## Honor&h John 0. Rahwger L?ounty **AttQTne7** **Pay*ttm** **amnt7 keango,**  **%xaD**

lottr~ of **Deormbsr** Pconbw 16. 1940 **t?ll, Deplirtnat**  **for th8**  **00a or**  **d** 

## 0rf **0r a**  **dr** azd lvJ10oat1ag

**narlae** to the rkdenning **u&d** reloomtlon

or the highrays am being uadrrtakmn by the oommisrianers* 

### courtrotlng caaar ArfLal.6874n Qi Yemen's Annotated Lx111 strtutsa, a8 ths agent or the 8trte %ighvmy Coma:rslon: and in aaqulrlngthe neotsaary rord bed for ths mv and wider hlghvay,lt vi11 **be** neo- +soary that **both .A**  **’** and l B* poles bet removedand **plaoed In**  new aaeltloas.**Xonorablo John**  **0. Mmbuqf.r,**  **page e** 

It 19 

## the a0at.nt10n

o? Fyett. CQuntJ thnt the OOd or reaovlng ma nloo~t~ 

### both .A' and "W poles 00 

### a8 not 

## to ~ntrrfsre

with the **new**hlghua7should be bbrne b7 tha 4140tr~0ofp3mier In qurstloa. This oontsntion is **supported by**  the **tens of**  rrbnohI888 **granted by**  the **ommls rloners~**  oourt **to** saoh **of** the respeotlr. oomomles. ‘.

**to: The**  oae **to** the **Ueneral** aomwn7 **grants** it **tb? right** **’**

l i l 

### * ereot,

**oonstnrot,** 

### nrlatain, extend& r4a.wend **opwat. a**  **system of**  **vorh, pales,**  **tirss,** onblea,**Ian** aar&@ouulconduLte end till

neossssry

snd poosr appRrstu9ma bpp.rt.Mn0.9 vlttlin thm llrIt9 ot 

### the oouat7*0f

Feyltt.l l * mad for snld purpos.8 td en

### ter upon or belar aoti use ths hIghwa78,

publ;ro roads, street8. 411479and other jmblIoaream under the oontrol

### or )url9bIotlen



## 0,rthe County a? Fayette l l l * .'. ,

-

. '. 'Sn' the .t.*ii

At 0f.r bsiOQP.6

n90.*'.9ry

on :- _'

. . . aoo0untof the r9loo9tIoa **or** re-locstlag

of so7 hlghwy or uublioroad to **remove** so7 ~014s **or** other squlpmitt

u3ioh 1m7 hats been loaatsdon suoh hlgtntq

### or xbllo road **by** the Uraatee,it8 s~o0ea80m **ma assIgns,**  **wiser the**  klght,**ponsr** and l uth3Plty

herem grnntsd’ ~ the Grsnt..,~.-It8 : 9u000990r9 and a991gn9, ~9hsli;v;l.n

90 Instruoteb la vrltlng by tha County Ccum~sslansrs~Court.05 Fa79tt.County,Texss, **or** ths dul7 suthorlzed County Engineer,

movt ruoh polss **or** other equip-‘. sent to suoh nsw loortloa sloop the rr1ooPt.d

. . : ctfid ro-routed

hIgtws7or pub110rosa as 9~7 bs. designated

b7 the Count7GommlssIone~~ Court of **?974tte** County, **T~x*s.~** Thb rrbaohi94 to the eoopsrstlve Is llksvlseoo-sxtenslw with the oount7limits aawl grantsthe right to,

** l l o o n st m o t, e r e o t, arintrla nnd op erste l leotrlotrsosmlsslon sad dirtrlbutlon lInss, and 9x1 asoeasaay and usual&tsoh%ents end sppurtenmoss slang,Roross,otor end 

### under **and** on the streets, lanss,hIghnays,

publlo roads, bridgeaanQ.othsr

WblIo places In this CoUnt7* * l '-. .

Ronorarblo

John 0. Xwbu~8.t. page 3 ' :

vith the vrov190 that,

l 

### * l l 

### tbs oourtr499rv4.the 

### rightto osnct th@ c~¶9910~4~ Or l & QXWO If t Ct

0 dlWBt th4 : olaoss Where 

### said~ol99 9hsU be set in his 

### rerg9otlve 

### preolnot,

snd shouldraid road **ever be**  . . 

