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Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion
O-4502
| Tex. Att'y Gen. | Jul 2, 1942
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*1 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS

AUSTIN

Eonorable 1. D. Ratlfff, Tr.

County Attorney

m&4Iuyt,

,

Dear Sir:

Tour requ48t ror the h4nl@oYo captioned matter ha6 b44n II drprtm4nt. W4 quote rror four lett4r a4

I.410 866 or the -publio amuarment om Sunday, nc4t 1484 than twenty'nor, *article 207 of the pdnal Code in gart pro- YM481

“‘The prekdlng Artiole shall not apply-- to motion plotUre shows, or theatree opelrated *2 Eonorab1.r L. D. SWUfi, foe, Y&@o 8 sit7 br town, after

ia;~4~;ymf& % . w84a. es lko Oaeir8iour8 or City Cows-

ail or the tmm8 or olti48 lnwhbh ~14 motiOn pioture *how8 sr,tbaatre8 am 10~ oated rhull have t&a rigat ud porrr by proprr ordiwadr to prohibit or regul4ta tiho keep14 opoa or ahowlns oi maoh mo, tioa piobpro 8bowa or t&)rtra on Stmdy.~ "Q tn$$pQlf8 l (l) x8 s00tim a or ati 889 0r th e p 4tma Code l b6vo quotrd C4nrtftutiorull

-(a) x6 60aqi08 a or mi010 se7 0r th0 Ponal Oodo abow quoted l raps& and valid dale- gaaioa or power by thr Is rlatura? s

“(8) Un4.r &06Oion 8 or Art1aaa 887 or tha Jkaal Odle abet. uwted dou e City Inn th4 power to’ &mDhiblt mhe operation Or a PD- tfoa pisturs 8hw artier oae 0~0Iook P. 11. on 8ua&ay? *

T&e quot44 pett1on or &?A410 me 4nQ ,3hO iirrt &mm- gE@ QUDtclb fter Ucti410 &81, both r- th0 h~61 Hobo, Qa& it a rtatutor~ Of30560 to 0*~0t0 motion protare 8h0wm 01~ tlwa- tar* on sun4ay bartar* lrO0 par. Aftor tbat boux. th4 @tat. law Qo4B8 not prohibit *how* anA theater8 rrtm opclratQn&. ruprs, the

Under seati4a a of Artiolr ~381 quoted 2*$i*lattara dologated to the anaioi da* the right -4 powor by proper ordlna&Oa to probib t or rWUlat0 thm IMop- r

Lw og(lr gr rhoriryg oi 8uoh 8bows or theaters after UQO par oa c4unQay.

me aaaotiient of Sunday laws 18 held to be a grosnr exercise or tb4 pouoo 'peer or the Statoc The p4lzl04 ~parrs or th4 stat0 map b4 QelegatoQ ror a proprlats purpo*u to tb0 rarlou*larnfoipalitieC~ 9 Texas sur 8pru~mloe lp %cmMmt lkprtr Bower, (Grim. App.) 168 8. Yf. t$6@.

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Case Details

Case Name: Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion
Court Name: Texas Attorney General Reports
Date Published: Jul 2, 1942
Docket Number: O-4502
Court Abbreviation: Tex. Att'y Gen.
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