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Roar43 oi Oopnty sad Dlstriot Road fadobtedww 

### Austin,Texas

Dear art oplaon Hutnbw O-2320 Ret Right of 

### a oountf to uw funds omdltod to 

### road dimtrio undar

“g tia w!, prrawaph 3, m&moetian ( 1, SwUoa 6 ai Hou0. I3111 688,

P Bwd by the 

### ?orty-abth T.a&islatgr*, 

### egtll~P8H8bJa‘1939.

Wa a-0 in roodpt of yaw mqwst far an optntoa Y the tollowb& 

### qaentioat

Vloru a&v168 thisd*p8rtwat uh8therora& .oithaouutymay el*otto 

### we tha fuads and1s.d to the a&#?* kltltriot wdw optiw 9" oi srrtwl (h)

, Hottw R&xl688, for ths owsteuetloa of iarmto-writ& roads mtta;tacr 

### srpith Bwnty PIti Dtstrlrk Hw. 2, 5 aad 6."

roads subsequaat to Septeti 17. 

### X9992,and pIor to Samwry 2 1939, were dwigaa8.a 8s atala hi&may*, at0l whr the gav

### vhmtt of l&use Bill688 8aSd 

### ob‘uCltiow koawellg~Uo forpartlolpation

in the funds

### l

oarul,ag

to thaCountyand **Rued Dicltrlot**  if&hway **Fwl. Lik.ewlr** * diotriots **bau 4llgl**  **bitt** for **ntroaotlv~** peymeat6 dat **?rw the**  deai8aadlon **of** 

### rraLdroads as a **pati** of **the SW88**  **Bystem to**  

### January 2, 1939 88 Is 

### providedin ruiwobion 

### (a Q? rSotiua 6 OS f Howe ldll 688.

Purewant to l

uoh prori&nk thmra is mm oa head to the oredlt of the above nawd rod di6trlOt8 ag8a%n mtm# o? mosey npr*tiea* rotrosotl*e paymeuta mada by tha state In 

### ocmpliawa tith uuoh law, l t8lin iurther 0cmpl.b
awe such sum hers beoa ore,dited to the **Letoral Rwd**  hb oouat of Edth County for the **beadit** oi Reed Dfatrleta SW. 2, 5 and 6.

Reduolng your qwatiou to $ts mi#@lW% ioOrm, m WIIstrue it 

## to ba - -yfay ?&&th a@uttty,

t&B6 oouaty, UN fuadn (uadoroption TJ* ai **said bill)**  belsnpsiog to road dlstrieta t3ltwtedwithin said aount P* I unless chew made Qoamew SODIO 

### aheraoterdistingulshjw Mm from fUad* whioh 

## tm gknaxany 

### aUaaeted to spealfi~ reuip2eatn am? are 

### rawrtid60iay 

## 88**the ztrowrt~**  **of twh** **reolpl~ata.**

***a must**  **00telod6** that tbb oauaqf Is wIthoutauthorityt0 use 8uohrtlnda inang raannsrbth6rthaa thatvlcfab aill aonier a dirsotbaasfS* upon the dlatriot entItled therato.

tieaall year attention to the laaguaga used ln gwmaga~&~,Sao$ion 1 ot Hoaos B1l.l 688, ukSoh reada: in part,

* * l * st 18 rtt~thsr 

## ae4amd t0 b0 th0 p0u0y of the Btatm to take over, 8aqaIr0, purahase and retain the Iat6restsad equities ofths variau8 bounties aad 

