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*1 THEATEOJRNICY GENERAL OF TEXAS
Aunlvv 11,‘lb~~A~ ’ Km-d lS, 1939 Konarable Ima C. ibyoee Boar5 6f Rog;rrnta
teeretary,
ua~41tyo~ Texas
Ecu YE. mynra: OplAlCO NO. 049b liea Validity of fp-antee*a
: opeion to renuw right- o r-way l raaaaats be yona 10 y ear prbsry tarn of euaewant l r oam 2tate landa Cacllcatetl to th e Unlvarslty o r Texas Ck4 ?obrutiry 28
Zmmeat tro. oontdns the following rlrose: uooe~aorti or “Humble Pipe Line C~~~~IIJI la horoby &lven the r eselgna t ana option t0 oxtend {hia aontract aiter ten (10) year peri& ha 6xpirrd for yearly garioba aot to xosdi (li total of arty (SO) yearn from the eati OS thh oontraot, by the pyaiant to a5rama of two ui5 one-holf(a&) oents par rd of rlght-ot-way for esah line par year for eaoh ad every aar it cleota to keep oeIC oontrrot In Ioro~. Ea i 5 grants0 ite aucaes5ora rsa&m, Pa to giN lxty CbOt days written nettoe prior to the aipl- rrtion of uuuacil period, of ltr 5dnto tdnato eontr*oO*"
EaaoPant Ho. 59 eont8fIlA * lahl1.u raAawal optton in ruuh *aaewnt, in imar of the graatrr In
writing thla oplnloa, uo hat0 l a auAe5 that thra u, no wT1ttm ooAtnota ev/mlelne, aawmat gents ia questloa thtm the writtin %wAzunente nhlah you hm tut- *2 m w c. uafaea, UUQ~ l.50 19S9, ksl, 2 . ._* -
oajr~ written owttrwta gmtlnu tbo maeme8t.a In eus8- bx0out0d. ts the pantees tion war0 rht
fWtloa~),~Cbapta TI, bate 1933, b)rd La&- leturo, Regular ~~aaicn~ whl& deals vlth d&t-orerr *a aomnnts l oroca lam3 balongiw, to tbc State an4 6a5 “i - l atUl 60 the support and mrlletansnae or the DnlmraIt~ ar T8xa6, p~0vice4.44 tolm16r
*Xo right of way msement, OS- tank farm, loridl~ reek, or punpfnlr atetion saaeikent or leet~a of tke ohereota nunurtlteC in ?*‘Jotlon 1 har8of me: be grants5 tar a lower tm t&an ten (10) fc.rs, hot 8ng ad3 easaaod remwad by th4 ofrio:rl or cf:ic:ala RS.~ k the ax8oatIoa ttwr~ecf, la No 6barg65 with their d~rerctlca.~ Artfolo tS96 of tha H6viaad Civil Stattttaa 03 Tama, 1925, protldea 44 r0Uoss: wt0 b0b~5 0r ~28g88ta m6 .fnr08td ~4th
the to10 and axcluaiLv0 aswt~amat an5 aoa?irol of She lsmltz act se154 em? 8pproj&at*5 to, w ~qiliro5 by, ‘the Univrelty of Texan, tith t!n rQht to gall, lreca an5 othorwiae mtmuga, 6cntr ol l a5~ua* th e 8a* in c ry plmmr, am3 et wh piuea end umlor mush term an5 acm3itlcaa 44 they 6emi host r0r of 6h* u& interant , act lh oanfllot with the fhta Con- Laalt 6ai pPo+:5e5, mob .lsna dial1 not be stltot i 66ld at ti ha4 prioa par aere thm that 8t which the aemo olaaa of public lands au~r be a&d Uaaer the atatutaa.*
Its guP oplnicul rAti 3, Chapter TI# AOt6 Qr ka~lr kg beea l naota4l ua?moutmnt to the naotmant OS Artlolm 2596 must be bel5 to mo5Uy an5 raztriot ta r ti the Boer5 of Regents as sat forth in lirtlcl.0 25 br- to the extent fi~eatCically protidti in S*ottian 3. In *iaw 0r ~8ot~on 3, Chapter 77, Auto or 1933, we ma+ thtfrdola, hold thbt tb? Row{ of Re!$anta is rtthont power to paka a ors6ments fo r l lonrtijr tm ,Nnc;~ g ent of rluht-of-wsy than ten yparr. 40 #$%I bbfiinrJ 6mJOt GO the rWmWiB1 OptiCa
'. *ontell& In the baeemnt grant4 Lo pueatioa WOUi5 la a vLclat2oo oi Seotloa 3 ohapt** our oplnIoa,’ aoastltcte n, Aota 1933, bwaeae aaab @on&ttruotio?l would, in efieet, - . grantln~ of rieht-ai-wiq aaemanta ror * Longs pdt parld t&n 6esb .yoara. To ghe b%nGlag aHsot to the reaawel options aontdnu5 in tha ectsesumt grant8 in qucation woul5 in 0or opition oooetltute a rlolat~on of Ewtloa 3 &8pte W, A0ta 2933, ,baoau& maeb 8omtmiotlon would, iu effebt, grarrw & ri(tht-of-way. rasehanta for a longer pcradt period UraJI ton fuu4*
ny IsI Elobort E. Kapka
Robert R. Kq&a AIyJi8tmnt