Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion ( 1942 )

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OFFICE OF THE AITORNEY OENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
Bonorablrx. Il.’Bauknlght
Aoting OOuI&l Attorney
Tratlr abturty
Austin, Tenr
Dear Blrt
wote fro8 yam re-
he mqu+fltr4
your domrtaent
loui qaedlmr:
Dokthe bommbsionorr~ Court
%!~na, ham authox-ltrto
h. upon firat elamo, reoond
l o r a ny o r r ll r uehr o a d!In
county aa either l iirrt, roaond or third olnrr
road but 18 l road thd 10 b@lDg 8dnWaed bg
:~oa~ount~ end umd by ‘the publio br prerorlp
Dou the u8er of 8 loa4 809.
ption give to that mad the
tioation or Uplty of l roa&;t
vnelored iumlth nap rill r la d l brie
on thb la thb owu thus tu oovue4.
rtrtttter
Boweror, f oonnot rind rhero thlr quortlon lb
orttle @a~rda hrr been direotly parred upoa.
Thir ratter is nbw pondiry befoon the’Ooadr-
rlonur* Gourt or Travl~ aount~ and beron
aoting upon’tho utkr further g& Oomm$#ioa-
ora* Court ir walti four nquestad oplnio~.~
Artiole 6701,Yemon*r Annotatd To``‘Olril Stat-
utor, read8 lIIfollowst
‘Th ae ttmlk iuio Qonb
urnl
th u lo la u``y
all pub110 roada in their oouutier am rollomqr
ml..lirrt olarr road& rhall bo olou 01
02, Beoond alar0 roadn rhll oonfornto
the nqtirmmantr or tire2 olaoo roads lsoe t
g z ;$ 0
.
“3. T rd olaro mdr rhall not be lo~r
than twenw “z 30) ioet iiQe utd tho o8amw not
Ihorable
ieat rjdq othdso
the r eq tWsmea li
tr
ion of no tth u r
uunty la thlr stat0 rootun-
less tlro thou-
Comalsslonon Ooart theroot lhhoriro tha eon-
rtruotion of oattla guards aoroas say or all
of thb rlrrt olaoa looon4 bar, or tblti
eleor lvada &n l ard.bouut~ and #uob oattlo
guards shall not be olaoso~o r Oo M ido r edls
obstruotions on #id m&se
-The commx8810fler8 hurt of lW Aunt,
oomlng unda rthe pratiolonsof this Ac t shall
tithin sixty (60) aars artor thla Aot taker
ltfeet, provia proper plans ad spaeiffm-
tb nllo f l strsdard O&t10 6``6 to be U@d
on the roads of mid oounty, 8~lti plan8 end
speoi~lcatlonsto be pls1nl.ywritten, rupple-
Eonted br auoh drav~ngs 88 a- bo nbOo8SUy
and shall be amllablo to the lnspeotionof
the oitlzxmhl~ of ruoh oounty. After s61A
Cmamlselonen Oourt providor #id pro r @an8
lB 8pipitlo~tLons 0r a st8ndmd oatt r l guard
to bo us06 on the road* 0r raid oountv aw
perman aoaatmotlad rqt wattlo guard that tr,
not in looorauleowith Ml4 ap*nved plaus
an& spolfloatloaa popana by ml(L @oBmlB-
sianon C)ourtshall be drosrd gulltt or ob-
awtlng sala roads of saia oounty, and the
poreon reoponslble for ruoh Irpfopor oonstar@-
tloa of su4 eattlo guarUs shall be de-d
6Uiltt Ofli 8b4%810~0r~ Md rhul %a ‘rhO6.
not leaa than Fit, Dollars 05) nor 8oro than
One Eundrod Dollar8 ($100)~
-e Ils8dsr lo no Bon vror
t w lofmty
oomw uudor the prorlsloas of this ho) is
herob lutherlw& and empowered Co emrtruot
eattlo guamI on the tlrrt olars, roeond olwSS
Honorable1).L, kuk&ht, ?a80 4
Ma tblrd slaro ro*ao sr o8Moountjona~w
far mm out or th0 Bdad wka Bri 0 h~u et
lM bounty w&en in theb, J bt thy bs-
llero the raartruotlonor 9-
801 wttlo dprrd,
to be te tho best laterest of the sitirus of
odd 08uJltf.”
