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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN
**GROVER SELLERS**  **ATTORNEY OENIRAL**  **I ,:** **’**

Xon. Arnold yi’

. Franklia county Attornsg Ataaoosa County Jourdenton, Texas

met the time Atascosa red its deed to amFlss!an’ and plied with requires of %lnute NO. 17306.

45, to&ytttar with Judge of Atascoea to +tlch ia attached a brief of sd Jointly by Judge Franklin end

rcariJtdgs foott, dated 3ctcber the facts necessary to the d6t6rminth n, we are oopylng It 89 followsr
out Peroh 3, 1925, Road r;:otrlot ?3-R unty woe oreated and tond& voted In of 8165 ,ocio.oo. During that year, 1928, yrocetds of these bonds were syent for the oonatruotlan 31 epprox’mtsly 13 zilcs of psved road, approxiaetelp 11 miles of which wss from Fotset north to the Bsrar-Atsscoss County Line. -oilring the yeers i935-.ana 1936. a herd-surfecod highway wea built Irma Poteet to Jourdenton. This road

**wos** built with County funds snd WA profsetn, and no bonda were lamed for thin purpose.Eon. Arnold *. Frenklln, pege 2

*For several years eubaequent to the omplotJon or the road from Poteat to Jourdentou, many effcmte were made to have this road deelgneted by the $ste lllttt;y CommIeeion es 8 part of the Stata Blghwey

. Onrevere1 oooaslone delegetlane eppeared .&ore 

### the Ctste 

### iil@magCoraufeeion ror th:e purpose l IJ4iinelly on zey 20, 1940, l delegstloe or 157 oitirenr OSthe Poteet oommunlty, heeded by the County Judge of Ataeooee Couaty, together with 8 em11 dolegation rr0a Bexer County, 

### l ppeered botore the Coeutleeloa, end et thet msetlng the rOlbUi.fIg reso1utloa *as entered on the mluutee of the %.ate Highwry CoEmleeloat Wiaute No.17306 xey 20, 1940

'In lHXAr(A??0ATACCWA COO.UTlBS, it ie orderedthat a highway be deelgnated extea41n(l rrm a 0onnrotlon with the YiighWS~ system rt or nearJourdenton northerly to e conneotloa with U. 3. Highway No. 81 near the south oity 1kiit.e or 38~1Antonio peering In the violkitf of Poteet.

‘Thle bighhney desfgnatlon la made oa ooadition that the 

### Countleelnrolred dll eqee In edvanoe to tranerer tltle 0r 

### the 

### l xietiad right-or-ray to the .SiG HIghway Department an4 on the further oondition thet the Counties will eu 1 euob eddltlond right-or-re~Tii3he utuw uhe~ 80 -v requested ea s;ey bo required of uldthe an4 on looatfoa approve4 by the Righwey Depertmerit. stete malnteaenoo 0r thle deelgnetlon ~1111not be resumed until the Countlee here pleoed 

### the

l xleting road la an loee~teble state or reoelr. *It 18 uadoretood that the Eighwey rwputimt fe oot in positIon **rifk6n0f8ily** to provide **r0r** oonetruotloa or reooaetruetioa or thie deel~ted highway et any time in the near ruw6. *Thle order of the Comleelon ~111 be00nt0dr80tire at euoh **tim*** 88 it 18 80- oepted oflfolelly **by** 

### l ppropriete reeolutfone paseed by the orernIn6 bO4lee oi Bexer an4 Ataeooee Countf08. *

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Hon. Arnpld 

### a.Franklin,9aeo3

*Imedlatol~ thueattu, st the a6xt regular neeting of tha Commi6610nerr1 ‘Court at Ataeaoee:.’ County hslu on Jane 10, 1940, appropriate **rendu** tlonwaslntuadin tha minute8 of ths Comisslonora ’ Court o? raid GotanSy agraolng to tba ooaditionr OSthe darl#natlon md rutborlalng 

### the CountyJut@ to l



### reoutaand 

### dallvorto theStat0 Highway Deputmant dead to tb BWOSS~P~ d&t-of

### way a# required by 

### thrDopartmsntbeforetaklng 

### thlaroad OT~P 

### tornmlntenanoe. A orrtlftsdoopy of this ~o~lu8fon was fu.rai8h.dtb Highway Ee partuanO and l 

### ropytheroofi8 rttaohad hereto. Shortly th4reofter, by dasd dated June 27, 1940, ufd right-at-ray wa8 oonveyrd to the State Rlgkwey Department and dead I*s deliverad to the Diririoa Zaginesr at !?anbntonlo, Turar. The Dlrlrlon Englnear aoknowladgsd r604lpS of #MO and mported #at the deed bad barn forwarded to the main oftilos of tha ?hpartmsnt at Austin, Texas. This deed is of rsoord on pa6e 2)b of Volume 117 of the Used Reoordr of Atasoosa County, TUBS, and the title of this right-of-way 

