OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

rnnorable Homer oarrl8Oll, Jr., Dinator lbrw&8l.&~ertment or Fublle s8re*y 

Au8tln, rrxar 

AtLtOeotioat J. B. Draper 

Dear Sir: 

re or ror 1088r opthe olty 1laits ot 

atstl town rsqalrrd 

from Ohirf J. B. 

, 19.c2, addressed 

we quote la part: 

that your drpartwhothw or not a 

l trmmportatlon or 

~laa8r opar~blxl4 in 

rporatod town roul4 

SOtor VrhiOle Wl6agad in the tran8portOtiOn Or paEWW8 rOr hir0 Or 10~ ebril b0 

l qaipprd with at lrart OM quart or ohaaieal.typa 

tir e l x tinsp i8in b egood r oondition and OonIenlrntlr loostod for lmmedieto uem.* 
Boaorabla Bosrr Carrlaon, Jr., IIImotorr page 2 

ml* thq &4USOQt cOU?f Or civil !ippUi8 in 

Sohornsann T. Otaf 126 3. P. (2df 681, a;hrld the oontontfon that Artlah 8276, Seotlon 10, ?url Cods or P*XBO, 

gOvem8 Cb Opr4tfO5 Of VehfOh8 00 SW41 highW4y8 Otiy 

an4 not 3&thIa the ilnlts 0r an inoorpontrd olty, SOatIon 

16 OXpr466i~ ibit it8 6ppii68tiO6 t0 th6t “pOrti O’r 

4ar hIghWaY, OUt8i46 Oi 6~ &MrporatO6 t0W5 Or Oity.* 

3aOaU8U Oi this aXpSr84 liait8tiOn OOntsiWd 111 s6OtiOll 

10, tblr 88ae aaanot ba ooaatrurd 68 authorIt to eonfIn 

tC8 l ppllaatlw OS 2Ootlon 9 to rural hIghwd~6 l 1046. 

The rurpoer ct thr rtatatory raqoiresont that 

motor V6hiC106 osrry a firs extlngulaber 16 ror tha 84t4ty 

or the p446crrrgaro or coaeroI41 r~hlrlea'65d tha u86ro or 

tha hl@nsay.. Tba cot mst be oormtruad ta etfsotuatr to 

the full*41 axtrnt ths cbvioua Iatsntion ot tlm 1ac1618- 

tam 6rrnl~.~.~,QI policy 8xprdIrnt rnd naoatsery.- To tiniIn4 tha qipllcutloa 0r this ssraty raqulr*a8n% tegebi0106 qmatbg solely upon the rural h:ehwiya wotid~~warr 

thr protection tha lr&xLaturr h66 afforded to commeralal 

paamneww, and tG o04rIti4 the sppli6atIon of C8atlon 9 

b4lo* tba nasollsblo iatarprrtatioa of thq act a# 8~wwl~. 

Artlolr &276, fen61 Code of Te~sa; la rcplsto 

l itb a~13oIflo 6xorptiona thaO 04rt6in'6*ct1056 thrraor 

hi&a, ineladra both oity 8trsst8 6ad rur61 rosdr urn 

l iprauly Inarrtrd in SeatIon 5 an4 76, where rafemncr 

ia mada only to tha "public highway6 outrldr tha lImita of 

aa Iaoorpor4tr6 olty or town." ft ~0~14 be atmngc), lndrrd, 

if publlo highway8 lnoludrd only rural hIghw4ya that the 

lagialrtarr uould aprcify rapaatrdly that OWtsin 608tiOII8 

or tha l ot apply onif ta that portion 0r aho pub110 highn6y out8148 of an 15oorp0rat66 olty. Saoh 4x0 ‘tlonr MOl 6aarIl~ 14dICatq tba 81;6ifICa5t faot--that pu 7 110 high- 

~4~8 gonarally inolude both rural hfehwrfa 66 rrll 46 olty 
. 

iksorablr ZSolwr a~?ilOO, Jr., DIrOotot, paga 3 

LHYlt8. Th18 i5tWprOwtO5 Ot the t4S5 'PUblio hh$hL~I* 14 oomonant with the l oorp tadeilaltlon d ot pub- 

.a hlghwy in Artlale 8C2, SOnal Co40 of fraas (lnoladlng 

wakOn driving l tattPk), iiI0hola v. ktata 49 5. 2. (2di 

131 Art1010 ,6701, S.otion (61, bTi8.d Civil st.tUt.8 of 

ixa8 of 1925, ?latohOr 'I. Bordalon 56 S. Xe (20) 3l33i 

rtiol. 7065, sootion ( ), ii~vIarb (Xv11 %*tutas of 1925 

;ha motor fad tax 18T P 1 tint4 1. thr citr or 61 1.aa0, 

;) 8. W. (24) 3661 35 i;Ord8 and I%raaaa 113. 

YOU l W tb 8nr 0m .43%8.4 t&t Artlslr 82%. 

3rotloo 9, 2.~1 Cod4 0r T4xa6, not oaafinlng Its appllutloa to run1 hIghny8 alone ka rospaat to tha nipuinmat th8t -tol V.hiOl.8 tn48pStin& -88.W.r8 fOf biS8 

or laara rhall br l qulppad rlth 4 okrleal tyF+4 fira 4xtl4gaIahar, =ppii@8 to motor ~ohlol8a 80 opratlng oa tha 

pub110 hIghway ri+r wl$hIn cr without tha ll~lta of an 

Inaorpratad- oltt. 

Vow truly yours, 

ld 

APPROVEDNOV 10, ;?4S 

A!C!CORNm Gl3XERAL 06' T; ~;:.: