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OFFICE OF THE AITORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN 

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and inIt1e1 krr i8brn are araerati A@dWt erob llew wmb8r. §uwe8+lieg**wIlti** fmr 8l-e6et8mlasd by **the** ~4144 or drink8 or oi 1Iquor dI4p8484U 4gnInrt the intU*ldnal'r l

ooowt during

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**whelr a**  **n8mber S8**  **traartrm8a iroD**  **on. Port**  **to an**  

### otlur,the inltlal bar ie4, lf not **abrorbad** by oharger, 14 refpa44d. All proiltr irom the eel8 d drink4 at Offlocwr' Club8 we tired to uk8 inpl"oV8BURt4,

pw OV8a48d 8Xp8II#@#, uld iOF th0 Wtert4inannt of th8 m4mber8 *ml tmtr frls~dr. ft is plain that Offl44r4' alubr are n@t Inrtrum8n- ;ili;;;8 Ot th8 ~T4¶'4a4At, R8 WCW~b'd It3(?nmg-

- 96 (taqrud (ChapUer 7E%3d S848~oa) r.6 8. 66871.

.~ *It ir to be **pruwwd** uM,r **the** oIr41mrt4no44 tbrt ~y..iaquar8 80iat0 orfh30378'oha4 OF wqualm byoirio~rd 010b0 am aubJeot ta at&W tuat1oa UadOF tlae lc+r Motion of.S*otlon i?l, &t&01* I, T4hur Liquor Central. hot; wb4ruSn a tar **:a impmod**  **upba** tbst **ml0 nnd**  **riret 8418**  **18** 6mflaed~Wb tnelude #ale, pomemion, dlstrlbutlon; .; or UUO.
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l 3u?moet~on t6), S4atlon 13, +A814 I o? the mi88 .uqu0r 604tr0i **Aot** p~0~ia88 **r0r R**  **01~08 0f**  liquor d~aler~kaovn **a8** a wholsralbr, prl*il6@ti to 8011 Uqpor to r8taller4 4nd whol48&4P8 **authorit** to roll liquor u&or **,rtattr** law. ssprrrrtr'prori**r~on4** Of law **provIA** ior t&* typ44 of~R8zsltr r4- " quand for 4411&l&g uquorto 44DIWIT4. **3eotion** 17, &tIole X, of th4 **Texu** Liquor Control Aot, uro**hlbltr** 4 rhole88lmr tram 

### hatingAA Interest kn A rrtall pamit or llO8484 or tLI4 ?nlBIaeb8

tAweof. ,S*otioe21 Arklale I QS th8 Texas **Liquor** Cwmol **Aat, ooaldnr**  the **pruvIeIonm ot**  law br whIah a tax i4 **lmpocrrd upon**  **Uquor 4nd**  the **pmirlonr for**  **ex** 4mptIoAr or lmrnl tax ior out or **8tAtO** 8hI9mt8, and rot uru 48srnrarnt or stlaul~trd iror 88 to 1Iquorcl

Intrtimd tar shlpunt without thr State.

a&t tha prorent tiw we'4re aonfiootodwith I problem w&emby **out of**  **rtrte~whol88al8r8 htiV8**  roll4u4d the praetI44 0r rlzlpptng.lIq4orm to Offlwrc) gluba 4t vrrloua pl4048 on **ted4rrl. ‘** **nranr** tLoa8, 44d It appur8 the8 ruoh OifIo8r8~~~dlUb8

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**Soloaocsblo 9ert**  **Ford, PORE**  **S**

arm Umlimd to fetor thI8 typ4~ 4f **tF&M88Ot:Oll 48**  ttuy **8tU** 4nabl88 **thus** to **~pUrOh488 1LqUQr**  **at vhol488b**  **pl ’** **%OOS and**  **4U0h** 8h:pWIItS **60** Mt **bar** th@ St&t* tax. *Praotlail3g ill OifiOePS' 0lub8 4x-eloa4t4d **On federal**  **EFWS 48**  **t0 W&b&**  the Stat@ **b8 OU%ti**  POlIOS JU'%Sd1Ot104 to the sWor41 Qor8ruent. It **ha8 000tWW~**  t0 **US** tht **tf W8**  **h&Y. IlO**  **$IOltO@** J4rf8dIotlon 414r th488 4~4&8 4~wh41888l8 liquoc **6*ti4t****’ ilt**  **98XlIS would**  be **pt ’** **l ’** **i*ilO~** to **8011** a&% delio4r liquor to **the** Wfloera Qlubr wlthwt bO;t@ 8ubJ40$ t0 the **N8tl ’** **iOtiOa8 nOrMl1~**  **in** pored. .Ifthis **Wl?O** pOt’mMttIf& 

