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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
GROVERSELLERS Arrorl~u GENERAL Sruce L, Parker
Eo~orablo Couty Attorney
Gray County
Punpa, Texas o?iniGil NO, O-7099
Dear Sir:
Re: Condemnation of
Of CfX’tdJl in Grcy County.
That the Engine has surveyed th
have been fuzni
the countg In PL??- Spoclficzlly, you rront to know -way usin& the procedure of Arti- under sutnorlt~ of Article 667&n, g the procodllre of Article 6703, ation of the submitted copy of tine Agree- n the Gray County Ccmuisslonerss Court HIghway Commission revetis, In siiDstance, the following:
?&ereas, S. B. IJo. 3k8, 48th Leg., Acts 193, pro- vides the State Highway Commission is authorized to *2 Eonorable Brucre L. Parker, page 2
Ua3lp2te my county rosU In the State 0s 0 fem-to- n&act rood for pllrgoserr Gf CO~SblCtiGil, in accordcknce with the provisl~ns theroof; I?bcrezs Grq County socks to have it& road fron Almroccl to X. 7.7 miles towed Lefors doslgnnated by tha Comuiosilon cs o fom-to-m&et, rood token over for construction; vhercas +& county ha.s wived all rlChts It has for pmticipiztion by the State in po.yEont of my county o~ldoncea of ir,dabted- new incurred In tho .constructlon of such c~ounty rocd; vhorens the TaxNil&w~y Camlsnion is ci,“soz3le z.nd to design&o ouch rood m a farm-to-mrkot rood villing and to construct end to m%lntsAn sme at the sole cost and expense of the Stati conditioned upon full conp~irsce by the County tit& the ra~uironaots of S. B, 30. 348:
"For 8nd in connidoratiGn Of the coveDo.nts, a,wee- and waivers herein conttined to be mutually kept mats, md performed It is und.eratood end &greed by md betwaan the paxties .haretor
"RESPOXSXBILfTY OF TEZ COUXTY;
"1. That the County has passed and entered of ra- cord in its offlclaJ minutes in Voluw E3o. 6, page 33, the folloving order:
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"BR IT ORl?EZD by the'Comissionar&@ Court of Gray County thr?t Ekeman ldhlta, Couzty.Judse cf Gray County; countyy; bo and fia [13] hereby authorized to eatw into end execute bo and fia [13] hereby authorized to eatw into end execute for cad 03 beho.lf of Gray Counq zm c~roemnt with the for cad 03 beho.lf of Gwy Counq zm c~roemnt with the Grw County will o=ee to wsivo Stata of Tcxcxes::Wherain Grw County will o=ee to wsivo Stata of Tcxcxes:.'Whhcrain md rolinqulsh cng acid 6&l-rights-Gmy Cobty o.nd/orrood Uietrict h&s or my have for po.rticiphtLon by t2e Steto in the pnyxont of cng~Couz?~y End/or ro3i district bends, t:orrmt3, or fi*b,er auldewes of iniebtec?nes:: incurred by Gxy County ma/or rood dl.ztrict in the constructLo>, recon%ructioa,or winteac.ma of the county roti Proa XLmrccd to Earth 7i7 !nlles tCWSd tifGX3 UpCn COEc?its?.Oll the Ei&wy Comainslon of %?e%xlzs will dcsi~n+a such rocd road as contemplated by S. D. ho. 348, as c farm-to-market Acts of the Forty-ESChth LaG:islatwe, 1343, crld comtmct, rOConstS'uct, ma/or molntain the 822x3 at the s&e cost &xd expense of the Stat0 Bs a pert of the deslggmted highhuoy *3 Baoroble Bruce L. P~rkor, Poe
