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**OFFICE OF**  **THE AITORNEY**  **OENERAL OF**  **TEXAS AUSTIN** 



### Bonorablr

x. Il.’ Bauknlght Aoting OOuI&l Attorney Tratlr abturty Austin, Tenr
Dear Blrt

**wote fro8**  yam **re**

**he** mqu+fltr4 your **domrtaent** loui qaedlmr: Dokthe **bommbsionorr~** Court %!~na, ham authox-ltr to h. upon **firat** elamo, **reoond** l or a ny or r ll r ueh r o a d!

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county aa either l iirrt, roaond **or** third olnrr road 

### but 18 l **road** 

### thd 10 

### b@lDg 8dnWaed bg **:~oa~ount~** end umd **by ‘**  **the publio**  **br** prerorlp



### Dou the u8er of 8 loa4 809. ptiongive to that 

### mad thetioationor Uplty of l roa&;t 

### vnelored iumlth nap rill r la dl 

### brie on thb 

### rtrtttter

la thb 

### owu thus tu oovue4. Boweror, f oonnot rind rhero thlr quortlon lb orttle @a~rda hrr **been** direotly parred upoa. Thir ratter is nbw pondiry **befoon** the’Ooadrrlonur* Gourt or Travl~ aount~ and beron aoting upon’

tho utkr further g& Oomm$#ioaora* Court ir walti four nquestad oplnio~.~ Artiole 

### 6701,

Yemon*r Annotatd To~~‘Olril Statutor, read8 l II

followst ëThe a ttmlki ui onb n

Q ourt l hu lola u~~y all pub110 roada in their oouutieram rollomqr 

### ml..

**lirrt** 

### olarr road& rhall **bo** olou 

### 01

02, Beoond alar0 roadn 

### rhll oonfornto the nqtirmmantr 

### or tire2 

### olaoo roads lsoe t g z ; $0



## . “3. T rd olaro mdr rhall **not be**  lo~r than twenw 30) **ioet** iiQe utd tho o8amw not

“z

### Ihorable

ieat rjdq othdso the re qt W s me a t r

l i



### uunty la thlr stat0 rootunion of 

# no t

less 

# thu r

tlro thou-

Comalsslonon Ooart theroot l hhoriro 

### tha eon**rtruotion of**  **oattla** guards **aoroas say**  or 

### all of thb rlrrt olaoa l ooon4bar, 

### or tblti 

### eleor lvada &n 

## l

ard. bouut~ and #uob oattlo **guards** 

### shall**not** 

### be olaoso~ or Oo Mid o red

l

### s obstruotions on 

### #id m&se -The commx8810fler8 hurt of l W A unt , oomlng un d a r

the pratiolonsof this A c t 

### shall tithin sixty (60) aars artor thla Aot taker 

### l tfeet, provia 

### proper plans ad spaeiffmt bnll of l strsdard O&t10 6~~6 to be U@d on the **roads** of mid oounty, 8~lti plan8 end speoi~lcatlons



### to **be** pls1nl.y

written, ruppleEonted **br** auoh drav~ngs 88 a- bo nbOo8SUy and shall **be** amllablo to the lnspeotionof the 

### oitlzxmhl~ of ruoh oounty. **After** s61A Cmamlselonen Oourt providor **#id pro**  

### r @an8 l

### B 8pipitlo~tLons 0r 

### a st8ndmd oatt r l 

### guard **to bo**  **us06 on**  **the** road* 

## 0r **raid oountv**  **aw** 

### perman **aoaatmotlad rqt**  **wattlo guard**  **that tr,**  **not** in looorauleowith Ml4 ap*nved plaus an& spolfloatloaa popana by ml(L @oBmlB

### sianon C)ourt



### shall **be drosrd**  **gulltt or**  **ob** 

### awtlng **sala** 

### roads **of** saia **oounty,** and **the** poreon reoponslblefor ruoh Irpfopor oonstar@- tloa of su4 eattlo guarUs 

### shallbe de-d 6Uiltt 

## Of

li 8b4%810~0r~ 

### Md rhul %a ‘rhO6. not leaa than Fit, Dollars 

### 05) nor 8oro than One 

### Eundrod Dollar8 ($100)~ 

### -e Il s8ds rl on on

B vrt or 

### w l

ofmty 

### oomw uudor 

### the prorlsloas

### of this ho) is **herob** 

### l

utherlw& and **empowered Co**  emrtruot eattlo guamI on the tlrrt olars, roeond olwSS

