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., OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS

AUSTIN

aaQora8le Den v . J8aksm

Dletrlot Attorney

Youmton, Tex8m Attentloa -

Dear Mr. Jaakmn:

Bent on tbe ques

OS10 8nd tbe lN?sm&nem or the new mu?P me mever8z p8reels, oi oaorre,

dirldm. 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 18t prwldem tbs 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,”

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Vhe iolloring inetrwaents of tritlng ohich shall hae beon aokuowledgad OT proved law, IWe8utbWlstXitaber8-

acoording

corded, vie: all deeds, mar cis, cwm- F

ancee, deeds ol trust, bonds or title, owe-

Iaante, ~eel%sanOea or othsr lumms of

wri~ePw~sagls*0r teltamm,

*r g;oeBe rao 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 oathroug8ruourt

ei raoord~ provided, that wlthla i

eed altles ma torn8 the gwmralng

thereof Ln Ueu o? the Chmk%mei

6htilptwfor18the(Luties hem&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 Wt8to of

T e xas * * l who amay baredi&? auE&v&~e tlm same i n two mare parts for tha purpsms, of 1ayyLng out ally suMlTlslon of alw madI tom,

or oity, or ~iray ddltl.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 purckbaeert3 or ewners of lots

fiontlng thereon or ad jaaeat thspeto, sh811

muse a lat to be laid whicah s&all w@uraCe-

ly deacr be all of the subdWleionf# of mmh f:

tract or paraels of land, gtrlng +ilmWonm

thereef, and the dlmen~ons of all the sfCeettb, *3 i..

%?3

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 Clerkot any county inwhich au& $heCounty hnd i.hm reoeiwn or record any such plan,

plat or replot, unltlsr and 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 city marmiqg acraaltd-, andirithavarw

uale8s and until the srid plan, plet, 01? rb lat8b8ll h8rewsaappmvsBby thO&Wem- ng body of much aity ffePahlanalimcma-

P

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

*ho. 4. xi such plan 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

tlrrl rogulatioxwd, 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)Blats mabadttad 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 wat3 to ' i-U@l~8tO the ookkaxln prmtlce of laying out arrbdiri8iOnrl Or 8dditiOU6 Of WbUFb8Zl 18lldfl 80 US to bZ%q about 8 ooniliotrith the pla~rd~g,plrrtf&g tanddelineakioa OS 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.