House of Tobacco, Inc. v. Calvert

HAMILTON, Justice.

For many years petitioner had been issued Distributor Cigarette Permit No. 179198-7 by the State Comptroller of Public Ac counts. By letter dated October 30, 1964, the Comptroller notified petitioner that his permit had been forfeited, subject to becoming effective five days from said date in accordance with Art. 7.21, V.A.T.S. Tax.Gen. The reason given for the forfeiture was that petitioner had been conducting a business of distributing and wholesaling cigarettes without the authorized cigarette meter impression thereon, and which cigarettes were possessed with the intent…