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**OFFICE OF**  **TliE ATTORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS AUSTIN** 
**OROVER SELLERS**  **AI-IURN~ GCNLRAL** 

Brig. Oen. Arthur Be Knlokerbooker The AdjutantGeneralof Ta.ar stateCapitol Aurtln, Toxar
Dar sir:

OpiAiOA,l/hi&

8@.ro8, doer the tiAM IA ore08 tad, or 18 the oih8 expirationt

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

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page 2

BObI'd 8utOMttOdl~, or 18 h0 rppointed md n**quired** to rigaan oath of Off108br the SearehrJ o? st8t*ts Th. TCIXUB8tiOlUl 8rd Al'moq ?Mu'd ma8 om8ted w 8A AOt Of the ~gfBhdXK'0 1935, 44th Leg.,p. 42, ah. lw), vbiohbu kOA amended imbrequentl ;t LB. for 402, 800. 3~ hot8 1939, 16

**&b8%r%f8** ¬ated Ciril Sktuter. ktaglgs,

., Pme &rt l'Wl81OA18 oontalned in APtlale Beationlo?th8t

n bOtiOA 1. ThOr. 18 hereby arO8tOdth. %XAl&&iOti fhAl'd~O~~~tOb4 OWpO8ed Of tf?O (5)ROl!&WB VhO 8-1 Ml'70VithOUt00) penration

otlmrthm their ratunl,neoersaryoxpenser 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 Sarsiono? the Forty-iiith tegi818tUPO

Of the s t a t0

O fh X88OA t h 0

l ff OOti V8 d & O Of thi8 AOt, tO@h@r With the BeAiOF rotlreofficer of the HatioaalGuard oi Tum8, Aot Of the thlW0 (3) 8bOVe EeAtiOMd, and th0 senior eav8lv oftleerof said Owrd, aballcon8titUt8 th0 fA&tm MIbO~8hip Of th0 borrd 0~ 8tOdw thl8hot. Of the three (3) lndlvldualr flr8t aboveRCIA~~OAO~ the oldort rhtilhme 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 initftitOFIu 8-1 -~ d&O f?Om th0 tit0 tbf8 AOt b8OOple8 l ifOO ti V O. mC8pt 88 8bOW JWOVidOd,the tOFUI Of WabOl'- **ship on**  **mid Board**  **dall be**  **of** *lx (6)yesrr' duration.
"Esohmemberof 8ald%wzd 8hall,vithln rlftaea (15)day8 from the aaJ tpoa vhioh thl8 Aot becomer

efieotire,.

or from the &to of hi8 lweipt OY notloeof him eliglblllt~ to rem0 to fill 8 V8U8AO7,

qUali~ m trki.f-Jg

Wld illfAg 01th th s00la~ Of St& th8 OOA8tlidItiOAd

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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 ah411be filled ln the follovlng IyTn8r: Yith**in fiV8**  (5) **&a78 bf** **’ t4r**  th9 **OOOUCM~O4 Of**  **8**
**racano~** the **Adjutant Oenerbl**  **of Tour**  **rlall** aertitJ

to the 34ar4tw of Statemd to tb offla4r oono8med, th.8 mm of the 84nior4otlr8 offic4P

Of the 18tiOll41

duud of **TeX48** vho l8 not than ooouwing an unexpiredterm **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 oliglbletofiu. **8U4h VbCU¶Oy.**  **& Ob80**  **8U4h O??fMr**  **8h4& fO2**  uly FObBOA,

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to him a.ad

to the o??loeraonoerned the neme of the next seniorrotive **offloor** of the rrldGuardln like mumor **48** h4r4ln8bor4 provided, and **80 on**  until **GUI Offit4r**  **80** aertlffed **qUtil?148** to fill the v8ounay.

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@ or **8irtpfOtW -8,**  **UAloar 8i.icMC**  retired**4 I**  **’ ebBOn**  **Of** N8igllltiOll4, **di8-** 8bilit Ol'

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18 the general

rule. m4 COA8titUtiOA 0r **Texaa** provide8 **that** 'all offloera

vithla the State l

h4ll continue

to perfOrti th4 dUt148Of th4Ir 0??1048 UAtii their 8U40488Or8 ah411 b4 **duly** qurllfied." (Artlo XVI, 840. 17) The geaeml rule 88 to holdingover ~4Vail8 **etea** In the **rbaeaae 0r**  q oxpro88 ooaat~tutional or rtetutoq protirlon. 34 Ter. Jbr.
no. Thcr4?oly, I n w8ver

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The wx48 COA8titUtiOA, ArtI XVI, 84otiona33 **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??lc4or pO8itiOA

**0r** honor, tl'U8t **or** profit,

under tbi.8 St&o or th4 United Strtoa,4xoept aa preaorlbed in thi8 COA8titUtiOll. ?'rovldod,th4tthl8PO8triOtiOA

88 to the &Wing and prying0?4Wm&atettpo~

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

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thb i Orgutired

~484l'V48

Of the UAltedSkt48, 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 UnitedState8 8ad btdiated IOA of the B4tion81 onud, tha NrtlonslQmrd Rea4rve, ud the 0~ **gutfred** b84PV48 Of the tlnit4d 8trtO8,4.Ad

re**tired** ofrioer8 0r the Unltod**llktea Al-q,**  **Raw,**

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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.l8deaatitutlen8h4l3 ba oonat?ubd to pr0NbI.t 8A brfioor8r **bAl.f8t** l d m8A Of the #8tiOlWl &ux'~, 8ad th4 #8tio& ottlpd n484~~4, 8r &A 4??iO4ritt thb OffiObr8 8484FV4 Cbl'pB OfthO t.b t f tO d 8trk8, l

S MO Q Libtbd

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 4rri04q 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 e tt +-8l, p e o l83

or Pr i Ruy , in t a Stat4vh4A 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 rloa8v4uld ttbt d;- quell- them **for** other 8kt4 4ffiO48 or 84Jlbmt. HerWU, i a8dd itik~ kkbt g l

ffiOO~8 fa th4x4ti4A41@?Uda the lidjttbttt 04~4~818~d.bi8b8i8t8At 8F4 8trt4bffi8iti8 wpeittted

lq th Governor rod, in mtoh aapaoi , reoeiVoa~- nual 84lei88 under **the rp**  49th Leg., oh. 378, pb 810 prlatieabill4
rP LW8 ,x945, ohdor the mme bill, 84bFf48U'44~ro~1&4d?4r the sewetuy (Bina, )utd 2I.F th4 Clerk (aeoativ4 lWor4tuy) of tb4 %X48 Ratiuu) 6UA?d holy boUd (804 PO !h). IQ o u r l pi?44n, the l

8v8 - q ue t p 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 

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mtr 4pfaf4a, maoh 08rtiiIoAtioA0&18tituk8 ~WpOiatAOA8 Of t he

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