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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; 

Cl0 BUCh 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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“(1) till1 you’hiadly tall rno whethar or not I 

have the lo@11 rigA to.:Jrovfde such ~uo.rtora ah& 

utilf.tios aeoasu~ry for thwk mintamuoa, eithout 

*har~i3 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 

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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.” 
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irk&) ns am no- or m!?y hnrsoftsr bo ooSsbllshod by 

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

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Titl; 37 , .- .>oction iO0, of ths U. 8. Code Annotated, 

p-ttvidoa fn part a8 follows: 

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 OR activa 

. duty O)P~ entitled to trot~ve4ut.y $riy eke11 beg ent.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, 

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urrruant thereto, sxeoutive order 3io. 9258 1~6s iosuod by, t&x,- 

rashiaat, efSoc.tl.ve an .oS JUCL~ 1, lQ4+.. MU scrLd 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.” .. 
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ebooaoCst.l&~~ MI way be oods:dorod euItnb& to the 

coctft?oss OS aersico 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. 

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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: 

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%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 ChO light of crisy L&w nn& r&gil&tions, 

chn!ly authorize tne usalgnmont OS rnllitery quo.rCwra owner 

bY t: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 

- Of core then on0 office of emolument at ths s(tme time. 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 nuthorlzod 
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,~~rvioo, end that “his epppolntmat -- In th$-mUnite6. Stuto’s 

~\fiti cttwn 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~oe both the ‘Xtition@ CumYl of 

. ww3uf end *he mxes lwoase 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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Carloti C. Ashley 

Hrot kaslotaat kxtornay ocncra.

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