Ban Anfw-to Club 

### as **wlmltted** by **you.**

geotiou 3(a) of the 

### Texas **Liquor** Control **Aot** reads as lollo*ar

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geoti5u 3(a) of Artiale I. The teru
‘open SC~OOU' as used **in** 

### this Aetr momma au9 plaoo **where**au1 alboholio **beroraga rhrte+er,**  mauu?aotured **In whole**  or**3x1 part**  by **means ai**  the prooesa of dletlllatioa~ or **any** liquor eonpoaed or ooapotmded in &mrt of distilled Ilplrita,is aold or **offered for**  sale lor beterage 9urpoaes by the drink or in broken or uuaealed **aontainerar or**  any p~aoe where au9 SUOII**liquors** are aald or offered far sale **?or** hmau ocuatnaptlocon ths 9remiaea **where** sold." **l&r@+or Tr**  **peals),** holdsI- gtate, '113. x. m (Court of Cria&al **Ap** -.-
-The queatlon here 

### is vhether the sale of fntoxioante by **tha** mana@ng steward or barkeeper a? the olnh to one of **the** naabera **of** aaid **olub ia**  **a sale.**  **la are**  **of the**  **oplniOn that**  **it is.**  vheu the iutoxioauta IOM bought by the steward, **or 8ny**  **other meabar**  **oi the**  aluh, **rltb** the ftmda of **the** olub, they **bearrca** the property of the oorprwatiou, aud a sale by the atelard at **said** oorporatiou to aav of Its members 

### Was 8 aale, aa that term is defined. It uaa **the** aeparatim of the property of the olub, and the tranmfer of **the nam3** **to** RU indirldnal umber, for rhioh he either paid the Oaah, or beoame respoaaible **t?lerafor.**

**. .**  **.** Thla **Is not**  **a o&se**  **where parties**  ooatribuk **amma of**  **mmef and**  **pm ohaae**  **intoxlaan ta**  **thererith,** and divide thm

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## ’ Iiouorable **Bert Ford**  **- page**  **6**

**. pra**  **rak anwmg**  **themaalrea~ but**  It **is** 

### a **tranr** aotian 8bare **the** 0olp1p114 **assets** of a aantinu4ng **baaineaa are**  **Qaed to**  **replenish the**  gmda sold la that business. l . 4' Ad&a?&L. Stata, **145 8.**  **E. e**  **(CfiUrt Oi**  **CrbdQal.** Appeala), bolder --

***Z ’** **he questions**  preaanted **for** 

### our **conddera t3on** 

### are **but** 

### two2 l?id**the** 

### tranna~atfon eanrtltute a aale rithia **the**

### waning o? 

### our la8a, and,
. l . . **The eridea6e**  

### shows **that the**  

### ineerporafedalub pnrohaaed liquors in bulk with money la the traaau~, l 

### nd sold **or** 

### dispensed the **liquors** 

### toifs **members** at **the** 

### aaual **or custom&r7**  **prioe. This**  **wi thlak**  **ooQ** l **tltQtaa** 

### a **aale** under 

### all therules of law. Ifl QT 

### g%ren number 

### of peraona 

### organl*ean ~aooalatiom m**der 8Qy**  name whatsoever with **the underatandfng**  and agreement **that** 

### ouohgoods81-a tobediapsa#edtothe members **in** auoh **quantities 80**  **each a87**  **desire** at.the uwal 

### and customary price, **t.he**

### member**paflnp mil7**  for **auoh** quantity an he rboe3ver. such tranasotiou aamatitutea a sale by the aasoci8W?n to themember."

***Ia an7**  **erentr** aaoordlnE to **our** vi&, **.the alub**  **members, R\ert**  **they paid**  **thsir Qonay**  **into the**  **tresa ury,**  **pm-tea** r3.t.h it to **the aorporatioQ,**  **t.be** 

### am-pot-a**tian beeowing** tha **owner thereof;**  and rhan 

### the aor**paratlon** rent **aQt thfs**  **Qom~ it**  

### bought the **bear QQ**  Its own **I?ebalf GI**  Pt. Fartht crnd If atesay time tbe **oorwratim** had faJIad ,andbeoo%e aubJeot to axeoution, **the beer**  

### and **property af**  

### t’ha **oan!e** acmld hate **lvea~ .aOised**  **for tha**  

### debts **of ’**  **alOh cnrpfvat~an-** 

**.** *****

**. ”**  While 

### a11 of the **riel~ations** In **the eases**  mantltmed in **0p¶nion HO** * **O-1146** and above oaourrad **In** dry **.areas,** We bal~ave **that** the o?#eratlcm**nf** 

## SQ l **oysn** 

### aalotmm’, as **th8t term**  **is** deflned above is prabibitad in *wet areas* aa well 

### as 'dry areas' of **this state.** **Wrj have**  **aareiull~ considered**  **the taata**  ntated by fout and be& to adrlsa it IS **tha apinlcm**  **of t-h38**  dapartmaut the faOt8 thus atrtefi,**if** introduoed Ia erldauoe, 8oul.d

### be **auffiaient prima** ~aorable Bert Ford - p8ge 9 

### 627

iaoie to authorire **the** ~bplrlsalanof **the oase**  

### toa **jury, if**  **one uere**  damu!d.ed,or to a81Y for 8 deeidon upon the **merits** br **the oourt**  **fn the**  l bsanoe

of a jury, but that **suoh** faota would **not by**  any mema be oonaluslre one ray or the other. la other words, **a trial**  **court hearinK**  **Jaoh oaae,**  **where** the 

### pertinentfaotawould **in** all 

### probability**aama from**  **the teatl**  **son7 Of**  **Interested Witnesses,**  

### Wouldnot be juatffied in **with** drawlnr:the brae from a Juq **and**doaiding it **as** a matter of law, l lnoe **there** roald be iuTOlTOd 

### wah f8ot netters us **oredl** 

### bllitya? *itneaseat weight 

### of **the** 

### tentimnmy,lnfersnoeaand deduotioria

### from **the faots**  **proven,** md **in abort,**  Oiroumatfmtid **evidence from**  **w?$ch a**  **Jury** etmld **properly** 

### find **tbnt an**  **opm** -loon was being operated ID tlolation of law.

The **reoent** case a? atate f. 

### AhheltTJoan Servioe & a& z 8. E. (2) 116 is very muOh ia point rlth **mypeat** to what ue hare 

### just**sald.** There **the** trial aourt gave 

### anlnatruatedverdictfor **the dotandant**  **T,oan Barvlae**  **Ir! a,n**  **lnjunation wit**  under **the Oeury**  

### Aot,**where the**  **cviflonoe offered**  **hy the**  **State w&a**  **oir auaratmtia3,**  **Involving rer7**  **altilar iafmen**  **to t?wse**  inrolred in Tour **inquiry.**

To are not, of ooureebrdeeldlnfftbe oase aa Batter of Iar one ray or tb.eother. **We** are **merely** hOld%E$ that auob **Wi** denoe would make a prima faeie oaae from **Thioh** 

### a JQW migt **properly find**  **for** the **State** 

### ,and auoh 

### finding,lo thlnlr,vould **he supported**  by **the** Oourts.
Very truly ~Oura

OS-aln ihaloaure