syoton of Texas; that the dcni(gsotion of tho rocd by the IIl~~wq CozzLaalon oh&l1 novor i'orn tho basis of a oleim for partioip&lon by LIo State In ths paymnt of any CounQy end/or road district bonds, wrrmts, or other evidences a? lndobtedneas agsinat said road; to e;;roe to rmove or a.bnte am and al3 encroochmxts or oacumbrancoo on said reed or rl&%-of-my at tko Sole cxpcneo or" tho Conntg boforo it3 clcaifmetion by the El~hvev Com=aLaslon, and to Purthar agree to obteln st its exaense any now or additionoIL r&-U-of-mu on location approvoh by the- State Siip$v~y CngixzooF et my - time the bsm3 should be considered ~oce~3ax7 or dctlrablo to the proger n&Lntcnznce, construction or rcconotruction of aaid roti EB I part of the St.&a system; to ~;g~e.e to la- &mnify and save hrrmleas thy StGc from all cla.lma, demands, ECtiOI28 OX C&U328 Of &CtLOn3 &Z'iSiZ2~ fZ'O;n OI' ~OVinS Out Of or dar.:c.p to property resulting In er;g mannar from the eon- or nc.ln~kx?nce of ouch ro@ oithor prlor strwtion to or after *ho dssip~tion of 8~2.1 reed ~3 a highway, vhlch hzvve rzccrued or nn?y accrue prior to the tke suoh hi&xx Is reconstructed by the Qtota. In comldoration or t;Uch agcsermts, vcdroro, ax2d covenants on the part oz" the County, the State ah:nrll cyxca to doni,~nc,te the county rood Srom hlonmod to ::orth~~e8 tommd Lof'Gx3 ,tis u f'wm-to-na~233t reconstruct, &d/or mtintzin the a3me road rsfl to conetrid, at thg sole ooat and expanse of the State cs a port of tho of Texas GS contemplated and system of~designctcd bfgl2vzp act forth in Chqtor 1, Title ~16, en& Chapter 126, General LQVS of the Iierg.&u~ Secssi~n of the Thlrtg-Xinth L~~isl~tuxi3 aad Qiindmeats t3lomto.
,I .., “2. That the Co&y agree13 to i?.nd does hereby VESVS : und reli-,quish any axl sill claims it ha8 or ncq hkve for jJwticipat.tion by the St3te in the pa.372er.t of any end e2.l County end/or road dintrlct bonda, varxnta, or cthor evidences of lndobtednesa outatcndfng 8Cainst such rozd for the conotructlon ox l~~~~o~exait 02 the road borore bei= designated w a D.rm-to-mzz3x& rozd by tlx Stke IiiLglwr;y ~229 furthor, that the desiCnetion of tie roti Ccmii8sioa 'LFJ the Iii&J&~ COiEd33iOL3 3htil ECVCX fOi?il tkB bGSi3 Of CL ciaim fox the particlgitioz by the stati in the p2.JTznt OS any County or road district bonds, w2rxwta or other cvi- denccs of Pidcbtedneas aggainat s&d rood.,
g~n~xam3 kwuce L. Pzrkor, p-e 4
Eonorable Druoe L. Poker, poil;e
rotd in cousldorotion of tk& county md/or roti distpiot rolinquichlc~ any cad all claim for strte pdxticlpation in o.i?g county, road ctlstrlct, cr dcflmd roa district bonds, VCrrtits, or cthor evldeccos of indabtodness outstcntiicg ~~nilnst such rod for the cc notruction or im~rovextnt of the road before beiq deslgnatcd by the 3t&ta IX&way Con- niBSiO0.
"30c. 2. It is hereby doclar6d to be tix policy of the stats that the nsou!ptlon by the ctcto of the oblfc~- tion to comtruct md mintoin such road8 dc3ignct;od b;r the Stat0 M.$~ray Comiosfon &s fozx-to-nzrket roads ucder t&I3 provicionr: of Ltls Act constifctee ftCL3 and cornplate oompcnsotion for any al:a c;L3 fvr.ds th~;l;at ti*t huv0 bc~n eqendcd bg ong couotr, roGd bioti?ict, or &flnod rccii dis- trict in the construot~on nnd tiintonGnc,co of m2d rocd by t&33 Ytate Eighty Commission prier to its doelgxation as a fwwto-m~dx2t roe&.
“S0c. 3. This3 hct shail be eumu3ativo of all other lcvs on thf;3113 subject, but in the wont of a conflict 'bs- twcon the provisions of t&is Act and any other Act on this oubjoct tho provinions of this hct shall prevail. Acts 5943, 46th Leg., p. 565, ch. 244.
