OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

### AUSTlN

Honorable ThoraaaL, Blanton, fr. llouatyAttorney 

### shaokoliordoounty Albany, ~T4ms

D4ar 

### Slrt

ml r,repusst zo the queetlons y.this departmalt .andvhoue In eloohol in onoerned, but

118the @ale+ct bCar that,doea not oontala aloohol in exa6ss oi MIr prr Csnt is OOnCerned.Honorable Thomae L. Blanton, Jr., peg6 2

*A looal option election was hsld ou Seturday, October 29, in 6aOh Of th6s6 py6- cincte whiah govarn ths present status. 

### “JustloePr6ciuat RO. 2 Of Shackeliord County comprise6 a very small portion of the County in the xwrth6rn part 

### withonly ma4 fifty Or SiXty VOt66. Th6+0 i4n0 h6td.04 of Peaos provided for in this just104 pr4- Cinot, and 80 far ae Iknow th6r6 has not bs~snin the last thirty or rorty yeara; Re06atlp the Commisaionsrs Court of Shaokelford Cotmty ha8 ahauged Commlsalon4rs Pr4- ciaot No. 2, which until said oh4ugo oomprum;dN~h42i3(UD6 t4rritOrP as 8UatiOe Pr4-

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eIu order to~kmw how tD advise the Corn-. mlssioaers Court, Iwould appraoiate it if youwould give m4 your opiuion upon ths follow- questlone, to-wit:
e(1) In th4~4vmt of a re-distriatlng of Justloe~Preoino$s Noa. 1 and

### .2. by th6 Commissioners Coart, ao that Justi44~.Prsclnot NO; 1 6hall~inO1Uds all Of JtWt~04 h6OiIlOt No. 2, would's local option 4164tiOn held in -6 LLBWJ~6tio6 Preolnot NO. 1arter October, 29, 1939, gorera the looal option statuss..or what has heretofore-**been**Justlae Preciuat No. 2; 

### or

“(2) would itbe nbceasary to hold a 86parat6 election tn the territory how aompriel 6stabl 6h the statub 

### orthat partloular malT JUstios Prroinot NO. 2 luOrder t0

its-

"I submit this request 

### roran opinion becauss or the rsasoning or ths supreme Uourt in the 0884 Or~Houahlns v8. Plaluos, 110 SW (Ed] 549, in ivhl4haase th6 Court says, on EM86 

### 555: 'Of oouys6~,any 6U0h ar6a has the right to become w4t by SO votiug at an eleatlon 16gall~'ordsred and'h4ld for that purpass under piesant .looaloptionsstatutes. IuHonorable Thomas L. Blanton, Jr., p6gs 

### 3

~tihitt such oOM6OtiOn, how6v4r, w4 again aOt6 that
that olaotlon must be held in 

### thrsamaaraa originally voted dry.*

“9&e Sedation, of omrse, Is differ4at h th4 pr6e6nt 04s6, as Pr4olnot EJo~. 2 is.aoz ,kt..andIam not alear whather th4 rul4 lad dowt'wlth r4r6rtutcM.toHouston H41ghts rmld 

### awly iiJustios PxctoiaatNo..2

### wers~placad fn ~UEtb4 

### ~Iwfnot No. 

### 1aadthanewSustica PrQOinat NO. 

### 1 shouldvote 

### dry. “(3) siritit.5

00~ opinion that a lood optfoa 414ation In the n4w Just104 Prsclaot~ po0.1, oomprislag what Is aow Justios Preofaot No. 1 and No. 2 should.bs h4ld, whqt would b4 the b6tre8 tob6 sUbmitted to th4

### voters. pad4rtmJ oonetxuotloa or 

### 8aotion i,o or 

### Artial4 

### 666of'ths Pea41 Cbde lSsu46id, 4 and i ehould be used lt,the elbation forwhat .isnow JUStiO4 Prsoinot Noo.2would have to **be**held 

### within the oonrlnee or ths **old** prso,$.nOt.Uad6rth4 d4olsioa of Houohlns vs. Plalaos, 

### and
if th4 fbotion 

### should hs h6ld in +t now oomprisas Preainot.Bo. 1 lasues aUmber% 'g

### and h ahoUldb4 used. ~~1 r44llz4 that ths snaw6r to queetioa No. 3.will depend to,& great extent upon your answer to on4 and two,but I would appreolats your advi6iag as9~11~ a0 possible on the questloas involved."

