Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion ( 1940 )

OFFICE OF THE ATIORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
5morablr I4art1 T&N, Adalalrtratm
hxar Liquor GontrolBeard
Aurtln, Taxar
Eonorablo Ekrt Ford, p&g8 2
“‘If upon hoarlng u&m the ~tltlon ot
any epglloant rm a 1108118@~,the Oounty
Judge rinds the faote atatrd therein to bo
trur and has no other j.arful mason for da-
nying the applloatlcm, hr ahmar an or-
drr so oerti?yIrlg, and a oopr of Mid ordrr
shall ba dslltlrod to the applloant; * (Urdrr-
aoorlng ours)
“1. Upon what ground cay a Oounty
Judge rrfum a lioana~ under the manIng
of the tmm *lawful roamto*, as ths t tarn
is usurd In tha ebore-quotad atatuti?
“2. May a lianaa bs d8ni84 for any Of
~~llw;aona r0r *Iah a l+nar mar ba oan-
(I
1. Our oplnlen Is thab In aa* th8t th8
Ooanty fudgr ahall irrur a lloansa *ii apan hearia
upon tbr patltim ot aw epplioant for a llaonn, the
CoUntJr Judgr finda tha fa o taltataU thanin to be true,
#and has no other lawi\ll raaaon ior Uansln& tha ap~llou-
I ” gh L $16 lnuaUUb tha undrraoorrU
iId% to r3f2ti &Zll&~. pr:Y%aions of thr aam
laotlonr (A~tIola 667-6, V.C~GW*S Panal @ode; Acite, 1937,
45th La@alaturr, Oh. 448, ~aoatlon 49)
“If upon hearIn upon the prtltim o?
any applloant ror a llarnar thaw Gouaty Judge
finds any raots atatrUtborain to k untmua,
tha appllaation ahall ba d8mIrdt ax&l It
shall ba anffiaiant oausa for the Ooanty
Juaa to rafuar to grant any llaonae
when he has mason to balie~o that tha ap-
plioant will eonduot hia’buainaaa or call-
Ing berr at retail In a mennor oontrarv fo
$aw or In any plaor or JWXWSEoonduciro
to riolation of, the law, or likely to Pa-
sult in any jeopardy to tha paago, mrd.8,
health, or aafstp of the gmaral publie. . .”
In our opInIon, a wlaw?ul reaaoxP for da-
nyiag the applIoat Ion for S llanae, undar thr texaa
o? the formgoing atatuta, muld be any faot or faota
hoard in lrldanoa by the County Judga whloh wwld
&ITS reasonable baa18 ?or a oonalualon tMt tha agpli-
osnt will oonduot his buainraa of arLlIng brrr at ro-
tall In a manuec contrary to lew or lu any plaoa or
manner aonduoiva to ololatlm of tlw law, or llkolf
t4 nault In any j00paray to the poaoo, morals,
bralth, or aaroty o? th8 ganoral publlo. The authority
to dany ttm liornaa on auah ground is of courao In ad-
dition to the ,~authOrity to drny thr 110anaa whhara tb
C$un~“,~~: rinds any ?aota $tat8d in tha l pplioatlon
.
Our opinion fr that a liouxr mty br
brnla4 onl; 08 th
grouadl sat forth in. Art18la 667-6
Vmnon~a Tonal Coda, a# ~rounda tir refnalng a litma;.
Eowwor, wa or11 your rttaatIcPn to tha faot
that 2~
ma08 Inatano*a, v&at IO a ground for 6uiying a lioanra
is algo a ground ?or ornorllsg a liaonm, Aptlolo 667-6
prorldoa that a lloanar aaJr be bnled if tha ?a068 lta to d
In tha applloatioa arm iowttl not to ba trua. Talar
ltetu~nta in the ~applia8t&m ara alaa, a &rouad ?br
oanoaling thO lloqnaa under aubdlririon (6) o? Artiolr
667-19, Tha rtataunta rrquIrr& to ba in the applioa-
tion ara rat oat In Ar6101.r667-5. Tho NquIruanta of
a rrtaflar*a application under aubdlrialoru (41, (51,
(6) and (7) of Artlola 667-5, aqrreapona to thr rounds
?or mmarlige a llornar art out In Sub~lvialom 7m)
and (8) of ArbIBla 66749. The naainlne lbroundr
ror oanoallatIon sat out in Artiolr 66749 rrlatr
generally to thq operation o? his buoiaaaa by a ltaoaaeo,
an4 would ham ao appliortlon to a ‘person who her nob
pnrfously had a llornaa. T? a psraon bra prorIoual~
obtainad a llornar and hem rSOlato8 asay o? thr pradSIOM
o? AptIOle 66749, in wr Opialni~nauclh YIOlatfMS 04016
be oonaldored by th County &%ddgS in detoxv~ining whethrr
the nquialta atatiom~nt In his appliestim that ha ti
a “law ebidlag” oltlxrm Is true, and ln datmmInIn6
whet&x thr appllant %I11 oonduot his bua5maa a?
selllag b*or at retell fn a mannar oontnsry tb law Or
In auy plaoa or manner oonduolrr to a VI0~tlOu O? tha
law, or likely to result iu tang joeparity to the praoo,
m0rsla, bralth, or safrtf or the ganaral publio” under
1.4
Bonorabla krt Iord, page 4
tha prorialonti 02 Article 667-6. To thlr extant, wa
beliava that the raafmzm?or whloh a lIooas@ may bq
oancalrd my also be grounds ior whioh a ~iaenrr my
be danlad.
%a make the furtlw stetrrsnt and ask qura-
tltmn thereon n5 fbllmar
nFh4 Taxno Liquor QcmhrolA&, .Qatfon
6, rirtlolr IX theme?, proridaa Is apart as
fbllous I
**I? upoa haarin upen thr patltioa s?
any rpplleaat for a 1 !Ioamo the Gouaty &&a
tInUs any ?eot~a datatr6 themin $0 ba 0ntm4,
the appliaatlon 8hoU ba danis sml 1% ahall
be ou??IoIant bawa ror tkaovln i 9 Ju4gato
ro?aaa to grant any l1oanso u&anha ha
reason to b#iIr~e thut the agplioant will
oondrrot~a buaInoaa 01 ~1lIag bow ,a6 r&
tall in a ‘ddlnnar ocatmry to law or In any
plsoo or maanar OonduoiYa to rioletl~n of ‘thr
law, or li!mly to rcao3.t In any jrop~~dy to
tha p811c8,morals, health, or rafat of tha
gtmaral publio,* 03n~raoorIu~ ours f
“1. Under tha term *reason ,to bellerr, 9
would the t%unty Judge be penitta~ to ta-
?URS a ~Iaaaa upon mattara wIthIa hla pu-
aonal knuwlr dga , 81~ doss ha hare to baaa hla
raamna for suuh refusal upon ~rldrn~o intro-
duoad boforr him U~QR the hoarilu$ held to da-
termins whrthrr or net the ll~aaa~ rhould k
grcrnt@d?
riphti2& ift~~:~~~~~?~~t~~~~:o~~*~
r loostfoa whara tlnare ir rridaaoa ?&at the
particular pleoa for w&ioh thb Uauiar la
sought is OM of $.Ll raputr as to &unkannaao,
preriou5 ooadt4ot of patwwm, t&a gnatia of
Immoral aota; that it br 00ngtitut8a a
hi&way trafflu hamwd~ or that It Ita oth*T-
wise a plixor, br roatsoa of iti at rouorfla,
uondlurlrr to rlolrrtlona of f&is r ow and 1?$-
Honorablr Bart Ford, png@ 5
sultine in jeopardy to cha nmmla, pea88 adl hralth
Of the ocinmunity?
18 tho Countf su4ga warrantad in rafua-
1~6 ~“,‘kion 8 liooasa whora it 18 ahowa that
that partioular perron ha in tha peat barn a
violator Of #a lipuor lam InI thet hi8 part
aotlona and p88t OaMoot an auoh that ahm ha
ha not baaa a paraoa v&o raapaota or obap th
lan ln gaaaral?
“I. Would tha County Judp,a ba warrantad in
rafualng a parson a lioanaa whora it la ahown &at
hhat partiaul6r person haa eomal8tad rota oontraw
to public aaoano ard rata ubihioh raaulta4 ia jaoparay
to the morals, hi alth, praoa or rfrtr of tha (ranoral
pablio?
In granting laah 1108~88
or in a Judioial oapoity?
