OFFICE OF THE AlTORNEY QENERAL, OF TEXAS AUSTIN

Barorabk 0. Q. 6r.u stat. HLghmu Baglaeu TuarHi&h~DwUtau~t

.. Mutla, .Toxar
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**the rortpolgbth**  8 tba t the Xiahakiufoaw~ court l coatnot nttia6 forth lw wmtmat%oa, ~rroo~6truooopnty toal i8 ooamlbuatfoa a4 niriag say 

### aa ru

rtlrlpatloa by the**art ia**  **tbr** 

### adr8 or thr ~fgmy COSIA~SSIOA t0 l ttMtMtr

tb ititMtiOA6 Of th# b6idCtWO a# ox Pnut6 la t&o bl11 at the rulort pnotloabk da 01 hbwrru, a aoabu k uuwered barorr tha co 

### it l*.oo

thaw quutluar 

### that we roll &V&6 YoUr **O&diOAr** 

### %I8 thllctu 

### 8fli i8Q. Ja8, i.Ot8

of thr RaQilat **sO#+fOD,** Forty-alkhFh la&rlature, coastltutlonal? h. The OfSlolal **a0tlbacS** the Xfghway Comalul~ $8 by offiolaAaimtea appr+d br raid Cosimlraloa and 

### &eoorbtb in. the. ofllolal rsobrda of the Depart- -AS. Xould the 

### rouowlng worafa6in a Cimalrsl6a ala&W ooq4 alth tbr rrqulreaeatsor 8watr Bill So. 34% to &vr~ full d’rrot to the prwirioa that the outrtarrdlne

bbad8,wcrrentn, or ~othsr

### 0ria4ih0~0~ oi fndibtdaoaa egnln8t ruoh road would not boooao 

### l LIgibl*for 

### 8tatr portLolprtlonT
* In Blank County a t8ra-to-a&cot 

### r0tdh .henby'&rl~at& iCOiI.pOiAt 'A' to point 'b' a totll **am-00 OS**  **B.8 ailre,**  **and t&a**  State xighway **baA@U** lu dlr*otsd to Uluw Sal& r oad for rtato malntoaanoo l riwtlro **Juno 1,**  LQCJ, uad to **oark** said nmd Ier the pmpu guldraooof .&ho

travdlag ;ublio aa Stat* 

### Iii 6hwq

X0 . 648., thlr l otloa et tlw sleh*ay 

### couPirrl0a bdn~ :n ~oOoram0with **the** 

### pr0- vialoar of Senate Bill XSo. 348, emoted by **tks** Yortp*lghth B.@Iler Se6sloa 

### or the TUM Leglrlcturo,

l aa La ~ooorbanor with tha ooatrert~ont~r~d’ into bjtwun Blank Count-r and tbr Tgar Highway Cofkwfrrlo~ relm,tiro to tbr O~tstPoding lndebtedaeu agslnrt such road.* -3, Nay the hglrln.tutr inv8lldatr 4ootraotr 

### enterad **ibe0 bbfean~**  **the** 

### dtiite aa aouaty 

### uaaartha prorirloar of Saute Bill **XO.** 348 by tb* *neetlaeUt or aaboequaat le lelatlon and thU8 ad* 

### l Uiblt 

### for **State partic**  

### fpatibn in the paY&OUt Of boll40, warrwta or other **cv1de110~** of indebt@-u oor*r*d by a OGdtT;lOt entered into 

### unaarSenate 81Al No. 8481 7'80‘ 4. loold rontnotr enbred into betbnon thr

StmtoanQaoouat andar S0aatoBlllk.W bo bindlag **0-a r0tvn**  **Coairr** iOM~* Ooarto l f th8 00mfl aThue 18 l

ttaah.4 horot l ropl~oi l ooatraot l afor the pwp ow l

i i%iiute

Bill Do.

848. ioolu~ &a thlr ,oontraot sa W to oonfon to tho rempon80 tc the l

boro 

### it tory muoh It attor would 8ako l

uoh ohangor ln the l ttaohd 

### l

&ruwnt 

### a8 rlll be aeoouary **to** ovaform to your 0p1nlon.~
Son&o Bill SUB, bollrg 

### l #aptor **044,** Aato of 

### the 48th **k&irluturo** road, in gut:

**“ An**  Act **aPthorltiag** tha State **8Qhmy Comiuioa** 

t0 dO8lQutO w OOoOt~ rod 00 0 f-0 to-&ark& road ior 

### l on8tru0tlon,

### roeosrtruotloa, 

### crab

malntonaaoe

oalril 

### Mwr- **$84 OOwtkO**  **Oi** thr 8btO t0ltW intO OOattaOtB

with th8 **8tate** %ifi(;br8 i **CO489 ,8%08**  dth r~ounO0 t0 #id ma 01 pro- **.** vldla# t&t the ladobtodaoor lnoorrd in 

