Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion ( 1942 )

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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY
AUSTIN
GENERAL OF TEXAS
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Honorable George C. Betts, Dlreotor
v4t4r454' stat0 s0~i04 orri00
Land OtlioeBulldl~
Austin, Texas
Bear sir1
on Ootober a, 19
inquiry to thlr dbpartmentr
"Bouso Bill Ho. 10
8 that all 0r th0
insure to the heirs
, ~h01-4 the proor i8
aims emanating through
Nt Whothor the ~rovlslona of
81813and their heirs, or For14 War II?
"I should like Y4z-y muoh to have an opinion
rendered by your dspartmfmt on thfe subjeot at your
earllsst 005Y4514no4.~
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¬able Oeorge C. Betta, Dlreotor, P-O 2
wo enswercld your Inquiry by sanding you a oopg of
opInIixt Ho. o-&320 4f thiil a0pertplOe.
On Ootober 30, ,l942, '14 r4o4Ired another 4omcaunI-
oatlon rmm you relatIy4 to thIr matter. w4 quot4 rmm your
letter as r0ihr:
*I am in rclooipt or r’oar letter or Ootober 29
4nolorIng a 0arbon OOPJ0r lett4r addre684d to Hon..
orable b5elvIa Combs, County Attoraoy, Softerson
Countr, B uaont, Texas rrlatire to OpInIon No.
o-4820. 4aou atabed that thin amwar the question -
subsUited in soy 14tt4r or Ootokr zk.
‘The sub cot or Mr. Lfr1vI.nCombs’ Inqul
the ENUUO asp ndno, but the l pplloatlon of th4 C”
la hour an8w*r to hio pertains to the qSe~ioemaia
l)epeudente All0wanoo and Allotment Aot of 1942',
whereas mf quo&Ion rrqulros an Interpr4tatIoo or
the word World War* 1 whether Ehe tona Is &olu-
81~6 0r both wia wu x ana world war xx* 0r
li$$,~&de oolrloallg &J %&id War 2. The Allow-
ill otmeat dot relates to un apportionment
of the world war II v4toranr~ borvio4 pay, whiie
my Inquiry relates to a4ath oonp6asatIon. Iasuranor,
ate., of both World War I and World We 11 yeterana
ana their degendoats.
*I will apprealatr aa 4pInIon room four de*
partmsat as to whether the word *World War’ In
gIgi 1939a oovers both World War I and World
.
" . . . .*
Art1014 1939a. Veraon* Annotatad Texar Oivll Stat-
utsfi reads In part aa r0u0w8t
%ootioa 1. That rroa and after the 4rr00t-
iv4 date or this Aot all Gountr Clo1Jrr DIatrIot
Clorka, and other otttolalrr in thkr Sta64 who are
required to Issue any form or oertlfloate or, any
oopy 0r eopl4s 0r iastrumants aooo88arp as proor
to establish any 01aIm or 4laf.m~ oi any as-rsnioe
m4n or the Fodoral Ooyernment, ohall issue au&
oertlfioate, and lIkewi84 oortltlod oopI4s 0r any
iastrunmnt aeoeesary to prove aup faaot or estab-
iiah any olalm or such 4x-84rvio4 w4a, rroe 0r any
Honorable Qoorge 0. Betts, DIreotor, -4 )
aharg4 an4 ahall iaolude t&4 latabliahlng of 4om-
penradon atatua, and say other noo~aaa~ raot to
be 4stablI8h.d to aid md 88818t 8uOh OX-84niO4
men in oomplbtiag the r4OOrd or auoh 8OlTiO4 when
neoossary or required In the lstablI8hmont or olaIma
a& neoesearg senior status, In either the World
War, the Spanish-Amerloan War, or any other aotlrr
aonloe, where auoh arrrioe was’rmthrod., and where
the person would,, 05 proper proof De 4ntitlad tom
oompensatlon, lnauranoe, or any oth4r term ot ad-
justed aettleeant iOr serviC4 rend4lud to th4 United -
Stetes coverrimat by auoh ox-aervloe``iwar The
County Clark, DI4trIat Cl4I!k, of other 0rriadal8
issuing 4uoh oertirioates or 00rtma 40pi48 or
instrumenta, &all not be llable~for say settle-
mont ror any aueh raduotlon, sad the aamo aball
not be oountod aa i448 oollboted and ohargeable to
suoh 0rri0e and shall torn no part or ,th4 mix5dmm
r448 0f ~0h 0fri0h Ail 0r th4 P~OV~SIOMor SBO-
tloa 1 h4roor. ahall Inure to th4 hoIx8 at law or
auoh 4x-aetioo mm, where the proof 14 noo4asary
to eatablfsh the olalfn ammating through or uader
swh emservice mm.