*b. Gould the coono~ Jacl&a oonaid*r upon
a hearlag to datannLnr rdrath8t or not a li#n~
alamla ba ~raatad, 8fr~avitia oi parthat iaata
aa alrotmtaaasa, ma %a the aaaa In ~rinirtrativr
haerl~a) or ia the UoanQ Judge oaly allawad to aon-
aider upan auoh haariry mat0ara mad thiaga iatraduoad
in aoeerOama with tha ruler of lvltda a raoognlsad
a a
%a the aourta of law?
“7. W&at legs1 wal&t ia to be givwa by tb,
Oeuaty Judge to tha ra eomaaadatioaa meda br &ha
Dhtrlot a County Attoraa~ or the Shariif of the
o~oa8y, and the Mayor a& chid of Pollea et any
inoorporatad aitl or (ia*n whrrela Cha lpplioant
for lio~~aa propoaaa to ooadwt his buslaaaal or
* by a rapraaaatativr ot tha Board, and Weld It
bo m~barial whather a~ah rraomeaastioaa uara ma68
In writing or by oral tartlmomy; would mob reammen-
dlstlona br suffioionc to mrrant tha Cottabl Mga
la raffieing aaah lianaa?
“8. If auah moammendatioaa era not aurfloi0at
CQ werrent a refural baa*4 upcf4 raoomaaadatkwba oi
&,zmrsblr Bert Ford, page 6
law, than what 18 it naeaasalg to add to
euoh recommon6atiorm in order to gtvr tham
eufficlent might to juetlip R rsfuaal?m
Our mower to tha qusstlons atdtea above
are a8 rommi3:
1. !&a Oannty 3utlga wctlld not be pamittad
to refuse a liwnas argon mattrra wlthia his I;rrecmal
ktiowl s&y, not disolored br rvl&mcr prod~cad at a
hesritq, but wuld hevr to barr his ruasoua fbr such
rafussl upon evibeno8 (stroduoed at ths hrerlq halA
to datsraiue whcthar or noa the 11aanaa ahould ba
granted. Article 667-6, Vamm*s Penal Co&, agaolfioal-
ly provldaa that notion of I) hasring shall be given aad
that a hearlug shall be hald by the Oount Ju&ga. Oar
ai the purposes of thr hrarine, evldsntlp i 8 to eftord
the oppliannt an opportunity to know rhat evl~anoo ia
~ffarud @sInat hla and to rrplain or to rebut auoh
lvlda no a b y svidNw8 o f his o wn. This purpwe till be
dafaatrd if U-MICounty JIlllga la 3rrmlttad to deny
the application upon metare not aiealoeed at the haar-
iw.
“1% Is ricw a wall settled rule, ca-
tablishad by numm!aa daalnlona in thla and
other 3urls4icbicns, that orders of en
edmloietrntiva @car&, to be valid, muat ba
aupported by subetaatlal cvidanos introduoed
at E hceriug befora the board. Abaant suob
oubs2antitil supporting ~atldsnoa, such orders
are arbitrary, unreaaouable, en8 basalaaa.~
A oruaparabla aaaa ia the United Gtntrs supnma
C0ur.t ia Xnt*ratatr aOBIQF8Q Comlasion V. Loulavllla
au& Bashvilla RallrOa~ C0. t mu. s. 881 91, 91, ia
whloh the aourt sajral
Honor able Bert Ford, pago 7
(at PRF:(I91)
“But the statute8 dove tlm right to
a fall hearing, and that oonferred tha
prlrllagr of lnttoduo tretlfaony, end
et the earn8 tire iinpoor9 the dcty of do-
oidlng In aooordanoe with the faote protad.
A finding wlthout eridoooe le arbitrary
end bserlaee. And It t&r Ogternaent*e
oontrntion la oorreot, it would IUQ that
the Comaleeion had a power poserreed by
no other ottloor, a8mlnletratlre body, ox
tribunal under cur ~torzimant. It w0ttia
meaa that when rQht8 drpmd8d upon fade,
the Comaieelo~ aould dismgard all rule8
of etld~noe, and oaprlolouel~ malcr flnd-
inge by adminletretite rlat. i&oh auth-
orlty, howrrar bearflowtly sxmraimd in
01y oaee, oculd ba injurloa~l~ rxrrkd
In another; Is inc3onaletent with rational
joatloe, and 0ome8 undw th8 Conetltutlon~r
oondrnnatlon OS all arbitrary lxeroler of
p0wer.’
tat &a 93-94)
The @onrmrient further lnelrt8 the%
the Uoamrw Aot (36 Sat. 743) rrqulror
the Coade8lon %O obtain inforntation ned88-
rsry to 8nabla it t0 perfOrm the dU%irs aad
oerry out the objrOt8 f0r WhiOh it We8 Ol-WbOd,
and hating bren &Inn la$ie.latiro powar 80
mekr rater It aan eat, 88 cmuld aCU3$X’688,On
euoh lnfomatlon, aud therefore It8 finding
must bs preeuaed to bevr barn eupportrd by euoh
lnformt ion. even thou&h not fomally protad at
for manliret~r thrrr Ii ii0 hear-
ng whsn tha partr doe8 not know what rridanoe
18 ofrrmd or 00mdar6a ma is not gmni
opportunity to teet. exvlaln, or miutr. The
‘information gathered under the prOYielOW of
18
Honorable Bert Ford, peer 8
812 may ba need as baale for instituting prosaou-
tlons for vlolatloae of the law, and for mana
other purposes, but le not ~vellabls, es euoh,
In meem Hera the party Is entitled to a hear@.
The Commisalon is an edninlstrstiva body and) even
atera It acts in a quasi-judl clall cepaolty, is not
limited by ths,~strlot rims, r)s to the sdmisbibillty
of evidaziob, whloh prrrall in suits betwsen private
pertie 9. I&t. oom. come. v. l3ai.B.q194 u. 8. 25.
But tb6 more lib~aral th6 praotioo In admitting
taetlmony, the man lmpsratlvr the obligation to
pr6esrve the essential rul68 of sridenoa by which
rights em aseerted or defended. In suoh oases the
Commieeionsre cannot klot upon th6l.r own lnZ@rmetlou
a8 OQula jurors ln~LJrlmLtlvs days. kll pertlee
muet b6 iWly, apprleed~,of the svidenoe subrmttsif
or to be ccneidered. ~~and,muat be givsn opportunfty
20 croae elunlne wltne8858, to lnagect documsllbe
aaf. to offer evldrngs, in exglamtloz or rebuttal.
h no other wep can ‘~8party. .maZntaln .its rights
or make:. Its 46fenee. In no other wep oan It tret
th6 eufflol6nc~ of th6 f'uote to support the findlng~
for atherwiee, even though it appearhd that the
ordrr me without evidence, the mnlfaet deflalency
could slwnye .be axplains on the theory that the
Oummleelon had before It oxtraneoue, unknown but
pt+seumptlv61~ euf?lolent Information to eupport
the finding. trbib64 Scats8 v. <t1IEon & Ohio
S. W. R. R., 22b U. 13. 14." (Our smphaele)
See aleo Brown t. IWabLr 011 do Rerinin& Co.,
126 Tex. 296, 83 S,ro. i Rsbblt Creek 011 C0.
v.. Sh811 Petroleum Co., 66 8. W. '(2d) m Bumble Ofi:
k'Refinlng C0. P. Raflroad Comrnieeion, 83’s. W. (2d)
.
Whllo the abowl oa8ae axpress what VI bsllavcl
to be the oormot view, w ~oall your attention to osrtaln
dabislons v4lloh would indl8a~te that an adalnlstrativs
offiolel might ocnslUer.eome mettere proved at other
hewing8 and not introduoed at the haaring on the par-
ticular applloetlora involvad. In milroaa Commieel on
v. MoDomld, 90 S. W. (24) 851, &.6.&q Bangh of the Austin
??ourt of Civil Appeals said!
19
Honorable art ma, )8g6 9
(at PW 584)
*we a0 not un&*retand, nor a0 we think
the Legislature war oontempfatod, that the
Railroad Coamleelon should be rsqulnd,
laoh time an appliaent sought a permit to
use a state hi&way r0r a~erolel pur-
pome, to conduot lxtenelvo hearings ober
anb over again, as to the oondItlon of eueh
highway, the treffio theroon, end the publla
convenlanoo In thr use of ruoh hlghnro. When
thee* faots err aeoertainad by tha oomaleelon,
am relatod to oartllnal public highwaye or liha
state, In the absmos or a shoring that oon-
aittte have oh-*4 thrnon sinor the eeaar-
tainaant of euah faote, thr Railroad oOmmIe-
slon pay properly aat upon lpplloetlone for
permits to operak upon moh hbhweye, ba8ad
upon the faNit and ~ndltI0~ relatlta to luoh
hl@wa~e tbratOforcl proprrlr and adaquatol~
obtaina@, without tha aecr8elty of drtailmd
proor thareof on eaoh ard a+arf appllcetlon
prrsented to It.”
