OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

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ion of thlB Deportwent 

1 8 l e io llQwr t 

be disturbed ln aq? prrtlouAar It tk6 Yhivsr8’ 

avrsndroant aa wriGka 8hoal.d brem 8 part at 

t&a fuaWnte1 l&? 
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30~. D~rwood zaoford, P@fP 2 

'4. :"hat lo your oon8Gruotlon of t&u turm 

‘@Zi%tiRg hW' a8 it 8Qpara it t&l %i%%A&Q8At? 

*' >. rneorar 0s you era able to detenui~e, 

doe% the shlvara* amandwant make my revisions 

in exletl~~ AawE or proodhrea, other the& to 

r%quln the use UT tiiti l'MV%AU%% etated for iiigiiway purposeaF 

“6. Does t&e UlWAdrneAt prOvent the Lc(llslatwo iron detrmainlng or auGhorl&lrig the type8 

Oi rOr4 011 Which the IllOAOy Will be 8&Wt’t” 

Tim 8mendemnt to zouae Joint i?e80lutIoA No. k9, Is 

COPY Oi WlriOh &~OO&p&de~ yOUr in~tby, 18 Cia fOllO~llt~ 

"ALWAd UOuPO JOiAt Rs8OlUtiOQ 80. 09 by 

rtrlkine Out all Of EMOtlOA 1 aAd Inrorting IA 

1Ieu thdreof the follou~; 

"'iiaOtdOA 1. That Aftlab VIII of tho 

COAZtitUtiOA Ol the Stat. Of.mXar bs amn4.d 

by 84dIn& khon%O a naw notion to be kAOWU a@ 

Wotlon 7-A an4 Go read al rollarar 

"'SootLoA 7-a. All net ravanuel~ r.owiIAlAg 

after &%%yl%6At of 811 retunda allowed by law and 

l zpumir OS colleotIaa, darlred from road unl: 

taxO8, in01u4ing but AOt U&God to AOtOr Vehielo 

N&iZtMtiOA fZ.B, dl?fFOII' i.iCWAZO t0.S Ul4 6tl.l 

GUM, Other Ghan ad Val0ma and pass prO4UetlOA 

t%x%a, on motor ruu1B and lubciaantr uwd to propel sotor vehtol.m OVBT pbllo roadwnya, shall be 

wed for tho role purpom of oonatruoting and %mintainl~ Mid publIo roadways a04 ror tk@ enfororla c At o f l uah laws aa may be preaorlbed by th. X.6&- 

Iolatura partalnlog to thr rruyrrvIolo~ ot tram0 

pna lioesiaing or Urlverr upon suoh roadr, urd ror 

the $XlJQbSAt Of the ptfnOi& uxd iRtent3t OA OOURty 

an4 road dlstrlot bOAda or warraatr 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 of the SGate*a aredlt for tkny purROM.‘” 
@A. uurwood haniord, page 3 

Oenorelly speekl.nE tao ml%8 for statutory oonstruotiOA 8pp4 in the OOJl8t~liOt~O~ Of OOA8titUtiOl-d prOVi8&ORS. 

(Ft. worth and D. C. W. Co. v. Yrasler, 191 5. W+ 806). It la 

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

*A rundelaaatal rule of oonatruotion whloh i8 

rpplic%ble to statutes 0% w%l..l a% to oonetltutisce 

la that, ln %%oert%lning the aaanlq of an amendmsnt, the oourt will 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 

amon provision, a~& the %ffeQt of the aaendmeAt 

la tho a%m% %8 If It had bran 0rIginrrAl.y lnoorporate4 b the OOAStitUtlOA. tiowaver, R oonstitufiODll1 A&OA&lhOAt b8b& the bet eXpZ'e88iOA Of the 

Will Of th. p.0~16, SAY &WVidOA& Ot the OOMtitUGIoA prevloualy aXlatin& mUat, IA oa%e of ooAfUet, 

yi.14 to it.* 

& ooMtituGiond WOViSiOA S&OUlb not b0 &V*A R n&Srow or Geehnleel oonatruotion bg &he oourGa$ it WiU. be eonaGnu lIber&lly or In an equitable Uanex, a0 as Go orrry 0uG 

the great primalplea of ~overAm6int. SQreat Bouthem ure IAS. 

CO. V. city of u8tjS, 263 8. if. 778,. 

The propoae4 amen4bu+t expmaa4 allaoaea ona-fourth 

of the net revem from the motor fm tax to the mlkbla 

Bohool Fund. 'fbmtP1'8 Our R~%wR~S Go #a qUWttOA8 Under Oml I4er%tIon have A0 a*pZloeGIo* wh8t8oqrer to the nv*nur Obkin64 

fXWJ% th% rPa60r rU6i td&X WhiOh i8 &Oe&Geb t0 UM AI%II.abiO SOhe 

ruh4. 

ArlmleriIlg pour rirat quoatlon,It la our OpiKliOA that Gha 

proposed amen6a8at pxeventr the urn of texea enuruntab for purpORO8 0Gh.r th8A tho%e menGiOnad 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,4erived from 

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 prenoribed by the Leglalaturo p%rtainIng Go the 

supcrrvision of trafflo aAd llocnalng of drivea upon l uoh ro%da, 

efid f:or We pyawnt of tha principal and Interast @n county rnd 

road distriot bonds or vmrrenta vote4 ox la%uud prior Go January 

2, 1939 arrd deakared eligibl% prior to January 2, 1945, for paynmnt out of the Bounty %ad Soa4 Dietriot ?Ll@nay Fund uider 

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