### l oaotruotiag such road8 rhall dot pwtlOlpato b th0 00aMJ ~4 Boaa Dlrtrt6t Hlghwi~ Yu841 dooluln~the rtate polloy with rofuonor to Htch rod,, and doolarl8g unl swr~ono~.

w-0. -1. **Th,** &tat@ **r(i#W8? C0B1Ui88108**  18 - wtbrlro& to 4oolgmik W rouaty rod la the 8tAt@ aa 8 farmdourk~t rod tor tbr purpose8 

### or l oamtru6tlcm,

roronatrut1on and malnteJlano0 0~4, provldrd that th8 Coululonrro Court of th. ooaa8 la nhlch an# rueh oounty road 1~ 16rratrd

8Ll par l

nd:oot0r la lto 8lnutrr 0a Or&u W@ithg w righta 

### 8wh OWtl, m8Y haTO **for wthip8tiOn**  bl~ the l tita ti UV iEhObt.d0110 lnrurrod **br** the Ocv.nt~,la th0 l OnrtIwOtloD of ruch ooanty roadi and protldrd farther that the st8te HighWay

c01WIiDdOn and tM Ce!8duimO?m cOUa% of the uounty la rhieh w woh **-84** iI kOO8ta

### mnorablo D. C



### . Groor Faga 4.

may eater into 8 ooattaat that oh&). rot 

### iorth the 4utlor oi the l tato in the 

### l

onotrootlon, rooonrtruotlon,

aad rlntononoo of the oountf rood ln ooa8l~oratlon ot the 00unty 

### and/or mad di@trlot roil8qulrh~ •~ oad oil rlolma iOr 8t4tO &m?tiOl#atlOn in w COIUtf, rO8a dirtriot, 

### or 40rb0d r00a artriot b0ob8, wOrrOnt8, or 

### older’ l rldonooo or ln4obto6norr OutstOmling again& ruoh road iOr tho oonrtruotfoa~ 

### or lmprorownt oi the road boforo bolng dorl@atod

. **by** th dt8tO 8ighrw COOd8OiOh
“‘8.0. 8. It 18 benby dOOlarod CO be th0 POliOy of the **8t8tO** that the atirumptlon by the at&to of thO Obll6atiOn to oon8truot 

### andraiotaln wah 

### ZOad8 dO8i#lUtOd

by. the 3t8to Highway Comaiorioa a8 farm-to-market rode under the prov;alonrof .thi8 Aot ooartltutoo full and 

### oom leto 

### coqenratlolr for iay an4 all iaadr that afght bar. been

or mid rod prior **to** it8 dorlgaatloa**bg** tha stat. Bl6hr.y CoI@d8tiOn 8O 8 hr8-to-market :tOd.

,, .( m800.~. m. k.t r&11 b. OUOUl8tiVOOi d.k other lawa on thl8' **8ubJoot. but**  in the Weat of a ooarlht 

### between thO rovlrloar0r thir Aot **an8 MJ**  **Ot&r** AOt On thi 8 **4UbjO.t th.**  &U'OV&10&8 Or **thlr** i&et

8haL1 prevail." sootlon 4 of the BlU o ontalnr the l morgonoy **O&U80.** fa hue ouofully conslttorod the bill 8ad find no oon#titotloml ObjOOt~i0Q8 thereto. We **think itr**  eontent Ond **the** gWm8OO .ow$ht to b. obtained are olouly within the protin or the **an.wr.6 la**  the YOUR **f-8.8 QUoOtiOn**  **18** thuOfOr0

Uolthor **m&ate** Bill We aor .a~ Other **8tatUk &WoMribor**  the form **to** be .&rod by **tlu** afghxw Comairtioo **for** .88 **0rri0i.d but0.**  On the oontrarr **the** Coaalrrlua 

### 18 ulvon **broad power**  to **make** ruler **SOT thR**  

## 00nau0t **of** the **bUrim88**

## 783

with uhloh it 18 eBot(od. ArtLo Mb., v. A. C. 8. mo b8llovo that the pro I 18 ln 

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mpMAnoo wr nd alauto 0ontelno4 lo your 

