Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

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``norublo- BorG rOTd, Aikinistrator, Page 2
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g0~0pLnion ln responee to the follozing ques-
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al. Con mrxlcd vjos~enwho h.2~2 hnd their
disobilltios of coverturo mxmvob and bc doolor~a
fene soles mder Srticlo !&b of tho Rev:iaod Stat-
.UtCs 09 Texas , ~0 into the xctsil licdor busisess
with their ma zzonsy ena obtain liccmos to opor-
ate ret&l liquor stores up to fim?
“2. ?4Youldit ~b3.h arjr difS0rono.s if thoiz*
disabilitioa of oovorti?rc xors rczovo3 szcl they
\7orc r;lcdo fcx~ colas for business pwoo.son, usti.6
their or;n mmy, iP thoir Jiusbsnds :mo algo in
the mtsil liquor busincsa and had five gomits?
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losable Sort Ford, Adz?inlatrator, Pago t+
Vrc0.a tha forcgoins authorities it mwt bs
hold that the husband ha3 no icterost vlhatovcr 1.11
ths vfi?o'o bilsihom. It follow thtif the I?us-
band should be benafittcd freon a pmxlt isious8 to
tha v~U'o, it would not to by virtue of a3y ~Cr!ril.t
l,n v;Uch hc! ';:a~ intcrostcd but solely bacauss~of
tllo profit3 of tAs bu:;irIc3s covorcd by the ;xmit
issue& Co the wife al.om, and in xkioh ho was wt
at all intoro3fod. The husband' 3 right!3 CO::?0to
hin not fxor~ my intorest whioh hc hm in tho w.IILfe(3
bualn‘ieml but solely a3 a nattor of JAV;, vthich IX&OS
the profrto oozmr!ity property.
'T?!oithor do me agree, under tha facta submit-
ted, that the profits dosivsd fmn tho wif~'s busi-
ness would neccosax5J.y be co:~m.nity px~j!x~t;r,
Clearly, thg husbsncl x:>ul(l nor; ba ohtitlo4 io a
pcmit t3 enter this bu8lnezz3, for tho reason that
the &Wi 6033 P&t ElllOYS OS3 gllklty Of hi3 CCilblCt
to racaivo such a ?m:lit. t;'hefc th8 laz denies
a husband th3 ri&t to co into a bwines3, or pro-
fit thsroL"ron, bccauso 02 hi3 oon0~ot, and the
VIif C eJ36XV ouch bxiirmo, it YIOU16 se03 th3t the
profits would be her separate pro$wty.
We think both tho Poregoins ooncl'usions are
fully auppxrtwi by tho culebzatod oa3a o? Dickson
;o. Strio!Asnd, 265 5. Y. 1012, in which the Su2rem
Court,oyxcrillod the Contc2ltiO!l that Ei3Qr Kirbu f,,
Fergunon co~U.cinot qualify as Governor because o?
her husband's im~CaChi,lGut:
t**5%0fifth qwstion inquires rthsthoy Zr3.
Fereu.mn ~WCJ rondored inoli~ibk? by ths doorcs of
t&J ~8JlatC Of %X%3, uittin~ as a court or irzpeaoh-
ment, rcmovirk? hctr husband, Jmoo 2. FQX~UBOI~, fron
the office or G~ovcrnor and adjudZin3 t!tnt 3:~ b?
hcnooforth disqualified to hold any office of yo;:o~,
trlwt, or proliit 1uxlcr the state.
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nonorable Dert Fortl, Administrator, Pa@ 5
Q'AppollanS's position is that tbe eLmlwents
of thci offioe of Governor tire co.%mnl.ty progcrty ,
an;l that Satus 5. ForCus01? co*uld uot rcooive his
comunlty half of his zifo’e salary a5 +40``mo~
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wlith3Gt violuting the docrco’ of 5``pcaoltiat~
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NITt 13 umeccssary to inquire int.0 the exaot
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Otatus Of th0 Y!ffe*s sc?le.‘ry fro!3 publio office ae
sopsrate DT OOaam?.ty yroporQ, un.%r cw prcmiit
Coastftution axid gtatutes. Yor, if it bn oss``~d
that Era, l?erguatiti’s salary as Oo-icr;io_r xould be-
ions to the COJXUni$~ cstnto OT her hz%band aM
.herself, st5.11 Sai~liJO-2’. For~uson i’2onld not be rb-
ooivins or ~hming any enolumr:t OS grr0fi.i clorj~vod
fron any office held by SSJXMS:. Br:;uaon ur,dor the
etfite. The oizolurxmt V~UUM be dsriued fron irlrlaz
A, For,gaon holding, an ofl’ico end yorfomin~ its
duties. Such a disQuurrl.ificotS.on 33 io hero in-
olated 00 c.ould bu aupporixd on no o:&olp theory
t&n thF\t Of lO& idciltlty OI? hUZb%~ f%?I.sd
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tUld tkt th2Ory i70 d6fiIlitcly lV?pUWitC, ??.Sit hEl3
been wkfomly rejected fron the esr3iest oases
deter:tined by t&is coGurte
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Uonorabk Usrt Ford, Addnlstrator, &co 6
Board would not ba aathorimd to &cay the per&t,
maor the Paots related by YOU.``
In ~ierr OP tho above and foregoing qzthoritics YIQ
8lls’iJOr your fJ.Ptt question in t&3 affilYYAtivo ‘;hd YOU37 second
quoatioa 3.11tkc noGntivo.
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