Jur. 166, i90; See also'Artlole'7,Vernon*8 Annotated Penal Code and easee alted thereunder. Prom~MoQuillinos Munloipal Corporations;Vol 1, 28 a., Revised, (281, P. 769 at p. '770,we quote: *', ? '.
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n*** If the deeoriptioeor the boundaries . in a statute*oannotbe literally applied on aooount of inaoouraoy,the statute must reoelve a reaeon- able oonetruotlon,lnorder to oarryinto effeot the intent of the legielature. A desorlptionthat gzvea a definite looation or that le~au$f$o.$e~t for identilioatiimtill be sustained. In support of the statement-in the te8t,~oltatlonia made to the oases of P*Pool v. State;93 Blai 378, 112.80. 59; Douglass v. Harriavills, 9 W.Va. 162, 27 AL Rep. 548. -0oupledwit&the fact that until the order of September 26, 1939, the hl@may crosslug the oomnon boundary line OS Starr and 2a:pata~Countles was ofiloially designated and known as State Highway No. 4, and the further faot that ref'erbnoe to the 8tate Highway Department:~filolalmap will diaolose no other publio highway oroselng said county line, and Is oerttilnlythe buly h&h- wap from auoh lnterseotlonleadin& to the City,of ~Brownaville,w,e think the language of the statute is no2 so~~~xiu@mta$.n as to make It impossible t@~dstexml.ne the territory lnt&&ed~t? bb lnoluded. In tilesanotuary, and that this oonetruotion~'~&nporte with the manirest Intent 'ofthe statute. Thereior'e, lt'~isour opinion that 'I the motion oi..the4ot.:undor oonsiderationLsY~sUd; that the bonndarle#. o$. sanotuary ars dsfinit@$ asoertalnableam ~' the Ao'r, 8houJ. as though ths,Le@~lature,hadwritten ?: wfitsd Statea &&#kay 83" in akl plaees where:by mistake the words *State Highway 4* were actually used. Youa very trtily ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
BY A#Lltant BWZRS APPROVED AU0 22, 1941 s/ Gerald G. h@nn ATl!ORNlUGENERALOFTEXKi APPROVED OPINIONCOMMITl?EE~WB CHAIRMAN