. **OFFICE OF**  **TNE ATTORNEY**  GENERAL **OF TEXAS**  AUSTIN

HonorableTom F. Oolesmn, Jr **County Attorney**  Angelfna County LtUklni Texaai

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Rule olty, tot.6 or thepurpore or The propoeltlon I in th0 r0iioring

**4 per**  **oent per**  **amnm and**  **ts levy**  **a tax**  **mif** 

### fiOftBAt**to py**  **the interwt**  **on** said **bon48** and createa **AlAking fund**  **8tifbieAt 60**  **a!*-** **dami them**  **at nmturltg,**  **for th** * **purpose of**  oonntruoti% #tXWt iIll&WOVOAiOAtA iA 4Ad iOr aala alty,am authorire& by the Conatltutien aad law of the Mate of Tetar.' 

### 35:&AOr4bls Tom F. ColttWn, fr., #e

*Slnoe the election for and the sale of the bonda, thb Stat4Highway Department of the Stste of Texas b4s approaohed the City with a proporltiOA ror the rt-routiag or 0. 9. Eighw4y Rmber 59 through the olty llmitr for the purpose of relltrlng 4 oongtsted tntflo oondltionwbioh txl8tswithin the oltr limits. One of the 

### requiremsnteof theHighw4y ~p4rtmr~t 18 that ths City furnieh all necessaryright-or-war. The route 8eltotsdby the El&m4~ Dtp4rtmeAt and agree6 upon by the Cltl take8 in 

### l xlmtlry rtrertr whioh will bsrt to be widen86 and 4180 trator8e8 territory over wNoh no public or prlratr stremt her ever been op4A4d or dedloeted. Sin08 the Cit,y bae **AO** 8rallablr 8,pmial or general fonda, other **than** the prooeeQ8 **of the**  above nentloned bond s4le,whloh it den 

### l xpeAd for 

### property damsgo 1~ ooAAeotlonwith the ride~l~g of exLatlng

### etreeta and the 4oqulsltlon of new rlghtor-rraj

over territorywhere 

### there doer not AOW 

### exi8t my 

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tretO8, it oont4mptittbthe we of
a 

### portion al ths 

### proote48or 

### the above referred to rtrert lmprovtm4At

### bontlr **for** thls 

### purpore.
*The question ha8 ari8eA 

### a8 towhether th8 

### WidCdA@$

Or 8Xi8tiAg Strt8ts 4Ab tbt soqUt8it~OA ai new 

### right-OS-War 08~1 be lA4lUdtdWithin the term 'Str8rt Iznprooemtnt* 88 the 8eem war u84d 

### in the ordiAanot oalllng the eltotlon

### andin the hofloe thereof. IA this t0IUitbOtiOA, th8 aitg aOUJi

### oil Or the city Of 

### LUfkiAS!dt A0 +Wpr888At4tiOA8 to the 

### toter8 prior to the eleotlon 88 towhat streetswould be improved. or ops~eb, 48 **we8** the eastwith the aouotg in the a480 o? Fletohtr T'. Bly, 88 8. lis.

ti. 811 **nAd** in the Oblb8 Of Bl4olc

Y. StrsnSth, Wc6 S.W. 79."

Wa 888 fram tlm facrtrrtattd in your letter thst the City of Lufkln at this time ha8 proosed8 of a 2100,000 bead 148uearslleble to be uoed ror the purpose or wooA8truotlAg 8treet lmprorel4ent8 iA and ror 84id oltf. It 8Qem8 that~Aoreble Tom 1. Ooltwn, ST., p. %s

no tpeolflo str8etswere **desifgckahted** in the 8laatloA order
or notlae 0r aleotioA, and if the City C~S~SSIOA did not PSS 4A **LUdSX dtSl@l4tin(!**  SptOifiO **Str84tS PXiOX**  **to bh8**  8~OtiOA, tbA it 18 iA **#Nil: diSOP4tiOA**  **t0** 

### dtSi@tt8 th8 8treet8where the lmprotement8will be made. Blaok t. Strength, E46 S.W. 79; Fletohar t. ELy, 63 S.W. (&I) 819.

