OFFICE OF THE AmORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN



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### HonorableJohn 8. Baker, page #4

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You ar4, th4r4rorb. advised that the **money r4oeit46**  r0r the SRb 0r the propa* ma not be deposited to th4 oredIt 0r the oounty 

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The only expr444lon relating to th4 dkpO8ftiOZ% 0t X4OIl4yS csalfaed isroa th0 Sal8 Or 0-n 84hOO1 di8tr
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### In queetlon he4 b4en rendored non-existent beamme ~pU LGh) property formerly locate@ rlthia It8 baupdacie8 h48 been taken by th4 Federal Government 

### for U8e ES Sn USI7 0-p. The tems of Article 2758 cannot be 

### carried out and 8re, therefore, POt ~plleable. ThI8 is a 4itu4tfOn aat Oontempl8ted by the Lib&$SllrfW and one upan whlah ths Lsei434- turn has not et acted.~ It is a proper IIeld for legl4lfotion; however, unt19 the 

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### and **the trU8t448**  **Of th4**  **44bOOl di8~iOt**  **am trUste48**  **Of th4**  money and 4re reapon4Ibls for its proper custody and Wekeepa.

Very truly YOU'S