; OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

d 

AUSTIN 

L”*LD c. MANN 

rT*“rsr c**l”AL: 

fo* Oi’ClYiiirn Deoo~ftfcr wit hfn 

ineluding aquiparnt 

&on of 6he olr~llan 

88 of enemy aotion. -ALI 

thQ loaning e? 6UOh 

tat68 Of &AQriCA %O th@ 

eai tfw ,FedOTAl CrgRAatiou 

t6 Propwty oiri00r bo l ppollmd 

thtat Loos1 Property Oftloenbe 

a ohhf QxQoutiYo ofzioot or tlm mtier dsrigaated to rsoeiw ruoh~lo.oansd 

mmerty . , 
&narabio Core R. Gteveason, psi@ & 

these County Judge4 80 Ag?olnted hAv4 sppolnted 

biAi Propertp olfiOer0, X& SOat Of SaOh QA44a 

the PederAl proparty h:rs be4n reoeired bf the84 

LICAL Property Oftloars A& is non at the ~LWQSA]. 

of the pBA*at 1-a oo!3au&litia B sub Js0.t to t be term 

Of tfM lOAt& A@e4Wat. 

l Th Trderal &OV4rA54At no11 MQWIt~ A rtllirk& relAtiAg to th0 legial authority Of a Couty 

Jag4 ia T4x~8 to appoint a Looal Property Orfieesr. 

llth the for4going prediosto oatAbllehe4, it ulll 

be appreolated l? yoDp dll aasuor tk follalng 

qa4aB ion: 

"Sa it four oplnloa that Boati Bill Ho. 

642, paseed by tlm 48th k6lslatura at the Regular 

Sesa1on, oonfrrs upon a County fudge in T4x48 the 

a uth o r ity to cqo la t l Local Prop4rt7 Oiiioer?* 

Ibus Bill 810. 648, dupra, la a OW&?S4hsnA1V4 AOt 

authmlaiag ths Oovsr~or to aotablluh by poolamation an organioation for tha Wordinatioa of def~n8a aoti?itiee La 

Texan, lnnsludlng a Stat. Deferrer, Wanoil, or a rbllar body, 

by rhateter naae b mat deter&m to aall It, and l o.oll par6onnel a8 say be nao~aoary ta carry oat tho,prorioioar of 

the AOt and to provide AdequatrlJ for tbr proteotloa of liir 

and property lnthle State during the n4r aergenay, eta. 

&OtiOAS b And 0 Of the i0T4&Oin& A4t read 44 

folL0~: 

"Seotiao 6. T~KJ @oV4rnor say Appoint th4 

oow&;l judge Of reroh TOILAS oountg a8 County Der6~e Ceordimtor for that part or the county 

AOt within th4 limits of iooorporut4d Qiti44, elld 

a~ury appoint th4 XAYOP Of Qaoh lnoorporatsd Olty 

aa Munialpal Dsienw Coordinator; provldsd, bowmar, that ii 4lth4r tb4 oounty jud 

&M aot &mire to aot, he SAY aubi T t “tir % gz:rMf the MAt6 Of a OitiS~A Oi hi8 PlitiOAi SUbdiOision to be 4~pOkt48 to AOt iA hi0 place, whioh 

Q6riMn OhAll be ve8t46 With t&3 r4ApOwibilit~ 

aad authorit Mt out l.n this Aot. Suoh local de- 
~~CUJS ooordimtor shtrll carry out and adololrter, 

In their reepQotlv4 jurirdiotlanr, plane for the 

ils:snae 31 tko State aad ior t!m pmteetloa of life 

and yrapcrty, aa ret out in this Act, eT as may be 

promuldfrted by the Govcmor unbar tbe authority of 

ttLts Jot, or undar such other authority aa he saJ 

hare in lsw. The County Defense Coordinator rad the 

YlMiOipal U4iras4 Coordinatora inay foRa iuoh oowtyrid4 defcnso org4nlzations as osnairteat with the 

authority Danted by County aad %unIcigal O-~vtrsmeaBOt6, 

pzoyldrd that AO a0tiOA 1lhsl1 ba takeA In thir Oonmotitin that muld deprive regulsr coa8tltuted local otflrlale 0r authority or rauponribilfty noramlly peelooal dstsnae orgaolmatloae aad for otlmr-war-W&srge.noy 

