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:T OFf=lCE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
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lionorablo R, F. Voblnnoa
County Attorney
tiillsoy county
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Honorable R. F. RobIneon Page 2
*On Nawaber 13, 1941, this Board approved a
Olaim of Wlllaoy County for $2b9pr655.11 that ~88
@peat for the oonrtruotlon of U. 8, El&way Ho.
81 rrom Raymondrllle Baat to San Perllta. Thlr
rectlon of the road being in Road Dlrtriot No. 2.
‘This highway was derlgnated on July 25, 1939
and in order to rapar the ootmty for the Stat**s
uhnre of the prlnolpal and lntare@t maturing rroln
July 25, 1939 to Umeabor 13, 1941, the 8lnkIm fund
of Road Dlrtrlet 190. 2 uaa ored1t.d wltb $28,065.65 .
TJm brrlgaatlon o? thir, road wan irola Ramondrllle
to San Perllta only and the seotlon of the road
from Sea Perllts to Red Flmh Bay ~1) not drelgnated
Ma 18 n0t n01 6 pm Of the St&I m&h-J SYstUL
wl%ragraph q8” af Seotlon 6, of the Bond
A88UEl@Ol& AOt, prtiid.8:
*@ An 80on a6 p,raotibabla after tha pmrnee
of thlr Aob and batore the L&or81 Road Aooount
is ullooatsd to thr oountio8, the Board rhall
dr$maIno the amounteaotooanty and oeoh doffned
rord dirtriot has paid 8lnoo fanusry 1, 1983 under
the grotieions of Ohapter 13, Aotr of the Th&l
Called S8881Ollof the FOT?p8iSOOnd X.eglrl8turea8
W&&d BOmrd ltr debt 8Ort10. P oil bond8 whloh
lt t&i &l~e of payment rara slI#b Pe to ~&rtIolpste
in the Oount~ mid Road Dir&Hot Hi&may Fund, an4
8hal.l drduot ROE the aawnt pal& by suoh oounty or
d~flmd road dlatrlot any and all admnoomut8 made
by the Board to mmh oounty or defined mad diatriot
in adjusting, refua8lng, OT prepnylm the l llelblr
obllgatlonm of suoh oouatp or defln4 road dirrtrlet,
a114after mekIng muoh deduotloar, the Baerd aim11
ore&it the Later&l,RiMd Aooaunh of eaah OOuntg or
deilned road dlstrlot with the not balanos oontrlbuted
by suoh oollaty or rota dirtriOt toward the retlre-
ment of said eligible obllgstlona end aaid funds
ao eredlted to any oount or defined road dintriot
may br used or upemled ?iy the eountlu an6 Uofined
rond di8triet for the pur908W authorlaod in thllr
~8etloa.’
‘In rlcsr oi this prorlslon, it appear that
the risking fURa Of this TOed distriot we0 Oredit8d
in error and theme funda should hove bean o?rdltOd
to the Lateral notad Aooouat of Poad Di8briOt X0. 2.'
3. You adtlm us that the OOUatirhaa a OUEp1U8
of fund* in the interest end rinkIn$ fuad ruifhient t0
pay approxlmatelp two y~ara requiremeRt8 in advanoe, and
that all lnstsl.l.aents of interest nnd sbkin&f fund to date
hare bsoa paid.
Xemrablr R. 1. Robinson -g* 3
&. You adries ua that It Ia poasIblo to
obtaltl 8 rrry gainful oMtroot ,-to axtond the
Rod flah By road far lat~ral q&la. protldad
uu of thla money whloh was rabmnod to tha
diatrlat ry be uoad f0r that purpoOo.
Tezl ro~uoat 00r opinion raa to the authority of
tho hmmiaa~onIrO* UourtC, 088 e pwtlon o? this money
6Or th6t BltE~OO.
lkplyb to the abew, tou are adtlrod that
Art1010 66744-7, Yortlon'a
AMot*te4 R.C.S. oontaltla
the tB11orin6 hll6UIli&@l
“Any fund. romiaing ia tha Lataral Roa4
-4 Of W 00tSt~ Ott.? tho gYrOat Of JWirOi~,
intrrut ukd dakbag ipaR r~@r~monto &a* Qo
Mturblg la #lot firral yru or Boa48 OS nrrmt8
uhlah war. losuedby muah rasaty br rod
laelly
410t%10t prfor lo anaar~ 2, 1939, thr proMoa
o iwh lowha zalotuall~ upudlti in the oeaatmotlan
OT lmprovront of latarti oeuntr roedr, may be uard
bytharountp oadar dlreotiaaof thoGm8l~~ion.r~'
Courtier waoa or lll a? thtolltiy puqoaort
*(8) Per the *a,rgalaition of right-of-mm
for roar& l&oral roa4m an4 ior tho paymud of
la@ Ob&i<iOEO inOPrn4 th#lrt@r prt0O to
Jan. 2, 1999t
*lb) Far bho oonatmotlon 6s irpro+urubt
of letarnl rsr4.i
"(0) For Oh. pus~0.0 0f lUJ?j410mOJltI~ f-8
OBBFOBr&dd by th8 tbitrd 8td.O ~TWlUlLUkt fO@
work* ptogwaa A4nhlatratltm as may ba em40
0tkilablO to &ha 0oMti80 Of OhiS Stat0 ?C
ootratf lotrral roa4 oonatruot~0n~arA4
-(a) For the ptlrBOO*O Of 0 w~tIa& with the
S$ataXlgh~ Do rtmmtmb th.
@!Io&erd-OWkm.~t
ifi the Oonotmot r 0a of farm-to-mrwkrt roads. Fro-
rId4, thnt whore oUOh itio !k?O~UOd iO? the OOa-
0tru0t1o.n or ImprOr0m0nt of oorultylateral roads,
auoh 00mmwotlon o? improvement of aoiintr lat0r01
mada shall br mada UadW tha l llpSrTiOiOXl Of a OaWt@nt
dn@l40?."
I Ho~~orabla 8. t. Wblneon
-a quote further
Fag6 I
fmx8 aaid di;rtlcle 667&p7 as
roiiom:
“In tha avant that the fu~4e so rtaslted
by the eowity iron tha Lateral ‘.ond nocount am
iA rxaese of the !umuAt required to !?cst the
prlnolpal and lntcrsat of its mturlnc road bond
oblfgs:.iona for the next flroal fear the Coumla-
alonera~ Court may eleot to um auah exuaae money
alloostod to It iroar the Latarl Toad AooouAt,
~4 1A auoh ev6At; it ahallnotity, iA wrltin~,
the said Bonrd, of its oleotion to make use of
SSfd ClOAS~.”
It la our opinion that the ComaIaaImcr8~ Court
may use a portion of this I.&oral t;oad iQnd tar the
bxtmslon of the topring of ths T.sd Fish Bay road base4
upon the atntsment of Sacts as state4 hcrakk,
Tours wry truly
C. F. Gibson
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