In ihim t3umaleelon v, Ilouthweetorn droy-
hound Liner, h a** 8 w (26) 29b ( a
other grounds, 9T 8. F.‘(2i,) 263) r ila g ZE$ lzd t
(92 S. W. (24) at pagr 304)
While ,t& etetute oontemple toe and r*-
qulme the oonraleslon to aeoortaln teats
as to the burden,8 the highwaya lnrolnd will
bear, both as to phJreIcel aondltlon and traS-
rio o0ngastion, tm do not undrr8Eana the law
to require that every tiem euoh app2ioation Is
meda to uw a state hlghwey as a oarrlor tha
commieelon must oonduot lxtanelve hsclrlnge,
*end raqulre detalled proof as to euch oondi-
t lone. Ii, In hearlnge upon at&r applloatlone
to operate over the elrar high+aye, it her aa-
oertafned three f’aots ,In hearings baron It,
It ie entltlod to teke into oonetdrratim euoh
facts and conditions so oiiioially 688ertainad
.-
20
Bonorablr Bert Ford, pago 10
by It, wIthoot thr nredlraa ls~enaa and oriort
or rrasoartalnlog the aeiw recta over end wrr
again befor+ It ean peas upan anoh applioetion.
A oerdIna1 highway boIn@ hrra Inrolvrd, ena
oao over nhloh eppellee, snd doubt1888 many
other oerrlera he4 been grentad pormita to
oporata, we think it tiey be eaaamod thet the
collrriaaIon ‘had, e8 the law raqulrd It,to do,
lur r lc r lo ~a tly an¶ was In poaasaaIon
eaoorklnnrd,
or, these roots end 0Iratmrtenor~ at the tins
It peaaod upon Zaokaon~a applIaatloa. Se0
~Ilroed Oommlaelon v. NoDonald (Tox. 01~.
ltpp.) 90 8. w. (24) 91. The burden mea thera-
fox-0 upon eppellro to abow that ao 8adititi0i
bardma oould aefal~ ba plaoad upon auoh h&h-
wey, or thet the oommlaaion was not In porrclaaIoa
or th088 raot8, before it wee entltlrd to sot
auoh order aaide. a
Sea alao $?iatr v. PublIe $arvIao OomIaalon,
95 Uaah. 376, 163 XMo. 1143, lU6 Pao, 795, 118 whloh
the court aeldr
(163 SW. at pa@ Ui.6;
'WO h8V0 .giwn tha ftJXW&(I qUOtOtlOa
rroa thr drolaioa or Uir ooa&~alon ia oh18
oaae ror the roeaon that, baaido8 stating
scat0 0r Its. argtmenta, tthr quotetlon elao
oontalna some flatmqa or raot whloh WI
think tha oinelarioa a8 en adniairtmtlra
and ngulstlvo body her paoull8r powers to
a0t0min0. Xt la not bound, IU is a oourt,
to eoquin Its lnrormstlon oonoerning Ssl.
latter8 Involved, In the prooradlng beton
It wholly clad entirely irom tha erldraoa
of witaaaaaa or other ltldmoa produced
berorr It, but may take Into oonaIdrrrti0n
tha roeulta of Ita ganeral invast~6tIozW,
ganaral Iarormetlon u edll n gina sub aat
within At* pO-rss finB all amttera wd Ioh
errsot the matter and aonoarning whloh It
mat d0tentiin8 the r00tt3.*
Eonorsble Bsrt Foxd, page 11
Although broad lengun~:o, Is used In the opinions
from v&i oh we have furt quoted, ae to the power of ed-
nlniatretlvr offloom, whsra e hearing la required, to
oonaiaer teota not provad st th#i hsaring, us bslisva
that If tha quaatlon la aqu.eral;p gi’saentod, the euthozity
to aonsldrr feota not prorad et the hearing will be oon-
flnad to raota whlol: are so ~rmrally wall known and
aocrpted thet thry would oo,ne wlthin the aems olaaa es
mettera of whIoh courts oould teko judlolal notlaa.
Compare Wlmore on Evldenor (3rd lfidltlon) , Sootion 2580.
With this exosptlon, la our opinion tha County Judge’s
action should k baaed only upon evldenor produaad at
the hearing upon the applleetloa for tha llornar.
2. Article 667-6, Vernon’s Fenel Oodo, euth-
orlzea the County Judga to dany ths eppllostlon ror e
license Ii he rinds that t&s eppllaent will oonduot his
buaIneas of arllI~ bear *In any pleae or mmner cmm&uo~vr
to violation or tha law, or likely to result In say
jeoperdy to the psecs, norela, health or @orott oi t&
general publIo.* This ltettitr exproaely authorbaa the
County Judge to oowider any ralevent roots In drtsrmln-
Ing whether the ertlouler loostion is one which is ooa-
duoive to v10~~t P on or ths Iem or likely to rrault in
dnngrr to the peroe, morals, herlfth or wfotf ot tha
gmo ml pub1I o. In raaltine; auoh drtrraInetIQa ho My
oonsidor, emorg othsr things, avIdon that ths place
is on0 0r ill repute a6 to drunkmmeas, previous oondaot
or patrona at auoh place, tha preotlor or Immoral mot8
et suoh plaoe, or that it be8 oonatltutrd e hIghway
tmrrio hazsrd. or COWM4, the wsight to be @van
auoh ooaaIdaratIone, in determining whether tha appll-
cation should be grsntad or Waled, is a mettsr within
the proper dlaorotlon of the County Judge.
The pl;ce et whioh e llooaare pleua to oonduat
his basinoae Is e pxopsr end Qtsn en LoapOrtant oonrldwe-
tlon for tha pub110 offIoIela charged with datarrainlung
whether the lloenae should ba granted. In the oeaa 0r
Ooytlno v. Mooklser, at el., 103 Pea. 174, when an ep-
pllostion rap 8 llcrnse for a pool hell had bsen denied
0~ ths ground wthet the place nosed therein ma iooatoa
Honorable Bart Ford, page 12
In e pert of the city Inhabited by a olaaa of people
whloh vnuld renierr a poolroom, Ii satabllehad therein,
a pleas of resort ror dlaordarly eul objeotlonablr
parsons, and that a poolroom In said looellty, balng
populated by oholoa ati othar people of like or similar
oheraoter, would, In the judgmant of the board, tonb
to tba dlaturbanoe of the pub110 place, and to render
tha preservation of order In said looallty dIffIoult,*
tha California Court or Appeal aald:
n Conceding that no arbitrary
dlaOre~I&‘oan ba axarolaed by the board
or polio6 commiaaionara in applying tha
ordinama in quaatlon, tha raaaona aaaIgnad
by the answer for denyInS tha applIOatIon
for e license were erectly auoh ea should
aotuata a poll08 drpartnunt la danylng a
parrnit or 110anar to keep a plaor of emuaa-
mant whIoh Is llablo to baoaae thr aoono
of disorderly oonduot and dlaturbeaoaa of
ths poeoo. . .”
speaking 0r a atatuta oonrrrring on e oounty
aourt the authority to grent or dany lIOrnaaa f5r pool
halls, the MIaaouri Court oi Appeals said in Stata ax
ral. YoClenahan v, DsWltt, 142 S.W. 3661
” . . . we brllava the law lodges in
the oounty court the dIaoratIonary power
to rafuae auoh 1iOanaaa whan In their
opinion there ara reeaonable grOUXl8 to
apprehend that tha parlon applying IS not
a suitable person or thr place is not Suit-
able ror tha carrying on or bualnaaa. For
Inatanoe, the applicant may be an habitual
Jaw breaker or grossly Immoral, or tha
plaaa may ba near to a churoh or eahool
building, or privet9 dwelling, which would
oonatltuta It e nu1aen0a.”
.
23
Honorablo Bsrt Ford, page 13
See also State ax ml. Oetkor v. Johnson,
211 s. w. 682 (Mlasourl Court of Appela).
3?. Aa wa have
~~.stated ..~
In our enawer to your
aeoond qusatloa under this aubdlviaIon, the Oounty
Judge may axrrolaa a raamoneblr dIaoration In datormia-
lug whsthar or not tha applicant will probebly oonduot
the buaQeaa of aellIng beer In en Illegel manna]:, mad
It is our opinion that he Amy proper17 oonaldar ma role-
vent @vIdenoa In auoh QsteraIuetIon whathar the per-
tloular applioent has I!i tha peat been e vIoletor of
the liquor laws end whether or not he Is a low-ebldlsg
oltlzan. As ws shall hrmIneftar point out, the pro-
osadlnga era a&nInIatretIvr rather then judIoIel, and
tha atrlot rules or evldmos applloable to judlalal
trials wwld not be appllaablr. Thr County Jtdgr mey
hear and oonaldrr avIdanoa of aproIfIo eota of mla-
oonduot es nil es evidence of general Nputetlon.
