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noeorable Coke Stevogson, fags 8 ‘: ~: .. . ‘; .~ tmGkm?ral~ OS State prop&y orri& ror the purposes tielitionedl . 3 .’ . . . * 3) Cen the Govornia apioint ah tmpioyoe oil the stsm! of tbo Adjutwh-Gmml ‘Be %tatQ firo3arty Offico~ . .. ‘.I. .’ 

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‘ tao Offioo. of Civilian kf~n& “1’ Staff poxfoxn the derri&natod.$tio$Lons of a. . 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).” ‘_* . ,:.:,.:. . ‘1,;, i_ .. . . . : !Cb Dhootar of the> Offioo Of-‘~i<iibiA Dofems ’ nr- - 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 . .. 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 ?k3farm3eqUizC:ent e+ottcd by iha Fedex1 fi%vesnaont to Stat0 mnlcipaJAtias (m l cutborifl os l ~oaaation no. 1 of said Dir~~~tor roads in ru-t a.3 folloWs: -

“1. GimRhL I:RC9RRAM “ InI The,Giroctor of Civiltna 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 whowill. 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 aoLntot arty 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

5srim3xsandYmx.l2 rxogcrtg Gllxcprs ‘_ 9411 Goal tick and dintrIbute the prOp6rty *oz12y in t&e swmr .presorlbed ‘4Jr the’ Lirwit~r . . of Citi2ian Dafmsc. ‘. : ‘,.gon&etl.e Ccfe 3toVqsoon, Pago 4 : . i’ . ;- ., .. ,*, I

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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 or. dit soaoo8sl.~ the’ ulx.ttcu 3tatixl, aau, in Rl!b cm, zz+an8any eron dosignoted by the DWN?-~ for or Clvlliml Dob%l3s OS 0. ojmoi@l RrnD. for prpoaos of those r~latlons. “(Ii) coraurrit~ ~&RS3any 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$* ‘~ . I:

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: OCD Yom 33. 5G1, ‘to omglp *;ith all ruloa, rogulatlona, ordares e.nUhitru3tlons o$ the Dlrootar or Civlllen l?e3mao. Such Cea%ifl- .‘. .aates and Agreeqtnto aIu3ll be oxcouteU in dup&ioste, CAScopy to be filed wIti the &ice 0P Clvf.lian Dolktie, k&whlqtoa, ‘?J. C., and qm copy w3th the k?giocal, Direotar. : *

:. .” : l *., **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 . : OAarea 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, SIXIIn such case. the Stat0 Property 

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### 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 . ._ . :. 1 mURltgsti.11 duly a,?point 6 Local Property, .

Offloor to 8sm0 as ths duly fmthorlmsd i tgoat of ths cmity to recolvg3 MC!2loaa' 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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. : I . Qf Civf&n D&UAS~slwll bsaadehvrriZable in nny lOCc@ltp only br loan to duly coacrtI- , .totad 41~11 authwitiou of Amystate;tarritQQ', IUMtOi#a$ity Ql- OthOr pQlitiO51 Mbdivl6SQn COzQris~~ Or aifu&ted w1thia such locality, azd any awh authority meyUistributo the wxm to mc~oaaiblg end ijuallfiod . fndiVuiU3~S QY Qr@QiZnt%QllU, . iI2 Q ~008X?QllO~e .h*tb ragulatioas~.Lm&~d by ths Dfraetor Of CiV~liM f)efCQ5~; pFQY%ded the% it ohall ba --. a co2ditlQn of alJ.'suoh loano #Qt~ths.citil , altthOxi$& tQ v.%bioh e.%?hloan i8 WI&Jahall . &6 QWUSODCO

tQ the j?irOd.Ql' that the &U'oparty toemid 3helS be odsquatoly ~~otasrod and . 'tralntsimd, thst it shQI.1 not ba UosUQthur- ..'. tiistl thzxn for tfia ~Z’GttrCtiOn **or ’** **par3ons** or” ~ 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. . . . ti . . , ,... '. ,~' : .. : *?rQn+ II. S0o&dlt "The -S!dto iitiwa, . . k!usch G, .lL842.." '. . '., . . , .Y.j

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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 mayfind ocoosearg or desirable $0 oas~ot hia in tbo per5’ommooe OS tis duties. .. Sum odvisoty aoa&.%teas my, I.ncluda ragwan? tCit&VeA

trOiIlhdel!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 .: _- “ r .b.. - : : vrpinuia % Hoos0vQl.t Vha \M.te Rouse &!ay EC, 1941" : Wehave roosivod tbo i%rthor 1nfoYmtion~ fro2 goUP offics tht fho Stfite Pxoprty CfSScor ni31 rocc17.0 no 00~ Pcw3at!.onfor tfiml!iutifJaha pE?l‘rOrae. P.kOvldeo

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trust, under tha United Statoa, or 

### el,tkor of . tbOm or under any $OroicA ~owar, shall. be . 81.. \ ell&blo aa a nmbor of tho La~ia~lcturo, or

bold or oxmalsa DAYoffice of wofif or trust.- .

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a?inlon that the offioo of Stat0 Pr5 ~ffleo Or c4.viLianZaCenae..+ an off

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## 0r tmic c?3.mOa pador tbo 2%~ of.the Unltop Staton and ia (Itodorei 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.

\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 (not 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

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**sea** Cootlon **33 or**  **Arttlo 26,**  **Toxa6 con**  stAtutton. **. .**  **. :** 

It Is our oplclon tb8t yew &&th aa& rim '~ 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.5Stct~ Pxup3rtp Ofrio-0r for $ha Offica or Ci-?illsaR0fam50. .. : .

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