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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 rehe 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! In 

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. 

ption give to that mad the 
tioation or Uplty of l roa&;t 

vnelored iumlth nap rill r la d l 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 ttmlk iuiQoonub rn l t hul o la u~~y 

all pub110 roada in their oouutier am rollomqr 

ml.. lirrt olarr road& rhall bo olou 01 

02, Beoond alar0 roadn rhll oonforn to 

the nqtirmmantr or tire2 olaoo roads l soe t 

g z; $ 0 

. 

“3. T rd olaro mdr rhall not be lo~r 

than twenw “z 30) ioet iiQe utd tho o8amw not 
Ihorable 

ieat rjdq othdso 

the r eq tWsmea l ti r 

uunty la thlr stat0 rootunion of noless t thutlro thou- r 

Comalsslonon Ooart theroot l hhoriro tha eonrtruotion of oattla guards aoroas say or all 

of thb rlrrt olaoa l ooon4 bar, or tblti 

eleor lvada &n l ard. bouut~ and #uob oattlo 

guards shall not be olaoso~ or Oo M ido r ed l s 

obstruotions on #id m&se 

-The commx8810fler8 hurt of l W Aunt, 

oomlng unda r the pratiolons of this Ac t shall 

tithin sixty (60) aars artor thla Aot taker 

l tfeet, provia proper plans ad spaeiffmtb nll o f 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 lnspeotion of 

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 l ooorauleo with Ml4 ap*nved plaus 

an& spolfloatloaa popana by ml(L @oBmlBsianon C)ourt shall be drosrd gulltt or obawtlng sala roads of saia oounty, and the 

poreon reoponslble for ruoh Irpfopor oonstar@- 

tloa of su4 eattlo guarUs shall be 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 Ils8dsr lo nBo n vror t 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 

Ma tblrd slaro ro*ao sr o8M oountj ona ~w 

far mm out or th0 Bdad wka Bri 0 h~u et 

l M bounty w&en in theb, J bt 

9- 

thy bsllero 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 air11 Matutes, reallo 80 r0mO8t 

*&y 2lner between dirrrrmt gclrtmaa or 

ornor@ of land8 any swMw line, or say 

E 

notloablo routo, t&t the @ommitilaaon@ 

oust may agree 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 parOOM llring within a~ 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 Oommlssl3nerr~ Court for ~1 order eutabllrhlng 

l uoh road demlgrrrtlag the l.ins~ sought to be 

opened ani tho muneo and rboldonoer et the puson8 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 ootioo r.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 lo a wo í court au6 l horr muso e sad 1iSSS 

l &uld not be doolamd bllo #l,(Lhrcrys*‘ @al& 

notloo shall be l ervod p” a thr amimer M& for 

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,Prgo 5 

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 obJeoto wob to dosignato nItI ULOS, ana the 

p;g of ourveys ohall not bo caovo4 nor 

Xotloo of meh order shall be iaprUatsl.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 oosts a CI 

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 other publlo 

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

535# 536, 537, 539, 5u and 516, l * *ur n*** 

Statutory T~TIIM - *Pub110 ELBOW - 

The etstuta rolatlng to oouatr 

roads raters to all pub110 reads and highways 

not dltzioontimod bad eatabllshod agmtobly Co 

l8W. This h a s bor n lo no tr ueto a 8o sn 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 l e st*tuto r y ro6doi . . . 

0 . . . w 

l I 9. uount~ Roads - ola0dri06tmh vnau 

statutory direction oomdsslcmerr~ oourts 0ap8irp 

roads ILO or the riret, reton or thM olqL 

m parpore of oh88ifir8ti0n is in or&or th6t 

~B&&ILU& +iath may 80 p noor ibl aoordiag ed ta 

l’ho prmsoriboa widtha *rag not leas 

thy iortr nor aore than one htrrrdnd~toet for 

rlrst aa& meond olass roads rod uut le88 CM8 
HoMrablr 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 

mia 0 l m a i0tia tp a h0tr o 4 a 0th ~ ma 0 in that 

they a m er ta b llushea a l a rr poolal r o 00a ur o . 

lOlxm1~ It ma0 ulolta that thh, 

-I 

ill olooaro : 

through M&h a no ghborhoaa road uao l o8abll8b 

l a 0h 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 neighborhood road 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 who00 pr0pax-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 to a ny l tatutory prooobro tor the ertabiib9nt fjr highnm, lrdiortioa rad pnrrrlpThu. mo 4 .0 h ro sot boo l nbali8b4 

b the l tahite that ~roeorlboo l pm004un rpr 

tie omtabllohwnt of roa40 by oounty of~obloe 

. . . 

