Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN Sum 8, lQS9 Bon. J. C. voyle6 tiBiBt#Ult county Attorney Jerrerson county l%s8lxont,Peras Paar Sir: a on tha.qusetlon wired by this l-01Aot g,iTas ntorake Blpoh 19251, and rurther, that atid 6pplhion rrould hare %!j be aeaompanied by a csrtffioste rr0it3 the cotity cm-k to the effeat th&t said applicant had emuplied wfth the tenn~ Hon. J. C. Voylee, Juhe 8, 19S9, R8.@ 2 of the assumed name law. wObjeotion has bean made by 80180 appli- cants for licenses to the payment or the additional $O.Stl for a oertlriaete from the County Clerk made nsoesaery by rea8on of' the ruling on the part of the iLdministrator - rererred to. thlT qIl86ttiOtl to you ia, ShOu 9l d' the County Clerk issue the oertltioate demand- ed by the hdmlnistrator of the Texne Liquor Control Board without aharglnq a fee theretor, in acmplianae with the Liquor Control Aof wherein eaid But Stat88 that a r88 of $5.00 or #2.00 and no more, ae the oaae may be,, shall be charged in addition to the llosplre Ides, or, should the Clerk aharge a fee oi 8.50 for said certiiicate, as provided for under the terms or Art. 3930, R. C, 9. 192!DtW Beotion 18 0r Artme 1 or the Texee Liquor Control Aot reeds as r0xw8: The Board is authorized to issue WIna and beer R8tetl8r'B Permits, The holders of suah pormlte shall be authorized to 841 ror oonetnuptlon on or off t&3 pramisea where aold, but not tar resale, vinoua and malt beverage8 oontalning aloohol in exoesu of one-half of one percent by Volume and not more than fourteen (14) per oent or alohhol by Volume. Nl such permits ahall be applied for and Uaued, unless denied; and fees pafd, upon th8 aam proaedure and in th8 Ban30 tamlMW and upon th8 same feote and under~ tho Beme clrcumatanees, and for the a.ae duratlOa of time, and ahall b8 rentable in the same~maa- ner, aa required and pWd8d to g~vern~ppli- cation ror end lasuanoo oi R8tail.'8eerikaler'a Lioensee under &'tiOh II'of this Aat; and ehtdl be SUbj8ot to ostt~ellation ,or suspension for any of the reasonq'tbat a Retail Beer Hon. J. 0. tJOy188, June 8, 1959, Pa@ 9 Dealer's License may be OMO8llSd or au%- pSnd8d, and upon the aame prooedure. The holders Of nfIl8 and &er Retailer'6 r8rmita shsll also be subject to all pm~ialona of $8OtiOXl 22, Article II 0r this Act. All alcohollo beverages which the holders Of such penalta are authorized to sell may be sold wlth the sane reatr~ctioh~ ea provided in Article II governing the SCi18 0r beer, a~ to prohibited houra, local reatrictiona, age or employeea, inatallatlon or mainten- ance of barrier8 or blinda in. Op6Id.436 or doors, prohibition Of the US6 Of th8.WOl.d *saloon* in the signs or edY8rtlaingF and subject'to thee 6ame reatrlctlons upon oon- sumptlon of tine es provided for beer in the case of Retail Beer Dsnlera in Section 15 or Article ,rnIor this Aot, For the violation or any applioeble provialon6 oi' Article 11 the holder6 of such permits ehaU. b8 liable for penaltiea provided in Article II; r0r the violation 0r any other prOvialQn of this Act the holdefa.?f such.pewita ahall b8 aubjeat to p8n6ltia6 provided in Article I of this Act.-(4) The annual r8e for such a permit shall be Thirty~(#sO) Dollars and ahallbe dla- tribtited in the manner provided for the dla- tribution of fees ~~der$vedunder Article .I1 or this Act; provided, however, thst a Wine and-Beer Retailer'8 Permit may be iSSUed iOr a railway dining, buffet, or club car upon payment or 6 re8 0r Five ($5) dollars r0r. each oar; provided, hafQV8r, that app1iCatiOn theretor and the payment or r68 ahall be made direot to the Boaxd'and provided fur- ther.thatany 6% permit ror,a railway ai&, bucket, or 01ub car aNlb8 faoper&$ve in MY dq arsa'aa the,aama ie defined ln thir A+.--(S)" The,aevetith paragraph of Sect&n 6 of Artiola .g I Hon. J. C. Voyles, June 8, 19ZSEo Page 4 x1 or the Texas Liquor Control Bat reads a6 r0Lbwa: "xV81y p8rSOn making eppliOQtiOn rOr an original liaense or any olaee herein pro- vided, except Drancli T-iaensea end Tenporsry LfO8nS8B, shall be 6UbjeOt 6t the time Of the hasring thereon to a fee of FIva Dollars ((L5),which ree shall, by the'County Clerk; be deposited in the County Treasury and the applicant shall be liable for no other fees exo8pt said application r8n and the anuual license fee required of him by this Aot." Paragraph (b) or Seotlon 7 or Article R or the Texas Liquor Control Act reads a8 rollowst "Any application r0r renewal shall be eoooxpani8.d by a re8 of Two Dollars ($a), whioh shall be In addition lo the amunt required by law to be paid ror annual U- ceee r88B, a6 a renewsl ree charge. Any renewal f8e OhargeEI Collect8d by the COUIIty Assessor and Collector or Tare& ahall be deposited in the Cowity Treemy a6 f666 ot orrise and be 80 acoounted r0T by him. If0 qppllaent r0r renewal of license shall b6 required to pay any r886 other than the re- news1 ree oharge and ~lioanae’reea herein pro- vided, except when required by eutlon ot the Board or Adzciniatretor to 6ubmI.t to hear- ing upon suoh renewal before the county judge.* Article 5924, Revised Civil Statutes, reada ma r0mtv? : *Do person shall conduct or transact buainesa in this State under any eeaumed name or under any de&gnat&on, name, style, ooporate or otherwise other than the reel nezae or eaoh ln&ividusl oonductlng or trana- aotiq such bU6ines8, unless such person shall rile in the OrfiO8 0r the oounty alerk of the countfee In which suah poreon oonduefs or tranaaota or intends to aonduct or~txaaaao c HO& 7. C, Voyles, Tune A, 1939, rage 8 ewh business, a aertifioate settlq forth the noma under whhh such business is, or id to be, oonduated or transaoted, and the true full name or names of eaoh person con- ducting or transaoting the sent),with the post-office adcress of each. Skid aertlfi- oate shall be exeouted end duly aoknowledeed by the parson so oonduetlng or intenaine to conduct sai6 byzlnoss in th6 mmner provided for acknowledgment 0r oonveyanoe of real es- tate." Artiole 5930, Revfeed Civil Statutes, roads in. as follows: "Clerks or the county oourt~ shall re- aeive the following fees: "*... v&ah tkrtlSioate to any faot or faots contained in the reoords of his office, with osrtitloate and seal, when not othemies provided for . . . . . . '. . . . . . . . . .80w fn view of the foregoing statutes, you are PO- speotfully aavieed that it is the oplnlon oi this bmpart- ment that the oounty clerk is authorized to charge a fee of SOg Sor escb certifioate from suoh ale& to the eflsab that the applicant has oolepU.Sa with the terma of the assumed name law. Vruatixq that the foragoi~ answers your inn- pdry, we remain Yours very truly