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OFFICE OF TliE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

OROVER SELLERS 

AI-IURN~ GCNLRAL 

Brig. Oen. Arthur Be Knlokerbooker 

The Adjutant General of Ta.ar 

state Capitol 

Aurtln, Toxar 

Dar sir: 

OpiAiOA, l/hi& 

8@.ro8, doer the 

tiAM IA ore08 

tad, or 18 the oih8 expirationt 

In that oapaolw during the bmur8 Of hi8 Ofii00 IA t&O MjUtRd fbAW81'8 DWU%MAt? 
. ‘. 

Brig. Qea. Arthur 11. Xnfokerbooker, page 2 

BObI'd 8utOMttOdl~, or 18 h0 rppointed md nquired to riga an oath of Off108 br the SearehrJ o? st8t*ts 

Th. TCIXU B8tiOlUl 8rd Al'moq ?Mu'd ma8 om8ted 

w 8A AOt Of the ~gfBhdXK'0 1935, 44th Leg., p. 42, 

ah. lw), vbioh bu kOA amended imbrequentl 

;t LB. for 402, 800. 3~ hot8 1939, 16 

&b8%r%f8 ¬ated Ciril Sktuter. 

ktaglgs, 

., Pme &rt l'Wl81OA 18 oontalned in APtlale 

Beationlo?th8t 

n bOtiOA 1. ThOr. 18 hereby arO8tOd th. 

%XAl&&iOti fhAl'd~O~~~tOb4 OWpO8ed 

Of tf?O (5) ROl!&WB VhO 8-1 Ml'70 VithOUt 00) 

penration otlmr thm their ratunl, neoersary oxpenser vhll8 tluv.1 011 the burLA or the 

Baud. no80 tbX'M ) iadlridUd8 vho UO 8OtiAg 88 AOEbOP8 Of th0 hXcA8 ~dfOM1 OIurd 

Armory Bard a8 orvstad and doiined % Chapter 

366 of the ReguUr Sarsion o? the Forty-iiith 

tegi818tUPO Of the sta t0 Of h X88 OA th0 l ffOOtiV8 d& O Of thi8 AOt, tO@h@r With the BeAiOF 

rotlre officer of the Hatioaal Guard oi Tum8, 

Aot Of the thlW0 (3) 8bOVe EeAtiOMd, and th0 

senior eav8lv oftleer of said Owrd, aball con8titUt8 th0 fA&tm MIbO~8hip Of th0 borrd 0~ 

8tOd w thl8 hot. Of the three (3) lndlvldualr 

flr8t above RCIA~~OAO~ the oldort rhtil hme the 

init% tOl'E Of 8iX (6) mU'8, tha AOXt Obb8t 

th. iota? (4) fear Md the rOUA@8t Of th8 thPO0 

(3) the tvo (2) par lnltlkl term. Of the either 

tvo (2) mmber8, the oar* drfoor rhall have 

the three (3) you tom, ud the other the OAO 

(1) yeu ten. All mob initfti tOFIu 8-1 -~ 

d&O f?Om th0 tit0 tbf8 AOt b8OOple8 l ifOOtiVO. 

mC8pt 88 8bOW JWOVidOd, the tOFUI Of WabOl'- 

ship on mid Board dall be of *lx (6) yesrr' 

duration. 

"Esohmember of 8ald%wzd 8hall,vithln 

rlftaea (15) day8 from the aaJ tpoa vhioh thl8 

Aot becomer efieotire,. or from the &to of hi8 

lweipt OY notloe of him eliglblllt~ to rem0 

to fill 8 V8U8AO7, qUali~ m trki.f-Jg WldillfAg 

01th th s00la~ Of St& th8 OOA8tlidItiOAd 
289 

Brig. @en. Arthur B. EUakerbocker, page 3 

o8t.h of office. Fdluxw t0 qU81*‘, OXPfX'8tiOA 

of thr term of 8 member, or the 0a~urren04 o? 

bl4 de8th, realgnatlon or ln4lllJiblllt~ to l orvo, 

ahsll ornate 8 rbobncy in mob wmbor8Np vhloh 

ah411 be filled ln the follovlng IyTn8r: Yithin fiV8 (5) &a78 bf’t4r th9 OOOUCM~O4 Of 8 

racano~ the Adjutant Oenerbl of Tour rlall 

aertitJ to the 34ar4tw of State md to tb offla4r oono8med, th.8 mm of the 84nior 4otlr8 

offic4P Of the 18tiOll41 duud of TeX48 vho l8 

not than ooouwing an unexpired term 88 8 mmber 

ot r&id BObl’d, togOther Vith the 14 

“.B”h 

ortell 

in VhiOh the Y804Zi47 OXf8t8. Th8 Of iO4r VhO84 

n4m4 i8 80. oertiiled, or thO84 l8ter a4rtlfled 88 

$%dnb?te~pX’cWided, 8hAfib8 oliglble tofiu. 

