OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN



### Hononblo H.L.Mmhbum County 

### Auditor lhrrlaoounty Eouatod, 

### Tour

DearSir:

, ru&wrtr the opinjeot. lib quote your

t 

### youropinion in oon

### Dbtriot Engineerof t wrote to 

### Mr.Albert 

### ofWayAgent for Xtmrlr Counta,



## l Att8ahed to thlr letter ~08 b aopy of p portion of the nlautes of the state HighW~ Department reodlng &I ret out in the order or the Cmirsianerr Court which I vi11 hereafter quote.“The Rl&kt of Uay apartment rent the



### letterof the Dlrtrlot Bnglneer to meatogether vlth the 00~~ or the ninuter 0r the Comnlssion, and X thr~upcn trarmmltted it to the bbSbtf88iCWM Court of Ram18 county vlth the iollovlng letterr
“*I 

### l ttaoh a latter from Mr. 

### Albert Tovnsend enalorlng a oopy of l minute 

## order 0f th0 

## ht0 sightmy caPPi88icn 011 a~10 

### 23, 1942, designat* **lorth** Loop Il. S. IIlghway gu as a state hlghlmy. This minute should be approved W the Gcmmi88loaars 

### Court and the 

### order ~corded in its mlnuterr The

### Court thereupan 8hould 

### l uthorfro Hr. Townsend, a8 

### Right of Uay Agent, to obtain the necessary 

### rightof ry- ?payable from the 1941Bond Fund State dght 0r Uay Budget in aaaordanoe 

### vlthplans,8peolflaattons uld 8urv0ys of the State Iilghva~ 

### Dspartaemt. @
%n Ally 13, 1942, the comml88lcner8 Court of Harris Countr 

### enteredan o&er ia its IUmote8, Volume 11, page 528, reading as f0110v88

‘9loved by Ccmmlsrloner Tautnnhabn, ’ seoonded w Comml8aloner Or&am, duly put 8nd 

### carried, it Is 

### ordered that the roiioving order of the State Highimp Ccswsl8sio.n, designating Iiorth 

### Loop U. 8. Hlghwtq UC. 90 as a State high-7 be approved: “(“In 

### Harris Uounty, it 18 

### ordered that
a loop on 0. 8. go, ia the vlolalty of Rou8- ton, be and la ho~w deslgrmtti for future oonrtruotlon and aalntenanoe p~rp0808, oxtendLng fr oml oaumotlon

### with thopresent II. 8. Hi&way 90east ofthe Post WC Road vort OS

### Houston, thexioonorthnrrt to l oonnootlon vfth U. 8. alghvay 290, thenoe east through the north rldo of Houston alon& or in the viaialty of 29th Street, Llndor Street and 8tonsvall 

### Street,thence to a oonaootfon with U, S. Ri&var 90 east of Howtan, this ,

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Honorable 8. L. Hsshbum, Pago 3

**dobi@atfcah** t0 inChdO SUChOClUlOCtiCZlS a8 W liOOO88~l7 t0 **SOrVO** SktO -Ifar v O&St 

### of Houston, 

### It being alearlyumlomtood that thib dobigtlatioll #ha11 XlOtin slyr -P inOhdO rPlJ~OPti9U Oi th0 llOV eXiSti- PCSt oak Rca4. 

# l hi it 18 fUl’thOS Ol’dOl’Od tbt fibbl't %llWd, wt Of w8r &N3lt, b. authorired t0 SO@UFO thb nSCO8U~ l’f&t Of V8 from the 1941Bond Futld, st4to plmbl0 

## l t, inl ~OOrbnoO Vfth of bray

ems mdsurv~s of the rt hA8 Uld SpOOiiipartmoat. ' tato H&hvayDe-



### “Imwdiatol~ theredtor!, thoRight 0r ti&y DOpdiROdi Of Ikl’dS tbWlty, a8 th0 4&&3lltS of the 8tate Highmy 

### Depertment, proweded to 

## w l O~fSfti~ Or tii XWOOS~I7 right Of under authority 

### of Artlolv 6674n. Vomon~r my8 

### hnotatod CL*11 %atutos. Uader 

### th4 field not08 and dab 834~pliod

### by thoHighvay Depart

### IS&, th0 Pi&it Of 

### V8r

l O~til’d -8 Ori&mb lr 100

f-t,bUt *itOr l POPtiCll Of th. IlOOeSury hid8 

### had

been l o qulr od,

the plans were vidaned to 150 foot. some of the ocnnootfng S'O&~e~hWU&," ~iStW60 formed 13.&S flI Thewho10projoot till be referred 

### to ti ihls 

### lotter as 

### tho ‘Horth Loop’

.

‘As 

### an uamplo OS thopmtloubr probfn ti OI808 vhen thorn V88 UI Uirtw roadway, in or&m to oomply with the requbem4BIAtS Of th0 sat0 8f&hmy ~~rtW& it IfaS nOOO8~~ 

### togot

l t b88t 90 fOOt Of k&i

### timal 

### right of uirrtoulden thoutiting

ThiS MS tPU0 in th0 C&SO Of Ibw x.ellJ V88origLa4llJ & 

### feet vibe, and attthe l’O~Ue8 t 

### of the lilghvay 

### Department,,orable & L wabhbura, %3e 4



### en 8dditiOml 40 

### ied VES first obklaod, 20 Poet on oithor rid0 

### ofthoort&lMl roadtiub#equeat1~, tho Right 

### of Uq Deqxwt2% vas Olderod t0 obtakr an rddltlcml 

### 50 feet, making the total width 150 

### foot. Aotunl airautruotlcn the Efghvay Department cmxally street 8 notbeen begun,

llwt 

### dealOf the right Ofm~haS Pad, and th0 StPOOt b8 

### bean tidonod upon land taken in the name

### of tho Mator
“In 1941, 

### varliourboDd 188u08 

### were butaifttsd **to** tho **VCtOM** 

### Of ~I918 &~IItyr **tie** 

### Of **th0 i88UeS**  **SUbittad WS**  for **~~,oo&oo t0**  **b0 USOd**  **iOr th0**  **SpOOifiC** ~fpO80 **Of WQUiP**  **iog** 