The next qUO@tiOA erl@lng la wImthcr or not tb8 widenilyl Of SXiStiw StX88tS 4Ad the 88qUiSitiOAOr **AeW** right-Ofw4yS oan be lnoludedwlthln th8 term *street improvemat* 

### as the 8tmtw48 used in the 

### ordiJmsatt oalling the l

ieotlon

tati iA the Aotioe thereof.
ft is d,84WAtur that the fUAa@ duived frb3m the 88x8
or boAd8 Emy not be dl+erted rrom the purp0*** 8pealfleA in the proporftlon mbglitted to the t1c8t0r8. dr4A888 Oou~tt (I* Colemw-Fulton Parttwo Company, 191 8.W. S6S; Reetlnmn f. Slngletuy’l I.88.11.(Ed) 1503 BI&A* t* &den, g59 9.W. 804.

It iOiiOW8 thot 

### where8 dtgarturo iron the pzopo8ltiaa 

### l ppeerin~ on the ballot paper is 8~lopA th4 only quest$on ISWhether 

### tht

l Xp8nditUE8 4OUt~&bt86 18within OP without th.prOpO@itiOAUPAA it8 tfu8 OOASt~OtiOA 02, UAd4X Our Q4ttieulu Stt Oi ibet **WhrtbrX** or not thewi48nlly Ot eXiStiA& **8treet8 bed**  the **44qnjsitlOA oi**  

### new+ighbOf-my@ rouTdb8

### 1~ olA8nt8l ll ~4oe884ry to the aoA8truotion

### 0r street l.mprotoDents. Ad4lUS'I.

ml@& 8hd 8. w. 88%

**tiAStr?tirrq ~O~Sit1OAS**  **to** *hi@ End, it h48 bmA he16 by the Oourt Cbrt a brlAge ooartmoted. 0-r a 

### rlvu at a leoe lnterreotln~~4olty *treat is 4 *street Smprormontw With!A themeenl.n~of a lew authorlaliq tihoormtlon 0r a bon&e4 debt for SUOhiUprOTe~At6. Berlin Iron-BrlA% Oampmy v. 

### Gltrot san Antonio, 50 8.w. 408, 54 Tax. Jurl8, 44E. See also bran888 oounty I. Colam4n-FultonP48tUZW COmQRny 4&l AA4ms t. Mullbn, supre.
The AttfWA4y haeral~s obfio~ ha8 held in **aA** OpiniOA aittrnn by tilt Xonorable saott @4iA48, r0rau A88l8tent

### Altorney @4X4l, th4t 

### roadbod noney 81aJbe used in the toAStNlotiOAof tb4prop4r drain8 @Ad ditah88 nkl8Amuoh br8 eppropriet4ly end lnoldantallyaour*otod with th4 eoA8tm4tioA See Oltr oi Be4umoAt,et ml. t. Prlddle, .* 65 9. 8. (BA) 454.

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Honorable TomF. Oolemu, Yc., pa f4

This &qaXtJMAt b8 hala that "'aSU-tT **18** AtO8888XJr in the eoquieltlon of a right-or-way" (OpinionNumber O-969); 8180 tb4t ***right-or-way 4gtAtS**  **m4y** be paid from the bond rti (OplnlsnNumber O-1579); that wboml money may b8 urea ror **fenoing land**  **eopuir~** for right-of-uep where **bonds** were voted tor the purpo8e of puroharlns right-of-was for the we or the St&t **gi@Wey** Deprtwnt iA building 8tit8 deSigMt8d hlgh**w4ySa** (o&d3iOAhmber **o-w30)**

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By **4A bA&OgJ**  Of rtt@OAiAgWt bOileVe tMt rid8ning ai StX48t4 **8Ad SOqUiri~**  **right-Of-WAYS 829**  **AtO888A?y** iAOid8AtSto *tr**t lmpr0rtmnt*.
Therefore, it 16 OUT OpiAiOA th8t ii the Oity **OOtAdS** dOA **fiAd8** thbt it **18 A808884Xy**  to vIAen **oUt4iA** 8xiStiA(l StS88tS a#& 8OqUite 08W right-of-vAy8 for the pw 

### lag atnet iSQTOV8Y48lltS 

### In ttn 

### city 0r LUfkiA, 

### 88A 

### benamoaof P A88 of mkmay be lwplly trA8dfor this **p~rpo88~**