### quortloa

th the **toras of**  

### the rot under ooa8ldon

### t1.n. tbo U0T.r t0 pOOrthl?d qlAO8tiOE l8 80 t& 

### rlsht oi 

### l ubroqwnt kglrlaturo8 

### to l88u.m 

### tho bond06 lndobto6nou Of wourtlo8 which have l 8torod

**into** ooatraot8 with tho State ltl@m8~ ~porttwnt parrornt to the term8 of h&to 

### Bill3Lb **dopend8,** we bollova, opm 8 dotor8lnrtlon of whether 

### or not 

### the l osamptlonthrreoi would violate Seotlon 

### 81 4rtlol.r 8 or the COA8titUtfOn prohlbltlng l &rotoltOW don&a Of. gubllo MMf. 

### tit th0boildiiy Or pUbU0 ~98d8 18 A iWOtlOn Of go+irnmoat 

## be& tabll8hod

by 408 Y ia& 

## prlaml4 to 

## tha stat. 18 thomlghly .Idon8 rnd 18 rooo&u6 in the Coa8tltatloo. Art1010 U, Sootloa 8 of tho~Con.tltutloa, grotld.8~:

%I. oon8truatlooof 4.118, owrtbou808 and **brld** 08 and the .rtablioha.nt

## 0r ~wuaty 

### Door hOUS. und 

### fam8 awl **the** 

### leyln(l out, ooastruotloa and 

### ropdrln 0r oounty roda 8ball ~,protldod for **br** g0n.n tiW8.* f

In the Oa80 or Robbin 1. LiMrtOno COUZkt~, g60 8. W. at pa&o 918, oqr Suproao Court, rprekltu throwh ~uatloo ~i.?SOn~ 844;

"TM l 8t~bll8hruntof pub110 highray bolq! prlsarllyu funotlon ot dormant beloon& to **the** State; 

### th0 rl 8 to 

### ~Ortablirh them 

### re8ldO8 w-1 Y in tb 

### te (Iirlaturo and in th8 8b0.n.0 **Oi** OOll8t **tUtiOn** ZO8tldOtiW **tbr** h@S&tuto Sat l 

### xorol88 the right 

### or dolo(geto lt to l 

### politloal 8ubdlvi.lon

## or **the** 

## stat. ' ' *;*

b the I... OUO it 18 held that **poblio** P.48 Within the bordorr of 8 county 

### klong not to the oountt but t4 the 8t8tO.784

fdrror~blo



### D. 0. Uroor,

pa606

In 

### Boxu County t. 

### Liodon, 6808. 1. 

### 88 vh80Tea, **the 8u~M**  **hurt, 8~O.ki~**  **tht ’** **W&h Phill&pl,**  **c. 8..**  **8ddt**

**vh@ 8idng**  **~WY Of**  **pUbii0 IDIIOI,**  **188** 

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### l dlon 80 other 

### tbm 8trlOtly (mOMROltt8l plu**90888,** 

### 18Whatth. **81) #AU48**  

### l

#UkSt. prOY181Oa

(Arti. 8, h.tion

*They (oO~tlO8) aM rado u80 of b tha 8tate for 

### theooU0otlon

oi **trro8, for**  

### the **6 ffuoion**  0s **i OdUOQ8iORb**  for tb **oOn8tmICtiOa .d**  **MwOnMOO Of**  gublilo hl6lmiy8, l

nd,ror the ooro **.0r tb**  

### poor* **Au** 0r tbso thlngm 8ro matters of Bteto, as dlrtln- (rri8h.d frormunlol aI oonoorn. 

### Thorlntlmate arroot

ill thepoopl*

P Y TM ootmtlo8 an avail0 ot **.a** otfloIont,and

0onrmiont.aoano~ror thq 

### diuhrga ;~o;~.~tat. **8** duty in t,hoir ra6ad ta 811 th.

wo qu0t0 **rro8.** ow opini0n u0. 04081

l * l l tb State 18 

### Iahlbltod by ouch 8OOtiO8~(~cC.5~,Art.3)

couaty,vs* Allrod, 18s tu. 77, da 8. r: (8d) ldd. **~.lrbPr8oJ..nt ray**  **be** mado’by **tbo** aat. to 188 polltlool 8ubdIvI8I0n8~ thoroforo,qaroaoya 

