Sec. 61.38. NOTICE OF APPLICATION

(a) When an application for a license to manufacture or distribute beer is filed, the county clerk shall post at the courthouse door a written notice containing the substance of the application and the date set for hearing.

(b) When an original application to sell beer at retail at a location previously licensed is filed, the county clerk shall post at the courthouse door a written notice containing the substance of the application and the date set for hearing.

(c) When an original application to sell beer at retail at a location not previously licensed is filed, the county clerk shall publish notice for two consecutive issues in a newspaper of general circulation published in the city or town in which the applicant's place of business is to be located. If no newspaper of general circulation is published in that city or town, the notice shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the applicant's business is to be located. If no newspaper of general circulation is published in that county, the notice shall be published in a newspaper which is published in the closest neighboring county and is circulated in the county where the license is sought. The notice shall be in 10-point boldface type and shall set forth the type of license applied for; the exact location of the business; the name of the owner or owners; the trade name, if operating under an assumed name; and in the case of a corporate applicant, the names and titles of all officers of the corporation. At the time the application is filed, the applicant shall deposit with the clerk the cost of publishing notice, which the clerk shall use to pay for the publication.

Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 465, ch. 194, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.