### the **8tat;s WhOlO-.**  **8d4rS itOdd**  **pif8.X** StetO tu #tRll@#t0 ouoh r1qUOr ~6 W VOUld ilOt

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### fW8d tith tLu Wi3888ltt Oft **tqiIl(f t0~**  **WllOOt tb@**  **t&X trOm**  **btfb8l ’** **S ChtbS**  when 1ntwBtato akipPdnt(l em s83. to tma. Aa **4** utb4r **of r40t,**  ruoh **orflomrr as**  **hwe oommrnted**  **OQ** the MttW' **hUT0 aX33F0868d**  **ti11%4@@48 t0**  **POy** tba **,StESte taX**  **Ml& to**  buy **liq~UOr8 fm?l**  **W~O148a14** d44lor4 plWV:84d th4y ~'4 l X48lXdrd

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### l **ff40t, An**  **i~uS~St~u4 kW4WtiOa**  **WI% bs**  **fret% iX%MS** **,th@** ~StriOti.Oiu 'aQQw%w te **htr48tatr** oomueroe. kinder the **0O~:t:O48~8t:~Ul&t4d $OUr**  ralu44 **OpiniW 10**  **648i1& a8**  **ktI kh8**  **fOibW%~g qW4tiOeSt**  

### l (l). **WOtid** the **hOl&SP Of**  **4 ~Q1~8~4~** **‘ S**  **PWfAit b8**  **pdV~18grd t0**  **Wll 1twi3t** **’ t0**  **o?f%OUS ’**  **aUb8, SU0h**  8~~88 t0 b8 **005WWi8t~ U?OlS**  **de li~d48**  qAd0 in ttwolal, ancS by ruoh whole**8~14~ ‘** **S** Onto federal 

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### whlah **goiiO8 jurisdlotion**  **h48 by**  the **State** brea arded **t0** the P8dWal ~QVWIlWIit;. .



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### 10 YOWo pinion **the** 

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_.k 1aWftiif raid by whole8ol8ra tb Oiilo8ra' Club@.%' ~. ' undrr wItEar or the oonditlonr 

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wuld such uhole8aler8be rwquired to 94, ln **addlt2oa** to the tax 18yi84 rtpoa rir@t #ale, 8180 tho peakago
om **~rlnst** shI9mntr 

### l xp0rt.d from the 8tata **a8** 

### providedSor in section 

### 2l, &tiol* I or 

### the Tans Liquor Control Act?
'Ad to all quOrtlOti8 h8rrIa pmaented It 18 to be **aroused tEat**  the **Oiritaecr' Cluba**  are rltudd-~ within woe8 **0r** tho **st8t8 woman**  tho **88lr** 0r **up** 

### wr h88 not ken **prohibltod by**  ,lom.logtion 8IootIon.*

**atb** ,nremn68 **to** 6uba1~~~8i00(0) 0r your rirat qur8tioa, Lt-la **our** 

### ap%nion**that** t&a 

### holdercl a Whol8ml8r*8 **irrmlt** 4 laufully 8811 liquor to-Oifloors' Club8 uhr~1~8uuh **8nl.8** are ooneuwntrd within the aonrber **or** l lai&~ ra88Lc rrtlon ever whloh exelurive JurIetIIatIon hrr.boea.08do6 to tho **Padoral Goror8wnt**  br the Mm.e of hxar without b81~ **rubj8at** to tti regulxtopfgro~taloons of the Gquor Central Aoli wtklah wulc¶ otherwIas be applloabls if owh **88188 wro**  **umde** by tha holder or a WboXoriLer*o Pormlt tifthlnth? 9tato or Tan8 but out8lde~the limstr 0rl uoh Fvderal R~88natloa. It 3wt rppmrlnp tEat **the State**  of 'htak hnn n**ned any **right** .to

### l xoroiam it0 legt8l8tItr~authorltyoyou t&o *arlous 8re88 In thlr Sttat8.,oodsd to the E!od&xl f4oyorummt for tha o8txb1lllunnt~sr~dliWry rr8Mationr 

### or **othw** propor **Fodornl** ~808,
w thISk th0 **.qUO8ttOO 18**  **rOXWOiO8Od~ bp**  **th8 OpmOO**  **Or** th0 su9rmm ccurt or the united st8ter in **standam** Oil Company **0r** C~llramle v. GaUromia, 291 U. 5. 242, 'PBL. Eil.778, 

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### l Appolltat OiUlllOII~O8 the vnlidlty Of th@ tnxIrl&

8at a8 eonstrued by t@8 Sumem Court. T&o argumemt 18 that rlnoe the 3tate suantod to the tlaIt8dState8 exolu8lw le~lrlrtlvr Juklrdlation
over the PnclIdlo, 8ho ;a uew wltheut poror to Iapore t8xos in 

### renpeot**or 8al.88**  and doUver1*8 ml@ thOml& Zhir oliln. ve thlnlc,I8 wall- ~roundod;8ad the Juagm~ntbelow must bo rOyWOrd.


