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*1 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN
rnnorable Homer oarrl8Oll, Jr., Dinator lbrw&8l.&~ertment or Fublle s8re*y
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AtLtOeotioat J. B. Draper
Dear Sir: op-
re or the olty 1laits ot atstl town rsqalrrd from Ohirf J. B. , 19.c2, addressed we quote la part: that your drpart- whothw or a trmmportatlon ~laa8r opar~blxl4 in rporatod town roul4 SOtor VrhiOle Wl6agad in the tran8por- tOtiOn Or paEWW8 rOr hir0 Or 10~ ebril b0 qaipprd with at lrart OM quart or ohaaieal.typa tire l xtinspi8ber in good oondition and OonIen- lrntlr loostod for lmmedieto uem.* *2 Boaorabla Bosrr Carrlaon, Jr., IIImotorr page 2
ml* thq &4USOQt cOU?f Or civil !ippUi8 in Sohornsann T. Otaf 126 3. P. (2df 681, a;hrld the oon- tontfon that Artlah 8276, Seotlon 10, ?url Cods or P*XBO, gOvem8 Cb Opr4tfO5 Of VehfOh8 00 SW41 highW4y8 Otiy an4 3&thIa the ilnlts an inoorpontrd olty, SOatIon 16 OXpr466i~ ibit it8 6ppii68tiO6 t0 “pOrti O’r 4ar hIghWaY, OUt8i46 Oi 6~ &MrporatO6 t0W5 Or Oity.* 3aOaU8U Oi this aXpSr84 liait8tiOn OOntsiWd 111 s6OtiOll 10, tblr 88ae aaanot ba ooaatrurd 68 authorIt to eonfIn tC8 l ppllaatlw OS 2Ootlon 9 to rural hIghwd~6 l
The rurpoer ct thr rtatatory raqoiresont that motor V6hiC106 a firs extlngulaber 16 tha 84t4ty osrry or the p446crrrgaro or coaeroI41 r~hlrlea'65d tha u86ro tha hl@nsay.. Tba cot mst be oormtruad ta etfsotuatr to the full*41 axtrnt ths cbvioua Iatsntion ot tlm 1ac1618- tam 6rrnl~.~.~,QI policy 8xprdIrnt rnd naoatsery.- To tin- iIn4 qipllcutloa 0r this ssraty raqulr*a8n% tegebi- 0106 qmatbg solely upon the rural h:ehwiya wotid~~warr thr protection tha lr&xLaturr h66 afforded to commeralal and tG o04rIti4 the sppli6atIon of C8atlon 9 paamneww, b4lo* tba nasollsblo iatarprrtatioa of thq act a# 8~wwl~. Artlolr &276, fen61 Code of Te~sa; la rcplsto l itb a~13oIflo 6xorptiona thaO 04rt6in'6*ct1056 thrraor ineladra both oity 8trsst8 hi&a, 6ad rur61 rosdr urn l iprauly Inarrtrd an4 76, where rafemncr in SeatIon ia mada only to tha "public highway6 outrldr tha lImita of aa Iaoorpor4tr6 olty or town." ft ~0~14 be atmngc), lndrrd, if publlo highway8 lnoludrd only rural hIghw4ya that the lagialrtarr uould aprcify rapaatrdly that OWtsin 608tiOII8 tha ot apply onif ta that portion 0r aho pub110 high- n6y out8148 of an 15oorp0rat66 olty. Saoh 4x0 ‘tlonr MO- 6aarIl~ 14dICatq tba 81;6ifICa5t faot--that pu 7 high- ~4~8 gonarally inolude both rural hfehwrfa rrll 46 olty *3 .
iksorablr ZSolwr a~?ilOO, Jr., DIrOotot, paga 3 Th18 i5tWprOwtO5 Ot the t4S5 'PUblio hh$h-
LHYlt8. L~I* oomonant with the l o o r ptad deilaltlon ot pub- .a hlghwy in Artlale 8C2, SOnal Co40 of fraas (lnoladlng wakOn driving tattPk), iiI0hola v. ktata 49 5. 2. (2di Art1010 ,6701, S.otion (61, bTi8.d Civil st.tUt.8 of ixa8 of 1925, ?latohOr 'I. Bordalon 56 S. Xe (20) 3l33i 7065, sootion ( ), ii~vIarb (Xv11 %*tutas of 1925 rtiol. ;ha motor fad tax 18T P 1 tint4 1. thr citr 61 1.aa0, ;) 8. W. (24) 3661 35 i;Ord8 and I%raaaa
YOU l W tb8nr0m .43%8.4 t&t Artlslr 82%. 3rotloo 9, 2.~1 Cod4 T4xa6, oaafinlng Its appll- utloa to run1 hIghny8 alone ka rospaat to tha nipuin- mat -tol V.hiOl.8 -88.W.r8 fOf biS8 tn48pStin& or laara rhall br qulppad rlth 4 okrleal tyF+4 fira 4x- tl4gaIahar, =ppii@8 to motor ~ohlol8a opratlng oa tha pub110 hIghway ri+r wl$hIn cr without ll~lta of an Inaorpratad- oltt.
Vow truly yours, ld
APPROVEDNOV 10, ;?4S A!C!CORNm Gl3XERAL 06' T; ~;:.: