OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 
Hon. ‘I. C. mushsll, -4P g 

reform4 to is demarlbing the boundarlu of a Umtrlot. 

WSad th0 ?0u@at1&3 list Of pollti0ti Sub6lvlslons or botmbsrler and phy6loal foeauea of 

the topogrqhy f umlsh logal desorlptlon within 

the intent OS the State Soil Cone8natlon Law 

la s mnur SatisfaoMy for desorlblng the rstu 

ti b0m~ or 8011 c0~0mti0n tvimi0t67i POUtioal kwaulon,ooowltloE, sahool4istristlB,~Ity 

limits, eoluot bouumle8, tovmhlp 6nd l artlon 

-at 2s iul snd topo&rsphioalr raihoads, hlghways, 8eunty’ds, rlvus, ad 8ruks. 

"'E&&inning et the oonfluenos sf the 8q Gabr~t~fi~~tll firers, Ibenoe up the San Oabrlol 

J 

northwesterly dirwtiog 40 tho 

ores qgof8tateR.ighwayWumbor95orrrth*Su 

Gdrl.1 theme firteen miles m&h 0olMgwus te 

theeas L r4slde ofsaldhl@myto the 'intoi 

Latorueti0~ 0f th0 Mfa aighrar sad tb al 

couatyllne'ulenorslrtewlblle6 laulwtarly 

dlreotlon don& the Bell County llno to the lntersootion of the said county andtho naln lies 

ofthe& x.tr.Pai1=y y, rhiohruna bstmon Tamp10 aa Orurger, Tuu; then00 in a aorther4 dir eo tlfoon ur ta deln u a lo ntg he l ntu 

1Sne OS the SL X. a T. Ballway Conganyto 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 sftor suoh a pokaa filed tit& tha 8fak 8011 Comma+ 

watlon Board, it ehell wo due notice to be 

~~VVUI 0f s propus asuiag up3n th0 qu06ti.w or 

the duirabtlity and uousity, in t&e interut 

of the public health, 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 OWlIor landrlthlathe ll8lta or the territory douorlbed%athibpotltloa,andaf lan&ulthlnany 

ta’rfto%‘y eonafdorod $a? rdditiaa t0 suuh 6068rfbOd 

ter?ltory,andiLloth~ Lntoruttd~tlu ah&U 

Ezdtt" r Y 

to sttead sooh hearinga an& & be 

Zt t uhull l ppwr upon the Wering that 

it&be drlrablato krolu4edthlnthe propose& 

dlutrlot turltory out6140 of the mea wlthln vhloh 

4uemtioe orthahearinghaa beenglren,thehearlag shall be mdjourzmd mmd due aotioe CU iurthrr 

heedlrc: shall be &en tbtoughout the oatlre (Icea 

soarldued ior iaolu6lon in the dlutriot, and suoh 

further hoar* held. After suoh hearing, 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 publle health, 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@ Sobdl+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 oonuldersd 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 lands under oonsiW+tlon and th6 

