**OFFICE OF**  **THE AlTORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS AUSTIN** 

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Mr. Julian 150ntgolmary



### mate HiP wpyBngineer 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, tfhlchpmYld.%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 rillafgenot 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 iorspee4 3,nexww 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 ertJlrou&rrsyteRnortilagenet~~peref**eaatar8teo%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 truxleportlngprrsewgerflfor 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 timaFlrboth intrastrte,ad interstate State 

### &&hmq~~ lyingwithinthebotisrles of this St&c and to prmide a UaFfolcnsysternof z4Brldngana lidgnhg swh hlghu8ys unclerthe furisdiction of this State, azt6 such systelsof sarklng allalaignlng&all sorrelate dth SIXIse far &s pessib'leconPorn to the system sdopt& in other states."

Udter these Sections of the Article se think the Stats kU&htisyDepartmmt aotiU¶be author&m6 

### to post the 

### rsrrkers raferrarlto 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;hsf ysur letter, yeu zwe odrisefithat 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 

### speedof motor

### rehioleson the publie **hlghrass** 

### of this Stste to (ccsrlleeper hour, oad other sections ef tbt 

### let mke all tiolatlons 

### of ehis pmmition a psnsl of

### feltwana fix a penalt.~ far tamrloletica of the usm. 

### ThesmrksrsW%%P%%%tr~MIL%%BYDdlJamitba marker~SAPI3SP%Z%M)WL%SBT PXQIW wouldsuvelybe am open Smritatien to the gen5rfU 

### plbiic oparrt&ng auvtorre!dcUm on stste highvop?J so masked te tio1ate the pls%n prorlsions ef 6eutiea 8 of the Act, sniieer

## telrsly was nst oonteqlstod by the Mi#slature when It enaote4Sw. 11 OS the sansdct. 6egarUless ofwbst my be thhaprivate ,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 rctteof spee4 remalns with the La6lslMnr6, smi 8s 10% aer.tbe statute remZns umMux,gerPthe Stat% Bigbwo~ Departmeat asuld 

### not be ~mtherized, UnUer 6ac. 11 

### of tieA&, to postsignafor 

### a mafcape& .%a **8xa389** 

### of 48 Edlw par 

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APFr,3':L;MAR

23,1940
/iiLd4*- ATTORNEYGE;hERAL

OFTEXAS