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**OFFICE OF**  **THE ATTORNEY**  **G w**  **ERAL OF**  **TEXAS AUSTIN**  

### GROVER SELLERS A.TTO”NLI

GENERAL

Eenorable R. A. &rton Oounty Attorney calhoun County tort Lavaca, Texas

mar Sirr Opinion lo. o-6817 c\

mlnrlon for th

Ye have r*c hemlnabove-captioned follou8: or our opinion an the

ltylr property.

t your Department ha8

ty Council ha8 roque8ted a ruling t before the propored repair8 am 

### turr 18 authorized out of the 

### Seahat the qUO8tiOll MY be Sad. clear to the the Doparhent, I UI 

### l ncloring a rkotch rhovLug- lmatlon of theproporad repaim.

%a. tventy

### year8 ago, the Cityl xtondrd thm north end of the rxi8ting 

### reavall by the ConrtNctim of a 14 foot bulkhead out to themouth of L~zrn’r Bayou-- the outer 8urfaar va8 faoedvlth limortona riprap. Behind thi8 fourtoon foot vrll, the city, vith thegonorablo R. A. Barton, pago 2

aid of Podoral Fuado, dndgod out a 

### rtom harbor 

### a8 a tozmlnuo of tho Intorcoaotal Canal. Tbo harbor lo ovnbd 

## l

tlnlr br 

### the Cltr. 

### %urlng the rocont 

### storm, tho ratrr naohod a hoaht of 

### over 15) foot,parring completely ovor the 14 foot 

### l

oavall and 

### into tho basin. Theaction of thovator, aad 8tom too8rd ships and vrooolu@, 

### l r odod partly l

### orooo

tho l oavall and undomlnod the 

### rotalnlag vall or bulkhead on thobaok 

### old*.

"Uhllo tho rotalnlng vail lr oa tho inoido of tho Hualaipal Xarbor, 

### our City 

### l nglaoor otatoo that it 18 noco8oar~ to replace, Fall., ad rtroagthon~tho in8ido bulkhead8 in 

### ardor to support tho outrids ooaWll.

"Under this fact rltuatbon, vi11 it bo legal for the City to ~80 Soavall hIBd8 derived fraa a tax romlo8loa for tho purpo80 of ropalrlng, ra18ingi and rtrongthoning tho imldo rootlon of tho 

### l oavall,
ovoa though tho 8&o al80 con8tltutoo the l~oldo bulkhoad of the JtunlclpalHarbor?”

Sootlon 7,Artiolo 11, of tho ?oxrr CoB8t1tutioB Had8 88 fOllOV8:

'All counXloo ,andoltlor bordering OB thr cob8t of thr Gulf of Ilrrico are horebr 

### l uthorlrod upon a vote of tvo third8 of the 

### taxpayoro thornin (to bo 

### l8cortaiBod as may bo provided by lav) to 1s~~ and aolloot ouch ta%

### for oonotruotlon of 

### 8oa vallo, 

### bmkvatoro, or 

### ranitary purporvo a8 may bo authorlrod br lav,md **may**oroato a **debt** 

### for ouoh vorkr and l8ouo bonds 

### la l vldenco 

### thoroof. But no dobt for l

w purporo rh~ll lvorbe incurrod in any 

### mannorby anr olty or

## oouat~ \mlo~rr

### provltim lo mad@ at tbo tlmo of croatlng~tho~ruo, for lovylng and 

### collOoting a 8UffiObllt tu to J=r tho intOrO8t thoroon and provldo at loaot too 

### per oont 

### as a olnklng fund; and tha oondouutlen of th 

### right of var for tho rnctlon of ruoh vorko rhall k hrlly provided 

### for,’

bootion 8, Artlolo 11, of the Toxao COMtitUtiOB road8 a8 fOllOV8:

'Th8 OOuntio8 and OftiOo 011th0 @Ulf COa8t bfng 8ubjoot to ala81tOu8 OVorf1oV8, and a 

