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a(2) Can the Govarnor cpgoint tbc hdju- 

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.of the kesional Office or c~vllia~ ~ofense to m’ 

have a moabor of‘ tao Offioo. of Civilian kf~n& “1’ 

Staff poxfoxn the derri&natod. $tio$Lons of a. 

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State Property Wflcer? : (Ref&x+no.e-Is’rsade to ’ 

a letter to the-Governor, uador d&;k$‘Suim 

Z%?, 2W.2, fron xiltoa T. &eCory, .~su60trut.: 

Rbgional %cotor, Zighth Civili- Eefenso . * ..’ ’ 

Be&on, copy pr which 40 ,atbaahod).” 

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ouaat to. autborltti .ricsted ifi .hln by ~xocutlro Or&or ilo. 6737. 

dated mop 20, 3941, and purouctot to .Zection 1 of the sot .approved January E7, 1942, end in aCoOrdt%co with &tiOle 13 . 

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of SxatxtIvo crdkr Ro. 9068 dated &rch 6, tW2, euthorizinii;. 

tha Director of. Civilian Dorersse to r&e acd lsouo’ mch hulas, -_ 

rogulatione pnd ordoro as he my deoa naooosary or &iSiruhle 

to carry out-the turroso6 of the-‘aforommtioncd act of Jao- 

~~‘27, 1042 (ralatfnG to ths providiw .Of protection Of 

,‘araons a&d property fron bo=blaC aW?&ko, sr,botn&e or othor 

tar hezerde), hao mado. ssd issued ragulations concsrnldg .the 

diot~ributlon end cuporvi320a bf CiWU.nn ?k3farm3 eqUizC:ent 

e+ottcd by iha Fedex1 fi%vesnaont to Stat0 mnlcipaJAtias 

(ml c utbor iflo s l ~oaaation no. 1 of said Dir~~~tor roads in 

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from f3.m co tile ;o!io avcilablu to 

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- *(a) iboh borrowing omwaity if22 ikm- ’ ’ 

l&iato a Looal .kro;lc2tr Offiear who will. act 

aa cu8todiao or the pogorty and ,wil2 be rufipons&ble rhaxofor to the Qi’lico of CLvllion 

DOfOZSQ, State Fro, OffPcor3 are .to ~bc 

appointed to aoLnto t 

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n records vlth roffpeot 

$9 a22 ps~srty loaned in t+r rosgocl;ivo . _ titatu3 or arwa, am popmy my,- ui oertsan 

; installcaB* to dol2vorob to the comxlnitlaa 

through ~68 Stat0 Proprty Offhrs.~ St&3 

J?ro~o,erty 5srim3xs and Ymx.l2 rxogcrtg Gllxcprs ‘_ 

9411 Goal tick and dintrIbute the prOp6rty 

* oz12y in t&e swmr .presorlbed ‘4Jr the’ Lirwit~r . 

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.(a) $itil. Authority man8 any St.&3 or 

oomualty, a8 hcrainafter doflnod, oi! a~ d3p 

e1aot5a or oppoi5tou official, aguqt, tmra, 

ooznl8sioa, or o&w body of p~r8ons duly .RUthoxi8nd to sot on bohelf of eny 3tnto or 

co8iaun%ty. 

u(b) Litat macod any Stat0 or toiritaby 

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oaoo8sl.~ the’ ulx.ttcu 3tatixl, aau, in Rl!b 

cm, zz+an8 any eron dosignoted by the DWN?-~ 

for or Clvlliml Dob%l3s OS 0. ojmoi@l RrnD. for 

prpoaos of those r~latlons. 

