### 497

**OFFICE OF**  **THE ATTORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  TEXAS ’

**DROVER SELLERS**  **AUSTIN**
**AmvnNRY**

**OENNLRAL**



### tear sirt

**uqlating u6rJs**  0tm or 0 l

trt0 homa-rula oity thatuhlla~ t to the eonqutr6 ror **the** r thr 

## lrflgth of ltq- Prajoot. a prlvato a

## toba 0an&%and. Tim oity or the &tak but l xpr%rnr it8 **18 for**  **moh property**  to **br, oen4~rao0**  **by** 1S it oan be done. Undsr th%ao faet8, **611 irr**  aA8’lbP **t0**

**"(1) Mly**  **the Dop6rtalsnt,**  **or** th% **oewty, 6otiJg**  6~ behalf OStae Deg%rEra%at,68

### provide6 in kstldo 

### 667i+ii, zeviwd ClvU 3t+tuka, ;L92S, ao~uim by puroheu or by oon6siamtkon the **ri@t** of *ay rayuire6 ix48 hosua-rule 

### otty sor the eon8truotion oi n 8t8te 

### hl&JwIy?

### 498

"(2) Cen the olty, rrlthar by ordlnanoe, ar by etment with 

### the St&a undrr 

### ttu tomaa of Artiok &b, l%.eeallg delegate, twA8ter or pcla8OA to **tha** riighwey ;3%g%artr;Ynt Or the **oountj** t#otSngror the ~,epartaefit, it% authority to oor&wnnsuch riC;ht of wag'i *IO.the sverit auoh ri@t of wr\yoaimot be oondemrmdin eithvrr kBrUi4r BUf;(;tt6t6d by the yX’6068ing qU6stion8, theA ~lrase sdviee is the Governor or TOra8could ,8(IOUTO 8uoh right of wayiOr tie18 Depsrtueilt under the provl8Ima or irtlole 5240 Of the Havised Civil Statuter, lP2). 88BWlliRg, of %OLWRJ%,

th%t the GovgrAor la willing to not IA thir iLlltUAO(t." Atil01% 1175, (Aotr 1YZ.L). V%~AOA'~ Annotated cIVIl statut%a 0f T%xOr, OAUiMr8t~8VtWiOU8 EOWW8 Of haPu-rule Oiti.8. Subf? **~fvi8ion~** 16 of said article provider l.n

### prt **a8 ioll~wr:** 

"TOheQ8%S0lU8iV%doorfAiOA, OOAtrOl, EA4jlWI8- dlotion fa, Over aAdunder tho pub110 tYtr%%t@,8v8~um, 0ll%yr, hi@JA~8 **and**boulevard%, and publio $rounA8 of 8uoh oity **and**to provido **for** the ImproVeneAt or 8~y public 8trmt, alleya, highways, ev%nu%8or boulevard8 by paring, raining, gradlAg, filling or othomise ispr~vin~ths %%AW

. . a"
**Art.** 1.082 (Act8 18751, V. A. C. 8.. providoa ift part C8

"The oltr OOUAOI~ ahall be lrwe8wd with full **pmor** and authority to 

### grsbc, t3reve1, repair, pars Or otherwise improve any avenue **rtreet** or alley, or my portion thrnor, within the 1dt.r of aaid oity, whonersr, by 8 ;r voto of two-third% Of th% CIld%X?X%A **PZ ’** **WBAt,** thoy .rruy d;. ! d%%n8UOhiB&WOV%mAt for the pub110 iAtOF%6t$

. . .*
Art, 1086 (Acts l$oY), V. A. C. EL, provide8 IA it8 entirety as P0llow81

-TOWA%,oltior *Ad vlll$g%n, incorporated under either g%ner%l or 8pOi81 law, whloh rtiall eoo%pt th% baaefitr of this ohapW&aa h%niA provide& 8h8lt **hnV0 pawar** to iaprov% any h&Buay wIthIn th%Ir IktA, by rlllkig, &$wXn&, mlsirif;, paving or raPkvIA&the ume **ln 8**  **pranont** m%M%Z',**or** by the **oOA8trUOtiOA Or**  **r9-** ccnatruotion of ald%w%lk%, **ourbs** %A& **gutterr, or**  **by** wldcning, narrowing or etraI&t0AlAg th% **@ante, an&**  **to**

