OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

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- oD(pIl. 

Hon. Barry &xix, Jr. 

The Adjutant General 

Au&In, Texas 

Dear sir: 

l x a h tw 

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@@ ta r the a ll$ taUllr y ob f 

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 of thie 8tah a0 th6 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 
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; 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 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 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, l sy Qa66rVl6abl6, 

obeolets, or untiLtable tilltary storer beloag1% 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 

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 

Otetute, must b6 OoU&l'U6d aoourdlng to tb6 6rdiMTy doflnitlon 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 

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 authority &th refersme to the exohenge th6rOOr for other witable mllltary suppiles as 1s ex;lreaelY dQ@u You by th6 
Bon. Barry Knox, Jr., Page 3. 

tei-m of mob krtlole, abwe quoted. 

Your0 very truly 

By /@&ti 

ttie4u 

R. R. Falrcjhll6 

Afmi atant