OFFICE OFTHE AmORNEY GENERALOFTEXAS
AUSTIN

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### state 130~zrd



### 0r control Austin, Texas

th..iu tlepmnt, yell Penal cede. You state 

### tha mat4 has filedwith t&o 8 tion rorneoeusaryli@a the Board Of ContJtof ha ~~e~tarap6; 4s 

# yet

.

# with tile f011 011 the 

# rat3 in
, roll&\I? uregaeut our oplnp 6th /’

on reqravekl 

### or print

### prlntlgg, I. e. Is the twtl 

### Qrtntiag ' and
ax 

### stamp a 

### prIntsa artlclra~~
mtlQle ew48, lmmlon'8 Penal

"(a) xt ahall be the duty of the +mxus Liquor Contml 30ard and the ,mird of i;ontml 

### to hiwe 

### eqpared or printed all nimesesry lied
uor sad beor tux et&?npfl a8 protided fn both ..,rtielas

f iad xxx 0r this ,ot. 3uch stsmpa

# 294

shell **be of**  **suo& design**  aarddW 

### tionaa the TaxiasLl<uor Control Board shall fim tine to tins prescribe **and** s&all sbw tha eintom of **tuX,** the pimtwi 

### 0r 

### *iah i8 Eliaenoea **thereby, and**  **shall oontain**  **th6 anla**  'Texas State 

### %'cx

2uld.' **ill aoatmcts**  **ror** stnrnpsrequuired

### by this Act shall be let by the Bxrd of Control an prorlded by lsw. The Texu8 Liquor control 

### mrd io outhorlzsa k, expend.all neoasehry runat 

### rrom time,to time to keep on hand en ample supply or 8~31 @tamps.*


### The rim 

### sentmoe ot thirr 8tatuteremgalzos thatboththe L%q:uor Control **Board** end the mard 

### or CM

### trolhare dutiesto **periora** 

### in providing the necmssary liquortax stamps. AU provide+2in 

### ~&ials 66646, thu 

### resgeotlredutiesof thesetwo boaxdaare: rime., 

### the Liquor controlBotwd shall deter&te the darelgnor 

### the S-psi then the 

### Boardoi Controlmtmt let the aontracts M prodded by law: aa 

### riinaiuy, the LiquorcontrolBoard is to expendthenecessaryfund6to keepan anple#upply

or such stampe on hand.



### In enactingthe Texas 

### Li Bill NO. 77, 44th Leg., end C.S., **P**

### uor 

### ControlAot, (Bowe SK%, aa **kkmnaea by**  **Iiouse** Bill 

### 130.

5, 45th La!., **Req.** 

### Sea. 1.937) the Leglalature **areated** 

### th% **Texas t**  **quor control**  **Bow& and**  **rested in**  

### this maxa, prlzacrily,the duty of abalnl8taring ana enfaroing Said a& (SOOtioM 5 and 6, EoUB* ~BJ.2.2 80. 17, inrprp1; Se* tion8 5 and 13,EIouseBill Fio.5, 

### rupra). In view ot the broad powers of a&ninlrtretion and &rup%r~l810n whioh were **vested** in this board, it muld sewa to comply with this leglaletive intent to aonstrue tha prorialon relating to 

### the ak38lsJlfms 0r stanpa to 

### zlw2n that the LiQ&m -mntml Imica was authorized to deternine nhethex prlated or engraved stmps we to **be wed.**  The leglslattiv~hl8torp of seation 46 OS the :;ctconfha8 thio fmnstruotion. This pro**YmOII** 88 **O~igiIU3uY** WWm3d~by & 8. **NO.** w, 42th LB&&~- tare, maa as rO110w5:



### "Sec.45. (a) It shplu be the duty 0r thO **State** 

### lreasurar 

### and Board .ci**Control** 

### to hayaangxismd or r\rbted the atamps necs8sary to mnply with ziection21 of th;is?rttlclemd to cell 8-e tU all pcre~~ Ugon dWnd ~3d prrJrraelnt t&WfQr.