### 499

aon. 5. C. Greer, paw 3

eOk%trUOt neaeeeery epptUt%neAO%8 th%r%tO, Lnolud~ 8eyfBrr and Cra5.m. ‘city,’ WhOA U8%d herein, 8kl8u inoluda, all Lacorporetad tOUn8, oitler and vIllag%r, and t&~%

tam @kighwey* BwmU% ) tqlcy, uic;3way,fittall inotudf~ eny vtreet, or ;!ublio plecu or apwm, or portion thereof, d%dloat%d to pub110 U%%.* iat. 6673 (Acts 1923j, Y. A. i. 2.. provides Lnpert an folLOW81 nThe Corpai88iOn is authorized to t&k0Over 8Adl&.Akin the VQl’iOG8 StQt% iii@,hWy8 iA TUI18, %fib the OOUti08 through whioh said highway8 gaf@.qhall barf'roe from any ooat, tbxpenoeor aupa+'fisfo~~of h2.i h&hways.

. . .w Art. 6673b (hCt8 1$39), **V. A,**  C. 88 tQuOW8: Y., ~rovId%s In it8 entirety



### “Tb Ststriii&hW%y Crrmmi#~l~~~

iB hereby &#UUlOPiS%& SAd eqcwered, i.~ it8 QisOmtiOA, t0 %Ater iAt o&m**tSMt8** Ora 

### inoorpor~te

**r** M&X%At8 *rIth the tjOV%min&bodi.8 Of oItI%8, t6WA8, **nA6 Viu8**  **68,** uh8th8r bio6rpOr8krd under the horrurule x pro1 S~OAS Of the coA8tItutIon b;peoIel charter, or under~the Genersl LFlW8,~rnVI& for the loccltion, r8looetIozr, OOArtruot 011,r%OoA8truOtIon‘ aa.At%A8Ac%, otultrol, 8U~OrVi8iQA, end HgUl8tiOA Or diY8i$A8ted Skt. hi&hways wIthIxa

### orthrough the oorporats limits of **8uah** lnaorporat8d citio8, tom3 , and vlll&~ee, **arid** Q@torcrlnlng an4 tlsine the rimp%otlVc liabIlItla6 or rW+OAaibiliti@8 of tha yarti88 r~aultitl$ therefrom; %t\d auoh 

### lncorpratml aitt%%, towns, and villag%% 6r8 hemby euthorizad end %fGpouer%d,through the &ov%rplog b odct0

orsuch

attI0r,

toWR8, and

vlu8g88

to l nter into auoh **OoAtraOtb** or agr%aa%nt8vith the Stat@ Ui&hWtlp ~Off&l.ibSiOA.” Art, 6674.11(~of.8 lY2J, QSaxeodad hot8 19351, T. A. 6. S., provides 10 it8 antir%ty All fOlhV81

“i4;hcn%v%r * iu the judgmut ol tns Bt%te ii&hw ~~~~~&eion, the uaclor aoQ&i#itiOA ot AAJ'land for roab, right ol weg puSpoa%a, thbor, earth, eton0, grew1 or other natorlal, n%o%oraFyor OMVeai%At to soy road to ba construct%d, r%UO~BtrUCt%dr -iatein%d, hlensd, rtmightened Or lm&h~~@d, OXlud mt axc%cd~ one hundred (100) fa%t in width tOr strwun bed dlveralon I.0conn%ctIoR *Ith U-A% locetiJV$, rclooatIl;e! or rtonrtruotlon of % d%8iS%t%d S&it%.

,// 

### Eon.2. c. Cretw, ?wa b

IlU&nfax by the State iiighuay Couaiaaioh, the @am may be acquired by purohase or oondeanatloh by the County Co;Pmieeionerfl court. Trovided thet tha Couhty in which the State Ilighway la located my pay for mm out of the County 

### aoadandBridge Fund, or shy available county funda. -Any 

### Cowiiasionarsq Court la heroby authorized to eeaure by purohare or by oonderauatiozr on behalf or the &tate of Tsxaa, any nclwor wider riat OSray or land not exceeding one hundred (100) feet in width for 8treaia bed diversion in oonneotion with We locating, relooatlng or ooartruotion of e deslpted Stats 

### IilghWy,or landsor lands for material 

### or bofiow pite, to be used in the oonatruotlon, reconstruction, or walntenanae of State Highwayi 

### andto pay 

### forthe aem out ,of tae c0w.W hoed and 

### brides**Fund,** or out of any speoial road f

’undr or any available oounty 

### funds. The State blghway Commioaion shall be charged with the duty of furnlrhiue to the County Coindualonem* Court the plats **or** field notes of auoh right of way or land and the description of suoh mterials ae mvy be m&rod, l rter whioh the Oommiimlonera* Court may, ahd in hereby authorinaC to pumheae or **oondamn** the smi6, wlth title 

