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off~ocra ‘aa Z ccc have on t!:i, stiff, 4th civil oom- . miaoioas of c?nolumnt, apporantly h~~va *he logs1 ri&t
to Pruw snlorlcm for their sorv!.ca as railltary officers; Cl0 BUCh 5eb.l'~ IS bri.ll$ dXtk%?%, but ticis baau dUI.y WllV0d. 1 dosire, by virt.ue of tho aSoroscaU low, and jmcedaot, and pur;?ooos Sor wklot: such b:ildIngs were constructad; to provide the 250 OS such hcusas and util$tioo r.oooss6ry to tholr zaintonanee to t:,oae non, fclthout cost to t,hm. An appropdotlon for nzainton- GCOG and uttlitine for those bulldin@ h-25 bean mdo.
and Is av.aSlIsblo.
“(1) till1 you’hiadly tall rno whethar or not I have the lo@11 rigA to.:Jrovfde such ~uo.rtora ah& for thwk mintamuoa, eithout utilf.tios aeoasu~ry *har~i3 to thooa mm, nox actively ‘serving on ny. otaff in the eilitary Sorcas of this Ytcts, who,, at this stma time, hold 0~011 offices of .esioluaont, .trust and honorP
’ The 1st par&&mph of Arti.cle 5709, Ikwisod Statutes, cs mended, provides:
.3hhe hitjut’srit Oeaeral shnll bo lnocotrol of the.- mii:tmy dopartnont OS this St&a, and cubordfnste only to the Governor in wttors pertaIn:ng to safd Eayart- -‘mant,. or ‘the ~nllitary foroae or this Ytota;, end. ho .8h~l1 ~gerforta such duties as..t%a Governor my .Sron
tiaa ‘to Sirno ootrcst Lo him, ~oLatLva to the .mil?twy ~c~~~t1a~?on~, the mW.tory Sordas, the nllltary atoms ‘ad ~u~pltOs, ‘or to ct:?cr mattorn raspacting military affairs of tt.is’ G,tu’to; and ha shall ocnduct tko. buofnaso of tho Cepak9kccnt ?n sueti smnner ou the Covorno~ sbiill.
dlreat l Iia shull hsva %ha currtody and okarge. of all books,‘. ruoordo, pugnro, furniture, Sirt~roe and other propnrtp r$3cIng to hia Da~*srtwznt, and ~shcll p3rforn 00 near LIR ;iroctico.blo, such dUtiC3 ci6 portnin to tha Chief US YtofS, ti?o Mlltary Sacr’ot~ry and other Ch,ioSs of staff Cflpartzumts I uoder tha rcgilationn und Cus- tans the tisifod SCstoS lirsly.” *4 >
irk&) ns am no- or m!?y hnrsoftsr bo ooSsbllshod by the laws for tha Itrny of the united r;t$~co.* Titl; 37 , .>oction .- iO0, of ths U. 8. Code Annotated, p-ttvidoa fn part a8 follows:
Wumpt as atherw!cc rrovldod lo this seotlon, oooh otznA.salonod officer below the grade o’f br!.Ebdior '. gonor%J or Its equivelont -- whila aithw OR activa . duty O)P~ entitled to trot~ve4ut.y $riy eke11 beg ent.ltled at fill tlmos t6 a money QllOWkCO far reatal of qusr- ter8;R
T&e cnxfoptiono.llntaU Zn said eaction co not betng ontitlod to the money allo~~~o Zncludo, cJflccr%wlthout dqmrd- odta wM,le dn field duty or at sea, and any offloor who ia *aos'lgnou qu.i&t~rs at hi.8 pomnent St&trOA --.*
%aid section huthckca the Pxo&Sont to uako kogu- latloas *in axooutlon of Use $rovM.ons OS ti*An seoti’on~~, and,
urrruant thereto, sxeoutive order 3io. 9258 1~6s iosuod by, t&x,- z rashiaat, efSoc.tl.ve an .oS JUCL~ 1, lQ4+.. MU scrLd order, the ~~ Litrig (Ipornwxnt etatioV was deflnad. +S includlp% “the pl.ace:, on shore where an oSSicor’ Is astie;?cd to duty --.* Said order further pro~~ded~~‘~Thci OBelgnsw~t of guartors to 8n orSIO@r ahall coaaJ.st oft&e &3slenatIon in acoor?.anoo with r~.guln- . tlons .oS the doportsent o+noc:.rnod of quarters onntroU.cd by
the Govsiwent for ocoupsnoy without ohergo by the 0fSiCer .. aa3 hIo dopondo&s, ir cny.”