### vrrr largo~~onblr 11. A. **lhton, pass**  **3**

p~OpOrtlm 

### of the graoral rovoauo blng dorlvod from these Othwvl80 

### preoperouo lOOallti88~ Tbo kglolatwo 

### lo 

### l

opeolall~ l



### uth~rlrod to aid b7 Aozwtlen l 

### f ouch portlen of 

### the public domain as mar k dorod propor,

and inl uoh mode asmay

k pnvldod

brlav, 

### the oon8tlvotion l f 8ea vallo, 

### or bnakvatoro, ouch aid 

### to bo prepertloned to 

### the l xtont 

### u&Avalue of thr **vork8** 

### locallt~.o arootruotod, or to bo oonotruotod, 

### la any

Hours Bill 10. 7, **Chapter 485,**  **page 780,**  Acts of **the** ?ortp **@#v#nt~** kglolaturo, Regular aeoolon, 1941, roads as fOllOV8¶

‘aoetion 1. It i8 found and doolarod that the 

### Cltr of 

### tort Lavaoa lo a oltr 

### situated oa the Qulf 

### Coast of **the** 8ktO Of **ToxbO and**  **$0 8Ubjoet**  **to Oslm**  

### itooo ovorflovo 

### and that 

### a vary large 

### proportion of thr Amoral ~vonuoo of the btato IO Aorlvrd fro8 thlr othorrloo 

### prooporeuo locality.


### %0t1oB 2. lor l 

### parled of tvontt (LO) pars, comonoing on Soptodw 1, 1941, follovlng tba paorags of thisAot, 

### thrro lo honby 

### doaatod and granted bl the Stats of Toxao 

### to the Cltq 

### of tort 

### Lavaoa, Calhoun County, Texas, all of 

### the not ramant of all 8tato ad valbrom tax.8 1rvloA aaA oollrotod far atats general purp~ooo, on all **proportr,** nal and perooaal, IneluAlag tha rolling **#took** belong (vhioh shall ba l oarrWaed an apportioanrdas BOV

3 

### te nilroad eapanIoo
pnvldrd by lav) In Calhouu **Coamty.** 8ald **8onot** vhon reoelvod **br the**  Cit.7**of** tort **Lavaoa** elm11 be used by ouah C1t.r

as m apaoy l

f the atate of texao, la tho
manner prrvlded 0 this **Act,** 

### for the oonotruotIon, xw

### pair, anA **lmprovmunt of**  am vallo, bnahratoro, and harbor8

. ‘boctloa 3. At the l Bd of oaoh month, the Aoloooorand Collootor of Taxes of Calhoun County oh11 make 

### aa ital8.A **report** ador oath 

### to the 

### Comptroller Of Pub110

### AOOOUntO Of 

### th0 8ktO l

f

### tOXa0, 011fOl'88to **be** furnlrhod br thr Caeptrollor, 8hOviag tho amount of all aA valora ?&x08 oell@at@A by hk 

### for Stats gmoral purpoooo **upon** real **aad**pwooakal **property** v1thl.n **the** Countr of Calhoun, inaludIng rollIa~ 

### #took of nIlrOad ownpanlor as horolaabovo 

### prOVlAOAJand ho oball loaam

### pug the samevlth an itomirod statemoat shoving filliorablo **1.** A. 

### Barton, page **4**

dlopo8ltloa of all ruch tuor ooll~~toA. The said Arloooora&dCollOOtOr Of ?UO8 8&11 frrvhrd his report 

### to the Coaptrollor, and shallmake a like report to the Cltr tnarurer of th0 City l ftort kvaoa, and ho shall pa7 over to tho 

### City Tnaouror l f 

### the City of 

### tort Lavau all of the roaoyo oollootod **by** him from btate ad valomm tax08 levied 

### for goaoral purpoooo Aurlq said

### month, looo ruoh uounto as are alloved bt 

### lav for l 8oeoolng and 

### colleoting l a80. Onthe

o o- caolon of oaoh l

uoh roalttaBoo 

### the Cltf Tnaouror rhll l

xoouto a roaolpt In dupllobto 

### l hoviBA the amount l

f

### roper thus reoolvod, forvarding

### one OXOoutqd 

### orpy H tho Tu Aoooo8or and Collector of Calhoti:Qouat~ and the 

### other oxooutod 

### cop7 to the Comptroller of Pub110Aooounto of the Stats of Texar. 

### “6iatlw.I 4, The Cltr of Port kvroa, 

### l ctlas by md thmugh its govoming bodr to 

### l ocoaplloh ouch Stats p~rp0008, oh11 have authorIt and 18horoby l uthorltod to looue lto nogotiablo bonds ooourod by
a pledge of the tax aono~o damted md 

