Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

1 ) ., OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN aaQora8leDenv . J8aksm Dletrlot Attorney Youmton, Tex8m Dear Mr. Jaakmn: Attentloa - Bent on tbe ques OS10 8nd tbe lN?sm&nem or the new mu?P dirldm. me mever8z p8reels, oi oaorre, aonstitate 8 new rrubdivioion ,of+Ibe uomen property bat no more so fhrn the OrdinarJr p8rtitioa de-?!&between Co-ewnera. *In soake l.n&usee tbs 18t prwldem Sor 8 nes road dsdiaated to e, e pblle bat not all of t&a 60 and tbio %nquey re1etee to 80th typee or partition deeds,” k Vhe iolloring inetrwaents of tritlng ohich shall hae beon aokuowledgad OT proved acoording to law, IWe8utbWlstXitaber8- corded, vie: all deeds, mar cis, cwm- ancee, deeds ol trust, bonds F or title, owe- Iaante, ~eel%sanOea or othsr lumms of wri~ePw~sagls*0r teltamm, *r g;oeBerao GbattelB, or movable propclrft g =u-p-&~gy~e&t$ ofrealpropertynemup orplatotaay mmb suMlvlmlon or re-suMlwldou sh8ll be flld orreaardadunleecrllanduntiltherunehw been authoruea 8y thm CBlllsdmsLensn* conrt 0fthem~~tyiawhbh thePeale~HUOi# mltuatsd Dy order duly 4Mltmral lu the au- otemofm&lcalrt,5o t%n6aaemofp8r- tl.tlo8korothrmaMlwl 3 oathroug8ruourt ei raoord~ provided, that wlthla i eed altles ma torn8 the gwmralng thereof Ln Ueu o? the Chmk%mei 6htilptwfor18the(Lutieshem&n8bwelmpesed upontho%n11~Ls6i.on~8'Uatrt.* *me. 1. mat mroatter wmry ewnmr ot any tract ot lead situated rttbia the 0erpoF rfe limlte er 8lfhin fire ridlea of the oar- porate limita o? anj city kn the Wt8to of Texa s * * l who amaybaredi&? auE&v&~e tlm same in two or mareparts for tha purpsms, of 1ayyLng out ally suMlTlslon of alw madI tom, or oity, or ~irayddltl.on thOF8+to, or 0aq part ttmreor, ccrolsarboaloti3akdlatrqF lots, OF any loto, and etreetoI allepa, parka or other portions intended for ptbl%cp iaee, or for the use of purckbaeert3or ewners of lots fiontlng thereon or ad jaaeat thspeto, sh811 muse a lat to be laid whicah s&all w@uraCe- ly deacr f: be all of the subdWleionf# of mmh tract or paraels of land, gtrlng +ilmWonm thereef, and the dlmen~ons of all the sfCeettb, %?3 i.. leaomble &II Il.Jaolrson - page a alleym,8qnarel,park@,or ot5arpolltioM of same lnteoded tqbe dedioated te prbUo use, or for tba use of ptrehaeers or wnew 0S lots Sronting thereon or adjaoent thereto. 'SOG. 3. Tbatft shall be unlmfulfor $heCounty Clerkot any county inwhich au& hnd i.hm to reoeiwn or record any such plan, plat or replot, unltlsrand until the same ahall hare beea apprwed b;r the f3%tr plrnaibg aa6nidMlon af any arty aersoted by thts Lat, 1S said elty hare a City Plamlng CoPPdraion andirithavarw city marmiqg acraaltd-, uale8s and until the srid plan, plet, 01?rb lat8b8ll h8rewsaappmvsBby thO&Wem- P ng body of much aity . ffePahlanalimcma- aide of ord within tits pdles af lDQc0 than one GitJ 8StMted br WI%@ &t &XI the FOq&dte apprwal ehallbcr~ tbej?it,mmn(sru0) mlmslon or gwernlng body, as the 88me may Ike, of much of oaid oities hrvi~ the lar@Nt poaa- 1atZim. 0 l l *h o . 4 . xi such plan or pbt, or replrt shall 80ldOrm to t&O g@nSral plm Or e&d oity iaeaid city andwithin PitO dlee of t&OCw- porateliudts therW,regardb~had?crcp- oemm to aal extension of SrnC and water rrimcr artd the Lnstruiwmtalities of public utilftiee, and If aaw aballeoafomto such p3mwalmlcM tlrrlrogulatioxwd, if any, gwaming plate and oubdirlmiona of land falling w&thin its jurie- diction as the $wsrPrLng body of IHWA city my adopt and promlgato to proaote the hbrrlth, safety, morale or genaral welfare of tho sow mnity,and tbe safe,ordwlp and he8lthful dwelopimnt of spid eoePPmi8.y a * *, them it shall be the C%uty Of W&id City plannia(g @- Blfsaton or of the $ow~niep; body of snob nitp, as the case muy be, to tmdome appwal apam the plan, plat or rIL)Blatsmabadttad t0 it,' (S.Ye no. 2TIt #fh Leg. p. SW. nouorable hk W. Jaakmon - page 4 BJaemthee~ &8tut~ 8mou~ideredtogethsr US they should be - releted ae th6y 0re - it la our ccin~lu8ion that partition daods W-ted by ao-temsnte Sor tho purpose of efpeuting a partition of 18nd does notoosrerithintheirm8ning. Whether thep8rtition Peed ir or is not executed by iaoluding in the inetru- mont 8 aurp, plat Or delinsatfon wbataoever 0P the Iand thus grrtitAW3d, ~111 not obange OUT hOld%ng. The olw&oua pwpoae of the sit*tutea wat3to ' i-U@l~8tO the ookkaxlnprmtlce of laying out arrbdiri8iOnrl Or 8dditiOU6 Of WbUFb8Zl 18lldfl80 US to bZ%q about 8 ooniliotrith the pla~rd~g,plrrtf&g tanddelineakioa OS the etreeto alleys, parka, lots and the like of theoity tow hi ob au4B aibdWlsifm oc addktionis a& jaatut . SUCh 8 -ttW' iUWO&WM 8 &X&u0 bt4WSt, ThW6- ae8wrepaPt%t&OUin$oflaDia betweanormngee- teaantm imolwem eolely a matte of prroml right aau not of publia Oou6exl.