**OFFICE OF**  **THE ATTORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS**

**AUSTIN**Hon. **‘ I.**  **C. mushsll,**  **-4P g** 

**reform4 to**  **is demarlbing**  **the** boundarlu **of a**  **Um** trlot.
WSad th0 ?0u@at1&3 list **Of** pollti0ti**Sub** 6lvlslons

or botmbsrler

and phy6loal

foeauea of the topogrqhy f

umlsh logaldesorlptlon within the 

## intentOS the StateSoil Cone8natlonLaw la s mnur SatisfaoMy for desorlblng the **rstu ti**  **b0m~** or **8011 c0~0mti0n**  tvimi0t67i **POU tioal**  kwaulon,ooowltloE, sahool4istristlB,~Ity limits, eoluotbouumle8, tovmhlp 6nd l artlon -at 2s **iul snd**  **topo&rsphioalr raihoads,**  hlgh**ways, 8eunty**  **’ ds,**  **rlvus, ad**  **8ruks.**

"'E&&inning

et the oonfluenos

sf the 8q Gabr~t~fi~~tll firers, Ibenoeup the San Oabrlol

J northwesterly 

### dirwtiog 40 tho ores qgof8tateR.ighwayWumbor95orrrth*Su Gdrl.1 theme firteen milesm&h 0olMgwus te theeasL r4slde ofsaldhl@myto the 'intoi **Latorueti0~ 0f**  **th0** 

### Mfa aighrarsad tb al couatyllne'ulenorslrtewlblle6 laulwtarly dlreotlon don& the Bell Countyllno to the lntersootionof the said county andtho naln lies
ofthe& x.tr.Pai1=y y, rhiohruna bstmon Tamp10

### aa Orurger, Tuu; then00in a aor

### ther4 di r e o tl o n

f o u r t a e n

d l u a l o n g

t he l nt u 1Sne OS the SL X. a T. BallwayConganyto the intersestlen

of the said railway

### *enter lb with th+ l ntar llm of the oouuty road that runs Irma little

### lml. f. c. yulall, Page. b

tltioiBiuu

Wlthln thirty (SO)&ya sftorsuoh a pokaa **filed tit&**  **tha 8fak**  **8011 Comma+**  watlonBoard, it ehellwo **due** noticeto be **~~VVUI 0f**  **s propus**  **asuiag up3n**  **th0** qu06ti.w **or the**  **duirabtlity and**  **uousity, in**  **t&e** 

### interut of the publichealth,8afoty, mad welfare 

### of tha creation

of such **dlstriet;** upon the questkm et t&e priakbotuadulee tobe~ec~dtoeuahdfa- &ii%, upon the **preprloty of**  the petition an& other p;mrw6ingp **t&OB** mAor this rot, **and** upoa all ~WStiOJU **nlOTU8tt tU**  **SWh ill&l-i66.**  **m OWlI**  or landrlthlathe ll8ltaor the territorydouorlbed%athibpotltloa,andaf lan&ulthlnany **ta ’**  **rfto% ‘** **y eonafdorod**  **$a?** rdditiaat0 suuh 6068rfbOd ter?ltory,andiLloth~ Lntoruttd~tlu ah&U
Ezdtt" r

Y to sttead sooh hearinga an& & be Zt t uhu ll

l **ppwr upon**  theWering that 

### it&be drlrablato krolu4edthlnthe propose& dlutrlot **turltory** out6140of **the** mea wlthlnvhloh 4uemtioe orthahearinghaa beenglren,thehear**lag shall**  **be** mdjourzmd **mmd due**  **aotioe CU**  **iurthrr** heedlrc:

shallbe &en tbtoughout the oatlre (Icea **soarldued** ior iaolu6lon in the dlutriot,

and suoh **further** hoar* held. After suohhearing, U t&i Boe4rdshaU6etermlne,nponthore0t0 p4mat06at swlihoariaguad upon mahotha relmuatfaotsand **kaformationa6** ioaay

b4 wailabl.e,that

there %8 8W'l, in the lnterut of the publlehealth, safsty,

ULU veMaro, for a Boil Consurvation Dlutriot

to ipnstlon ia the territory ooauldered

st th6 hearln& it **6hdl** n&e and nclord **6u6h** deter&nation and **6h8u &4fiW,**  **by X&66**  **Md b0Wd6**  **OT by**  **iQ@ Sob**  **dl+isioW,** the **bOwdarie6 of**  6UOh 6iStriOt. **‘ Ip**  rtwddng SUOh d0termlnationaad ia defining **6U6h** boUUd6Ti66.