A?tiOl* 67&l, fornon* linrot*trb *OXU air11 Mat-
utes, reallo 80 r0mO8t
*&y 2lner between dirrrrmt gclrtmaaor
ornor@ of land8 any swMw line, or say
notloablo routo, t&t the @ommitilaaon@
Eoust may agree upq in order Qo *void hill&
mountdao orstnam through aaymnalu Lo-’
l106uro0, IW be deolared publlo hlghwa~r upon
thb r0mwing 00Uditionr;
81. lb fmoholden or me or mom par-
OOM llring within a~ ln~osara, n&o deslns
a nearer, hotter or more pnotlmblo road to
their ohuroh, bounty seat 8ll1, tlrLer, e
water, may make bwom a&oat&on to the Oom-
mlssl3nerr~ Court for ~1 order eutabllrhlng
luoh road demlgrrrtlag the l.ins~sought to be
openedani tho muneo and rboldonoer et the pu-
son8 or ewnero to be lrteoted br sUh propored
road, an& statlag the Not8 whloh show l noo-
lwltr for suoh reab
l& U n the rimgdr sua&l
tho Uerk xl 1 l.ssesI ootioo r.0
substmoe thhor00r
ak00ha to the
w oonstahlo or tho eount~, eoBManunghi8te
summonDUO&land ownon, mulag the& te ap
pear at the next re@lar turn of the oom&ls-
llo a wo ’
court au6 lhorrmuso e sad 1iSSS
l&uld not be doolamd bllo #l,(Lhrcrys*‘ @al&
notloo shall be lervod p”a thr amimer M& for
thb iwth or tlse.pxvrldedfor the rsnloe 0r
oitationsis oitil lotloru in juibtloe courts,
and mhall bo returned in lika mnaor 88 suoh
oltatlon.
9). At 8 mguar tern oftha mtut, 8fk
u110somlce 0r SOah mttoo, if tho aom24lsslo~-
arm* OOUZ%deeno Mid road of saf~loloat pub110
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336
aonorobloB.L. Ikukalght,Prgo5
importmoe ltmy imuo mordar dwluSn#
the 11~8 henarted ~pplloatlror, 01
In the
tho lines tired by tho 0088isslauer** eoart
to be ptablie hlghmm, and ~lnot the UM 40
be opmrud by 8ad left opaa
ths ounors theoor
for a spa00 or firtern feet on uoh slao ot
lald line bot the nwkeb tnos rob other ob-
Jeoto wob to dosignato nItI ULOS, ana the
p;g of ourveys ohall not bo caovo4 nor
Xotloo of meh order shall be iapr-
Uatsl.y*ronod upon sueh mnors ana return
made thereon, 88 befon provldoib.
“4. Thr aupages to euoh tuid wnors
shall be as8e~8ed br a jttrl Of freeholder8
as toz other pttbllororhr,and all oosts aCI
twdlag tho roooedlngs in opting mighboe
hood rmas, !f the lpplio8tlon1s gruatod
shall be paid by the @ouuty.
'5; The 00mmisrlanen~oourtshallrtot
be requ.lnA to Iwo any suoh road worked by
za;Fd heads am Pn the 0680 or other publlo
Be quote from 2l Texas furisprudsnss,paq,er534,
535# 536, 537, 539, 5u and 516, l* *ur n***
Statutory T~TIIM- *Pub110ELBOW -
The etstuta rolatlng to oouatr
roads to all pub110reads and highways
raters
not dltzioontimod bad eatabllshod agmtobly Co
l8W. T h isha s b o r n
lo no tr uea
to 8o sn8 ma d
lstablishd br the oomdooianers~ omrt, The
expression ‘publio road* in other s%dAutel ,10
generally eonstruo~ to inolude *nSt~tUtO*
a s r eU le st*tuto r y ro6doi . ..
0.. . w
lI 9. Roads - ola0dri06tmh
uount~ vnau
statutory direction oomdsslcmerr~ oourts 0ap8irp
roads ILO or the riret, reton or thM olqL
m parpore of oh88ifir8ti0n is in or&or th6t
~B&&ILU& +iath may 80 p no o r iblaoordiag
ed ta
l’hoprmsoriboawidtha *rag not leas
thy iortr nor aore than for
one htrrrdnd~toet
rlrst aa& meond olass roads rod uut le88 CM8
HoMrablr t. L. Daukal&t, he. 6
twanty rut ror thlrbolaoo roa(I0, ultr Yaoo-
~0 dti00n root Ln ddth r0r rir0t ti 0000u
4flafla~roadO ua tuJn rut ror thlraelaoo
‘! 1% toi&worhood %040. liol&hborhooa
mia 0lm a i0tia tp a h 0
tr4 o a 0th ~ ma 0 in that
th ea ymer ta b lls
uahe
alarpoolal
r r o 00a ur o .