### *Idsnodor Sor any other reason It shallbsoos~ : nsosssmy to remov* said poles, osmo shsllbe done with&n thirtydys aftar vrltten notloe. **Said** uovIng 4hsll **bo** don. at the .xp.a@.or Taxettr XlOOtrlo oooperatlt4

mad nrut In euoh oanner 99 to be 89 little in the wa7 of the 

### meld**road** as praotlosl.~

Our **rust** oonosra ia **the** valUlIt7 **0r** this. 

### rr8nohi944 rlth rasQ9ot to the right-or-way slang,ot4r or ~ora99daslgnatud stat4 hi@wsys. It 10 our vluw tbat the oourt 19 laolclng In suoh l uthorlt7.
A8 h&s been regeatud90 mmy tins8 the p6pler~ ot the oommIs.Ione~sg oouti. are Umited to those ex~r$ssly grt.nte4

br Con8tltutlon

UP statute,

-or acI9Ing thersrrom by 

### n4048ssr?,

tipll

### cd ion, 

### Cosml9rion4r9~ Court t. IcAllaoe,

1S 9.K (2da)

5S3. As &n admInIstratlv8 agenoy oi tha state lt 1s a oourt of dele**gotsd** povwa. Mvrr4iaCounty t. Jennings, 33 9.9. 535. This la importantto bur pre99ot Inqulr7.

If the oommIs9ion4r9g oourt 

### ever

h9d general 

### Jurlsdlotion and osntrol

### over statehlghvaysas dI9tIngulshsd from 

### oountyroads, thrt genersl jurlsdlotlon va8 withdraw&

### Srom the court **by** an hot of thu 39th Lsglslature(Aots 1925, 9. 75, et seq.) orsatlnga St&u HIgbra7 CommI9slon and, :nvesting It with tttt authcrity to take ov4r **and** malntsln *thevarlour Ststu Hlghvsys In Texas. RobinsT. LImtston9 County (C.C.A.)258 S.X. 315; Cunnlnhsm v. Koons (GA) 35 S.V. (2d) 781; Hall V. Yllbarger Co. 'f

C.C.A.)87 9.W. (26) lC41, afrlrmud (Coa. oi 213.1 55 S.Y. (213)

797; Esim +. **Bean,** 121 Tsx. 355 48 9.z. **cd esi** * Al9und9r *. Singleton(C.C.A.)SO S.W. (2d3) $93; Sttrtu

Rlghvay' C-mmlssilon

t. Dallas County (C.C.A.)110 3.k. (2d!a) 255. %C also Artlolu 6675, Yurnon~s **Anryatatsd**CIril Statutes, end snnotatlons thureun$ur..

CertainlysInor 192s and :crhros uYtn before the oommlssioner9~oourt has **burn** vltbout authority or controloY4r dssIgnat#tI

statehlghveys. It r0lht9 that the oomml9alon9r9' oourt of FnyettuCountybed no nuthorlty ta grant a trp.nchi@O ror tbs ~ermlselvs user or the right-or-way or a dssi8nstud et&a highvsy for ths ril~~olng or ulcotrU p0188 sn3 VIP8 tbsrson.. ‘. 

### 802.

, .- OoaorabloJohn Q. NaPburger, sage 4

VhIlo 

### the deolslon‘8 from a SoreIgnJUrletllotlon, the oplalon or the OupreaeCourt of North Dakota In Morton 

### Count7*. Hughoe

Elaotrlo

Coa:aaz,

### 53 B.9.742, 299 li.W. 108, ie peoullarlJl

x~roeeIre

or the parer of a Texae 

### oosaieeIonere~ oourt

. There la dleoueeIng a l lmilar l

ltuatloa

the oourt l

eId:
wlEhere lo, In our oplnlon, no queetloa

but thet 

### the highway lo ooatrorere7 10 a (etato

hlghry@ withIn the **oeaalag** of the tern am **adlard** Ia 

### cheptrr 141, ml8 1919. The 

## beage md apronohms thereto were wlut 18 ooamoal7

deaomlnated

a tederalaid proajeot,conetruoted under 

### t he

dlreotloa ena 

### l

upenlelon of the l tate high

### urn7 o o nl ee l o n. l l l
We are entirelyeetlefIed thet the hlghme7I6 ooatroVere7

fell@withla 

### the prorlaoeor Seotion2, Chapter141, Law8 1919; and 18 vltbla the oontrol and eupeawleloa

or *he State +ghwe7 Coamleeloa to ;et;;eat and for the purpoeeti **preeerlbrd** by thet It neoeeserI17

