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OFFICE OF THE AlTORN,EY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
GROVER SELLERS 6
A~RNX” GCWRIAL
iionorcrb1.s r. i.. Coons
County AttOrAOY
sheman county
stratfora, ‘Paxa
her s1rr opinion MO. o-6566
tie are In receipt D or rscent date
t Of tile 4bOV4
lbnt ai80u88ion
et ttm point8 . 764 quote rma
your 14ttsr a
.by gur&see or oon-
a4 or aiaening, end ini-
. 56 froa Ytrvens to
oimty ah additibrral 106
8y tMtjO~A&fl~ ~t0 the routh-
i&h*ay, Under,, thee yroVirio54
emon’s AAR. cft; 3t. WI0
*Sowqvex, when the pavement ia laid lb i8
~r;creu8sary that it be, UzeinsU; cmd the engineera
or the state a.~;)*ray mpurtmmt have decam&ml
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tr1ot at a pd.Lit ueer the uorrhoaat teralnua or
the hif;hW (1~ RcwS) th63 aOat p~OtiOt5l drai&-
at;4 for a portion of the hi&hway would be throqr,h
tha rieht-of-way 02 Q;MIiihloiigo, ;ioek Island &cd
Gulf tteilway, which adjolrra awl gawllr~a the
kit&way on the north. h alternative wada bc
LO eoilai;riaot a dmin4go ohazaan*l aloq t5a Sib*8
of the new hi&my sow tliatanoa to 'the northeast
44-48 ths ZbhraMtia bouadary Un* into UkLa-
h a Nalud
s iA t&s -towa PZ Tsrhear, QfiahOtaa.
!%!b altorn:nutive 4Lmm4L would probab4 flood
the taiuior Tltioa~,akl.ehma and b8 6laaatroua
to buolneaaaa th*nLn situate h.
“The Xeilwy t3xqmiy hrr ken mque~ted by
t&i4atat4; PIparba4ntto inBtBll $I@rurra-
aary &aiMg* rtrueturer throw Ita r*t-of-try
and under i$e Wok
at ohm&wint tn~dAutad, wiiish
would be 6 natural dam&nag, e-1 wore if not for
the raiLread 4abmkwntl but tbr IWlwy Eea,pany tea
ntuaea 00 60 A
rPhe rallrwd was oonatruated aborrt tba per
1901, and r&or0 has riov4r beua a oultrrt, under the
traot at~tbe pint Indioae+Q. &t&, rr.ata6~6, w8ro
it net for th6 nilrQ86 -nt thy wkr would
naturaUy drsia alon& th ~ep)lunb &he potat w&ore
ths dralna~r atructun was reprusted.
to a0 SO rim by rwi&ato~ -iDjulactioR or iiAa&uue; but
ate undcrol6sd sm to tke JS-O~BF party to institute suoh
a proaeedinp;. It is i.lrobable that the ca&~lon@r6’
Court, tlRt.62’the pl-lWiSiQR% Or Art. 6674s, Wtid hL3VS
ttlr authority to Bo so; end it 18 aLeo probablsr that
tkfs Stew, throfagtt the Attorney c%ner8L toigkt da so.
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Eo~~rablo0. b. CO-, PWP 3
Iionomblo X. k. Coesa, pa&m 4
Hoaw’oblo il. P;. OOwa1, plbr $
Ku *is* Of 8Ro rem&oita& *Uthorltloo, it lo our O@ltliuIt
tbrt la eooo oi’ 4~0~8 88 the hS@w8y or other @xqorky,by
reooon of the railmod ~mporiy'ofoiltamto eonotruotond uin-
toln proper aulvertr on& olu~oonoyo i0 sonfonni6g to the ro-
&awiwubs or tiie naturallay of tho land, thn nilrood ooapm)
would be llabla for au& Q~ma~ro. ‘aith rarrroaoo 80 OoapoULPy;
II rollroo4 eonpaw by injumtioa to oonotruct tlw MIIUP~~
oulv,erts or sluloea i.a aooarbantm with the xrquircrun%8 oi
the notuml lay of 8&u lotut we noto that in loeh oi lbbo lbovo
o&806 aono, 0 oowa 01 ootlon *doted tot wo, and Lo. t&a
o@sa aooe, the oourt @ontoa l moNotory iajunotluaW ow
tb0 ~Oilr0ad a- tM proper 4.min8m
ti ltmo -
OOBOtrpOt
8uraof oaaaaqwn8ly, t&o &amta*
80 tho ounos of oh0 puparty
fnvelra6hod olroo&yootuallylooruodprior to t&o lwrt~r
&.routlnq or t&e iuju8ctlon.
