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,, .I.. . \ g0~0pLnion ln responee to the follozing ques- : al. Con mrxlcd vjos~en whoh.2~2 hnd their disobilltios of coverturo mxmvob and bc doolor~a fene soles mder Srticlo !&b of tho Rev:iaod Stat- .UtCs09 Texas, ~0 into the xctsil licdor busisess with their ma zzonsyena obtain liccmos to oporate ret&l liquor stores up to fim?

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it ~b3.h arjr difS0rono.s if thoiz* disabilitioa of oovorti?rc xors rczovo3 szcl they \7orc r;lcdofcx~ 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?closable Sort Ford, Adz?inlatrator, Pagot+

Vrc0.atha 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 freona pmxlt isious8 to tha v~U'o, it would not to by virtue of a3y ~Cr!ril.t l,nv;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 howas 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 rthsthoyZr3. Fereu.mn ~WCJ

rondored inoli~ibk? by ths doorcs of t&J~8JlatCOf%X%3, uittin~ as a court or irzpeaohment, rcmovirk? hctrhusband, Jmoo 2. FQX~UBOI~, fron the office or G~ovcrnorand adjudZin3 t!tnt 3:~b? hcnooforth disqualified to hold any office of yo;:o~, trlwt, or proliit 1uxlcr the state.

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## f 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*ulduot 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.‘ryfro!3 publio office ae sopsrate DT OOaam?.ty yroporQ, un.%r cw prcmiit Coastftution axidgtatutes. 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%bandaM .herself, st5.11 Sai~liJO -2’. For~uson i’2

onld not be rbooivins or ~hming any enolumr:t OSgrr0fi.i clorj~vod fron any office held by SSJXMS:.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:&olptheory t&n thF\t Of lO& idciltlty OI? hUZb%~ f%?I.sd '2iP0, tUld tkt th2Ory i70 d6fiIlitcly lV?pUWitC, ??.Sit 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 OPtho above and foregoing qzthoritics YIQ 8lls’iJOr your fJ.Ptt question in t&3affilYYAtivo ‘;hd YOU37 second quoatioa 3.11

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