### l rponded By SuOh 

### polItloal **8UbdiTi8iOIi8** for dtrte, **i8** dl8tlnyi8hod fro8 purely local or mal~lpal, par30808~ Liaoh ro

### laburromont,



## 0s oour80, yluot 

### bo OIL looouot

0r 

### obllmtloao 

### lnoarro4 **by** 

### the pOlItIoa1 **8UbditI8ioa for**  th. 

### bonoflt of the Stat. l8 8 whole. ~Tho UJkdertakinlC ror 

### whlihthemoney8 wore 

### l x~oadod

**by raoh**  politlMl rubdh.tirioa rue8 **W** one which **the** State **1888~ right**  ~awfally ha?. ondortaken for the kaotit of it8 plop10 lo a whole, 0180 the nImbur8oaont would b8 **the** uir

### 1~ **of a**  **’ (;ratoitt**  **md** 8tad **oondoamed by**  the COa8tltutlon.“N8 are lIk8wI8.of th ophioa that tho rolaburuunt bf tlrr **stllte or**  tlw rountb 8 and rod dirtrletr **ior** aoaoy8 rlre8Q **4xp0ma** by **than** on pub110 road8 doer aot oowtltute 8 ilolatioa OS tb 

### provlaioar

of 

### &otloa 61, Utlok 8, ot the Coa8tltatloa, 

### ~ov1d.b thatthe oomt1.r an6 rod dl,trlotr l ro rn

### qulrrdto ~8. tlu 

### mnrfr thurmtura.4 

### to ther **ior** tb 

### ooa~truetlon

and. raiatrarmeooi pub118 road0 or **for t&a**  rotlromeat or outrtaadln(lndrbtodnor lneurrod la **t&** oonrtruotlon

### or ndatenanae Oi 

### publlo **r08d8.** That **portion** ot Eouro Bill Ilo.688, 8Ub8WdlOn Ilo. 4 of rawI 8oo**tiO4 9,**  **t@wQ oa**  **gage8** l@,aad 20 **Oi** the **lOta** 

### rhlobdlr8Ot8 thr erltiu of e88h pay-at8 to OOOf.Itl.8 t0 rUlmbUr88 thW iOr road tu ~MJ8~U8Od-tO di,Oha?g, OblIg8tlOn8 8lla.ibt8 for partloipdoa **wler** ~tbo orl~ltml Aot 18 o,t doubtful ooa8tltutlondlt~ 

### boowm tbo **PI8 ot**  tb p0yaoatr **thw** med. 18 sot natrlotrb by tbo hot. Tbu8, 

### ~thowh tho r~hbkW84aeSlt.~i8

fBtMd@d t0 b8 lad. iOr l Ofi8y8 02.

It **18 0Ur**  **OQiniolp** that 8UbreqUrnt &~I8latUNSOoUl~ bf 

### l ~?OQ?iat.

8Ot ,mtide that tb stat@ **8hOUl6 UlpoI**  th@ **bond.6 inAebt,&neu**  **of** OOWti.8 **a&aht** 

### #ah **rOti i8**  

### are tnkw
**over aa4.r**  **tbo** protlrloar **of** SIlrrtr 

### Bill 848.

**% ‘** **h ket**  Ooatomplatr8 **and aUthOriS**  **&** OOBtraOf to be l atero4 fat0 by tha bounty, through it8 eo!d8aioaer8’ oourt, and the lU~hm*,y CoPrrPI8rloa. Coatraotr ado by l 80~1 al8r10B8r8@ ooart aezmot be rrpadI8t8~

### l orrly Worurr tho par8OlllW1 

### of thr OOkUt ha8 8Ub8OqUWit~ aban@. hllf 

### Bltullthlo

**co. 1.**  **lu8oer** COuBf~, (Can. rpp.) ll 8. 8. (24 208. Ia 

### anmor to flur fourth QUr8tion foU ar. 8dV18.6 that l OOlltf8Ot Md. rtllarr tha protldon~ or the Aat **8nder** 1n~uIrywill k bl.nUz@ apoa iUtU?e oOlniS81OlrOr8’ UOUI’t8 Of tb8 OOBtr~Otin(r OOUilt~;' lW10rabl8 D. C. 

### Oreo?,gta@ 0

100 rttarbr6 a oopf of tha popo8rd watraot 

### fen to be @8rd by pa h 

### OOaUUtf4 Wath th8 n8WOtitO 

### WWtiu rhfoh 18 too lea&thy to how 88t Out. *O 

### beklrro it 

### to bo rufflal8at to oarry out the provlrloarof the rat.

FIRST ASSISTANT :TTCl?NE-i

@NERAR Lloyd ,AraBtroa(l A88L8taat