8U4h VbCU¶Oy. & Ob80 8U4h O??fMr 8h4& fO2 

uly FObBOA, ftil to gualiry rithia l p er io d o? 

ffft8OA (15) dby8 ?Xa ths d&4 of mob 44l'tl?iO4- 

tlon, the aald Adjuutmt Cerkml-rImI forthvlth 

certie thrt frot to the Seawtary o? St8t.4, and 

ah411 oertl?y to him a.ad to the o??loer aonoerned 

the neme of the next senior rotive offloor of the 

rrld Guard ln like mumor 48 h4r4ln8bor4 provided, 

and 80 on until GUI Offit4r 80 aertlffed qUtil?148 

to fill the v8ounay. 

"AA botire orriuer, vltNA the manlAg of 

the 8bove ~OTilcioIi8, 8-1 b8 m?N-v ad88iOMd OffiC4P Of tba kfA4 Of -tile uid Ouud, 

other than retired offloer8. lo olmlg8 la millt8lVJ 8t8tU8 Vhil. l la sdOZí b Ad A0 FO-t Of 

bn aotir4 0??104r for age or 14zqth o? 84-0s 

ahall 8??ea$ hi4 l llglblli~ to 88rv4 out hi8 

tsn884llrelnberOf88idBo4l'd~ bUtifh44~1 

l-48lgn ?rom or bo sepawted troll rctiV8 8er~l~ 

in rbld 18tfoIWl brtard, othemln thM b 8Uoh 

retirement, he l h4ll th4reb beoom lnellglblo 

zy8z;fep to or servfa4 on the m4mkraNp 

. 

" I . . . . 

Art1010 900, V&IOA’~ ¬ated CIVIL Strtutsa, 

-4~38 b8 fO~OV88 
290 

Brig. Oen. Arthur 8. Mokerboakep, p8g8 4 

.xil ofrio4ra 0r the g8tfOA8l t3~8rd or Toxaa, 

8h4l1 b0 rp lnted rad 0080&88iOAOd 4 the &tOFnOr)Md 8 hdr hold their poaltloaa until they ab8l.l 

have reaohed tha l @ or 8irtpfOtW -8, UAloar 

8i.icMC retired 4 I’ebBOn Of N8igllltiOll4, di8- 

8bilit Ol' for 08U84 to b8 drterrined w 8 Oaurt 

mart IAI or en errioi0n0~ bawd legally oontoabd 

for that pur~Ose.~ 

h'tid.8 5803, VbZ9.Wxt'B Annotated citil 8tdUt48, 

read8 a8 r011OV82 

*fii orri0er8 0r the kti+al bard 0r Tour 

a&l1 be oltlz4n4 0r the UpLtod 9kt48, over 

tVeAtp IaAe nd, under l irtprour your et rg4, 

'8ind 8hrl1 t8k4 8d rubrorik th4 4ffiOi.d 04th. 

end 8ha bV4 8UUOO88fA~ p8884d the 04liQd 

4xualMt1oA 48 the bV8 Of the 

Untted atrt48.' 

pmaoribed T;r 

. 

Al’t1014 w!?, VOI’QOIi’8 Amctated CiTff SktUt48, 

tied8, iA p8Pt, 88 ?OiiOV8$. 

_~ 

.Im orriabr 0r thirotitb mllitir vb0 

h48 Pea0 I; od the l * Of 8ir~*?OUFp4~8B8~k 

plated up00 the ntiml libt W the 60wmwr. 

. . . 

Iti8 ~~At?lWBthO ~bOn-QUOti&h=# tb$ OXPirdiOA of the ten Of 4 ~8Ib.r Ot th8 B4Ud 4P48t48 4 18- 

oana~ vhloh ir to b8 flued by the ‘88Aior roti? offio4rL" 

O? the B&tio& oU8Fd Of trX88. A mwrber VhO84 tm h8 OXP-d i8 blfgiblb ior 2'48miAtI84At ii h4 i8 thb '84AiOF 

rotire offloor." AA OffiOb, vho h48 k4lL F8tiFO6 f8AOt 

4lQiblo b408U84 b4 18 A0 langb8’ “MtfYO.” I[OVbV4?, th4 

mor4 f8Ot *hat ul b&it* of?la4r h88 ncohod the ag. 0r retiPembnt doe8 AOt di8qM hf.E b444E8* ho FOE8fXU '~OtiVO,' 

AAtll plaoed upon the ret+wd lf8t 4 the Ootbmot. AMumins 

A 

that P’&ff;~4~‘t~~ refer8 

bar 

to aa orriabr vho h48 

g r480h4d the age o? ?4ti%Ji4At, 

Vban~& that qU48tiOn In th8 gO~8tlV8~ oth*mi8*, in the 

8??1rr%8t1v*. 

