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

HonorableC. H. Cavnsar Eitatc Auditor Aumtln, !l!eur
Dsrr Sir1 op~lnlon Ro. o**Rea** Im tit10

u grve La8 oertainsecta,

r the bookc or auml'm l-wpatiment. Q&g documultmr

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2. Yarrmnty Deed, dated May 15, 1935, exeuuted by Hark L. W&lnton and wife, OorhamWlginton, conveyfngto the State Staff Corps and Detachment Club a 1.35 acre tract situatedin Travis County,Texm', and describedby mete8 and bound8 therein, for a reaited comiidemtion of $1,000.00. The aoknovledgrarmts on this **6e.d** were dated **tkptember** 9, 1935, and it VQB filed **for** record in the cfflce of the County Clerk of Prsvlr County, Texan, oa September10, 1935. 

### 3. Photoeteitio **oopy 0r**  **the oharter**  **of the**  state Staff Corps mad DetaahmentClub, vhich was approved **September** 9, 1935, by the Seoretary of State, and vhlch show LieutenantOolonel Bonae H. Carmloha& **Major** Q. C. Taylor and capfiala

Rklph A. ~ewio a. tba oorporrtic6l'r direstorm.

4. **Illnut Of**  **a** erll%d **IceWtlng Of**  **th** SW0 Staff Corpr 8ad Detaobmnt Club number8 

### (earboa

oopy), dated l&y 26, 1941. lluah RIP 

### uter rwlte, uwag otherthing*, that Colonel Carmiohaeldfed SeptemberZ4,1938;thatthe

- oaly 

### other two mmbere, namely, JfaJor 

### Fwlor and Gepkla Lwi~, vew **prerent at**  the met

### ing, and thrt 

### the fol%W.llQ **rWo]LUtlon** W88 duly doptedr

"URRRRAS,011

**Augumt** 27, 1935, Ii. H. Camlchaed and Q. 6. Taylor **end Ralph**  **B.** kW18 did, on or shout **August** 27, **1935, deternine**  **to o~anlse**  **thOiU8~1V.8** into a Club, and to that aard they did, oa September 9, 1935, file with the Secretaryof State of Tuta8 **8ikapPlf'.UttOn** for a ohsrter Of 8Ueh Club to be known **a8** J3tate 8ta.W **Corpr** 

### 6nd IkItrehment Club, whloh application was apprevedW the Secretaryof State ot Textbe on the date upon which it W88 fib& 6lld

"WsiEm, the thme individuals above mmedwere andare the on%y per8onswhohave ever been **member8** al said Club and Golan01 B. B. Oarmichael, one or l

&ld 5OBbdF8, died in the gear 1938, and the other two above named are now all**ROD. 0.**  **N. CaVDe88**  **- Page**  **3**

**ol** the and **the** only membera **of t&la**  **Club:** and "UHRREAS,

by an lnetrwmnt dated &Say 16, 1935 but shoving on its face 

### that It v&a not executeduntil September9, **193S,** Mark L. Wiglnton and his wife conveyedto srld r.%ub
**a** traot of'

land belng **1.35** acre8 out of th8 Qeorge **W.** Spears League, **Travis** County,mm% particularly

deeorlbed in raid dead; md %iBiRMS, said deed wao not delivereduntll SepteabsP10, 1936, On vhich date it **V88** plaaed of reaord vlth the Couaty Clark of Travis couuty,Texa8, and is to be r0uad Of **reoord oa**  **pmgos 36l-362**  of Vol. 526 af the Deed Reoord8 of 8tid County;and %UBUSA8, t&o mnaldenation of $lfiOO.OO realted la said 