In 

### 1935,tit1016 **16,** Section 20 of the TaXa. c0~titution.m0 a8td.n em3ntbd to aUthOti.26the sale or all 

### liquora withln the Skrta of Texas in such counties or 4r66s"ae should by loaal option.legalize th6 SEU64. Pursuant to this amandm4nt, ths l&h L4giSlRtUr4 R6864d what 1s oo~alV~kuowa asths vTerai Liquor~0ontro,lAot;" &tfol4 1 of thfs **Aot,** Vsrnon'e Aaaotatad P6=1%od6, &tiole 666-1, et seq., proyidbe.~rOrthr64 methods Of legalization or the ybrlous types of liquors, aad lih4- w&s4 thr44 degrees of prohibition. Ths first iS th4 leg&j.mtiOn of the salt of vinoue and~malt liquor6 that do not..oontalnany aloohol~in sxoasa Or four Per Oent. by v%ight; th4 84001~3,ror th4 l4gallzatloa'or tha ssl4 or ybous and'malt liquors that do-tit oontain alaohol fn 4xc4~~ **a]c +,$.per**  **oeat;.by** volume;'aad third, for th4 legalization Or the Salk Of,‘al l&qUOrSC Th6 6x6ot ooav4rs6 or thee4 thr44 m&hods or lagalization Of the,sele of th4Honorebls Thorns t. Blantan, Jr.. p4g544

**rarioea** 

### types

### 0r liquor.6fir4the thr44 degrsra or prohibition.
Th4 %x48 Liquor Control Aot is in two actIn diYiai.olla.Th4 flret 

### division has b66a **brat** ht down ia lT4r?&on’4 Aanotet6d P4Ml C4d4 es &t%416 t66-1, 4t g$Ii, tzzi TJI~ 

### seoond dS~%al4n is known as Art1014 or th4 P4Ml Cad4. Thea4 two divisiona are known and*&rrred 

### toaaArticle 1 and Artlola 2 or the T4raa Liquor Garrtrol**Aet.** Artiolr 1 sxprara~y 

### r4- r4ra to ~lntoxi44tlug llqmra,* **aad Artiola**  **2, to**  **welt** 

### llqgoraw or 

### abmr.m

Artiols 666-3e, Vernoa’a Penal Coda, 

### d4fiasa
th4 word4 Ql4oholio bav4r4g4" 

### as tollowat

*~,hl4oholioB4ver4ge' 'shallI44n alcohol aad my b4varsgs csmuiafniag ~0x4 

### than one-halr or on4 psr or& or aloohol b~.roloro rbioh ia.eapabl4 of as4 for b4y4rag4 pprpoa4a, either elom or

### whendiluted.
r* * *
*%iqUar* aball mean any al40314liobeywag4 4ontdaing alochol,In 4x948s or tour (4) p4r **46tttdtE**

**by WC&~&~,** 

wtl686 Otharufs4 indfoatad.* * *

wqWin6 and rinous liquor1 aball aeho the prodpot obtaln4d fromtha alooholio f4rn4ntetion o? &I44 Or 606nd rip4 gr4p4ar frtiits,end berries.
*Any daflnition oontaimd herainA~~all apply to th4 aema umd in any form. 1935, i&h L6&, 2nd C. S., p. 1795, oh. 467, Art. 1, par. f-a; Aota 1937, 45th Lug., p. 1053, ah. 

