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**OFFICE OF**  **THE ATTORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS AUSTIN**  QROVER SELLERS ArrORHcY QKNNLR*L

Honorabla H. Pet Xdbwdr Civil 

### DIrtrio Attorney Dallar Uountf Dallas, Texa8

**ATTBmzOllr Eonorehle**  **wsmn 8.**  **Qook,**

A~lriotent

Mrtriet Attoner n Dear Sir8

We hate reaeivod 1946, relative to the for the very able bri It was oi **great** he1 qusetlons. rise the faotr ad inroad bonds for the n pub110 roads rlld lng rights-of-wep r State and Federal Highways In said Oountp, end eoqubing ounty roads now or to bo here+ The elsotlon order llated

soosedr of the ing parsgraph

muoh a8 the Olty or Dallaa haa reoently extended its aorporets 15mit8 oonsiderabl nweroulr towns have bean inonrporated,whP and also oh inoludo muoh ot the Improvement8 l terted by Dallas County the Co~ty ia In doubt 88 to ita authority to **expend** &hla bondmoney within the limits Of the BUlniOip~litie8. WCYe,~~~-$herefors,

8hall rppreolete **your** opinion at ycur earliest oonvenlenoe.***Eon, ?l.**  Pat **Edwards -**  **Pap 2**  

## 179’ *.

The quo&Am8 rhloh you waut this departmmt to armwmlf are **a8** ;tollow8r
1. DQM a oouaty have the legal 

### right to **roqulro** prtqerty In an inoorporated town or oity far rtate highway purpooor by oondemnrtlon? 2. Does a oaktO hate thi legal 

### rig&%to 

### 6oqairo **property** in an lnoerporated tmm or oity ?or 8tato highmy prtrpooer **br purohru?**  **3.** If the answer to either o? the rbove **que88lon8** 18 in the o??lrmtlre, om tho 008t thereo? be **paid** aut o? the 

### prooeedo **of the**  **road beads**  **aontilononsd in**  tho **waoldt** parqrap h?
4.’ I? qur8tioa 3 18 an8nrl*d in the aegatlve, what oountr ?ulldr Em3 tw 8a owu? Thir departmeat had 

### qtiostlon 1 before It in a reoon8 opinion, o? which 18 herewith onolosed. ~~rrod qPe6tlon ir answered In the negative. T~nisg HOW to geur 8eoond quutlon, It la a general propoaftlon of law that the jmledl~tlon 8ab omtrol over the r8mek of 

### ata iaoorporat8Q

oitp or tomIsl

xelaslnl~ in that oity Or town. Artloles 1016 1066, 1201, and 1202, V. A. 0. 8. However UQQ~ thismesa thai the oousty under its general power to e&s&i8h 6ad maintain oounby roads till aever have the authorltp to eon8truot or impr~vo reads wlthln the llmlta o? a muniolpal oorporrtlon? Wo think that the oosu 

### hold otherwlse. Artlolb 6703, V. **A,** 0. B., glror the otxmi8sl0nera*oourt 

### authorityand control over the county 

### road8 end al.1 8treats 

### and alley8 ia oltirr and inoorporeted towns rhloh have no de 

### faoto munioipal gov~rnmeat 5.n tho aotlte disohargq o? their oifiolal dntler.
In the 

### l

rrly OHM o? Bate vr SOEWII,18 ‘hr. S7l, (Ioa8e firmly eatablirhed and olted m6nt tlaea, the **Bapreme** Court 

### adopted the oplaion of ahe lower ootart, uhloh in dealing Prlth oountg mad8 in inoorporeted &tie* .etated,in pertr

*rr.untilthe tovm oounolla~~r 

### under tkm authorltr oonferred by it8 charter, the gmoral authority o? **tim oounty**  **ooart over**  the **rubjoet mditer**  **ooatimea to**  

### l **riab,** 

### rnQmy be oxerolsed, It 18 onlywhen both bodies attempt to sot ln opposltlon to, 

### and in sonfllot with Qsoh other, that the power 

### and authority of oaemuat oeam end yield to that or the other, and In suoh a 8tate of thing8, I aa of the opiaion that the authority o? the Oounty oourt mult yield to that of the town 0oun0~1.”