r0ii0w8, theretore, that euoh hi&a7 Ie not one @under the oere end ewerrlelon’ of the board of oount7ooealeeIonere~ bf Xorton County and thet thet board ham **no** power to grant a rlgbt of we7 for an eleotrk power tranealaelon line oter or along meld hIghve7under Sea. 6441 C. L. &9lS ae mends&b7 Chapterl&i, Lava 1926.
*The etate ham oontrolover Its hi&aye, and a county hae no paver to grant right of wa7’orIrllegee over or upon thea to :ublloeenloe ooqoret lone;.unleer euoh power hem been delegrtcd to it b lelature (13 PulingCame Law, pp. 171, 172 , 1 the Legend
lo rar as we. **crm** aeoertaln

the Leglelnturi

hre **not** 1 **delegate4 to**  the board of oount7 o:mslerloaere the power to grant much ri:.ht of way UPOQ statehlshua7e.

, It **doer** not hollow,hovever,**that** the statshlghwrt 

### ooa~lerlon

ham power 

### to pent euoh right of way. The 1 state hlgkway Corelesion Is a gooerezental ngenot 

### or .the

etate, ana 

### poeeeerse euoh powers,and ewh **powcre** onl7, am are **ranferred** upon lt b? law.’
Thle poeltlon is **not** wIthout suwort lo Tsxae; In 2l Pa80 ElcotrloComenT V. Lasper (C.C.A.1931) 42 S.H. **(26)** 953, rcvsrsed en other grounde,60 S.Y. (2d) 187, ths courtheld that a oom4leeUxiefe’

court se without eutfiorit7 to give an oleatrla

t os!manr the right to obatruot a road b7 ereotlng a powerpole vlthln **the** right **o?** way. Cfi home Cestnt PlasterCo. v. Pfierican Ceztnt PlasterCo. I (C.C. A.,13141157 3.v. 183; RoustonL1ghtmg

i,

. .

lfoaorable

John 0. Warburgor, page 8

mu mver company 1. Pleda (C.C.A. 1939) 126.S.V. (?6) 467; Eooan t. Clark (C.C.,. 1920 214 S.Y. 607, writ mr. ._ . f 

### LIkewIse,

tbleSa9wtaw1tham pm~louel7 &ed PW the ldentloal queetloa. In Oplaloa%o. O-1606we hold thst thb 

### eommleeIoaere~

baurt he6 **no** authorIt7.to r a nt l .fraaohIee

to 

### the **Central Pouer**  ma Ltght carpmy r0r t e count7 0r Bmwat@r. t T o t h b le8o eiitot 18 Oplalon go. O-W74 

### regadlag Polk oolpnm. ILTtheraore, apol7Iagthe laae rule **under** ellghtl7 

## 4lrrsnnt olrouaetanoee we heid In oplalon Zio. O-2442 t&t thb power to great a 

### irmahire right to a trlephcne ocapeay le non-sriatent la a ooamleeIonere~. 0oau-t.

, The result iollovethat the frenohIee right the-emaleelonen’ oourt atteepte4to graat.to eabh utIllt7 .leaoa-ex**latent insofar**  **6s thr**  right-of-m7 along a beelgnetedl %te .hlghray

18 ooooeroea. The franohleor therefore

o&mot be our gllldb. Ii the rIght.Oi eIt&r the geaerhl oompan7 **or** the ooop eratIre 

### to maintain W plea along the right-Of-uy of 

### a dee- 

### ‘anate state bIghva7 1s 

### to be ruetaIno4 we must look eleemhen.

?&r to thr eneotaeat of hrtlale1456 ln 1911, tha oourt bald \n the onee ot Jaokeonvll?~ 100 and itlbotrlo Cmpaa7 1. Homes (&CA. 1911) 134 **S.3. 379,**  ther 

### t?le **aalatenanoe oi**  **e** leatriopoles a.cd wlree morosea hIghne7vlthout**proper** author, hatLoo 1s a an~eaasaaa4 an nahsful ob~trnotloa.The ooart eai4(lt
'The toetlaon~ lndioatsd that she **street or**  road Into wbloh the tire hrd fallen we **outeI4e** at the oar

