OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY **GENERAL** OF TEXAS AUSTIN^..

Hon. Dan W. Jaokeon, page 2

'5. The aounty agree0 that Wring the perlob : oommenalngwith the data of the aoquloltlon af any,;:~ part 0r the rite or **rite0** for the Development and oontlnulng for the life of this Agreement, it will not makeany ohargs agalmt the f3ovarnment for any speolal eervloee ln oonneotlon with the oonstruotlon and admlnletratlonof the Development exoept suoh ohargssas may be agreed to by or on behalf of the Administrator.
*4. 'Be Countywill f'urnlsh to the Government and the tenantsof the Development, the ueual services ane faoilltieswhich are or may be furnishedwlthout coet or charge to other dwellings and Inhabitants in **the** 

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aoieloed 8gains0 sham. : 

### "6... $%I?Cowtr w$ll dlrtrlbute~eaoh.'muoh annual.

.. ,~ 'paymentih lleu~of~taxes~t6 tlitidtaxzSng b@ies In elioh ; : i "--' pro*rtIon that aaoh taxing bi3dJ'wlll rmelve fmm the ~total 

### paymentbg; th9 Admlnlrtrator hereunder the aamb,, propotiticm amaaid taxing ,bo&.y'r ad ~alOmm tax ratebeam to the **total** ad volorem tax rate whloh would be levied against the Development ii it were,operated by private enterprim and wbJeot to aormal taxation. par **purpose8**ef ihi8 igra6ment, the **term** *tuing bodigs’ ehbll meanthe Stat0 of Texar and over$.polltloal tllbdlvisien or Saxiqptmit ehem0r (laeludlq the COWI* 

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Bon. DanW. Jaokson, page 3

long as title to th& Devslopmsnt is held by the Oovemment titer eaid emergenay ha8 ternlnated this Agreement @all ~oontlnue ln lull ioroe and erfeot until elxty aag& a;ttsFelther party ha&given to the other written notice that; the Agreement shall tanninate at the end oi 61-id sixty day&. "8. iipon the sale .by tne dcvernment of 2.n~':srt or parts of the Development, tine ?ort.or part'r- so &old shall, from the date of &ale, no long&r be oonsidered part of the Development. LTpon ttse termination of thlc A&*&ment p,&to the whole of tlia Lov&lo>ment, EL2Zovern216ntwill -paysuch portion si the aonu~.lja;ymcr:t czL!led for og PcrcsrspL: 1 ~lt!rco; 1;s the **biCQsia** ?OrtiCi'i Of tke trelte-month period bears to. the tselve nontha.

. 'lo., Nothing herein &hal1'be &on&trued a&obUgattii

.. .t@&County to:aat beyond:its kwfu!. 'authority and power

. :: td:,c%o-.so.: xnb thi&~a0ntra'o.t ls-+xaout&d.bnl@ in"f%s .':. ';' .:. offlolal oapaolty a8 a oounty of\the Btate of Tera6.w

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.. :. Poii:mike: the’ &lie ~'dxplanation' t&t t&tie to the land &nd~pr&ml&e& ie Yeatab In the United stat&&. You request our opMon a&to whether the Oounty ha&authority, through it& oommls&loner&@ oourt, to enter into &u&hoontraot and bind-ltself.under the tsrms thereof.

The Administrator would be aotlng pursuant to Pub110 No. 849, 76th Oongrser, In partr the LanhamAot, whlohprovld&s

%3eotlon 1. Xnorder to provlde'houetig for per&on& engaged in national-defense aotlrltles, and their families, 'in tho&&.ar&a&or looalltl&& in whlnh ths +ssldsnt ahiLl find that an aouta &hortage of housing exlst& or lawends w&oh wauld inpede na%lonal- .det&ns&aotlvitiss and that au&hhsuslng would notbe provided by private oapltkl whenneeded, the Federal Works Admlnletrator (herainMt&r referred to as the tAUmini&trator') le authorlz86:Hon. Dan W. Jaokson, page 4



