OFFICE OF -l-HE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS-:I'- ':.z
AUSTIN '.> i 1

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yit18 Vera V. Fogg **County Attorney**  **Hardernan** County QuaMh, Texas

war Xi88 Foggr

n1n other viorile,

doaa the Righrcay

Dspartment haveauthority under Pow36 Bill mo. .97%, to require registration of motor vehicles and display _,.~. or 194% tabs, and authortty to enforce this rsquirement?

APPRCWED 11”

## 405

a88 vsn v. FOgg, Pegm 2



### “QmsTIoNno. 2: **Doe8 HOU~Q**  Bill NO. 278, requliing ratantlon of 1942 lloansa platoa, rapeal the prorlrdonr of sec. 7, Art. 807b, Penal Code, rhloh prohibit8 dlrplay of llaenao plate8 rap:any preodlng year7 uguItSTIOm

10. S: Exactly rhat 'In8the orr00tIr0 aata or Hour* Bill no. 27s7*
"(Art. 6675a-1s. Numbor P&tom) "Th9 Dapartmont 8hall I88uo or oau80 to **be** 18mue4, one lloonro numbor plmte ior leoh motorof010 road-treotor,trailer or 8mml-trailer,and two l~oexur numbor plater ior any other vohlolr 

### regfrterod un&or thlr **Aot.** Z’n**oe88** one nurbor Plato 18 ardyled to a rohlola, It 8hallba attaohad thereto at the rear thornor; and In oano two lr8 a88lgnad, one 8hall bmattaohad at tha front ana one at thr 

### xwir. Bald plater 8hall **be** koph olrarly vlrlblr **and** raourolyattaohoddudry the par ror lhloh thryare lrausd. Lioanranumbar plata8 lrrued foe tehlolea required to be nglrtrmd 

### under the prmldam of thlr **Aot** rhell not be atteohad thereto barora **the** beginning or tha oalandar year for uhloh they am lrrued; **end** provldod that 8aI6 lIaon8amanbor platoa 8hall bo mmnufaoturetl

end 

### produtmdat the State Fwnltontlary at RuntsrIllo, Toxae. Provldod further, that the State Penltentlary ohall bo authorized to manuraoture all 8taal or metal **road** 81gn8, **and** provided rurthrr, that, at thm dlrontlon of the state Elghway Ca&mIs8ion, the Stetr PonIt@ntlarymay maka or manureotura road 

### algnrnedr of woodon material. **(Aot8** 1929, 4let Lag., 2nd C1 S., p. 172, oh. 88, 8 1%. a8 amended **Aots** 193s. 4Srd. Lee., p. 547, oh. 178, $ 1.)"

**“ (Art.**  6875a-1%&. P8nltintIaryto iurnI8h lioanse plater and **road** rlgn8) *Onproper requl8itlon from tha Stat0 Righwap Dapagtmant, tha Stata Board or Control rhall order the drrlgnetd quantity ot lloanra plates end road signs from the Stata Panltantlary. The State Board

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### VOre VI FOgit, Page 8

0r aontrol 8hall 

### datarmlna **and mat**  the price t0 **ba** Qb8rg.d fC@ l aoh itan. L.6.* **p. (117,**  oh. 178 0 a)." **(AOtS** lQ%S, 4Srd



### Tba abwe **Artlola** authorlra an4 dlnot the stata **Ei&hM~ D@POFtiMBt**  **to 188Ua**  **W** 

### OaRa. **t0** ba **iS#Uurd 11OarJSO**  platoa

### for **Mgimterad rahiolar**  and 

### prwlda 

### ior the nwbar of **plakr** 

### to ba attaohad 

### to l aoh 

### ragl8taradrahlola and tb pbO0 **an4** mumor whan SuOh plate8 ahall **ba** lttaohod **and** how tha **mama**8hall **ba kept**  

### atteobd. $a14 ~rtlola alro provider thmt **ada** p&to8 shell be manufaoturad at thq State Ponltan**tiary at**  **B\mtS*illO** **TOXaS, ani**  that tb8 Stat0 **Bomrd af**  **OOB t-1**  **011 p-par**  **raqUi#itiOB frOIR**  th8 Stata Highwa Shill 0l'd.T

the da#l#iatad quantity **ot 1fOanSa**  I Department
tha **Stata** Panitantiary. p ata from

"Art. 8078. Oporatlon 0r 

### Motor**vahiolam** without lloanma **numbar** plat.8.
u&r% ‘h*a ocmarolal 

### rahlola **or truok** 

Any 

### parson who 0p~r8t.8 **a pamm** 

tnotor upon the publio highways of this Stata any tlmo during any month ab a motor rehlole ragl8tratlonyaar without barlw 

### displayed tharaon,and attaohad thmrato, two **(2)** lioan8o numbar platar, on. plata 

### at tha **frOBt** 

### and **OBa** et tha roar,whloh ham bean duly and lawfully a8d Y trat ad ror Said rohlola sor the ourrmt raglmon yaar, shall be gul1lty 0r l mimdamoanor~