### porateUnits of the town of Jco~sonrlllt, but that lt u&e **a** publlahlghua7. It we al60 ehawa **thht** sp~lla.ntsr nlree had been strongaoroee

### the rord vlthoutauthorlt7 having **bean** obtelnedfor that purporeiron enyoae. ff 

### this La true, then the appellant Me maIataI@Ing

a nuIeanae and was reeponeIble abeolutely,

and ulthoutreferenoo

. to negllgenoe, **ror** whatererInJurler were oaueed7 the aaIateaeaoeof euoh en obetmotIoo. (oltlng oeeee The pleolng of poles and wlrte upon a pub110highwayfor the pnrpoee of furnIahIng light to private~reone Is not one-of the uses ror uhloh hlgbwaye are eetabllehed ana **the** right to **do 86**  **must be**  aoq;llrea from 

### the proper authorltlee. h9U~d 03 PO%. PO% 6 %a. See oaaee last oltsb. me pub110here e rlgbt to a free and naob8truoted neta 

### of the blghwaye05 the country. Xa knav of **no** better llluetr~tloa of 

### tbs demageelikelyto result from hanglagwIrea 

### ,over

publlo roads 

### than thef whloh la. RonorebloJohn 0. wuburser, pIge g



## furnished

131 thetaotr a? thla 0888. ihat such 8 maMOO Pa In l8w an obmtmatloa can hardly**be** quaationak~

207 S.V. 9:k Smnto ?a' Tom-Site Co. v. #onall (C.C.A.19~)

Thla la the ganaralrula. WcQIllan on MunIolpml Corpor8tloM tea ea.) 8 1746, Qota 49 Vol. 4, pp. 643, 644; 25 hm. Jur. 621 and l uthorItie8

oitad. ghortl~thawtiter Art. 1436 ot.tha Ra~iaad CIYU Statutaa Vaa ornoted. This utlole provIdaet

'8uohoorporatlon ahall hare thg right a&.:~- **er to** 

**.** antar**upon,** oonaam 

## -a **ap.-mprlata** 

## the lurda,

rI#at-of-my, saramanta and propartfof l

y-parson or oorporatlon,

fmtl shallhare **the** right **to** snot Ita llnam war and ~oroa8 

### any pub110rord, raIlroad, railrod right-of-way, **Lntarurban** raIlroad, l traot ~railro8il

oanal or atnam in thI8 State, pn~ atraot or all,,jol

any llloorporatad



## ortt cr toun Iu thla Staterlth the oonaent. **and** under tht-

dlreotloa o? tha gotaming body OF aoak+ olty or toun. &oh lInea ahallbe.

oonetruotad

upon aultabla

polea. In tha "J **“moat** dpprovad

amnar **and ma~atalned** rt a halghtabove tbo.ground

OS at laaat twenty-two feat: or olgaa miy be.plaoml under the ground,be tha OX-

. . . .IganoIaa

OS the oasa may raqulre.n .’ .T ., ’ I, :* .; .: 

### I t l hould'ba

notad~thrt.th~a~~~Iole mtithorla~r

th.

. emotlbn of 1Inaaand pole8 m and bcroaa and **not** *along* pub110 **roach.** &la point wea raieaa but found not naoaaarq for dacla~on In tha oaae oi falla v. TexasUtllItlaa Uo. 

## (C.C.A.) 115 P.W. t2u1.1233, urlt ~laslsreil.

Us oell’thla to your attention, but llkewlae find it unnaosrasry **for** our odInIon..Pa &all trart tba generaloowany aa Hghtfull7 *along.tha pub110right-of-may.

The oooparetIve'y&aenta a dlfiarant

oroblaa. ha at&ted,ue aaswa that t&Is ooqmny 1s Incorporeted under the provlalona

oi Art10181528b of the,-R.C.91 (VcrnonOs). Among

. . othar power8 ruoh com-,enIaa may:

ì. * l coq u l m, own, hold, use, 8~8~0188. * l * frsnohiaam,

rlghtn,prlrlleges, lioanaaa,

rlghtaOS xay, an3 casements moemary, useful **or** ap~ro~ri*te.n. .