### Honorable 1). L, kuk&ht, ?a80 4



## Matblrd slaro ro*aosr o8Moountjona ~w far mm **out** 

## or **th0 Bdad**  **wka Bri**  **0 h~u**  et l M bounty w&en in theb, J bt 9- **thy bs**  

### llero the raartruotlon **or** 

### 801 **wttlo dprrd,**  to be te tho best odd **08uJltf. ”**  laterest of the sitirus of

A?tiOl* 67&l,

### fornon* linrot*trb *OXU 

### air11Mat

## utes, reallo 

## 80r0mO8t

*&y 2lnerbetween 

## dirrrrmt gclrtmaa or ornor@ of land8 any swMw line, or say E 

### notloablo routo,t&t 

### the @ommitilaaon@ oust 

### mayagree upq in order Qo *void hill& mountdao orstnam through aaymnalu Lo-’ l 106uro0, IW be deolared publlo hlghwa~r upon **thb** r0mwing **00Uditionr;** 81. lb fmoholden or me or mom par

### OOM llringwithina~ ln~osara, n&o deslns a 

### nearer, **hotter** 

### or more

### pnotlmblo road **to** their 

### ohuroh, bounty 

### seat 8ll1, tlrLer, e 

### water,may make 

### bwom a&oat&on **to** the Oom

### mlssl3nerr~ Court 

### for ~1 order eutabllrhlng l uoh road demlgrrrtlag the l.ins~ **sought to**  

### be openedani tho muneo **and** rboldonoer **et** the pu

### son8 or ewnero

### to be l 

### rteoted **br** sUh propored road, an& statlag the Not8 whloh show l nool wltr for suoh reab l 

## & U n 

## the rimgdr sua& l 

### tho Uerk xl 1 l.sses I 

## ootioor.0 substmoe 

## thhor00r

ak00ha **to the**  w oonstahlo or tho eount~, eoBManunghi8te summon DUO& land 

### ownon, mulag the& te ap 

### pear

### at the next 

### re@lar turn 

### of the 

### oom&lsl loa w oí

**court au6**  l

horr muso e sad 1iSSS l &uld not be doolamd bllo #l,(Lhrcrys*‘ @al& 

### notlooshall**be** l **ervod a**  

### thramimer 

### M& for p” thb iwth or tlse.pxvrlded for 

### the rsnloe 

## 0r oitations

is oitil l

**otloru** 

### in juibtloe courts, and 

### mhall bo returned in lika mnaor 88 

### suoh oltatlon. 9). At 8 mguar tern oftha mtut, **8fk** u110 somlce 0r **SOah mttoo,**  

### if tho aom24lsslo~- arm* OOUZ%

deeno Mid road of saf~loloat pub110- -

336



### aonoroblo

B.L. Ikukalght,Prgo5

importmoe ltmy imuo mordar dwluSn# 

### the 11~8 **henarted In**  **the** 

### ~pplloatlror, 01 tho lines tired by tho 

### 0088isslauer eoart**  **to be**  **ptablie** hlghmm, and ~lnot the UM 40 **be opmrud**  by ths ounors 

### theoor 8ad left opaa **for** 

### a spa00 **or** 

### firtern feet 

### on uoh slao ot l 

### ald line bot the nwkeb tnos rob 

### other ob**Jeoto wob**  to dosignato nItI ULOS, ana 

### the p;g of ourveys ohall 

## notbo caovo4 nor



### Xotlooof meh order 

### shall **be iapr**  Uatsl.y*ronod upon sueh mnors ana return made thereon, 88 befon provldoib. “4. Thr aupages to euoh tuid wnors shall be **as8e~8ed br**  **a jttrl**  **Of** 

### freeholder8 **as** 

### toz other pttbllo rorhr,and all oostsaCI twdlag tho **roooedlngs** 

### in opting mighboe 

### hood rmas, !f the 

### l pplio8tlon

1s gruatod shall be paid by the @ouuty. 