“ax. 4. The fnet that county ro@s have boen con- atrucL*d In c~tnin cortntios on ~itich there ie outetcxd- ing indobtcdncss for tho construction of s&id ??otis, cad the count&s in \?hich such rocda have been constructed we not eqtipiSTd to W%ntain "the roads duo to priorities &id lack of oqtixz~~nt; t~?d the fUrtho2 f@ct 'that 110icss such roti am t&en over w fho stat0 tixy till 3ooc de"toriorute and the p'dbblic 8% V&l A3 the cOU?tio3 will lose the ~onog which has beon 8pznt ir. coxL%uctixg such r00f33; w.a the fdat?r fact tat th$ cro~-C.cil ccotiticxi of Lb3 och3ndc;r of the two lloucoo 0, +- the Le~ielc.tu-0 crsates M cmrgoncy ad irz~rrtivs gub3.I.c nccossity that the Constitutional iiula Froviding bills to be FG& on tlxee saveral. dap In each Hocoo be and the ~izo is herob~ sus- penaod, end th&t t”,ls Act shell-take effect and -no in force frm ar,d after its pass&p, ad it is SO enacted." *6 the Ctato in payment of oounty ic&ebtodnctxs on the road, bond assumption matters, or llabilltles of the partlea thereto.
Tha Azrcencnt, simply stated, la one rrherela the State ~lghway Com333lon qrccs to dosiSnat.te tho county rocd from Alanreed to 8. 7.7 miles toward Lefors as a form-to-moxbt rocd for the p~~~posos ad in aocordanco with the provisions Dot out in 3. 13. ilo. 348 (Art. 6673-c, V.A.C.S.) subject to . the socwing of tie ri&t-of-wcty by the county at lta solo expanse and before dosigmtion by the fIi&way Cot?misnton.
Until such right-of-way for the proposed road fs so-" cured by Gray County, the designation of tho county road as a farm-to-market road by the State Eighvay Commission for the pur- pose of conotructing and maintainInS sona at Siuta expense cis a part of a system of designsted hi,r;?ays of Texas, QS contcmpln- tad c?d set forth in Chapter 1, Title 116, zzd ~;;;cndz~ento therato, ronaim a conditional or continzont deoigxtlon. Th43 %2&b? >If#:h- voy Commission at such time whoa the H&t-of-way has been secured vi11 ontor an ardor la its records CeofGnatin~ tile county road In question as a farm-to-mar!:& road for the purposes set out in S. 13. Iio. 340 (Art. 6673-c) and dosiC;nating some as part of the system of designated hl.&ways of Texas.
It follor;s that the propoaod county road in question not having been at this date dasimated In accordcnce with the statute as a port of tho sgsten of dcslgnated hishvays of Texas, Is not n state hi&way, end tho OOndeEiXtion cta%ute, Arts. 3264 to 3271 ~CC~US~VC, Xovised civu Stat;ltos 0r Te;~i.a, 1525, es amended, cot out by the Legislature In Article 667411, V.A.C.S., as thy proper procedure to condc~ rl&ht-of-way for designated atate hi&ways, 1s not applicable tovord acqulsitlon by condom- nation of tho rl&ht-of-way for the proposed county road.
Furthermore, 3. 9. Ro. 348 (&Vii. 6673-c, V.A.C.S.) spx1rical1y strltLtbs that the St&o iilghvay Cotzminsion is author- izoa to dosJ.g-zk.e s oouat~ & in the State as a ferm-to- mrkot roaii. It.l.s, thwaforo, our considered opinion chat the propor condemnation statute to bo folloxd and employed In tha acquisition of "3~ cecessory right-oP-uL, 7~7 for t:le proposed rocd In qwstl0n is *thct set out by the Le~Lalature for the condom- nation of coiinty roads, namely Art* 6703, et seq-,V.A.cS.,zs amended.
TruckSng that we have satisfactorily answered your in- quiries s we remain
Very truly yours hTTORT7liY GEi’EZAL OF TEXAS .I’ --‘&.e i- L- __ /i-,0/ BY CEO:rb Chanter 33. Olllson