### Pi&it **Of** my8 **iOr StdO**  hl&~~S. **-** bond8 VOlW **VOtSd kCW%bO**  **th0 iuadr**  W ’tihbh to tlao count othervl8e YOM lMufflolent to pay 

### fortho **8SICWtS Of**  SUPOILbiVO Pi&t of 

### wayrequiredforthecons tructicnof the stat0 

### llf@wa~. t%Obondpl’CCCOding8 SpeOifiCd4 **prOVf&d** ut ll0 WPt Of thO80 funds should 

### ever **be upended**  **for any**  **other purpose**  **thM** 

### tb 8O~ui8itiOZl**Of Pi@&**  **Of VagS**  **fCP** dobigrutod Stat0 hl@Wa~.
*I hevo qucted tho oorrerpcndence and th0 OPdeM l

bOV0

**iOr th0**  **pUl ”QO80**  Of bhovtig that **thSM -8**  **PO** ~OStiOll in th0 mind **Of** anJ Of tb, 

### OfffOhlS VhO 08iUOin OCIitrOt With the Mtter OPiginrllY that thede8igMtfCII by the El&m **Co%mit##ion** of the Hcrth Lcop **was** 

### final. lJ **so,** oxpeadlturo 

### ofbend fund8 frcm the 2.941bond l88~0 aculd BOt pO~#lbly **haVo** bee&! MdO iOr th. gtulpO80 **Of m@.Il$**  **fOP** thib right Of Wcrr,a#, tie88 it did lbOtUal1~ OCli8titUtO l St6te hi@.War, th0 oxpeadlturo Of buoh fU&S thereon vould ooMtltuto 8 divor8ion, under **th@ WdhOritJ**  **Of** 8uoh #Se8 98 bore, 

### tkU8Xt~ -0, VI9 **tbfihm, 109**  **20X. 96,**  **200 8.w.**  

### 374; end Blaok, ot al. **VS.** Streqth, County **Jud@,** 

### 246 Sru. 79. !I’%0 prOCOOding8 

### foathe 

### 188uance **Of th0**  **bon& 8~OiffC8ll~**  **pbd@d this**  **tid**

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**iOr.** thtb ~rtiCUhP pucPO8@. It 18 ObViCu8 

### t&at-no portion of this fuud oould bo uponded for the aoqul8ltlcn 

### ofright of vays 

### forCounty r06d8.

"'fh.IW18 Still mUoh

### Ofthe right Of vmy

### on the North 

### Loop to bo 8oquirod. Thm 

### onl funds 

### wailablo for tho p~rduro of SUCi 

### rigat of v8y are the 

### bond funds 8bovo 

### IentlanOlb.

Tb Commi.881an0r8Court4ndI vore of the opinion tht 

### the ardor of the **btit0 =#Jhw**  **-8SiOE U&S**  

### miffOi.ltt, t&M la o~ootlcn vitr

### l ll of the other PrOOOebingS vhloh 

### have beeli#ino hrd, t0 oonatltute tha Horth 

### Loopa part of 

### the stat0 

### fus;tnr*r SyStM. 

### Hence, the 

### bond hnda &ve been 4nd u-0 aov be* used 

### fortho purpose of 

### p4ylng for 

### thevldenedrl&t of v4y and th0 8OQUlSltiOn Of nov right Of vay fOF thib stat0 arshvaJ.

508 such W3tiO3l&Viul? 18 th0 CCUIlty ruthorlred to procoed 

### byoandamn8tlon or OthOTVi80b 48 th0 4&Sllt Of tb StrtO, t0 bCQUfl'Othe 4dditiOMl MOO888r7, Pi&It Of V4y 

### for thi.8projoot 

### aal to 

### pay for it aut of tho bondihnd 

### above mentioned?

"%b880 **C&W38tiOll8 hW0**  **been I** **’ dSOd**  at this SCBOVhat &to d@to booaurro

### ofdifffoUltle8 

### whhh ha*0rrlsm 

### p8rtluularly lac0naeation vlth Lilly Street, but vhlch vlll bo appll04blO to th0 Xorth LOOP a8 8 VhO~. By WSOlIOf it8 vldemlag urd inClvs#bd tl'aff%O, EegaStreOt hb gotten intO I,vary 

### bad oonC&t on0 of the 

### Mmbor8 of tho commi88lonOM 

### took the matter up vlth the Resident Hnglnoor, and fnfomsd him that it would be Il@OO$Sal7 to add t0 

### this StMOt & 

### ocmldor able 

### amount of wterlalr In the opinion 

### of the bb41f88iOLLdl'b it Vi11 k llOOO886~ t0 

### add to this street she21 

### or other paving materiel in UOObS Of 1,000 oublo y8rdSr !hO 

### Rd48fd6llt 

### Bo&lnet?r

4ddre88od a latter to the thunty Cora- ~i88fCblOP UldOP date Of Mwch Tr LndfC&ingHanorablo 8, L, W88hburq Page 6

th4t he of thlr pcoblerr YPS of the 

### opinion that thomeintewnoe

portion 

### of this State highway vas the of Harris County. **Hi8** lOthI St4t6hS. la tho cuatara of the Hlghvay Ccmlrslcn OVOr Such I'+dS ffor 

### M$lt6+bCO' adlr ,- '4ftOl' Wie OOIlStl'WtlCLLI18 OCblpl~tbd'.
"I find my8olf umble to 8greo pith the acnoluriOn8 eap~rred by tho Dl8trlot Wgfnoor 