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Hon. B. Pat Edwards - Page 3

Whet i8 tbo import of tha above language? It 1s olmr to **t8.I** that it moans that the **oity** and the **oountf mny**  **uork together**  

### with**rapat to**  aounty roads ~4thin the city, and only upon a aonflfot bbtwban the oity **and tb,**  aounty is the authority@ the oounty over

l uoh roads done rway with.
The oourt in the oaM of &%th v. oathey, 226 **3. ‘** **N. 158,**  oonaidorad SubdivlaUon 6 ot Artiole 2241,tprnon'a Saylea* Tore8 Civil BtStUteb 1914 (Subdiv.6,Art. 2351, Rsviaad ci~ll St(ltutb~

**oi** 1925),whidh daalt with the QQW~XS of tb ooBIpriaaionera* aaurt and provided as tollowat

"(6) To r~~erolee$eueral aontrol **and auporlntondenoe**  over all roads, **hl&hwsya,** ferrioa 4nd bridges in their 00untlea.*
The aourthrd the following to my:

., *~f~rubditinion6 ilr **&ton** p ower

tol xeroiae oontrol aud 

### l

uperiatmdonoo OYU?all roads and highways in 

### theaountlar. This ir Subjeot to tha powara **usually** Qraated to oities and towna **ov4r** streets, eta,,. within ita limits, when lb ebooaea to take jurlsaiotion and the oity 

### or town am8 

### properto 

### exorolsa aoohpowers. Rut wham the oit l reroiae l

ueh jurI **or** town **do44** not dean It proper to

sdiotlon, and does not objeot to,the **oount &roping**  up 

### l aah **road** or atrert, the oou~ty **km4** the ri@at to do ao." The oourt aited 3tiats v. Jones, uupra, and quoted at length rrom the opinfon.

**Ta the**  **ae44 of**  **Bughas v,**  Uountp **Uoamiseionrrst Court**  **of Barrio**  $tounty,33 3. W. (2d) 818, the question hsforr the oourt x~n tLu,lealltl of anegrrament between Earris **County** and the City **oi HoustQn**  **ahereby** the oounty ‘agremd **to eontribute**  **$25,000**
**as** iter

part of the oorf of widening and oth*rafee lmprovin~ Yala Street, a oounty road whioh has boon taken in by tho Oitg of Houston By extending its boundrrira. The **oourt quot4b**  **at** length **from Stat4**  **v. Jones**  **and snlith**  **tr** Cathey, **aupra,** and held that tha agreement WIS ontiroly logel. Blrquote 

### theZollowil3g exoergta fxom the opinion O? the Mt:

*Th **county** ha8 by ?irtUo of the ~XWI~IOXUJ of the pAera lawa oi f,hiaState, as well **48** by the Harris oounty looal road law, the 

### right to expend its funda in the FmpxovamsAt Oi a at&Wet WithiA the OOrpOr4te limit8 of a oity which is also a pub110 road of the OOUAtY, 0~~00irrily SOv&en auoh improvwnsnt is done with the con- #eAt aAd invitation of the Oitg authorltiea.Eon. 8. Pat Edmrda - Page 4

l*fnthe ease at bar, it 

### la cot nooeaaery to aaaum* an rbsonor of 00nR10t. tt 4pp44ra ltiixmatln1~ that there is l ntlrlr aword. 89 that ovea if it 8o assume4 that thr pawar to exoroia ooatrol OIW a awed is 4 neoeosary pradioata tor findcl 6 authority to expfbndoauntg fun68 la lmprovilrg a tatr8rt--yhioh

wa have 8houa la rat a* all tru*--tbo law am7 doolared that Sueh'pow4r &*a l tiaiiin 

### t& Sounbf; 

### 1 la tcwporarlly inl **bepaocr 8o**  **lane** 

### 88 **the** 

### eltroxarofara its 

### right, but 0~011Uad*r th4 g4asral 14~. rhor4 the oitynaitra its 

### right, the gjemral power of the oountf 

### la fully res%ored sot3

### it may eaut?me ooatrol and aupw~ntaadsnao over waya wft4a the dty,

**Upon bhbr

nbol4 84~. we S~O of bhe opfoioa that 

### y&w ecmdoatonerar 

### oowt 

### weld not hem 

### authority, wlthout tho oon8entrad rapulrroenae 02 

### the olty oounoila of the 

### oitiea or 

## tow.8 in th4 oouaty to oonatruot xoada within ouch oitlra or time ualeaa ib might be in * oity or iaaorporatrd towa & whicrhtram some uciuaa there is not a **de** faatomualoipal overnataat in the activ4 dieohargo af thetb orPfloi41 dot 48." P Yfothink, howaver, that with tlm conarnt o? the 4itl oounSll8 theym$ght aonatrual or 60-o m-at* in oonatruating roads through auab tome or sib40s.t
*In Hez&a eountp bhero arc a dolti mmloipallbiarr. If tha oontontiona of ooune81 ior 8pQ4llRRt,Rr4oorr44t. bh4 oountf of Harris Stead8 powrlesr toe~snd a dollar on roada through aaoh aualoipalitlea. Itwould be acinfsllrd bo leave gaps 1s irn ortaathlghwapa, evm tbough t is l ruloua

and able to L prom the *ema out oi its road fund, alla



### mm bhhaugbtbr muRl&mllby OOAoOrnOd la uflliag 8nd anxioru it should do soI

‘The weight of authority sums to indiaate that under the g8nimsl law the aountieahave the aonatitution4l 8nil

8tatutory ponor to axprna th4ir ro4ikfunda in th4 improwmenb of theL ~ocrda whioh 'passthrough 4 munloiplitp, au% 

### that thay 

### havebh4 right to improve auoh **roads,** though they 

### bestneta of auohmuniai allties, with the coneant of the munioipallti4a. State vb 0ones, 1.8 **Tex.** S7br E#altb v. Cathoy (l’em.,OivrAyp.), 226~S.W. 1581 B44artt.,Bllaa Gountg (Tex,Uir~App.I,2663?W. 540. II II ..Ili

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, ‘OurSuprrlai,

Court ha& the iollowlry quratloa 

### b~?op~$t la tha.0888 Oi CitJ 0f ~~Ok~DFid$~ V. StdphtN38 UotInt~,40 3. W. (241 '43:.
Wobar the Oonatltutlon aad law of thla atate doer tha oonPniaalolura* oowt of l aouaty hat. the authorltl to axpen& aountr road iunda fop tbm **kprw+** mBt of tha atreata of lnoorporated oiticse aa4 towns 

### boat& in auah Qounty, where auah 8Qr eta arq ommWilnglixik~, and $ntegrsl prta as count a9road8 or atato h.lghWj-89"
The wurt held aa tollowar

*Aftor IIoarefali

lBtantlgUtla5or the authozdtlel, inaludir& the Conatltutlon **rad** lan **ot** 

### this**ate&e, we**  

### haverawhe 

### the ooaolu8loothattheooamlaeioaa~a~ aourt dear hava lawful authorlt~ tompond oomty road **bead fund@**  **for the**  **kapxovimrrnt or**  

### olty&meet8 where 8UOh 

### StiWtr iQT8I:13tO@*l pgTt8 oi OOUBtJ FOld8 O? mtatr hi@w Y I, rhea maah i4f.i **OlbMBt#** WI aad. Without oonfllst ng with the fur 62atlan ef tha mu~le$ 1m ity, **Of With**  **it8 0OBEedt**  **Or epprotal.**  **sWtiOB** 

### 52,ct. 3, Teraa Conatitutlon~ State v. Jonear,18 ?!ex,874f Smith T. cathey (~ox.dir.~ppg.l, 226 9. S. 158,160~ Uainoa t. HeeljrUoartruotioa Co. (Tex.~l+.Agp.),242 S.W. J26,, $29 (wzlbrarused.

**=Whrn the**  **road bonds**  **are** toted by **aa entire**  **oounty,** 

### thelneo ratedoltlea 

### aadtomu loaatml thorain am oerta IQ lnt4gal



### T ttaat theoountp. ft,Wa n6t nroraatiryto r arpreaa r PO rtatcrllrtJcm oo~titutloMl prorlcion abora montirvhad. All tar

### ableproperty

@ a 6QUBty fr,aubjrot to tU8tiOB for t&a payment of 

### oount 7 road bonds. Thr Wmm%l)- 

### alo~orr*‘eourt ha8 tha r gkt to axpsdd OouBtY r-4 bond.ruadson oouaty roads and higtbmm in aq **pa-8** of tho oouaty. Xf I street of 1111 lnoclrparatod

town or o:ty 

### iorpLs

a eonaeotlng

lid In the **OouBty** ~066 **Or** atrtr highway, we think it 18 a bOU?Xtr Foad within the a@&&% or tho statutes to the extent that **OOUnjiY:** faada **may** 

### be *gentior the 

### laprmrm)atthereof w oowB4 thetom ok O* 

### 6ot=n:n8ward pa4=-:4 

### baapa~&unl,jurl~aiotio~ of 

### theatraet~andhigh-va tharwf, ana the ~~~&aalonera* owrt would have Ii0 authopity t,~l:~~~va street8 

### or hIghWe 8 withinUUBl- ~:pdl:tl~~ in sonfllotwlth the jurisdOtlOB of the f 

### oltytb 

### lltiprow

thaa-. xowevm, 

### au’111 thqln~taat oaae, w&we Mm improvement 1s XQU~* wlQh f&e Oon8*nt **01: approval**  **of the**  elty **we find**  **rw 8tatutorV**  **Or @On**  abltutlonal slllpedim*nt. In hot, wa **think** tha aueopltlga above eltsd .fUlly EUh3lB the rl&t*‘”Hon. B. Bat Edwards - Page 6