Llkewiaa w be lie va that in datarmiaiog
whether or%ot the eppilcatlon for a llornaa should &
granted, under the rulaa harrinbrfora atetad,~ tho
Oounty Jud.88 mmy propvly aonrldar 8via0a00 to tb
errrot that tha applI0ent has aoaIttad mobs oontrery
to publio daornoy and rota whloh rraultad In jaopardy
zbE,” morels, heelth, peeoa or aeraty or t&r 6anarel
.
5. In granting, e lloaan unbar ArtIola 667-6,
Varnoa*a Panel Ooda, the Count Suddga la 00tIW In en
edmInlatratIve oapaolty es dIatInguIahad from a judicIel
oepa city. The supn~ Court or Texea, In the oeaa or
Stats v. DISIlve, 105 Tex. 95, 145 8. W. 330, &d,
with rerrrsnor to tha rrvooetlon or a liquor liwnaer
(105 Tux. at page 100)
*The aaawar to the second quartion
depends upon the ohareotar of the aot of
MlllOVCll. Was It judIotal3 The Boot that
tha parson who perronmod the mot or ramoval
wea a wunty judge does not male* tha mot
judicial In ohnreoter. That daponda upon
24
Honorable hrt Ford, paga 14
th6 mnttrr in oontrmsrsy, end the reasdy
a ppll6d. It would be a uaaloss ooneup-
tion of time to adduoa authorities or argu-
aanta to the sifsot that 8 lioonas to aa11
iXltOliOSXlt8 18 not a proparty right, but
t a privilege grentrd by thr Stets, niiloh
may bo rrvokrd.
(Our rmph88ia)
Tha BBPLImaYonine, wbloh 14 tha 8uprsm Court
to hold that the rrvooatlon of a license la an nlolnlmtra-
tin sot, applier to the grant* or rafuml of a llomar.
140 s. w. (24) 5992,
iVtl ADDgala hold
that there 1s no right 02 appeal to-the d%trlot oourt
from tha retieal of the Oamty Judge to @rant a liornso8
bat0 t0 8hSllga hi8 Q&100 O? burinanr.
6. Tb prooerdiq brfor6 t&a Oomitf Tu‘pdga
being adminlrtrativo rath8r than judlolal, th formal
rd.80 or a~ldrnoa clpplieablr to judialal prooo6dlngr
do not hera apply, and tha County Jades m8y oonaldsr
effldevlts of partinant faots and oiroUm8tanors. In
this raapaot, wa beLleve that the prooaadlngr boiQr*
the C-u&y &A&N arr in th6 8anu category l # the pro-
arrdiag8 bafofa the Board or the Admiriirtrator, with
nfrranor to whloh it has bran lxpror~ly held by t&
Honorable B8rt Ford, pa&a 15
7. Artlola 667-6, Vernon's Ianal Coda,
provides that "in the granting or withholding of eny
litmma to sail bear at retail, th County Judge in
for&a& hi8 oonaluaionr shell glva due and proper oon-
rideration to any r%co.mm~~ndatioM made by the Dletrfct
or County Attorney or tha Ghwlfi of tha County, and
the l6ayor and Chlai of Polla of any lnccprporataa olty
or torn wherein the applloant propoaar to ccnduot hla
burlmos and to any racanmtrndsltiom nada by rapresacta-
tire8 of the Beard."
Tha ete tuta glrrs no further fitatbmant
olarlfylq what sort of raoaernandatlons are rafarnd
to or what %x&&t shall be divan than. pie ballsra that
it was the intention of the Lagleleturr that the raoop-
aan8atlon8 of the offlbara nanad bs oonsidrrad tosathar
with the other rvldanoa In the hearing and that. they
shoula be @van ouch wright (1113 16 due to the knouladga
Of the faOt8 Wtiicrh theoa OiflOerll pOlrf4888. Thasr r%oosl-
mmdatlom may k either In the fbnn 02 written aftldarlta
or or81 tastlmony. '?lhethar or not they are In t&m-
aaltar ruifloiant to justlry a rafueal wi3.l dapaml
upon wt~athar they 8tata fsots whloh air sufficient
to rorn a raeicjnabla baels for the rant&al. Bar%ra-
ooraarndatlonr, whioh rteta no taotr supporting tham,
would not be suffiaiant @ounds for rafuesl.
8. This quertla bar bean oovarad In part
by our praoadlng anewer. If th raooamendatlons or
the offlcar8 rtste no iaots suptortlng tham, n think
thet the raoommandetlons would not Is themealwa ba
sufflolent jiround fur rafbslng the lloanse, ahd that
a rafuural of the lioan8a would b8 jwdri8d Onll if
there ware additlonal arldanca offered ehowiag faots
whIohrould fbrm a rational baelr for the rafural.
B. Appaati to the Dirtriot Court fram
ia Rafusel eta Lloanra by a Counts
&g@=
Under the foregolag baading you aak.s the ?ellaw-
lng etat8&ant and ask the follaWln@, quaetlm,la:
Honora bla Rart Ford, page 16
“The Taxaa Liquor Control Aot, Section
~,~~;le II thereof, provider in part aa
**In the avant the Oaunty Juaga, Texas
Liquor Control Board or Admlnla trator danlaB
the applloatlon for a lioansa, ha shall antsr
hi8 jud&inRt rOOor&lngly, and the applicant
nmy within thirty (xp daya thereafter appeal
to the Dltatrlot Court of the oounty where
8uOh application is mada, and such District
Court may hear and detarmlna suoh !ppeal in
taw time or raoatlon in a trial da nova. It
shall k lnoumbant upon the applloent to make
the name ahowing in all matter8 to the Dlstrlct
Judge that ha is required by this Artlela to
make to the County Judge, and, the Dlstrlot
Judge in hearing upon the appeal ahall hear
the aauaa and render jawant 531 Ukn manner
aa raqulrad of the Oounty Judge. hdmnt of
tha Dlatrlot Court ahall ba final ati it the
application ahall ba granted by Sinal jud&mant,
a orrtlflad oopy ot the judeant &all be pra-
santad to Wita Aaeiaaaor and Colleotor of Taxes
who shall tharaupon aooapt the iaaa nqulrad and
make report to the Board ia the mnnac required
upon lllm orders iaauad by the bounty Judge.
Any prraon appealing from the judgarnt of tha
County Judge ahall give bond ior al.1 costa ln-
oldant to such appeal and ahall be, raqulrab to
pay uoh 008tS if the judgfaent on appeal 18 un-
favorable to the applicant but not otherrlra. a
‘1. Upon an app&al to the District Court
from rsrwal of a lloenea, &as the Dlstrlot
Judfja sit as 8n at%nlnl8tratlrr sgmop; or does
he sit as a oourt?
Upon auoh an appeal, la it the pro-
vince% the Dlstrlat Judge to datawlaa isðer
or not the llcsnsa should or should not be rsfuaad~
Or is it hi8 prOVinc8 to d@t@rmb Only th8 188~
of whether or not the County Judgs aatad arbitrarily
and caprlclouely, baed his raaaona for rafueal
upon aufflolant ctvldanoa, and whether or not
bia reaaonB for suoh rafusal ware @od in law?”
i
Honorable Eart Ford, page 17
In reviewing the aotion of the County Judge
in prantlng or rsfuelug a llaan8a, the dlatrlot aourt
aats In a jucilolal oepaolty and not in an adalnlatra-
tire oapaolty. Wile the aotlon of #a Oeunty Judge,
the Soard, or Administrator in gmnting, rafuaing or
oanoallng a pawlt la a4mlnLtratira, thr nrlaw by
the dlatrlot court IS of naaaaalty judlolal. A oaraful
analysis of the aituatlon la glean by Judge Blair of
tha Auatln Qcurt oi Civil Appeal8 in the oaaa o?
