f .:1 I‘ gonornble Arihiix f3. Knickerbocker - ~~~~ 3 off~ocra ‘aa Z ccc have on t!:i, stiff, 4th civil oom-

. miaoioas of c?nolumnt, apporantly h~~va*he logs1 ri&t to Pruw snlorlcm for their sorv!.ca as railltary officers; Cl0BUCh 5eb.l'~ IS bri.ll$ dXtk%?%, but ticis baau **dUI.y** WllV0d. 1 dosire, by virt.ue of tho aSoroscaU low, and jmcedaot, and pur;?ooos Sor wklot: such b:ildIngs were constructad; to provide the 250 OS such hcusas and util$tioo r.oooss6ry to tholr zaintonanee to t:,oae non, fclthout cost to t,hm. An appropdotlon for nzaintonGCOG and uttlitine for those bulldin@ h-25 bean mdo. and Is av.aSlIsblo.
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to thooa mm, nox actively ‘serving on ny. otaff in the eilitary Sorcas of this Ytcts, who,, at this stma time, hold 0~011 offices of .esioluaont, .trust and honorP

’ The 1st par&&mph of Arti.cle 5709, Ikwisod Statutes, cs mended, provides:

.3hhe hitjut’srit Oeaeral shnll bo lnocotrol of the.- mii:tmy dopartnont OS this St&a, and cubordfnste only to the Governor in wttors pertaIn:ng to safd Eayart-

-‘mant,.or ‘the ~nllitary foroae or this Ytota;, end. ho .8h~l1 ~gerforta such duties **as..t%a** Governor my .Sron tiaa ‘to Sirno ootrcst Lo him, ~oLatLva to the .mil?twy ~c~~~t1a~?on~,the mW.tory Sordas, the nllltary atoms ‘ad ~u~pltOs, ‘or to ct:?cr mattorn raspacting military affairs of tt.is’ G,tu’to; and ha shall ocnduct tko. buofnaso of tho Cepak9kccnt ?n sueti smnner ou the Covorno~ sbiill. dlreat l Iia shull hsva %ha currtody and okarge. of all books,‘. ruoordo, pugnro, furniture, Sirt~roe and other propnrtp r$3cIng to hia Da~*srtwznt, and ~shcll p3rforn 00 near LIR;iroctico.blo, such **dUtiC3** ci6 portnin to **tha** Chief US YtofS, ti?o Mlltary Sacr’ot~ry and other Ch,ioSs of staff Cflpartzumts I uoder tha rcgilationn und Custans **of** the tisifod **SCstoS** lirsly.”- > 4353

irk&) ns am no- or m!?yhnrsoftsr bo ooSsbllshod by

. the laws for tha Itrny of the united r;t$~co.*

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Wumpt as atherw!cc rrovldod lo this seotlon, oooh otznA.salonod officer below the grade o ’f br!.Ebdior '. gonor%J or Its equivelont -- whila aithw ORactiva

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entitled to trot~ve4ut.y $riy eke11 begent.ltled at fill tlmos **t6** a money QllOWkCO far reatal of qusrter8;R T&e cnxfoptiono.llntaU Zn said eaction co not betng ontitlod to the money allo~~~o Zncludo, cJflccr%wlthout dqmrdodta wM,le dn field duty or at sea, and any offloor who ia *aos'lgnou qu.i&t~rs at hi.8 pomnent **St&trOA --.** *

%aid section huthckca the Pxo&Sont to uako kogulatloas *in axooutlon of Use $rovM.ons OS ti*An seoti’on~~, and, zurrruant thereto, sxeoutive order 3io. 9258 1~6siosuod by, t&x,- rashiaat, efSoc.tl.ve an .oS JUCL~ 1, lQ4+.. MUscrLd order, the ~~ Litrig(Ipornwxnt etatioV was deflnad. +S includlp% “the pl.ace:, on shore where an oSSicor’ Is astie;?cd to duty --.* Said order further pro~~ded~~‘~Thci OBelgnsw~t of guartors to 8n orSIO@r ahall **coaaJ.st** oft&e &3slenatIon in acoor?.anoo with r~.guln-

. **tlons** .oS the doportsent o+noc:.rnod of quarters onntroU.cd by the Govsiwent for ocoupsnoy without ohergo by the 0fSiCer aa3 hIo dopondo&s, ir cny.” ..**.-.. .i**  **.~**