The OWxt **quoted** from the opinioa o? Siiete t. JQAW, rupra, aad **we** rlah **to** **rwiunpb*Eiso** the **?**ollo~rlag 

### l reoaptt
wt

...It ir onlywhen both bodibr rttempt be rot ia oppoaitian to, End In ooa?liatwith ~44 other, that the potrsr and ruthuxity of OM mat 06aaa onb ylold **to that**  **of tkr**  **otlke, 8nd**  la aueh a atate 

### of thioga, 

### 2 anof t&r 

### dpfnfahthat tha ruthwlty of the 

### OoaatyCourtmuat ylald to that **O?** the **tOWB cb\iaoi~.** **‘ ”**  **%** Buaod **UpOB** the for*@43 authority, it la elrar to ua t&at 0 oountymay **Bob** pwohnar land 

### la an lnoor war pwpoama if auoh 

### purahsra aosfllotaWI oratrd 

### olty ror h1+ orirdlotloa or the munsoiprllty; hewerat, it 

### lo our oplnlon ? the olty appmman, ooarrrmta **to,** 

### l

**oqUie~+368 ox**  ooopwatea la tha pumhma, thoa thr **oouat~ m8y**  **pUr*lu88** **the lead**  **for** woh **pmrpore. This**  riau is not **inoomirtont** 

### with thhr holding 

### that tE* 

### rauatymay **not** 

### 00nam auah lea& 

### Thepoww a?ooniIemn8tlon, I? **prseeat** 

### In thq oeunty, of the oity. uarld b 

### there m$axdlwa of oonaentor a~ roval

8uoh powor would ooarliot with the Jurlsdlo g

### loa er the 019~ OT~P its 8tXetttE$ thwofore, **under** 

### 8apla authority thuro la no euoh pawe? in tha oounty. But 

### thsc,la *pcww to puxahaoq~ with the approval or 

### ognneikt o? the atty.
Aa ym aentlmt*d in your brief, oourtlsaaro prsoluded ?rcn making any 

### frPOrotrraint o?B**au&y** roads which hare boon 

### deaigaatad aa state highwaya, **axeopt** the furnlahlag et **rfght-or-way&** 

### Artlole 6674~6, Y.A.U.B., prorldw in parts

@t...Ro 

### fartheri3lpromsent of 

### auib l yatea a&*11 be mdo wlth t&o rid O? or with aa by the OOUt$,l, ssoapt the @Oquf6I moaira iuralshad tfon Or Xi&t-Ofways *IOh may be tarnlahrd by the oountloa, t4kelr rubdfofaorr or deilned reed di8triota.w
TOW ~oeablon* are, thsreror*, mawared **Pa** iolfowat
1. A oounty dew not hsto thelagal ri&t to aoquirr property iB aQ inoorp6rat.d rlty er town fez **stat*** highffay purpose8 by ooadmaatioa.

2, Eme~w, it map purohase auob laobe **to?** right-of-way **~UF~O~W** 

### for rtatr h&kiwaya I? tha oity or tom approvea, 60% aenta, or agsma 

### to auoh purohaue.
3. The 

### prooeetla or road bond8 Issued ior auohptar~oea may be tared to purohaae auoh %?lght-Of-WWi. 

### It it la 

### sp00irw.t in the prg-elg&ion 

### order #at tha prooeade rill be **spent** anly OxIOWtsiB n-d **~ghwaya,** then the prooeedamay bo apent cm no other highwaya, ?or guoh aprolfiaation la a **part** a? and a limitation OB th0 bond purpoeot In Oplnloa Flo.O-J.190 fhi8 departmrnt hold that a oounty la without authority to 1~1~0va oity atreats unleaa auoh l t,retJtg

o onrtituto l part of thttOoUiW road DJTlte% A 

### OOPY oi.

Eon. H. Pat Zdvmrds - **Page 7** 

thi8 opinion ha8 alwhdp ‘iWanrorwarded 

### toyou.

**4*** Hot only may a&oh bond prooscds ba usrd to purobrsa tha right-of-ways, **but** also any appropriate road funds may ba so used.
It ia amphaslaad that the oountp baa the 

### powertoIniwere~o euoh land only ror oountp or state hl&hwey purpoess. 

### s.ords,

**the eountg**  has **no** 

### power **or authority**  **with** 

### rsspsot **to olty**  streets M&ah QW nob pert or the **oountp** ro&@ or state highwar rgrtem,