Case Information
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OFf=lCE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS iQ AUSTIN ( QIIOVSR sCLL=mm J
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lionorablo R, F. Voblnnoa
County Attorney
tiillsoy county
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166 Honorable R. F. RobIneon Page 2
*On Nawaber 13, 1941, this Board approved a Olaim of Wlllaoy County for $2b9pr655.11 that ~88 @peat 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. on July 25, 1939
‘This highway was derlgnated and in order the ootmty for the Stat** s to rapar uhnre of the prlnolpal and lntare@t maturing rroln July 25, 1939 to Umeabor 13, 1941, the 8lnkIm fund 190. 2 uaa ored1t.d wltb $28,065.65 . of Road Dlrtrlet TJm brrlgaatlon o? thir, road wan irola Ramondrllle to San Perllta only and the seotlon of the road from Sea Perllts to Red Flmh Bay ~1) not drelgnated Ma 18 n0t n01 6 pm Of the St&I m&h-J SYstUL
wl%ragraph q8” af Seotlon of the Bond A88UEl@Ol& AOt, prtiid.8:
*@ An 80on a6 p,raotibabla after tha pmrnee of thlr Aob and batore the L&or81 Road Aooount is ullooatsd to thr oountio8, the Board rhall dr$maIno the amount eaot ooanty and oeoh doffned rord dirtriot has paid 8lnoo fanusry 1, under the grotieions of Ohapter 13, Aotr of the Th&l Called S8881Oll of the FOT?p8iSOOnd X.eglrl8ture a8 W&&d BOmrd ltr debt 8Ort10. P oil bond8 whloh l t t&i &l~e of payment rara slI#b P e to ~&rtIolpste in the Oount~ mid Road Dir&Hot Hi&may Fund, an4 8hal.l drduot ROE the aawnt pal& by suoh oounty or any and all admnoomut8 made d~flmd road dlatrlot to mmh oounty or defined mad diatriot the Board the llelblr in adjusting, refua8lng, OT prepnylm of suoh oouatp or defln4 road dirrtrlet, obllgatlonm a114 after mekIng muoh deduotloar, the Baerd aim11 ore&it the Later&l,RiMd Aooaunh of eaah OOuntg or the not balanos oontrlbuted deilned road dlstrlot with by suoh oollaty or rota dirtriOt toward the retlre- ment of said eligible obllgstlona end aaid funds ao eredlted any oount defined road dintriot may br used or upemled ?i y the eountlu an6 Uofined rond di8triet for the pur908W authorlaod in thllr ~8etloa.’
‘In rlcsr oi this prorlslon, it appear 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 OOUatir haa a OUEp1U8 of fund* pay approxlmatelp in the interest end rinkIn$ fuad ruifhient t0
two y~ara requiremeRt8 in advanoe, and interest nnd sbkin&f fund to date that all lnstsl.l.aents hare bsoa paid.
Xemrablr R. 1. Robinson -g*
&. You adries ua that It Ia poasIblo to obtaltl 8 rrry gainful ,-to axtond oMtroot Rod flah By road far l at~ral q&la. protldad uu of thla money whloh was rabmnod 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. tou are adtlrod lkplyb to the abew,
Art1010 66744-7, Yortlon'a AMot*te4 R.C.S. oontaltla the tB11orin6 hll6UIli&@l ia tha Lataral Roa4
“Any fund. romiaing -4 Of W 00tSt~ Ott.? tho gYrOat Of JWirOi~, &a* Qo intrrut ukd dakbag ipaR r~@r~monto la firral yru or Boa48 OS nrrmt8 #lot Mturblg losued by muah rasaty br rod uhlah war. laelly 1939, thr proMoa 410t%10t prfor lo anaar~ oi whloh waza l otuall~ upudlti in the oeaatmotlan OT lmprovront of latarti oeuntr roedr, may be uard bytharountp oadar dlreotiaaof thoGm8l~~ion.r~' Courtier waoa l ll a? thtolltiy puqoaort
*(8) Per the *a,rgalaition of right-of-mm for roar& l&oral roa4m an4 ior tho paymud 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 l UJ?j410mOJltI~ f-8 OBBFOBr&dd 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 w~tIa& with
-(a) For ptlrBOO*O Of 0 @!I S$ataXlgh~ Do rtmmtmb th. o&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 oorulty lateral roads, auoh 00mmwotlon o? improvement aoiintr lat0r01 mada shall br mada UadW tha llpSrTiOiOXl Of a OaWt@nt dn@l40?."
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Ho~~orabla 8. t. Wblneon Fag6 I
-a quote further 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 prlnolpal and lntcrsat its mturlnc road bond oblfgs:.iona the next flroal fear 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 to make use of its oleotion SSfd ClOAS~.” It la our opinion the ComaIaaImcr8~ Court
may use a portion of this I.&oral t;oad iQnd tar 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 AaalrtMt