OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
Eonorable 1. D. Ratlfff, Tr.
County Attorney
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Dear Sir:
Tour requ48t ror the h4nl@oYo
captioned matter ha6 b44n II drprtm4nt. W4
quote rror four lett4r a4
I.410 866 or the
-publio amuarment om Sunday,
nc4t1484 than twenty'nor,
*article 207 of the pdnal Code in gart pro-
YM481
“‘The prekdlng Artiole shall not apply--
to motion plotUre shows, or theatree opelrated
Eonorab1.r L. D. SWUfi, foe, Y&@o 8
ia;~4~;ymf& sit7 br town, after
%. w84a. es lko Oaeir8iour8 or City Cows-
ail or the tmm8 or olti48 lnwhbh ~14
motiOn pioture *how8 sr,tbaatre8 am 10~
oated rhull have t&a rigat ud porrr by
proprr ordiwadr to prohibit or regul4ta
tihokeep14 opoa or ahowlns oi maoh mo,
tioa piobpro 8bowa or t&)rtra on Stmdy.~
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Co delb6vo quotrd C4nrtftutiorull
-(a) x6 60aqi08 a or mi010 se7 0r th0
Ponal Oodo abow q uo tedl raps& and valid dale-
gaaioa or power by thr Iss rlatura?
“(8) Un4.r &06Oion 8 or Art1aaa 887 or
tha Jkaal Odle abet. uwted dou e City Inn
th4 power to’ &mDhiblt mhe operationOr a PD-
tfoa pisturs 8hw artieroae 0~0Iook P. 11.on
8ua&ay?*
T&e quot44 pett1on or &?A410 me 4nQ ,3hO iirrt &mm-
gE@ QUDtclbfter Ucti410 &81, both r- th0 h~61 Hobo, Qa&
it a rtatutor~ Of30560 to 0*~0t0 motion protare 8h0wm 01~tlwa-
tar* on sun4ay bartar* lrO0 par. Aftor tbat boux. th4 @tat.
law Qo4B8 not prohibit *how* anA theater8 rrtm opclratQn&.
Under seati4a a of Artiolr ~381 quoted ruprs, the
2*$i*lattaradologated to the anaioi da* the right -4
powor by proper ordlna&Oa to probibr t or rWUlat0 thm IMop-
Lw og(lrgr rhorirygoi 8uoh 8bows or theaters after UQO par
oa c4unQay.
me aaaotiientof Sunday laws 18 held to be a grosnr
exercise or tb4 pouoo 'peer or the Statoc The p4lzl04~parrs
or th4 stat0 map b4 QelegatoQ ror a proprlats purpo*u to tb0
rarlou*larnfoipalitieC~ 9 Texas surlp
8pru~mloe %cmMmt lkprtr
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