### to the E&et6 ot Texas, in aeoordanoe with euoh field notea. krovided that in the 8vent of oondamzmtion by the County the pooedura ohall be tha &am a8 that Mt out in Title 32, hrtlclea 3264 to 3271, iaolu8lve, tiovised Civil St6tutea of Texiwi, OS 1925. Frovided that if the County Cormia~ioners Court of any County in whioh euoh right Or way ia, lo the judgment of the state ifighway Cti~ion, neoarraory for the oon8truotlon of a part OSa denigrated Stats Elghway shall Sail or refuoe to 8eeure by puroham or by oohdemhatlon for or on behalf of the Stat@ of Toma, euah right of way or part thereof, Uaediatsly and aa rpesdlly aa poeelble, undersaid Title 52, Artiolea 3% to 3271, inolueive, r5.c.vioedCivil iitetutsa of Texae, of 1925, after belog nerved with a copy of an order of the **State** Highway Commiaeslonidentifying by field notea, the part of tha tii@iway necaasary for the oonstruatlon of auoh deeign&fed state Zlghway end **reQue8ting euoh** **CoUnty COrmaiS**  sionara Court to eecure aame, then and ih (luoh event Eg$lI;t&h ten (10) daya eftsr the servioa of auoh

mid mate Itighway comission shall divot the *tto&y WWIMl OS Texes, to iaetltute oondafanation

### P

**r+ ”**  

### prooaedlnga in 

### t&aMM of the

### state of Tuxrta,forthe &:;$ 2 purpose of securing auoh right of w&y. Ther&&t of

ominwt dorprrinto oo~dem 6~y pert of a rl&ht of w&y for 

### a State designated highu&y, under the ooAditioA6 hamin **oclt**out lo hereby oonfernd on the state kiighwey Comminsio~ end the Juriadiotion for the exeroine ofluob rlgat la hereby OOAfermd oc the County Court 

### or TraVlS County. Suoh oondemnatlon prooeedinga shall be instituted by the httOrnOy General by fllir;cj 8 stete6UBAt for oonderznation with the COUAtyJuQe of Travla 'I 'I y.s Oounty, Teua, and the venue of auOhproo&ediA& ah611

br in 

### TraVlaCounty, 

### Texas,aAd jurladiotion and authority to appoiAt three 

### (3) dlaintereated rreaholbara

. of Travla County, **Texas,** 

### as Ctmdaaionrra la hereby

ooeterrad upon tha CouAtyJudge of Travis County, Texas, end othorwlae auoh OoAdomatloA shall be ao- .I~ oosillng to the prorialon of said Title 52, titiolar ,:F’;. 3266 to.3271, i~oluaivo, ,'i&vlaad Civil zitetutea of



### TOxaS,or 1925.= g :,;g Art. 6703 (Aotr 1885), V. A. C. s., yrovldra ia 

### pert aa ,'~:. follow&r .d ,p? ".

. .said (oommirrioaara*) uourt ehall 

### ~SSUPU

&Adhave oontrol 

### or the 8tWrtS 

### andalleys in all 

### oltlaaend 

### lnoorpenkd toner in noes whloh,h&v& %OdOfPOt0 (de faOt0) WliUi~i ~OVUrAfMlAt b the 

### aotlve diao&argr of the& pfffOi.al dutiesea The oaao of G&bbert 'I* City of mowAuood,'~~g%~#. (2d) 344, t't a%., (Cit. alt of error Ap., k;a6tlaAd, opl~ien by Jue?Am **Funderburk,**

**refused Y** 

### , was a 

### suit brought by Orbbecf et al to noover for poraonal Ltjurier 66 a rasult **of** alleged negU&ence of defeaduit city of Brownwood, a hosuerule oily. Gabbort, a& employoo of Banner 

### Gmaev3riaa 0ttamptirg to 

### getinto 

### a truok of &Lacsnployar, atoppad at A&&t On6 

### Qtste hi&hv?&y tn the City of Brownwood, stepped **into** t&r open u~&u&rdad&Ad**of a**  **oulvert** whloh had beeA **ocumtruoted**by 