### granted by the Stats 

### of Toxar aBd raid govorni~g bod in it8 dloorotlonmay ~@CUN 8uch bonds addltlonalI y by a pledge of it8 om tax- povor, and thrprocood8 of 

### the ralo of 8uoh bond8may bo urod for thepurport 

### of ooaotructing, 

### repairing, and improving au vallr, broakuator8, and h+rbOr8 to protoot raid looalit~ OVWfiOV8J provided that BO BOV provomont rbrll 

### bo made or oontraoted 

### for in the bay
on 

### the l

art 

### olAo of the proront 8#a vail u~1ooo or until all privately ovnod laBdo, 10a808, and l roo8oBt8 botvoeB rbldprOpO8Od 8tNCtUN aBd the ~rOOOBt 8W vall shallhave boon ooourod by the Cltr of tort LBvaca br purcba80, gift, coBdomnatloB,

### or l thorvloe.
%*atlon

**5.** Bond8 lrruod by the 

### Cltr of Port Lavaca 

### under authority of this Act rhallbo govomod by the General Lava of the 

### Stats of **Toxsr** applicable to bond8 i8ouod br citior and 

### toVn0, including the provl8lon8 of Tit108 22 md **28** of thrR8v1886 CiVil 8tatut.o of 1925ma AmoaQonto- thoroto, ad If thebonds are 

### to be oocurod by a plodgo of the taxing povor of tha Cltr 

### of tort 

### Lwaaitho proposition rutoittod ia the l lOCtiOB for the l88uanoo of raid bonds 8hall Oontaia a nforoBoo to 

### tho faot that l uoh tax 18 l

uthwlrod. The bond8Irrombl. R. A. tbrtoa, w&o 5

$o~uoA by the Cltr **for** ouah purpoooo shallnot l

xoooA
m Mouat or 

### amounts vhloh oould bo l orv$ooA both as toprinalpal urd 

### intoroot vlth ooah donated tueo 

### bwd #a 

### thm&tbot 

### l pprwod

l080080d value l



### f prop

### l &f, lnaludiry the V~~UO Of rolling **etaok** 

### l pportlmod to 8uOh COuatJ, in tilhoUn COUtf, at 

### th0 ti8. ruoh city prepoooo 

### to loouo said bonds, and krrd on the 

### l von&o tax rat0 lovloA br the 

### Stab of **Texas for**  00nonl F~BA purp0800 

### Aurias the ton (10) roan pnaod$ng the rear in vhloh **raid bond8**  **a~** tobo looued. After bond8 8ball h8vo boon voted or$g$B~l~~.unArr thi8Aot 8UbOOqWBt 188uo8M)' k voted as nquirod. &ndr of UI iroue may bo Aollvorod bt one 

### tf88 or from tin to tl8e as and vhon the 

### l onar lo 

### nredrd for 8uCh pUl7.808. The money nooivod by the Cltr 

### from 8uoh donated tauro rhall bo uooA top&r thopr$nclpal -6 

### lntoroot of raid bonds and 8hall net bo 

### dlvortad to &ny 

### othor purpeoo.
‘Seation 6. To the 

### l xtont that ronor maybo looumulrtod in the riBkin& fund fru 8UOhWats donated tuoo in l

xco88 of ourront roqulromonto 

### for principal uid intoroot uid toprovide 8Uah r o8o rv. l8UT be pro8orlbod in tho ordinsnoo **or** ordinmoo8 authorizing thr l88uanoo of raid bends, it nry bo lBvr8toA in looorAe~co vlth the Oononl kv rp llcrblo The use uad AlvoroloB of aono~o R to oltlo8. onin granted for an7 purpooo othor than thopapant 

### of intonot anA principal 00 the bonds 

### voted honundor or invo8tod in booord&~oo vlth 

### l pplioable lava is horob 

### prohibited anA the vlo&tioB of this OOOtiOB 8hr11 oon8titUtO l 8loapplleatlon ofF bllo moner and theperoon 

### or porooao so offonding rhal bo pullhod co provldod for in Artlolr 86 of the Pon~l Code of 

### tha Iltato of **Toxar**
, %octlon 7. The fret that this Act lo doolgard t0prOteat a 1Oulit~ rituated @ath0 half cOb8t from oah8$tw8 

### l

vorfbVo, **aad** th0 fact that l voq tiPgO proportlen **of** the gononl rovonue of the Skto lo dorived from ouch &horvloo prorp@rouo loaalltr oreate
an 

### l morgonoy **and** $mpontivo pub110 BOoo88it~ that the Con8tltutlwl Rule 

### nqulria# bLll8 to bo 

### road in oroh ~#u## 

### onthr.8

l .parat# day8 k #U8pOtrbO&Ud 8aid Rule $8 horobr 

### l

u8pondod, 4nd that thir Aot booera offoctlvo $mmod$atoly fro8 and 

### aftor its paoragr, and it **18 80**  

### l

naotod.’ .

