Bon, &A. Hodges

County Auditaxw1111zaM0n county cmrgetolm, lkxaa

Dear slrr A&L/& opinionHo. O-1510 **/ Rer**  **Does the**  **mmlirrslana 6** **’ court**  **have** the legal authority to enact a law egel.n~t

rspemling

and the overlondl.n$ of tntok6when traveling the hlgbmayb In the oounty and appoint an ofiiaer to enforae 8eme ormake awe&s when violations occur? (And refited queritlcmts.)

Your reqwnt for our opinion on the questiona as are herein statedha8 been maalved by th4.a depfmtment,

"1. he8 thaCm~WslonemCowthavethelaga1 atat&rity to enaot a Zarr

## 8gainst '8p8ed%.ngt and the ovwloadlngeit~~eksuhm &avelingthehigbwrys tithe Countyand appoint an offioa to enfarar stem, or make arrwts when vlelatlons 0ocurT

"2. Bail the law permit the O~~llioaar~ Court 

### to appoint an otffa8c to operate under Article 827-A, P.C.; and the sections la bowmotIon with th%r artlele?

*3. Does the City Council have the legal authority to enact an ordinance and umk8 appointmentsas 8& out in my questlonbHoO'n.1 and 2?'

r011om: Baction 2 of Artlala 3 of the St&to Cermtitutionreed88 as

of thls Nate Bhsll be

. __ vested Ln a **senate** ma hw~e or **repr8sent8tzPd8,** *wan together shall be utyled the Leglslafure of the 8tate of
Texas.”
The above quoted reotian of'the ConatltI&.lon vestn in the Legirlrature

all legislstlve powera whioh the people pfm8c8s unlew lialted by sime other

### pnwiaion 0r the instramtentrhe the me08 of Brown vrh City 

### of Qalva ton 55 g,V, 488; ZWexwtate Pomarctlng Co. VI. **Vineyard,** 8 8.U. (Sa) $71 &xl Eoui% Merage Co. vs.Bow&e Badepwdent gahool Mstriat, 63 8.W. (2d) 108&.

### Hon. B.A. Hedges, Page2 O-1510

as fo2lowst We quota Srum Texan Jurisprudehoe,Volunte11, ,psge f&,

"CommlssIon*rsaourts are 'oourts of lifnlted jurlsdictlon, In thst their authority extends only to matt.iW%

pert%InIng to the general usifare OS their respeative oountles,and, that theIxpouer6 are only those expressly OP InplledlyaonSe??xtd upon them by lau, that is, by the Constltutton **Urd** mtetutes **of** ths **state. ”** 
Artiale 2351, 13ernonfs Civil HMmtes, astttng forth $he .@imr% and dUtle6 OS the ~~dt1810~a-6 +ut?tS, does not authorlxd such ~apz@tto enaat laws.

mereSore, you are resp&Uully YadvIsedthat 'It Is $he ~Sq4nian.pfthis departqnt that the ~omnlSnicmerls~ Court doesmot,:hstib the @ouar: op lags1 authority to enact a law %&sitiat BpaedImg and .theopsir;- ::loscting

OS truckswh&n travelIn%the hI@ways In the aountyand ap&+Int 

### ul OfSl~er 

### td-eniorm! such la!t%, **or** 

### 1~8keSrreSe%when'Vf~2atl0ti@+ri
RagaxWng ywr seaond question,We quota Article 669,~W Jk#mmn's Civil statutes:

"'uplza 

### CopanlSrri~ne~s~.aour~~'i'~S each county, **a;gi ”** **g** in **oonjunat** oa.kIth the sherlft,xay enpLoy

than larg ~lilfe **~&dWf** t2)~ rb@8r~dQpu@os **ilOP** alwe then onal dsputles Ser sp(tuIa~ aswgsney t6 ,'aid .mld r&ula~ deputies to be kt&p &it@: sounW.:

traiila offfs~s to enSwee theh&wsy laW+S thS.6 Nate .~ul&p4 theul;e~ oi.tb publIe l@hitsy?s:by 6wt.v Ssld dsputIes~sballbe~~$ihsMverpraaticabls, mOt&oysie riders and shall be as%.&ied tO~w4rk~under 

### th8 **dfPQotion** 

### ox $h8

## .dhmfr, lbe~?4@iail give bsnd and take oath OS ofSIee a6 othsr demsWe%, !Shey a%y b~.diSaipned l!ram servioe on Mqu~fWoS the 6herl.H uhenevecr.approved by the **coaPnisalofi~re** aourt, or by aSId court on..Zt;s#n

lnlt~lat We, ~whmaeva~.thelpser~icos .ea.