### thaStats'Bighwoy Dsp&rtm&Atand fell several feet, nuataini~g injur%o&. XeAoe, t&la 0866 raised the quest&n for deoiaion whether **wider** the pleadlogs and the unoontroverted evlderroe the City of Brownwood h&djq.r$adiotlon of tns partlouler aeotion of tie titate Hl@m&~ within St& 1ipJLtswhere tae aooldont ooaurred. Mother w&yof rtating the Question it 

### raisedfor doalalors is whethim **the** transfer of juriediotion **Over** State RifEPlrsgain a oounty 

### fromthe County CO~~&&~OAW&~ court of euoh oounty to the State Kighwey C~RUJU~~~A Bffeoted likewise a treA6f6r of the furiadiotlon of the oitis6 eAOtoWA iA **EWO& OOwty**  **over State**  highways in euoh oitiea and towns to'the state !li@iw&y Co6miaalo~O Juetice PuAderburk wrote et great 1snGth di&Oua6i~~ and reQOAOiling**$fJIJ. I).**  **c. DJ.-F,**  **pow 6** 

the above quoted atetutee and 4lattoguiahing manydaoiaiona. ~muauoh aa hi8 lengt& declrlon la raadfly available. we dsem it unAeoeaaary to quota it. BuSSioe it to bay that he held the city of Srownwoodliable for itc tort by first dater~r,ir,g era holCin6 thet the City of WOWAWOO~ hadi~:~CiUsfl~ Qo@,nlon oontrol ma iuriediotion 1~. UWR, over and under the yub lo **stresta,** 0v4nu4a. 011 y ‘$* an ]ipJi.&&3 0f t&e oity acQ that $hot&~ tl;roI.&.alaturc could have tranalerred ~urisdlation of cftlea an&

‘forma over var%to~~Lerhl&hrsayatherein to the tttate iiip,hwayDaportrant. AeVbrthel80b It Arlthilr oxvrerbfhl 

### nor Lamliod cay tntentfon to do so. ‘tic!

### point8 out th tSti t1 Q.1

operated to **tmmbfer** the 

### Soker J”UP:%offione~s that 

### ht. 6473 OOUAtibR bAd/Or COUAt$’ (%lUAibbiOAlrr6’ ciOlUt8 **OVaI?** UtbtCi high**waga** within oouty limita to tha Stats iii&way Comalaalo~, oitFaQ;&bbfne v. **&%8StOAcl COUAty,**  ll4 Ter. 345, 268 3.w. 915, and other caaca. IA this ~O~WO~~OA he Starthor btatear

*Z&orerffaotlra than Art&&e 6673br as indiaating Legislative oonatruotion of ~rtiole 6673, is Al’tlola 66&n, 

### l

uthorircLng oosuniaelonwa* oourta at 

### county exponae, but only 

### asacants **of** the Etato fifgbray 2epartsent, **to** oondam 

### laodo and mnteriala Soor 'OOARtFUOtiOA,PBOOAl)trUOtiOA,Or-intOAaAM Ot stat6 kil.&waya.' rfll it be oontendad that thla **WlpOWW8 OOUAtJ** **’ OOi7&bb~OA@3Xb** **’ OOuttb**  t0 

### OOAdOSC 1aAdabad

### Jabtcrialb in the oitp **lmtb Of**  **6A** imorg3oratad olty 

### or town for stats highway purpoaoa? MayaliouLd the power bs exerolaad at oounty oxpmae rather than city or town expanse? The oo~olualoA see818to u8 to be ineeoapabla thet the effaot of Artiole 6673 web to ooafrr upon the Btste iii&hWny DfQtWbWAt OA4 the fOrEiOr**jurib** diotiOA of **oouoty OOidbb,ioAer~** **’ OOUTtb,** wnioh, althou@ ~JI terma broad snou&h to inolude tbs formtir JtCiRdiCtiOA Of Olti4a end 

### tOWAs, ai6 not d0 aOb iOr 

### theverysame

### rebaa~ntheyWON. oat inaluded I& **t&b** jurladlation of oountg **o~n~~isal~n~r~***court8 which eeid article treraferrad **to** the lilghway i)eperkWnt.?
tie atatoa in effect, 

### oitiag tiupreere**Court** suthorlrlea, that tha ccuzmisalonora' Court tas n8vw hcd furiadiction to OpA up e hiaway v&thin the oorwrate llaita of e city; timt aubhright ir solely one of looal eelf -~:OVWAlWAt for the oity to axeraiw and apeekr of possible dire and Erave ooA0equaA040 to the city Wd its citizens should the ;itate ~~Iighway J6pttrtaent a0 80.

