OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
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Hon. Dan W. Jaokeon, page 2
'5. The aounty agree0 that Wring the perlob :
oommenalng with the data of the aoquloltlon af any,;:~
part 0r the rite or rite0 for the Development and
oontlnulng for the life of this Agreement, it will
not make any ohargs agalmt the f3ovarnment for any
speolal eervloee ln oonneotlon with the oonstruotlon
and admlnletratlon of the Development exoept suoh
ohargss as may be agreed to by or on behalf of the
Administrator.
*4. 'Be County will f'urnlshto the Government
and the tenants of the Development, the ueual services
ane faoillties which are or may be furnished wlthout
coet or charge to other dwellings and Inhabitants in
the county.
lawful.lyaoieloed 8gains0 sham. :
"6...$%I? Cowtr w$ll dlrtrlbute~eaoh.'muoh annual. . . ,~
:
'payment ih lleu~of~taxes~t6 tlitidtaxzSng b@ies In elioh ; i "--'
pro*rtIon that aaoh taxing bi3dJ'wlll rmelve fmm the
~total payment bg; th9 Admlnlrtrator hereunder the aamb,,
propotiticm am aaid taxing ,bo&.y'r ad ~alOmm tax rate-
beam to the total ad volorem tax rate whloh would be
levied against the Development ii it were,operated by
private enterprim and wbJeot to aormal taxation.
par purpose8 ef ihi8 igra6ment, the term *tuing bodigs’
ehbll mean the Stat0 of Texar and over$.polltloal tllb-
dlvisien or Saxiqptmit ehem0r (laeludlq the COWI*
.a l lld
xaludlllg x&i? HOu8toll Iadepeadent Bohool Dletrlot)
whioh&tall bme 8utihrJrity *a levy ihxea, ,or to netilrx
taxes to a faxing body or pub110 offloer, to be leded
for ltr use and benefit, and in whloh the yeveUpment
lo r1tuat.d.
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Bon. Dan W. Jaokson, page 3
long as title to th& Devslopmsnt is held by the Oovem-
ment titer eaid emergenay ha8 ternlnated this Agreement
@all ~oontlnue ln lull ioroe and erfeot until elxty aag&
a;ttsFelther party ha& given to the other written notice
that; the Agreement shall tanninate at the end oi 61-id
sixty day&.
"8. iipon the sale .by tne dcvernmen t of 2.n~' :srt
or parts of the Development, tine ?ort.or part'r- so &old
shall, from the date of &ale, no long&r be oonsidered
part of the Development. LTponttse termination of thlc
A&*&ment p,& to the whole of tlia Lov&lo>ment, EL2 Zovern-
216nt will -pay such portion si the aonu~.l ja;ymcr:t czL!led
for og PcrcsrspL: 1 ~lt!rco; 1;s the biCQsia ?OrtiCi'i Of tke
trelte-month period bears to. the tselve nontha.
'lo., Nothing herein &hal1'be &on&trued a& obUgattii
. :: .. .t@& County to:aat beyond:its kwfu!. 'authority and power
td:,c%o-.so.: ls-+xaout&d.bnl@
xnb thi& ~a0ntra'o.t in"f%s .':. ';' .:.
offlolal oapaolty a8 a oounty of\the Btate of Tera6.w
'. ..
. :. the’&lie ~'dxplanation' t&t t&tie to the
Poii:mike:
land &nd~pr&ml&e&ie Yeatab In the United stat&&. You request
our opMon a& to whether the Oounty ha& authority, through
it& oommls&loner&@ oourt, to enter into &u&h oontraot and
bind-ltself.under the tsrms thereof.
The Administrator would be aotlng pursuant to
Pub110 No. 849, 76th Oongrser, the Lanham Aot, whlohprovld&s
In partr
%3eotlon 1. Xn order to provlde'houetig for
per&on& engaged in national-defense aotlrltles, and
their families, 'in tho&&.ar&a& or looalltl&& in whlnh
ths +ssldsnt ahiLl find that an aouta &hortage of
housing exlst& or lawends w&oh wauld inpede na%lonal-
.det&ns& aotlvitiss and that au&h hsuslng would not be
provided by private oapltkl when needed, the Federal
Works Admlnletrator (herainMt&r referred to as the
tAUmini&trator') le authorlz86:
Hon. Dan W. Jaokson, page 4
To au UUO prior to the approval of title
bythxorn*y
ion ,oral (without regard to seot;tona 1136,
a8,amended, and 3~%Of the Revl8ed Statutes) lm~rovered
or unlaprowd l&ml8 br intereats in land8 bympur&ase,
donation, exahange, loare , , .*
"Sea. 9, The A&mlnlstrator may enter Into any
agreements to pay annual sums In lieu of taxes to
any State or polltloal aub&lvlsIon thereof, with
rempeot to any real property aoquired end held by
him under th$s Aot, luoluding improvements thereon.
