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<div class="ocr">Wn ATTORNEY GENERAL
Or TEXAS

AUSTIN 11, TEXAS

Bon. Geos Ha 2 ard o Ro, Oo
3 <t eee Pinicn NOs O05045

wead as Soakames

c Res are the members of the Texas

4scounta State mara rd entitled to a a Riittery
austin, Texas pai Sax t Sot of teen
SO and artt of the Re«-
Dear Sirs Vised Civil Statutes of Texas/

Your request for spinion is aa follows:

“Please edvise this cepartaent whether or not
mesbera of the Texas cefense Guard are entitle to a
snd SO, it the int referred to in Articles 5640
end 5Os, » 2f the eomzandi ofthoay

tax asseguor-collestor as req articles.
In other words, is the Defense Guard a part of the State
Mi1¢tlar*
A rticle G5, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas,

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the militia of this State shall be divided inte
tro, ghanaeay Sas, arte Ang mptitiee The active
3 aly peat d en

48th recast. "este fre har ate “tog, 2 ere Made as ti]

sowgs

“article $765. active an4 Keserves

“The wilitie of this State shall be divided inte
tes slaneey tne ogtva ona rageye aghdstnc tt settey |
Suross of this States Tee ee ceara an te oe the Temes

be: the reserve nilatinns Lat ate 7

to penvioe in the militing Dut not eeving in the Texas
Fatioual Guerd or the btate Guard « « , ‘ihenever
any part of the Ketional Guard of thts state’ te in setive

the gorerner
eile eee ee eae rete
wiier such regulations ae the Secrataty

United States may preserite for their

avdsa of training, inatruction end ai tate
tary ferces as netruction end dieet pines Soe ws

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<div class="ocr">Hone Geos He Sheppawd, page 2

In our opinion fo. Oel60d, written by Hon. He we
#airohild,y Assistant attorney General, ve held as follosss

“eae

“the Texas Defense Guard fis desiznad to taxe the
ce of the Texas Ratdonal Guard while the letter is
federai service. During this period, it constitutes

the aative militia of Texase As
te provide the State with an arued foree trained and
prepared to resist attack or invasions”

fares of Legislative qxastuent that portion of the
active mild of Texas heretofore known as the Texas Defense
Guard is now designated the “Taxus State Guard”.

_ Article SOMO, Revised Civil Statutes of Texasy rents:

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