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# 295

**-sec. es.**  **(a) It**  **ahd.l be**  **the duty**  **ot** thu Ter;;s

### L&UOT i;oatrolWard and the mytd of C3ntrol to have engraved or printed all necessary liquor md bear tax stm
r as grorid-. ed in both .wtlcles I and 11 of th s ~&et. 3-h retarc@ahall b6 of suoh **deal@%** and denoinSn&lcm
as the ~exss 

### I.lc,uor Control Jkwd shall from tin?3 to tins prerorlbex and sanll Show the almu& of tax, the paymnt OS,which is widenoed them% by, and shall cortatn the xmrds *Texans

### Btnte !%r F&d.' 41 c0ntr;iet.s 

### ior stazrqs~

required ba this ,:;,ot

shall be:Let by the Board of control as rorfded by law. Li 'iheTexts8 Liquor Qmtxol Board ruthorlzed to expend al.lneoessary funds from tlaua to time to keep OA 

### handtan m,le supply of suah SirCIIOps.~

(Endersc0rfng ours .'3
;dzorl&mlly emcted, thsre axfsted the possibility of a misundq~tm~ as to which board uus to deS&U the StWSiJ5. iho iaeglslature**reoogpfaed** thla possl~ blllty 

### and, for the **pmpose of**  

### clarifylag ths as%, (RS iis **shown in**  **the e&ion**  **to Eouse**  **y3.l 33.**  **5, supm,**  **i** replaoed the 

### wor3~ijoard*~ with T,l~~uoriontrol %arbrn ~~ftcprob**SerTfflg t&tit**  **the hgiSlkture**  **h.S b8en**  **p.etfCUkidy taUtiOUs**  in prmidiug **that the**  **?;exw Liquor**  **Control** 8oard shell speciry the dedgn of these. starspe, WQ feel that VW 

### muld **be Uefeiltlrg**  **the intention**  **of the**  **ie~islenture ta**  **hold tkat**  suoh :ioardcould oornglywith the dutlas so ixpomtd upon l&eraby mrely draw& LCpicture md specifying the **size and**  **sha$e or**  **suoh st;r~p..** 

# 296

Ible, any CountSrfeltIag or for@&@, of ltiiuors&m-, and that the Liquor Control ?oard,wss iiuthorizedto 

### spealfy the ~~1x8,shape, md 

### method of printing li.~uorstampa. ivefollow this opinion and by 

### virtueof the authorities 

### and reason8 therein set out, in addition to t&a fact that the Liquor Control ?3oardha8 beeritested with broad power8 **for** athUltIiSt8Ting and enforoing the Liquor Control ket, we are oi the opinion that the Tsras Liquor Control **Board** ha8 th@ duty of deoidlw 

### whetherprinted or engratved rstaqm are to be used.

We aow direot our attention to your maon que8- tion.

Words very often Ewe 

### difiemnt m be used a0 a~ to oonvey 

### alrrereat ldea6. 9 

### ward w8ngr5r0Q .* on the one hand, a8ng1p~mil~rearbe me& M as to mecu1Wia out in; to sake by iaelslon; 

## to out with 

### a gravinglnntrwaent 

### inorderta f'ors an insoriptlon or pietoriel 

### r8pr858ntation....~iT8bet.esT8 Bew 

### International Dlotlonary. On the other kind, ***engraved*** **may be**  **used so**  **a8 to**  

### mean -....to print **BY PB-**  0f **d phtti**  80 rori+tttd, **0rt~** speclf,, in reltlsdor embossed oharcroters;as to mgraye a 8dLl9 card.* **xebster*s** **Sew** Int8rnatfon5l datlonary. 