### '5; The 00mmisrlanen~oourtshallrtot be requ.lnA to Iwo any suoh road worked **by** za;Fd heads am 

### P

n the 

### 0680 or 

### otherpubllo

Be quote from 2l Texas furisprudsnss, paq,er 534, 

### 535# 536, 537, 539, 5u and 516, l * *ur n*** **Statutory** T~TIIM

- *Pub110ELBOW - **The etstuta**  rolatlng to oouatr roads raters 

### to all pub110readsand highways not dltzioontimod bad **eatabllshod agmtobly**  **Co l8W.**  Thi s

h a s bor n l onotrue a

to 8osn 8 ma d l 

### stablishd br the oomdooianers~ omrt, The expression ‘publio road* 

### in other s%dAutel ,10 generally eonstruo~ to inolude *nSt~tUtO* a s r eU le st*t uto r yro6doi . ..
0 .. . w 

### l I 9. uount~ Roads 

### - ola0dri06tmh 

### vnau statutorydirection oomdsslcmerr~ **oourts** 0ap8irp roads ILOor the 

## riret, reton **or** 

## thM olqL m parpore of oh88ifir8ti0n 

### is in **or&or th6t**  ~B&&ILU& +iath may 80 

### pn ooribed l aoordiag ta l’ho prmsoriboawidtha *rag **not** leas 

### thy iortrnor aore **than** 

### one htrrrdnd~toet for rlrst aa& meond olass roads rod uut le88 CM8HoMrablr t. L. Daukal&t, he. 6

**twanty rut**  **ror thlrbolaoo**  **roa(I0, ultr**  **Yaoo- ~0**  **dti00n root**  **Ln ddth**  **r0r rir0t**  **ti 0000u**  **4flafla~roadO ua**  **tuJn rut**  **ror thlraelaoo** 

**‘ !**  1% toi&worhood %040. liol&hborhooa m ia 0 lm a i0tia t pa h 04 t r oa 0th~ m a 0 in that 

### t hey a m e rt a bll s he a

ua a rr l poolal 

### r o00 a ur o. lOlxm1~ It ma0 ulolta that 

### thh,

-I ill olooaro : through M&h a no ghborhoaa road uao l o8abll8b l a0h tia

**00ntai.n** 

### not 1080 than l260 

# l o~~agd that the r0aa 0h0tia br 

### laid out’a10 or rootion line or 

### ln a 

### ah8t 1 iFLOliW0. 

### "4 ae throi&h **Thorn** 

### roqulremeato **hare brro**  l bollf&edi The 

### ron8rquenooo of a road bolng a neighborhoodroad are that the oounty ommlc donero are 

### not rewind 

### to ‘waris lt **by** the **~mrd** 

### hand,, and that 

### where the right of way ho been 

### l equlrod &out eo8t to the eountf tha 1-a owner 

### aor who00pr0pax-t~the 

### ma& ran0 **wreot** gater when ~eoeuaa7~ ”. l . .
***I l.4.**  statutory 

### ana **mmtatutory 80&s.**  Another oJ.aralfleatlon or hlghwapr 

### polntr to their origin eo king l **t0tUtory** or **nOnOtOtUtOrfe** Prior toa ny

l tatutoryprooobro 

### tor the ertab**iib9nt fjr**  **highnm, lrdiortioa**  **rad** 

### pnrrrlp**Thu.** mo 4 .0

h ro

sot boo n

l 

### bali8b4 **b** 

# the l **tahite** that ~roeorlboo l **pm004un** 

## rpr tie 

### omtabllohwnt of roa40 

### by oounty 

### of~obloe

. . . *l . l l

l 

### a righ a 15. l a f jo n o r a l, A0 o l r o a a r a o t 1ud, 

### or publid tntol o?ot lad PIJ bo l

### ow @ma **without** 

### any rrrtabllmhaent **or** a 

### hi&m7 bT pro#oeb&1&8

Pnb.? the BtatUtO. 

