OFFICEOFTHEATTORNEYGENERALOFTEXAS AUSTIN

Iiooorabl.li&xm Dou&t~ county Attora~ey **Uvalde,**Count], _.

1941, you further statot

*Perhe+ 1

’ did not ataka4 question olear enough. Tztr,mlrport property ia outdda.et the lirttits of tbo .Ituniol.pal corporfibloa ot Uvalde, andalthln the county of.Uvalde, ona myquastlon la, ~vhsthor or not sta.te offfoers, suoh 60 the, aberiIf of ~UveldeCounty, have the right ta make arrsete upon this property fmviolattfon of thr leaal Code.”Ronorable Dose Doughty, I’age Z

Artlclo 1,. %OtiOn 8, CliUU~ 17 Or the i.kIited Statoe COIlStitUtiOA provideat

‘To exorcise exolueive Legislation in all, Cmer 

### whetaosver,over euoh ~lmtriot (hot exoeedfng MA BLlleo8quaro) aa may, by Ceselon of particular States, and the ;rooepttmoe of Congreee, boooae the Yeat of the 

### Ooturnment of the United 

### Statoa, and to axsmise lik6 kuthority over all P1ac.a purehaeod by the Consent of the L&816- tars oitha State In whioh tho &mmshall be, for the &sction 

## orPorta, Ma~atinma, hvmnala, dookTartlu, and other nee5ful Duildings~--mdArtlclor SP42-sUt3, lnoltaelve, **karlas** CiTll stat**utsa,** 19z5, dsel with the eaqulsttion of land in Texas by the Paderel Government for yederal use.

Article 52348,~upra, 

### povidsr: *The United Statua Gowmmnnt thmugh ltn 3ropsr egnnt any puxck.srs, eoquire, hole, own, acoupy 

### endpoqi~esa suoh lande within the limits of thie Stats as it deem expedient andsay aask to oacu~y end ho15 ae sites on rhioh to eroot andmatntaln light houses, fortn, ;7illtary sto1~ ions, ~op~~zlties, a~rsemls, dock 

### ynrde, oustom house8 , pmt offiaer andall other needful public bulldin@, and for the p~rpooe or sreotihg end ccnstruotlng looks and dam, for the etraightenin@ of atrscme by ranking outoffe, building levees, or for the ereotlon of any other atructurds or **l~provcaments** that maybecome necsssury in Eeveloping or k~provlng the v+atomay8, river6 and harbors of Taxes and the consent of the Leglalclturo is hereby ergreasly divea to any euoh -purchase or aoq4eitfon madein sooordanee wlth the 7rorlLsl~1 of this lcw.” ,I Article 6247, supa, rea5aa Y4henevcr the United Btstoe shall aaqrtlre rnp lnuQe under thl.8 title, and shall desire to sat&tire asnstlCuClcna1 jurisdlatlou over such lands for any purpoas authorized herein, it shall be lawful

### for the Governor, in thencme and in tecri3.f of the Mate, to cede to the United States



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3rolusivsJurladlotion over any lcsde 80aoqulred, wbec applloetion mapbe madeto blm

### for l&t **pur- ;0338,**  wBiohspplloation ahall be in nritlng and sc00x;paclled with the proper aridonce 0r such ac- ~ulcltlon, duly authontlcatedand racorded, bootalni.ng or having annexed thereto, an aocorati ~Isscrlptlon by metes and bounds of the lands sought to be oedrd. Noauoh cession shall averbe !uads exaeyt upon the exprsaeoondltioa that thla 9tate ehnll rstain ooaourrent jurladlotlon with the Unltsd 3tate8 over eYery portion of the lbnda 80 ceded, so far, that all prooeea, civil or 

### orimlzal issuing 

### underthe authority or thle State or any of the court8 

### or jud~lclal offloers thereor, i.%ybe exeoutod by the proper oriioers of the State, upon any yerson aarenablr to the namewlthir. the llxlts of the lend 80 ceded, 15 like

### manner and like 0rrO0t km ir 50 euoh oa~eion had taken ;ilnoe; and euoh oondltloa shall be inserted in auoh ifistrument 

### oroession.~~ In the case or Curry V. state, (court 0r Crlnrlnol &m&la), 12 3. ‘:I.

-‘(Ed) 798, the court, in pneelrig upon
‘i:hetr)m a Stats oourt hadjurlrjdlotion over an offensecow mlttcd within the bouodarlorr of a nilikary reservetlon, a&id; *. United S<te; Under the 1anguai;e of the

