Opinion of the Justices

To The Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives

State Capitol

Montgomery, Alabama

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:

The Chief Justice has received a letter from the Honorable John W. Pemberton, Clerk, House of Representatives, dated May 10, 1979, forwarding a copy of House Resolution No. 108, in which the House has requested our opinion as to the constitutionality of House Bill 540, 1979 Regular Session. The resolution reads, as follows:

“WHEREAS, H. B. 540 would transfer the maintenance responsibility of county roads in certain counties from the Alabama State Highway Department to…