; **OFFICE OF**  **THE ATTORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS d**  **AUSTIN L** **”*****LD c.**  **MANN rT** ***“ rsr** **c**l ”** **AL:**



### fo*Oi’ClYiiirnDeoo~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 m**tier dsrigaated**  **to rsoeiw**  **ruoh~lo.oansd mmerty** 

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### &narabio Core R. Gteveason, 

### psi@ &

these County Judge4 80Ag?olnted hAv4

### sppolnted biAi 

### Propertp olfiOer0, X&SOat Of SaOhQA44a the 

### PederAl proparty h:rs be4n reoeired bf the84 **LICAL Property**  

### OftloarsA& **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 **rtll irk&**  

### relAtiAg **to th0**  **legial authority**  **Of a**  **Couty Jag4**  

### ia T4x~8 to 

### appointa LooalProperty 

### Orfieesr. 

### llththe **for4going prediosto**  oatAbllehe4, **it** ulll be appreolated l? yoDpdll aasuor tk follalng **qa4aB** ion: 

### "Sa it 

### fouroplnloa**that** Boati Bill Ho. 

### 642, **paseed** by tlm 

### 48thk6lslatura at **the** 

### Regular **Sesa1on, oonfrrs**  **upon a**  **County fudge**  **in T4x48**  **the** autho rityto cqolat 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, ora rbllar **body,** 

### by**rhateter** 

### naaeb matdeter&m toaall 

### It,**and**l**o.oll par**  **6onnel 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 bAnd 0Of the i0T4&Oin& A4t 

### read**44** 

### folL0~:

"Seotiao 6. 

### T~KJ **@oV4rnor say**  

### Appoint th4 oow&;l judge Of rerohTOILAS oountg a8 County 

### Der6~e Ceordimtor **for** 

### that part 

## orthe county AOtwithin th4 limits of **iooorporut4d Qiti44,**  **elld** 

### a~ury 

### appointth4 XAYOP Of Qaoh lnoorporatsd Olty aa Munialpal Dsienw Coordinator; provldsd, bow

### mar, thatii 4lth4r tb4 

### oounty jud **&M aot**  **&mire** to aot, **he SAY**  **aubi t**  **“ tir**  **% gz:r**  **T Mf**  the **MAt6** Of **a** OitiS~A **Oi hi8**  PlitiOAi **SUbdiOi** 

### sion to be 4~pOkt48 to **AOt** 

### iA hi0 place, whioh Q6riMn OhAll be ve8t46 **With** 

### t&3r4ApOwibilit~ aad authorit 

### Mt out l.nthis Aot. Suoh local 

### de-

### ~~CUJS ooordimtor shtrllcarry **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 inayfoRa 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 @I**  **110** EiOAOf8 **Of OitiM**  **&nd OOMti48**  **Of tbiII**  **state; prO**  **tided, 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 4x

### cead 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 pub110or 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, eao

### ploy, dirtributr or **dispose** 

### Of such fundr, ra4terlaleezd other 4 

### ulp%ot, propart II to newtlate *I e other munloipal~ty Or polit ati th 4aY SUbdiVbiOA fat th4 oosfaoaprotoctlon or desenaa of eaoh otbar; to 

### appoint Looal Promrty Otiieers, if requirad, to 44rv4 us oua

### todians 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 DsiennseFrogrm 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 

### atall tiraeil

Oarry firsaraS, 

### rhatbe#r thsy are en8i1md iA tha 

### disoh4r~o of ofiiiicrl dutlei or **not.** 

### (Ciark1. ?inley 

### 543. if. 345; S*otionA..lL 

### and 15. &tiole 5of **ttm** 

### coAatit **ut on** * 

### Tex. I 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 IJthe oounty 

### judge la not 

### 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.mvsrioua rxsoutite 

### end nlalstarial lunctlons conferred 

### uwollhiol 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 who4r4 ap-lntad County Deiams Coordimtsrs under **said not,**  to **appoiot** 

### Lccal Property Wffuers. Yours very truly