### deed **va8** sctuellypaid by the Adjutaut @enemil' Deportmentof Taxa by warrant8 **drawn** agaiootthe funds in the State **Treamary** appropriatedfor the pro~wwtmat of amaries SOP the tilltary forces of Tex8a and neither this Club nor ang meaber thereof paid C4tly part Of 8U& oon8ldsr~tlonl an8 %isimw3, at tin t,lme or the r0rrPatim
**or** this **Club** aad **of** e8id aonveyanae and raid pagnrsnt

tha Adjutant Oeneral'rDepartmentintanded to, by tho u8e of fund8 so **approprlatod, aopuirs**  said laud and, thereafter, **oonstruet** thereon a bail&g oc **building8 for**  **the u80**  **of** au& military force8 and, in order.thnt a legal entity take title to osld property,thin club vae orgaaiaedand chartered; and "WiRftEA8,

shortlyafter the aaquisltlon of said property, the proourement of ruch amorles me, by Statute, t6ke.n fPom 8UGh AdjutantGeneral'8Departsmntand plaaed in the Texse Rational **QYard ti.raery**  **Baard, v&we**  8unh procurementauthoritynw rep~esi and ?BWBA5, tt has therebybeaoPie **impo88i.-** ble to oam?y out, ln the mm3.ueP and fom8 intended,the origiPal. purpo86 for rbiah thl8 Club **Y&8** ol?ganired and said **PWoha8e** aUd8, but4S2

plan. C. 8. Cavaesr - Page 4

it is possible to aooompllshpraetioally the 8ame purpo86 fn the lImxumr provided in thlll reDolut:onl “Therefore, be it and it 18 hereby 

### resolvedby the Stat8 8ta.H Corp8 and DetaohI8eSIt Club and by all the mmberr Oi 88ld Club, a8 fOlloW8t
"1. That the Preuidentof' tU8 Club be aad he 18 hereby authorlmd and directed to oxmute and proper1 la behalf Of chi8 f aaknovledgeedeed,

C ub, aud 

## ito ontire IYIPbermhlp **ooILV%y%a&** for@nNinrl. WHi8ldW+ tioa, t&e

l ald **tnot** 

### or land to the lox88 Ilatlonal

Ward Arwwy Board, a body pollti aad oorpanste under the **dktuter** of~x88, on the to11owLngaondltion8,tolritc the 8UdBoard 8hellnoton orbeforethe expiration of the ten you period lmediately iOlloVS.ng

the l xecutlouOS **8uah** deCrd begin or ~prooureto be begun on raid laud the constlslctlaa

of a buZld+ OF bu%ldLngslxatanded to be leased by 8alb Board to tha State of Texas 8s conteml8ted ia th0 StatutesgovemUg **8afd** Board end **law8** umnd8toPy **tihereol** and, thereaf’ter ooa@eto suoh ooxmtrwation with reasonabledirpatoh,the title 80 oonveyedvill revert to the State of Texas for the use and benefit of the AdjutantQen6ra.l of ths said **st4te, @Ad**  **hi8 8UOoO88Ol**  **’ 8**  **in OffiaO,**  **OtbDnri80** to beaome absolute in 8aid Board.
"2. That the 

## tmmetary OS thits

Club be end he 18 hereby authoriredsad diroated to aSfix ths **seal** of thlr Club to raid deed 8nd atted the #@~a utd properly urknowledgs**aald** deed.
"3. That eaah of the two prorentmembera of thin club join in raid deed ia their indlvldual capacltie8snb in their Oa&WWitiO8**a8** 1Dwhers md DlreUtorsof this Club. '4. That after the exeoutlonof such deed as aforesaId,the 8e8e be dellverodto the ~hyO'OX181 (8UW-d &8IW$' BOM'd thl'OU@ it8

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"5. That Mrr. Edna Pa Camlchaei be pnd 6he **I8** hereby raquer Il d and authcwiaed to **execute .sn**  **appropriate** La8tmment in her lndlvldualcapaaltyand **a8** Indepuxlent **Exeoutrix of**  th4 Eatate OS Ii. If. CarmUhael, deooea646,

tranBfarrin$

and **wnveylq** to uid **Amtory Roard,**  **under the**  **84164** conditions **a8 above**  **Bet** out, all of her right title and lntrrest and ail of the **right, tltie**  and intme8t hsld and poBree84dbr il. H. Camlohel at the tlm of hlr death In and to said iand, and that the seamtary of thl8 club tranmU.tto her a copy ot tbi8 **lW6Ohti ’** **Xl** vlth th4 r4qu48t that rho execute 4u0h 8n irutruwnt.

**“ 6.**  **That 04rtlSied**  **ooplsa** of the lflnut48 of this me4tfAq and 0f tsll8 ReBolutianb4 dellvsmd to raid Ammm Board at th, **tlma raid**  deed **LB** deliv4md."