### 448, par. 2.”

~tiol~ 666-40 ~84taout la detell 

### the 84Y4mil bu&,a by *ioh lw+ti option clleotionaWV ba bald Mmr4 yariottatypes et ligu~r may b4 

### voted O$ a4 

### first thm* ballots to lealfsi ind th4 864011dt&44 to PmhLbgt tha aalo of liqao~, as rollar*tBonorablq Thomas L. Bleaton. fr.,.page 5

'The &N&38iOnOr

’B’ Court tlpm it8 Om 8iOtioUmay, or upon petiti&mi8s herein provfded 8w1, ar pmvidod in

### 8eotlon 32, Arti 1, 

### order 10081 Opthl 818otioIk3 iOr the purpose CC d8tarmining whether alooholle 

### be~eragea Ofthe 

### nrioue types and elehholic aontent8 hsrdn provl4sd 8ha11 be lw,ellzed OT pmhiblteb.

"Inareas where 6ny **t;lP8 or**  **OlLl88ifiQal** tlon of aloohollo brreragss is prohibited en4 the i88u8 or i84tm8 sabaitt8d pertain ta legalization or ths sale of One 

### or 9ore suoh prohibited 

### tm68 Or Ola88ipitltltiQll8, One Or spOr8 at th8 fOl1OUi~ iqtSU88 Sh8ll be submitted: *(a). Vor legalizing the sale of bo8r that doe8 not acatain alcohol in exbe88 Of fOIW(4$) &ml?OentUmby Weight’ arid ‘iigaiIi8t l4gtif8%Ug tha 8al8 Of beer 

### that dabs not co?ltain aleohol in exaes8 of four (49 peroentwn by weight.'

WI l 'ror18@1litiag th8 eals ofmalt 8ti vtltOU8 bsorrrag48 that 40 llot OOXhRin alaowl in 5x0888 

### orrourtcsn (3.4%) peroenttm by ~0lUm8’ M4 ‘8g8ill8t lq@hiqg the Be18 Of ~arjllt:.an&v~o~i, b4~SEigCS’ that 40 I-lot oantain alaohol~in axorsr.~of r0uma-h C.l4%)pcrcentum by ~1~8.'
"(Cl. 'For 1@g81iXing the 8dle Of d.1 alcoholio bewsragtm* an4 *@alnat l*wvdl~lng ths ealc of all a&ooboiolib bevarnge8.’

"In areas uhars the sale ot all alcohollo bev6rSg83 has been legaliard one Or mOr5 Of the follO%tingi88Ue8 shall be 8Ubiuitt84tn any prohibitory election:
"(41. *Parprohibiting t&s sale O? all beverages that aontaln aloohol In 6xaea8 cf Sous (&$) peraentm by Might +* and *Against prohibiting the sale of all beverage8 that'aontafn siOOh0l In 8XQB88 or four (4%)

### pstoantua **by** weight.'

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Ecm@rable!EJum48L. Blentan, 

### Jr.. page 6

“(al. *For prohibiting tha sale of all alooholle 

### bererages that contain alcohol In exaeas of fourtcian(Us) permntum by volume' an4 *&almt pmhlbltlng the sale OS all alcrohollobcoerag48 that 

### fmntaln aleOh in 4XO488~.0ffcnn?teM 114%)pgsroenfium 

### by volume.
"(f). *Rx 

### prohibiting the aals of all alcohol18 betsmge8* an4 vAgainat prohibltlng the 8alr ofall aloOhbl~o **~bovsraga8.** *****

“&s areas 

### wherethe sale of beraragea oontaining dlOOhO1 not in eXCe88 Of fourtesn (I&) pereentum **by** volume ha8 beon lsgallzs4, **and tb386**  **Of high8F**  **8lOoholio** oonteat are prohibited, one oraon of tha iollorring iaeus8 Bball be 8ubmltta4 in cay prohibitory election:
"(4x). ‘

For prohibitlag the aale of alooholla beverage8 that 8ontain aleohol in 

### exoasa of four (4%) parmuhtxm **by**

### might’ an4 *Agaln& prohlbitlng the ealo ai alaohollo **barer8g48 that**  

### oant8ln aleehol in 810888 **of** fonr (4%)psramttum **by weight.** *

**“ (h).**  

### *For 

### prohlbltl~ the sale Of all alaoholla bewrage8* an4 'Again8t prohibiting the sale of all aloohollo bwamgss.*

*In arms where th8 sala ot bear containing aloohol not ucedlng four (f,#)paraentum **by** wight'has been l~aliead an4 SLl.other alooholio b87erage8 ari‘prohlblts4, the followl&g iasu~ ab~1.lbs euWtted.in any prohibitory alootion:
"(1). 'Barpr&lbiti.ng the aals of beer containing alaohol not sxcee4lxigf-r (4545) peraentun by weight* an4 *Against prohibiting the eale 