. . . . "Se0. 8. **An** manor ror riolati **pornon** aontlotad **ab** a **ml&do** on or Seotlon 6, saotlon 6 or Saotioa 7 or this **Aot** 

### shall ba tinad in 

### an not axooadlng Two NRWIMA Dollan ($2OO,OC 3 

### #aa

. **(AOt8** 1954, **4srd** La&, f&id C. S., 

### p. S, oh, Z4.)"
**HOUS. Bill**  **HO. 273**  **PaadS a8**  **tO110~8, to-Wit:** 
*Saotlon 1. Tht Oheptar 88, Rousa ~111 no. ~6,saotlon 13, **~atm** or tha rorty-rlrrtLagl8labun, Saoond Called SaSSiOn, a8 tmanded by **AOtS** 6?f tha Party-thirdLegislature, Ra@lar Saarlon, Ohapter

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MiO8 Vu8 V. Pogg, Ua:crga 4

178, saotlon 1, ROumaBill No. 459, be auendad to haraaitar read 88 rOlhW8:


### -'Sootloaw. Tha State 3i@hway Departsoat 18 harabp 

### authorized to lmaua r0r the 1943, 1944 

### nnd 1945 motor raMala rag.lrtratlon pars a 

# l

4a ptita or pht68 of mtal w othu rtarial, ryabola, tabs, 

### or other Amrloa8whloh rhan lttaohoA to a Mtm 

### rahlolaberlnq 

### beanduly **Mgi#tm&d** tar **tlw** 

### maoadlaw SW&iStrStiO0

### yaaraballYor 

### theparQom of thi8 .A0tbo doanad to be 

### theIrgal raglmt?atIon lnmiguia

### rorthe 

### ra~lmtntlon year 

### ror *hioh 188~@4.~ *8*0. t. 

### U&Wi4

myR8Bt 

### 0? th8 jW&#Oribadr&&StrOtionfee by l **tiOB,** 

### the State for 

### motorrahl0la regi#tmWpartnnt is l

uthorlrad t0 **iSSU& through**  **tb6** l%UBtJ, **WS** A88&88O~8~O~&OtOF8 l 

### l lnalaplata OI plOta or

### metalOT other satarial, 8yBbolr, tabs fm other 

### darloaa, to ba attaoha6 ta a 

### motorrahleiaha+loe

### dulylu#o rl88d 

### lloanra**p&t&,** 

### plateror otbrfllul~al8 Sor 

### the paoadin~ 

### roglrtratlon par. Motor vahlela8 not pr0tloumlf

### ra&*tara6 ur ba l8auad a ragulm mat01 liaanaa plOta or plataa iS muoh be l

rallabla of BII be lame6 

### l yabol8 tabs, (u other darioam WIioh -11 **be** da8mad **to** be iha legal ragl8tratlw Inrl@a ror the 

### ro&8trotion f&u lo whloh the tahlola is ragl8tarad.

T3ao. S. The owaar af aaohmotor rahlola r&re&i#t&rad ror tha 1942 rO~I8tratlon

### yearis herebydlra0ta6 anA required to rotain la plwa 

### l n4'in Use an ruah rahlala the plmta 

### or plater is**8uSd** tar the Zw~irtMtion yaar 1942 

### in adAitIon to tb8 Mt61 tab8 186Ud iOr thO 1963 - i#tMtiOB In the 1944 anA 1948 rsglrtrat f0n yura izt:i tcgletratlou in8Ignle

### lmeua6 by 

### th 2tat.O tha ?Ii&hway

I?&pa~Mh through 

### t& CouBty 'far **A$#&#-** 8Or8-cOlleOt~8 #h&l **be** attaohad t0 the t&hiOh in plaoa or plmOa8 pra80rlbadby tha Stat@ Righway Dapnrtaeut in woh 8iam1ar am to be OlOarly rl8lbla.rirr 

### Vera V, Fogll, P&e* S

That 

### ChapterlT8 Uoura alll Ha. 469, i%io~*2, **hots** a? the 

### Fo&-third ~a(rimtt-6, R*pUlar Sa88loB, **be rnandad**  

### to hrraattar MIId a8 rOiiW8:


### "'*otIOa A. ThmMate nl&lwnym$8rtuaBt rball prapmrm the Aarlgn8 and 8paoltlaatlan8tar the mingle plate 

### or plataa of rrtal or ethar 

### ant**or OtXkOr**  46tlOOe rrlaotd



### t0 be ?A806 60 tb nqtlimltion an6 puMha#O of the SUY 8ball be Albdtt8d to tb skta Board al Control 

### fir l ppwml.*
*SW. 5. elawa or p&au clp tbir AOt I8 fOl'8

Ii aEr **86Ot~OD** 8""""OB~aO~~t~~,

u0&~8titutiOM~, 

### theU@OoBStit0ti06a **x** ty **tM,rrOf** #ball aot aftnot tha validit d the mini tion oi thl* bat. The l.*~datan banby dfgz’ that lb rculd bat& pa888d tM AOt anb woh 86Otim, 8ubraotiorr, 

