OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

Iiooorabl.li&xm Dou&t~ 

county Attora~ey 

Uvalde, Count], _. 

1941, you further statot 

*Perhe+ 1’ did not ataka 4 question olear 

enough. Tztr, mlrport property ia outdda.et the 

lirttits of tbo .Ituniol.pal corporfibloa ot Uvalde, 

and althln the county of.Uvalde, ona my quastlon 

la, ~vhsthor or not sta.te offfoers, suoh 60 the, 

aberiIf of ~Uvelde County, 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 BLlleo 8quaro) 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 &mm shall be, for 

the &sction or Porta, Ma~atinma, hvmnala, dookTartlu, and other nee5ful Duildings~--mdArtlclor SP42-sUt3, lnoltaelve, karlas CiTll statutsa, 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 end poqi~esa suoh lande within the limits 

of thie Stats as it deem expedient and say aask 

to oacu~y end ho15 ae sites on rhioh to eroot 

and matntaln light houses, fortn, ;7illtary sto1~ ions, ~op~~zlties, a~rsemls, dock ynrde, oustom 

house8 , pmt offiaer and all 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 may become 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 made in 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 the ncme and in 

tecri3.f of the Mate, to cede to the United States 

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3rolusivs Jurladlotion over any lcsde 80 aoqulred, 

wbec applloetion map be made to blm for l&t pur- 

;0338, wBioh spplloation ahall be in nritlng and 

sc00x;paclled with the proper aridonce 0r such ac- 

~ulcltlon, duly authontlcated and racorded, bootalni.ng or having annexed thereto, an aocorati 

~Isscrlptlon by metes and bounds of the lands sought 

to be oedrd. No auoh cession shall aver be !uads 

exaeyt upon the exprsae oondltioa 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 under the authority or thle State 

or any of the court8 or jud~lclal offloers thereor, 

i.%y be exeoutod by the proper oriioers of the 

State, upon any yerson aarenablr to the name wlthir. 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 or oession.~~ 

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 had jurlrjdlotion over an offense cow 

mlttcd within the bouodarlorr of a nilikary reservetlon, 

a&id; 

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United S<te; 

Under the 1anguai;e of the 

Cdnstltutlon quoted above 

chase of lend with the oonetmt of tto Le.7 ‘+F B uture will 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: ;: 

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Leavenworth R. Co. v. Lows, 114 U. 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.) 

168 F. 1.41, juwent afflmod 218 If. 9. 245, 

31 2. ct. 2, 34 L. rr’d. 1021, 2.0 AM. C&vi. Il36; 

5eo annotstlone to above olause Or United Statee 

CcnstltutlOn, Vol. 10, U. Se COrnpiled Statutsn 

1816, b*glnning at page 13514, *are ruii oollation or euthoritiea will be found. 

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‘All authorltlaa uniformly hold that the 

United -9tatee government harr sovereign euthorlfy 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 

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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 purcht16o of 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 baon exeouted by the Govexviir ot the State of Taxes-to - 

t&e United Statee Qorarnmont as provided by Artlolea bZ4E to 

i347, lnclualve, Revised Civil 8tetutea. lW?b, that the Federal Wverxsmtxt would haWe oozaaplets and 6%olusivs leglalntite 

control and~Jurlsdlctlon over orronaea oommittad on said 

railitary yaumts mid that tha eat4 .or ,beer by tha Army oanteoa 

to aoldlera a&d such prinda wouLd not be amenable:~tp the 

laws 0r the state or Texas. 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* 

You do 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 irQln ycur latters3, horSeTOC, that 

this ha8 not’boen dfme. 

Ke wieh 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 otmh 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. 

me aJlaw8r your 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 mado to the Federal Government. 

2. IS a proper deed of osssion ham been made to 

the Federax Clowmmint the aherift or other paaos OffiOeX 

zmp not 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 made a8 

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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