### of **th0 SktO**  **Hi@IVby CtiSfC#k.**  **1 M**  **Of th.**  **Opin** 

### taa that tho 

### County **18 Upr0881~**  

### prohibitad by lav SroP~~ rUrtbal? Uxp~dltureb On tho llorth Loop, **except** the 8oqul8ltlOa of right

Uo h8vo been prooeedfng with **the** ao- 

### =Kn of 

### the right of 

### v4yla 4ooodanoo
**with** t&IO **9Z ’** **CV181CW** Of tit:010 667kn, ~WWi%‘S htlOt4tOd SktUtOS. b YOUknOW, th0 doCi8iOn8 OOMtAling thib St8tUtO hVe **SSid** thst it does nothing POM thaIi t0 euthoribo the OOW!ltyb48 tho rgent 

### of the Stateb to rcquirv the newsSal7 

### right ofvay. hl thib COlUlOOtiOli, the Supmo C-t, in the oabe of Robbins VS. Limestt$unn;; 114 Toxr 345, 268 5.U. 915, 918,

"'The OSt8blish@ent of public bighvaJ8 being primarily a ftmotlan of government belonglng to the state, tho right to establish them **~StdOS 9rhMrilJ**  **in th0**  **10~18b~tUl!O, 4nd**  **in** the absence Of ooo8titutiOMl XW8triCtiOMa the logirleture say Uorclre that right dlroot or delegate it to a political subdlvirlcn of the 8t4teb or t0 SuChOther 4 fty, $MOF41 OI lOC4l in f4ag OFkutX%menbldetormlno. tb 8C090b4; ;t 77 **t?l# UOPC18O**  Of **this r&a**  **I** politloal rubdivlsl0n of the state. 

### or by focal OffiOeM, ib founded UPCII~t8tUtCl”y 4UthCPit~ 

### Ztmreror. **ti0** 

### 1egiShtUM **PJ UW** **’ CiSe**  **908-** sorslcn 

### ofpublic mod8 yrd ocntrcl ovoc them, by and throu@i 8uOhag~Oie8 88 it maydesignate.'
"It **18** VOll SOttlOd th4t **thb** ShtUteS @I'S ~XO~US~VO CtXitrOl ovsr all Skto hlghvayb to the at4t0 Highvtay Com.l8sion. Formerly, the ocuntiesHanorsblo Ii, L. %bhbunr, age 7

VOM **Nthorfsed** 

### to

# aidinthe**OoMtruotfon and**  lb4fJhZUXlOO #OfUiy SeOtiCn Or SOOtfCM Of 4 maordemfsed, gravrlod or paved x-Cad

### or turnpike in raid county conatltutfng a 

### p4rtof the State Hf@lWA~ 87StaE 4tld t0 Ntel' fnt0 CCIItFaOtSOr ogrma6nt8 vlth tho state Hi Depmtment 

### fer **that** 9ua-9080.~ Artlalo 740, R.S. 1925. V&S ~ZWSSly MpeObd w Act8 82atUI’O 3d C.S.b 9460 151 Umptar 13, seot:Cn 3. lot Sstibfied Vith 4 WF6 repeal of tho 

## l

uthorlty thoretoforo given to the ootmty 

### to upad funds for malnteaukooof 8t4to 

### hf@V4I@

### bthe lOgi8l4tWO 

### b7 StatUh OX9FO8817 

### prohlbted such ~oXkd:tW%8, Other thM for 

### l’&htOf V878. Art1010 6674q-4, 

### Vemon@s Ann. st.r I'MdO 48 fOlhVS8 "~Allfurtherlapr~vmentof raid Stat0 Elghimy 8yStWl Sh811 b. ESde under th0 UCblsive ulddlreot oantrClof the shtomghva7Departant ad vlth 8pproprlatlcns madoby the l~~f8~tU.M Cut Of m st4tO Hi&Vlty htld. hl’VO78, p&II8 and 8pOf3ffiC4tiCM and ~8tfMte8 for Jl ihrther oonstrw~lolr aad fmprOVerPsnt Of 

### atidbyStOW ShlB~ bb E.&O, ~Mp6U'Sd Nd g&r by the State Hlghv4y 

### DepPrtaent. 5

fbIPmeV~SIl~: C3f Mid SFSt~~~h51~ nvldovlth th d vlthlmy Y nibhOd 

### by theUOlUktit38 OXOOPt tn0 WZQUif5ftiOll of 

### right of ways vhich maybe fumishod bs the tlObs tholr ~t~diV18101~ 

### or defioed awed trictbr < th%S#h&1 in Ii0WiSOoffOOt the 

### curryin& Cutofanyblndlng oCntMot8nov ufatlng between tha State Hlghv47 

### Depsrtment and the Caml88loner8 

### Ucurtofanyoounty, 

### for suoh oountyb 

### or for anydoffned rod dirtriot~ Ih the development Of the SyStU Of State b-&bvaymand the maintenanoo thorocf~ the State Highvay ~SSiOn ah411 fmnn fWAd8 ev8ilablo to the StstoXfghvay Departant, prCvide: "(8) For the effl~l~~ all hif!ShV4~8 oCmprf8~ h

## 626

~cnorablo Ii, L. UaShbW% Pe&e 8

"(b) FOPthe OC~8tNCtiOl3, in 000901'@- tlcn iith the Federal government to tho extent 

### of Federal aid to 

### the State, **Of** highveyb of durable type Of the greateat pub110 lleOe88ity. "l(o) **For** tho oonstruotlon of hlghvaya, porfooting and Utw l corrol8ted SyStWi ci-&S~ hfghva78, Me9endontly frolpQtit8

“It 3.8to bo noted that rubd.lvlslcn (8) 

## l b ovo.quotetl,

t4 k.a la ocnnootlonwith 

## the SCIltUiC~ 9FOOCdb43 

### itb WkOS it th0 ~FOSS SktutOX'y duty Of th0 St4tO Highvcr7 CCilfMiS- #ia t0 mint8iB bU. 8t8te a&hvapS. ThO other 8entmoo preceding thrrtulcloh I have undorsoored above prohibit8 the C-X9@1tUM Oi mOM7 by the COUlltiO8 Olibuoh aigaoa~b. Th# wo Of thS void ‘inpZ’CV8lB~t8 ’ in the 

