"In the c&e6 of 141tche11 vs. 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- *2 Honorable Thorma L. BUntoa,'prge 2

-. thould be pmMb%ted or lesgsllted, wouM not pre-

elude the ho2dding of 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.8 O%lo grev out of a petition to m8ndauur the coo- 8loneft' aourt to oell such electfon.

"E%aesd i@on the aPthCirlty Of this c%8e, It ucylld be my opmnioa tbat tllo Co31pLi3tIiO~F8' Court of Shackalford County uporr the presentatloa of a proper petition would be famed to ~422 a low2 option electton to detormZne vhether OF not beer %ud wit18 could 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 yolour desprtsmnt 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 aoacluriora is th8 correct oue e5a the September i , X5143, elmtioo does riot, under Artlals that 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