5. Warranty deed, dated H6y 26, 1941, **wouted** by StrEe Staff **Oorp8** an& Deta&umnt Club, eonveyiaq**to** the **Texas** Ratichnai Ward Armory Baud th4 1.35 **(LOW** dercrlbad**in** tbs deed **referred** to In paragraph (2) **above, upon**  **th4** ioilovlngoanditlon, hov4v4rt
'lithe 

### ra.ldArmorJBaard, Ita **6uase88or8** 

### or **aa8Qn8,** 

### 6hai.Lior any r4a8on. fall **or** refuBe, 0II or b&or4 tbm rxpintion af the **R4rled** or t4n **ydarr** iam4diat4lyfollov4j the date of thir in8tmmant, to aotwllg **begin to**  ocmrtruaton mid land, and thereafhr **pro8,souts** the 8ame **to** completion

vith msaroaabledilig4nce,
**a** busldtag or bu.Llding8~lntendad ior 14aah to tha Stat4 Oi **l%sa~** under the **lav8** mu pr4valliing,

Orany 86m&64ntrth4r4of, the title hsrrby oonveyed**st.mll pa66**  frost e&id **Hoard** unto th4 Stat4 of T4%a6 **for** the **1184** and bsnsflt of the Adjutant Qeum%i’8 D4partBmktOf Bald St8t4 Of Texaof but if such oOn6truatlon be 40 be@m 

### and proB4out4dta aom&?letian, thl8 d4ed to Bald ROard BhaLl be00164 

### l b6olute.*
6. Qultolaiea

d44d, 

### datedIhy 26, 1941 executed by Edna Pay Camhhael, lndlviduaiiy and as Bdep4nd4nt Exe0UttrS.x **of th4**  **PBtate Of**  H. H. Carmlcbael,deeemed, **44nv4yln43** to **Texas**

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NationalGuard ARttory Board all of the right, title and intereatof grantor In eltber capaoltyin aud to the 1.35 6Cl'48 above described.
7. **Lint of**  **varraUt8, 4ggregating**  $2,000.00, paid out of funds of th4 Adjutmt O4114ral*a **Department a8**  **rentals, tovit;** 

WarrantHo. Amount m To whor IBBU4d

:p ;; 68 4;g.g hy, 1935 Clyde H4i14y, **TrUsti** June, 1935 Clyde Hailey, Zmrtee

:: 3g July, 1935 Ralph A. Levia, Trustee i .m6

60&h&

., 1935 Ralph A. L4wl.4, **Trustee**

**8. l6i644~BZk4OUB**  correrpondenoe.
-9. working Sketch of Camp ykbry.

You request our opinionupon the tolloving

"1. **if66 th.iB**  **tr6nrrotion** properly handled aa to the m6mer in vhioh this property va8 acquired,tht **ia** by &%ymtmt of State fuuds oharged on the book6 **as** rental vhioh vaa actuallypay'"& Tor 1.35 a4r48 of 1-d vhexw the **title** r46 4d vlth three lndlvldual6, on4 of vhom ve kuov **vaa** a Stat4 employee,orgmlsed **as** chs State Staff Gorpr 8nd Oetaah6mt Club, 46p4oiallyIn v%bv of the fact that the propsrtyvaa acquir4dby the club in 1935 and ~66 conveyedto a State Agg;; +a 141 **after a**  **lapse of**  **some six** 

“2. Is DOourA4ntliumber 5 ablnd%ng document in **V16V** Of th4 fact th6t the Stat4 Staff Corps and DetaoimsntClub la **~%oxvJ&.~~** the 1.35 **aOl ’** **46 t0**  **the T4xa8**  **~atiOlld &UW** **’ d**  **mory Board**  **for a**  COnBidQNItiOn **of** ‘#lO.OOt **whereas** th4 Club did not pay for **this** plWQ4rty Fn the beginningas it va6 p4ld for by disburaeM4ntBfW?m the fund8 Of th4 AddjUt6.Ut

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Hon. c. Ii.

Cavneaa - P4ge 7

04uer6116D4partment, and furth4r r4rtrictlv4 clauses conditionthe dsed? 