HonorableJohn C. **Marburger,** nags **7**

Rouhara In the aot ar e l uoh oapenlea pcnara proaIdedgeneral oomp8nIaa under Artlolo not for SaotloaSS of the Aot we ebouldrea4 In nusaratadIn Artlola lS38 as addItlon81 w-ra, 38 ~rorI~aa tht: given tery. 153s.. * the powers ebut Section

*Thishot I8 oomplato In Itaa~tand shall ba **oontrolling.** The pro~laioaa **OS my**  **other** law or this State exoapt &a ororIaa& ln thla hot, shall not at& to a **oorpktlon** org8aItad, or la p~OOO8~f~~O~~IZ8tIoa, tinder thI8 Aot.. .!. Coa~aqurntly,

the oasa ior the ooaparatlve oomtiy la not as l

t r o ni) ma the onae for the ganarml oomw. If the oounty ahouid pravmll over tba latter,oartalnly It ahorild over the formar. Ye shell look upon t&a rights of althor oompeay $0 tilataln wIrea en6 $olea aaloagnthe right oi w **of a**  daalgnmtad state highwayae doubtful, but ehellprooaad uyma the theorythat both are rlghtfull~ there.
Tha quaatlonInsoieras *A* pclsa are oonoarnad hea thus nerrowrdto thla,Uoon whom roots the legal duty to ramove aleotrlo

pouar polee u?oa the **right-of-nmy** of a daalgaate atatehlghwy thereby rlrtua of a paxmlasira IWW or frenoblaafrom the Laglalature7 16 tbat duty lnouebant won e oouaty oommIaclIonera~ oourt when It sots as the agent of the Stats pursuant to **Art.** 8574n oi Vamcn~a Annotstad CIrIl

. Statutes,

or, on the oontrary door, the duty 11s with the utlllty to remove the polae at Its ovn emenra vhan tba Stats daaIrsa to **wlddea**

or relooatsona of Its hl@avayr? Lookinget the nroblar even in its moat fevdzebla aenectwith rawaot to the utilitycoqmles, stillauoh oom**panics** would aeaa to hnva the burden to remove. Ti?a plaolng of aleotrio

poles end vlree u>on a hi&way rlaht-of-wr) la a aoaclnlend excs?tlonel use of the hIghway. It ir **not one**  **of** the uaaa **for** wblohhighwaysare ertabUshad. Jac~aonv~lla Ice and zle0tr10co. v. woe.es, supra. The right to Aaca alaotrlo cclaa <hhera

suet aprlng from the qovarsign -- dlreotly

**or** othervlaa by Legleletlve grant. When the utility has rocepted

the sovarelgn’a benwolenoa by >laolngpolesu?on the hlghveyend therebyooaqlstad

the irenohIa8,it dorms ao upon eertalncondltioar ix&lad in the franchlee. Cne ai these is tbt the ??lea aix~ll be nlaosdwon the hlgh?rnr In eaohmsnner no to OBUE~ ths least burden to the greater and zrkcarg rights of the trmeling wblla. Aaother Se, that vhsn the ~89 ~~~11 intarfere with an?t.her gubllo use to vhlob ths ststsmay se* fit to devote the way tha utiUty shall reeve the struatureo to coniorm to the new WSJ.

cm6 . l

.

:

.

.
:. .

PonorsbleJohn C. Mrrbu~er, page 9

.

l



### me ear oosnmy ate 

### not l o q ul r a 

### any l 

### ~eolflo loostloa la the l trootr; Lt vs8 **oootent** 

### bath **the** 6enorsl.rlght

to use thro; snd when lt locstedlts ??lpem

lt wsa at the ~lsk thst they ml&t; be, rt 103ie**rutulv time,**  di0t~b0a. **mhon tbo**  **rtstm oight**  resuln for a neoorrrry pub&louse thst chsn~r8:ln **loistfoa br**  **mad;.***
oroblrr sriding 

