The Laws of Texas, 1937-1939 [Volume 31] Page: 35 of 1,313

FORTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE-FIRST CALLED SESSION. 1763
erning the sale of beer, as to prohibited hours, local restrictions,
age of employees, installation or maintenance of barriers or
blinds in openings or doors, prohibition of the use of the word
'saloon' in the signs or advertising, and subject to the same
restrictions upon consumption of wine as provided for beer in
the case of Retail Beer Dealers in Section 15 of Article II of
this Act. For the violation of any applicable provisions of
Article II, the holders of such permits shall be liable for penalties
provided in Article II; for the violation of any other provision
of this Act the holders of such permits shall be subject
to penalties provided in Article I of this Act.
"The annual fee for such a permit shall be Thirty ($30.00)
Dollars and shall be distributed in the manner provided for the
distribution of fees derived under Article II of this Act; provided,
however, that a Wine and Beer Retailer's Permit may be
issued for a railway dining, buffet, or club car upon payment
of a fee of Five ($5.00) Dollars for each car; provided, however,
that application therefor and the payment of fee shall be
made direct to the Board; and provided further that any such
permit for a railway dining, buffet, or club car shall be inoperative
in any dry area as the same is defined in this Act."
SEC. 4. That subsection (2) of Section 15 (c), Article I,
Chapter 467, Acts of the Second Called Session of the Fortyfourth
Legislature as amended by Section 19, Article I, House
Bill No. 5, Acts of the Forty-fifth Legislature be amended so that
-the same shall hereafter read as follows:
"(2). All applications for permits and licenses as provided
in this Act shall be sworn to before any person who is authorized
by law to administer an oath. All applications for permits
for the year beginning September 1, 1937, and succeeding years
shall be made on forms furnished by the Board. Such forms
shall require of each applicant all information demanded by the
provisions of this Act. For succeeding permit years, the Board
is authorized to grant permits to applicants, who were permit
holders for the previous period or a part thereof, upon filing
with the Board a statement in affidavit form, that the facts and
representations in the application on file are true and correct;
provided however, that the Board or administrator shall have
the power to require any other additional information. Forms
for such affidavit shall be furnished by the Board. For succeeding
permit years, after the one beginning September 1, 1937,
any applicant for a permit who is privileged to procure a permit
upon filing of the affidavit as hereinbefore set out, shall not be
required to again publish notices as is required of original applicants,
but upon payment of the proper fee and the filing of the
proper bond and affidavit, the Board is authorized to issue such
permit."
SEC. 5. That subsection (4), of Section 17, Article I, Chapter
467, Acts of the Second Called Session of the Forty-fourth Legislature
as amended by Section 22, Article I, House Bill No. 5,
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