OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 
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Hon. Dan W. Jaokeon, page 2 

'5. The aounty agree0 that Wring the perlob : 

oommenalng with 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 make any ohargs agalmt the f3ovarnment for any 

speolal eervloee ln oonneotlon with the oonstruotlon 

and admlnletratlon of the Development exoept suoh 

ohargss as may be agreed to by or on behalf of the 

Administrator. 

*4. 'Be County will f'urnlsh to the Government 

and the tenants of the Development, the ueual services 

ane faoillties which are or may be furnished wlthout 

coet or charge to other dwellings and Inhabitants in 

the county. 

lawful.ly aoieloed 8gains0 sham. : 

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

: 'payment ih lleu~of~taxes~t6 tlitidtaxzSng b@ies In elioh ; i "--' 

pro*rtIon that aaoh taxing bi3dJ'wlll rmelve fmm the 

~total payment bg; th9 Admlnlrtrator hereunder the aamb,, 

propotiticm am aaid 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 mean the Stat0 of Texar and over$.polltloal tllbdlvisien or Saxiqptmit ehem0r (laeludlq the COWI* 

.a l llxaludlllg d x&i? HOu8toll Iadepeadent Bohool Dletrlot) 

whioh &tall bme 8utihrJrity *a levy ihxea, ,or to netilrx 

taxes to a faxing body or pub110 offloer, to be leded 

for ltr use and benefit, and in whloh the yeveUpment 

lo r1tuat.d. 
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Bon. Dan W. 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 dcvernmen t 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, EL2 Zovern216nt will -pay such portion si the aonu~.l ja;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&h oontraot and 

bind-ltself.under the tsrms thereof. 

The Administrator would be aotlng pursuant to 

Pub110 No. 849, 76th Oongrser, 

In partr 

the Lanham Aot, whlohprovld&s 

%3eotlon 1. Xn order 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&h hsuslng would not be 

provided by private oapltkl when needed, 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 Revl8ed Statutes) lm~rovered 

or unlaprowd l&ml8 br intereats in land8 bympur&ase, 

donation, exahange, loare , , .* 

"Sea. 9, The A&mlnlstrator may enter Into any 

agreements to pay annual sums In lieu of taxes to 

any State or polltloal aub&lvlsIon thereof, with 

rempeot to any real property aoquired end held by 

him under th$s Aot, luoluding improvements thereon. 

The amount so pafd for any year upon any suoh property 

shall not exoeed the taxes that would be paid to the 

State or subdivision, as the oaee may be, upon such 

property If It mere. not exempt fmm taxation. 

"Sea. 10. Notwithstanding any other provision 

of law, the aoqtisltlon by the Administrator of any 

: real pr0Pert.y psr~uant to thlr Aot nhall nolr doprivm 

I . i ._ :. mn$ E$ate. ior~.~$olitl~-8uladivli~lon thereof ~i;it8'.~::...:.~ 

oW%l'md' qrim5JI&l jwiBdi$tion in,atkd o'ier 8Uoh 

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PraPsrty, ok lmpalr the alvil rlghtr under the~8tal;e 

orQe.oal law of th0~ inhmbltan%~ on suo&~pr~pe~,'~ 

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,' 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 ~muah ae884.v of 

Jurl8diation. ~8~ we' are not aanfranted wkth a~ em80 of 

different l ovarelgntlea 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 symtam of government may haw lookad simple 

at one time. But, if it aver warn rlmple it ha8 ahanged, It 

im now a 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 

a8 mm axten to V&err +mmd thea, it Ir manlSorSly 6e the 

pUbl%8WlhW t&i@% thw ko~turd~d 8Uoh~~rt~~O8~kraO- 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 many governwntal #%rvAoes, we oannot 

undertake to enumemts them , which our eystem of State governrwtit, lihrcu& It& verbous sqgtnolaa. lnoludlny tile County, 

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 

to tie ef$eot that lib8 &%8idWt8 Of thi8 .ILya will ROt ti 

: -4 wwv. Ln view or that p.rovim~oon in waph .lO;lt: . . 

is.wMaqt thatpwagmph 4,'sottIng but.the ablig&tionk'of .. 

6h6 OQuRty ilt the mae gsnoral tenm, aauld not be aonmtmed . . 

‘188 an qttompt to.b$nd tae oaq~ty +I da .an$&ls~ bbymd that. : 

whlkh ir ~liwfrtl and proper far it to do. Henoe, in our 0pLnIon .' 

tha Gtssiuihk88ionan~ Qowt may lawfully emouts the am*raat 

and native the tui48red OUR8 Of rOn*y for di8tdbUtioR a0 

provided ia the wntnot.