### bsfcre thn Suqmue Undrrwm *. Fullur,

### l ugrr) the Cmtrt

*The City of 

### T-pa wes. therefore, not authorized 

### to burden mar with the 008s of ramor~ ml reqlnoiq ot the water pfges,ges plaesr, trlcgnoh, telephoneen6 **@leotrio** lightpier, Wsins. or cmdults or rsllnsf**tnokr that**  **might** nrossrmily hsre **been fnturfimd**  **with** llr lay%- leuer a

ln **ttm** l

**treat(l.g**

Xa Semntnn GM rnd Ywtrr Coapny T. Sormton (Fa. 5;io. 1908) **214 Pa.**  **533, 64**  Ml. 94, tba aaurt said:

mrt in tbb rsrranable dlrorsblon 0r ttl*

nunicl281 wttmr~t~sr that detrnlnre thw extant OS ctmngee la tb streetazsqrireb to =?tet wblio neoeseltler: and to thls gbnngo,ubstsvcrlt my bs, abort oicn sbrogatlon or snnullaont

oi the oor9sny’s

### rightto aa;ntaialtr rpto!aof pipes la the pub110 

### l

t r s e t a ,

thr obmmn~ wst aonta gt ita (Undtrroorlng ours) 

### m c o 48

03e l &?JnJJ. ’
**X0 County**  Court **of** Vyamtng Couat;l **v.** 

### Xklte,79 2. Vn. 473, 91 9.2. 350, L.&A. 131?C’, HO, the oounty c5smlsalonsrr 

### vsru enga& ln rlcsningand Lopwv:ng tbr hl~hmayaand had as- -need ths rercrrlof ourtrla tslo$onr Me& ?he court teatoe tke poblea nnd aolutlon se follower


### *Cneriumrtlon



### preranted

ia, %on whom rotis tke lsgrl 3utp to. rtmcve thr t&mbona polar +nd wirer? Palstor18 a wnlclpsl 

### oornoretion, a ~avernnentol qenoy. entrusted with ths duty of 1008tmg. bu2lding. 8nd malntslnlng tbr **publio** hl$bu*yaof tha cou?rtT.HonorableJobn C. Warburger, psqo 10

Rsspondentr,



### ownmrmof **the** telephone lin44, are enea3e4 **in** the pub116 ret-vice on4 are occupylng& wrtlon of the n;bllod&t-of-ray with t?eLr lines,by virtue of a frrnchlse grantedpur4unntto legtrlatlve tuthorlty tit",: county court to their ?rcdecerrors in :

Tbe right **of** the 

### pcblLola thr highway **ior** tie purpo8*

### 0r trmel S.n the onllnmry

males 18 a **WlmarY ad**  fundrmental&ght, and is no% llaltt3 **to that**  portion **only OS**  th4 rtght-or-way heretorore trsvelad. Rs4pondantr b3rt b aermlmslve and eubotiinmte

right only,uhloh exi4tr only 40 lmg as It 4oes not IntsrSsrewith the -Mz~ary and auperlorright of the trarel%ng publla. Suoh. r?rl.esry

rl;;ht to oocwy any end all prrtr or the 

### right-or-ray

for the pwpose of a roaduay~neoercltrily Upllea ths ri&t to widen and l %s?rore

tbe trtrelcd oortion of the road,whenever It bsooaer neasrnarj for the bclttsr

4ecomodstlon

cr th* mblia. Thl4 or:nolpl4

~84 not oontrotert4d in tb4 arguineat. St it ~44 oontendsdthEt the polesAid not lntsr

### ferewith trs.vel

in ths 

### rodway, an6 that,being In WI? -a!y

only 7f th¶ nork **0r** lzi~rorlng the highway, It %-as tkortrore

the duty either oi the oountroourt 0r 9f tb+Lr oontrrotorr to rmm t!3m in s cbreru2 amrier, fit thetr 3yn cxpen44. Tbls lr osrt8fnly not the law.*
Se ~190 rnnotrtloa L.A.A. 191770,

3. 353, et seq. Thla aeo?e:onvaa noteU with a~?roval %nDakota Central T418phODe %?n&rmpv. sbipmanc0DstPU0t10D.60~ (3.D. 1928) **4u3r8.** Rere the oourt noted that the last ease relied to 4omo extent upon a etatutercqulrlngremoval, but held th4t the 4tatutevna %crelp dsolaratory of the coaaonlaw.

Xe believe that this also 14 tks rule In Texas. In Xourtpnand Texor C4ntralFnllvsy 30. v. City of Dellar, 93 Tex.'zS9,84 9.x i343, 70 LA..&. SO, our 3qzsrasCourt held Ln a rosevhat analogoiim situation that the City Of ikllar sqht oro?srly

require thr rallrosdin questionto rmo+is’l ita tl-ao’I.9 and fcoll

*.tie~ an3 tha grading tkerzof et ?ointl interseating c1t.petreeta 90 24 to conform to the grsds ar ru& strocts. Sz.srking of thin von~r In the Ctt3. t’ne Cozrt sold:. .