### l **~ln throa.**  **nomtt ~~Oa88c--iWI**  **%** 06 Rot01 GO. 1. Fan6 278 II.9. 439, 73L., l d. 227; dtrd Stntar v. Unrouta, 281 ifT'S?l% "k L. ml. 761, 50 S.,Ct. a4,. mad Q\Icplu8 ?rrdI& ti.

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Hoaordh 3ert Ford, ?ngo 5

**v. Cook,**  **281 u.**  **5. 647,**  **74 I..**  **ea. 1091,**  **50 9.**  Ct. **486~ Ye**  h8VS ~olntad Out tbh 80~88qU8l3008 Of CNSSiOn by 8 st&I$S t0 tb0 **united** stat88 Of JWSdlotlon **01or 18adS**  held by the **lntt@r.ior** mlllF&l-y pUrpo8~8. SOLOS plrla 

### thatGOn8Ids~Ing thee0 oplnlona, it

by 

### ttm**Aat or**  1897 CalWomla **SUFI ’** **8#&t%Od OVSW**  **90881b1@ alaim**  **Or** Ui@t **t0 OX8~oi8O**  **1~i818tiTe 0Uth0Fity**  **Within** th8 ?XWSidiO-- put **tnat** m-es beyond the **rim** or opara61011 **0r** her **laws.** AaoordIn@y,, hqr L+tI~latun oould not ly L 

### tax upon trane8otIonrbegun ,8nd oonoludsd thOZ'Si?L "Arlington Sotrl Co. v. Wit, 378 U. d. 429, 73 L. ad. 447, 49 S. Ut. EE7, donled the **Dover** 

### or **~ka808** by Legitlrrtlon 

### to iwary the **ihbii** Ity of Innkeop*rrmIthIn P rerarration oodod by her **to** t&M &tit@& %at88. r/ *.UnItrd **Stat08** 1. Unzouta, 1281 U. S. Met, **74 L**  ad. **761, SO**  **8. Ct.**  **2814, aLiIrm8d**  the ox**01USlVS** JUrIadiotion **Or** the **hit~d.StrtO# OVOC**  **1 OriuS**  oormittadulthln t&B, **TOSOI ’** **Wit~Oil MltAg**  **Uithil3 ~ObMSka.**  **~UFiSdiOtiOtl** hnd **beOn Omiti** **’ by**  the btatrr.

'%W91&XS **h?a&@** 00. **Y. Cook,**  **881 u.**  **8. 66** **’ ?,**  **74** L. l

d. 1091, IlQ8. ct. 458, rulrd that l&ad **Vitnin h** **’ bll8XS**  **9Urd.%X886** w the **tfnit.d** St&OS 

### ror aIlItary **9Ur90*e*** rith **tha&tata ’** **a** OO~SMlt **~88 UndOr**  their exolu8Ira Julrdtetloa. Prirate pononal 

### pmraperty thonln **WEB** declared

### not aub**Jsot ta**  taxattloa

by 

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**“ The**  **prinoi918** r9vrowtl In **th084 Q8888**  8ppli88 here. **A stat0**  **OJkn not**  **16f4iShktO 8frOOtiVO~**  **00th** oarnlag Patters boyend her Jur~sdiotlo~mad ulthln **tWr; ‘** **ff ”** **y #~bJtl@t**  only to **OOntrOl by**  **tb0 thit8d** 

**.** AithOWh thla **OlStt iUV0iVSO**  th8 8XOrCSi8~ Or th0 tax powra of a stat0within tno ltaito of a aodod redoral **area,** w think **It** rqually amtrolllnig, in prlnOlpl0, **to** tho

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jnstsnt qu88tion, in~olriwz **tao** exsroire 0r the **police** or **reguletory** 

### powra 0r the 

### 8tatw. me run 8rf00t 0r the &oldiqg IS 

### tht 4lu StSt* l~~i8lEtiOtI, **FO@U ’** **d1088 Of**  **it8 SOUPOO,**  **MtUr@ Or**  **9W9086, fall8**  **beroro** th8 **act** Of COS(liOCk, and has no 