### first undo~oo~ rentonoo oamot bo mlrccnStNod bocaU80 the Stl4tUtO (&PtiClo 66744) defin48 it t0 moau'

“‘%iO tom %j?lWV(311tXlt” #ha11 fWht%S 00n8tnrot10nb reccn8tlluotion or maintenuioe, OP94rtiP1 OCUl8tNOtiCXh, lvCOn8tNOtiCn Or mslntwoo and the making 

### of all neoessrry PbUAS 4nd rurVryr 9relln&wy thereto.'
'It 18 p&fIl to me, therefolub that the StstUtO CX~2’088l~ prOhibit8 the cOWit frVrer upenlllng county funds upcnMlnten4noo ofa state hlghv*y * If there 

### aM any other statUtSS 0~ deCi8fC2l8 **VhfCh** vould 4ffOOt thib **OOn OlUSiOJl,**  **thOy** h&V0 08049Cd PO* IS 4 ViOV **Of** the80 StatUtOS OCrlWOtt
"Oonrlderablo sums 

### of nanC7 **8~** 

### nowbefxq expendedupon thlb highwe upon 

### the theory th8t it 18 4 SktO hi&Way. hb 

### above St4tSd, thO86 tuadb 8~ the 92 ’004CbS Of 

### bond funds vhich cannot be CthWVf8O oxpendedr **If** the Ccmmls8loneM Court and I 8~ rib teken In our Vfelib that t.kUOX'd6POf the xi(5hW7 h?lUd8t41CZlHonorable Ii. L. Washburn, Page 9



### and We rubsequant aotlona 

### In requesting the aoqulrltl0n of the 

### additional right Of wy8, actually nude thlr Ho&h Loop a State h&hwaP, then of oouroe the 

### expenditureof any further funds from the prooeeddr of the 

### bondlsrue for the purohare of right of var a8 for a State h$h~~ vould be unlawful.

8 a part of the State El way SprtsPa, 0~ U+e other hand,
it 8ew to methat the CouatP 8 expro88lP 

### prohlblted

by the 8tatutO 

### f~~~e~~mninnaaj funds in miatalalng any portian of it, 

### Ple48e give meyour opinion upon the80 matter*, In


### umwer to the que*tlonn above rpeolfloall~propOUIbdOd.*
Artlole 667&n, Revlmd 01~11 Statutes 

### of 1925 

### as amendedby Aottr 

### 1933, 43x-dLegislature, Chsptec 2O'i'jAct8 

### 1935, Uth &gl8latwe, Chapter 199, olted but not quoted 

### l bQve reads in part 

### a* followra

Vhenever, in the JudepPantof the State Highmar Caairrlon, the u8e or roqul6itlon of any land for road, right of vay purpo8e(ID 

### timber,earth,8tone, 

### gravel or 

### othermaterial, neoeera~ or oonvenlent to say road to be oomtluoted, reoonstruoted, maIntained, ridened, rtralghtened or lengthened, orlaadnotexoeedlng one hundred (1110)feet fn vldth for stream bed diversion in oonneotlan tith the 100atlng, xwlo0ating or oonstruotlon 

### or

### a* Y

### by t Crairrian, the samemay

### be aoqulred 

### by purohare 

### or oondemaatlon by the County Coml8alon
### era Oourt. Provldod tbat the County In whioh the State BighvaP f8 100ated 58y pay ior same outofthe Cauaty RoadandBrlQe Fund, orq available oounty funds.
"ASP Caml88lrmem Court ir hereby authorlxed to 8eoure W puroharo or by ocadanatlon on behalf of the State of Texas, SnJrnev or

t of vay or land not exoeedlng one feet in 

### vldth for #beam bedBonoreble Ii. L. U88hbUm Page 10

diversion in oonneotlon vlth the locating, r8- lociting or oonstruotion of a desigaated State HlghWsy, or land or larids for nreterlal or borMY pits, to be wed in the oonstruotion, reoonstruotltm, or maintaaanoe of State Highways and to pay forth. 8-e Out Of the bUILty Road anil Bridge Fund, or outofany rpeolalroad fuud8 or my available oounty fundr. The State Highway Coa1ml8slon8h6ll be oharged vith the duty of fUl’Sd8ning to the county ccausl881on0r8 Court 

### the PhtS 

### or field notes 

### of ruoh **right** Of vay o? 18nd 8nd the de8otiptlon of suoh materiel8 as maybe requlrud, after vhloh the Commia~lonerrr Court may, and is hereby authorllced to pUMhs8S

**or** oondcan the mme, with title to the State of Toxar, in 

### l

ooomlanoe with 8UOhfield nOtO8. Provided **that** in the event of oondmnatlonby the t%UlltJ the PFO-dU’O Sbd1b th0 88816 (IS ththt set out In 'l'ltle 52, Articrles 32fi4 to 3271, in**oh8iY0, Revised**  civil Statute8 Of TOXBS, Of 1925. Provided that 

### if the County Commlssloner8 Court of any Count in uhloh suoh right of vay 

### la, in the ~udgmen t **of** the Shte glghuay Comais- *Ian, ne+3essary for the oonstruatlon of 6 part Of 

### a designated State Highvay rhd1 fail or refuse to seoure by purohare or by oond8uwition for or on behalf of the State of Texas, ruoh right of vay or pert thereof, lmmdiately and
as speedily as poesible, under said Title 52, Artloles 3264 to 3271, ~olusiv8, Revised Civil Statutes of 

### Texas, of 1925, after being served vlth a oopy of an odder of the State Hlghvay Comml8slon ldentlfylng by field notes, the p8r.t 0r the Silghvay neoe88ary for the oonstruotlon of SuOhdesignated State zlighrpspand requesting 8u8h County Com8lsslonerr Court to seauve same, thSn and in such **eV83it Md**  Vithin t9ll (10) drr78 after the service of 8uohnotioe, raid 

