Council Proceedings: November 1, 1907

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—OFFICE OF— SIDNEY L. SAMUELS, Attorney and Counselor at Law.

Fort Worth, Texas, Nov. 19, 1907. 190

To the Honorable Board of Commissioners of the City of Fort Worth:-

Relative to the communication, under date of November 9th, from Mr.Morgan Bryan concerning the refunding of the unearned part of the city occupation tax No. 7459 , issued by the City to R.T.Hatcher to pursue the occupation of retail liquor dealer at Fourteenth and Calhoun Streets for one year from October 18,1907 to October 17,1908 ,I beg to say that Section 7 of the Acts of the Thirtieth Legislature, generally known as the Baskin-McGregor Act, provides for the refunding of the unearned part of the license when same is sold under mortgage and when the purchaser presents the license for such action to the governing body of the city.

I suggest that an affidavit be obtained from the purchaser, J.E.Drendell, to the effect that the license has never been forfeited by action of the court and that no act was done by the licensee which would authorize a forfeiture of the same, and that he, J.E.Drendell, is the owner of the license under purchase at the mortgage foreclosure sale, and that the licensee R.T.Hatcher has no further interest therein.

When this is done, it is proper, under the statute, for the Commissioners to authorize a refunding of the value of the unexpired part of the license.

Yours very truly,

Sidney L. Samuels

LAW OFFICE OF MORGAN BRYAN FORT WORTH, TEXAS

Nov. 9, 1907.

To the Honorable City of Fort Worth:

With this I hand you your city occupation tax receipt No. 7459 to R. T. Hatcher, authorizing the carrying on by him of liquor business for one year beginning Oct. 18, 1907, the unearned portion from this date being the sum of $176.70.

I call your attention to Section 7, Chapter CXXXVIII regulating sale of intoxicating liquors according to the acts of the last Legislature, which provides that when license is sold under mortgage that the purchaser shall havethe right to surrender to the city issuing the tax receipt and receive therefor the pro rata unearned portion of such license, and I have to advise you that this property has been sold under mortgage given by Mr. Hatcher through default made by him in payment of indebtedness secured by mortage on same and that the purchaser is J. E. Drendel.

Please let us have the money for this at your earliest convenience, and oblige,

Yours truly,

Morgan Bryan

Morgan Bryant

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FILED Nov 26 1907 WJ Estes City Secretary.

FILED Nov 11 1907 WJ Estes City Secretary.

LAW OFFICE OF MORGAN BRYAN FORT WORTH, TEXAS

Nov. 25, 1907.

Mr. W. J. Gilvin, City Tax Collector, City.

Dear Sir: I will be glad if you can give attention to the refund to J. E. Drendel of liquor occupation receipt of R. T. Hatcher. The new law provides for return of the money paid in under these circumstances.

If you can give this your immediate attention I will be greatly obliged.

Dic.

Very truly,

Bryan