'chs iOt doe8 not bXpP4881~ 8ktb that 8 8IMbOr 

~Ontinusa in Offi Until hi8 8U404880~ qPillt188, but ruoh 
Brig. &a. Arthur B. lblckerbocker, pege 5 

18 the general rule. m4 COA8titUtiOA 0r Texaa provide8 

that 'all offloera vithla the State l h4ll continue to perfOrti th4 dUt148 Of th4Ir 0??1048 UAtii their 8U40488Or8 ah411 

b4 duly qurllfied." (Artlo XVI, 840. 17) The geaeml rule 

88 to holding over ~4Vail8 etea In the rbaeaae 0r q oxpro88 ooaat~tutional or rtetutoq protirlon. 34 Ter. Jbr. 

no. 

Thcr4?oly, In w8ver to p ur l eaond au 48tiO& 

hold thrt VhOA 4 tela Of 0??104 4Xpti48, th8 A4mb4r of t:: 

Board COatfAn in 0rri04 UAti1 hl8 8u004880r QU4~fi48. 

The wx48 COA8titUtiOA, ArtI XVI, 84otiona 33 

Wd 40, read 88 fOllOV81 

‘Sea. 33. Th4~ hOOOUAtbg offiObr8 Of thi8 

8kto r~~~~~r~wnor~~rvurrntupon 

th8 Trearur7 in furor 0r any perwa, for 8rl8x7 

Or oOqIOtt88tioA 88 agOAt, OffiO8r Or 8ppOfAt44, 

vho hold8 rt the 40 tim4 ug other o??lc4 or 

pO8itiOA 0r honor, tl'U8t or profit, under tbi.8 

St&o or th4 United Strtoa, 4xoept aa preaorlbed 

in thi8 COA8titUtiOll. ?'rovldod,th4tthl8 PO8triOtiOA 88 to the &Wing and prying 0?4Wm&ate ttpo~ the Treav ab&U not 4ppl~ to ofrlo4r8 or the RatieAal darrd 0r T4x44, the mtion- 'i 

, 

al aarrd P884rV8, thb o??iwrB 848OFV4 COW8 Of 

f 

the mt4d 8kt48, AOF to 4Alirt4d WA Of th4 

! . 

g8tiOAd ouud, th8 lhtiO& @tlU'd R488l'V4, thb i 

Orgutired ~484l'V48 Of the UAlted Skt48, AOF t4 

! 

ntlred OffiOOr8 Of th0 United Skt48 m, II&v, 

ti I[rrins cOrp8, md FetitWd Vm8~$ OffiObr8 

UIdFOtiXWd bA.u8t4dEM$A OfthOvnit8dsfi8t48 

c m, YaVy, and Ilrrinb COl98.* 

'800. 40. I(0 pOt'8OA 8hd1 hold 01 4X4~0~84, 

at the 84A4 tUBOr EON thrn 4A4 afti offi Or 

OEOiUWAt, 4Xf34pt thAt Of a8tiO4 Of P4844~ COUUty Ccmwla8loa4r, Not 

3 

Publlo uid Po8tmater, 

OSfio4r 0r the mtib mmrd, the RrtIoA41 ml8rd 

Roaervo, 4~d the Ofii44r8 R444m Cor98 O? th4 

United State8 8ad btdiated IOA of the B4tion81 

onud, tha Nrtlonsl Qmrd Rea4rve, ud the 0~ 

gutfred b84PV48 Of the tlnit4d 8trtO8, 4.Ad retired ofrioer8 0r the Unltod llktea Al-q, Raw, 
292 

