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Florida Attorney General Reports

Decided August 6, 1974Published

1Opinion of the Court

QUESTION: Is the Palm Beach County Shrine Club eligible for a club liquor license, and, if so, would this change its status as a nonprofit organization?

SUMMARY: The Palm Beach County Shrine Club is eligible for a club liquor license, and, if granted, said license would not, in and of itself, destroy the club's status as a nonprofit organization. Use of such license would affect the ad valorem tax exempt status, if any, of the club's property and could affect the club's status as a nonprofit corporation if the sale of alcoholic beverages is such that the club becomes a profit-making venture.…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Lummus v. Florida-Adirondack School, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1934
  2. Gautier v. Biscayne Shores Imp. Corp.Supreme Court of Florida · 1953

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