the Boa.rd

6h6.%1 gin duo wlght Md oonslderat~on

to the topgraphy oi the uoa oon**uldersd** and of the &ate the **Umpo6itioxI** of **t&J** uoilu thoreln the dlstrfbutlon of erosion the prevailing

laid-use raotloer and neeesetty

of P the **6es;lrabhty** iau udia&rtChfn **the botmbsriU**  the partloular

landsunder oonsiW+tlon and th6 beneffts

l uoh land6may mOelYe iroar **bein in**  81udedWithin6U%h **bo~ud6rlo6, th6**  **relation** of **the** ~~~:d~to6~tlDgrrta6h~ulQ~~o~-
triat6xio6l

**OM, und**  **to other**  **8oll COBUomtiOa**  **Dis** 

### 4organis4dorpra )l40uu4s?tho 

### p?udalonn udttm 

### org+saOtthc **AOt,** an4 

### swhBoll. **V.C.nu6hall.Pege4**

otherplyaieal

i 6eogra

IF eel,**ud** eaoao8lofsotore 86 are re **4vnnt,** TN ibem&-amltothe lo~lslatlre

detemlnatlom 8et forth in sootian t OS thla hot. IftheBoerd rhalldetmml.ne after suoh henring, **aftor** due o66IderatI8n or the said rvlaant f4Ot6 that thin ie no wed for 8 0011 B0nuervatS3n

D&riot to twotlon in the turf**tory .un6ld~od**  at **the hearing,**  It **shall** ake yl;;zrd l

uoh determirntlon

and 6hell **deny** the
43 Uter65.x (61xtnthu 6hellLamexplred OE **the*date** or the **denlaf of**  **any** 8wh petition, subsopuent

petitions

covering

the 6-e or l

ubutantitiy#eUsWtmTItO my b4 riledLB aton**sai6~&&** 1u1 WI436 b Y drrddetemlnetIoxwude thUUil.

l **C. At+r**  **the Bogrd**  **&q** made **and roaordod**  s **4epu8iMtlon** that tbre l8 seed, In the **lator** l6 t oi the publio

health,snfotyend wl?are, far the o r gn ai u tio n o t l dbtrlot in 8 putIoulnr kn%tOry MU has **defined** the **boundnrier** therod, It 6haU. un6ldor the queution whetherthe operation Of 8 di6tTiOt

r1thf.n 8uoh boundaries

rith the ouora & ooderretl u a Soil Conservation DI6trlrt th18 Aot is a '.

&x ioasible. 18tratlvely paotloablo **and** To l ss l s t the Bo a r d

in t he det o xm i u ntion **of** ouoh **adminiotrative praotloability**  **and SeaSi**  billty.it l

hall be the duty of the Board, vlthln 8 mmaneble tima riftor entzy of the finding thnt there is need tar the or zatlonof the **sndthe** detonalnnt fe F p4eed dlstrlot no1 thebounder e6ttbsmf,t0 hold aa eloctlon

dthintke ropo6ed dlstrIet

upon the propo6ltlon

of the **oreat** % n 0s the di6trIet, and to ctnuse

&ue notloeof 6uch lleotion to be glen. whiohnotlue.uhe.ll

set forth the **bounderiea of**  **the**

**‘ proposed**  dietriot. Tboqoe8tIonUhallbe l ubalttad **by** ballotsugmnwhIohthe **wrdu,** ***For** creation05 n Soil Conservation Di8trlot

of the &Mid6 below de6orlbod

end ly&g Fothe **aounty** (lar)05 - and -.' 06, 'A&SinUt 6tUtiOA Of a Boll Consemtlon Dlstrlot of the landsbelow dewribea ~3 