lOlxm1~ It ma0 ulolta that thh,ill
olooaro :
through M&h a no
-I ghborhoaa road uao lo8abll8b
la 0h tia00ntai.n not 1080 than l260 o``agd
that the r0aa 0h0tia br laid out’a10
l
or rootion line or ln a ah8t "4 1 ae throi&h
iFLOliW0. Thorn roqulremeatohare brro
lbollf&edi The ron8rquenooo of a road bolng
a neighborhoodroad are that the oounty ommlc
donero are not rewind to ‘waris lt by the ~mrd
hand,, and that where the right of way ho
been lequlrod &out eo8t to the eountf tha
1-a owner aor who00 pr0pax-t~ the ma& ran0
wreot gater when ~eoeuaa7~
”. l . .
*I l.4. statutory ana mmtatutory 80&s.
Another oJ.aralfleatlonor hlghwapr polntr to
their origin eo king lt0tUtory or nOnOtOtUtOrfe
Prior to a nyltatutory prooobro tor the ertab-
iib9nt fjr highnm, lrdiortioa rad pnrrrlp-
Thu. mo 4 .0h r o sot b o ol
nbali8b4
b thle tahite that ~roeorlboo l pm004un rpr
tie omtabllohwnt of roa40 by oounty of~obloe
. . .
*l ..l l
l 1 5. la fjo no r a l, A0 o lr o a a r a o t1 ud,
a righ a or publid tntol o?ot lad PIJ bo low
@ma without any rrrtabllmhaent or a hi&m7
bT pro#oeb&1&8Pnb.? the BtatUtO. fiO0, U
aotioti honaftw, ormial ldoptlbn or lvu
nsbgnltloa lo no tl8r entla on.
l.aoaota~t0rl
~0 or aapulrltlonIO by bwIloatlon~
utlop may b. otort set of the onnw o&ii-
7 lon, the detlloatloa
iflag hlo inton beIn6 ‘a*
oeptod 07 ppbllo aoo* Aleo, without a¶F onrt
lot en thr o&r*8 plrt, thr pobll@ arf i8
HarrerabloL. Lrmeght, Pago 7
raoa trwol lf8r hlo lura La mtoh lIr0rartam00
that intu% %o Qaklorta it t% the pbllo m
for hlchray purpooao ut bo intarrob
*Another pod8 of loquloltlse lo by pm-
lorlptl~0 right raethg b tlrto, 0r 1~.
ooatlnua6 umab Thus pub1io 01. ruf b a lvLP a a o o
o ftha lr ~a p ta aor
o aa Iodiaatlon, o r at %h a
ewnar’8lntaat (0 bdlomta aad tka publla~r
eaoeptt4no0,or 0r a parsiriptlvor&ht 0s PI)+
*. l . ,
"I 20. Prasoriptlo~, . l .
mtr io b 0r ~58~ -8er 0mado tion lr th r
ltatuta of 15.mftatlonr am praaorl !Sly thr period
of publlo uaa kentr yaan was ragarda4ao tbr
alalaum perid. Tha lengoat ltatuto~ Cm
(teh year01 la 0.0~lo o a p toaa6tho al&m8
period. To aaka up tha ltetu%or# time) the
term of uoe umberromaar owner8 may ba taokod
on to tha tlaa of ~88 uD68r tha praoant owner.*
Artfolo 78/+,Vamoa'a Isnotatad Tan, Panal Uo&,
reabo a0 r0olxm08
RVboa+ar ohall rilful4 obatwt or injure
or oauae to ba ob8truotoll or lnjurod la an7 man-
ner whptroaver rnjrpub118 road or hi
w otroat alley in ant teua or af- tr
or oFmy
publlobridgeoroauaam~ tit&la thlohat0
ohall ba ria8d not aunda two hundred qorian.*
Wa qoota from 21 Taxa Jmlo~rrrdanoa, pagan 72)
ana 7%. a0 t011aro:
l m Obotruotlaa - ta
mia8nm8 JmTla~ bran &.a 0r an
artlfioial, phyaloal ObrtruMon to tmwl,
it 18 imwtarial that the defaabc+fi%ta 8truo-
tw an0r0a0heo upoa only prt of the read-
+alr aml that tha romalalxrg part law80 mmpla
lpaoa fo r tr etr 1 . narrowing of tha road
to 1888 thaa 1t.l lmg3 wlQth la an obatruo-
tlm, and any obatruotionthat laterran with
