OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN



### Eon. Talter C. Pierson Head, F'xeoutlre Dltialon Department of Ctatr offloe of Secretary o? Sat0 Austin, Texas

Dear sir:

ntloned oonstitutfonsl prc-

?a te Guard is not mentioned by ers be e:ltitled tc, tke exemytlofi, it, would in the general descriptloc quoted above Tte forces end reserve described ln the above mentioned provIsion are limited to those “of the Tjnltsd -tates.* Mllltery forces and organizations .&lch do not meet this requirement are not included. So the question turns on whether the Texas rtate Guard, as a military force, la an instrument of the United States Government or zerelp a @tate organization; in other words, whether lt8 members, BE such, are enraged in the service of the federal governpent or solely in the service cf the 3ste of Texts.

## 56:

Rc,., alter C. Pleraon, pope 2



### The **rt8tutr8** 

### l

rpr888ly protlda that the Taraa Ctato 

### Our4 la 

### I part 

### or the milltory rororr or a stateor 

### ‘I’orsr -- 8t3dth8 88tiv8 8dliti8 Of th8 Sht8 Of =X88. ~oOt8r?nO~ Or T8XO8 18 

### authorized to =giiSn zI= the %I88 Stat8 Ouard during th8 98rIOd 

### thrt the T8x88 m8tiOn81 OU8rd Or my 98Tt 

### th.NOf, i8 in 

### l OtIV, tOdOra 8On10.. kTtB. 

### 5765 aad 589lr, **Vbrnoa ’** **8** AM. Cit. **StrtUt88.**

Thr Coa8tltutioa of 

### th8 URIt& State8 (COO. 8 oi Art.11 proridos that Congo88 rhrll 

### ham 9owrr



### *Toprovldr ror ialllng 

### rorththa 

### Yilltla to l X8OUtr the kW8 Or th8 udOa, 8Ii99rO88 zIX8W88tiOM 8a6 

### npal xBvrrIoM~ 

### *Toprovldr r0rorgaaltdng 

## l mlng, 8nd lIroigl1a

### in&the Militia, 8lid iOr @WI&6 

### ruch Part d thorn l

### s 

## may kl m91Oyed in thr 

### fhkrriO0 ai th. 

### mft.6 8t8te8, r.- 

### rerrlng tothc Ftat88 rerpeotlrrly, the 

### Appointmat of the 

### Offloerr, and thr 

### Authority of tralnlng the b?llItia rocordlng to the dlrolpllnr pre8orlbL by congres8.* It further 

### provider 

### (Qo. 10 

### of Art. I) that8
“NO 8tatO 8h811, Without 

### the **COll88Ilt Of**  **COa@O88,. ,** **. keep**  tiOO98, .,.., in 

### timeor Poso8,

.....a The Army of 

### the United Otate8, 88 defined in 10 U.?.C.A., Peo. 2, Inoluder the 'WtlOnal Guard of the ilnltad %ata8*, and the 

### *Netion Guard while in the aervloe of tha 'Jnlted %etea,* whlo are derlned in 32 iJ.‘.::.A., Sec. 4b, aa follows:

"In this tit:e, mlese the ssntart or aubjeot matter otherwise rerulrcs-- "(a) 'National Guerd' or 'Nations: Guard of the several etctes, ‘?crrltzlee, an; the Dlstriot of Columbia' me%cs that portlcr of tht Crganlzrd Xllltia of the severs1 States, Terrltorlab, 6m.ithe i)i8triot 

### or Columbia, eotlre and lnaotlre, redorally 

### reoognlzed as provldad in thlr Aot and organlzrd, **srmd, and**  equipped 

### in whole or in part 

### at Podoral sxponae and officered erd triified under paregraph 

### 16, section 6, ertiole I of the Ccnstitutlsn.Aon. altrr C. lier.ao;l, page 3

“(b) 

### ‘National Guard o” the United %rtrr’ 

### mean8 a reaervo oomponent of the Army 

### of the Unltrd stater oompoaod 

### of those isdorallg rooognized units and organlzatlone and parsone duly appointed and ooxnleslonad in tha 

### aotlro and lnrotltr Netlonsl Guard OS

### the rareral Ftatoa, 

### Terrltorler, and the Dlstrlot 

### of Columbia, who have takon and aubsorlbad to the oath of offloo prerorlbed in motion 112 of this title, and who have bamn duly appointed by tho President in the National Guard of thr Waited Ttatar, aa provided in thla tltlr, and of those orfloerr end warrEnt ofilcere appointed a8 preeorlbod in reotlonr 81 and 113 or this title, and of 