### 4ingthe ootmty (Se81 or -- on& --- ' ahnllnppenr~ AllladOWL&E wlth;lntha

bound&s &thetUritCUyeS determined by tho StateSoil Comerration Board shall **be** eligible

ta vote in 8uoh l

1eetIon. 6Wh laodormOr6

Ehallbe 

### l

li&ibloto mt0." &

### BSII.

v. C. aaTsban,Bgse

8wtlui lS of the gtmte Esll0on6ematl~on rudu, lllput,SSrSllSmr

*At 

### snytiu 6fterfltr (S) r ssftortho oqpnhatloar o? ,m

dlstrlot

wder l pro dul au o ft hf 6 ASt ind?l?ty(5O)lasdaunsrswItbin the boadariom of moh dlutrlot my ills m pet:- uen dth th stnta soil con6orTntl.on Bonrd
E5 oylngthst tho oper4tlsM 

### or ula dlstxlot be raiantod

aad the aluteaoo **0s** the dfutriot dfu**ooatlaued. ‘**  **9ae Board**  mot&g6 sndpubllohsar aonduet such publlia rpOn 6u6h petition u My be meoeus it flIthO UMidOSVtioa 

### themsr. &la sixty (60)days sftor swh 

### l ~t:tionhasbeaanodndbytheBoar& it shall 61- **dU6 aatiU**  **Of the**  **hold*** **of an**  abOtion, **udthll** SS~UOSUsh 

### l lsotlon,asdlsusm~ proprlnterqWatlon8governlng the aonduettbroOf the qUeStion to k mubmltted by bnllotu 8pon l&J oh the wrds, *Par ter8hntlag tlm sxlutame of &let to be bare inserted),* and tAgnf&ut tor- (Mab or the soil coasomtlsn 8gantiag

**the ai8tesioe**  **0s the**  **----** theso1laassttr+oadIstrIstteirbn )'shnllqQwu3r. ~Alltandown6r8wit&iathei0und6rie6tithe

. dirtriot

shallbe ellglble

to **TOto** ia aab sleot&m. Olrly

suoh la&owners shallbs eligible **to Wt..**  BUoh el~ctloM mhallkr eodnoted ln 8qa**toralty** with tho Oemrul Xleatlon Laws ot thla Lltnte6x0** as heroinotherwire aorpt that the bdOt6 &ml1 not iti 0r id0d,

l 4 8uuberod

or 8arkodfar ldauItlfloation purpe866,andprovided dtrther

that the Board dotermino the amaber

of p4rsoM 866688ary

to hala suoh slostlsn, bat b 80 **-t** to b0 **la68** thM **thlW@** (S). -ProTlding

**thatthou8pusntlozlor** mll sloetlon 4Ud@6 axId

olarlmln lleorisme prmldmd so:

Regardl~ eleOtioaswss SoperriiOl'6,

laad-u6e

r~8tiOM, dlstrlets, t?ie 

### dfstrlst Otbr SkotiO6S U 6T6 **provided** for in the State Boil Coru.Wntion Law, the Ati ptoridas t&t such slsctlolu 6h6ll b0 OOobuOtOd b OOlbarnity Vfdth tho Oufiornl

s l es tl o n

t a r **0r** t hf 6

Ma t e, l mpt u s t b ui s e ~idOd,UdOXOOtth8tthO b6l%St6 6htiWt bo llWbrOd& mirkedicar

ldentl rp oatlon ptzrpoass.

Se **Afi** dsss oat authorise **tho St&o**  **Soil Cexmrmtlon**  **Board to**  **dhlde the**  rrpotiw **dla** trletsinto ssnwnleatolootlan prss$satsssd**bytirtrrai a-** thorlty crulted

by the 

### statuta, **oowi68loMrs ’**  **courts my**  dirldetheirrupectlvoeomtlu 8adoountie11 **sttnohed** theretofor ~udlalal =?z se6 id0 

### osztwnfent eleotlas, l ln o t u . And OS s b w e s 

### to4 t he oleotiou untloned EL shnllbe so&to& b6onfa?mftyrlthtlm Gamraltlootlon lars sf this atam. Thmr02-0, you nre rospeotfully 8dM604 that It is 0uropldontJmtthe Utate 8011 

### ConservatlonBoard l6 requfrod

to hold 66 6leotloa at eaohvotingbox rifhlnthe prop46ed

dirtriot rhloh **haa bon**  **designated by**  **the r!sloa**  **mt Court**  **u rsgalu**  Toting **bores** withinthe oouutlu **sffeoted.**