Brigs: Qen. Arthur B, KAlok8rbook8r, pagr 6 

utd wulf.~ Coma, md r4tindvur8Atbrrib 

4r8. 8ad retired bAli8tOd m4a b? the United 

8tat48 drmJ# IIav, Utd JbriAO CeZ'pB, QAl888 

bthbFVf88 8p4Oiru7 providwl henIn. Prorided, that nothlng IA th.l8 deaatitutlen 8h4l3 

ba oonat?ubd to pr0NbI.t 8A brfioor 8r bAl.f8tl d m8A Of the #8tiOlWl &ux'~, 8ad th4 #8tio& 

ottlpd n484~~4, 8r &A 4??iO4r itt thb OffiObr8 

8484FV4 Cbl'pB OfthO t.b tf8trk8, tOd l SM OQLibtbd m8~ iA t&8 0rguiia.d ~erbtrb8 Of the 

utit4d Sktea~ 4~ r4tlrbd brfl04a-8 4f th4 

Dnikd 8trt.48 hl'ay,I8q UXIUU~AO COllp8, 

uad retired vururt 8??iOblr, and ntired 

4Ali8tOd Bt8tt Of th8 Unltod bt8t48 dlWJ, Raw, 

8Ad IhriAO cOPp8, from ho 

Y 

lAooAjuttotleA 

1~1th 8uah 4rri04 q other 4 104 or p481- 

tion 0r boner, tru8t 01 mefit, uadbr tblr 

State or th8 Wnlted 8t&48, or ?FOm VOW 

l t 73 

Bl4ati4ty o ett+-8l,p eo l83 or P r iRuy, 

in t a Stat4 vh4A bthervfw parrlirid.~ 

The Adjutant Oeaeml and the A8airtutt Adj?ttUrt 

00ttbra u8 4??104r8 4r th8 mtibtu ottud 4r ~4x48, holdlng the rmk 0s brimor-geaer8l and 0814~~41 m8p4otirbl 

Their rtatut 48 mtlonal 0uu-d 8ffia4r8 rloa8 v4uld ttbt d;- 

quell- them for other 8kt4 4ffiO48 or 84Jlbmt. HerWU, ia 8dditikkkb ~ tg l ffiOO~8 fa th4x4ti4A41@?Uda 

the lidjttbttt 04~4~81 8~d.bi8 b8i8t8At 8F4 8trt4 bffi8iti8 

wpeittted lq th Governor rod, in mtoh aapaoi , reoeiVo a~- 

nual 84lei88 under the rp 

49th Leg., oh. 378, pb 810 

prlatiea bill4 

rP LW8 ,x945, 

ohdor the mme bill, 

84bFf48U'44~ro~1&4d?4r the sewetuy (Bina, 2I.F )utd 

th4 Clerk (aeoativ4 lWor4tuy) of tb4 %X48 Ratiuu) 6UA?d 

holy boUd (804 PO !h). IQ o ur l pi?44n, the l 8v8-q uetp d 

44lk8titlltiO~ proYi8iOXkb prehlbit .th8 MjUtMt h8Fti md 

th0 ~8i8kntMfoknt~~~lhsrhol~bi~a~ tb 

tV0 ultisbd pO8iti4A8 AAdO, th4 &4I4Fy Mube mbP4?8F4, 

*4 amv8r Jbur g&&gg&& *t-h*-* 

Under th8 prot181ea8 0r Artful0 589Ob, qubt8d 

above, vhon 8 r&owoy oaaur8 4A tho baud, the AdjUtUtt 

04Abrul i8 WQUiBd t4 Ob~iiJ k thb LkO~4t83-3 Of 8kt4, 

ad to the bfff48r ooaceraed, th4 A8m4 4r th4 84Ai8l' MtiV8 

l ??iOOr Of th8 ~~tIUtal Qztrrd b? ?4X88 Vhe 18 Abt th4A 40* 

Wqqitq aa unexpired t8n 88 l Bomber Of mid BWFd. Ia 
Brig. 08~. Arthur B. EDiOk8dOk8r, pago 7 

mtr 4pfaf4a, maoh 08rtiiIoAtioA 0&18tituk8 ~WpOiatAOA8 

Of the l ??fObr VbOU ttWi0 18 84 OOrtifiOd~ ~bVbV4~~ the 8t&tttte ~Qllfl'O8 tftd fbtiEb4F804p~illtd 8-1,ritbin15 

d878 from tbti drt0 Of POObfpt Of 8ttoh B4tfOea ~Uaify by kit- 

~ti?~tithth@ ~ol'e~O?S)kt8tho 44l~8titUtid 

08th 4f 0rri04. I? h4 ml.8 t4 80 quJifX, thburdjpt4at 

&moral18 nqulrdtb aert* the ~8ma l ? thonuk 8eaibr 

l 0tive 8rri0u. Thont4r4, la 4nIV8? to pur