### hasbeanlnthe ?tata 

### ofTsxar 

### for more than fire **yaarr** by virtue of 

### soiddeed, Cutified 009~ of said deed 16 attached hereto. Also rttsoh4d hareto are ooples of lettgra fraa Alghway Cod 8SiOA4P8 Bobblt t snd Bin69. *It 18 admitted that Bexrsr County did not oanply with tho oondltioae of tha deslgnatlon of May30,19bOp end that tha Rlghwsy Conmlsslon did not tekr over 

### tha mainteaenca of ssld hf@.lW8J'from Poteet north until Captrmbcr 1, 1945, whan It psased the 

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‘Llinute 21383

Augwt 

### 22,1945

**‘ fB**  ATAWXA Mil ?3EXAR COUK’i’IE3,IT IS ORDEREDthat a !Xeto Highrrsy be doai&mt4d from the northsrn tudnU8 Ofgfghny HO, j&6 at Potrrt in Ataeooaa &faBty, 4xtendiog northerly to 5411

### Antonioin B6xsr County, snd tha Stats Highrpy Znglneer 16 dlrsoted I to 644tlB4 maint4a6no4 of the sxlat1ng road, rhioh will nrle EBth6 tam~orary POUta fOP tkiI3 hfghul,y, 4it6OtiV4 s6pt4mbeP lBt.*Bonorrblr k-nold W.Irrankllo, page 4.

*In view of the 6booo faots all of whloh
are a mettsr of reoord wlth th6 xighwsy Depar& ment 6nd the COamiesiOa6Pe' Court 6t Atasooed county, Texas, please answer the following questloo; Wasnot that portloa of the hl&way 

### fromJourdanton through Potast to the B6x6r County Llno offlolally d46lmatOd 68 put Of the Nat6 gigbw6y Syltem 8t the tkne Ataeoose County deliverad Its dead to the 

### BlghwayRUEm$ee$on and otherrise oom9l.1ed wlth raqulro

### aanteof Wlnute Ilo. 173069 "1 hend 

### youhrrawlth8 brief 

### oo+erIngthe qU66tiOkl Of **-1SW** inVOlt6d 66 1 800 it.” -061 your brief whloh is 6tt6Ohed to your reque6t for %fn:Zhl W4qUOk 

### fPOEl **POgb** 3 Of %6t6 =&WY COXWli66iOn ~hlt0

Wlnuto X0. 19374 - 4-29-Q Bighwar $346 "Iit Atee4Os6 66d bXOP COUllti6St It 16 OPdered that Minute No. 17306 b6 6nd la hsreby 08666lled. It is further ord6red that 

### 6Bigbway be Ueelgnated from Jourdanton to Poteat 6lOl.lg the POuta of the recently ooaplet6d road and th6 !?tat6 HIghway Engl~a6~ $8 dir4gtt3a to eesume srlntsnanoa thereon 4ff4OtiV4 the dste of th16 

### COEd861OlloPd6r." FWlmthe raote 00ntain?a in th6 briar l ubm$tted by you, it is 0b~iOus th6t At480086 COtUtg fully oompllad with the prorI0Ione set out 68 oondltlona preced6nt in ths 

### Rlghway Dapartmrnt*e Shut4 h'o. 17306, 68 orldrnosd by yaw letter of trsn8mlttal of the deed to the 

### HighwayEngineerandthe subsequent raoordlng of the deed in ths 

### i'44d Reoorde 

### of AtOSOOS6 County. However, it la etctad in your letter that *it 18 6dBitted that Bexar County did not oomply with tha oondltlona of 

### thed6O$gn6t$On 

### OfHay 30, $940.

. . ." @On this OdSIiSSiOn, 

### W6 think OUPOOQO1U6iO6 hW6ill muat be b46od.

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Aoaorablr Arnold *. Brenklin, page 

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Opinion No.015935, dated April 25, 1944, aml oit4d b7 you in your brie?, W6abread UpOn 6 a4t 02 i6otpknd UpOn a Ninute of th6 Stat4 Highway CoQElieeioa which di#nOt OOntab 6 damlgnrt~on whloh would hrte th6 4ffbOt th6t th4 Oondltion in YiaPto loo.

### 17630eontslned. The t6otb in the 0864 upon uhloh th6t opinioa w6a pndioated required mothing 111014 than that the 

### C~ias~anara’ aourt pumh866 the addltlonal right-of-ray aad u&on 

### theCofav&a61on4ra’ Court, bring 60 dirOOt44, 6Uba4QU4ntl7 p4rf0~64d th4 6Ot Or 6aqUiring #4 additioli61 d&ht-at-V67, 611 OOnditlOne pr40464nt had b4.Q m4t.