### 503

~fon.I). C. Crser, page 7

**StatUtes OOnfOrdng**  right OSWliACWlt dO,,,RiAmust be stristly S&lowed end atrlotlyH~;;le~rued in Savor of owner **of** property aought to be taken. s. x. (2d) 797. . Kllbargar County, Comm.App., 55

Fight of eminent domain must be exercised fn aaoordanoe with strlat prlnolplea governing right. State v. ~lller, Clv. App., 

### 92S.??.(26)107’3. The law 

### havingprovided * apeclflc fom of prooedure Sor aoqulrlng property for street purpose8, any other method not so authorlced oar.not be upheld. city of Dallas v. Bergtleld, Clv. App., 245 S. K. 749; Coolays aonstltutlonal Llmltatlone 8th Fa.., vol. I, p. 138. In Adamsv. Rookwall County, Texas, Comm.App., 1926, 280s. :y. 759, Juatloe Nickels held, that Rookwall County dlb not bare the Power to oondemnlands for road purposes wlth,ln the corporate limits of the town of Royse. Byvirtue OSthe holdings and reasoning in Oabbert v. City of Brownwoodespeolally, and the hOldlAgS and **maeoniq** generally in other oases olted, weanswar your Question No. one in the’ negative. To

### answer**ysur** aeoond question, 20**colpas** Ju-ris pp., 545-546: we puotl3from seotiog 33,

Vhem the laglslatura dela’gatss tha right to exaralae the power OSeminent domain the grantee of the power oannot surrender, transfer, or redelegate the sameto another unless expressly authorized by the statute oonferrlxig the power.
. .*


### Thetext is 

### supportedby the Texas **base** of ~:atkine v. Hopkins LCOtMy, Civ. kpp.. 72 6. W. 872. question No. TWO

in the negative. Therefore, we answer your

NOW in regard t0 your third question, Art. 5240 (A&s 1903) provides as follows:

Vhen any land shall be required by the State for any charaater of public use, the Oovernor la authorlaed to puroh~asesala land, or the right to the use thereof, Sor suah purpose; or, falling to agree with the owner on the prloe therefor, such land maybe condemned for such pub110 use in the nameof this State. TJponthe dlreotlon **of** the Governor, prooeeain,@e shall be instituted against the owner of the land by 

### theAttorney ceneral or under his dire&ion by the dletrlot or county attorney. Should the award of damages in the opinion**I: i.i**  **1.** 

### 504

of the **Covernor be** ex~essl~e. euoh award ahall not be p~ld but tbe Ztata shall pay the oosts oE the proceedlnqs and no rurther eotlon abell be t&w.” ~rtiole 1107, v..k.C.2., ,providee in pert aa r0ii0w8:

“2s lncorporat,ed olty. or town ahell have the rlc,ht of eminent domain to oondemnprivate property 

### for either of the following purposerr

“1. To **open,** ohawe or wlden any pub110 street, avenue or alley.

. . .* Art1016 1202, V.A.C.S., pmrldrr in part as follows: u?Wbjeot ts the tenan hereof, the governlq body or a city maylay out, open, eatabllsh, widen, rtraifihten, or extend 

### anyhighway within its limits, and puPohss6, oondemn, and take property thenfor.

. . .* Art1016 1203, V.A.C.S., provides ln part a8 follower *Cities maypurchase by axreement wlth the owner any property, all or part or which in the opfnlon 0r the governlnq body la neoesaary for tha naklng ot lmprote!uuItr under the terms hereof, an6 pay for 8~ Out Or any fund8 ersllable.

. . .* %chere bean unable to tlnd any authorities oonstrulng the powra or the crovernor under **Art.** 8240. Rowever, we oonolude that Arts. 1175, 1082, 1086, 1107(l), 1.202, and 1203, supra, are to be oonstrued in para materla and as giving oltler exolual+o domlinlon, oontrol, right to purchaee 

### rights at way, and rl#it of eminent **do** mainandjurladlotton ovar publia mtroetm and highways 

### within *he sorporate limits of homerule oltlea. The Legislature hating enaoted $crneral statute9 making a general 

### provlslon r0r all oasee (a6 ror example, all hlghwqya In ell Counties) and having furthar anaated atatutca aakins special prwlelona for a partlotiar 

### oatae or class (as ior example, highways in citlea anll towns) the former yields and the letter prevalla, lneorar aa the particular oaes or olaea ia oonQerned

. Sabbert va. City or ‘LrownWoQ, aupra. ~thersfore anmweryour third ‘question in the negative.