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Ronorablr John 0. Xarborger, page 11

‘St la merely the exwolae oi the power l ubJeot to uhloh all **.peraons**uee the pub110 hlghwaya **for** their own aurpoaea to 80 regulatr auah uaea to aeourethe rrghta thereinof **the** people genera21y,

snd proteot them In tha safe. and oonvenlent

enJoyBent

thereof. The pouer exlata at all the8 ln thr leglalatwe and lr! thoae laferlor

gorernaentalbodle4 to vho8 St **may** be properly oommltted,and **lta** prcwr exemlae a4 unreatrlotecl by the acre pawlout stistenam

of propwty rlght8. ,* l * In thla 0~49, the rtrrrta are Already eatabllah4d

-- ?rop4rly,

we mat aasume -- aoroaa the rellraad, and there la no effort to apply the pow4r of enlnent 

### domain. The axlatlng **oroa4lng*,** as the olty oontend8, are 80 aanger0~8 **to life**  

### tna 80 moonvenlent to travel*8 to requlre that the pro3084d ohang44 b4 made.'
**At** mother-point tba court aala:
'That oomvenaetlon

?a not requl:ed**to** be made for ruoh lam8 aa la ocoaploned by the **pro?** gr exerolre ci the 3011~4 power has &ready been rtatti. It 18 equally trur that thr m2im0n ol auoh 1088 la not 8 taking withoutdue ~roo4aa of law. The exartlonor ths poller power ~$08 8ubJeotalyingwlthln its aoope, in a propf anb lawrul manner, la **dus** proaeaa **of** law.*

. **Sor** an additlonnl ratton the Commla8ioneras Court say require the renoral of ths **‘ A** * pole8 In quratlon. **Art** lcle 784 of the Penal Code ?rohlbltr the obatmctlnn **of** a aubllohlghnay. A8 polntml out ln the Saokaonrllle case, aup r4, **the** erectionpi Tower pol4r along 4 gubllchigh- ln such a wey aa to lnoommode **the** publlo la a manaor and -an obatruotion. Artiole 788 M the penal cod4 enJoln8 u>on the oomala410n4ra1

oourt the duty of rcgulatln~ 4nd ?rovldingfor the reahal of suoh obatructlona.

For the rea4onagiven and under ths aut5orltl48 olt& It ia the oplnlon or t314 dsqartnsnt en3 you ar4 advlaed thet the Comn14410nere1 Court of FayetteCount7, Taxes,nay require the general coqany and the elv3trfo oooperatirs to rsmre from the rlghtao:-way of a dtalgn4ted atrK4 highweT at their expenee.

HonorableJohn 0. MthUrger, 985e 12

eleotrio power polesand liner plaoedthere by ther whea ouoh reaotal beooaerneoerrary **by** re8aono? the Mdening and relocntlon of the hi5hvaykn queeflm.

ThIe la not the oaee with reweot to the *3* gales. k‘e have polnted out that the transm'.erlon lines and pole8which .we here dealgnated .B* polee are now lawfull.~ 011 and &orose nrivete **groptrt;l** by **vlrtue** OS sareaents grantedthe respeotire **?ower** oomvaales

by orlvatolm4 ounere. That thereemeaents are properv rights vhloh oan not be r93ro9rIated Sor the nob110 use vlthout oompeneatlon la well e8tabltsh& SectIon17, **ht. 1,**  **Constitution OS**  **Texas; City**  **OS** Fort Korth '1.Southwestern Jell Telephone Co+may, 20 Ped.(2d)972, re-hearlag **denled,** 81 r'ed.