### 0rbear containing aloohol not 7.: 

### sxcaadiog 

### four (4%) pereentum by welght.v
Whare mora 

### than 

### one i88u8 

### Is submitted aiia sin&lo ballot no ballot 8-1 be OOiante4 UZtl488th8 toter Shall 

### tOta UpOli saoh Of the

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**~Imr4bl8~%%OBI44** L. Blauton, Jr., ~8 7

%88uas appearing on my woh ballot; 6~14aaah 8uoh ballot ehall have 

### printed thereon t3.m WOr48 *This ballot will not be counted unleee thevdter ehall vote upon e8Ch of the Issue8 appearing hare&n.* AOt8 1935, 44th La%., an4 c. s., p. 1795, oh. 467, Art. 1, par. 40; Act5 1937, 45th Leg., p. 1053, ah. 4&d, par. 30a; ACt8 1937, &5th Leg., 

### let C. 

### 8.
, s. B. #20, par. 8.
Suction &O of the Liquor Control Aot pre**8Orib48** one **lox¶n Of**  ballot tobe USa4 in a 80-callad dry trrritory wbsre an dleCtiOn 18 osllad for the pnr33080 Of l~aliZiT@ the 8al5 Or 811 8l~OhOliO bavSr8g88, and **another form** to b8 ~8a4 In a **w8t** t8rritoxy 

### where M SlaOtiOn 18 Cdl44 iOr the pW~84 Of sinkingthe 88l8 Of all alcoholio bevarag88 legal. ?8flur8 to 1~38 th8 iO= Of ballot ~escribad br th8 8tatUt48 fOT 8&l 818atl0n In a wet territory conatl&u6a8 a rlolatlon Of tha EUIU4atoSyprOVi8ion8 Of the 8tfAtUtSeU4 Tsnd6T8 th8 

### l laotion mid, when seasonably attaoked 1n.aproper alaotloa contest. (Saa the ca8a of Moyer, at al v. b.l18~, 

### at al, 93 SW (24) 502, **arrow** di8ml88ed.) Wldlr t&8,19)5 amaU4mant omitte4 amml88fona.r praolnot8 a8 8T588 

### la ahioh 10081 OptiOI’i **daUtiOn8** ini@& 15gally be hald an4 preberved a8 4ry ama only the countlao, ja8tlee pr4clnot8, oitias or tow88 whlob ha4 thereSoiOT8 been dry area8, a oommissioner8' preoinot whiah had i4antioally the aam area au4 the 8ame **vot8rs** a8 the justlao preainct, au4 which votsd'dry In 1918. wa8 ha14 Co r8main dry after tha adoption of the 1935 8mm4ment 80 a8 tonuder valid the u8e of the b8llot pre80ribe4 **by** saotion 40 of the Liquor control f&t, (Parnon's Penal Code, Artlola 666-40,) to be 1x884 In alaetloma and dry areas. (645 .tha?a86 of Tallay v. Ban8On. 96 S.W. (24) ~-9A.)

If jaetlce praolnotrsNo8. 1 and 2 have b8an combine4 or ooasolidatad by aot8 OS the ooatml88loner8* axrt,thati 8Uoh new @tiCa preoinot 18 knOwn a8 hstioe Preolnot No. 1. Before ooa&ir.&ng8U0,hjuatiaa pr4ainot8, Justice Preoiuot No. 1 wa8 w4t in 40 rar a8 the sala of beer that 4ld not contain alaohol In 4ECea8 0r iour par cent an4 malt an4 ~IxioUs bsteragsa that 40 

### not OOXttdn8lCohol in (a;0488Of **fOUrteM** per BlOt, but wa8 dry ia 80 Sar as hard liquor8 w4r4 comerned. Juat-~onarablr Thaarae2. Blat&on. Jr., pago 8

iaeFraolnet Ho. 2wan *at In so rar a8 all lntoxleatbg 1iqUQrS are conearned.