Th4 

### oonditlaatobe p4rtommd 

### in th4 

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### tloa r4quir44 

### thatthaoowktleaofAtaaooaa 

### M Bareroaarpl7 with cartela r4quireuwat6, Uid QUOth6 f>cXQSU4b Ih’iIlUt4, W4 tin4 t&i4 following:

Vhia highway d6slgn6tion WI6made on oondltlon th4t th4 gOuntie lnrolt44 will r&r44 in rdranoe to traneiar tit14 

### of the 4riating right-of-say to th4 Sate HI&way Da@artment and on ths further aondltioa th6t th6ecuatl46 ~111 aupp1.l auoh 6dditiOMl right-oi-We7 ia t& iUtUr4 when 60 r4queatod 66 a47 ba F4 ufxed oi wldtha end on 5046tloil approved b7 the P R &IV67 Ikp6rtnsIAt. st6t6muinteoeno4 0r thla deaignatlon will not b6 6ssumad until the oountlea h6v4 piaa4d th4 4rieting ro6d in 6a 6004pt6bl4 etatr **0r** r4palr.* IA ti4W Of th6 4XJW4SIlPFOliSiOIlU Orth4 6Ot Orthr 

### BlghweyCommiraion, 66 refl4ot4d in Xlnut4 

### No. 17306,th6 oondltlonr preoedsntmu6t br m4t **by** bath oountlea beion thr Aighw67 Conimi481on~r rotwould be oonetru4d by ua to aonstitut4 a d4aign6- tiOa rOS 6t6t4 higbu4y pUrpO64S and JtI6ke**6uOh county**  road **6** p6rt Or th4 Yt6t4 tiigh~67 s76tsla.

The C'tote Rlghw67 Comnl8sion la d4legated th4 dlaorationery povmr to sslect the roe46 and/or rciuter tiloh ah611 oonstitutr th4 Stete EUghw4y 

### System,and they are also euthorlasa to mrka auoh d4slgn6tlona 6B th4y 

### 6.0fit 

### withoonaltioar to ba performed by the oountlrr betore 6 temporary or pr4llmInsr7 a46ibpI6tiOII b4amea 6 rind1 drsignation 8uirl0i4nt to bring ru0h aounty road into the state Ki@w47 Syatam. Wefind nothing 

### inthe atstut46 whioh would preolud4 the Highwe Dspertment frcwimkizlg**HQ~Q~~~LL** Argoid, W. Franklin!page 

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auoh prellmlnary dealgnstlonr and nothing to prct6nt th& rrom lmposlng upon the oountisr 6 oonditlon prooad6at beforr a fins1 d68lgsiatlon should ba mad6. ..I f*' Atseoosa Count7 periormd 

### ltrpsrt 0r th4 requlreneat 0r tha oonditional d66lgnatlon 6x63it is psrh6ps unrortunate th6t 6h4 oould not prerrll upon her 616teF oountg to oompl7 6s raadlly in or44r that auoh Highway 00~14 hare b66n rlaslly 4a6lgnst64 in 19401 howbv6r. suoh aaiaslon of Bexar County ~68 fat61 to tha aondition61 d46igII6tiOn 46 th6 0rrer
or tendrr of the liighw67 Cormai6610~was 

### notaooeptrd.

Th6rafort, it la the oplnlon 0r ml8 dep6rtmrnt th6t the pmtlon of the Hlghwey trcm Jourdrnton to Potaet along the route 66 6et out in Mimts Ho. 19374 of tha Btat4 Bighw67 Commlaslon, 

### datedApril 29, 1942, boOam 6 p6rt Orth6 Stat4 Highwar Sy6t6m o? this St&6 on auoh dat6 of April 29, 1942, and that t&b reanindor ot the oountg ro64 rrferrd to in 7our inquiry 414 not b6ooma 4 psrt of tha State Bighu8y Sy8tea by 44slgnstlonuntil AUg\lSt22, 

### 1945,6t Whish tima 

### the St6t4 Hlghw67 Cosmla6lon, **bp** Minute No. 213g3, iin derignated auoh route axtending 

### fromPotart in Ataaoora County northerly to Esn Aatonlo In B6xar County.

Our Opinion No. 

### o-5935,rbor4 rstrrrsd to, and sited by you la your brief, la not la ooailiob 

### withth6 oonaluaion6 herein raaahad, for the f6Ot6 diaoua66d lo th6t OpinloR 6r6 sntlrely dlrr4raat 

### rrcn thr reeta in th4 ln6trnt 0664. Yours vary truly,
ATTORNEY GENSRAL OF TEXAS



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