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*THE A'rrORNEY GENERAL
OF TEXAS
AUsTIN i1, TEXAS
VIcL WILSON
March 9, 1959Honorable Dorsey B. Hardeman,
State Affairs Committee
Senate of Texas
Austin, Texas
Dear Senator Hardean:Chairman
Opinion No. WW-568
Re: Constitutionality of
H. B. No. 179, 56th
Leg., requiring the
Commissioners Court
of Tarrant County to
submit the Optional
County Road Law to
the vote of the quali-
fied voters of the
County.Your request for an opinion as to the constitution-
ality of House Bill No. 179 of the 56th Legislature is sub-
stantially as follows:
Is House Bill No. 179, 56th Legisla-
ture, requiring the Commissioners Court of
Tarrant County to submit the Optional Coun-
ty Road Law to the vote of the qualified
voters of the county, constitutionally val-
id?
Section 2 of Senate Bill No. 226, Acts of the 50th
Legislature, Regular Session, 1947 (codified as Article
6716-I, Vernon's Civil Statutes), known as the Optional
County Road Law of 1947, reads in part as follows:
"By a majority vote of its qualified
voters, any county in this state, at an
election held for that purpose, may adopt
the provisions of this Act for the con-
struction and maintenance of county roads
and bridges and for the expenditure of the
County Road and Bridge Fund. Such question
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Texas. Attorney-General's Office. Texas Attorney General Opinion: WW-568, text, March 9, 1959; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth267180/m1/1/: accessed May 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.