Cdnstltutlon quoted above chase of lend with the oonetmt of tto Le.7Bu‘+F turewill confer the sxoluaive ri,iht to logislc.t% by the United Stateu uoverment over lt, w?.ich necesearily aerriaa with it the ?rivile@ and riaht of erclunive jurisdiction of its oourte. 1 '(D.C.) 12: ;: J 2 Uni d t 3i8F !iuthoiiBtL:s:t&& 1’ ~~:"' Leavenworth R. Co. v. Lows, 114U. 5. SE51 5 2. ct. 996, 2,9

L. lfd.

264; Ih re Kelly (C.C.) 71 P. 34". 549; United &ate6 1T.Halt (C. C.) 168F. 1.41, juwent afflmod 218 If.9. 245, 31 2. ct. 2, 34 L. rr’d. 1021, 2.0AM. C&vi.Il36; **5eo** annotstlone to above olause **Or** United Statee CcnstltutlOn,Vol. 10, U. Se COrnpiled Statutsn 1816, b*glnningat page 13514, *are ruii oollation or euthoritiea will be found.

/ I, ‘All authorltlaa uniformly hold that the United-9tatee government harrsovereign euthor**lfy** and 4%4lualve jarledfatfon ovai all 

## hitar acquired 

## and

uasd 

### by lt~roc oaa 

### or the purposes **msntionad**In 

### the United Stat.8 Comitftutlon, in 

### I all oaeoa where juriaQi0tion has barn axpreo817 / oedad by the atate or where aaao 

### exlat8 br naoaaear~ htplioatioo 

### arising 

## mt+i aon;lent or the at&a to the purcht16oof auoh land., In either 

### or mob oaoea 

### the right to proeroute end I punleh for 

### orimo l



### xiaaa on17 in the Ualtad , States gwornm4nt. ., . .* !

Qpfnlon 

### NO.Q-3318 or trda 

### department holds 

## that**ii** a dead or assalon of unllmltad Iurisdlotion over an ha3 **aam~** has 

### baonexeouted by the Govexviir ot the State 

### of Taxes-to - t&e United 

### Statee Qorarnmont 

### as provided by Artlolea bZ4Eto 

### i347, lnclualve, **Revised** 

### Civil 8tetutea. lW?b, that 

### the Federal Wverxsmtxt would haWeoozaapletsand 6%olusivs leglalntite control and~Jurlsdlctlon over orronaea oommittad on said railitary yaumts mid that tha eat4 .or ,beer by tha Armyoanteoa to 

### aoldlera a&dsuch prinda wouLdnot be 

### amenable:~tp the laws 0r

## thestateorTexas. Thla oplnlon Z!Wiber holds that 

## lr euoh deed or eabalon had not been exeouted In tha manner required 

### by the atatutoa, the aale or bear bn auoh milibsry 

### ground8 would be ‘a riolatlon or the Terns Llqaor Control Act. .:GO eaoloae. herewith a 8opy of said opinion for your informt1on* Youdo not etato ia your letter whethsr or not the 

### Covernor or the Stata or Tsxaa has erecut&d a **deed or**  oeaslon or 

### Juriedlctlon over .mid **property** to the Fodsral Govarnaent. 

### It eeeza readily apparent 

### irQlnycur latters3, horSeTOC,that this ha8 **not ’** **boen** dfme.



### Kewieh to call. your pert~louler ~etteati~on to the 

### r0ii0rring **portion** or Artiale **3847, suwa;.**  :

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within ths limlta of the lend so aeded, in be BEMBr and lik **e 0**  **iea** aa **5.r no**  **UUCh otm**  **h aion**  **a aon**  **on 9**  **69** f5serted **in sues**  instrument **of oessirm.** * It ia apparent tram the above quoted motion that shherltt# aad other pesos OfflO6r8 have the right t0 8ervb and exeoute orixilcal ~?roarae, ouch aa warrants of nrrsmt, on Iro>erty **tiara** jurisdlotlGa har been aeded to the **Pedsrti** “S0voriment m&er hs,foL3 tie47, supra.

meaJlaw8ryour quastlon 88 followsr 1. The sheriff or other peaoe 

### oilloer my execute 8 larrful rrsrmnt of armat upon a penon in 

### tha grounds uad granieer of said airport i’Or en ofream aoumltted off of **said** primiieny, regardlsm6 or whether or not a

### proper deed or OOBaion **of** jurladiotion hao been madoto the Federal Government.

2. IS a proper deed of osssion hambeen made to the **Federax Clowmmint**  the aherift or other paaos OffiOeX zmpnot lawfully arrest a person for an offense aoramittad **oa** 2hs **Erou&#a end**  **medsua ok**  uaid **LtlfDort.**

3. If no proper deed of araslon has been madea8 rbom outlined. the shnriff lawrul **arrarts-for otfenmr**  **pras?iesr of**  aaid **airport.** or other peaoa offiosr8 may make coxmltt~d on the mound8 and 

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