### State Highway Comml88lon shall dlreot the Attome Oeaeral of 

### Texas,to irutltute oondemmatlonprooeedlngs in the name of the State of Tuxas, for the purpose of ssauring SUOhright of wag. 'Ilhe right of 8mlnent damin to oondemn8ny part of 

### a right of wag for a atate designated hlghvay,

### Bononable

### II. L. kehbum, Page 11

undelr the oondltlon8 hereln set Out is hereby oonferred on the State HI&way 

### Cuaalrrlon 

### and the jurirdiotlaa **for** the exerolse of such right is hereby oanferred on the County Court of 

### Travis County.



### . . . ."
The OOlU'tSof %xas **h4VO** OOnSiStently 

### held that Artlole **6674n,** 

### supra, authorleer the oaal88loner8~ oourt a8 

### agent for the State topumhase **or** 

### oondem land 

### for right-of-waypurposes 

### whenever in the of the State Hinhvu Oclri88im theMO Ol' **4OOUiSit** 

### dD Of suoh 

### &Ad **18** 

### aeZe*iiry o;*ooavenlent 

### in 00nGtl~ vith

or& loo&$ t$ni"f& de!e;Ky


### ~018 m tithint&IO diSOZ'OtiOI&Ofs.thb x 

### Hllbarger oounty 081 Hall, **55 S.W.**  

### Robbias **VS:** 

### LiaertOne hunty, 268 **3.V.** 915; %athman **VS.**
**EiiYP%d) 255;**  Watt **VI**

**, 12**  **8.U.** (26) **150;** 

### hH'SOA VS. m1hS 

### COtUlty,



### Studer 22S.W. (26) 709

### and San P&010 cOunty **VSe** M&011, & **3.w. (26)**  **295.**

**Aooordfngly, in**  **anaver to**  **your** 

### first quo8tlon,ve advise 

### that the expendltwe 

### of the oounty funds desorlbed in your letter **for** 

### State Hlghm9 right-of-waypurposes was and is 

### authorized.

**Your** seaond question presents 

### a problem more dlffloult of proper detemiastlon. It appear8 to us thist the pcrl'4Illmt point OOlltl'O~~ the BE&JiSSIlO 18 PI $0 VhOXi 4 route 

### or rend beoomes a designated Stat0 Hl&n1a9 or a part 

### of the 'StateHighway Syrtfnu

. To arrive at the ccmoluslon heroin reaohed we he00 

### made a diligent Study 

### Of thehiStOry of 

### the leglshtion that emmemtss 

### the rights, duties and power8 of the Highway CCmWil8~4lOn and the oommls810ner8t oourtr 

### together vith an exhau8tivO re4roh **of** oourt 

### deoiSiOn8 Oon- *truing the

### various statutea.

Prior to **the** 

### adoption of Artlole **6674n,** 

### 8x4~8, as 

### emended, the v4rlous 

### oountler loeat& ooprtmoted ukd Mlntained In vhole or in oonjuaotlaa with 

### theHighvayDopartmeat, 

### the pub110 road8within theirrespeotloeboundarler. In **many** lmtanoer by oontraot with the mghwby Department the oouotler provided funds 

### for all pr@likinary, lntemedlate 

### and omaplete 

### expenditure8 neoesra~ 

### ~JIthe seleotion OfIianorable Ii. L, Washburn, Page 12

4 route end the oon8truotioaa 

### of a road for 

### highwaypurposes, frequently sharing in the expense of aal.ntenance thereof after auoh mad had 

### been aooepted as a Stat4 Highway.

The State Hlghvay Department, pursuant to its oreatlon end delegated authorities, over 

### a period of yaars, 'exerol8ed its 

### powers 4nd funotlon8 through the several OUUliti88 &lid defimd l'oad diStriOt8 Of the Stat0 as it8 4genOi48 for 84id plU'pO808, 4Zid14tbl' l'e8mSbdfull 4nd role adminirtretlaa, OOntrOl of, and jurl8dlotlOn OveF, the l49lng out, 4rt4bli8hmuit, oOn8truotlan4ndm4lnteaanoe of ell pub110 ro4dr vhioh were, or night beome, 

### a part 

### of the system Of darigneted State Highvaye".



### Subsequently, In 1932, Aots 

### of the 42&Leglslature 

## 3rd Cfslled S48aio4, Chapter 13 thereof (Artlole 6674&14), the "State JiSSuPrptiOnOf

### Highway&nds" Aot vao rdoptad, re4ding In 

### partfraa the oaptlon thereof 

### as follov8r "Deolaring 4 State pollo9 with refertolce

**t0** the OOllStIQCtiOll md leaiat~O% Of 4 s98tePl of Sktehlghvays froma sour08 of inoaue other than ad valorarn t4XesI providing for th4 aontrO1, OOn8tZ'UOtiOn4ridnoint4lUnaO Of 4 

### 8ySterP **Of** State hi&ways ot rt4te upense, and p4titting the oountier to fwnlah r&$&s-of-vayr'
The State Hlghv4y Carmafesion is authorised under Articles @in, V.A.C.S. '"to take 

### over and =lnt&.n the varlous Skte HighPayS in T8Xas, and the OOuL0iie8through vhloh said highways peas rha~ 

### be free from asky Oost, BX enso or SUp4l’ViSiOl.i Of suoh hi&VaySr” Aed in &'tiOla 667 Qeflnition Of TbnaB", it 18 Said% L,

“%%OtOr9 ‘highwrJ’ 48 USOd in thiE 4Ot shall .lnolude any pub110 road or thQrOughfa~e
or sectiOn thereof 4nd any bridge, oulvert or other no00884 rtruotuxw 

## l ppertalnlng thepatar Fhe

# tom-

r* rovePraot9 ah411 lnolude 00nStl’UOtiOIA, l'OOOIi8tZUOtiCSl or a&.ntenanoe, or partial o0n8truotlon, reoonstruatloa **or mein**  temnoe and the maMng of 4l.l neoesa4 4lld Stll'VWS OrSlti~ thOret0." ( OUZ-8)Honomble II. L. UaShbUXR Page 13