### ~onblo R. A. Barton, pip 

### 6

In our oplBloB IO. 

### l j follovo8 O-4117, rddreoo8A to ro\t, vo hold

'Wo are, thorofon, of the opiala~ **t&t** Houoo Bill 7, 8Upti, vhbroln itl **uko** to remit taboo to eon8truot ooavallo or broakvatoro 18nO~'vlolrtlvo of the Conotltutlon of Foxas, but that it lo uacoaotitutioaal **inrofar** as 

### it l

ooko to nmlt tax00 to coaotruot 

### hrkm. Ye lurthor hold that tho striking of the .vorA'harbon from the bill door aot lavall&rto the balaaoo thoroof.~

fB ocu8plia~oo vlth the **9l ’** **OV101Oli8** Of Heu80 Bill Ho. the Clt7 of tort kvbaa 180uad Cit of tort ZAvau 8wvall 8.ad 

### 7, Bpoakvator Bonds in 1941, anA the 

### E lovingrtatonoat in the l lootlon itf cOQi8Oion 8a@ the 

### folorder 

### , BOtiOO

of 

### l ~o‘etton,

and 8fldinm08

### l

uthorl8$Bg the $8oua~oo of buuiot

‘For tho **9ur9000** of OOBOtN6tiB& repairing, md lmprov**9** the Oltr of 8tiVall0 aad brOahratOr8 t0 p~#t#Ot

art kvaca from tho continuing ~BA **ro** ocourr$Bg calamlteuo ovorfl8vo, vhioh $mprovoaento an, In the 

### l

p$nl8B of tho City Cormloolo~~,l88ontlbl to adequate protootloa of **8816** oity.

In the oa80 of the Flrrt flatloos &~k of tort Arthur
v. 

### City of tort 

### Arthur lt al, 35 S.Ye (26) 258, thrBeaumont Court 

### of civilA99oalo raid'

'Cou~ool 

### for 89p011080, in their brlof, 8all our attOBtiOB t0b lImbor Of gOnO= TU100 Of OOB8tNOti~ pertaining to conotitutional proVi8iOM. ho of 

### thoro ~108 lo that roforrod to b our Su romo **Court** inValkor
v. No~oro, 114 fox. 225, 266 8.U. 399. Tho gonoral rule there referrod to lo %hat oontaqtorano8uo md practlaal o8nrtruotlon of oon8tltutioBal provioloBo thoLoglolaturo $n the l n8atmont of law8 shouldhaveby

groat voight 8nA give rlu to 8 natural pntumptlon that tho log$8latlvo conrtruotlolb, rightly $Btorproto the moan- of the **9l ’** **OV1810&** In OWUlOOtiOB vlth this goaonl ~10, oowlrol for 

### l 9polloo $n tholr brlof direct
our lttontlon to the 8ovoral l

### Ot8at d$fforont times of thb Texas k~lolatur8 

### SMting aid 

### t0 

### blf CU8t Oiti.8 under l 

### ootlon 8, art1818 11, of the Conotltutlon. One 

### Ofth.80 lo thr lOtgrarM.ng aid to tho Oltr Of Oalvooton rhortly after the dO8tNOtiVO gulf hurricane in 1900.~orablo 2. A. Barton, page 