Brad18 Y. Taxaa LlUUOr dontawl Board, 10% 8. W. (24)
YJdz 304f
(at porn 302)
The caneallatlcar of a pennit
to aa~i ii&or under th tiqoor Oontrol
Aot and the prlnoipla of law go+amln@
luoh mattara la not a a%rll ault or aauaa
of aotion; buli th8 p~ww ard authority to
ssnoal rash a pazmlt ir lwrall the azar-
oln ot en adninlatrativa fkmot%on ati
dutynlmpond bf tha aot UpQn the boaxtl Or
it8 aiIdnl8trstor. A pomltka or llornaaa
under the cot hea no rastad ti&bt to Sell
liquor, but 18 a mare pazmlttaa or lloaaraa
with the prfrllaga oi aalllng liquor in ao-
oordanoa with tha tarma Of the aOt, and a&-
oaptr hi8 parmit or llaanaa lubjaat to the
authorkty or tke Barr& tci oanoal it for any
viol6tlon OS the statute8 or cloy rUL8 or
ngulation promulgstad by the boerd under
authority oi the sot. And if the etatut%
wara ginn the oonatruotlon eontandaa fur
by appellant, it uould be UmOnatitUtlOu~l
as an attempt 011 the part or the Laglnlatura
to aonfar adstAnfatra0iva 90-r and dutlar
.upon the judlolal dap?irtmant oi the @Tarn-
merit.*
I
28
Bonorablr B6rt Foorb,peg* 16
(at Pm@ 304)
n
. Und6r thrre Qeoisiona the Inquiry
on en &;ael or oouxt proarqdlng authorlz84 by
the Taxa Liquor Control A&i from any admlnietra-
tire ardor, rule, or ra@latlon or thr board, 18
tc detrrminr whothor the board ootwl within tha
statute8 undrr whloh it oper8trr; whath8r It8
ocmplainod of order 18 ruatsinrd by rubstantlal
avldanor; and whethar~ it aokd arbltrarlly or
oaprialousl~ in tha performan of It8 adniniatra-
tit. dUtiiO8."
The law on thir wbjoot is alro sumwmlerd
by Yudgr Osorgr of. the V&isdaourt of, Civil App6ale in
the a086 of Tax80 Lianor Cont ml &a rd v. b-iarrlrld,
110 8. W. (2a) 646, 648;
*Toma Liquor Qontmst Elo8rd anU lt8'
admlnlatrstor en mpmnd end authorize6
by arts. 666-X.2, 6664.2a, Y*rqoa~‘r Annoktad
Pam1 Coda, to oeacol ,p8O)cr;68#tam p8mita
thrrstorsre grnntrd upan the heppanlngor
oertain 8pdfira muate, 8Ztax notie as&
hlSxil¶g, 0Ib3 muah OOtiQB h, not jBdldiCi81
buti 18 merrl? t& p8rfomWCt Or ut 8dnini-
8tratlv8 funotion. Brad1y v. Tax88Litper
Osntrol herd (~sx. Oh. 1 pp.) 106 8. W. 2d
)OO; Stat. v. SwSilve, 10'5 Tax. 95, 145
8. 1A. 3301 Baldaoohi v. Ooodlrt (Tar. Div.
App.) 14s 8. 1. 325.
"Tat thr juriadlotion of oh0 oOwt8 0-r
th8 parer and scthority of tha board and it8
admhiotmto~ tc oano81 paokage 8ton mmita
is to ilct6mlns wh6th8r they aotrd Within th8
saopa ot their (Lsl868trd authorit?, basrd
their order or r uling up o n
lub eta ntia stl-
l
’ d6ilO6, and did not eot.uuraaeonablg or arbi-
trarily in aalclng thrlr order, and tha exsr-
pies of thi8 power im judicriel in ,ftari .:.
na tur6. Bradley 1. T4X68 Liquor Control
BOOI+ (Tsx, Clv. App.) 106 6. WY.24 Nor
Shop88 v. Railroad C4nuaierion, 123 T4x. 521,
73 a. 8, 2d 505; Brown '1. Buabl* Oil ds Ref.
&norabl6 B8rt Ford, png8 19
00. * 126 4.x. 296. 63 8. W. 26 935, 65
s. :. (2d) 1069, 99 A. L. R. 1107, 101
A. L. R. 1393; &d68tB 1. Public tftlliti68
(%kUll18S1Oll,
97 COnn. 453, 117 A. 494; State
T. Great North6m RI. Co., 130 Minn. 57,
153 N. w. 247, fbtl. C68. 19176, lmli"
2. Upon thr appwlto thr diatrlot oburt,
th6 di8trlQt 00urt ha8 no rig&t to detrmin6 68 an
original proposition am to whther the 1.iOBM8 8hOPl.d
be grentsd Or l'6fu66d, but is OOEfbwd t0 the d6trX’dna-
tiotl or th8 qmstions wh6thar the O0unty Judg8 r0ii0w~d
th6 rtatutory pr066dw and wh6thrr ho lnar4 8ri48nor
whioh 0OnBtitUt.d 0 rr~BOn6bl6 b##%# iar hi13 BObfOIL Thi8
ha6 been repsat6dly atatsd to be the rule by th6 6airtB
in 00868 inrolvlng appeal8 tI'0a POtiOn by the T8X68
Liquor Control Board, or the 8drin~BtlWtot ald w8
lro of ths op%nion that th8 mui@ ruloa wl.Li b6 a~~1164
tQ apprale fma aetlon by tlu &mntf rUdg#.
Br6dl8y v. Tetse Lfasor Qontrol Board, 106
8. 3.“.(26) 300, at p6#8 m&j
0. . . thd6X th88. d80iriOM tbr in-
quls7 on an appsal or court prOO##dillg
authodcod bj th6 T6xar 'Liquor Control bet
from an adminl8tntlt8 order, wlr, or
rsgulat 1 on ot thr board, ir to drtirrninr
WhcthBr th6 board 6Ot.d within th8 8t6t~t68
under whioh it 0p@r@te@; uh6ther i.b ooapiainad
o? ord6r i6 eustatn~d by #ub#tantia~ rtid8aor~
arid whrth6r It aotrd arbitrarily or oapriolou8-
;~t:~8thr prriormanor ot it8 admiairtrative
. * . II
* 117 8. w.
“. .It ha8 bm
l held that
fr 6q ta entl~
the-dietriot aourt, up0u mob apg6al8, may
Only determins wh6th6r or IlOt thora, w611 eab-
atanti t6etimonf b6for6 the Board to 8upport
it8 rIndIn&?+, or did it aet aaprioiauel~ or
srbitrrrilg.N
Honorable Rart Fmd, pag6 20
Texas Lipuor Control Board 8. Lanza, 123
8. w. (2d) 1153, 1154 :
"Thr 66ttl6d ru16, at6tadconr6rs6ly,
18 that, oxdsrs or fMlag;s of faot of a
rogulatozy body or 6ocmieelon, or8 noa
raViBWabl8 OB appeal, UXI~OBS thrl are un-
#uppOXt#d by 6VidBnOB~ Humblr Oil & Re?iuiu$
Co. v. Railroad Coat~is8ion st al., Tsx.
Clv. App., 112 5. WE.ad 222. . .*
NaGormlok v. Taxes Llauor Control Board,
I,l 5. W. (2d) lOOk, 1005:
II. . .Tba Ll uor Control A&, ~6rn~'B
AM. P. C. Art. 6 8 6-l et 86q., 18 punly
rrgulatotoa in natur8 and thr adminirtrator
or the Liquor Control Board ir not govwnrd
br thr atriot rulea (zorrmlug court8 in thr
oonduot o? hle hrartuge. Our aarrtr her6
00n#i#t#nt~~ held that thy OOtiOn Of th0
admlui8tFator in oanoollin$ a parmlt WI11
not b6 intrrrar6d with by the OOUrtB rrhrn
it apprre th8t ha aotod upon 8ub8tanti82
6vldutOr w#rlmntiX& OBnO8llatiOn Of the par-
mtti. Taxma Liquor Uoutrol Board v. Lanea,
Tax. 01~. A&q’., 129 8. W. 26 1153; T8xae
~imor Control Board v. Smalley, Tax. Cir.
APR., 129 8. W. 26 466. In attaoklaa, th8
ardor of bhr Board, oana~lllng hIe peait,
appellant had tha burdrn of prorin$ the in-
mlldity or thr order or oanorllatlon br
BkiOWiaa; that th@ diliFii8tl'6tOXt8 fkrdh68
w6r6 without 8ub8tant~sl 6Vid6XIO6 to BUQpOrt
tbm. V~IPO~*II Ann. P. C., Art. 666-128,
6ub#@O, 5; Taxas Liquor Cmtr'31 BOurd Ye
Laxno, Tax. Clv. APR., 129 S, W. 26 1153. . .*
c. Rsnrwel or Lie6n88
UndBr the ?'3l9@.U& headin&, fort =OkO th@
foll~w~g BtatuPBJZt and ark tfr fbllori~ qUOBtiOu1
33.