“(Ii) coraurrit~ ~&RS3 any sm.&oLifLllity 

tvm’ or vllhse, or say othw pG.ftical f&i&- 

oleion or any St&e, ox: WIS 8roa ‘dtsi.gz~atab by. 

the IXrector of Ciolliaa Df&imse ao .I% oolsualty 

fox pusposc8 of those PuEI;Ll+kt~O4$* ‘~ 

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&nch lwil ?ro3erty W&or atill ngmo, on 

: OCD Yom 33. 5G1, ‘to omglp *;ith all ruloa, 

rogulatlona, ordares e.nU hitru3tlons o$ the 

Dlrootar or Civlllen l?e3mao. Such Cea%ifl- 

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.aat es and Agreeqtnto aIu3ll be oxcouteU in 

dup&ioste, CAS copy to be filed wIti the &ice 

0P Clvf.lian Dolktie, k&whlqtoa, ‘?J. C., and 

qm copy w3th the k?giocal, Direotar. : * 

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W(Q)- AS tt oochitic2-i prm3e0nt t0 tiO ~a-. 

faa, or any loan to a oumaity la any Qtdto, 

the &~uer~or of such 3tato atilL duly qqolnt 

6 state Pxo~rty Officer. fn the swent tbat . : 

OA area la uuel~ncteb 68 a apSC36l~ are% by fhe 

r&rector of Cl?iilhn noranae, 4 Stat0 woperty 

officer thereof Bh%ll, aa Q aoaddLtion praCe* 

dent to a loan to ‘fug cozatity thfireZ~2, bs 

duly a;rpointcd by t&a Governor of the State 

iti a7hlch the lnrl;ect oity in auoh area is lo* 

05tod, SIXI In such case. the Stat0 Property 

WS4er fox the Stute or States in vhWh such 

. apsohl 

‘arc& lo looateb Shell ham ,do .datiea . . 

-or aoooantabflity with reaarjroct to the said 

spooial araa. The duties aml obligatlona o$’ 

euoh. Stat0 Pzopsrty osric0r ohall b4 as oat : 

forth in theso..re:og4&Stkms or aa otlwml,sa 

preaorib~d by elm Gtrec+or of. Cf%lig P~ft+aor 

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1 mURltg sti.11 duly a,?point 6 Local Property, . 

Offloor to 8sm0 as ths duly fmthorlmsd 

i tgoat of ths cmity to recolvg3 MC!2 loaa' 

L . LQOn 3UCh tori33 and OOnditiQlXJ ea ohal. bs 

: i,* fsoaoribcd by the Bircctor Qf Civillm Dorenae. The Uutleu c.nU oblSgetions of oaoh 

Loaol r3rosrtJr GfSiccr si3all. bo 88 not forth 

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tie I t’.‘.ab ouch bon& stsall ba oxocutod 

Q. 502 and by ixoh ooz’>ornt,s 

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as posslbla of oq up 

lTOCUF8ZMlt ii prorf@tly . 

?mEt of the tygo and 

181 Tsbba qunntlty o~ocif’l6d by tlia Uircct~z? 

OS CioLl DufpIm3, 

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Qf Civf&n D&UAS~ slwll bsaadehvrriZable 

in nny lOCc@ltp only br loan to duly coacrtI- , 

.totad 41~11 authwitiou of Amy state;tarritQQ', IUMtOi#a$ity Ql- OthOr pQlitiO51 Mbdivl6SQn COzQris~~ Or aifu&ted w1thia such 

locality, azd any awh authority mey Uistributo the wxm to mc~oaaiblg end ijuallfiod . 

fndiVuiU3~S QY Qr@QiZnt%QllU, . iI2 Q ~008X?QllO~e 

.h*tb ragulatioas~.Lm&~d by ths Dfraetor Of 

CiV~liM f)efCQ5~; pFQY%ded the% it ohall ba --. 

a co2ditlQn of alJ.'suoh loano #Qt~ths.citil , 

altthOxi$& tQ v.%bioh e.%?h loan i8 WI&J ahall . 

&6 QWUSODCO tQ the j?irOd.Ql' that the &U'oparty toemid 3helS be odsquatoly ~~otasrod and . 

