OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

. 3onoraLle ,;. ;. iiiirron 

2ouIltp Attorney 

a-ines county 

Antiixson, ';cxas 

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This will ao 

or Apprll e3, 1939, in 

of thle Deprtsent the to 

4h to your lnqutry, a aapy of a coming 

6rdinen4e passed by the gmerninF: b4ody of the oity of 

Ravasota, Texas; dated Iiscmmber lS, 1938, the purpose of 

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Zen. 5. KY. Barron, Kay 6, 1939, Page 2 

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whloh was to prevent the erection of tilling stations 

within the city of lievasota except within certain desfgnated areas. 

Attaohed to your letter of Kay 5, 1939, IS a 

supplemental statement or faots reading as rollows: 

"'The oity of N~~t%sota, during the nonth 

of Deoember,1938, pass6da8onlng ordlxmnae, 

8 oopyofrhloh isattaahedtotheorl&nal 

brlaf furnlahad you. The aity amnaIl of the 

olty of Ravasota aoting on a patltlon 01 8oma 

fVty oltlrena oalled a wetlag for the purr&Qa$nththe aoningordinanao and pauw$ out -648 

notloo,or without notloo of any length to cay0s 

-puUla hear~wnotha4 l tthomcttlng' aiAuEioh the ordlnanoa was pa8seL 

*The olty or lfavaaota ha4 not pr@r t0 

raquirod by 8tatuto." 

You oonaludoprrs?lppl-tal &amtor 

Saota by askin& the tollowIag qu.88tlonr 

l x8 the ordiz~a~~o~ a8 &1888d by the 6itr 

or Havaaota a valla ordInuw8 an6 d008 it 

rat t&e 8tatUtO~ aCrd OOII8titUtiOSlal l=O@Ub.- 

Wt8?" 

Artloles 1Olla to loll& .both Imolumlvo, 

tllto a 02w'8 pawar to adopt a a 

and pra~IU0 themtuner ofltsa 

nsoeesary prerrequlsltss to its adoption. 

Art101e lOll6, Revis&-'ClTll Satuteee of mm8 

lOi%, reads: 
Hon. Vi. L 3rron, Xay 8, 1939, Page 3 

suoh regulatlana and restrictions snd the 

boundaries of such dlstrlots shall be determined, established, and enroroed, and from 

time to time amended, sup$lemented, or 

chsnged. However, no such regulation, restrlotion, or boundary shall beoome eifeatlrb until after a public hearing in relation thereto, et whloh parties in interest 

8nd oltizeas Shall hare an OppOrtUdty 

to be heard. At loafa 15 aap* natloa af 

the time and plaoa of 8uah haarlng shall 

beg pabllehad in an O?tlolal papar, or a papar 

of gozmral olraulatlon, ia 8uah mm&elpallty.~ 

htiah lOll.f, Ravl8ad Clril Statute8 O? Teloa8 

I@=, r88d8r ,, 

*'fn orda to 8vail it8eU of the paWar 

aonfarredbj this Aot (&t8.~10~8-lOllj.‘j), 

suah leglslatlre bady shall appoint a aaamlaedon, to be known a8 tha zaulng aamalssl~n, 

to reaawnd the baundal'ia8 Oi the tarhuE 

orlglnal dlatrld'ks and approprlata regalatlons to be anforaed tharoirr, .Suoh aom-‘ 

Bi88iOIl Shall. Wl3kO ~8 ~SliStit~ rOmt Md 

bald pub116 ha8rlng8 tharaan bsforo 8ubmlttlng lte tinal report, and 8uah xagl83+ .~ 

tlra bady shall not hold its pub116 hearlug 

'br t8ko aotion until it ha8 raooired tho final 

report of rmoh oamal8slon. Whare a olty 

plan oammlsslon alrasdy axlsts, it may ba 

ap~lntad (~11 the ronlng aamml8alon.* 

It 1s alaar that the abova aantlonad raqulramants as to natlae, length of tima raqulred far suah 

notlao and haarlng tharaon are mandatory apaa the govarulng body of a munlalpall~. 

The court, in the oase a.1 potera, Mayor at al 

vs. aou@ et al, 05 SW 2nd 515, ,$n dlsansslng the regniremanta of ths above mentioned statute8 said: 

Thase statutory requlramants are ~lntended for the proteotlon of tha property ownor 
Hon. yi. 2. Barron, &ay 8, 1939, Page 4 

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and are his safeguards against bn arbltmxy 

exerciee of the poiwr granted by the statute. 

Hence it would appear that suah preliminary 

steps required by the statute are essential 

to the exerolse of such jurlsdiotion. The 

railure of the council to give the statutory 

notice of the public hearing prior to the 

adoption of the ordlnanao Tender8 tha ordln8noe lnwlld.w 

Aaoaptlng a8 true, the.faots aontalnad in raur 

8tatamaatol faat8 horalnaboro quoted, it Us tha oplulan 

of this DeparWent and yau axa (10 advisa& that the ordlnnnoa in quostlan 18 lnvalit¶ for want OS proper not~aa 

ud oppartunlty for hearing th8raan. Having 80 anm8r8d 

your third qua8tlon, it beaorn ummwaary for U8 to 

furtbm bi8auw your qUa8tiOM ]ro8. 1 and a. 

Trusting that this 8atl8raotarlly answer8 four 

lnquiry.waare 

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