the road in tha aan oi ~kin6 it'1880 ooaw
r8ni8nt ror travai 18 an orram8, towatar,
Roaorab~o 6, Lr 6auk&%t, Pa60 6
td UETU``W or a& mbl.Sri lo ut the -10
Jmae0=00 with
lo an obotrua%loa,althou&
the dafaaibat ko not Lo
tnvol
tio%lonnoatrlnul whara %h; oE?d%!gw
laoalote0 0r outtlng the ra#iIrrj putt
lulva rl% oroB0 it, and leavingthe ma 9 ,',
ooadltlon not ao gaba a8 baforar hlNla% ahI&
a atrear trw
1 'b~lAtg8 approeah to the rod
bou.nAary la Ukawloa a legal obatruotlont And
0r oouraa40-lnoloaun0r rt of the nor& br
another doer not jaotlfytra daian6aat~o In-
aloaur& 0r tho 28nutnlng ,part,*
Fbs OUO Of 8OziOP T+ oitf Or hOtiQ, 253 8~.we 554,
held a ourb whlo)r pro%rudad iate a rtrsot or allay uao gn
obot,motlm. We quota tron the oourt~o oplnlon in thlo earn8
-.I a0 r0iiw01
i
-2 'a . ~. VubXla hlghw 8 bOlOBgrrea8lao
to mid8 ena ena to lnb to ‘I;
t o publlo’ an& any
pemwinant rtruatw or purprastw whluh aeta*
lmlly lnoroaohar upon a public ltraat and lm-
pedaa travel 1s K ntisauooper CO and my be
fibfwa, nstulthetan&g opaoa Is iart tor the
passage of the publlo. This la the only
oaf8 rule for, ii one paraon aan peraaxwnt-
If us* 8 &huay for hl.rown prlvak purpooeo,
IO m all, end it it .waraleft to tha )urt
to 4ateWns in aterg mea ~&owtar ouoh on
lbotmotlon m&c&t lnamaoh tipeathe u%y
rlthWt ba%ng a auloanoo,%han would be no
oar%alatr In the 1~ and rhr% -8 at flro%
8 mttor aonr~uenca rarla ooou
0r a llaal.l
booma a burden, aot only tol d~oinlm? oun-
era, but to oil the taxpayan and the tntol-
lng pub&l* a8 uoll.- Fhu8 ezpdloaof forbid8
ally 0-r muo* 8ut avw it It 4113
not tlm
rule la rell founded la prlnolplo ror it. lo
wall sattl,o&,@the pub118 a ml nt~tled,oat
o nly to a in8 paaeaga along of p8rtlon 0r
it not ln tha aotual two of coma other travel-
er, * and if thle be true it aaooosaril~ So+
lwo tha% there can be 00 *rlghtfal pmn@a%
MO of the may rn* prlvato purpooaoe, *,p l
w
.a ..
_,..
390
. ‘
xononblo t. Lr BmkalBht, p40 9
*MO toerUm or &ho muoaablmooo or ur
narosablurau of 8 rmanmt obotruotiol
088 aver l rbo; but ri it lo 1. pardmat ob-
ltruotlan 1% aSoul& be rbatrd. ?8blla x to
Oauzbot ba Aaotroye8 or lmpalria by ~tha a Y i-
i0.h a00i~0 0t th0 tiaitiihal rlro my laak
to 8am00 hi0 mm 0ad0, ragarAl800 of fh0
alotatao or #katloa ana lqoity, l!ha a436%2t-
naoo etia p r o vo mea
fo a tming
lno r o h o h m a n%o
on 0 ltraot a00 orror 110Aoraaaa to aa aotlaa
to remove obotraotlen, baoaurra ouoh ia-
the
protemnt warn knowingly lod rill.fully aAa
with no baoia bnt tha Aesin to extend the
posaasmory right of the altlrren to .ptbllo
maortn
W. l ..-
The baa8 of iloonv, Cla* 2l4 8. W. 69, holao
that in view or Art1018 812, Panal &m of 19U (aim Arti0lr
78b, Vernon*8 Annotated Teu8 Penal OoAo) guohlbltlag the
obatruotlonor pub116 road8 tha Oommlaal``ro~ Uourt would
not be authoriced to laaoe any .portloaof the pub116 roadr
or hlgtnrapafor 011 ana can well8 whloh would aaoeaoarll~
be obetruotlono thoreei.
