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g0~0pLnion ln responee to the follozing ques- 

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al. Con mrxlcd vjos~en who h.2~2 hnd their 

disobilltios of coverturo mxmvob and bc doolor~a 

fene soles mder Srticlo !&b of tho Rev:iaod Stat- 

.UtCs 09 Texas , ~0 into the xctsil licdor busisess 

with their ma zzonsy ena obtain liccmos to oporate ret&l liquor stores up to fim? 

“2. ?4Yould it ~b3.h arjr difS0rono.s if thoiz* 

disabilitioa of oovorti?rc xors rczovo3 szcl they 

\7orc r;lcdo fcx~ colas for business pwoo.son, usti.6 

their or;n mmy, iP thoir Jiusbsnds :mo algo in 

the mtsil liquor busincsa and had five gomits? 
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losable Sort Ford, Adz?inlatrator, Pago t+ 

Vrc0.a tha forcgoins authorities it mwt bs 

hold that the husband ha3 no icterost vlhatovcr 1.11 

ths vfi?o'o bilsihom. It follow thtif the I?usband should be benafittcd freon a pmxlt isious8 to 

tha v~U'o, it would not to by virtue of a3y ~Cr!ril.t 

l,n v;Uch hc! ';:a~ intcrostcd but solely bacauss~of 

tllo profit3 of tAs bu:;irIc3s covorcd by the ;xmit 

issue& Co the wife al.om, and in xkioh ho was wt 

at all intoro3fod. The husband ' 3 right!3 CO::?0 to 

hin not fxor~ my intorest whioh hc hm in tho w.IILfe(3 

bualn‘ieml but solely a3 a nattor of JAV;, vthich IX&OS 

the profrto oozmr!ity property. 

'T?!oithor do me agree, under tha facta submitted, that the profits dosivsd fmn tho wif~'s business would neccosax5J.y be co:~m.nity px~j!x~t;r, 

Clearly, thg husbsncl x:>ul(l nor; ba ohtitlo4 io a 

pcmit t3 enter this bu8lnezz3, for tho reason that 

the &Wi 6033 P&t ElllOYS OS3 gllklty Of hi3 CCilblCt 

to racaivo such a ?m:lit. t;'hefc th8 laz denies 

a husband th3 ri&t to co into a bwines3, or profit thsroL"ron, bccauso 02 hi3 oon0~ot, and the 

VIif C eJ36XV ouch bxiirmo, it YIOU16 se03 th3t the 

profits would be her separate pro$wty. 

We think both tho Poregoins ooncl'usions are 

fully auppxrtwi by tho culebzatod oa3a o? Dickson 

;o. Strio!Asnd, 265 5. Y. 1012, in which the Su2rem 

Court,oyxcrillod the Contc2ltiO!l that Ei3Qr Kirbu f,, 

Fergunon co~U.ci not qualify as Governor because o? 

her husband's im~CaChi,lGut: 

t**5%0 fifth qwstion inquires rthsthoy Zr3. 

Fereu.mn ~WCJ rondored inoli~ibk? by ths doorcs of 

t&J ~8JlatC Of %X%3, uittin~ as a court or irzpeaohment, rcmovirk? hctr husband, Jmoo 2. FQX~UBOI~, fron 

the office or G~ovcrnor and adjudZin3 t!tnt 3:~ b? 

hcnooforth disqualified to hold any office of yo;:o~, 

trlwt, or proliit 1uxlcr the state. 

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nonorable Dert Fortl, Administrator, Pa@ 5 

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Q'AppollanS's position is that tbe eLmlwents 

of thci offioe of Governor tire co.%mnl.ty progcrty , 

an;l that Satus 5. ForCus01? co*uld uot rcooive his 

comunlty half of his zifo’e salary a5 +40~~mo~ 

wlith3Gt violuting the docrco’ of 5~~pcaoltiat~ 

NITt 13 umeccssary to inquire int.0 the exaot 

Otatus Of th0 Y!ffe*s sc?le.‘ry fro!3 publio office ae 

sopsrate DT OOaam?.ty yroporQ, un.%r cw prcmiit 

Coastftution axid gtatutes. Yor, if it bn oss~~~d 

that Era, l?erguatiti’s salary as Oo-icr;io_r xould beions to the COJXUni$~ cstnto OT her hz%band aM 

.herself, st5.11 Sai~liJO -2’. For~uson i’2 onld not be rbooivins or ~hming any enolumr:t OS grr0fi.i clorj~vod 

fron any office held by SSJXM S:. Br:;uaon ur,dor the 

etfite. The oizolurxmt V~UUM be dsriued fron irlrlaz 

A, For,gaon holding, an ofl’ico end yorfomin~ its 

duties. Such a disQuurrl.ificotS.on 33 io hero inolated 00 c.ould bu aupporixd on no o:&olp theory 

t&n thF\t Of lO& idciltlty OI? hUZb%~ f%?I.sd '2iP0, 

tUld tkt th2Ory i70 d6fiIlitcly lV?pUWitC, ??.S it hEl3 

been wkfomly rejected fron the esr3iest oases 

deter:tined by t&is coGurte 

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Uonorabk Usrt Ford, Addnlstrator, &co 6 

Board would not ba aathorimd to &cay the per&t, 

maor the Paots related by YOU.~~ 

In ~ierr OP tho above and foregoing qzthoritics YIQ 

8lls’iJOr your fJ.Ptt question in t&3 affilYYAtivo ‘;hd YOU37 second 

quoatioa 3.11 tkc noGntivo. 

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