# by thxorn*y ion To au UUO prior to the approval of title

,oral (without regard to seot;tona 1136, a8, amended, and 3~%Of the

### Revl8edStatutes) lm~rovered or unlaprowd l&ml8 br intereats in land8 bympur&ase, donation, exahange, loare , , .*
"Sea. 9, TheA&mlnlstratormay enter Into any agreements to pay annual sums In lieu of taxes to any State or polltloal aub&lvlsIon thereof,with rempeot to anyreal property aoquired end held by him under th$s Aot, luoluding improvements thereon. The amount sopafd **for** any year upon any suoh property shallnot exoeed the taxes thatwouldbe paid to the Stateor subdivision,as the oaee may be, upon such property If It mere. not exempt fmm taxation.
"Sea.10. Notwithstandingany otherprovision of law, the aoqtisltlonby theAdministrator of any : realpr0Pert.y psr~uant to thlr Aot nhall nolrdoprivm I
. i ._ :. mn$ E$ate. ior~.~$olitl~-8uladivli~lon thereof ~i;it8'.~::...:.~

oW%l'md' qrim5JI&ljwiBdi$tion in,atkd o'ier 8Uoh .. ....:
PraPsrty, ok lmpalr the alvil rlghtr under the~8tal;e orQe.oal law of th0~inhmbltan%~ on suo&~pr~pe~,'~

:. ';. ~. ,' From a gearah 0r the files or thl8 Department and inquix$ atthe Ckmernd**i offif& it appewe talrly o*rtaAn
‘that no iieed ha8 been exaouted’by the Governor, pu*auant 'tb. Art. 6247. Revlsecl Civil **Statutes,** oedlng exolu8lve jurlsdiation over these lands to the Federal Oowrnmenti Indeed, from **a** raoaing of Sea, 10 **of** tib,Laaham **Aot,** it meem apparent the3 Gong4 88 dues not expeot any ~muahae884.v of Jurl8diation. ~8~we'are not aanfranted wkth 

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### a88erting oonfllotiag olrimm of Juri8dlotion. The JurAedlotion of the S$ate, thraagh it8 aubdivl8lon the county, Ir not only not disputed, it I.8 admitted, and Ita exemiae Is invited and would be paid for.

Our symtamof government mayhaw lookad simple at one time. But, if it aver warnrlmple it ha8 ahanged, It im nowa oomplieated mase **of** gowrnmental agenaie8 and eu?+ dlvlglon8, Federal 8ad State, and It daily grow8 aor6 naaec aary **that** 8uoh varlou8 rubdlvlrlons and agOnaio8 meet and deal tith eaoh other on fr1mdl.y 8nd aooperative S;OxBim.

In the area of this Defense Housfng proJebt will reside a large number of people. Not only are they entitled to receive the privileges an& benefits of government, **such**.

Han, Dan W. 3aakwnb Pam S



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# ritm. **Loaml gov6mwnt8**  aannat oporuto w%thout 8ouraes **of** revanuo, a faot whlah the P’ederil.Oovernment IB here reaognlrbg, and to avoId yly dimarimlnatlon againmt the ~knhabltantr of suoh area offers to pay to the State and lte subdivlalons money in lieu **of** t?ie tuee whloh muld have bscn oolleotlble a&net thlr lslnC It it ha8 not owe into .%6%8rd Omerrhi&

There are manygovernwntal #%rvAoes, we oannot undertake to enumemts them, which our eystem **of** State governrwtit, lihrcu& It& verbous sqgtnolaa. lnoludlny tileCounty, rz.7;; la7fuilJ extmi: C3 this area. katunilj, a0 fdr ~6 ii& 8%g~tUm8 Of the bounty Ofib3~~8 are aonomned, this oontmot wil:. amount to little more than a Qeo,laration o? polioq 

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