### 7

Another 18 

### the l

ot granting aid to 

### the oltr of 

### Corpus **Cbl'iOtiJ another**  **$0 tha**  sot 

## sraat~ aid **to** the **oitr** of IrroopwtJ mother lo 

### the l otgranting aid to 

### the Olty of 

### RookportJ another lo tho act granting 

### aid to **thb** OltJ **Of ?Ort**  **tiVa0aJ** 

### another 18 

### tho act 

### grU&ing aid 

### to tho oitr of 

### Aranoao ta88. IB this OOIUibOtiOB o~uaool.oonto~A, aad 

### uadortako to ruotain thr 

### oontentlOB, 

### that the **!d($i#~tul'e ia**  **-oh** 

### ofthe iB8tQC.O above 8tatbA garb a broad urd llborrl oonotruotloa 

### to 88OtlOIi 

### 8 Of art1010 11 Of th0 COB8tltUtlOBmd that theLoglolaturo in there ln8tanooo did not oonotmo 

## that l 

## ootionto limit stat0 aid to @Ulf 

### curt oitior 

### for the oonotruotlon 

### of 8oa vallo and brOakVator8, that **10, to**  thora hrolaal 

### l tl'UOtUl'O8

thOm8OlVO8, but aoartruod 

### l

ootion 1sla a broad r)y so as to give aid to those @ulf cO4Ot OitiO8 in the OOB8tNOtiOn Of vork8 not aotuallJ a 

### part of a 

### 8oa vail or broakvator. MO 8h11 BOt Avoll U9Olithis 8~08tiOa Of COuII801, though vo lro $mpro8ood vlth the foroo of this ouggo8- tlon aad tha argument in connootlon. Other goaoral ~leo Of intOrpPOtbtiOB and OOB8tXUOtiOBmar bo raid to bo tho follovLagr

'1. The intontlon of themaker8 of the conrtltutlonvi11 be’arcortalnod, and vhon that intontlon I8 80 

### l

ocortalnod, 

### vhathor l xproo8od 

### in pbb laaguago
or 

### not, l

uoh $ntont koono8 as mucha part of the lav 

### as if 

### It **had** boon 0~~08006 

### ln plain and uaoquivoaal tomo. This'vao 

### the mrlo 

### l naouaood br our Su **COUPt in**  ml18 **bUILtJ~V.** -pIa COUllt~,90 

### #roa18


### 40 s. Y. 403. OX. 

### 606,

‘2. Loglolatlon, orgaalo 

### or rtatutory, must bo **roaronably** cOB#truOd uid in **b** aaBnOr **not** 

### FOP-t t0 CmOB 8OBOO. This rule lo 

### annouaood $B 8uOOn fn81w &II60

### Co..v. State, 

### 86 Tax. 

### 250, 24 8. Y. 397, 22 L.R.A. 483, and.Q Bt. Lou18 fS. U. Railway Co. of Toxar v. ToA, 

### 94 Tax. 

### 632, 64 8. U. 778,

‘3. A 

### public groat 

### for a pub110 

### l dvankgo rhould be llborall~ oonrtruod in a~ 

### l ndoavor to acoamplloh tho purporo.of the (gnd. This rulo vao announced InAranoao 

### County v. Coleman-9ulton 

### tarturo CO., 

### 108TOX. 

### '216, 1918.Y. 553.

'4. In aonotrulng a lav 

### It vi11 bo prooumod that tho croatoro of lamo 

### an fulllar vlth the candltlono 

### to bo rollevod 

### l galnot and the ooBditlon 

### rf the count7 to vhloh the 

### l

ot lo 

### l

pplloablo. Vlnona L St. 9. R. CO. **V.** RUBO~, 113 0.8. 625, 5 a. ct. 606, 

### 28L. Ed. 1109.~onblo E. A. Sarton, page 8

'5. Ifpooolble, that oon8truotlon vi11 bo adopted vhlah vi11 prroto tho pub110 lntonrto in l uoordvlth 8ouaA l

conala 90110~. Fhlr rule vao nforrod to ln atat0 V. r&kO8, 72 TOX, 242, 11 8. we iowe

‘6. In tho oon8tructlon of Conotltutlonr,as ~011

oon8tructlon Conotltutlonr, 

### asl tatutoo,thopovoro noooo8ar~ to tho l xo raloo tatutoo,tho noooorary xoraloo of povor oloarly grmtod vi11 bo lmpllod. This rmlo vao oloarly anted lmpllod. roforrod 

### to in Texas 

### cent. 8. Co. vr Bovnun, 97 Tax. roforrod 

### Bovnun, Tax. 417, 79 s. u, 295.

'7. When a gmoral povor lo oonfornd, l vorf
**WA+tiOUhLr POVOP**  **BOOO88bry** 

### iOr the l 

### XOl'~iOO

Of 

### 8-0 18 8180 conferrod,vhothrr 

### l xpro88l~ ranted 

### or not. Thl8 lo tho rule laid dovn in Cooloyt8 8onotltutlonal Llmltatlonr (8th EA.) vol. 1,page 138,

"Inaddition to the l b ovo goneral ruler of lntorprotatlon, vo think that tho rule announced by our Supromo court, 