Artlale 

### 66740 entitled *Appropriation4 from Hlghmy Pund” read8 aa foll0v4r

“All moneysnow

### or h6mafter de~ositcnl in the St4te Treasury to oredlt of the State Highway Ipund', lnolud 9 all ?ederr2 41d ooaeyyrdeposited to ths 0md t Of Said fW& 

### under the tens8 of the Federal Highway **Aot** and 411 oouaty 4id moneys deposited to the aPedi of raid fund under the tens8 **of** this **Aot** shall be subjeot to


### Ihe StateHlghwayDepartment, (Imertadbyoomtiler **from** Acts 1925, 39th Log,, oh. 186, 

### pI 57, a 5.). (zalpb4*i* ours)


### hollow theprOV181OILSfor theapproprlatlom 

### fma the Btate Highway Fund the Lsgl8latum pr0vlded, Y.n Artlole 6674h, V.A.G.S., 

### th4t *411 OWt.%OtS pl’O908ttd t0 **be** madeby the Stetr Highway Depsrtment 

### for the Wmovament ot 4ny hlghv49 oanstltutlng 4 part of the Stat4 Wshv4~ Sxvtsll 

### or for materbls to b4 

### used la th4 oonstruotlon or maintananoe thercrof shall **be** rubmlttsd to oomp4tltive bids.”

Chapter 

### 324, 48th Lsglsbturo, 1943 (Article 6674q-l-14) oonrtltutee the last p4II84@l 

### of the Reed Bond A48WIpti04 Aot. The intervening Legislatures from 1932 to 1943 emoted measures slmaibr, with slight modlfiostiansr For the purpose OS thla 

### opialonsuoh Aot till hmeafter 

### be ivferred to 48 APtlole 

### 6674q.

Art1010 6674q-1 exprease4 the poll09 of the State 4ad we quote therefroza as follov8r

A 

### It is 

### further deOl4md 

# tob4 the polloy ~f*&e*rt4te **to** take 

### over, acquire, i.wro&484, 4nd reta*a the interest 

### cad equltlee of the various oountles *ad 

### defined road distrlots 

### in 4nd to the highways, not 

### prevlowly taken 

### over, aoqulred, and 

### pu~~haaed and oonstltutlng on January 2, 1939, a port of the rystem 

### of desiglmted &tat0 flighvays, 4nd to **acquire** and purchase the lntereat 

### and equities of the v4rlOUS00UtieS and 

### defined reed diStI’iOt8 in aad to the roads not oonstltutlng a p4rt of the

## 632

Honorable X. L. Washburn, Page 14

system of designated State Xigbvayr as of January 2, 1939, and under the prov~8io~ of this Aot to aoquire such interest and equities la ruoh roads hereafter to **be** oonstruoted with PlonOTfb.dShOa bY fib 84id ooulaties **and dir&iota**  provide for the 40QUi8itiOnL eStabli8bEWIt, oon8truotiOn, OXtOXiSiOIi sad development of the SyStO5 Of designated skt0 

### Kighw498Of %bX46, 

### rraa acmesour00 

### of lnocaneother than the the 

### mqnwr derived fpm ad valoren taxes,
. l . , Th4Legislature, 

### as ladloated in Artlole 6704, V.A. C.S., reStriOted the 8USiaag width t0 lfhiah the OOUilE.t881O~er8' oourt 

### 5349l

**rt4blish a**  **oounty** road to 100 feet. **the** Aot **Ve** find **48 ?OllOVSJ**  Readlug from

"Art. 6704.
%he ocrmniesloaem' oourt shall **ol.4sslfy 4U**  publio road8 in their OOUZltiOS48 fO~lOV8~

First ala83 roads 

### 823411 be olear of 

### 411 o2Lotlon8, end not less t&in forty (40) feet 

### no: more than one hundred (100) feet vldeJ

. . . . Con8lderlng the above olted statutes together, we flndt
1. That the State 

### Highway Departnent baa role end exclusive juriadlotlon over "State Rlgh

### V498", and the “State 

### I&#~t49 3ystOd, loaabtiag, oo&ruating and maintaining suoh out of Stete

l

the Ate, purahaee or oondemul4nd 

### for State

tht the ooWltie8 

### IIl49,48 agent8 for 

### Hlghln39purposes.
3. That whoa

### a publia 

### road beaomes 

### a pact of 

### the “State Highway System* or **4** designatedHonomble B. L Wshburn, Page 15

"State Highway" the counties Oarmot render further aid or.expend funds thereon.
4. 'Phst the St4te tIighv69 Depart?Qent ahall reaelve Ompetltlve bids 

### for the oonrtruotl0n or reconstruction of 

### en9 part of the 8tt3te

### fiighws9 SySte&h

That 4 aouuty road 

### maynot be eata& lirh~*eto. 4t a vldth greater th4a the m4slaua of 100 feet.
The pertlneat f4ot8, nece884ly to the &etemlnatlon Of MS ~08tiOl.I 

### B&9be St4ted 48 fOllOv8:

1. liarrls County, by bond eleotloo, **oreated 4**  **fund** to be used for the partloular purpose of puroh48lng rights-of-v4y for State 

### Bighwa98 in &X'.t'tCOWt9.
2. The 

### at4t4Higbw49 ccmml88104,b9 order dated June 23, 1942, derlgmsted the road b qu45tlon 

### “for future oon8truotlo~ and nmlntewnoe purp08e8" reoltlng further ln rsld order, *th.i8 **dOsi~tiOI&** to inolude SUOhOOnaeOtlon8.a8 4re neoeee4ry to serve Hlghvay 73 e44t Of gOU8tOA".