### fiO0, **U** aotioti 

### honaftw, **ormial** l **doptlbn or**  l

**vu** nsbgnltloa lo not l 8rentla l.

on. aoaota~t0rl 

### ~0 **or** 

### aapulrltlon IO by bwIloatlon~ 

### utlop may b. 7 otort 

### set of the 

### onnw o&iiiflag hlo inton lon, the 

### detlloatloa beIn6 ‘a* 

### oeptod 07 ppbllo aoo* Aleo, without a¶F onrt l 

### ot en thr **o&r*8** **plrt,** thr pobll@ arf i8Harrerablo L. Lrmeght, Pago 7

raoa trwol lf8r hlo lura La mtoh l Ir0rartam00 that intu% %o Qaklorta it t% the pbllo m 

### for hlchray purpooao ut bo intarrob *Another pod8 of l oquloltlse lo **by pm**  l 

### orlptl~0 right raethg b ooatlnua6umab Thus pub1 i tlrto, 0r 1~. o 01. ruf b a

l vLP a a oo oftha lr~a pt a a oa

or Iodiaatlon, orat %ha ewnar’8 lntaat (0 bdlomta aad tka publla~r eaoeptt4no0,

or 0r a parsiriptlvo **r&ht 0s**  **PI)+**

*. l . , 

### "I 20. Prasoriptlo~,

. l 

### . m t riob 0r ~58~ - 8 e r0m ado!tion lr t h r l tatuta of 15.mftatlonr am praaorl Sly thr 

### period of publlo uaa 

### kentr yaan was ragarda4ao tbr alalaum perid. Tha lengoat l tatuto~ Cm (teh year01 la 0.0~ lo oa pt o6

aa 

### tho al&m8 period. To aaka up tha l tetu%or# time) the term of uoe umber

romaar owner8 may ba taokod on to tha tlaa **of** ~88 **uD68r tha**  **praoant** owner.* Artfolo 78/+,

Vamoa'a 

### Isnotatad **Tan,** Panal Uo&, reabo a0 r0olxm08

RVboa+ar ohall **rilful4 obatwt**  or **injure** or oauae to ba ob8truotoll or lnjurod la an7 manner **whptroaver** rnjr pub118 road or hi **f- w**  **otroat or**  alley **in ant**  **teua** or a **tr oFmy**  publlobridgeoroauaam~ tit&la 

### thlohat0 **ohall ba**  ria8d not **aunda two**  **hundred qorian.** * Wa **qoota from**  **21** Taxa **Jmlo~rrrdanoa, pagan**  **72)** ana 7%. a0 t011aro:

l 

### m Obotruotlaa - ta

mia8nm8JmTla~ bran &.a **0r** an artlfioial, phyaloal ObrtruMon **to** tmwl, it 18 imwtarial that the defaabc+fi%ta8truotw an0r0a0heo upoa only prt of the 

### read- +alr aml 

### that tha romalalxrg part 

### law80 mmpla l 

### paoa f or t re t r1 . 3 narrowing of tha road to 1888 thaa 1t.l lmg wlQth la an obatruotlm, and any obatruotionthat laterran with the road in tha aan oi ~kin6 it'1880 ooaw r8ni8nt ror **travai** 18 an **orram8,** towatar,**Roaorab~o 6,**  

### Lr **6auk&%t, Pa60**  **6**

td UETU~~W or a& mbl.Sri lo ut the -10 Jmae0=00 

### with lo an obotrua%loa,althou& the **dafaaibat ko**  **not Lo**  tnvol 

### tio%lonnoatrlnul whara %h; oE?d%!gw l aoalote0 0r outtlng the ra#iIrrj putt l u lva r% loroB0 it, 

### and leavingthe ma 9 ,', ooadltlon not ao gaba a8 baforar hlNla% ahI& a atrear trw 1 'b~lAtg8approeah to the rod bou.nAary 

### la Ukawloa a legal obatruotlont And 

## 0r oouraa

## 40

-lnoloaun 

## 0r
**another** 

### doer not jaotlfy

## tr **rt of**  the nor& **br** 

### a daian6aat~o Inaloaur& 0r tho 28nutnlng ,part,*

-.I **Fbs** OUO Of 8OziOP T+ oitf Or hOtiQ, 253 8~. we 554, held a ourb **whlo)r pro%rudad**  **iate** a **rtrsot or**  **allay uao**  **gn** obot,motlm. We quota tron the oourt~o oplnlon in 

### thlo earn8 a0 

## r0iiw01 i -2 'a

. ~. 

