OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN



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### orwarraatr voted Or Lsaued prior **to** January **2,** 1939 and doolared eligible prior to JaAwry 2, 1915, for paymAt out or the County and Road DIetrIot'MIghuay tuad 

### unbar cleat3.1243 law; **prov14s4,** 

### however, chat OAO-fOWth (l/b) of 8uch net mvenua frcua tha motor Sue1 tar *hall be 811006Ccd t0 the Avafl6blO SOhOOl r'und. KoCha ~ontsined herein @ball b% ooaotrued 86 aUthOriZiA#J the plrrd&n,g

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### la atato&~in nx. Jur., Vol. 9, PO k29t

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rule of oonatruotionwhloh i8 rpplic%ble to statutes 0% w%l..l a% to oonetltutisce la that, ln %%oert%lning the aaanlq of an amendmsnt, the oourtwill look to ths evil w~iioh W%S aought to bo owd end tha re%~%dy rhiob MS sought to be 8ppii0ar A oOaatItutiOn81 %mOAdlNAt beooaoa just as muoh a p8rt of the organla law as w*8 Ghe 

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### the net revem from 

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### proposedamen6a8atpxeventr the urn of texea enuruntab for pur**pORO8** 0Gh.r **th8A** tho%emenGiOnad IA Ghe OJroj+@a%d 

### uaM(1Iynt, That ia **to** My, that the lWVOAU.8 lWaiAilk6 afG@F mymnt Of Rll Mfund8 **aUowo4 by**  law alid Oxpen8ea of aolleotion,4erivedfrom road user tazaa, lnoIutS.~.but not llmIGa4 to motor vehicle rogl~tration rem, drivers* lIo%aae teea, end sl.l

### taxes other thao Ad v%lor%m tax%8 aud gross produetlon taxaa, on aotor fuels and lubricant%used to projnsl %#tor v%~lolea orer pub116 POB~UAYS, Sh8ll be wed fOl'the W&B PUl'pOW Of 6lOA8tl'UOtiAg and m8inklnlxig pub110 **roadwqe** an4 for the %nforocrment of auoh laws an may be prenoribedby the Leglalaturo p%rtainIng Go the supcrrvision

of traffloaAd llocnalng of drivea upon l uoh ro%da, efidf:or

We pyawnt of tha principal and Interast @n county rnd road distriot bonds or 

### vmrrenta vote4 ox la%uud 

### priorGo January 2, 1939 arrddeakared eligibl% prior to January 2, 1945, for paynmnt out of the Bounty %ad Soa4 Dietriot ?Ll@nay Fund uider 4dfhlKl6 1RW.