Texas Attorney General Opinion: C-689 Page: 2 of 4
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Mr. Wm. J. Burke, page 2 (C-689)
"WHEREAS, The building program of the State
Building Commission has necessitated the removal
of a good part of the iron fence surrounding the
Capitol grounds; and
"WHEREAS, It is the desire of the Legis-
lature that as much of the fence as can be re-
stored should be restored, but that which cannot
be used should be disposed of rather than being
allowed to rust and be wasted; now therefore,
be it
"RESOLVED, By the Senate of Texas, the House
of Representatives concurring, that the Board
of Control be requested to work with the State
Building Commission toward restoring as much of
the iron fence as practical to the campus of the
State Capitol and that any surplus fence be sold
according to law.
"Adopted by the Senate, August 8, 1961;
adopted by the House, August 8, 1961.
"Approved and filed Aug. 26, 1961."
The word "campus", used in the text of Senate Concurrent
Resolution No. 29 has several meanings. Among those meanings
cited in BLACK, LAW DICTIONARY (4th ed. 1951) at page 258 is
the. following:
"... A field, or plain.
By the enactment of Article 678e, Vernon's Civil
Statutes, the Legislature evidenced an intent that the area
encompassed by the aforementioned word "campus" in reference
to the grounds of the State Capitol would include the grounds
of the Governor's Mansion.
Section 1 of Article 678e, Vernon's Civil Statutes,
reads, in part, as follows:
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Texas. Attorney-General's Office. Texas Attorney General Opinion: C-689, text, May 23, 1966; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth269110/m1/2/: accessed May 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.