### VubXla hlghw

to mid8 

### ena ena to l nb to t ‘I; 

### 8 bOlOBgrrea8lao o publlo’ an& any pemwinant 

### rtruatw or purprastw 

### whluhaeta* lmlly l noroaoharupon a public l traat and lmpedaa travel 

### 1s K ntisauoo per CO and my be fibfwa, nstulthetan&g opaoa Is iart tor the passage of the 

### publlo. This la the only oaf8 rule 

## for, ii one paraon aan 

### peraaxwntIf us* 8 &huay for hl.r own 

### prlvak purpooeo, IO m all, end it it .wara left to tha )urt to 4ateWns in aterg mea ~&owtar ouoh on l 

### botmotlon m&c&t l



### namaoh tipea

theu%y rlthWt ba%ng a 

### auloanoo, %han would **be no**  **oar%alatr** In the 1~ and rhr% -8 at flro% 8 mttor 0r al

laal.l aonr~uenca rarla ooou booma a burden, aot only 

## t o l d~oinlm? ounera, but to oil the taxpayan and the tntollng pub&l* a8 uoll.- Fhu8 ezpdloaof **forbid8 ally**  **0-r muo** * 8ut **avw** 

### it It 4113 not 

### tlm rule la rell founded la prlnolplo ror it. lo wall sattl,o&,

@the pub118 

### am

l nt~tled ,

oat 

### o nly to a in8 paaeaga along of p8rtlon 

## 0r it not ln tha aotual two of coma other traveler, * and if thle be true it aaooosaril~So+ lwo tha% there can be 00 ***rlghtfal** pmn@a% **MO** of **the** may rn* prlvato purpooaoe , *,p l

w .a ... ‘ 

## _,.. 390

xononblo t. Lr BmkalBht, 

## p40 9

*MO toerUm or &ho muoaablmooo or ur narosablurau of 8 **rmanmt obotruotiol**  088 aver 

### l

rbo; **but i**  it lo 1. pardmat obr l 

### truotlan 1% aSoul& be rbatrd. ?8blla x **to Oauzbot**  ba Aaotroye8 or lmpalria by ~tha aY ii0.h a00i~0 0t th0 tiaitiihal rlro my l aak **to** 8am00 **hi0 mm**  **0ad0,** ragarAl800 **of fh0**  alotatao or 

### #katloa ana 

### l **qoity, l!ha**  **a436%2t naoo**  e ti a provome a t f oa min g

l n orohohm a n% o on 0 l

**traot** a00 orror 110 Aoraaaa to aa aotlaa 

### to **remove the**  

### obotraotlen, **baoaurra** ouoh **ia protemnt**  **warn** knowingly l od rill.fully

aAa with no baoia bnt tha Aesin to extend the posaasmory right 

### of the 

### altlrren to .ptbllo maortn W . l ..- The baa8 of iloon

v, Cla* 2l4 8. W. 69, holao that in view or Art1018 812, Panal &m of 19U (aim Arti0lr 78b, Vernon*8 Annotated Teu8 Penal OoAo) guohlbltlag the obatruotlonor pub116 road8 tha Oommlaal~~ro~ **Uourt** would 

### not be authoriced to laaoe any .portloa of the pub116 **roadr** or hlgtnrapa

for 011 **ana can**  well8 whloh would aaoeaoarll~ **be** obetruotlono**thoreei.**

S. **W.** The oaaa of Xl **Pa80** 

### Uaotrio 0~ v, Laapor &2 (2Aa) 863, JtolQa

that uhlha tha~Commlsalanan~ Oourc la vested **bl** law with a wide dlaotatldn &n the uttei oi **openlag** and oloolng pub116 roabo it l u nO %6ita an alaatrla **soapany** or 