### thoma porrona duly 

### or&listed in the Natloaal hard oi 

### thr United Staten and of 

## thr 8rroral Strtor, Terrltorlea, and tha Dlstriot (d Columbia rho hero taken and rubeorlbed to the oath of 

### l nllstmont prrsoribed in 84otion 123 

## or thin 

### title. (JUO 3, 1916, 

### O. 134 a8 addad 

### Juno 15, 1933, o. 87, # 9, 48 ?tat. 157jw B 71,
The 

### r0ii0mg provfslons of 32 Cl.“.C.!,., -eo, 194, eu

### thorlze the establishment of Ptate guardr:

“(a) No Etata

. . . ahall maintain troop0 in time of paaor other than as authorized in accordanor wlth the 

### organization prororlbrd under this 

### title. . . .

“(b) Under auoh regulations as the “eoratary of :‘Jarmay presorlbe iOr the organization, standard8 of training, lnatruotlon, and dlsolpline, the orgenlzatlon by acd calctecence witkin ‘:w ‘tete.

. . . of such nllltsry fcrces other than a ‘Iatlcxai GusrC BE mey be provided bg the Iax of each rtete.

. . . is hereby authorized wi~lle any :,art of the N~tlonel Guerd of the Yste

. . . . ccr:orrse? Is 12 active Federal service , . , -rcvideC ful-t,;?er, TLyt ?;ct iorce8 skell not be cs_:leC, orZcred, DT 1:. zE.r:.!nn+r drafted, RSsuch. lntr, the r.llitbry services o,Pt2e ‘

.‘nited ^tstes; however, no perssn ~5611, by 

### r’LE?% ci ~1s n,enbcrshlp in any euoh unit. be exemvted rro:; r,llltfiry 

### service under any Fedora1 law.‘
. . . .“’. 

## 562

AOIl. ‘.alter C. Pleraon, page 4



### The Constitution of Taxor (coo. 46 or Art. Xvr prorldrat c

Vho Laglal6tura shall provide by 

### law 

### ior or6aniain6 rnd dirOiplinin6 

### themilitia of the %&a, 

### in rush 

### maanar as thay rball deem 

## l xpadl6nt, not inooapatlblr with,

### tha Constitution and Lana of thr United 

### Stataa

.o It 

### fiuthar prarldaa (in SOO. 7 oi Art IV) t

*a 

### (the Ootarnor) shall ba Commandor-in Chief 

### of the mllltary forors oi the ?tato, exoapt when thay are oallod 

### into l otual l 

### artloe of tha Unitid Ptatra. He ah811 hare ponr to 

### oall forth thr 

### Yilltlr to areauta the lawa or tha 

### statr,to l

upprara 

### lnaurrrotlo66, rap61 lat6alo66, and protoot 

### tha frontlar from host116 lnouralona by fndla66 or other prabatory 

## bands.”
It 

### la apparent from an examination of the Texas atatutos authorizing end governing the Texas -ata hard thet it waa intendad to be purely a State mllltla, organizrtlon, 

### 6nd not a part 

### or the mllltary foroaaxhs United Ftat.8. The r0110whg proilalona 8r* llluatr4tlra:

“Art. 

### 5765. Th6 ailltlr of 

### this Ftate 

### shall b6 dlrldad 

### into two (2) olessrs, the 

### aotlre end 

### raaervo mllltl6. The aotirr militia ahall oonslat oi organized 

### rod unlrormad military ioroea d thlo Ptate whlah ahall be kn6wn aa the Texas Natlonal Guard 

### or the Texas “tate Guard ae the ceae 

### may be; the re6erve militia shall oonslst of 1~11those llablo to eervloe 

### In the Al.ltie, but not serving In the Texas Ketlonal Guard or the Texas ‘tata guard. As a!zended Aota 1943, 48th Leg., p. 

### 464, oh. 311, 8 1. *h-t. 5891a. 

### ““40. l(8). Yhenever any part of the National Guard of thla rtate la in l otivo Fedora1 aenlaa,t.~a Governor la heroby authorized to organize and malntaln within this State 