Honorable BU Ford, page 21
“The Texas Liquor Control Aat, seotlon
7 (a), Article II thereof, in regard to ox-
pimtlon and renewal of llaanaaa, provider
68 rollowa8
“*Any license beuod under the terms
or thir Artiolr, lxoopt Branoh Lioenree end
Tenporarf Lloenass 8p00iricaiiy prwided
for, ehell terminate one year fro0 the data
lamud, aa5 no lloanr shall ba l~8ued ror
a longer tam than one year. Any parun
now holdfng a lloaner to manufaotum or
sell bsrr in this Statr and daolrlng to
renew the aamo shall barorr lxpiratlon of
h5a pmaent lloenao, and not more than
tblrtr (JO) dare prior to auoh oxpiratlon
date, br required to x&akamppllostlon 5n
the manner heroin provided for the primary
ire\tanor of any olars of llcenaa; end whrn
it 5s desired to renew eny lioonoe obta5.md
under the prooedurcl prortied in thle Artiolr,
tha holder Of uoh llaenm rhell make written
epplicatlon to the Aaeeaeor and Colleotoo 0r
Texas or the oounty or the Llaenaeo*8 ro8ldmeo
not more than thirty (30) day8 prior to the
date of ezplration oi the lioeneo held by
himi such apptloation ror ranewel 6hel.l
!N rigrod by the appliaanti an4 oontaia full
and oomplate intormetion ee eat out en4 mquirod
in any appll &ion for origin*1 liamre, end
spplioent #hall pay to thr b8e88Or end Doll~O-
tor of Taxra the appropriet8 limnsa irr for
the clnas of lioaner 8ought to bermand. Thm
Aa8eS8Or and Collsolior Or Taxer Uhall thereupon
transmit to thr Board e OOpy Of 8aid epplioe-
tion far mnawsl to(lether with the Oclrtlrba-
tion t::st all mqutrrd~ fear hare been paid
for the enruing lioema period; and upon ro-
0e5rfg the copy or e6fd appl5aatlon and Bar-
tlflcatlon a8 to the pejnant ot roes, the
Board or A&alni8tmtor IMJ in its dlecratlon
i8aw #a 1iUensa clpplid for, or fIi8f w5bd.n
iin, (5) day8 artor roor5pt or 4u0h appliocr-
tion rsjaot the 8fIIm rnd raqulm *bet the
applicant rar mnewal flla applicatLon w5th
J
Honorabla Bart Ford, pega 22
tha County Judge end oubmit to hearing ba-
iara ~~oh County Judga 5n t&a menner raquirad
of any applicant for tha pr5imry or original
15omsa. Any eppllcent ror ranawel whan
auoh ranawal Is rrjaotad by tha Board or
Adminlatretor ahall be antltlad to refund
or any lioan8e r88 paid to tha County A8888-
aor and Collaotor of Texer at the tima o?
r5mg hi8 appllcetlan ror ranawal:
"1. xi the holder or a 15can88 paxmlt8
h5a lloansa to lxpiro under It8 term8 with-
out ronawiqg mm8 in aooordance with tha ebotr-
quoted atetota would ha, undar tha lnw,
8rtar 8uoh axpiration be lntltlad to a ranaw-
al of a liaaxmr or muld ha naoaraerily hate
to make applloetlon ror a new lleanaa 5.n tha,
aaem mennar ea ha would en original lioanaaPw
3
1. Tha law makar lprolrio raquirament8 a8
to tha mar 5a rhloh appllcatioru for ranewe 8hel.l
bo mad.. A per8aa who oompliaa with tha88 requirOmmt8
may hevs h5a lloanaa ranawad without tha naoaaaityaf
a haari~g barore thr OOUnty Jrrdga, lUI188e thr Nerd
or Admhi8tlWtOr So r8qUir@8. In our OplnlGn it =8t
not bo pr88lIIO8dthat tha ~g58letUra did en Idle thin6
in asking thaea raqaltlrsnantr a8 to epplisetiona for
ranewela, 8na a parron who f8ti8 to comply with the
3n~ 10888 h5e pr5v5lrga 0r apply5ng for a ronawalend
mu8t eppl.y rw a now 15oanaa in the sama maMar a8
he would apply ror an orig5nallioanaa.
D. Txwnorer or rioen
/ .
Under the romgolng hsadlpe, you submit
the follow5n(l atetomant end quert5Onar
3
Bonorabla B6rt Toord, prg6 2)
T3aotion 7 (d], Artidla II of the Taxar
Liquor Coatro~ A& prorfda8 68 f6~16W81
=*Ho llorn88 18aRab under the prorldonr
or this Aftlola ahall ba 88eP@Iabla by tin honoldar
tharsof to eny othaa parson; prwidrd, tht
should nny holdsr at 8 lloaaaa bait@ to oha~a
tha plaoa of bosinr8r darignatod in such liaann,
km may do 80 br 8pplyiag to tb. CIouat~ aUrpdg88~11
nor5r5na hi8 oQnnn9 or aDDroTa ma In Olm ~886
.i.Ll a lioation fo~~lioonsa as &unia
$o~%%?iiid~5ng mquind to pay add&
Olonal 15canaa tear tir the mmdnlng anaxpind
8an of the 15oanaa bald by him. @ (ung6r8oor$ng
OUW)
*1. 3.8 6686 or II). *ppllomtlon for 6 tawu-
lor oi 15oana8, 58 5% assdatw ah&or fhr 8bon-
~quOtr& 8Catuto that mrh lppl5oatlon be iilad
with Oha oounby *d68 8n& publrahra br pwtdng,
nab d hrsriug h6ld thorson in thr mu maunat
a8 would ba ?lece88rrf In 0886 thr appl%eanl:
~5~~a5ag aa t3r5&nel. applioation r0r e
l
pepplla6tlon
an
lni:*8nIrouitl a
P
rot88t
whioh
origIna appllcatloo
r0r
woald bo go04
be god lp-t
a trarrefar ol lioanra?*
II3 OUlYOQiniOn it 56 Illllndi3tO~ %hd th8 8pp11-
t3etiOl&l! 356V8 t0 Chad@ tha phO8 Ot bU8in888 Oi thr
liornaaa 8hall ba tiled rtth the Cmnby ihV&a rdl m
8nma notlca by poatlllg and thr aama ha,aring wuld ba
nro6886ry an In the 01188 of an original appliaatton
for a lfornsa. The nbovo quoted etatube provide8 that
the ChQSQ8in tbs plaO0 Or bUEina88 may ba obbai.mb
-by apply~ Eb the County JuC&a and moaiving Urn
oonaant or epproval 88 5.n tho a888 Or or1
.6dilM." A8 w0 heva alroocy pointad out, 1
667-6,Verrmn*s Penal cOb6, the Lag5siatura O%pZ6684
proridad that the plrcre of the ,,opmitlon of the bu8i-
1~88, a* mall a8 ~fcsonal qufllif%mtioas OS th8 appll-
otmt a& th msnw:r in whioh hs till conduat hi8 bu81-
~188, may bc cwsi~5ar54 In pranting or rspU5i6g th*
llOW!tl@l. Ir (I: bear butinere is to bs morad Isto a naw
34
Honorable Bert Ford, pege 24
location, or even a naw neighborhood, proper notloe
should be given and a hearing held in order that
proper protests wag be made by any parties interested
adveraely in the ops ration of the buslneea at the pro-
posed location.
2. Sinca the applloat ion for a chahge la
the place of business relater only to the new pb oa
where the licensee seeks to operate, the grounds for
rafuelng the applloatlon would be such aa apply to
the propriety of operating at such place. We do not
belleve that the application ror a perialt to change
the plaae of business wvuld open up for a new lnveatl-
gatlon the personal quellflcationa of the licenses
or any other matters rxoept whether the propoard Bew
location is a proper place ror ruch a buslneaa to be
operated.
SuppZaaentarJr Li cemaa
A. D~saualtiioat ion
Under the foregoing heading, you sat forth
the iellawiag statement and quaatlonr:
*The ‘foxas Liquor Control Aot, Section
10(a), ArtloLa II thereof, provider in part
a8 roiiowa t
**It u&all be unlawful for anl person
to sell beer or orrer sama ror sal6 brtweea
the houra of 12:OO ofclcok rld,night and
7:00 A.~ M. or any day or iron! and after
12:OO 09010c& midnight Saturday until
7rOO A. M. Monday or the following weeki
provldrd, however, that any holdrr of a
Retail Dealer’s Licener or a Wlne anl Bee?
i
Honorable Bert Ford, page 25:
dolLam and oentil to mre than thr aalo
value of rood and other wmoditlea for
fiuan oonruautlon sold by such licenser
durin& suah hours, be entitled without
brillg reaulred to Day aru fir therefor.
to a-map$laaientar~- limnie authorida -
him to mll muoh beveragea durbg any
hour of any day. iiald supplenmntery
lioenae shall be on a rolp rurnlsbsd by th4
Boerd or AdminirtraOor and upon being lssurd
shell be attachad to ati beocg~ a prrt of
besla llornse ot the holder, and suoh sup-
pleosntati lioenr shall expire with th8
tary license ror rlz (61 month8 thereaftrr. *
(Undar~soorlng aura)
“1. %hsrs a repzes8ntatAvo 0r ths Tsxar
Liquor Oontrol Board meIces Inquiry Into thr
burinbar or the holder or a supplementary
lloense, as provided in the urxlerlinrd par-
tlon or tha above--guot8d rtatuta, m6 such
holdor h ?&?Ito show such rrpereatetits
that his rood aales mceod the aele of bar,
ia ruoh rallum on the pert or the holder
grounds for aenoellatfon of nuoh llosnae?