On 

### F,,bxuarp 4, 

### 1936, In an **oplnlon** written **by**Boo. Laoa 0. LbOae& AssIstant Attorney Qanaral, this d~paxtaont &Id that v&en on6 or the thrae atmrs mentload pmrialum harrbwn submIttat%andvoted on farorebly.by tha votsro, the aam rculd **romein** legal until and unlar~ ths sprolflo,qua~ttlonIaagain 

### submitted to the.ootors and larepealed by thorn.



### In the cam of Homhlne 

### v. Plslnoe, 

### et al, 110 sw (26) 519,theSuprema Court

### orTexas, amongothar thlngr, held, that wdertfhe 1935aaandmantof SeatIon 20,Artlole 16of the stetp Constitution, t&earaa or 6ny oeunty, $wtiee prealnots, cities or a town that wa8dry ahen the 

### tiendment rent into arrsot, remaIm 

### drjr with the right to bsoome wat by so toting ,atan alactloa under 

### prsaent looal option rtetutes h&IQ In the #em8 

### areathat orlglnally vutbd dry, and %&em8 a o%ty hw oeawd to eliat an amunlolpnl oorpolatl4?zi, it otill 

### uiat8 for the purpoea or holdiag 

### loal **option** 

### aleotiow toMkr the area theraor rat, slthsr as r6pwssnts all 

### intoslaating liquors, or only tan rarrpeot8**nine** or beer.

rrom the abov6 mentioned oaaa a8

was oertslalj tha 14~ at the 0r ~0d0a mght8 

### t0td to die

### 801~0 Its corporate axtstanacl end autnexit8 territory to thewet aity ot Houston that 

### w&n an areavoted dry itramelwd **dry UP**  tll 

### it waa voted nt at a subbaaquenteleotion held in and ror the same ldaatioal area 

### vihloh had thsretorora voted dri, and the 

### change, or even abolition, of the politloal or oorpomtc 

### entity whioh oormpriaadauoh eraa dfd not alter mii,

### raat or m1.o

### 0rlaw.+ * *n
Looal option laws 

### did aat permit loaal 

### option
onaa voted into dr00t to be rotdl out bymerely voting on a oollatrz6&l mttar. A reading or such etratates olaarly~nf4gatlv~ssoah~a oonoltaeion. In this raspoot, lt is 8ettlrd aa the law or this Stata thatnheru a power 

### ,la orpre,+r: glrqn bt tha Constitution, and tbb 7 .~Eoxmrable Thomae L. Blan+zm, Jr.. page 9

**muame by** 

### whioh,**or** themunner Inwhich It la to be etamlead, is praecribed, euah meane or manner lr exoluelt~ of all others. (See authorities olted Inabove meatloned oaxe.1

Tou are reepeetiully advleed that it Is the opinion 

### 0rthisdepartis& that 

### itthe newJuetloe Preoinot Ho. 1 dselrae to vote dry, it rwld be neoreeary to hold a erparate eleotlon in Jtmtlae Prsalnot 80. 1 and Juetioe **Preclnat** Hoc 2 as they existed prior to thuir ooneolldetlon, end the'form or the ballot to be ueed in the 

### l

leotloa held la the old Juatloe **Praoinct** 810.1 should be as follows:



### *For prohibiting the sale or all elaohollo boveregeer, and *Agalnet prohibiting 

### the sale of all alaohollo beverages.*

Tha ballot to **bs** used In old Juetioe Preoinot Ho, 2 should ti in th4 r0ii0wing r0=g



### -or prohlhltIu6 the saleof all alooholla baveragoer aad 

### aAgelnet prehlbltl~ the sale o? all aloohollo baveragee.*

You are **further** a&lead, that the statue or **Justleo** Preuiaot IKo.1 and JuatIQe Preoluat @Jo.2, ir c~mbInsd, remA.ne the eeme In eaoh juetlaa praolnot as It axleted prior to the ooneolldation, and will reamin in this statue until ahanged by an eleotlon held in eaoh Of the reepeotlro rorm~r pr4alnote. Trnetlng that

### the roregoing answers your'lnquiry, '14are,
Yours very truly

ATTO~ QE!RtJ?AI~'OF 

### TEXAS

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