Case Information
*1 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN GROVER SELLERS
ATTORNEY GENERAL k. Coker, Ohairman
m~conrraittoe for aommi ttes on c0unt14.30
caflito1 Station
AUSth, TSX~O
Dear Sirs *2 payment Of mime; prorIdIng
estra oempbfieatloa to bald &ii- oero In eert6In eount1.r~ la- orearing bl oirioio ln oertaln oomQoneatloa
eouatleo; exoluding
reward0 from ouoh eoapbnoatIon bululbr henin prod&o&; p r o rl&iag allowa aee ef l ll MOW- oary e x P enM8 Iaoumed bv MI& 0fSioero or their deputIe8 In the diaaharge of tbelr offlolal duties, a04 &eaignatIog the flu140 Out ei whloh said rxpenws are to be pal41 proddie f9r the purohaee of neaeseary eqqIp= out ~.of whldh Saow, ahall .br p&I& ior; all lawe aad parts rep,ealo& of law8 via confllot .hereylth to the extbot of the -qongliot otiys aa a0eLari~ Mu u~n~na~.
*llrpeaa Bouti til Ho. 1380 by. striking out all b91m the maotine olauao an6 inserting in lieu thitbof th8 roilarin&t
*‘se&iio3. 1. Except as othbrwlre prmlbod in this a9t; ~%&I t$O@!NiOS%OlkOrb’ @Slbt iA &a WWbty OS this ‘Btit6 @h&l1 have the pbwbr and thoritr the aoap9naat$on ai the fJl@~lff 1 rob, to fix bared gpo0 t&e ldat prrciWIng iedbml aamie, a0 rOiiow~.~
: *3 . tionorable #. Cohsr, Chairman, Page
**(a) In oou5tier oontaI5Ing a8 many a8 Twenty Thoueand (ZQ.000) ~4 not more than Thirty- 8ev.n Thouand IWO ha4rad (S9,SOO) Inhebltantr, not 108s than your Wou8and ($4~OOO.OO)~Wllar8. fn eauntler ~oo~talnlng aa many i8
*v(d), Th&ty-8Hrn Thoumwl five k~dn~ snd. air* (87 501) UBd lw'mm6thuL8lrty*owand 60*ooo) ma&- mot torr than ybwr Tlwum Tm Ellaand &nil tant‘, Ylfty ()r,8SOdOf Wlluo.
@'IO] In oountle~ OOBttiBbQ a‘ ully *r S$xt ThOu8and end OBO 60 ml) ud BOt mere than one k&w3 ThouawZl (l&O boo)~Inhabltricltr not 1888 ?Jiai.PIre Thiqan6 ~&o &i&e&~ (#S,&i&OO) _. ., Wllarr;
a*(f) 'Id eountl
madred Thqwaxid and.
tha5 oae Euemd rlr$y lwir tha5 rl
tent‘ not (#S,Sh.ao): *$18aTl.r *4 1. Ookw, Chairman, Page 4 (#iSO OO0,000.00) Dollem valuation end up to but not lnoludlag One muulred meaty &lsn (QUO 000 000.00) Dollars rtiPutloa over end ebme the aarount eilow~d emoh offloor a8 fired by tie Cmunlrsionerr~ oourtj and further proriding that the oompm8atIon herein flxed,or aUo+ed for the Sheriff of any oounty shell be erolurrlve oi any reqerd or rewar&,noeIved for appreba8loa of orl&uxIs or iugifAve8 tram Jtistioe, a& rowiu?ds reoeivod fo’r thb roeor*ry 0s stolen prgperty,.
~~seotIolI 8, In all 4ountIe6 whoraIn the @her- Ii? Is oomgoa8ntsd on a rec. bar14 the Oo11pls4Ioaers~ Court play alla suoh SherUY an annua 'ex errlolo oanpenmtlo5 aot to 8x0806 Two Thouma four Hundred ($2,m.00) DOllai“. qleotloa 4. In addition tbs foregoing ral- to
ary pr@8iooa, all esp4a8eq lmurrad by neoeesiwy any Wirlfl .or his .deputIes~ ln tbr'altioWg4~ ot. their oitiolel datios &all be aLl4wod'bg the.OkmIul~-' era* Court of the aotmty of the sheriff*8 resId4n40, upon properly authorized sworn repart. and p8id out or tat6 0er~rra.l mud or out orrf0t3m~~warp Rsnd~oi the oounty 48 th4 ease a49 bajiy'ead, upoh the mi0ra co UIdtioA Of any Shetitt &ttSying that 'any o' pee& @u4b as auWa4bliei'%lI4s erma @to. M hi8 o~~~s~~m8& S&r ~hb-~8TSI4S~)lt oi&tlon
*6eloaersP Court or th4 ooun- ty or w0.:8h$isi~8 ~~81~0n08 rhaii atk~1~0~q0 purohaae oi.sdah equipmoat. *5 A. W. Ooker, Qheirmen, P?ge S
Gem.rall mpeaklng the vvnstitutlon fixes the oom- penaatlon or oerb n orriour and aeotloa 44 Artlola 111, 1’ of the State Uoa8tItutIon authorIz+s the ~e~rlaturr to’prv- rldo by law for tha o6ia3maeatIOB Of all other offloors, 8erv- ants, agents and publlo oontraotors. Pursrrrnt to the euthor- Ity thu8 ootderrod, mWrour statutes hare born passed fixing pm&MtiOB Of l’Uiau8 O~sse8 of offIoer8. The power of the Leglslatun to flix the aompm8atIoa or offloarr iidt0a bi the provirIoa8 4s 28ms mi8titution prohibit- lng the pamage of looal or speol&l delegatid lnw8. to the governI b, the Ugis&tw ties, munio pal aorporatlon or dlstrlots; x
done In verfmuv lAsta5oerr. In the ej?reave of l xp~or8 oonstl- tutionel p.rovlsivn~ the oompensatlon of Offloer8 nurt be fixed by the Legldaturo or by 601~
been exproasly authorlead 00 dv 8c&
authority to pass loaal vr 'speolsl lays regulatI.ng the general oompenoatIo5 4s _ooqity offlorre vr nltarlng the general leww la relatlba thereto. It 18 erpres81ylrprvhlblte6 from pssdng say spoh law.g&raIng the fees vi o+rt&k oles~8 o$.oHIoers exoept,~aek o‘therwIs8 prorldd la the ~bg8tlttitlon. (fJiotIon 66, Article IXI, the state Gonstitutloa).~ .