### rorooor **erri080y beyoatl**  thm ort8blmmd limits **of SUOh**  oodod~68~~80~.

-. **. ’**  **%U ’**  **OOnOiUSiOD** Ii **Rot** sltsnd by the **9~OVi6iOnS**

of the **“ Buck**  X8rolutIon" @ubl:e-919--"6 Congnas, **Qmpter ?0?,**  **3rd 608810fl,**  **if. R.**  **66871,** 8fiaOtIV8 hnU8ry 1, **1941,** beOaU80 **SUOh 8688UZ** **’ C**  **UrCrly giT68**  **OOnpSSiOO.61** 886Mt **t0** the OOiiOOtiOn by the **V8Z%0US Steel,**  **Or S&O8**  **Or U6m**  **tUA8 aO0ruirIg**  **Wit&it3 tb**  **WIrinOS Or**  **%%IrEl W888**  **Over** ,whlOh l **xClU6iW** JUrI8dIationha8 bsen coded **by SU0kI**  Stllt~Ste 

### the Federal 

### Qarermmnt~,end vmah 

### en88 had themtorore 

### bean **rum** rraa **stat0** taxation **undrr the**  **eb0ro dOOiSiO&**  **SUE** with thi8 exee#Ion, all JPrledlotiOIi which **h&6 bUa**  8oqUlWd by **aW~r08W~0d** to the UIlItO4 **Btetee** OIOr rUah J'edera1 **w8Oa or**  xllltary **PlOoFJ&~0n8, under**  the **oO88l0o8 or**  **O10iUSi~0 JU~iSdi0~5.0a**  by~the tSriOU8 St8808, 18 t&OtIn Uhy way limited **or** la982red by tho~*0uok RaEolutIon*, %MJ ?olIo~
or ngthtory pw8r.ol the Ststo, 8Uoh 

### as the requir8m8ntr
or the TSX~S Uquor mm01 m, 

### regulatingthe erle or ltquor **wltbia** thr atato, dOa8 nQt aad **Oannot, uadrr**  said **oon 7** **~SS~fm81 UaaWO,**  **n&Oh Wir**  **i#btS** #tlOh~ **UdOd W** **’ WkS,**  **Md** th8 Balder or a **vhalO8614Il46** Pere1t le-yet autlzorlmd

### umior 

### taa **cum 0r**  

### triobtatxlu4 **oil coopmy**  

### 4r **ihur02vki8 v.**  cdiror**ai&, 8Up&**  **t0** ***all iiqUOr**  **t0 Rn**  **ofriGOF8 ’**  **clUb Within**  **SUOh** erea, me 0r the r88triotIod8 rarl X%qUb'6Et~tS 0r the hXa8 tiqu&r 

### CoatrolAat. This **18 wdo**  **9181Ib** 

### w the' l **29S ’** **88S WO-** 

**.~** ~i810a or tbr w0k **moiUts0n*,** **in** pr0ti0n **4 tbm0r:**  **..I**

**‘ m8**  **9¶kSiO1iS bf**  **tti8 A&**  **Sk1 DO8**  **for** 

### the **9Ul-9080 Of**  **W Othsr**  **3F0Vi~iOll .Or**  **l&W b**  

### dmmad to doprlvethu Unite& Stgter 

### of 8xolusWt **Jkwl8dlatIoa 0vw**  l **ny** 

### redem ama <n8P whSeh **it** ,-would OttlWWiSO **&VS** l **X01UdVO** JorlrdlotioaOr **to limit**  **trio** JurUdIotIon **el the**  **UaSted Btets8**  over sag Fedora1w*E.~ oi'OOUt#e,tiieprinQ4il9le Of irawitY Of PerSOBS and property wIthIn 

### oeded.Fodwal **er0e8 fro8**  **the lO~@~tiVO**  

### p~varmof the **St&m;** 

### doebred in th. OEM ~Of

### Stendard013. **Coapany** or cdir0ma **Y. Calirorr4ta,**  **m9re would**  **not** 89917 to the **Sit0RtiOll** ~rSSOZBtO8 ~.&bdiVitSiO& fb) O& JOUF rir8t **question.** Federal **&F8&8** wIthIa the St&t& Of.TOXU OVW *iOh **OXO1USiVO** 

### Jurirdlot%ori ha8 Act b8on 00dOd~w th8 stat! 60 th8 T8d8r8l @ov#rna8ilt, would **be** rubjeot to tho~l~~#~atiVO 90-r@oi'thm St~ied, lnoludlnq the ~rovlslonr of the Texae Liquor

Control Aot coatmlllng intrartate t~anmatloiis,despite~ the **r80t** tnnt **woa** ana **wani**ooaupled aa6 u110d by tho allitax-yforaor of thr Uaited Statbe. fiwevar. ii the demoribatl xGffioarr'

Oluba, looat;& la ouah araa~, arb agenele* or laotmuentelltlon of tne SkIeral Sovmmtent, few thei **pumomo** of onrrylnE out 10s oonstltutioarrl tumtLoa8, anothsr theory of iolnuaity

from state legislation **r;ould** bo ~pr~sentcb. Ye do not dluouas this question rrrft 10 not uLthln the roope of your 1rAquh-y.

