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B-173783.191 1 (1976-03-01)

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                        0. THE COMPTROLLERl GENERAL
      DECISION           2     *OF THE UNITED           STATES          2>




      FILE:     Bl78.q'DATE- MAR                      i 97

          MATER  F:    First Lieutenant                  US~AF

p3GET              Air Force ofticer stationed in Chio
                   accepted Chio notary public appoint-
                   muent apparently in an attemxpt to
                   accept a. civi office  for purpose
                   of terminatiug hise military, aernis-
                   stca under t0 U.S. C. 073(b). Although
                   O~hio notary public positionu is a civil
                   office, i view of Chi* cour't decision
                   casting doubt on =ilitary officer's
                   eliglhility for such office and Federal
                   court decisiots in a simiilar case the
                   Comnptroller General finds the =utter
                   too dotzbtM to hold that the officer
                   ham forftited his commission and
                   th'erefore wUl not object to continuing
                   the etficert a military, pay - wWd allowanes.

         This action iW In remponse to a letter datedi January 23,, 1976
      (ERMF). with *=l6sures, froma Captain Wd. V. Starr, UJSAF,
      Accounting and'Vinanme Officer# fleadqurters Air Force
      Accounting and zFnne Center, requsting an advance, decision as
      to the propriety of Daymzent of so-tive duty pay and allowances to
      First Lietteat                    USAF$               sub-
      5equent to his a-ppontmnet. to a notary public In the State of Ohio.
      The request was assigned m~ber D0-AP-12U4 by thme Departm~ent
      of JNtense Military Pay and Allowanat Commidttee and was forwarded
      to this Wfit* by lHeadqaarters United $ttes Air Forae letter dated
      January 29, 1976. We have also received letters dated Jauary 15
      and I!9, ftoom Lleutenant ccmerning this m:ttr
         The facts in this case appear to be -as follows. On December 1,
     197S, Lieutenant        *a Rlegular Air Foree offcer on active
     duty. wae appoined a Notary Pblic -for the Cetmty of Montgome~ry.
     8tatc of Chmio, by'the Governor of that state* Pursusnt to the
     requirements of Chlo low ietitennt indorsed th~e oath
     an hls nAotary cowraflssionf smd Wied the qtIsSCoa with the Clerk
     of tht M*mtgouery Cvitnty Court of Comonc Pleas on Oemember 15,
     1971L By letter of that wme date Lietenat advised his
        oouuanlngoffleer at Wrigl-Ptaktteroow Air roree flaso of his




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