OFFICE OF THE AlTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

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Mr. Julian 150ntgolmary 

mate Hi 

P 

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Alumxt, ePse 

Dear sir: 
MI-. Julian Xont@mery - II'%%@ 2 

mVlll you please give us the benerit 

OP your opinion as to uhether we dun le ally poet'6afe speed* signs as poposea 1&; 

The mrreot answer of yeur inqu3.q is contdmed 

in Article 827a, Sections 8 smi Pl of the Rmsl Cede, 

tfhlch pmYld.%r 

l 8eo.%. It ShSll be anlevfnl for 

any person to oprate or drive szq motor 

or other vehicrle upon the p&lie M.ghx%qs 

of Tesas at a rate of speed ia excess of 

fortg-five (46) piles an hem, or drive 

or operate a motor or other vehiole uithIn the corporato limits of an incorporate& 

city ar tom, or within or t&rough any 

town or rillafge not incorporated, at 0 

greater rate of *peed than twenty (20) 

miles perhour; pra~I.4e4,thutit shall 

be unla~l to operato upon satd pblh 

highwuys a wmmrdul rotor tehhle as dof%n&I in this Aat OF either a reg%steraZ 

or wtual gross weight of six tboas.axl 

(6,000) pmmae or less IL& a rute ior spee4 

3,n exww of forty (40) ndles per bour,or 

sWhvshi01eefeither 8I'9&stMWdS 

wtual grotJ% weight of OYer i&x thonsan4 

(6 ,ooO) 8, at a rut63 ef speed fn exww or #?- veney-rire (28) mile8 per hour, 

or WI- the corporate 13dts of cozy ineorperated dlty or town er rithln er 

tJlrou&rrsyteRnortilagenet~~perefeaatar8teo%speodin-sotsta;bfeea 

(18) dies perhdur. PraYtie mrtber,thut 

it aall be unlawful to opemte my m&w 

teh%ele engaged in this Stdte in the businew OS truxleportlng prrsewgerfl for WlRpwration or hirs on any hQ&wq, roe4 or 

fhareughfkre not *vateIJ ewned between 

cities, tmne un4 ~lllagee 8t a c&e Of 

npea4 in eweas Of fwty (40) ndl5s pm 

hour." 

Wear. 11. Th% Osgartwnt fs her&y 

authorbed to olasdfy, designate ti 
maFlr both intrastrte,ad interstate State 

&&hmq~~ lying within the botisrles of 

this St&c and to prmide a UaFfolcn systern of z4Brldng ana lidgnhg swh hlghu8ys 

uncler the furisdiction of this State, azt6 

such systels of sarklng alla laignlng &all 

sorrelate dth SIXI se far &s pessib'le conPorn to the system sdopt& in other states." 

Udter these Sections of the Article se think 

the Stats kU&htisy Departmmt aotiU¶ be author&m6 to 

post the rsrrkers raferrarl to in pasaga@ *la of your 

letter, and as to such markers our answer to you &a 

yes. 

As to the x6rkers refemwi to In the eeced 

paragral;h sf ysur letter, yeu zwe odrisefi that it is 

our opinion that the State Rlgbway Dewtmont is wltbout wthority to post such 01 

er' 

The two %+?&1ons oi 

Article S27a sust be eon&ma te6ether snd hammdse 

if poesiale. SW, 8 of thh dct expressly limits the 

speed of motor rehioles on the publie hlghrass of this 

Stste to (cc srllee per hour, oad other sections ef tbt 

let mke all tiolatlons of ehis pmmition a psnsl offeltw ana fix a penalt.~ far tam rloletica of the usm. 

ThesmrksrsW%%P%%%tr~MIL%%BYDdlJamitba 

marker~SAPI3 SP%Z%M)WL%SBT PXQIW would suvelybe 

am open Smritatien to the gen5rfU plbiic oparrt&ng 

auvtor re!dcUm on stste highvop?J so masked te tio1ate 

the pls%n prorlsions ef 6eutiea 8 of the Act, snii eertelrsly was nst oonteqlstod by the Mi#slature when It 

enaote4Sw. 11 OS the sansdct. 6egarUless ofwbst 

my be thha private ,odt110~1 of the varleus off%dals ef 

thls state *bth reference to the rate of speed with 

which motor cars may be operatal upon the pubrio; hi@- 

says of this State, the,powr to ahang such rctte of 

spee4 remalns with the La6lslMnr6, smi 8s 10% aer.tbe 

statute remZns umMux,gerP the Stat% Bigbwo~ Departmeat 

asuld not be ~mtherized, UnUer 6ac. 11 of tie A&, to 

post signa for a mafc ape& .%a 8xa389 of 48 Edlw par 

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hour. 

0rovsr Sellers 

Asulstant 

APFr,3':L;MAR 23, 1940 

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ATTORNEY GE;hERAL OF TEXAS