pur~oaea #hall br dessQd A lawful ar~aditure of @I110 EiOAOf8 Of OitiM &nd OOMti48 Of tbiII state; prOtided, that, u regarda 0ounti48, the approgrlftion 

ior Puloteoanoe and upkeap 8hsi.l not rxcead OIL, (18) 

or cent of tha aountl tAX48 colleatad by said oounty 

for the preViOW fear, AIld, $8 re@mlS aitfsa and towar, 

appropriation for oai;ltenaaae aad upic44p shall not 4xcead ON ilki per oent of thr city taxes colleoted by 

44id olty or toea for the preriow yasr." 

ours) 

(Eaphadir 

"S4QtiOA ?. ?oliticsl aubdltlslon~ of this State 

are also authorized to acoast from anJ pub110 or grirats noufoe, g-mats of funds, or grleats and loans of 

equipl34nt ) mlpyliee, mdterialn, acd other proparty; 

to hold, ~44, 104n, expend, cxo!xdnge, deal =Ith, eaoploy, dirtributr or dispose Of such fundr, 

ra4terlale ezd other 

4 ulp%ot, 

propart 

I 

I to newtlate *I e 

other munloipal~ty Or polit ati 

th 4aY 

SUbdiVbiOA fat th4 

oosfaoa protoctlon or desenaa of eaoh otbar; to appoint 

Looal Promrty Otiieers, if requirad, to 44rv4 us ouatodians of euuh pro;erty, and to pay preduns on ellah 

bunde of Local Fropartg O~iic~srs as wy ‘be required.” 

(tighrsl.8 Ours) 

. . 

auri.ilsry psrsonns1 as day be nacassary ior CL% 9urW3e 0s 

aarying out 8 uirsrm and coordinated &ite Dsiennse Frogrm 

O$ set out in the .iat or proml&rted by the Uov-crnor undar 

tha authority of the :bot. 

Uencra1ly speaitl~~g, judges are Judicial Cfflcere, 

but thy are frequently autborirud to petiiorm rote of aa axecutlvr or ainlstarid 6haraotOt; aad the Court may, ii It Will., 

OX8TOiti 411 OItr?&-jU$iOh~ QOWW OOILf~TTd UpOn it by t h4 b&4- 

&SW.. IA other rorba, in 46ditioA to ~obioi8l duties, a 

JuQa may be autboriaad to peri4ra aanjr sot8 OS 4n exroatlvo 

or l4.lnistatt41 oharaatsr. Ho may appoint oubordlnate oiiloera 

rhea 80 authoriaed, offlelete at starrlager, adalniatcr oath, 

and aitlrsatioas add take ao’~owlsd~enta, afiidarlts and devorftions. Jadges sre also ox-of?iolo praoe oitioors; and they ~raf 

at all tiraeil Oarry firsaraS, rhatbe#r thsy are en8i1md iA tha 

disoh4r~o of ofiiiicrl dutlei or not. (Ciark 1. ?inley 54 3. 

if. 345; S*otionA..lL and 15. &tiole 5 of ttm coAatit ut I on* Tex. 

Jar.. Vo‘l. W, p. EM; Tex. Jur.. Vol. 34, p. 340) IA t 0 

osse or Chrk v. finlay, supra, it we8 ststed by tis Su9rem 

CouTt tbstr 

** l IJ the oounty judge la no t a jad~olal 

oir i-cer only. Wma holding s~sslons or hle Court, 

hi8 porr*rs are, 68 a rule merely ~udloial; but, io 

addition to bia dutie# as tba judge, there 4.m vsrioua rxsoutite end nlalstarial lunctlons conferred 

uwoll hiol by the Cooetltutlon and 1~~s.” 

In vlsw of tta forqolng authorities, it is our 

opinion that Kouoe Bill Llo. 642, twpra, outhorizss aountg 

jud@aa who 4r4 ap-lntad County Deiams Coordimtsrs under 

said not, to appoiot Lccal Property Wffuers. 

Yours very truly