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ebooaoCst.l&~~ MI way be oods:dorod euItnb& to the coctft?oss OS aersico et their stations. ;t;n??er war- time co,ndlt!cna it Lo a~noldorod in th+ beat interests ths’sorvlos tl.at such offloors nay not be pormit- ted to occupy quarters at ~l:~oas remote from their. .s . poata of duty.” -’ ,~ .
i&thor, army Ra~ulstfons~Xo. 100-90, ~isnued by the :ar iMi&rtnimt on April 13, 1643, arovldea Ih riubntnrcc tnot W~.IIG jzuirllc &iartero ucdsr t&e jurUkIiotlon or the Wr Daprt- . . rent ora furnlshed to militcry pcrs~nool, Utilities will. be . . su?;lied to o.uiuch quarters at.tha oxpewo of the Gopernmont.
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it&71 or’ tha ctirront ogpro;rlation for the Adjutant Ca~crhlio &*rtment, fi>gear1.ng on p, 887, hets or the 48th ; . . la as folXc;rs: to~islaturo, : ._ ! i.! on mmwmrd an8 aleaollanews~ %x3, fJ31,‘. rant
er;r&~os of:oporctir16 c3~2ps; and IccltidXn& tallitles, auto q3anSe, xupulrs and rsplaouiwm, ona extra :: holy,. caiqm mbry, Jiulen and HOlpm3 and other cornpa _ .' -- $1~,000..00." '. ". '.. '_ ' .' yx : _, . ; . .:.. Thua~~:$rticla 58x3, Fml& YtaLuF&, and tno tippro- ,: jW~cClon bill, oqwa, in ChO light of crisy L&w nn& r&gil&tions, J: chn!ly authorize tne usalgnmont OS rnllitery quo.rCwra owner ? - bY t:e 9tcto.and furn:ah!n~~ ar nti1rtf.o~ to the ~orrloora men- : : ~2. . Uoaod in your~lott5r, unlaas t:or’o be coz%icltutlonal bsra to .._I aoh cation. . L. _
eaotlons 12, 33 nnd 40 or Artlola 46 OX the Texoa G’oli- _. * altution imposa rostrictlons +@nst t.hs ididing by any pamon s(tme time. The lat-
- Of core then on0 office of emolument at ths tbr txo sect,icna~tmr~ czionded in 1033, SO as to excapt from ?boir restrictions officern in the Natlonol Guard of’ Toras, and ott.ers listed. III the WOO of Carpontor v. :jho~oard, 143 8. )‘I. (2d)
$42, cited in your Inttcr, the TOXW S.;2r&:e Court bold that t:*+J c::ona39nto’ to the Co;atltutlcn &ova rafarrofi to nuthorlzod *6 A. -. %I
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: I ,~~rvioo, end that “his epppolntmat -- In th$-mUnite6. Stuto’s . . ~\fiti cttwn not violoto 3eotlon 2e of ~xt~ole 3.8 of the Consti- . tut!on.”
Xa.Opialon So. O-4400, coastruipg seid Co&ttutioa- O~'+xY3Adm?Ot8, I%3 66id; .* : . I [3] .: Y. ..L. . . ,. L proviso8 * Guard of ‘Taxea~ wee used In the ths orgatxzod ni!ltla kAOWA qw+palz.ati.oa..of ths raltltia, Of TOYZIS’. 08 ~tft8 ‘thth%32 OUUl’d ~, ~*+e art? of tha o>tnLon that tbs Fhrase katlonal or the Qtetta, rbrher tnan’that es t&ion .coaotftuted, !i’O td indicets hold 0t,hrivis8 wo~!lQ be to ob:!ervo th3. forie cad -Ignore th6 subntauce. &ix~oe both the ‘Xtition@ CumYl of ,. ;:. lwoase aumb’ ati cimgof+ts . ww3uf end *he mxes ,: .I.. . . of the or6an5md stlltla of this State, it follow .’
that your.nmborshfp la the .Ttmes DO~OA~CI Guam3 - lgLl1 mot prijjutlioe your posit&m ,;vfth the ,Ftatca *
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2&x11 &IO foz?egoing, we oono2,u&a that you &re 16g~32~ 2y authorixed to u80 the bullo iqs in quas$ion at $he St&.
i;iUtO.r~~ Wst Cf%g Xabxy ns quaStar POr said off1co.H ,g.nd il ;*. [1] :; ,concluQe that tho greattag of suoh, u2lowmous to mm r&roudj+ their Gcpan&~n%~, and SC farrrish utZ2lcliw out OF the 20&2etivs aygrogriatloa 6r0r066i‘a.~. rio furL?er for. sal quertors . oa.tho @ato payroll in other capec2tios 10 aot ,forbiddan by ,” : : Yours qmetrmi ie eaawarod in the the Texrre Constltutioa. ::.: olylm3tlvo* . . XOUl-6 uory truly ‘!:‘.- 7’. _ ., .,&. . . c. hTTQr&T..P Otil*XFfi OF m.2
,sy Carloti C. Ashley kaslotaat kxtornay ocncra.‘ol a Hrot . . -i .- JA3: 5x2
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