### sentan0a olauma,anA uhra8a 

### tharwt, lrra8peotlraCS the hot 

### that one far Pore H the **I&OtiOB#, #Ub8~0tiOM,**  **8~t~l%O&8, OkU8.#**  **Or** phrara8 bo da0lezwd 

### unoonrtit0ti0nd. *sao. 

### A. All laws 

### orprtm 0r law9 in waillet F0z&y we hanby rapaala4 ta tha l 8ant of au&

. *s*o. 7. Tha rhw8q6 Of rtael a8USaA by tha raqulruaatr 

### tor Ok 

### UatlobwlDafaau 

### rai tharbeanoa d a auihbla an4 aooa4miaal rubrtitota for Staa1 iB tb MBUfDOttlrc, Of MtAU +&i#l& 11-8. 

### platesoraeOn an emarganoy and ID im ratl.va vblio w668d8y th*s DbS otbB#~ihUbiOBd Ra!@ s4 0 r&QRi B& that btllr be 

### read on tBr66 Hpar*ta A48 ip 

### roh ROUH be and tiba sue is heroby 8ulptia&, wd them **Aot** 8hall tska l t~aot uad ba In toroe 

## rr0r and l rtar 

### it8 pa885g6, 

### arid it lr a0 l

**naotad.**
~mmmod the Rwaa, Fabnury 19, 19431 Ye&r 119, any8 0; p8naA 

### the 86n846, #*rob 4, 

### 1942h Yeas 26, Bays 0. -up rwod Maroh b 194& -&etira XW-oh &, Mrs.-

### ti6s Vera v. Foee, Page6

SeO. 5 of Art. 807b, P. 0. 

### makesit a timdemeanor orrense for any person to operate

### a motor vehicle upon tb wblfo highways of 

### thio State without having dimplayed thereon, aM attaohed thereto lioenae number platea and 8eo. 8 of arid AI%~O~J897u, rhea the penalty

## for maid 

## 0rr8n88.

It is the oplnian or thla department that ~ouae fill lto. 879 la oumuletlreof the other statute8 relating to the reglatratlon of 

### motor rehiolea

### an6 that the aam 

### doomnot repeal 8ea. 5 and Sea. 8 or Art. 807b, P. 0. Theraiore, tha answer to your rir8t queatlon la in tha arrirmatfve.

,The languaga of Rouse 8111 No. 875 la not vague, a8blguooa, Uoertaln or lndaflnitaand the intent 0r tha La(gfalature la Vera plain in the word8 of the AOt. However, 

### aaaumMg 

### that the language or anidHouse ~111 r?o,g75 ia vague, a& biguoua unoertainand lndetlnite,we at111 lay that tha 8ama 18 oumuiatire or the other atatutaarelatl3 to the reglatration of motor rehioler and in support or th a oonolualoa we quote 

### iron 59 0. J. pp 958,959,960 

### and 961, to-wit:

while the Intent @ the Legislature la to be found pilmarily in the language of the atatute wheze auoh language la vague, ambiguous or 

### unoertaln the Court may look, not only to the language but to the aubjeotmatter of the Aot, the objeot to be aooonpllahed, 

### or the 

### purpore to be 

### l ubaerved; it may alao look in this oonn@otion to the expedienoy of the Aot, or its oooaafon and neoearity, the 

### remedyprovided, the oonditlon or the oountry to k efteoted by theAct, the oonaequenoeriollOrin6 upon itr rnaotment, are rarloua ertrlnaiomattera whioh throw8 aome light on the Leglalatura~a Intent. LO&C and round eoonomio prlnolplea may serve ag a guide to the Legialsture*s intent.

*In oonetruing a statuteto give OrrO0t to the Intent or purpose or the Legialature,i the objeot of the statutemu& be kept in mind,. **and** suoh ~,’ oonatruction plaomd upon It a8 will, ii possible, arreot its purpoea au3 rendor It talld,. evan though it be aomewhnt indetinite.suiarVera V. Fogg, Fege 7

It 18 the oplnlon

## or thiB b6partment that Hausa 

### 81s !iio. 1!!72#

l 

### uapnda See. 7, art. 807b, v. A. P. u., for theprwent regirtrattonyear en& lo lon& a6 the 

### Hi&way ~@aion 

### may 

### re,quire rotration of rcgie;tretion inalgala 

### gf 8 prartou8year under 

### t’hetema 

### of add nouae Bill.

Mth~r~~n0~ tothe l tieatira date, Hoare 9111
se. t75 l 

### ppaarr to have parse4 tb.e Eouae February 19, 194S w a ,tofeof 119 

### year to no 

### nagrg and tc hare paaaa4 

### the wma9* YwOh 4 1943 by a rote & 86 

### yeas to no 

### uaya~ and to hate been &ml bl the Covernor en6 

### approvedB?amh 6, 1945. It is *heretore tha oplnlon or thla department thet tha l ifsetirr date oi l ald Eiill

wmbl B:a,roh6, 1945.