comlssloners~courts,the medium throw which the differentcountiesact, and from those statutesmust coae all the authority vested In the counties.. . The corisslon- em ' court is not vestedwith eny generalpo- lice Dower." (lbphaaisours) Article6663, V.C.S., la in part aa r0ii0w8t
"The admlnlstratlve controlof the State HighwayDepartment,hereinafter calledthe Department,shallbe vestedin the State HQh- way Conlaalon, hereinaftercalledthe Oonla- rlon, and the State Highway lbginear..'. i' Artlele 6673 providesthat: "The Comlaslon is authorizedto take ~~~~~ mainta$nthe various State Highway8 , . . . Section 0 0s Artiole8278, V.?.C., provider in part aa r0ii0w8: . "The State Highway Cotiaaion shall have the power snd authorityupon the baais of an engineeringand trafficinveatlgatlon to do- te&no and fix the raxlmm, reasonableand prudent~apeedat any road or highway lnter- aOetiOn8; railWay grade croaainga, NJ?VOa, hills, or upon any other part of a highway, less than the lnsxlrur~harelnbefore fix&d by thia Aot, taking lnto~aoncileeratlon the ridth and condition0s the paverrnt a,neother clr- aumstaneeao n lueh portionof said highway as well aa the usual trarfiothePeon. That wheneverthe State ElghVayCommissionshall determineand fix the rate of speed at any said point upon any highwayat a less rate of speed than the maximumherainbaforeset forth in this Act and shell deolarothe maximum, reasonableand prudent speed llmlt thereat by proper order of the Coalaaion enteredon its minutes,auoh rate ,o?apood ahall beoo8e erfectlve,andoperativeat aaid pdlnt on raid . .
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highwayswhen appropriatesigns giving notioe thereofare erectedunder the order of the Comiaslon at suoh lnter- sectionor portionof the highway. "Tht whenever the govern$ng bodies of incorporatedcitiesand towns in thla State within their respectivejurladlc- tions determineupon the basis of&m en- gineeringand trerric inveatlgatioti tbet the maxImumreasonableand prudentspeed at any lnterseotlonor other portionof the highway,based upon the intersectiona, railwaygrade arosainga,curves,hills, width and oondltlonof pavementand others conditionson such highway, and the usual trafficthereon,is greateror leaa than the speed limitshereinbeforeset forth, said governing bodies shall have the pow- er and authorityto determine&nd declare the maximumreasonableand prudentspeed llmlt thqreat,which shallbe e??eotlve at auah lnterseotlonor other plaae." We concurin the 8tateNentln your brief where- in you say that: I. . .~thesettingup and maintaining 0s traffic controldevices ia an exercise 0s a generalpoll00power and la veated eitherin incorporatedoltieaAndytowna throughwhich auah hlghwayapass, 'a in the State HighwayC0nlsai0n, and 00ore not'be exercisedby the Comlsslonera Court unless such power was grantedby the Constitutionor statutes. We are of tha ~pialonthat the controlovep roa&3, hl#h- ways, eta., as set forth in Art. .2X11has to do with the oonatruot$on,slrdmalntenanqe' 0s such roads and does not authorizethe Comlaslonera Court to set up ruler and ro- gulatlonefor the uae b? the same." Therefore, in view 0s the r0regoing, it la the opiaionof this Departmentthat the term "loos1authoi- ltlea" as uaee in this Act, does not lnolude,Corrlaalon- ora'.Oourtabut has referenceonly to these local author- ities such aa City C6uuollsand Boards of Aldermehwhleh have loglalatlveauthorityto pass an ordo* regulating HOB. ame M. Clyde - Peg0 5 (v-429)
trsrricand 8rrixing R penalty,and that the Colpmia- slonerslCourt of TarrentCountydoes not have the euthorityto pass any order regulatingtrafficin the oountyand asfiringa