### Reoogn zing thle 

### fact,indet.em&nIng the mmi.ag of a word 6B It 18 USed in a 8t5tUt6, the ftiqUiQ' i5 Slot 85 tr,the **abitraot meani** 

**. oi**  

### thewwd **but an**  **60 t&e**  **6ense l.n**  **whiob** 

### It 16 UBed, 

### and TV

3 a demanda a 8oMid8lYitiOa of the eonteXt, subject n&teI, and int8UtfOn Ot th8 L&f4~atw8. 39 Tex. Jar., 880. 204, p. 196.

The L6gIalature ham 

### prdati in Article 66646, fmpra, w...+illcontzaots 

### taretalqpaxeqtdred by #Ia 

### Act &all be let by the 

### Z-oar% of katrol as provided by law...* **There are**  **only** two **Pitcntutes wlzioh**  the Legrolarure oould have had in mind, **end** these a18 Artisle 608 and &rtIo~e 664, 

### fr’crrUOR'n &Yised citil %atut08, 1866. t&iel% 6% mlatw ti th8 purahase of supplies, md by the s~preS0 term of the statute, this refers to such ortia~es aS tWniturB, fiXttlTcU,, books and tschnlcillinstruments. On the other hand, irtiale 608 refers s-~0lPiaally **to** printfng, sltationery

### sad augpllea
or liicecharnoter. 'iheL%&ielloturehayIn& provided **for** the prlntlng or angrerlug of ths weeassry l.fquor

### stiimps, It is olsor that th8J' contemplated that the staEi$Yii mulLd **be let**  **in** oomplIaroewSth :rticla 608, **Qpra.** In view of the **above**Honorable Srry &or, chzirzmn, page 5

s.nalysieof the pertinent statutes, we um of tte opinion that the word *an~raved* 

### 08 used in ..rticle64645, eupra, raeants the act of transferring impressions from a Rforrxmor

6late to paper or other suitable aubatanoe, or, 

### 513 defined y Piebster'sInternationsl 

### Dletlonary,'....to**print** by
meen of a plate so tomed, often spealf. ia raised or anbossed characters; as, to engrave a oalllug card."

pieare 

### referredto 20 C. Cr.12412,note 48, whloh alter the 0888 of Xatter of mrican Banknote Co., 27 Xiso. 572, 575, 58 N. Y. Sump. 275, and to Youre~ (Yuen&n&) ~6. Sahlle, 12 Fed. 97, as outhorlty for t&e proposition that printing and ewering are always to be distinguished. Law booka such as Corpus Juris are referred to a8 text or aour books owl me authorities only bwftr a8 they em sup orted by the aesea cited tharoin. Wa ham 

### ocnreiully ttmai.mg the ~88e of xattss of ~~r1w.m mnkxmte Co,, 

### wpra, and rind that thZs deal&on ua8 renbsrcrdby a lower Court in New York. **on** 

### Surther exawlnetlon, **we f** **’ lnd**  **thrt t&la**  **dealsion (of**  **the** lower oou?t) we8 r~veroed by the r;gpellateCiirlolonof New 

### York,People (IX ml. merloari Banknote C3. vs. 

### Norgan,40 F;.y. tiupp.llQ9, and this nreraal was **affirmml** by the hlgheat **court** OS **the** State of New York. Wopla ex re1. hlornrioan Banknote Co. vs. Borgan, 57 N. 2. 1120.

we ham id.80emml.ndl the oam of YuenWw vu. schils (Clroult Court, Now Yook l&52), I2 fed. 97, and do not bellem, Chat this case is in point. fn that ease, the oopyrlght statutes of the Federal Government under conalderet&on provided, S.naubateam, that a 

### oltiaan or resident of this country might obtain a eopyr[rrlght ot any book, zssp,~ print ohrom, anb othbr siallar artioles OS whlah 

### howas proprietor. The **twiurt**held, in mbl)taaea, that -8 print‘ scant eny 

### aark or fora made by lmpresalon or print& an;lehtng printed, 

### OSQ pb3ture hpassf3d frtnnan ewrnfe & plate.

Trusting that tbla satisiaotarlly amwere your r;uestions,we em