### “3. Whet Statb &ency dO4B hold title to this propertyunder the 4xl6ting

### documnt? If **4Ay** fatlit **b4** found **iU th484**  **inBtNWNlt8,** vhat shouldbe don4 to oorreot **SW?** We feel there 8hod.dbe a clear tit14 to th4 3tate of T4XaB. *
The, Stat4 Of **T4XaB** bsB the **SW right-8**  and **POVerB** in r46peCtOf propertyaa an individual. It 166y **84qUir4 mail**  or person61propertyby conwyBno4, vi11 or othervise,aud hold or t::r;t~f the propertyor apply **it to**  **4ny purpose**  **a6 the**  **Stat4**

**. Povbr**  in re6pectof State propertyrights **Is** vested in the LeglrlatUre, and **the ~&$BidlI**  **’ b**  tionb may e%bl'ol8e th4 power neaersary to the enjoymentand prot4atiouof those rights by th4 snaotmentof statutesfor that purpo84. 

### 38 Tex. Juv. 

### 836.

8. B. lo. 526, **AotB** of th4 Regular **8488ion** 

### of the 44th Legislature,1935, trMBf4ITed eatrtaia property ovned by the State of **T4a~tB** aud theretofore anqulzwdfor th4 u6e of the Ad**jutant** Oeniwal's**D4partm4nt to**  **the State**  **Hlghvay Ikpartiwnt,**  aud authorlaedth4 Stat4 HlghvayDepartmentto p8y over to the AdjuttMtQeneral'aDepartmnt **ths au61**  of $3,200.00, **vhi4h lull**  **VBB** plaaed in a **apscl4l** fuud ln ths Stat4 Treasury to the or4dlt of th4 AdjutantGeneral'sMpartrmnt. 8uoh Act authorlredthe **Ad** jutantOenerni~s IMpartlaent o purchasepnd acqtiz-4 suitable right Of vay and 4UtMnO6 t0 CaIiIp l&bTg, **88 iU**  it8 **jUd@4nt may**  b6 deemed **neaberary** and propw', such prOp4rty t0 be paid for **Out** oi **the** speulal fund thereby created. Suoh Aot further provid4d th6t 6hould the $3,200.00 6petialfund **not** be 6ufflaiunt, an amount sufficient, not to exceed )3,200.00, va6 appropriated to the Adjutant&meral'a Departmintto pay the differenae betvesn the Sp4Cial fund and th6 pWWh684 prLo9 paid **for** 6Uah rlght'of way.
Purawmt to euch Aat, the Adjutant &rneral's Departmentacqulr4d tLtl4 to a 

### .55acre tract from Frenk Roll and vif4 for $1,345.00;a .6669a&e tract from be. Alice Alken for $1,800.00;and a 

### 3.2 acre tract from n. L. Ulglntoa and vif4 for 

### $3,200.00. Such prop4X%y **is** nov used **66 M**  **eI%trmC4** to CampR6bry. The 1.35 **aore** tract pUWh864d by the State Staff Corps and Dsta&twsntClub, simultaneou6ly with the abovs purohasesby the Adjutant Oeneralt6Department,**is** located juet **east** of thie entrance.

I Ihwing the months of May, Jun4, July and AuguBt,

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**~Vll488** 

### - Pf&4 8

1335, **th4 VarrarltB**  dararlbedIu Ml?eph 7 lb oVe Ver4 iSSUed upOn **VOUI3h4l ’** **B** signedb cOiOIl4i k'Bli&84l, **88 ABBiBtUlt**  Adjutantwneral. 

### Suohvowhers **stated** that 

### th4 8um8ver4 **for** ***arBiOrJT rBnld.6** **”** for **Stat4 staff**  **cOrp6** and **BakChBIMt** madqu8rt4rr 36th Di~l810nTrains; Co6unuyD, 141th Infautry.