## aa50a road dIatrIot8 in and to the 

### hl&waya a0tpraviousl.y takenover, aeqfxirm'tid purohaaed,st@ 

### oowtItutlagonJattuary2 1939.a pyt,of the 81ptem ai 

### dea%#tetedStat0 hb?8y8,

And tt 18 hereby detsri&ned that tM further &mi8lont~ OS this A88 eoastitute

### iair. jwt and 

### eqtitablsoaqen8atIoa, repaymmt r2d rti buromat to 8-h 

### oountlas and daffned rood die-’ trieta 

### ani for their 

### aidand 

### aiuazlta ttha !iRziz-Ln tho 6owtrwtIw of 

### %at* h&zaY:: +*+ andbl.lydiaahox-g~s thole&ly %mp&d **oblige- ’**  tlolu ef th8 Btstste aompeasato,rapay8ndrv* borw t&r agwalw of f&m %ato for aapwew IaottaT& at the iststanw aad 

### uolI~tatlmt es ?iha State 

### a8 well att ifa- uw lsta~ ter the bea@& or 

### tiwb

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### If am alwr to us that th* 

### wgl8htm Lot&& toropayandraSmbwwd*fi~rwd~~cu~~u, aountles, for thdx aid 8nd ewbtewe ia the wwtzaelfix1DoI ofstab'~ 

### Mdthet8$lZVw~~~~ths~m dul8a-d ta *txta&ta 

### ialr, just an& equit8Ue oupwmt;Lon for suah

### ase%etanw,

subtteutl~ (a) or 6m0tion 6 dwm8 

### thrmfmotl prb setsbad by the-



### LegZsl8ture

to errsot tkEs 

### .re burwmMt, 

## at sna nlmSn pmaeaph 3.theeof, sitar at~ible r0r par$loipaffon~maohroMft 

### aa had 

### bwndes&nutad a part of the State Dystm pdor to 3natlax-y 2, 

### X939, it 

### la gnnided 

### - mf suah Indelttdaw8, the 

## prooeeda~ot aoh hata b80St

wti in th* 

## aowt.rttatiw

a@ rmda **whiah** have ken 

### dasi@atd a8 a part 

### of the StateH&#twaySpitat, agter ~Soptenhr X7, 1932. aad prier to Jawwg 2, 19.959,. shall particrlpatw%tn 8a%d 

### County and clad Dlatriat rrigbuay PnM 

### as of th8 data of the da84pnatIorr OS said road es 

### a part of the hat6 6t8tw ' * *~*~+ Dal%& that 

### Latttrval

botwun tb dwigaation of the mad and t&a tinrs whan HOUSE Bslx 

### 688 btmm crifeetlra, rwloua wantIe **and** 

### defittad road **diatrlttta** ooatixmed to d2aakar@e and pay oblkatlcwia 

### areatad fox the oortietruatl~~ awhrosbo, atitheStat@ QQPelder%ng Itettlf

9 iledly 

### tiblirusted to repay suoh 

### eountls~a and define& 

### mad distrots ror the fuals tso sxpeaded, it 

### authorlwd rstroaatIre paymats 

### by tha Shard ei Cwty and Diptrlat **R-d** Indebtednsse ta aoeosrplish tbhia rain%-nt. sn sosardww with the info~matlaa.tq3atained la your letter, we as~um that saeh fuat28

.esare nus unedited to theVariOW dsfiaad rmd dl8trlot8, above anumsratad, In the LatarelWad 

### Awount & this eoun&y, relpreaentauuh iu@a as are prcprldad to be!**peid** 

### pttmt8ttt

**thereto~** 

### It 

### sews, Mmrafore, that**there oati** **k** little doubt Mat that thee h&a ore tha l3lstrfats 

### NOB, 2, 5 t3na 4, ~3 *rotidr10t I% RB:$wtto di8bur8#bmttt by ths OOUtI8y

for say puxpwe othar th8a the8 witlath rcouldocmmr 0 dlreot bermfitupon na texpaysxa living within sUO~ X-OSddfSCri4!88-

- In paragraph 5, eubaeotion (h) of %otioa 6, vw find

the J,,egi8lotuM*~ ia8truotioM tutto hrrv fun&s rmining in the Zatsrcll

R&a&PunCi 8hal.f

be QIabummd, and tills apparently the langaaga use4 pertain8 aerlg to fund8 of 8 county **rc** malnisg in suoh fad, we think the Intentionvms oleerly