### during euoh period, 

### under auoh ragulrtlona a8 the .Ceoretary or ‘Par of the United Ftetes may prescribe for their orqsnlz?tim, standards

## 564

Hon. U'alter c. Pierloll, page 5



### o?trrlai~, lnrtruotlonrnd A1801911n~, ruoh mllitmrf toroor (~athe Oorornor may

### doomaeooa88~~

### 80 dO~OnAthl8 S88tO. Suoh foroor rhrll br 

## 0omp080A

of oftloor8

l ppolntod mid l



### oQmlrrloaod 8nd @@rim86 byth8 @OV8TnOrOr UlLdo?hi8 

### 8U

### thorlty, t0 

### hold Off108 l nd 888i@l88Ilt

dU?iJl 

### t th8 91888Ur8 Of th8 0018?nOr, 8ad 8uoh rblo- OA18A m810 OitftOn8 Of 

### th8 8t8tO 

### 8ii4ruoh rbh-bOdiOd 

### r88ld8nt8 Oi tho st8tOwho rhrll hrl. dOO18F.d 

### tholr intOatiOa t0 b800Ili8 8iti88n8 Oftho unit8d 

### st8t88, 88 8h8ll TOiUdBOr iOr 88mlOo tbOr8ln, 8U9 

### 18lWnt8d, if IUO8888?‘l, 

### brB8n Of th8TO8OrV8 d&i8 WOllOd br&8it m 

### othOrWi80 l

### 8 9?0- **Tided br**  

### 188. , . .

**“ (b)**  

### 6u8h tOrO.8 8h811 be l 8rt Of .tho 

### 8OtiV8 tiliti8 8KId8 OmOnOnt Of tihr fiPit8rl ?OrOO# Of hX8r 8Jld 8hBll 

### b8 8ddltlOn8l 

### t0 WbddiBtiJl#t irol 

### tho m8tiOn81 @U8rdond 8hrll b0 kIkOWlI 88 **the** 

### T8188 %8t8 &8rd: bOVid8d, hOWrV8?, thrtm8mb8r8 O? the T’rX88 

### N8tiOMl [lUeTd 

### who 8r8 llOt 8t 

### thm tir8 in ?OdO?81 88mlO8 nal b0 U8ed, Und8r 

### thr ruthority ol th8 Adjutrnt tilhOr81, to 808llBIIId, in8trUOt, 

### tr8in 8lld 

### 8ddIli8t8T 811 Or 8nr 8OIQOii8flt Ofth8 Ikilit8rr fO?OO8Of thlr %8tO, inOhldin6 

### 8uoh 8t8t8 0U8l'd. ;82rmOJid8d, 

### AOt8 19k3, 48th Log., 9. 

### 464, oh. 311,

, . . . "COO.i?(8) Th8 

### ~VO?nO? 18 h8roby 8UthOrl88A to prsscrlbe rules end regulations not lnoonal8tent With th8 prOTi810~ Of tidl AOt gOT8rning the 

### 8nli8tm8nt, Orgd%8tiOn, 8ddId8tretiOn, diOrn;8, rqUiplD8Llt, msinten8nor, OoINpand, 

### tr8ining 8nd dieoiplln8 

### 0r ruoh rorcoa; provided euoh rulaa 

### 8nd regulatlon8, in 80 fur es he deems practloeblr End 

### ds#ir8bl., shell OOnfOrmto 8Xlsting low gOVerIlir,g 

### and pertaining to the National Ouerd and the rules and r8gUlatiOIl8 9rCawleatad 

### th8rrUfid8?.

. . . *!3oo. 7. lothing in thlr 

### Aot 8ha11 

### be oonrtru8A 88 8uthOrizln( ruoh fOrO88, Or Uy 

### 98rt th8r8Of, t0 b8 

## l 8118A, CUd8Xd, O? 15 aw lUEtUl8~&8ftOd, 88 8UOh, into thr military 8emlOO Of the Unlt8d ?tatrs, 

### but rio prrson ~h.511 by reazon Of ?ifl ecliStI?ent or OOIP- ~issi::n in any 6uch foroee be exempted from ellitary eerrior under any law of the United "tator.

. . .

## 56

Hon. 

### *alton C. l.ltrsion, page 

### 6

Although u8 

### hare found no 088e8 OOn8trUing th8 Texes Bt8tUt8, 

### th8 i8dOT81 OOWt8 h8Vth8ld that OffiO8r8 Of oth8r 

### St8te0U8rd8 8F8Dot bl8mbO?8Ot8DYOftho WriOU8 **aaIlDOD8Dt8** 

### oi th8 vnit8d .et8td8 milit8ry fOrOi8. vnitcd %8tR8 V-.H8rtlnq, 4,8 

### ?. Cupp. 607 

### (Di8t. Ct., 1943); Oeston 1. 

### bit84 %8te8, 34 A. (26) 353, 

### (Yun. Ct. of App. Da Ki943I f 1 a1 

### (2d) 10 (Ct. App., D. c., 19441, 

### 08rtiOr8ri i8:1:d;& 

### !?!'ct': 1286.

.