In s8suu to your woond qUE6tfOli rqwrdfng the ate **her sf**  **puso~ 8eosssuy**  **to hold**  **any olootlon**  **wntlonod ln**  **tha 8tnk**  **Boll** Cwwmtloa A6t **tb, Nti**  -0tfW **bWE** Ot **~&S 8tAtO**  **Shdll** @VWB ti 08Oh u SLY rupeaffully advised that

**i8St8800 a066**  **Otb?OWtUO 8ptb?fI%O~**  **~wld.4 by**  **th.** AOt **a84 in**  **election6** tor **the** 6lsoautlawiuoe **ol** dlstrlatu **tb UC**  **~OTfdO6 that**  **the** Board&alldetaxdnsthonumber of pbrclOn# ~~ttuu&tohold muaholootlon but la&a -to k **b6S.**

llll8prwlslonap*iI6sto noothal?~o5tlua8maUsnttdlaheAatuadapplle6 onlylaeleotIonsfordl8ctoatIaumso or dlstrlrts.

We w oamlder your third ~uatlon re&vu the **do- or**  **de8&iation by**  **aetw and**  bauads**or by**  **sub dfriUfSn6,**  **th6 ktmdsriS6**  **o? SOi1**  oomermUondlmtriuts.

Under Parapmph B, seotlon 8, the state 5cff.lConserntlw law, the Stntt~ Board l6 dlreoted

to de?lao **by** wtu andbound8,orbylegaLmMlIvl6loaatho bOU6brr166Ofti S0f.x OOMWT~~~O~ diUtritJt6 bbf0~ ~P&woT~T& w @O~O ?ZOIS Wordsud Phruu u follow8

*J&t666ndbou?Ad6vrPn6thObOtLud~tirvtOr limitof a trnot,

whloh bouadnry

my bo r late4out and uoertnlned by river8and o bje o t s , l the?

### wtural or utlflolnl whlohera eranmat irr ohnrmater anusrectlan nnd 8osltuat ei with

### referwoe to t&o taTnOt to be iie#Odbed th8t my 81&y br OOWMiWtlJ t&60& fin? the **-60 ifidiOat&**  **it6** OXtWIt. **-6 ,Isst.66**  ,And**.b4UUd6 Of**  **8 t=Ot**  **WS SO**  **dotlnitoly titsd** 

**~~%%?6% ,o~%%?6i:U~~~;~**  BWU given **by** l**orm snb**  diStnuoe8, **?IUI the**  **duorlp** tlon **thbs glen**  **would in**  **suoh axa**  **prwnfl** oTu **s** d66orlptIonglvenbye6r66 **at4** dl6t8~66.* BouTiw~s Lar Dlotl

-3 **dO?i#iSS &OS**  **and b016&6**  **86bSU&U7liIMtSS?&Ihd,rith rfr**  -pO-6anbEon: v. c. kiarohll, h&e cl

angles,

end further

doflnod

the rwrd * aratlon,

naturalor artlfiOlo&which mu)8 4 0 ur g l Poouflneo

or llno of two ooati,gww l otatoo.

We are uaabloto find any 

## statutory def%nitlon of tho term zlogall

ubdlriolonow.

Eowwer, Wardo **and** Phrases defines

the farm "legaloubdlrlolonow IO tollouor %o ga l

ub d lvl o l o n o

r efer t ot he a ul o t o t a b - di r i r l o

un 6 or t & w o o n gr w o l o Ml

l ~t m 

### 0:

l mTey la g. -

Wo a r e 

### of the 

### oplulon

that 

### tb LegLlature intendad theterra 

### -1egal

oubdlvlololw to 

### -44 tal ntbdlriolon

of the State B otbar 

### lltloal m gowromaE&t tilmbalTlE10240 t h o r eo f

8wh l s 

### oouutlooa&o01 dlotrloto, preuluot

bouadarle8, 

### Olt~liadt8,

tmnuhlp 

### ud000tion~~,. Sal, r4nroado,

hlghwap,eouuty



### roads, ? P hyelealtopogr4phG voro, *to.
Whenaboll Coimerratlon end boundsor b wtel l

ubdivlo I l.sgel

l ubdlriolano

such as o u o o f t he & I t & e, l uuh
w Wil.u t he n a nl ug

a n d l ut s nt o f t he Bt a t e h r .

Thereare mu a r e r eo mentionedhmd ietl o 4 l d a oor 

### ptlon wtua be 04tioS4&0ry. r o t full y

a & l o ed. t h a t

t he b o ve