The oaaa of Xl Pa80 Uaotrio 0~ v, Laapor &2
S. W. (2Aa)863, JtolQathat uhlha tha~Commlsalanan~ Oourc
la vested bl law with a wide dlaotatldn &n the uttei oi
openlag and oloolng pub116 roabo it lunO%6ita an alaatrla
soapany or uqoaa l laa tha rl&t %o lbotmmt a phllo rub
by tho lroatloa and lriatanuaoo of l paLa wltbln %ha right-
0i-W 8r a p m1 0road* We ~o o to.rr0a %h alo ur %*o
o p inio n
00 to
’Yl o ul >,
7!ha ua5ioputaA ltldanoa &LO& that
%ha pole la gooa4loa nno mma Uota&aa tru
tba *Age ei $ha’ tMtalaA or *toA *rQ 0r
o nlit&r &do anA nom8 %wanty
zgthitoh ‘“r ha oaterr of l ljhar of the pod.@,
but we8 wlthla the right at my ot aaoh OS
the hiabwya. If we umlarotand the uentan-
tlm or appallmt, it lo to th elr t@ @ tthat bc
oauaa than woo amplo room on both ll~ao
of the pole. for the jtaaa4a of raidalar, and
the louaflon of.th6 pole did not la)Ori@?a md%h
or lapeArn t-10, the anmar of the. 1
It0 lpiolrl time0 r im4 lmlnot w-1 Y 08%
mo ooatv t0 MA8ghin0tth0~04bt0r tb
. ’
Eonorabla Z. L. kukn&ht, Faga 10
a ma 02 bigkay.
lo thm oalb that the @am8 la trU8 OS mu
objaot plaad oloaa to the roe-y rm8titut-
lng a prsaant lrmw of dang5r.
'It lo said la Eoblaaon 1, Cltata(Tax. Or.
Appp.) u 13. w. 509, In 0 prwaoutloa ror al.
ltruotlng a laaond olaao Ugkwa;I, thAt, bb
though every partloular part or the road nw
not hare baa tnnlbd br the publlo, amh aad
every part OS the mamawaa a mrt o? the Pub-
lieethoroqhfars, and appellant had no right
to ,lnirlnga upon it, though the tra~blbd part
of tho road my not hat0 lain lntdlata4
Aloo aeo the followi~ oaaao 811maA obotruotlonor
Shipparo~ Oomproaa t Wuehouaa vr mid-
009, 80 6. w. a032
Xribyt. Eioka, 61 S. W. (2A) t?l
tour v. State, ~9 Pat. Cr. 76
&&a Fe Tuwnalta Oo. f* Bonall~ 207
6. ‘II. 969
xuaonblo IL,L. ?hlkK(Cht, -m ll
“I m. Powor to Authorlte ObrtnrotloPi
or Enoromhment. - Bubjaot to wnrtltit:oaU
iimitatiot38 upon th0 imai0a or proptf
right8 tbs l.yi~lstum may authorire obrtruo-
tiOZt8 kt 8tF68t8 Or OehOr hi43h~8 Whbh WOtia
OthW’U180 br nui8anoOr, 8nb say toapomarflt
wlthdrar w hi&way irom tbe gmrml pUbll8
use 8~83dorote it rot the tlrm b.1~ to a
p~wi0 PI0 Or 8 8pCOh). OhaFaOtUa A8 l -0,
Ult ObrtTUotlon Or 8tXWOtUt8 WhfOh 18 W+hOr-
l8ed by 8 8tatUte eMUted within th8 800~8 of
The tern moattle guards ha8 born detinrd by the
OOUrt8 EUUIY th.98 with rrlRtiOU t0 Taib’Oad CrOS8iDg8. Bere
18 0118 8Uah &OrwtiOnt
**Oattlo oWrd8 ’ a8 U8rd in 8t8tUtO8
nqulbg rallroa48 lo ereot eattlo guard8
at oortaln ‘plaow along their lhr, m8aa
rruohQI l p p r i8ik
l8ldU
8r WV-t ad=&8
rm8geingupon therlahtor we*
We ammo from rour lotter that the oattle gavdr
oontemmplated
dl.l lrreotlrr~ ob8tnhot th8 paautge 0r 00~8,
hOT808 Md 8th8F lfro8tOOk. If this b8+FQ8 maoh oattlr
g~+rdr reula prerrat tnrol qrbr 8uoh oattlo gU~ti8 bf hure-
baok bdr80, lob wagon 8au other hor884miwn tmrfie, Zt