(2d) 1016.
Thla rule bar also been handed down **by** the Supreme Court of the United State@. In Panhandle Samtern Ploe Line Comanv t. the StateHlghvryCommleeIon of Kafiear,

294 U.S. 313, 55 9. **Ct. S&.79**  L.Bd. 1090, the **rnoto** were that the pipellna oomxn7'e llne8 uere all located on lte om vlghtof-way, saouretl 

### rroalandomers, ‘and none ot the lines**werip** looatsd along, 00 **or** aoroe8 any pretlouely sxlstlng etste huhnm?. The 9Ighmy Comalsrion, IealrIng to widen and relocate tb:q

hIghmy ln question, aoqulreilrlghti-or-ray lor hlghv$y lm$)rs+crent from ret lendovnerm but **613** 

### not obtoln the oonrent of the plpellne ooaty~n7to oroas or 00~~97 its right-or-way.

The hlgkwa7 lngrovemsnt neoeteltated

certainohangea in the pi9ellntcompanylines. In tom Inatanoem it war neoesmary that the plpellnnr be lowered and enoased. In other InstanoerSt Van nsoersuy that the glpeline and telephone 1:ne be removed to ths outer edge oi the right-or-wa7 nrvlp acquiredby the Blghw~yCommioelon. Howettr, none OS thn ohanperwould have required the pipeline ompan7 to aoqulre any new or addltlonal right@-or-wa7. The Court,amaking tkrouzh Xr. Justloe Ho%e)nolda,

bela that notvlthatandin5 th8 ttCm8 Or a statute5l~In5 the Ri5hway~o~sl8alOn thr rl&t to rtqulre the rtabvsl or the piotllnea at the ex%mse or the 4pelln'e oom?anf, the State oould oonrtltutlWall7 **sxsro~os** BO euoh oowtr. It held that,

*If carried lnt:,eritot,Ike ohalltngalorQtr of thr oonrlsglon would result In taking >rfvate poptrty ror ;lu?mo use.*

,-. .

. Boaorrrble John C. narburger, gage 1S

**. .**  **The ootirt**  **aaha*lreil** **that a**  grit-tn rwht-nf--u-r I8 an easement und it lnnd that oannot **be** --- --- -w “y

use wlthout oomentation. taken Sor cub110

We have htrttdar0 held in 8Ooordanoe wlth **the Lyle**  thus established

37 the Sumerr Court of the Ualtea Sttter.‘lfin Q-Salon JO. 0-227s w rteted thrt,

Vbe ~1st rhmlag the looatlon OS the rlgatof-ua7 fOr the 013 highua7, ttm right-of- ior tin **?ouer** lint mml the right O: ~37 of the new hQZwy, s2a-o tht tst per l:nr dV,not orom nr 643 c-wart2e arlglml c’g9w97, but ***en** th9 new highway

VJI ozmzuot?% **t?.e** right-or-m7 tor the **66a6 arosted**  **tts rlg3t-or-w3y**  **3f the**  **pawtr**

**.** llae or utillt7coe~any,**nBoe*sltetirtg** the r6- soval oi a few mice of the power lice elocg the #ides OS the MY highway,l lro th* utlllt7 oolpan7

was requlrrdto tse higher -mles la crottlng the h%&my am1 ereot certala **tbp weatlonM**  **drcurgs6.** 00m3nn~ van aat mquircd to *vcur: 327 rl”.ltlonal right-of-xq.ior tbe rbsre reztlm+S YW~OSH.

. *In tltw oi the for*gola5 **authorltlcs,** yw are tto~ot?c.lly r3rlrsd tbctt it lr t'fie ooIaI.>o
cr t&is de?,rrt;rer.t **trot** tz:e **ooucty** 1s iitm~ **to the**  **crrli St:tc8**  **ritlllty CS-AB~**  for tll rwonrbla Sl~QCttO **ntoberrrlly** lnourrt~ by srld oO8- ;3n7 2.3~

the tm705ts cr0rt5aia.a 

### C~.cse~xmtly,

lt !a the odl.nIoo

or thisdtaartotnt arid fou b-8 A~le3d that **tnsoiar** 89 '3. ulreeawl yoles are omoem&, mu la-u?ull7 oa an8 aoroae wlrate lm6r b7 virtue

. of eastmsnts from the lam? mrmrt, Fayette Cow&q ~111 **be** llable to the utlllties in **qlO%tiQB** tar the oott of removing. and reloantla~ euob poles nvi vires en3 nay not In .pooeedlng urder hrtlolt 83742nto aoqclre new r&Me-or-way SOr a ulder tnC ~zlaoottd

h!ghmy reeve cr lamgo aso:! rt-rcoturet wlthout b: ?urcheea or **oxldrenatloa** aeying **Jst OQm~tBSBtkJB**  **to the**  utll:tlcs, .mnbre3K tbt caEsaenta.