The blil Ins question Is qpplloable to every oounty of the deeIgnated v&ass. It 1s our vplnioo that the bill under.oomIderetIon Is Mt ~mpugnant tO that sebtlo~ of the oonetltutlon ~hIo.h~prohib~tr the ~pa68a&o-# spe~lal OF looal laws In oertala 6peolrj.ed oatis aM %a vvvxy ,W8v whvra a general law mar be made &pplioable. ft'1@~ 6~ .a~iti~VB that :;;;I11 ia a.ppl$oable ta every-@gal&y of .t~‘datig~atod . .Soe the *aso ai. alark cr., Pl.al*~, 54 S. Wi 843. :
wo ha?o .38v gazefull v@&iavred BOOFWA 61, ArtI- 018 m, of th4 tqtibr OoaWWt 1 on la eim5oOt~va .rith t& ft Is u~~oplaioa at rsid MZl'%‘ not re- foregoing bill, to that seotlon or: the ooniMtatlon. p-t *6 Xonorable A. K', Cok6r, Chalrmah, pw
Thie departmeat l atwtalnr sorioua doubt am to the Wdibty Of the ~prOti#iOn pi %mtiOn 8 of Act pr6~~ng that in aountles haul= an assssmed valuation in ezoeaa of m&,y Yilllco Dollar8 (~80,000,000.00), and 18~6 than orw fiuadted TwOAty b!~llioA DollAr6 (~lEO,OOO,OQO1OO) acoording to the last greasdlng tax rdll al ruoh oouAti66, the paOuAt allAw6d sutrh eh6rifre 68 eanipen66tlon ala&l1 b6 Um6666d Opul p6r OeAt for each OOa Mul1110A Dellars j~1,000,C00.00) ralU6tioA or rmotioml DolbU'6 (~O,O~,WO.o6) Jmt 'th6reOf in eSOe68 Of &@& TWtIAtg j6iiiiOA
valrsrhioa, and up to bat set fAolud- 1Ag on6 ?iUAd+eB TWJnty Yi.llloa ~llam ()L%O,QQ0,0QO.b0) ValUatiOA WQr aAd #bW@ tt6 a6IOnAt allQw&'#nmh Aff&cnr 6& ima by the oenai66lonar6~ 06-t,. ft in 66ate8 iA the oaso Of Bsrar COuAtY v* 'Pgnoo et al., #t@ra thatt -ho zula fa thati P alaesiiioatien oanaot be adlo d arb&tMlT apon a cyr 6lt~~tie~a @ma6&whloh ha8 AQ Peuimiatlon iA 6 f&en&@ P or~afrorun6ttum66 6r Au4lsfgalltl*6 p&*4308 i,A tam a&& remit ola66436. Them Aunt bQ saw r6mQMIkl~ .ml*$iei bm- tWMA 6ftuPttOA Of iIia.&oi~iti6l:a@i6&tk~~ wktlm shyer awl ebjwts to be attabe& .Those suet )m se&w
.whitoh tA #am. reaeontbb da@eo r&!qwn66 for b& dlrloio~ into i3la6666. . .* ,faor xlllor 4* a&. Ye la 'b&no rt a&,. ~7. ma%,, i&l 5. w. County, 150 se B. (8) 1OOOj 08kl6r (8) OLO). Cla66l~ioatfoa r&u&, M n~soaab~% acle ‘mtuml, mot mrblfrary aat? eaprloioa8i we have aoarrider6d mrbU6 @her prorEaieaiI or tha
coA6tltUtioA iA cionnection rrtth fEouao Bill Ila. SW, a6 aaended, and have fall66 CO find any pl’OVi8iOA Of 66&a,blll FWUeAaAt to tho66 pror~eioA6 Of th. &Xk6tibUtiQA. out Att6Atkm h66 not been direot& to say ~rorlaloi:+t 66&d bill tbaf tight OoAtr6V6lu, ,th6 OOA&$tUtlOA Oth6r.th6A ths .BiWVi6~oA 6f th6 bill (~OtdOA fi), h6lWtOtOP6, dt6w666d.
Toarr very truly, ATTORWEY W:l4U’ER&L OF TEXAS -