### no 1omge.r 

### needed or had not been 8at18Saaatoraq Ths ami- 1 ~is8ieners wurt **8hall** 

### fix tlwti e~mtlen **prior** 

### t6 ~thelsselestlon,,

and xay prwtde 

### a$Y$he eafjmm of WIfb 

### eciuntyi heaesnsarg equipment .for 88id:~T0fra6iP8. lchepsy. OS said deputies shall tit be Inaluded Im ths 6ettWmt of the 

### sherltf in aceount~~ Sor SW* oS~oSSica. lkw :: Ehe puPpose as th3.a hq, the ouQlais*iorrcEM Emart or 0ountIeswhose Sunds Srom tha'motor~re~latrationSees videdhQlm.namount toThIrtyTh~d*llars p" $30,000,00)or Over:,, may use not creeds Sliw peg amt ($$6)
c#%e"hau:

9S na~d~f’urdq paid no+ to::~oeWseven'olid 7s) pqlPoaat~r susb Sun&:InwJuncIss PQclbiQiag

a. leSSOr Bpwynf ficw &U&:.~&$8tiR@iOn~ Baid deputies shall at all times coepsratq,vIth

### he **p6llae** depaHiqent oi eaoh city er temnw&thkmthe county, 'In the enfopaement 0S 8atd traSSI0 l&M8Tiher@n and all other paPti3

OS the ooua$y, al@ Ihall~;:~~:hwe tko srrru and duty to arrest vltaators of 511.&tue as 

### &tar &mu *u T ShOrlfS8hsve."ISon.

%A. ltodges, Page 3

The courts 0S Artiole 821s,Vernon'8 Penal and *el.ght~Inspeo~ors o< th?

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this State have held that Section 6 6s Code, aoniarrlngauthcwltyupon license Sta+-B-$#mfw p6pgp*qt + y+ dz?;svem

ana operatolrs

or lossoF

venxoles to nave mew mmcs ena aon- .oonstables,and nharlrr; manoy See the asses OS Head vd Pkeight Llnea,

In VI- OS the above holding, the **pcmew** given **oountiy** tm.SSlaofricers ti ditlcle f5699, Vernon~s Annotsted Clvll Statutes, as amended to enSorae the hIghway laws OS this StsCe regul%tQag &he use .oSpubllo kigkuays by motozvahfales,oamot be ex$ended to Inaluda the authority to w&Q91 loaded vehialeel when theyhave ra8sou tobelieve that thegross uelght of suah vshlalss ls unlaWuli In our QpInlotr Ho. O-757, Written by Hon. DIek Stout; AsslsBantAttorney benersl, th%s depwtnqnt 

### heldthat a county traSSio ofiioer, employedunder Article 6699, T&~rnon~s Civil StatuEM, does not p~use&s tbe legs1 right tc# weigh truolmfor 

### purpo8e8OS ascertainingJfbetber they are aosded in excess of 7,000 pounds In vidlatlon OS .&t&lo 82& Ve~non~s **Anno@ted** Pens1 Code.

You 

### are 

### reapebtftilly~tiiWl6ed that &he fA$amSsslO~ Oourtmay appoint county trafrlco;triaers waler Mt;isle 66% Vernon's Civil Statutes,~but suoh traSSio 

### offiuaru ha- ne%&ho.&ty 60 weigh trucks or othq motor vehlCrle6.

Your **thtrd** QUQS~~O~, **~~@wdl,ng** the **mhtWty** 

## or**a** city oounsllta ens&h Wdlrwmoe andlwske&ppo$i~tmz&$~ ass& sut in, your Questioru zalmwed 1 and 2, doas,aC$'re'l~te,~ thq QSfiOiaxduties uf any county oSSloisl. third QuestIon, The$Pesolw, it Ifi llnnwQn&8py to answr y@lP



### 8terana.W Trust~thatths ?wol.r@ Sully %muersyour Inqulq, .

Youm very truly 

### ATTOSWEY

fBt'WU% qF !CSXAS

BY a/ &dell WSllmiB &de21 Wtlliuao Assistant AWtpbprwe AppRoIoH)ocT13,1939 :/ a(rrsld

C, Wnn 'cpoIIHIzpe~oFTflgAs 

### ~ApproMd oplni~n 

### &mnIttee By n/6118 t3halha