In view of the oiroufutraor* r6esu& by you,
ta bh. tlm of ttvl ootuol ooumial of 4oao$ao to t&o
by re8eoo of t&m rctLzrolrd 8#~‘a I8ihr8 w&oh roqoot to
o o uo tr tlo tin& invlo .af
u #A0
eslalfca: , whomby prqor
y may bo Obkrin8d, it to oaf
Kt io o u xr ur th oa rp ta ioth n a ota lo o o mQ8 8utAldb a
aotl~aakttod for the purpQo0 of *oJ&08ru08~ 0 4r8kq$o tiwott#k
8h0 r0llr006 right-Of-uOy. lphr fo.8 that tllo pm&o* 80 bo
00580na0a lo llnow oooupled ror a pub110 pArpwo w3ula no0
petvent the crPadsmationfbP 0 &alaam oham tat&do? Oha
?OibOy fOP the Xl~O80~4WJ, ttr~00 Oi prO~='ly uliaiag 0 OtOtO
In the 0008 of PQ aoonri E. T. Tiy. 00. v8. JlUobuoU
%%tk. &Q. Dirt. #O. 3, i&T 5. w. it@6 (TOX. f&A@.0th) th0
court haId that prtrporty owed by or dwokd ts t&w uoa of 6
PtiiirOOd f8 OUbjM8 80 @p&WOp3?i08btIiOr OROtbO? pUbit UOO
rR@n tdm oondematioro 18 r8roonabl.y aroo888l’y 00 tbm &~potr
6T tba publio on and not inoPndo&u&t with the an of the
rbht-oi-way for railroadpurpoooonor detriawntofto tho
#ablio. i'arti~JId.t~l'~ i8 tht8 t&=W UhOlW tb. rigbt Of Wd.iiWt
&QaolJt in Oxer0irOa by tlw aovemi&A itools aad will no8
mobelolly ;LpIpplr or fntaeferr with tnr UHS of the rl$bt-ot-#o~
tar Miht%d pWfi8+38. (29 0. 3. 8., Bl)Ot%O%iL7540, B&I 86%
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Art. 6674n, P. A,. 0. ii*, la part provl&eot
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Uonoroblr ii. i. cooa, paa* 6
vi’c!ionevor, In tine JuagwJlJt of tns zitet.0 iu.fgI¶w
GOfOV.i0OiOA~thb ~00 OX OOQUi8itfQn Or Soy tint% rw
rood, ri&t Of way &W?JWWI, tbitbbr, Wrtb, OtOUO,
&ravel or other mnt~ial, uecreaoary or oo~venlont
to any road to be aonotruokd, raoonrtruatod, auln-
taleati, widetied, obrnl&hCbwd or lo(ithous4, or
la nd n@ Clrosedlrq cum hundred (100) iuet in width
for ltmm b*d aiv8rolun in oonn*stiun witi us
looet~* rrl.eoatiug or ocPnocPuatioA of 0 6WlAlmtod
Stata :rtghay by cho ;3Cato tilghu8y Gomnl~olon, t&m
OOW BOY bt3 0OQtiP.b. by pUXt3hOk 02 bOZIhUtOtiOn by
ma uwnty Com5loolouero’aowL I9oviQod that taa
COuQt$ ifi whloh the St.60 Mi&WOy i8 looatwl t&Of w
for M~PI out, of ttno Cow&y WoQ and 8~lAga BwA, or
a&$ 8voileble county fund..
*Arty C~Wo~Loaero~ Oourt IO heroby outhorLooA lie
aaaun br by ooadonwtlonoak&alf
purda#~or aft&m
sat0 of 'T0xo0, any now or UiQOP ri&ht ol! '111 or WLa
not lro#edia# one huti&oA (LOO) trot io wldt %B)t ltwo o m
ba6 divsroiorr ln oona*otiwi with t&o loootl.e& rdooa-
t&g 6r sPn*trwtlaer of a 4ooigaat4 Litoto slgh~, w
load m land8 tar mokrrlrl OP borrow pilie, to be rwd
l.ttWA0 o5notruotioa, noonotruoti5n, ar aafmf#+aaoo ot
dtok UlghrPayo and to pay for tho OOM mt 0f.m~
county flood and lwld&b ruad, or out OZ oay opoolel
rood ttutbo or uy ar&iloblo reonty fwiA8. The Bto?io
fltghroy UoarSo8lo.a oholl be ohlr lA wish tbm (brtjy 08
furlllobla@ 60 tb0 Qmmty 8oml.0 f on*w’ uew okto
plebe or a.olb ~too or ouob risht or way or load
mid %hO duOOTi~tiO5 Sf 8U.h MOtOtk18 0.0 JtOy b0
rekqbb, otter wnfoh the COdoliblior8* Umrt W,
onA lo honby ~uthorlmob te pirrohooo 4r aea&om tko
eomb,riOh titi a0 t&e BUOI Of Ihx4iO fn@OMtZ'AoaUO
with OWh fl*&d notoo. BroviAoa ?&at La tho owont
of eonllrmartlon by tho Qouety t&o pruooAu~~ oh011 bo
thb oak a0 t&-atobt out in Pltlo 12, Artia10* 3361,
tit )r& iaOlUO%Vb, &0Vfl)#Q civil &8bUw8 Of mXO0,
of 1925. . . .*
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