### uqoaa l



### laa tha rl&t **%o** l **botmmt** a phllo rub by tho l

roatloa and **lriatanuaoo** of l paLa wltbln %ha right**0i-W** 

### 8r apm 1 0 road* 00í t o ou l Yl >, We~o ot o .rr0a %ha

l ou r%* o

o pini on

7!ha ua5ioputaA l

tldanoa &LO& that %hapole 

### la gooa4loa nno mma Uota&aa tru tba *Age ei $ha ’ tMtalaA or *toA *rQ 

## 0r

**zgthitoh** ‘“r on l

it&r &do anA **nom8** %wanty ha **oaterr** of 

## l

ljhar of the pod.@, **but** we8 wlthla the right at my ot aaoh OS the hiabwya. If we umlarotand the uentantlm or appallmt, it lo to t he l r t@ @t that bc **oauaa** than woo **amplo room**  **on** both l l~ao of the pole. for the jtaaa4a of raidalar, and the louaflon of.

th6 pole did not **la)Ori@?a md%h** 
**or** lapeArn **t-10,** the anmar of the. 1 **It0** 

### l

**piolrl time0**  

### r im4 l **mlnot w-1**  **Y 08%**  

## mo **ooatv** 

## t0 MA

8ghin0t th0~04bt0r tb. ’

Eonorabla Z. L. kukn&ht, Faga 10

a 

## ma 02 bigkay.

lo thm oalb that the @am8 la trU8 OS mu objaot plaad oloaa **to** the roe-y rm8titutlng a prsaant lrmw of dang5r. 'It lo said la Eoblaaon 1, Cltata(Tax. Or. Appp.) u 13. w. 

### 509, In 0 prwaoutloa ror al. l 

### truotlng a l



### aaond olaao Ugkwa;I, thAt, bb though every 

### partloular part 

### or the road 

### nw **not** hare **baa tnnlbd**  **br** 

### the publlo, amh aad every 

### part OSthe mama waa a 

### mrt o? the Publieethoroqhfars, and appellanthad no right **to** ,lnirlnga

upon it, though the tra~blbdpart of tho road my not hat0 lain lntdlata4

Aloo aeo the followi~ oaaao 811 maA obotruotlonor Shipparo~ Oomproaa t 

### Wuehouaa vr mid

### 009, 80 6. w. a032 Xriby t. **Eioka,** 61 S. W. (2A) t?l 

### tour v. State, ~9 Pat. 

### Cr. 76

**&&a** Fe Tuwnalta Oo. f* Bonall~ 207 6. ‘II. 969xuaonblo IL, L. ?hlkK(Cht,-m ll



# “I m. Powor 

### to **Authorlte** 

### ObrtnrotloPi or Enoromhment. - Bubjaot to wnrtltit:oaU **iimitatiot38** 

### upon th0 imai0a or 

### proptf right8 tbs l.yi~lstum may authorire **obrtruo tiOZt8**  **kt 8tF68t8**  **Or OehOr**  **hi43h~8 Whbh**  **WOtia OthW** **’ U180**  **br nui8anoOr,**  **8nb say**  toapomarflt wlthdrar w hi&way irom tbe gmrml pUbll8 use 8~83

dorote it rot the tlrm b.1~ to a **p~wi0 PI0**  **Or 8**  **8pCOh). OhaFaOtUa**  **A8** l -0, **Ult ObrtTUotlon**  **Or 8tXWOtUt8**  **WhfOh 18**  **W+hOr** l8ed by **8 8tatUte**  eMUted within th8 800~8 of

The **tern** moattle guards ha8 born detinrd **by the**  **OOUrt8 EUUIY**  **th.98** with **rrlRtiOU t0**  **Taib ’** **Oad CrOS8iDg8.**  Bere **18 0118**  **8Uah &OrwtiOnt** 