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ebooaoCst.l&~~ MI way be oods:dorod euItnb& to the coctft?oss OSaersico et their stations. ;t;n??er wartime co,ndlt!cna it Lo a~noldorod in th+ beat interests of ths’sorvlos tl.at such offloors nay not be pormitted to occupy quarters at ~l:~oas remote from their. poata of duty.”
-’ ,~ . i&thor, army Ra~ulstfons~Xo. 100-90, ~isnued by the :ar iMi&rtnimt on April 13, 1643, arovldea Ih riubntnrcc tnot W~.IIG jzuirllc &iartero **ucdsr t&e**  jurUkIiotlon or the Wr Daprtrent ora furnlshed to militcry pcrs~nool, Utilities will. be su?;lied to o.uiuch

quarters at.tha oxpewo of the Gopernmont. : it&71 or’ tha ctirront ogpro;rlation for the Adjutant Ca~crhlio &*rtment, fi>gear1.ng on p, 887, hets or the 48th to~islaturo, la as folXc;rs: ._ :

**%x3, fJ31,** **‘ .**  **rant** on mmwmrd an8 aleaollanews~ er;r&~os of:oporctir16 c3~2ps; and IccltidXn& tallitles, auto q3anSe, xupulrs and rsplaouiwm, ona extra holy,. caiqm mbry, Jiulen and **HOlpm3 and**  other cornpa .' -- $1~,000..00." : '. ". '.. '_ ' .' yx

..:.. Thua~~:$rticla 58x3, Fml& YtaLuF&, and tno tipprojW~cClon bill, oqwa, in ChOlight of crisy L&w nn& r&gil&tions, chn!ly authorize tne usalgnmont OSrnllitery quo.rCwra owner bYt:e 9tcto.and furn:ah!n~~ ar nti1rtf.o~ to the ~orrloora menUoaod in your~lott5r, unlaas t:or’o be coz%icltutlonal bsra to - aoh cation.

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eaotlons 12, 33 nnd 40 or Artlola 46 OX the Texoa G’olialtution imposa rostrictlons +@nst **t.hs** ididing by any pamon - Ofcore then on0 office of emolument at ths s(tmetime. The lattbr txo sect,icna~tmr~ czionded in 1033, SO as to excapt from ?boir restrictions officern in the Natlonol Guard of ’ Toras, and ott.ers listed.

III the WOO of Carpontor v. :jho~oard, 143 8. )‘I. (2d) $42, cited in your Inttcr, the TOXW S.;2r&:e Court bold that t:*+J c::ona39nto

’ to the Co;atltutlcn &ova rafarrofi to nuthorlzodr

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: ,~~rvioo, end that “his epppolntmat -- In th$-mUnite6.Stuto ’s ~\fiticttwn not violoto 3eotlon 2e of ~xt~ole 3.8 of the Constitut!on.” Xa.Opialon So. O-4400, coastruipg seid Co&ttutioaO~'+xY3Adm?Ot8, I%3 66id; .*

~, ~*+e art? of tha o>tnLon that tbs Fhrase katlonal * Guard of ‘Taxea~ wee used In the **proviso8** td indicets ths orgatxzod ni!ltla or the Qtetta, rbrher tnan’that qw+palz.ati.oa..of ths **raltltia,** es t&ion.coaotftuted, **kAOWA** 08 ~tft8 ‘thth%32 OUUl’d**Of TOYZIS** **’ .**  **!i ’** **O** hold 0t,hrivis8 wo~!lQ be to ob:!ervo th3. forie cad -Ignore th6 subntauce. &ix~oeboth the ‘Xtition@ CumYl of

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### aumb’ ati cimgof+ts ,: of the or6an5md stlltla of this State, it follow .’ that your.nmborshfp la the .Ttmes **DO~OA~CI** Guam3 - lgLl1 mot prijjutlioe your posit&m ,;vfth the ,Ftatca * posml bf KoaXth.n 2&x11&IO foz?egoing, we oono2,u&a that you &re 16g~32~ 2y authorixed to u80 the bullo iqs in quas$ion at $he St&. i;iUtO.r~~Wst of Cf%g Xabxy ns quaStar POr said off1co.H ,g.nd their Gcpan&~n%~,and SC farrrish utZ2lcliw for. sal quertors . out OF the 20&2etivs aygrogriatloa 6r0r066i‘a.~. rio furL?er ,concluQe that tho greattag of suoh, u2lowmous to mm r&roudj+ oa.tho @ato payroll in other capec2tios 10 aot ,forbiddan by the Texrre Constltutioa. 

### Yours qmetrmi ie eaawarod in the olylm3tlvo*

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. XOUl-6 uory truly

. .,&. .. c. hTTQr&T..P Otil*XFfi OF m.2 ., ,sy Carloti C. Ashley Hrot kaslotaat kxtornay 

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