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

Dep6rtment~a prosent


### 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 the all$tary

Ullb of and that the 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 **k66p F6Sdy**  **iOr U66**  **4f iS6UO**  t0 **th6 atixitaw**  **fWOO0** 

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### bert **fllt6E66t6** 

### Qi th6 8OrYi~OUiSy3?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 IlkMll600

### Ron.XarryKnox,Jr.. 

### Page2.

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, 

### readyfor use; and 

### 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 

### othero&lam are paid. 

### Any tilltarp 

### storer,belonglnuto taia Stat6 whloh. 

### lacy beomae unsenloable, 

### obaolato,or writ ror **furth6r U66,**  **aray** 

### b6 dlapoeed **of in**  **mob ~18u16r**  

### 86 the **0OV6rZIOT** 

### 01 Adjatant Oon6T& Per **pt6S6rib6** 

### by regulations **Qr** order0: 

### and th6 **AdjutantWn6ral** may cell * **de6troy** 

### ae he may 

### ew rft 20r 

### the **baot intOr68tS**  0f

the eeni80,

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### 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 Or the **66TV106 Mf**  **MI@Ih ’** **6, iOr**  

### the **t&66 Of**  

### th6 aotlte c&lltla of this Stat+.* Sines the **above** etatute eonfan rpsoliio ruthorlty **Upon th6**  **AdfUt&Ult G6II6ti**  **to OXOh6~6**  

### unsuitable **rririt8l7** 

### Storeabelonging 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** Otetute, must b6 OoU&l'U6d aoourdlng to tb6 6rdiMTy doflni

### 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."

irethink It must 

### be dewed to be Ulldlfiputed that a boat provided **for** 

### military purpoaea mist be rebterd6da8 ullltmy ~equlPmnt.~ Se thsrarore **adrf66** that **ths boat**  **to** u&lob you refer Is a *mllltary 6t6r6,P wlthln,the mSaning **or Article**  **SOW, unb,**  therarore, that **YOU** here **such auth**  **ority &th**  **refersme** to the **exohenge** th6rOOr **for** other **wit** able mllltary suppiles as 1s ex;lreaelYdQ@u You by th6Bon. 

### Barry Knox, Jr., Page 3.

tei-m of mob krtlole, abwe **quoted.**

Your0 very truly



### By /@&ti 

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R. R. Falrcjhll6

Afmi atant