**Oattlo **oWrd8 ’**  a8 **U8rd in**  **8t8tUtO8** 

### nqulbg rallroa48 

### lo ereot eattlo guard8 at oortaln ‘plaow along their **lhr, m8aa**  rruoh QI 

### l ppri8ik8r

l 8ldU WV-t ad=&8 rm8geingupon therlahtor we* Weammo from rour lotter that the 

### oattle gavdr oontemmplated

dl.l l rreotlrr~ ob8tnhot 

### th8 paautge 0r 

### 00~8, hOT808 Md 8th8F lfro8tOOk. 

### If this b8+FQ8 maoh 

### oattlr **g~+rdr** 

### reula prerrat tnrol 

### qrbr 8uoh 

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### oattls gnard8. Wer8 oan be no **Qubt** but that **howe-druW!i tra?fiO**  ha8 the 8- right **to Uab**  the pU?&lO **l ’** **Olld8** a8

l **UtQlWb~88 02**  other BOtOr-briT.8twfl0 WUld It **18** u&80 tror that 8tiOh hor8O-bnm 

### tmtf%O WOtid 

### k?:it%tlwI to oooum aw prtlon or, the pub110 mad net OOqtlp$0a 8t th@ **8!US8** ti8IO by uIothCW UW Or tha SO&r The 

### raot that horro-drawntnrflb ah&t baw a way to betour ot 66 around the rattlr @mrtla r0u.M 

### not prmvmt thr oattloXonorablehi. Bauknlght,Ply812



### guard8 rLor be1 “0 

### l brtruotianrr whether it be mo ordrl~on 

### b OtbiWWd8 tiatl'dfi8, OP 

### &i88-brm, wed have the right to u80 all or w portion oi tpo x8d 01 right **0r** ry not ocoapled at **th8** 8ame tl8e **br** 0-r Yehioler 

### or oth8r twri8r

ft 18 

### :therOiOr, OV O&bib<h a tl MttlO 

### 6Urd 18 a Goad obrtl'uoti~n.

Artlole 67~1, 

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### aor whioh a 

### thicd Ola88 or neighborhood mad mar br run, when the right of rr therefor

### h8 brprr arpulreU without .oost to the aounty, may l o ot gatr8 aaro88 raid road when aooor8m7 raid gak8 t0 bo not la88 thIUA tM feet Wib. 8d ir.0 @l ObStNOtiOll8 at tbo **top, ”**  

### It lr our o&nion that ArtlaIr 6712 V. A, a, s., rupra, does not author&e the l rootlon 0r oat410 guard8 **by** either the aounty or priratr indlYldual8. Thil artiole only authorizesthe **treotlon** of the kind of gates dssorlbed in the **statute** on the r&88 ot read8 deofgnatod in khhr .rktute by amrtaln land owner8 a8 ret out in the rtatute. T&lo 8tat**ute** would **be** 8trlotly eonehrued. See 25 Amerlonn furlapr~donor, p. 569, ab8vo quote8.

we call your attontlvn $0 Seotlon b of Art1010 @Ok, V. A. C, 8., upra, whlah authori%@ the ~&md88ionrr8~



### l uthorltr to preot oattlr gWlFd8, heuoe thr Pa-%8 Of the aot for the county OF @cbUtie8 OOdWJ+1&b the POPSt-ion braokets 86t Out in the Wt. P1S80 1st it b. Pnderstood boaever that we express no opinion hare a8 to the 00-t tutloaalftp or Sootion b of the aot a8 it 68 not ma1 l 88Eq iOT U4 hero to Pa88 a -*(.

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**In 8nowu**  **to tour**  **rourth** P uartloa 

### it 18 our oplnion that oattlo guards ara obatruot OM to Ul Bob110 roads 

### es Trwl8 

### County ryardle8r 0r 

### how uld pub110road8 are rla88lfle4. &are M8WOFed YOUF riF8t **and** 

### ttUiFthqU88tiOn8ill thr mamar that wo havr it **beooao8** aaneoee8aq to amwer your reoond, third and hfth **qUa8tiOM.**

Ke WI& to oXpF888 our 

### l ppreolatlonror the abl8 brlef8 furnlahrd 08 **by** po 8~d the **re8pprOtirO attornay8**  representingtha ltMJdQ8r8 l!Ae~8tQd 18 the above Mtt8r.
ro& trulr pur8

APPROVEDJUL11, 1942

ATTORNEYGEbTERAL

OF TEXAS