“2. In malclna, auoh showing to the Fop-
rasentatlw of the Board, doer the holder
&me to show that hia food salrr rxored
his beer reler durIa& raoh day 4uring ths
weak, during sash week during the year,
during ssoh aonth during t&e gear, or that
his rood aeler exceed his bsor sales during
the aourw or a gsar'e tlnrr~n
Bonorsbla Bar8 ?ord, pass 26
1. The atstuk puotad abovo provides that
the lupplarntarp liornw naf br revoked Wnlaaa St
8an be uhowa by ths liQa~a8' that tha galas of al-
aohollo bawragaa do no tlzauad in value the aalas oi
food and othor ccmsodltlaa during tha atabdparioda
0r tiinr. ThLa etatut* olrarlf plaaea tha bar&n tan
tha li~wnara ta rake tha. naowaarf akmwi~ es to hla
aalra , e&i hir failure ~to rsh~euoh ebowing,arta~’
notlw, rrd hearin&, jup tifba the RomM or Adainlatra-
tar la rrvokbw aucih aupplonmatart llaumr.
Ha balievr, hmmTsr, that uadar ths atatuta,
tha llosnars la ant itled to en opportunttf, after
mtioe, to prsoent ot II henriog bo~frrm the Baard or
.Ldiainiatrator rridriwo a~b to 914 aalra vi 81OOhOllO
bsruagoa and sales or toed, and tht mm inebility
or railare or tkr licenaoe to prsrnb auoh eridenu
to a r~.~eerntstlte or tbs Board wb6 is iaquirfag
late his bwin8ea would 1300alana be afrbaion0
$rcad !ior retokfng tbe tirsmar~. T&a $Bote, us to thr
aaloe by th,o ,Zicmaae am to bs ~,d~teraInrd bg tb
Board @r A&ninlatrator, of%ar hsarlng, aa we brllan
that it was me Iate!nti49ll af ths at*tuta to ,plaaa 8hr
burdea or proof en thr liasrlaar te
show t&at his ,a o'b~tera$oa am nOt
lr o eedl~ IQ velur the alas of food and other @om-
aodttl88 ror human wnakmptien.
2. Thr etatut la not at all clear a8 tO
the prrlod of OiaM Blah ah611 br wnefdmd Ilo do-
terminiq whethrr the aalra OS rlaoholta b*verws8
rxosrd In velw the ealaa of iood and othar oemodttiea
for human oonsumptian, ePM?t, Of OQUFMv*hB* WY
8tliea aurina, tha hours bbctwemmad f&n 8 and 7100
A. y. of say day $nd-fi!6mX.~2!00o’uleok J&i ‘8”n&b8
$aturdaj u&II. 7100 A. IL mn&ay of ths ibll~irig
wuek u&allbe oonalderod, wt brlfavo that tha Lagk-
fatum intended In the last elauae undorliar& in tba
statute quoted above to aat up the aama stnadmd a*
that art out in the first Olm08 twierlinad above ia
said statuta, I. e., ydtorin# ueh prohibIted bourn
n0m1l.y In the wur06 Oi @nr 0~8 weak’8 tiU8." We
think that this lsn&ua@a Olaarly llMnste8 ?Ako
,poeeibility o? cOneidSrln& Sia(rla b'Wa, si.EOO *
period deaignatrd Is Wnl One welr'a tiOS*." FWtheZ'-
Honombla Bart Ford, pegs Z7
mon, tin use of the word wnoma;L1yw menlrerta an
lntsntlon that a singlo weak aast not ba sonsldarsd
aloe as s standard, but it must be a normal or
averago wask*s salas. Ths stetuts doss not tall us
mar whet parlod the arerags must br takan, but laatas
this to tha reasonabla dlseratlon of tha Board or Ed-
rlnlstrator. If thara ara saasoml.l: rarlatloar In
sales, the Board or Admlnlstntot should monsldsr a
suffloiently long parlod SO se to urlvo st a Sslr
aterags ln order to dstarmina Ihat %ormal* lslss bmrr
barn. Ths langth of aaah parlod wbloh ~111 bs usad
by thi Board or Administrator will hare ba bs datsr-
mined on a rrasonablr basis by thr Board or Admlnlstra-
tor dspsnding upon t&a feet8 as to saasansl or perlodio
rsrlatIons In salrs in sash particular oass.
8. ~aliilostlon ior Ranawal
Wndsr the fcw84$oing haadlty yeu sot torth
tha tollcmiafj stataarnt and qtmstioar
VW8 and Ragulation No. ZZB-1 of
ths Tour LlqUOr Control Borpd,~%lating
to ranawal Or arlstlnCC sopplamsntary
llwnaes, protldas as follows:
**Any rota11 bwrr llsaassa for on-
prmlsaa consumption, or wins and bssr par-
alttas, now holding a suppl.saaatarl llsaasa,
may, at the time of th8 rasaipt~f his rs-
aewad basla lloonso, maks applloation in
dupU.aata to tha County Job&o of tha oounty
of his rraldanos, ror rsnswal or his sup-
plsrnantarj llsanaa, whlah scdl appliation
shell ba in fMldeVlt fOW ati 8o!Uiainis%
the roilwring inroxmt loa:
Boaorabla Bert Ford, page PI
“‘stata of Rxs8,
“‘fhunty Of I
w’Your arflsnt, . a
rosldant oltlrro of &a oouat~ ahd Sfatr
abova sat forth, bsiaQ O$ l~ful~@, and
first duly sworn, oa oath stats~ and np-
rrsants to the Go\latr Judge oi
Qountl, Taxas, and to Uas Wxas Liquor
control Board as roihm:
*‘(l) That ho is the bolYsr 0r 8
rammlrstall bssr dsalsr~s on-pru$ss
llooneio, or wins and bear retailir*s per-
mit, NO.
**(2) That ha was the hoLd~@rof a
~applamatary Liornsr Ho. * i*suod
by the Qounty t&to of
TQxeS, on the day oT"----+~~:
for the prsord~ llosn88 PUiOd.
"'(3) That at all times Qtlrbq the 0X-
istems of the supplaa~ta~ Wosnsa prriod
arorosald, the sale of food and other OOm-
nodit for human aonsumptloa 80ia by ar-
flant during prohlbUd hoes as driiard
by brotlon 10(a), Artlola ZX, or the Texas
Liquor Oontml Aot, srossdad in dollars and
cents ths amount of bosr sold during said
hours and ne raot adsts that in any way
dlsqualitlas appllosnt trap rs0rl+lng 8816
;;fp~s~o$iary Llosnm, sad ~furthsz lfflant
.
AWIAHT
"'Sworn to and subsarlbsd bafcars 81. this
the - bay or ,19__.