rOti& d,80 jWoVWItth8 OWZiU8r 8attl8 ti 4riViog 8aW
over th4 oattls gnard8. Wer8 oan be no Qubt but that
howe-druW!i tra?fiO ha8 the 8- right to Uab the pU?&lO
l’Olld8 a 8 lUtQlWb~88 02 other BOtOr-briT.8 twfl0 WUld
It 18 u&80 tror that 8tiOhhor8O-bnm tmtf%O WOtid
k?:it%tlwI to oooum aw prtlon or, the pub110 mad net
OOqtlp$0a 8t th@ 8!US8 ti8IOby uIothCW UW Or tha SO&r The
raot that horro-drawn tnrflb ah&t baw a way to betour
ot 66 around the rattlr @mrtla r0u.M not prmvmt thr oattlo
Xonorable hi. Bauknlght,Ply812
guard8 rLor be1 lbrtruotianrr b OtbiWWd8 tiatl'dfi8,
whether it be mo“0ordrl~on OP &i88-brm, wed have the
right to u80 all or w portion oi tpo x8d 01 right 0r ry
not ocoapled at th8 8ame tl8e br 0-r Yehioler or oth8r
twri8r
ft 18 :therOiOr, OV O&bib<h a tl MttlO 6Urd
18 a Goad obrtl'uoti~n.
Artlole 67~1, Tornon Annotated Totam Olvil 6tab
uter, r-48 ar rOiiOW8S
Vhhr omu8 0r ima aor whioh a thicd
Ola88 or neighborhood mad mar br run, when
the right of rr therefor h8 brprrarpulreU
without .oost to the aounty, may lo o t gatr8
aaro88 raid road when aooor8m7 raid gak8
t0 bo not la88 thIUAtM feet Wib. 8d ir.0 @l
ObStNOtiOll8 at tbo top,”
It lr our o&nion that ArtlaIr 6712 V. A, a, s.,
rupra, does not author&e the lrootlon 0r oat410 guard8 by
either the aounty or priratr indlYldual8. Thil artiole only
authorizes the treotlon of the kind of gates dssorlbed in
the statute on the r&88 ot read8 deofgnatod in khhr.rktute
by amrtaln land owner8 a8 ret out in the rtatute. T&lo 8tat-
ute would be 8trlotly eonehrued. See 25 Amerlonn furla-
pr~donor, p. 569, ab8vo quote8.
we call your attontlvn $0 Seotlon b of Art1010 @Ok,
V. A. C, 8., upra, whlah authori%@ the ~&md88ionrr8~
luthorltr to preot oattlr gWlFd8, heuoe thr Pa-%8 Of the
aot for the county OF @cbUtie8 OOdWJ+1&b the POPS-
t-ionbraokets 86t Out in the Wt. P1S80 1st it b. Pnder-
stood boaever that we express no opinion hare a8 to the
00-t 1 tutloaalftp or Sootion b of the aot a8 it 68 not ma-
l88Eq iOT U4 hero to Pa88 a -*
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M8W8F $0 p3tZFrht
QUO8fiWIit 18 OUFOpin-
0aml88ionur~ ¶kavlr Oowty (eer not
oeot).or
ham authorlt to eroot oattle glrarbrupon my of the pub110
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Or TXW
vi 8 00&y FOgUdlO88 8r%W84ia pSb&iO rOd8
uo ola88lflaar
In 8nowu to tour rourth uartloa it 18 our opln-
ion that oattlo guards ara obatruotPOM to Ul Bob110 roads
es Trwl8 County ryardle8r 0r how uld pub110 road8 are
rla88lfle4.
&are M8WOFedYOUFriF8t and ttUiFthqU88tiOn8 ill
thr mamar that wo havr it beooao8 aaneoee8aq to amwer
your reoond, third and hfth qUa8tiOM.
Ke WI& to oXpF888 our lppreolatlonror the abl8
brlef8 furnlahrd 08 by po 8~d the re8pprOtirO attornay8
representingtha ltMJdQ8r8 l!Ae~8tQd 18 the above Mtt8r.
ro& trulr pur8
APPROVEDJUL 11, 1942
ATTORNEY GEbTERAL
OF TEXAS