* l . l l 

l 

a righ a 

1 5. la fjo no r a l, A0 o lr o a a r a o t1 ud, 

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 no t l 8r entla on. l. 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 i8 
Harrerablo L. Lrmeght, Pago 7 

raoa trwol l f8r 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 pml orlptl~0 right raethg b 

ooatlnua6 umab Thus pub1 i 

tlrto, 0r 1~. 

o 01. ruf b a l vLP a a oo 

o f tha l r ~a p ta aor o a Iodiaatlon, or at %h a 

ewnar’8 lntaat (0 bdlomta aad tka publla~r 

eaoeptt4no0, or 0r a parsiriptlvo r&ht 0s PI)+ 

*. l . , 

"I 20. Prasoriptlo~, . l . 

mtr iob 0r ~58~ - 8er 0m ado 

! 

tion l r th 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~ l o o a p taa o 6 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 

w otroat or alley in ant teua or a f- 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 

mia8nm8 JmTla~ bran &.a 0r an 

artlfioial, phyaloal ObrtruMon to tmwl, 

it 18 imwtarial that the defaabc+fi%ta 8truotw an0r0a0heo upoa only prt of the read- 

+alr aml that tha romalalxrg part law80 mmpla 

l paoa for tr etr 1 . 

3 

narrowing of tha road 

to 1888 thaa 1t.l lmg wlQth la an obatruotlm, and any obatruotion that 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%lon noatrlnul whara %h; oE?d%!gw 

l aoalote0 0r outtlng the ra#iIrrj putt 

l ulva rl % oroB0 it, and leaving the ma 9 ,', 

ooadltlon not ao gaba a8 baforar hlNla% ahI& 

a atrear trw 1 'b~lAtg8 approeah 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 ‘I; t 

8 bOlOBgrrea8lao 

o publlo’ an& any 

pemwinant rtruatw or purprastw whluh aeta* 

lmlly l noroaohar upon 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 ~&ow tar ouoh on 

l botmotlon m&c&t l namaoh tipea the u%y 

rlthWt ba%ng a auloanoo, %han would be no 

oar%alatr In the 1~ and rhr% -8 at flro% 

8 mttor 0r a l laal.l aonr~uenca rarla ooou 

booma a burden, aot only to 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 a m l nt~tledoat , 

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 r i it lo 1. pardmat obl truotlan 1% aSoul& be rbatrd. ?8blla x to 

Oauzbot ba Aaotroye8 or lmpalria by ~tha a Y 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%2tnaoo et ia pro vo mefoaat minl ng oro h o hma n%o 

on 0 l traot a00 orror 110 Aoraaaa to aa aotlaa 

to remove the obotraotlen, baoaurra ouoh iaprotemnt 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 

obatruotlon or 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 unO% 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 right0i-W 8r a p m1 0 road* 

00tí Yl o o ul >, 

We ~o o to .rr0a %h a lo ur %*o po inio n 

7!ha ua5ioputaA l tldanoa &LO& that 

%ha pole la gooa4loa nno mma Uota&aa tru 

tba *Age ei $ha’ tMtalaA or *toA *rQ 0r 

zgthitoh ‘“r 

o n 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 the 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 l rmw 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 OS the mama waa a mrt o? the Publieethoroqhfars, and appellant had no right 

to ,lnirlnga upon it, though the tra~blbd part 

of tho road my not hat0 lain lntdlata4 

Aloo aeo the followi~ oaaao 811 maA obotruotlonor 

Shipparo~ Oomproaa t Wuehouaa vr mid009, 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. 969 
xuaonblo 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 obrtruotiOZt8 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+hOrl8ed 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 ppr i8il k8ldU 8r WV-t ad=&8 

rm8geingupon therlahtor we* 

We ammo 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 oattlo gU~ti8 bf hurebaok bdr80, lob wagon 8au other hor884miwn tmrfie, Zt 

rOti& d,80 jWoVWIt th8 OWZiU 8r 8attl8 ti 4riViog 8aW 

over th4 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 a 8 l UtQlWb~88 02 other BOtOr-briT.8 twfl0 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-drawn tnrflb ah&t baw a way to betour 

ot 66 around the rattlr @mrtla r0u.M not prmvmt thr oattlo 
Xonorable hi. 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&l th a t l MttlO 6Urd 

18 a Goad obrtl'uoti~n. 

Artlole 67~1, Tornon Annotated Totam Olvil 6tab 

uter, r-48 ar rOiiOW8S 

Vhhr omu8 0r ima 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 o t 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 

authorizes the 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 8tatute 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 1 tutloaalftp or Sootion b of the aot a8 it 68 not mal 88Eq iOT U4 hero to Pa88 a -* 
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es Trwl8 County ryardle8r 0r how uld pub110 road8 are 

rla88lfle4. 

&are M8WOFed YOUF riF8t and ttUiFth qU88tiOn8 ill 

thr mamar that wo havr it beooao8 aaneoee8aq to amwer 

your reoond, third and hfth qUa8tiOM. 

Ke WI& to oXpF888 our l ppreolatlon ror the abl8 

brlef8 furnlahrd 08 by po 8~d the re8pprOtirO attornay8 

representing tha ltMJdQ8r8 l!Ae~8tQd 18 the above Mtt8r. 

ro& trulr pur8 

APPROVEDJUL 11, 1942 

ATTORNEY GEbTERAL OF TEXAS