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*1 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
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Hon. Barry &xix, Jr. The Adjutant General
Au&In, Texas
Dear sir:
l xahtw 8 boat prosent Dep6rtment~a 27, 1959, fou ark *ha OllQwing qu6stion: mints4 to The d is now found to ‘0 preeent military la bocrtwas aanstZu6te.d by l l Si@ @ tar th e all$tary Ullb of premnt adniniatntioa itable for military rs~uiremet~ at tbk 5798, fzevl0bd Civil 8tntutes of lWS, -The Adjutnnt Clewral, after the rpprepri+ tlonr are aado for that spore, may puz'+hae* and t0 k66p F6Sdy iOr U66 4f iS6UO th6 atixitaw fWOO0 of thie 8tah a0 bert fllt6E66t6 Qi th6 8OrYi~O UiSy 3?6q&6, m6h amount a6 k&ad Or quartermastera, ar@ortnor, 8Ubei8&6S66, puQiOO& Stinti, bl@Q66rS, an6 til 0th.r tilit6iI'Y S-66 end augpliw4 as &a~ b6 woeeSarYt he IlkMll 600 *2 Ron. Xarry Knox, Jr.. Page 2.
that all iilitary atorslr and supplier both the Property of this State and of the :hltad mete6 are PmPcrly oared Sor and kept In good order, ready for use; ell accounts rrhloh nay e~orue against the State under the provisiona or tale uhepter ehnll, ii oorreut, be oertlrled and ep- ?rmed by the Adjutant Chmsral end psld out or the Etate Treasury ae other o&lam are paid.
Any tilltarp storer,belonglnu to taia Stat6 whloh. lacy beomae unsenloable, obaolato, or writ ror furth6r U66, aray b6 dlapoeed of 86 the 0OV6rZIOT 01 Adjatant Oon6T& Per pt6S6rib6 in mob ~18u16r by regulations Qr order0: and AdjutantWn6ral ae he may ew rft 20r the baot may cell * de6troy intOr68tS 0f th e eeni80, l sy Qa66rVl6abl6, obeolets, or untiLtable tilltary storer beloag- 1% t0 this State, th6 eW realized fIVX!I th6 aele thsreqf to be turned Into the State Trusury, or he may In his Qlsoretlon, arohanga euoh l tor6e for 0U6h 6thW ecllih~~ ~6toTes 66 th6 iut6Mat t&66 Of th6 Or the 66TV106 Mf MI@Ih’6, iOr aotlte c&lltla of this Stat+.* Sines the above etatute eonfan rpsoliio ruthorlty unsuitable rririt8l7 Upon th6 AdfUt&Ult G6II6ti to OXOh6~6 Storea belonging to th6 State. at Texa6 far euoh othar rilitery rtoree a8 the intareste ob the 6enio6 may nqu&6, w6 aesmm that the qu66tluu whlob you have 1~ 1pi&d Is wh6thar this boat xay be regarded as a Wlitary rtor6.a
The term -m111tery atore,* es found In the abora must b6 OoU&l'U6d aoourdlng to tb6 6rdiMTy doflni- Otetute, tlon or euoh tanam, unleee wmthlng la touud in the etatut lndlaeting that the l.6glslaturr intended that It should have a contrary 5eaning. ,Se find nothing fn the 6tatut6s rafle0tlng the legl8latl*s intent that the tam *arilltary stcree” should have any other peeaning or slgnlrlaanae ths.u that whloh It ordinarily bears. iwb8ter*B ROW Intemauom1 3mti0uary, ~6a0hd Ifditioa, derlnes the tam-etaree" es meaning *supplies, aa of provieiona, ama, equlrmmta, eta."
ire think It must be dewed to be Ulldlfiputed that a boat provided for military purpoaea mist be rebterd6d a8 Se thsrarore adrf66 ullltmy ~equlPmnt.~ ths boat to u&lob you refer Is a *mllltary 6t6r6,P wlthln,the mSaning SOW, unb, therarore, that YOU here such auth- or Article to the exohenge th6rOOr for other wit- ority &th refersme able mllltary suppiles as 1s ex;lreaelY dQ@u You by th6 *3 Bon. Barry Knox, Jr., Page 3.
tei-m of mob krtlole, abwe quoted.
Your0 very truly ttie4u By /@&ti
R. R. Falrcjhll6 Afmi atant