## 599

OFFICE OF THE Al7ORNEY GENERAL OF ‘XXAG **AUSTIN**



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## 600

iionorable

George 8. shegpaxd,Eage 2

**kt** the **outset,** It 1s not erniea to sttrte

that this **oginlon does**  **not involve**  **the eutkiority**  **of the**  **Highuay De**  **pertmat of**  **Term, by**  **and through**  its proper Dirlslolu, **under aontrolling**  **general statutes**  **and** the **Departmental** upproprlatlon9111, to jmrohasoreal propertyneooeaary to highway construction and taalntetmnoe

lo **Texas.** Thin gonwal authorltfot tho Fflghwey **Department** ia not qucetloneid here. Yoreover,thlrr

opinion dose 

### not purport to roexe&no and pa88 upon the title to the property in qucatlon, **beaausr thla**  **WPS** dona by our Opinion K-895, reterred to In your letter. Title was therein pamed es **belng good**  **lialta** tion t1t1s. The only question hare 11, whethor or not you are Dmhlblted from issuIngwarrant to omer purobaae money on suoh property a8 the Highway **Department** my, In it6 dlseretion,purohaaoSor highway purposea,despite the taot thet title ot such **property** is admittedlybased upon tha Stetutoe of Limltatlongoverning**real** property ln Texa8.

It 16 our oplalimt~t you herre the authority,uudor lau, to lame the desorlbebwamant in the sum of Three Hundred (#OO.OO) Dollar8, upon t& 8tatamentof the Xilghua~ Deputaent submlttedto you Iu ooxmeotlon with the **abort** dmorlbed tranaaotlon. This flepartment hes heretotoreduly mamIned end eoon814end tha taoto supporting the ripening of llaltatlontitle to tkm property **beaoribed** in the lmtant quostlon,**end bold**  that **llm WQuld**  **wall amd**  

### tuuy **voat** tit10 in the ai@way **Department, upon**  **the** exeoutlon ata4 

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to it of a proper aonvryamo. An eamlnatlonot the stat&or gcrernlogthe wlminl~tretlcn of the Hlghuag **Dspartment** in the oonstruotlon

and malntonaaoeof Sate El&ways, does dot unoaar any ntatuttc which, llthar dIreotly or by **latmwnao,** prohibitstho Jilghway Depertmaut from purohasingreel preporty neaaesarllylnol&ent thereto, even though title to isu8hproperty I8 baaed upon thr operationof tha Statutea of Limltatloa. Abeent euoh statute or a boAare pub110 policy, w thlak euch puroherme

mey **be lawSully**  amde. Burtheae, we rind nothln@ in the statutea $overnla@ the SlsoaA atfairs of the State, the administratIon of yooUr Dapertment,~encrell~', In the eu<lng and q rove1 Ot'olelM and the Isauanoeof werranta theruon, or In t li e OInsrel Deparmental kp2roprletlon Bill, whioh prohibit8or tondm to prohibit the lsaueuce

### by you OS the deecrlbsdwarmmt. The &44tlnd diacrction0r the n&hwey Iiopiirtmeat harfng boon **exa0itt9a**HonorableGeorge Ii. Sheppard,Page 8

APPROVED APR 4, 1940 

# ~RLIlaci Ljgffffv in the premlaes.as evidencedby statemat illed with you for lsauenoeof the desired *errant, we advlee that you may 1&wtuA1~ looue 8Bsts.
Totar e rsry **truly**

AMlbtMt

**COMMIITEE**