**we have**  be4n unable **to** locate **any vrlttau**  **rentai egreoment**  betveen ttU Adjutant 04nezel'aD6pmt6mnt and Colonel Caraieh641,I(rjor

Taylor 4nd CapkIn L4vi6, Truatooa 

### for the btate Stxff Corps and Detaokm@nt Club. T& oovporatlon, State utaff Corps and DBtaaba4ntClub, did not oom Into legal exIat4nae

### untL1 8ept4mber 

### 9, **1935. On**  **au4h** data, **Mark** L. VIgIuton md vife conveyedto **such** oorporatfonthe above desorlbed 1.35 **aar4** traot of land. **We am**  **at a**  **108~ to**  **underrrtapd** 

### the **ma son**  for the "amwry rental" **vouoh4r8,** axxaept the &at-t In th4 

### R4Bolutlon,

on **p6ge** 3 hereof, to the offeot th4 oaurId4ratlon of #1,800.00xwolted In the doed from N8rk L. Wiglnton urdVifef0 th4 State Staff **GOrOB** audDBt@&~64& Clubpu 

### l otua~y paid by 

### th4 Ad&tad

**&nerai18** 

### Ik partaent, nd **neither** luob Qlub nor any **ma&or** thereofpaid 4ny part of l uuh Cropridl ntloa.
SSaoe Colonel CarmMbul va4 A8riBtMt Adjutant Generai and Trustee for th4 Mate Staff Oorpr and Wtauimmnt Olub, Any awit& qrea~mn t ha might **attai8pt** to make betvoen the State of Texas and 6ueh Club vould be void **aad salnst**  public pl3lIlQ.I3 Am. Jur. PP. l05, 107% myerr 8. w. 305; CI$ of EdInburg v* HiiIB, 59 s. u. &r%z6 "armoryrantai 

### agmeaantva8voId,mdbtrte fuad#vereuueed to pay th4 oonaIdrratIon for the &ed to th4 club, **v4** am of th4 opinion that 

### W **Sate of**  Taxas, **at Its**  

### eleatlan, vi11 have a c0natructlv4 trust upon 6UUh property, Vith the Mm0 right8 to follov its funds into l tmh property **88** 4n Zndlvldual vould have under th4 6am4 

### oIruum6tanoes.

zn viev ofth4 fast 

### that the Texm Aatiowbl **Guard Arpiory**  Board paid no **value to**  **the State**  **Staff Corps**  and Dataobnumt Club for the d44d to it, 8aad **16** a State **Agemy** vlth notloe of the ofiloiil porttion of Cob3ne~ C6rmIchae1, ve belI6v6 Wbst 8u& Boa+& holds this proparty upon a aonstructlve trust for the Stat6 of ‘PeJU%B.

**He** anav4r **your questIan** * **a8** fo1loval

**Firat qU4BtioPI**  **This** tran6aCtiOn **-8** IlOtProperty handl6d sine6 bate fund6 vdm u6ed uudsr th6 **gUiB4 Of**  ***aFPloW** rsntals **to** pay **the** purchase price for proparty vhere the title

### 487

xon. 0. B. **Cfbm488 -**  **rage** 9

t th4r4tow48 t8k4n In th4 mm8 of **another.** Iiov4ver, it Bhouldbe noted th8t thr Adjutmt Wnerrl'a **Departunt** h8d

**no OXpl.468**  **hgiBhtiV4** ruthorlty**to PUWJhaBe**  **thi4 pl**  **’ O~~** **‘ ty,**  8nd could not **have** pUrCh8ed 88m for ths Stat4 of TWB vlthout BU4h legislative wthorlty. S4aouduu4rtIo~~~t~el14v4 th8t domamnt Bo. 5, **abOV4,** iB a “binding d , but thnt the TWB I4tIonBlOu4rdAmwyBo4rddld8thiB property Upon8 eon8tru~tIve

trust for th4 Ot&te or TWB, b4aau44 (1 l NC& Board paid no value for this property, aud (2) 18 a 8 ate pgysti aotlo* bf th4 offIoI4lporltion of Colonel

. Tuaa National @uard AmoryBoarQ **rty,** 

### Nbfeot to and upoaaaonrt of Texas, at the lleatlon of th4 Legl8i4tura. If tb k#tituX'4 **4iMtB** 

### t0 l nfo rae

a oanrtruotlvo trust up00 this propwt~, a ooavoyanae to th4 State or mlt by th4 Attornq @4aW8l to 4ntOrOe 8U4h **tl%Bt** xiu. be **llO~.BB~** t0 **V@Bt** title in th4 

## mat.. Th4 r4m4dy of 4aforal.ng a o4n8truatIve

tmmt upon 

## ml.6property **iB** not 4xaluBIv4, but it **apperra** 

## to **ua mre**  **tUnibl4.**

YOU’S **very** truly