"SeO. 2. lbson104 men, RS meant In this Act,
ahall Inolude all thoaa persons r4oognIaed~by the
United Statoa Gooernmnt aa b4Iag 4ntItlod to ad-
justaent 4omp4nastlon, or other r0m or aottleraent
ror serv104 la tlza or war. Aots 1939, l&h Lo&,
PO 329."
Thti caption or th4 aot reads as rollonrr
"An Lot providing end dlreoting County .Clerirs,
Distrlot Clerks and other oftloiala to Isauo oer-
tIrioet48 and orrtirlbd ooplre or Instrumeate Ia
their rekapeOtIV4 OfriO to 4X-S4lViOO -0 Or the
World Kar and the jpanish-Amerloan War where suoh
04rtlrIoat4a and oopI4a or Inatrumants are a40480
8ary to b4 used ror furthering olalum and eatab-
1IahIng proof of 4aoh 4X-S4lVi44 llltln to auoh Olaims
ior oump4nsatIon or other olalma to b4 satabllahod,
derlaing 4x-4erv t 08 mni rsp4alIng sll laws and
parta or laws In eonfliot herawith; and deolaring
eimrge50y.N
.
Honorabls Georga 0. B4tt8, Diraotor, Page 4
Opinion lo. 014820 or this department, a oopy or
whloh has already been seat to you, 4oaatmea Artiola 1939a,
lup r a a-We quot4 rrom said opinion as foll4wbl
*Artorcarefully oonsldering Artlolr 1939a,
supra in oouneotloa with tho oaptlon of th4 aot
h3 It you ar4 reapoot~ull~ advised that it
ii?Eo opldon or this department that raid aot
was *tended to apply only to ox-s4rVior mea of
the Fiorld Yearand tha Spanish-Amerloan War,
"41 OOM4OtiOIl with the f4T4goIZ@ WC) her4
oarefully ocmsidered th4 *Servloemen~a Dependents
Allowauoe Aot ot 1912’ (Chapter 443.26 Seaaloa~
Pub110 Law 625077th Congress) and do not believe
or think that such aot baa spy application to the
questions under oonslderation. .
*Pou’are further
advised that the r448, oolleot-
ed for the above xmntloaed ‘servlooa should be d4-
posited In the orrio4rta salary fund as required by
Seotloa 5 of Art1014 39120, Veraoa~a Annotated Cirll
Statut4a.a
Article 1939a, fupre, was anaoted by the Forty-
sixth L4gIslature and beoam err40tio4 April 27th 1939. Sao-
tlon 3 or the. aot repeals all 4onflIotIng laws ani parts US
laws and .%otIoa 4 deolares an emergenoy and provides that
the aot should tie&e erreot rron, and after its, passage. Suoh
aot was 4neoted several months prior to Gsmanyta invasion
or Poland, lx. Saptember,, 1939, and was onRet& more than two
and om&alr pears prior to the satranoo of the United States
la the present World War.
sp4oIfIo4lly answering your questlol: it is our opine
ion that the tsw *World War” es used In Art1014 1939a, V. A.
C. S. la 1Imlted to Xorld War I. It does not Inolude th4 pr4-
sent World War.
V4ry truly yours
--.~ _ ATTORNXY OEXFSAL. OF ‘FEY&S
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