Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion ( 1944 )

oFFIcE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN Eonorabk 'PhoarrL. b$aritca,Jr. coun6y Attorn8g Sheckelfoti Cowty Albeay, Texas ‘280 eubreuuent eleet&s~ ugaa the ease polltlcal eubdivirion one yesw fro63 th8 d8ts ,oS opt3.onelectloa 1x2say coua- oubdlv5slon thereof.' "In the c&e6 of 141tche11vs. Wamren s COUY~ of Civil Appwals in Volunm 119, ZiU (hi) a6 Pege 676, holdo that tkw fe.ct tMt there haar beea 8 locel, option election Vitihl~ a~ yyf on the :R- HonorableThorma L. BUntoa,'prge 2 -. thould be pmMb%ted or lesgsllted,wouM not pre- elude the ho2ddingof e Zwal option aleaeiaa OP tha iraue whether t&e oale of beer not aontiel.n- w a2coholfc ia QXd&lO of four ~l'cent by wsl&ht &oul% be grohiblted or 1egUlised. Thf.8O%lo grev out of a petition to m8ndauur the coo- 8loneft' aourt to oell such electfon. "E%aesdi@on the aPthCirltyOf this c%8e, It ucylldbe my opmnioa tbat tlloCo31pLi3tIiO~F8' Court of Shackalford County uporrthe presentatloa of a proper petition would be famed to ~422 a low2 option electton to detormZne vhether OF not beer %ud wit18could be le@lly sold In ShSCkalfvozd County, buE before advisiotl: the Comfa8ianePet Court in thlu respect I vould like verg muah to have an opS,taion fwa yolourdesprtsmnt an this uusrtion. %ue to the feat that the petitton will probably be filed be&ore #otatby, an.4 the atat- ute pr0vid80 test thu caarriarlorulru~ court et it8 regu&r m8etLng u&U order a 10082 optfoa election to be hefd upon tb fssue or issuer set out ln puck petftlon, I would appreci*te your letting me have t&e 0pinWu before next H@*y.” We thsnk OUF aoacluriorais th8 correct oue e5a that the September i , X5143, elmtioo does riot,under Artlals 666-32, wr the propooed ele~tltui on a dlffsrent lame. We enclose 0~ Opln2on No. O-:6&-~20 th6 wlr) effect. V8ry truly your0 ATTO~QEEZRkLOFTEXAS