The pertinent pert of the 

### law r01l.ouat

**“ ?titU%t** **MtSBiaing in**  **the** &tOraf **Read ?tUld**  **Or 84**  

### oountyaitor the paymat of aaIdri@t-of-wayob;Li**gattioea, lasy**  **b8 used**  by the aounty unaer the aireetloa crfthe eomals8lcumrV court 

### for-any oae or al.1
or the ta11miag **9mpo*e*t** **(ft) fCU** **’** the ~4tqUiSitioa ef rights-ot-wey fur ooanty latarsl **road@, and**  **for** the psyeantoilogal ObalI&st.I~ In-d thdor

**litSOO&tZ3tOtl8th8tth~8&&i~~ ZUWeairsrr(lthB**  

### faotthstd~in~rord~trIO~'LuQaet~ paror to a& **Iroli~jrS** allooeted to it unaer tJn **~iShf%~S or**  thI.8**hot, 8nd**  baaed that power properly in the hands of the **Cad8810mr8~**
**kurt** but It 

### fuxthm rociwad, ad ia rrldrnt la Wetlon 

### (bf Nhare'the term *ro8d

### dlstriOt*is usad for the Slrst 

### amI oaly tlmo 

### In that **puregraph,** that the **only oontlttuiag**  **reaponatbil** ity 

### of thexv&id **d&at&at WaP**  **to** 

### ratirrswh bond0 **08 had**  **buM** authorired bJ tb te~y0X-U liti- Vd.tbilh 8Wh h?bI& e#. t&t **the** eonstru~tloa **and Lpprovemmt**  **of hterkl**  **road8 rJlae**  Within **SUob adined**  **iUe8** 

## Was **at& Oui@wOn**  **Oi the**  **eOUn$y xn**  the abaonao of eprrolal aatian by tha taxpsyors living tit&in
that **8TIS** 8UthOl’i%i~ th iS- of beads 

### for thu purp8s Of 00MtWdittg iS$*rOi FOBaS WithiR Ou8h #SW&V.mmh read8
as exist within 

### a rowi dlotrlet that ham not been buIlti with fuztds

provided **bx** the **rosd** 

### aiBtriOt8A8 8~6h,oaapriw

a 

### partof the munty lateral ~64 ayetom nbieh shwld b8 

## paid for 

## with00tttttg

tunas, IItthirr

### %lWtSIIB(I, fUn%SBlell**tioned** in your letter 

### represmtta repqmat **by** the ,P;tsfe G@ p~aneg ezppanded

by the taapayom of those dlstrlots and the benlilt of auoh repayment, urrder the term of the Aot, $8 intutaea 

### tar the tarpyere l.ivLkw within the arm, aid6 **it** 

## is OUT

**0pinion** 

## that auohbetirita sh0d.abe eonfermU d.Immt-

### AouordiJlslJ. wemust ad&Se thrat, in OUT op%nion, the county fs~withuat snthoritp 

### to we the fundsapeaI.flaal1~ urrrdlted 

### to the mrloua dsiimd roaddlntrletsby the 

### ter&saZ 6hb A6ttWaaf &~r@444 uollptthat 

### rhiohrouZd uoafer8Ulrae6 buwit upon the taxpywa llvlm3tithin **t&we pertfwlu**  **ddimd road**  

### districts,and in haroloBy with eu4hoonetrwt~eRw48l6v~4t~tth4 

### wM.llty oem#t 4qJedl 

### ro8.uuistr;*6 aoa.7~ pux4uaRtto th4 optionprcJvlU*ULa STation*IPiparegraph5, subaeotlon(h),~eot1o.a 6 of Wu8e Bi.ll686,

**By /a/**  **Cluenw E.**  **Craw** 

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