‘ir’lth refennoe to your esaond qusstion, it 1s our ~plnloa t&at Ilquora auky be 1atill.y sol& by the holder of :a l?holesalar8ri

3ermlt toOfflaers~ Clubo under the aonditiona or olroumstcuto8m ttnted la sittier SuMWlslon (a) or lb) of your first qwl)tlcm, without the paywant by such whoSeealers of the paeimge uhar&p or fee mtquired upm iutarctate shlpmanta, under Se&ton 21, Artiole I, of the Texau Liquor Control Aat, proeldtng, ln l~art, LP follows:

I Any p+sscn authorieed to erpart Llquor 

# $x&‘&r State having In hi0 poemeeion an7 7 $lquor lntenilett Sor ehlpment tom

any placae without the State, r&ill keg such liquoro fn e 

### 5esarete aompnrtaent from that *f liquare kntended tar 

### salewltMa 

### the State I$Otbt the came 8~ be eaw tly 

### laspeatedan4 BJml.1 attaoh to each auoh.paoLam **of l%QUQl**  a0 **1nteaQsd ior**  rbljx!cmt vitnout the St&s n stnmp of the kind m.n3. ohoraotar that shall ba nqulrwl by prvvrr rule or regukil!lon dormtiag **that** the mm. La **not** iAtM6Od for sale wlthla the’ stato. When rush llquore we mo kspt and 90 etaaped 110tax on acaaunt ttrereofehnll bs 

### obsr#H. c’or derra in the sxpsnsns thereof, a aharge of tientyfive T?ST Centa shell be made for every euah stamp, exoept that a &arg:s o1 * Tnn (10) Oez~ts

ahall be pa&r f3F eeoh such Ftalnp plaaoe$611

vlrioua

**Or** malt liquors of **heat** tent or lenr. Ai-four (24) per cent sloaholio con1 rush prmittees autlmrireb to traneport liquor beyondtho b~undarlor of thlc stat6 ehnll furnluh to ths &w-d dugliarte oople8 of crllinvolw~ for 

### th6 sale of ’ruoh liquor8 vlthin tventpfour fZ?!aI burr after euoh lLquoF6 have been rseored frea their plate of buolneor.*

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### HonorableSert 

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### grorloionr costmplatetha ehigmant

or trm~~ortrtloa

of liquorbsyoonil



### thel 

### xtornxl -boWuris of EIm Btute of Tarns 

### in lntrrrtrte t3owieme, **aoo4Mw** 

### to **tbw rtriot**  **urd** 

### umuoi **waning of**  t&e term. Wtnowkb 

### ths tran*psPtstloa, ahipmmt or rale of gomldr8~6 eomeod%tiea into and within mllltwy rerem~tionr and 

### othem Federr (~rbms

loverwhioh l

xolue;re fwiodlot~on 

### h8r bea orded br the State, bmro 

### a Atron@ancrlog5r, ae rqw&~ on&3
aa loga oon~eaueaou~ or rooultr ri0mg themtro~, 

### to trafflo 

### or oomeerau brtwoea tae Scat+ ot.?l)saLantienociatr ateto; such trrm8~otlo~nr Uo n,~tocmstitute laterethts shipsent*, within 

### the aoatrmplatlon **0r** tm above-quote& **prori** 

### 0lOAortheTsur uquar confrol Aat, 

### *qulrU$ a I3aakafp tooon liquorintuadoil 

### forrblg2nent~vWiout the state. Ccarl8trntl.y

with thlu interprotrtlon,liqu?r vhiatrLo 

### aold under the ooaditloasa3 

### clraumetanoes otrt#l 

### in tour lettek, 

### beam the burden 

### a? theregularethmetg

### tox,levled IJ~ thu 

### lliworWW-ol Aotuponintrastate raleo. ,t"or

~:hsoe reaeonr, ' we haswar 

### y3uxaeoondqwrtlaa in 

### thtneqatlw.

Trurtl~ that th* 

### foregolag fullynamven your 

### lnqullr,me ara