31 Tie oommie8loner8~ OOurt,pureuant to rolioitatiau by the Highway cOm~~ission, prooe4ded to aoqulre the neoersary 150 foot rlghtof-v4y aotlng **as** 4gentr of the State for State 

### Bi&lW39**pUIcpO808.**

4. Kelly Street, 4n integral part of the releated mute, h4v%ngbeen vld4ned to 150 

### feet is inn-urgent need of repair to 4ooon48od4tethe eXi8ting tI'affi0 th4Z'Wn. E4ving oonsldered the relative rt4tuter 4nd reviewed the foata, wemwt now reek to deteaine the intention of the Legislature a8 it appear8 la the written portions 

### or the law and the implied pr0vl8lo~ if such 4re found to uirt. Before attmpting to give our oonoluslon8, we think it pertinent her8 to briefly state the question we seek to ansvercHonomble H, L. Washburn, Page **16**

- Do48 kelly Street beaame a part of the State Highway System or become a State Highway, within the purview of the numerous StatUte8, by virtue of th4 order of the Highway Comaiauion dated June 23, 1942$and the rubsequent acts of the omslrrlonem oowt purruant thereto?
Artiole **6673,** 8~9~~ defines, asiong other thlng8, 

### improvment to lnolude “and te akk5ng pi all plan8 and 81m**vey8** r4Umlnary thereto. ” **that** the -Stat4 Hi&way Fuud p:2? M74,e, 8U9IW, providr .l **be** U84d ior. the 8p4oiflO by the State I.i.iuhvarDew purpose 05 the &mo’swe~do~nai;d fsyataraof Stata Highways * til Oolltl’aOt8 9PO9OSed 

### tb be made by tiie &ate-Highway Department **for** tlse **imorove** sent OSany highvay oonetituting a =:tz7ih; G,i.;%fl be rt of th4 State to competitive %. submit&

‘fhe 48th hgialature in Chaptell **324,** eupra, **de** olared it the pollay of the State to take over the burden of the State Highwar **System** and to rei.mburSe the respsative counties for moneysheretofore exp4nded on suah ryatemj to provide for the aaquisitioii, e8tablfshment, OtO. Of 8uoh fIVXSfWd8 Other than oonstruation, tyj sxpre88ed not only tba ~8tasl She11 be madeOut Of fwther to 8ay that no furt shall be madevith oounty money, exaept the aaqufeition of rights-OS-vay.

Th4right of eminent domain to aondean any part of an 1.50foot right-of-way for a State designated hlghva rests exelu8ively on the **Highway** &Ul&.881O~r **Artiole 667**  n, % 8UpI'1&jRobbin VII. Lime8ton4 kunty, 8U9Pr; Wilber&w Cbunty V’). 

### &xl, 8U9I’&j Watt V8* 

### Studer, 8U9lVd; IVeZ”Wtl V8* -1liiS County, supraj and **Angler** v8. Balser, infns,

Authority of the oormnlSSioner8@oourt to aandemn 

### land for OOuntyroad 9UmO8e8 he8 b4en OOn8tl’Wd to LiPit its takw o? a right-of-uay to a maxlm~mwidth of 100 feet a8 provided in Artiole **6704,** 8~91%. **279** S.W. **47!3.** Bryan ~8. XcKinney,iionorable Ii. L. Ua8hburn, Page 

### 17

Our 8eamh Ma roverled 

### a vast aumbes of court d8OishR~ deali;rr&with th4 right8 and 

### power8of the Stat4 u@2V6J biiSILiS81al 

### and

### the OCUWLt88iCRePO' OoWt in OOOdeauri~ Und fnr iiighwy p~~po84s, luoludlq mungiuvolvlag the Queetion 

### 0s liability for dana% Su8talA4d dwj.ng the lqiqout, oolMtructioR aRd maint4Mnoe 

### 0r 8&l 

### high- -Y* AVOW deolrion OOMi8t%ntly hold8 that Frau the in8taZAt Of th4 r416OtiM Of l rout4 end th. d48i(gnatiCd3of rwh 

### to be 

### a part 

### oi the SWte 

### lU@m18y **System,** tihu8rut&r- &ail%& th4 00li&88100e~8~ CauPt to grooeed m&m Artl0J.e 6674~. rqwa, that t& 8014 and •M~UIS~V~ 

### jwmlfotitnt 0r 8U4h DOUt4 ?48t8 iI% th# St8tO Eigh#J D4pPfunt. IlI EB?~Q~ iJUtaMe8 the POUte ill fJUe8tia -8 merely a ai8hd 8UX’veJed 8tPip *OCOS8 fleldr, f’U%M or portkW$s 

### ulth taaroad 

### improve

# wurtjanother rltustlon found a hou8o and iarm 

# impwweaentr 88Wblldred Vithhl the right-Of-W&RLJboua&siea of the 8taked
aew loow&xl or 120ut4. IR every riagle 4484the court held tMt 8uoh location, route or plan oonatltuted ‘a **part** of the **3tate** Iilghwy **3yatea** and uas det%i&iWiadfw state nlighway pUFs4848. Watt VW 3tud4r, 8ltpMj Shelby Oount 48 9. V. (2d) 761~ Fletcher v. Xln$, 79 9. U. I v* ~ldwell, ad)9801 U48el
vmReal, 49

### 3. Y. (2d) 

### 4751he to State, ?7 b. U. (2d) 606.



## m the oboe 

## 0rSan patri4ia count7 

## VI* bxv411, SU&@4, th4 Etl&hWJ CollP18UiOR 84144tOd8 p,oposed POUt8 a8 fiighW8~ Ho. 9 through th4 lamls 

### 0r su&h48a I&r&e 

### aadHorn. T&I &Nlld88iOtHW8' Oowt proooeded to ilGquir0 the ZWOWwiry land and by 

### agreed Judgmentobtained the property of ap- @leer. Tim lugbay Colnri88foa ptiw 

### to th4 o-ement ot ooastruotien over ruch route 

### l l4Ot4d to shrugs ruoh d48ip mtl.ea and 8818et4d oa rntirrsl~ dlffersnt 006~ Appelleea rought and obtained aa 1aJuuotlon in the dlrtriclt CouFt Femam4g aaid 0oroni88h1mr8* 009tFt 

