OFFICE OFTHE A3TORNEY GENERAL OFTEXAS
AUSTIN
mnuwable U. Lee O'Daniel
eoreraor of Texas
balstln,Tfmua
DearBiFr
w40,~ request* an opial
respeot te the above OdbJ
full as +ollows~
S Of fhe
etaeen the Ur&t&l St&e0 oi
the united Liezirssn
states
ruary 1, ie38, &all be cad be-
ograpblcal part of the fitateof
s&all be tier the oitil ml
G$l-baal jurisdiotlon of tales&d state,,
~~~.fytlng the awnersbip of the
.
*x dsdxts to cum your ottealifonto that
portion of the &Ii aM.ab Feac?.a~ *That
upont3loac3optan3e of this A&~tbe
State of TJrir*. IFAll you please ln-
form 130 T&O is 8uthmod uader the
law to awq~t thfs hat on b3half of t&he
2t3fx3 of -lhxast*
hll voluntary sots 0P the State, rhether o?
cijBpwltlon or 0thm7is3, afYw state-oTwd pro-
perty are In tholr nctore leglelat "f te and not judiaial
or oxocutive. This principle or governlT3nt dotms
t&o policy cf the State, ttoidelscfxl by the lopop ena&-
li53ntsconwrnlllg publlC l=ndo in the 5stter of sales,
lea3oa axl tJaolike. Thus, patents for ladl en&n&*
from tho Stat3 ara required to he fssu3U in thb mm3
and by the wthority or t&o stat3 lmaer i&t.! seal of
t&o 6tote and of th3 Land offioo, slgwd by the oo*ernor
sod wunter-signed by tbc fhTUidSBi0~. (Rfn. Cd.+. Stat.
Art. 6413) Forfeitwas of sales of 'Lam% for mm-prj-
glent of interest are authorimd to b3 8ntoreii by the
Cozriltdssionerof the Goneral Lami office and rel.Mtate-
cpnts are llkmriec ~ParideiX Per by &ticle 6326.
Lwms arat forfeitures of swh leasos of lUaa sr6 lim-
TisO &-tl'%VidBdw StatUteS. (k’tlClt38 6331 t@ 6L338)
Sheceaats msrely serve the m&y gzU-
rUting a -f Crf the skiti the %Ilfkt
nals who wt Sor t&e State in aarryhg oat the St&et*13
Wclare& yolfoiee, but tbs oontrel itsolf 2.6 that of
take state thrwgh theLBgzaX.ature.
HO precise 4mf3e In potit haB ooole to oar at-
tentlon, the nearest appmaah being ia th3 *tter OF
the &oxuti.onmade by Areher Y. LIunttn(ltonto the Be-
gents uf the Unlvtwelty Op Texas In tam& for certcrln
Stat0 purpww, of date Oataber I, 3927. It w&as
that this donation was 3vtiexmmi by a de@ duly exe-
cuted and pfae34I of raoortl upon the deed reetmk of
'Salvoston Coimtg, where%= the land6 fer3 situated.
TMreupm, by siolple rsciolutlum X0. 61, P~3uad at p.
304 of Senate jourpal of tb0 regnlsr eesetrm of t&3
41st Laglolature (lQ2Q) a resolutian of thanks uws
tendered to tiledonor.
up011 tho wnsiderstlon3 htwe 3xpewed you
aT3 resp3atfull.y 3WieeO It is th3 opi@en of this
depa3dTrent t&at the L3g~u1atuzxl of 'Eexas ta the mm-
stitut& gwernmatal ageM ef the State, .by appv-
ffonorable W. We O%uxlrtl - Pago 3 1'78
priate act to awept the lands eedod by the Cmgress to
the state of Paxizefor thoilndted gul-pwes el.am#rate&.
This it nny do, either upan its OTn inltlat1vi3 ar npnn
the rt3comendation of t&e Gw0rnor.
APPRCVEDMAR 15, 1940
ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
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