OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
Bon. Bert Ford
Atilnistrator
Texas Liquor Control Board
4ustin, Toxas
"I should like to be advised aa to the pro-
cedure to be followed by the Liquor Control Roard
in oarrylng out the provisions of Section 7 (b).
"For your convenienoe, I have herewith en-
olosed a oopy of the oath to be administered em-
ployees who have assumed duties with the Board
. ’
Hon. Bert Ford, Januory 2.7,1939, Pare 2
since the adoption of the constitutional amend-
ment. Please advise me if, in your opinion,
this oath will suffice.
"I also enclose a copy of the oath whioh
has been administered employees under the old
oath provlslon of the constitutlon.W
You are raspeotfully advised that it la the opin-
ion of this Department that the oath you enolosed to be ad-
minfstered your employees rbould be admlnlsterad by you to
your employees until suoh time as such prooedure might be
held improper by a court of last resort in thin State.
You do not ask whether or not any oath is required
to be administered to appointlve offlol.elsbv virtue of the
amendment to Section 1 of Article Id of the >tstc Constitu-
tion which, as pointed out by you in your letter, made no al-
lowancc for a changc in the oath to be adm:nl.nterm: +po5r!tive
0fri0!al3. 1iierefore, we do not answer that question hut, we
are of the opinion that the oath you have prepnred is cer1aln-
ly 'withinthe spirit of thenConatitutioh,'if not within the
direot letter of the Constitution and that the same should be
administered until said prooedure would be held invalid or
Improper by a court of last resort.
Trusting thct this answers your inquiry, I remain
Very truly youre
ATTDRl?E3-
G7Z?E!L~.J.
CF ???Xqr.:l
BY
kesistant
APi'iiOVER:
ATTORNEY GRNERAL OF TEXAS