### rP0a abmdoning th0 route fiP8t de8igDated aad fiTom &U?OOUrW& th@ right-of--Y OV8F the n4rly deri@nLted rOWi around the ]sndr Of XW&-, ran4 aad Horae

Th4 oOWt Or ciVi1 App6i8lS u ~8V8~~ing the &dP meat dl88olVed th@ injunotioa OlIdraid in part a8 f411O!f8l

“It 18apparent iron the bill on which th8 Wit W8 @‘Wtod that hi&may 80. 9 i8 0 pFOpl’- 17 desigllatcd ‘St&i8 Highuay ’ 

### OVOP

Which tbsnonoisble B. L. WashbUm, m&8 1.B

hi&may deprtaent he4 oontrol, 

### andmat the ooult~ conBll88lon4Po’ court i8 

### aotiag for aad 

## in behgu and 4mder

## the c0ntr0i 

## 0f that agpertnent in ~MOUP~~ the M.&t of w for MAid hlghWy, a8 provided In art iolo 6%

‘I

### 4x1,a8 

### amond8d by the Forty-Plrst h&8latwe AOt8 1930, hat lag., 5th C.3., pa 

### 243,0. 

### 79, ) 1 (Vernm’8 &I& oh. St. et. 667$0). It rOliOVS, thep4rofe, and 18 appr4at boa the petItlo below, that the power of d48l~tlIq the route 

## 0rhi&q Eo. 9, mith reierenoe to the 

### land8 Or &~3h48, u&%4, 8Rd ~~~, F48t8 in the high

### wy deprtaent, andaot ia the oonmirrionerr’ oowt, and ttat the rtate hlgbway oon8uleeIonor8 crp8 

### woersary pmtieo to any lltigiatiolr 

### irrr8Oting 

## t&W

0X4 POi80

Or that p oV4~0 . . l R
Yleilar fwtr axloted In the cass 

### 0r Bisairn, et al.
vs. Bean, et 

### al., rugu-3, aad in other8 too numer3u8to oft4 here.

IO i4igI4r V8. Balrer, 8upm, th4 OWM51SSSIfXW'8' court 

### ua8 attemptipg to 

### oaaderwl a right-or-uay @titer in vfdth than 100 

### f88t. Appellmt 8oqht 

### to 4aJoIa aueh a8 i118&@1 b4CU84 ViOutiV8 Or 8UbdiVfSiQIi 1 Or ibtfOl8 6704, Revlsed StatUt48 oi 

### 1925a8 amcrnded by ti%ptsr 1.97,pore- (;ira@~ 1, AOt8 

### 1929, (Article 

### 6704,V.A.C.S.). ‘The Auetin Court of cIvilhp~lls held 

### that the co~nW3sio~s2r8~aoUrt acted 

### a8 8$4llt8 for the State UpOnsolicitati3a **by** tis St*te iiigkvsay COES&UJ~O~J that the hl&@y to b4 construeted Wro8.v appgllant*o land had bssa dulg deel6gaatad 88 a 3tite SighWY aad th4t 8U4h takil3& fo? Ytst8 RI&@y puYgO%tislfa8 not VioWtiVe of 8UOh&tIOl4. 

## ofttig &O%!nv8* HO-y, s'@-*

mirierly ~4 viah to call to y00ur attantioa other point8 relating to the rtatut48 involved her4 UpQnvhI& th4 Cowt8 of Texas haV8 pZaoed their 0onstruotlone

### COAs8t?UOtioA Of&AY 

### hart 0r

### route ET BiQhwar Da

### psrtJEent

rak%o th% state v 

### port7beoause ruch oocut:~..~~ 

### sY5tem. ctty or Wlabtta lwla T -- 

### Lp,Si,:. (26) **736~**Ceruouoh VI* ColorWo Couatjr, 18 3. W.

l 

### --t%l7 VheA 

### 5Whroute ia lsid out 

### or @DA8tru8tiM 

### 188tarted thtlOOS?Qli55i~A%P5' 

### %O(upt &$ ASJ fur&-

or WV-, fW 5MAtJ puFpOSe5, in aonneation twevitb. NilbuqpP Count7 

### VII. aal, 

## 5upr8.
miag; umble 

## to rind authority colirlioting vith th%~bOV%df%dSiOM, Ye ~Mclude that **b** 

### deaig&%ted St&t* JUhwv w a S9Ut Or th%SWtO Ji.QbWS~3gsten -Mot be UAMWW& b7 4%8rena aa mob but that the statutes express17 aolrstltute, %Mb7: lav determine, vhea maoh mute 01~b08d .beOQSi65

* d%sigPated JSrt Or the 37steni. Tha H&@&y CQW mireion has 5zolu8iv5 jurirdioti0n in the 56le5tim 0r 5~5.33 route or iwad aa vi11 aonatitute such System, but Lmu&&atel7 upon its exsraire 

## 0r ruoh di5oretLoo 

### and the entering 0r ita order 

### bslapl6rtlng to the aamnLss~o~~8~ oourt the 

### authorit7 to aoquiP5 

### th%Aoc%558Py 

### landandsuchcourt

### proce%d5 Woordiqly, rwh routs 

### or cad bacstea dul7 designated.

Wether%foi?e, advIa% t&t in our opinion Kelly Street caald Aot ematftut% % dosigWtad Stat5 Hi&@pvcLy08 IL prt orths 3tate El the raaotiate be & oount7 road. Aaoard ctsmnotpa7 

## r0r the mlntewmoe 

### OPirngroVe5WAt 

### of the rcled 

### 98 such would oonstituto maunauthorized undertaking and the lllte~l spend- 

## ~ng0f c0m7 

## rends.Bonorable iI. I.. Waehbura, page 20

Ye vieh to thank you 

### for the ercelL5at lettsr vhloh wag vary helpful aad hope tmt we b%ve eatlsiactorlly onawcred the questLoAn 

### pWseAt%&
Yours very truly
ATTOHHEY

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