'tralntsimd, thst it shQI.1 not ba UosU Qthur- ..'. 

tiistl thzxn for tfia ~Z’GttrCtiOn or’par3ons or” 

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poparty fxos bc=ibl.s stt-mks; sabotqp or 

Qth6rwiU hazardg Or fQr traiQin~'O'r iQ!StSU.C- : 

tloa iaoiduntal to suoh.ase, end that suoh 

property itnloes Zest, dostroyaa cr ObQfauxid 

In the toured o$ suok mu %1;11lbS koturmd . , ' 

tQ tbe ~tited Stat% %%'orriS~& Q-t any tkm 

upon ardor of, or prrsu5nt tr, ruJo3 or rega- : 

letion& p'eeoxihatl by, tha Dlq~tor of 'Xv&llaa lW6naeY. : 3 _ . . ..a. . . 

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a~a~~~~ai 0r the ~r0Om~t, to appOiat suolr sib 

6itiomd advisory oo~tt~as, and aubaotittaoer, 

ry$tb respoot tD Stat8 and Local COOpOr8t~OA,~ 

cationalmorale, qivL1 dofouea plnoAin&, civil-- 

ion partiolpntlun, CiAd related ti0foASO aotivG’.‘. 

tias, a$ hs may find ocoosearg or desirable $0 

oas~ot hia in tbo per5’ommooe OS tis duties. . . 

Sum odvisoty aoa&.%teas my, I.ncluda ragwan? 

tCit&VeA trOiIl hdel!Al dQXiPti?WAtA 8Ad AGC'AOiBB, 

Stote'tid 33ca-f,fivar~mento; prfvate orginlza-~ 

tions, and the public at l,ar.@. '@IS &mbars 

of sd~isory co!xalttaas shell 8sr'vo a8 such . 

aitboclti co~~~cnsritlon, but #hell bo ontitlod to 

aotauls and neoasmPy troAspoxtatfoa, aubsistonco, and othar oxpanass $.nnlSentd to tl;o 

gorformnoa of thoIr ii$~ias. i .: 

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Vha \M.te Rouse 

&!ay EC, 1941" : 

We have roosivod tbo i%rthor 1nfoYmtion~ fro2 goUP 

offics tht fho Stfite Pxoprty CfSScor ni31 rocc17.0 no 00~ 

Pcw3at!.on for tfim l!iutifJa ha pE?l‘rOrae. 

P.kOvldeo $ 

S~otlon le of hrtiola I.6 .oS 'our Dtuto Constlttition' 

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ina; or eamislng say oftloo or profit or . . 

trust, under tha United Statoa, or el,tkor of . 

tbOm or under any $OroicA ~owar, shall. be 

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81.. \ ell&blo aa a nmbor of tho La~ia~lcturo, or 

bold or oxmalsa DAY office of wofif or trust 
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of trust or profit under the t7nltsd‘~f3tates. 

a?inlon that the offioo of Stat0 Pr5 

~ffleo Or c4.viLian ZaCenae..+ an off f 

arty Offker fop tba 

CO 0r tmic c?3.mOa 

pador tbo 2%~ of. the Unltop Staton and ia (I todorei off&~ 

&td rot R State 0fFi00. It4XUld not be a stnto offica becauno it WRS not orastod by tba ConstLtutlon or statutes OS 

tb0 Stat0 of Texas. 

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Zn anoxw to y&r third qt&otlOn, it la our opin-.. 

ion that an oaployoo In t!io Adjutant Worsl*a 0tSfco 

being a State o~tioor) could be appointed an3 hold the 

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ofrico.of St8tc Property Offtcar for the Wfioa of CMliaa 

Doronao, but 1C he bid so hs would not bo antitloa to reooivo any pny fro3 tho Stata O1 * %Ewi for his aorvl~coe 80 

a stllttl 6Fa~20300,. sea Cootlon 33 or Arttlo 26, Toxa6 constAtutton. . . 

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quostLona aBoa bo ansmred ln.the qogative, and a,*~ eo 

bnswwed, : . . . . .. . : 

Xa fmswer to your s&i &es&n it is our 0,-i;- 

ion tha$ tho (iovamor could aDpoLai Q lenber or the OifLoo 

OS CLvilian Refulse otsff c.5 Stct~ Pxup3rtp Ofrio-0r for $ha 

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