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Honorable Dwight Ihitwsl, May L, 1959, Pag 5
presented he fails to meet ea oft the essential eoanditios
of the exemption provision. It is at* ed he is trivn a
sounty-owned actor vehicle or trnok. s our opinion
that by the words "official motor vehicle in such service*
the LefisIatare plainly moans a Federal Coveramoat owned
ear. Xaordrr to reap the benefit of the ezeuptioa, the
person olai ing the privilege aut met all pre-roquisites.
Failure to qualify on one of three oaunts is fatal in this
iasteaae. e. have a situation whore to miss by as inch
is tantamou t to missing by a mile. olding as we to that
the third requiremat of the exemption is not ftlfilled, it
is necessary for as to go further ant pass on other cri-
teria of thLs particular exception.
yout are tvised that a W.P.A. worker on a souety
road project iraing his pay fram the United States Governs
mast sad trvin a oounty-ownet track is sot eSt fre
obtalonig a eharfeuar's license under Seotion 5 (b) of
Article 6689Y, Vernon's Annotated Civil Statutes, beesass
he is Rot 'operating an official motor vehicle' within the
exmption provision, "ofFicial actor vehicle" meaning a
Federal Governaent owned ear La this particular subdivision
of Section 5 of the Act.
Tours very truly
ATTORNEY GiiAL OF ZLAS
By (Signet)
Dick Stouat
Assistant
DSaf1
Gerald C. Mann
ATTO IT GI GENERAL OF TIAS
Approved Opinion Comittee
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Texas. Attorney-General's Office. Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-457, text, May 22, 1939; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth257641/m1/3/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.