Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion ( 1944 )

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY ENERAL OF TEXAS
: AUSTIN”
OROVER SELLERS
*TTORNEY GENERAL
Honorable Komer Garrison, Jr., Director ;..
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Texas Department of Publio Safe ,tu
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Austin, Texas
Dear Sir:
: J. B. Draper
ATTH Re: ,Authdri
Your letter of Sept
ment, read3 in part. as folio
the authority
) Vernon's Annotated civil
ds as follows:
"The maxim of interpretation of statutes 'is that ex-
pression of one thing is exclusion of another." City of Corpm
Christi v. Koi~urry, 90 S.W. (26) 865.
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After a care&l exaninaticn of the atntuto, it is‘our
opinion that the Department of Public Safety is limited to im-
Posing restrictions suitable to the lioensco's driving.nbility
Honorable Floner Garrison, Jr., page 2
with respect to the type of or spaoial mechaniaal oontrol de-
vices required on a motor vehiole or such other restrlotions :
applicable to the liocnsee to a88’ure the 8af8 operation Or a
motor vehiolo by the 1iOell8@3. This limits fee dspartment to
imposing restrictions of a mechanical nature d.uoh as wearing
glasses, but does not oonfer upon the departme&the authori-
ty to restrict the lioenses to a certain area such a8 a town
or aounty or to a spe0iri0 route.
,TrustIng that this letter fully ansvlers your inquiry,
we axe
Yours very truly,
ATTD2HEY
GENXXAL
OF TEXAS
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