The amount so pafd for any year upon any suoh property
shall not exoeed the taxes that would be paid to the
State or subdivision, as the oaee may be, upon such
property If It mere.not exempt fmm taxation.
"Sea. 10. Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, the aoqtisltlon by the Administrator of any
: real pr0Pert.ypsr~uant to thlr Aot nhall nolrdoprivm
I.i ._ :. mn$ E$ate. ior~.~$olitl~-8uladivli~lon thereof ~i;it8'.~::...:.~ . . ....:
oW%l'md' qrim5JI&l jwiBdi$tion in,atkd o'ier 8Uoh
PraPsrty, ok lmpalr the alvil rlghtr under the~8tal;e
orQe.oal law of th0~inhmbltan%~ on suo&~pr~pe~,'~
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,' From a gearah 0r the files or thl8 Department and
inquix$ atthe Ckmernd**i offif& it appewe talrly o*rtaAn
‘that no iieed ha8 been exaouted’by the Governor, pu*auant 'tb.
Art. 6247. Revlsecl Civil Statutes, oedlng exolu8lve jurls-
diation over these lands to the Federal Oowrnmenti Indeed,
from a raoaing of Sea, 10 of tib,Laaham Aot, it meem ap-
parent the3 Gong4 88 dues not expeot any ~muah ae884.v of
Jurl8diation. ~8~ we' are not aanfranted wkth a~em80 of
different a88erting oonfllotiag
lovarelgntlea olrimm of
Juri8dlotion. The JurAedlotion of the S$ate, thraagh it8
aubdivl8lon the county, Ir not only not disputed, it I.8
admitted, and Ita exemiae Is invited and would be paid for.
Our symtam of government may haw lookad simple
at one time. But, if it aver warnrlmple it ha8 ahanged, It
im now a oomplieated mase of gowrnmental agenaie8 and eu?+
dlvlglon8, Federal 8ad State, and It daily grow8 aor6 naaec
aary that 8uoh varlou8 rubdlvlrlons and agOnaio8 meet and
deal tith eaoh other on fr1mdl.y 8nd aooperative S;OxBim.
In the area of this Defense Housfng proJebt will
reside a large number of people. Not only are they entitled
to receive the privileges an& benefits of government, such
.
Han, Dan W. 3aakwnb Pam S
a8 mm axten to V&err+mmd thea,it Ir manlSorSly
6e the
pUbl%8WlhW t&i@% thw ko~turd~d 8Uoh~~rt~~O8~kraO-
ritm. Loaml gov6mwnt8 aannat oporuto w%thout 8ouraes of
revanuo, a faot whlah the P’ederil.Oovernment IB here reaognlr-
bg, and to avoId yly dimarimlnatlon againmt the ~knhabltantr
of suoh area offers to pay to the State and lte subdivlalons
money in lieu of t?ie tuee whloh muld have bscn oolleotlble
a&net thlr lslnC It it ha8 not owe into .%6%8rd Omerrhi&
There are many governwntal #%rvAoes, we oannot
undertake to enumemts them , which our eystem of State govern-
rwtit, lihrcu& It& verbous sqgtnolaa. lnoludlny tileCounty,
rz.7;;
la7fuilJ extmi: C3 this area. katunilj, a0 fdr ~6 ii&
8%g~tUm8 Of the bounty Ofib3~~8 are aonomned, this oon-
tmot wil:. amount to little more than a Qeo,laration o? polioq
to tie ef$eot that lib8 &%8idWt8 Of thi8 .ILya will ROt ti
: -4 wwv. Ln view or that p.rovim~oon in waph .lO;lt: ..
is.wMaqt thatpwagmph 4,'sottIng but.the ablig&tionk'of ..
6h6 OQuRty ilt the mae gsnoral tenm, aauld not be aonmtmed ..
‘188 an qttompt to.b$nd tae oaq~ty +I da .an$&ls~ bbymd that. :
whlkh ir ~liwfrtl and proper far it to do. Henoe, in our 0pLnIon .'
tha Gtssiuihk88ionan~Qowt may lawfully emouts the am*raat
and native the tui48red OUR8 Of rOn*yfor di8tdbUtioR a0
provided ia the wntnot.
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