%otary Pub110 in aad fQr
Qounb~, Taxas. f
Honorable Bert Ford, page 29
"'Said appliaetlon shall be signed and
sworn to by arrlant, and prasentrd to the
County Yudge or the County of hls reeldsaoe,
and it said County JUga has roason to be
llrva that any stckment contained thsmln
is untrue or misleaa~, hs my rafusa to
issue the same; aul it the Cloanty Judge Is
sattiSlsd that the statsmrnts oontalns& in
said appllastlon are trua, hs may issue the
nnawod Bupplapsntary Llarnsa to ltflant,
whloh aald Supplemsmtary Llo81sr is to bs
sttaohsd to end mods a pert of the bar10
1100n80, and shall expire on thr same datr
as the basic llasnss,
wlA oopy or the 8 lioatlon, tcqathar
with a 00 J o? l&r SoppPpamontprf Zloomm so
ranawod, Pr grnntad, shsll be ibrwardrd by
me County Judea to ths Toxas Liquor Qantxol
Board at Austin, Texas. *
This Rule and Ragulatlon was passsd,
no doubt, to prerl&s 8 evthod ot rmtswl~
8 supplsmsntar~ lloenss, ika ta tha faot
that the statuta was wt 8goiri0 in rsg8rb
to auoh proosdursl a&hod.
where thr applioation fbr F@nMIl
ISJ zaa;:’ la the County Jold&e duty-botlad to
tnko u&h a??Ldsvlt at its ?a00 VslUs, or
does hs here the dlsastfoaary authority to
requlroadditional wfgaoXother 'then the 6wop~
affidavit of t&m appplioanti and does ho ham
t&a dieorotlonary autheltg to mfasa, FoWWll
app1ieationa it hr hss roaaoti to belira
tkt aoh affidavit is mislradlng or untl?UOTW
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40
&gvrablo Bert Ford, pots JO
1. Tbo 0ount.r Jude8 ia not required to take
the arridavit or the appliotint 00 its raoo value but
has dlsorotlomr~ euthoritl to aoeopt cr rojoot ouch
application upon ovldonoo hoard by him, if, suah evl-
donor show a reosonablo ground for bllovlq that
aatarial stntammts in said affl6avlt are mlslraaing
or untrua. ArtlOl8 667-7, Yornon'a Penal &do, prc-
vlUas that the Boa-d or Admlnlotrator say roqulro tha
oppllcent tar a roaowal lloonoo tc vii0 appllc4tlcm
with the Uounty Ju8go aad submit tc hasringbaron Muah
County Jude8 in the manner rspuirsd of lnf applioaat
for the primsrf or orlglnel 1i0onso.~ Wo bollovo that
thls~glvo# the Oounty Judge power to roruss to aocopt
as true tho statsmoats in the orridovlt, provldrd that
there la other svldsnoo givlw roascnsbls grow&Is for
balioving that th St4 tsmvnts OOntatiod in bha s~fldarlt
are not true.
Xojano tioaa
Bador the above heading, you set out tho fol-
lowing statansnt ana ~~stionsr
TPho T6xas Llqucr Uoatrol hat, Goat&n
27, Artlolo II theroOf, provlaoa as f6llowS:
**Upon hovln& col.loQ tc his a ttontlon
bg affidavitof lg orodlblo parrson that
any person is violating, or is shout tc
tiolate, any 0s the pxarlslons or the
Texas Llq,uor Control P.ot or it any par-
aft or llodnso was wron@ul~y lmvuod, it
8heu be th8 autg 0s the Attorney t3onaral,
or tbo Dlstrlot or UountJ Attoxnof Ii0
bygin prccoodfngs to rostrsln any suoh por-
son from the throatsnod or any furthar viola-
tion, or operation under sueh permit or
llooaso, sad the Djstrlot Judge shsll.h~+e
authority to issue roetraining ma0F8
without hearing, and upon nobleo and haar-
ing to grant in&motion, to prevent suoh
Honorable Bert Ford, p8.q 31
throatens or rurther vlolp.tlon by thr
person oomplaind agalnat, an4 my rogulre
the person oonplalning to file a bon& in
euoh emount and oontsining euah oondl-
tiona end in such oaeee ae the JuAer
to notify the CoilntyJudgs of the county
wherein wafiiaeued enp lioanar or palmit
a0 canoslla A, au4 to notify the Boer4
or any Juclgnbsntct 6 oourt whiah aar
oparak hereunder to 0a50el a licensr
or prrmit.*
#mare a llcansre has been en-
jod?&om violating tha Texas Lipuor
Control Act or any par13iaular phs8
thereof an4 in oitcd for contePipt Of crourt
an4 is fouu4 guilty of belag, in oonterdpt
or oourt bp vlrtue of hsvibg violate4 acme
grovialon or the Injunotion, ia his liornee
sutimetiofilly, by operation or law, void
aad or no further ior a5d 9mOt; an4,
without further prooeedl.qe and without
the [louEt*e juagslent 60 deolaring, would
euoh lioensee be Ao%ng business without a
liaen~~ should he f&U. to oease dofix
budnear upon the date the contempt jodg-
sent was rendmod?
Honorablr Bert Bard, page 32
“2. what would be ths rfatur or the
llaanae ii In the oa4a or a 00rporatlon an
orfloor or mploya or the oorpor:tlon,
hnvlng bran enjolnsd, is found guilty of
bring in oontkplpt or court?
“3. What w0ul4 be tba 8tatu8 of the
llomaa lr In tbo aa4* ora~pertnarrrhlp,
a4sooIatIon, or ~n4lvl4ua1, an auploya8
or a&ant or the lioan8a0, havlag baan rlr8t
lijolu84, 18 loua guilty of baky in aon-
84mpt Of aourt7;
The rtatuta whiab you hav8 quota4 abovr
(+tlok 667-27, Veruon'a Poaal Coda) rxprrarly pro-
Ti444 that, *upon any juddgnrnt or tha oourt that
riolation or 0~ r04tlainlng order or injtmmon
irsu84 h8rranA4r ha8 ooourrod, lu6h juU@unt 8hall
oprr4tr to aanorl without fkrther proo8rAIng8, any
licanar or permit hold by tbs prr4ar who fa datuulmt
In the pmas4Ing4. . .* Ths elrar import of thla
lan.@a~a 18 that tha juAgm8nt finding thr drrendant
guilty or a violation or an Itljunotlon or the oourt
work8 an lpao root0 oanorllation or thr llaanaa, avan
though no wuh 8xprasr pmvi8lou br aautalned in t&
UtQmBnt. lUodoubt the bettor praotloa 18 to have tha
j udgmont provide that tha li4an44 18 oanorlrd, bus the
aamallatlon rollowr 08 a metto]: of law l'rrm thr juag-
mat findIng that a violation of thr lnjumtlon ha8
oaoarred, an4 a raoltatlon of the oanaallation in tha
jaagsrant 18 not rsrsntlal. Tbr court ho8 no Airara-
tlon an to whether 4 aaao4lla8lon wi3.Z rimult f'roa @U&I
Gumparr Toxae Llauor Control Board I, Blaoh8P,
$?%: (24) 1030 ln hi&~ lt hldthtbbr
dlatrlat aaurt hed io dlktlon $'r.keln km can-
osllng the licraar whara the rvldmoa gave rsa8omblm
support to thr Board’8 ooaa‘lualon that liti Lipuor
Control Aot had boon violatad.
2. Artiolr 4661, Vernon's Taxas Girl1 Statut84,
pr~vlder in pert a4 followrt
lnjaaotlon
"1111 r44tr4ln4 tha attornqa,
Santa, ruvmntr old rm~lofrr of the party
enjoln84, or wall a4 thm party hla84lt,
lrr4otira from tb4 eonlea or notl44 of tb4
lnjunation an4 during it4 continuanor In
foror. . . . *
It roiiow4 that it an ofrlow or aaplo~oa or
a oorporatlon vlolatra thr lnjunotlm and i4 found in
contarpt or the oourt*a jod@nt, tha llarnar 14 oan-
oalrd. ?iooo44aPlly, tbr oorporstlon o a nlo t only
through ltr agenta. IB analegou8 demo, lt h44 b4m
br14 that 4 lla4n4r map k oamalr4 for rloletionr or
tb Liaubr Oontmol Aat bv an ulent or rrm4nt. atan
aontrary to lx p r a 4 4in8truotlo58 Or the llaanio8.
Bradley v. Tgxaa Ll~uon? Ooti~01 Board, 108 8. W.
JOOi Tare8 LlauOP CloatPol Wear4 v. Warfield, 122
8. w, (Ml 66
117 8. w. (26
3. A48umln6 that thr laployar oc a&rat of the
lle4n4a4 was ~urpoPldi~& to aot aa 8aah at'thr tlm8 of
th4 tiolatlon 0r the oouirt~ainjo~ti~m, hi4 unlawful
a aaraxlant la the lnjunotlon poaading, the atatut4
quota4 abore 4or4 not prori'a4 bhat there 8h8l.l ba aoto-
matlo aanodlatlm,, tin aktuk ~roridl~ that the $u%-
mnt ahall ou4r4ti to oanorl %nf 114411~ or p4Pmit
dil4 bl tha braon who ir brivndint in the pr~oa44lnga.*
Ii thr agent, an4 not the amployu, 10 tha d~fendoat,
we kllevo that in ordar 80 oaaa41 tbr llamaa of bha
aaployar $S would ba naorraarg to feller the proeadorr
Eonorablr Bert Ford, pgr 34
for auoh oanorllatlon art out in Artlala 667-19, V4mCIIQL’4
Penal Oodal
Your4 VOPy tPuljr
OBWIHIAL011TBXAS
ATTORWBY
A4aisbsnt
APPROVEDJAN 4, 3.941
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ATTORNEY GENERAL Or'TUAS