beneffts l uoh land6 may mOelYe iroar bein in81uded Within 6U%h bo~ud6rlo6, th6 relation of the 

~~~:d~to6~tlDgrrta6h~ulQ~~o~- 

triat6 xio6l 

OM, und to other 8oll COBUomtiOa Dis4organis4dorpra 

)l40 uu4s?tho p?udalonn 

udttm org+saOtt hc AOt, an4 swh 
Boll. V.C.nu6hall.Pege4 

other plyaieal 

i 

6eogra 

IF 

eel, ud eaoao8lo fsotore 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 turftory .un6ld~od at the hearing, It shall ake 

yl;;zrd l uoh determirntlon and 6hell deny the 

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Uter65.x (61 xtnthu 6hellLamexplred 

OE the*date or the denlaf of any 8wh petition, 

subsopuent petitions covering the 6-e or l ubutantitiy#eUsWtmTItO my b4 riled LB atonsai6~&& 1u1 WI436 b Y drrddetemlnetIoxwude 

thUUil. 

l C. At+r the Bogrd &q made and roaordod 

s 4epu8iMtlon that tbre l8 seed, In the latorl 6t oi the publio health, snfoty end wl?are, far 

the o r g na iutio n o t l dbtrlot in 8 putIoulnr 

kn%tOry MU has defined the boundnrier therod, 

It 6haU. un6ldor the queution whether the 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 sslst the Bo a r in d the deto xmiuntion of ouoh adminiotrative praotloability and SeaSibillty. 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 zatlon of 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 notloe of 6uch l leotion to be glen. 

whioh notlue.uhe.ll set forth the bounderiea of the 

‘proposed dietriot. Tboqoe8tIonUhallbe l ubalttad 

by ballots ugmn whIoh the wrdu, *For creation 05 

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 lands below 

dewribea ~3 4ing the ootmty (Se81 or -- 

on& --- ' ahnllnppenr~ AllladOWL&E wlth;lntha bound&s &thetUritCUyeS 

determined by tho State Soil Comerration Board 

shall be eligible ta vote in 8uoh l 1eetIon. 

6Wh laodormOr6 Ehall be l li&iblo to mt0." 

& 
BSII. v. C. aaTsban,Bgse 

8wtlui lS of the gtmte Esll0on6ematl~on 

rudu, lllput,SSrSllSmr 

*At snytiu 6fter fltr (S) 

r 

ssftortho 

oqpnhatloar o? ,m dlstrlot wder l pro dula u 

o fthf6ASt ind?l?ty(5O)lasdaunsrswItbin 

the boadariom of moh dlutrlot my ills m pet:- 

uen dth th stnta soil con6orTntl.on Bonrd 

E5 

oylng thst tho oper4tlsM or ula dlstxlot be 

raiantod aad the aluteaoo 0s the dfutriot dfuooatlaued. ‘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&iathei0und6rie6 tithe . 

dirtriot shall be ellglble to TOto ia aab sleot&m. Olrly suoh la&owners shall bs eligible to 

Wt.. BUoh el~ctloM mhall kr eodnoted ln 8qatoralty with tho Oemrul Xleatlon Laws ot thla 

Lltnte 6x0** as heroin otherwire 

aorpt that the bdOt6 &ml1 not iti 

0r id0l d, 4 

8uuberod or 

8arkodfar ldauItlfloation purpe866,and provided 

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 olarlm ln l leorisme 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 slestlo tn a r 0r thfM6 a te, l mpt u stb uise 

~idOd,UdOXOOtth8tthO b6l%St6 6htiWt bo llWbrOd& 

mirked icar ldentl rp oatlon ptzrpoass. Se Afi dsss oat authorise 

tho St&o Soil Cexmrmtlon Board to dhlde the rrpotiw dlatrlets into ssnwnleatolootlan prss$satsssd bytirtrrai a- 
thorlty crulted by the statuta, oowi68loMrs’ courts my 

dirldetheirrupectlvoeomtlu 8adoountie11 sttnohed 

theretofor ~udlalal 

=?z 

se6 id0 osztwnfent eleotlas, 

l lno t. u And OS sb we s to4 the oleotiou untloned EL 

shnll be 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 eaoh voting box rifhln the 

prop46ed dirtriot rhloh haa bon designated by the r!sloamt Court u rsgalu Toting bores within the 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 subdfriUfSn6, th6 ktmdsriS6 o? SOi1 oomermUondlmtriuts. 

Under Parapmph B, seotlon 8, the state 5cff.l Conserntlw 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 

Words ud Phruu u follow8 

*J&t666ndbou?Ad6vrPn6thObOtLud~tirvtOr 

limit of a trnot, whloh bouadnry my bo 

r 

late4 out 

and uoertnlned by river8 and o b jeo ts, l the? wtural or utlflolnl whloh era 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 duorlptlon 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-6anb 
Eon: v. c. kiarohll, h&e cl 

angles, end further doflnod the rwrd * 

aratlon, natural or artlfiOlo& which mu)8 

4 0 ur g lPoouflneo or 

llno of two ooati,gww l otatoo. 

We are uaablo to find any statutory def%nitlon of 

tho term zlogal l ubdlriolonow. Eowwer, Wardo and Phrases 

defines the farm "legal oubdlrlolonow IO tollouor 

%o g a l ub dlvlo lroefe no tr o the a ulo t o ta b - 

dir ir luo n 6or t& w o o ng r wo lo Ml ~tl m 0: l mTey la g.- 

Wo a r e of the oplulon that tb LegLlature intendad 

the terra -1egal oubdlvlololw to -44 

tal ntbdlriolon of the State B otbar 

lltloal m gowromaE&t tilmbalTlE10240 

th o r eo f 8wh l s oouutloo a&o01 dlotrloto, preuluot bouadarle8, 

Olt~liadt8, tmnuhlp ud000tion~~,. 

Sal, r4nroado, hlghwap, eouuty roads, ? P 

hyelealtopogr4phG 

voro, *to. 

Whenaboll Coimerratlon 

end bounds or b 

wtel l ubdivlo I 

l.sgel l ubdlriolano such as 

o uo o f the & It& l e, uuh 

wWil.u the na nlug a nd lutsnt o f the Bta te 

h r . Thereare mu a r e r eo 

mentioned hmdietlo 4dl a oor r ptlon wtua be 04tioS4&0ry. 

o tfulla y & lo ed.tthe h a t b o ve