### ‘InOUIOpinion, thrroforo, meePber8 Of 

### th8T8x88L?t8te Ward 82‘8 

### not 

### rntltled to rote without p8)mRGItot 8 

### poll 

### tnx, under thr prorltlons 0r 90. 28, Art. 

### VI, or the Con8tItUtlOn or T8xB8.
**mU rOqU88t**  

### fWther ark8 for 84~100 88 80 "Wh8th8r uDd8r 

### thrCOn8titUtion **and** lrrs Of 

### the Et8te O? Tsxss memb8r8 

### Ofth8 'P8X88%8te OUtlrd 8tC t0 8nl 8It8Ilt 818EQt irg p8m8llt **of** 

### th8 9011 **88X ’**  

### sad, **if 88,**  

### 'the 8StOnt 

### 8nd t8lX8 

### Of 8uOh 8s8mptlon.' Ye are enoloslng herewith ooplca 

### of our Opinions Roe. O-5045 and O-5808, whloh hold 

### thrt **a8mbrr8**

### of the T8rss r?trtr Ouard, being memb8rs of the 8otiVs Eil1ltI8 of Texas, Ire entitled t0 8 pOrti '8X8mptlOn and t0 8 ml1lt8ry 9013 t8Xr808ipt under Arts. 5840 and 

### 5841, **ReIlecd** 

### Civil 3t8tute8 Of B-8, upon oompli8aOO with the terms of 8ald 8rti8108, snd 

### rhloh dl8ou88 rnd Interpret 8eid 8rtlOlOS. In rdditlon, we or11 ta your rttentlon Art8. 5843 end 5344, which read a8 fOllOw8:

"Articl8 5843.

“To entitle eriy general, field or 8thff ofiloer of the eotire mllltla of this State to 

### ebld exemptions ae set fort: 

### Inthin ohtipter, such orrloer ehall betnetn the fir&t dnys of 

### Tcinusrp ar.4 April of etloh year, flie ,hltt, tte 8ssfk3sor oi tuxes Tcr his. county hla oertlflcate to the effect that he is ec ofiloer of tte uotlre clllltle of thir Ptate la good standing, end that he hae ielthfully dieoh8rFed till the milltery dutlts required or Nm during the prroedin& year, and, on 

### riiinc the OmifiO8tt 

### a8 berein required, auoh orrloer ahall **not** be l

### 3sassea r0r ay ~011 t8x wh8tever other than the poll tar of om dollar pwtorlbed by the :TonPtitutioo far tht su>cOrt of pub110 SC!?OOlS for tht ctirr‘trst year; . . . .

## 51

HOll. “alter c. Pleraon, page 

### 7

"Article 5444. 

### *TO

### antit any non-oct0mi00i0n0d 

### 0t0rrorrioer, 

### mambarof 

## the

l z~n(ia8.r or hoapital 80~8, or any other l

nllatod

man

### orthe l

0t11. mI11t1a 0r 

### thlr 8tate mt belonglag to tho ragular 

### or~anIzatloa,to th0 WJUptiOB~ l@ Mu rOrth in tb0 

### rOtUthprOOObi!~g 

### artlole, auoh non-oommlaaiono6 

### orri00;or 

### l olaier 

### ahaii repera 

### Onaii10l 

### rridOrit0

ahilar 

### tothe 

### l 

### 0rtir Prrte 

### proride I8 the 

### prarrdln8artI ror 

### orriooro, with thr l moaaor, , . , . 

### 0rhlr oountr; l uoh 

### l iiIda+Ita ahall be illatl burl- tho aamo

### period 0nll in tha 00~0 

### mannor a0 oat rorth atm0 ror 

### orrioor8. Oa

### ruint auoh 

## l rridO+itO,

aurh 80n-0on8i0~i08ed 

### orrlau or 

### roll or #hall be ontItle to tha l

### am ox

## l aqltlono la the l 8.UMar 00 pro1ld.d

forluoh

ot

### rt0arhw Summarlslng tha 

### @bow, wo ho14 that m-bar8 of the htia Etrta Ouar41



### (1) Ara not antlt~od to 

### rota without paymmnt 0r 

### a pan tax under 

### t~protlalona 

### 0r500. 20, Art. n, 

### 0rtho Oon

### 0tituti0n

0rTIIOO~ (2)km, uponooopllanor lath&tr. 

### Y&l, 584) OT5844, l r0qt trm pOpm 

### 0rp0ii trxra , 

### l 

### xoopttho one-dollar 

### poll tax prraarlkd by 

### thr Conatltotlon for the aupport of the pub118 aohoola; an4

(3) Are entitled 

### to a poll 

### taxreaolpt under Artlolea 5841, 

### 58l,3 or 

### 5844, upon 

### oomplisnoe tith the terms quoted and payment of the one-dollar Conatitutlonal tax. Tour0 very truly,