### through Chief 

### Jurtico Phi1lip8, in baa888 County l

t al. v. Coleman-Fulton Pa8tw COu~panf,108 fox. 216, 191 S. Y. 553, 554, whore roctlon 52 of artic10 3 Of Our COIi8titUtiOn**Yb8** under COB8tNCtiOn, 

### 18 the ~1s .ofgroatort application to tho fact8 in this ca.Io. It 

### 18 **48** 

### fOllOV8l

“The 

### l plrlt, purpose and 8oopo of theparticular provlrlon an all tQ bo oonoultod in tho offort to dotorrpino

vlth OortairrtJtho

### moaning of **it8** torm8.t
'Applying that ~10 Fn thlr caoo, VI have a0 he8- ltanc~ ln aonoludlq that tho 

### l rpoBdlturo b7 tho olty of Port Arthur of it8 bond aonoy abovr m@ntlOBod for tho

### vork dOno by tho Contnl Conotruotlon Coapanr in COn8tNoting the Stllvoll storm Drain 

### va8 not 

### prohibited and vould not bo in vlolatlen of ooction 8, artlclo 11, of the cOB8titUtiOB. The 

### l plrlt aBd the purporo that lctUato6 tho frw8oro of that artlalo van mainly thopretootlon 

### of tho llvoo and proportJ oi poop10 ln OitiO8 

### l ltUato6 OB th8 Gulf ba#t snd al

### vapl xpo886 

### to danger and 

### hasardr of tho 8oar 

### trotootlon 

### to thooopooplo 

### and tholr property, VI 8a), vao thema5.nand oontrolllng thought,and la addltlon to that,and as incldontal 

### to that, va8 .thobonoflt that vould 

### redound and aooruo 

### to the pop10 of th0 vholo rtato of Toxar br protooting 

### l uoh of it8 citicon8~&able It. Ar Ilrrton,paso 9



### as lfvr la the 

### l

xpoood

oltloo. It vao knova that Mary 

### Tra;aooountloo and altloo VOW so oltuatod upon 

### tho Oolf hart as to

### b0 aonrkrtl7 exposed to tho ravagoo amI dootNotioa of 

### gulf hurrlaanoo, arig tho purporo .of th4 framoro of tha art1010 vao 

### to iv0 protoctlon, is far 

### as po8oiblo 

### through huun ok;1f anA agonor, to 

### the llvor and property of 

### our altiroBo rxpoo(d 

### to 8uGh htardo

. 

### %a think that the 

### trial oourt, uudor thoWIdonoo la this oboe, vbo 

### oorreot la finding and oar&- oludlng that the Oa8tFUOtiOB of the 8tllvoll Stem Dr&in, as 

### OO?itOmplrtOA,Va8 an 8888ntlAl end ~00088r27 mb oomponoatpart of tho 

### ooa vall pro cot at **Port** Arthur,UIA tht thoroforo tho btllvoll 

### itom Drain vhon aomplotod vi11 be a part of the 

### sea vall in the 801100 

### in vhloh that tom 18 used ln ooctlon 

### 8, artlolo 11, of 

### the Con~tltutlallr*

IB vlov 

### of tho holding la the above-oltod 

### oboe, It lo apwnnt that tho an8vor to the quo8tlon rubmittodby you 18 dopendant 

### upon tho dotomlnatlon a8 to 

### vhothor tho aontomplatod

### oonotructloa
lox 

### l

88Olltir1,

BOCO888~, and OOlUp8lIOnt pUt Of 

### tho **8UVbll** PPOjOCt. **48** bB l

~inOor~ fact. it 10 BOCO88bl'Yt0 **I ’** **OPlbOO.** rbi80, bnd ~tr&thoB the-l~8lAo 6A.khoidr of tho rotaihg vail in-ardor to rupport tho out8ldo 88bYbl1, it lo our opinion, bared OBtho foronolna l

uthorltloo. that ruoh OonotNOtiOn VOUld **OOB8titUto** "Ui Oo- &iTal and noaoriar). md oomponmt part of tho roavall project” at Port 

### Lavaca, hxa8, and 

### tbat your quootion rhould bo aB8vorod lathe

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