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<p>OFFICE OF TIyIE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 
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; Memorable duck Boren, Page 2

“y conferred with Provost Marshall at Canp

Wolters yesterday end it was his om that
q if beer could be handled and sold the sol-
§ «devs within the confines of the » there |
es vould be 6 of sol-
diers trave who are intoxi-
eated or who have been intoxicating

liquors.

“x yould Like an opinien to the following
question; Can the. arnt the aeny legally sell
Hest? to the soldiers Srmy damp when such

canny iiss wholly within a dry territory.

"7 hayes no authorities to submit om this
questions but voiced the opinion to the Provost

shali thet it would not t be legal to sell
beer in this camp."

Avtiole 1, Section 8, Clause 17 of the United States
Oonstatutdion provides s

"to exercise exclusive Legisia jn a2
Cases whateoever : over are er oe | not sn
oeeding es square) As my, easicn.
particular States, and the Acoeptanse of Gongress,

the Seat of the dovermment of the United
States, and ta exercise like Authority over alt
Flaces purchased by the consent of ths Legisla-
ture of the State Jn which the Same shall be, for
thet Rvection of Yorts, ris, Hagntines: Arsene» dock
Yards, and other needful Buildings s—-And

Aptioles 52h2-S2h8, inclusive, Revised Civil Stat-
utes, 1925, deal vith the acquisition of land in Texas by the
Federal Government for Federal use.

Article 5242, supra, provides:

"the United States Government through its
proper agent may purchase, acquire, hold, own,
occupy and possess such lends within the limits
ef this State as it deems sxpedient and may avek
to ogcupy and hold as sites on which to erect
and maintaiin light houses, forts, military sta-
tiqis, magasines, arsonals, dook yards, custom

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Hemoveble Jack Borde, Page 3

houses, post offices and. ali other needful pub-
Mie baiidings, and for the purpose of eres
and construsting locks and deus, for the B~
ng of streams by g cuterts
» @ fow the eves of any other struc~

peroties or toeutitttn slat Is ascrduare bn
" ac d to

Article S2h7, supre, reads)

“Whenever the United States shall acquire
eny lands under this title, end shall de to
acquive constitutional jurisdiction over such
imids for any purpose authovized heyein, it shall
be: lavful for. the Governor, in the name and in
behalf of the Atate, to cede to the United State
exelusive jurisdie over any lands so acquired,

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woun the express condition that this State
shail etain sendurpent fxrisdistion with the
TMited States over portion of the lands so

ceded, so fay, that es, cftvil or orim-
inal issuing onder the autherity of this State”

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