*1 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS

AUSTIN

Eon. The. J. Hl&atowcr

Eletslot ~:\ttorrny~

75th Judtolal Mstriat Tcx6s

tibarty,

rnaot B mild rtmtute the 0frb or rntin8 ri??, tax amsesaor- bot0r or cher8 unty', which has a popu- t1on oi lerr than 10,000 habitantm, ~ooordlog to e:last preceding rederr 8,. 1945# roqueIJt2ng the op;n1on atated theroln, is as follower s.alsslmlsre' court Of ch%m&era COual beto 1aS~xmd ma that they here pssaed a r)ao$uti,pd m8klng that tlm twa oiiiaea be aeprrated, iad Sri snx.ious to get~theLegl~l~ture to enclot e la* per- raltting the County to roperste the two o?iioes lS it oan be lbne.

*I would orwreolsta JOUS ferorine OII) with l Isgal oplalon cn this ~aon at your'esrllsi3t aon- vwmlos." *2 J. ?d#3ttouur, page 2;

Eon. Thou. 'The 8btbrlZf at e8oh oou8tp In ddd?tIon to his thtiaa Cahill be thb~ 888sraor end aolleotor.oi other tan8 thorolor: Nit, In ootitlra having ten thousand (10,000) bf.mor8 inhabltmntr, to be datemIned 'by the hot prsowlirq Cansus 0r t&o Ualtd Ot8tes,~ 80 l wseso r end oolleotor ot trxer 8hall be rlootod to hold offioo (2) years .and xnitil blo tuooeanor shall be for tro’ eleoted and qu8ltfiad.*

mtiole 7~l&.~Veraon*m Aaaotatrd Civil 38tutee. Is : 88 iollolse:

16 of krtlals 9I3f Of ths constitution the shttrlfr .of: cash: 8uooeaso~ ehall bs elsoted aud quallfled. Xt la clesr thst the sheriff of esea oounty~daiing~'e popttl8tion Qi leer ththsh 10,000 preord~$.Federal:C~nsw, In Suh~biesat8,claeontin.g ta,#i,hit sddltloa to hI8 et&m dutitw3,~:mh811 perform tha dutier, 0r and Oolleotor 'Ebb taaxee thenfor. awmseor

t’ i- Ron. Tfioa. .Y. ~Ightower, pegs 3

It ia stated ia Texas Surisprudecoe, Vol. 9, page 42k:

With respeot to statutae, (I dlstlectlon iiaa been drawn between provisions which ere mmdatory end proti~sinns w'llah ar4 marely dfreatory; nnd it hss been qusetioned OS to whether the 48me Ia trcie in respeat or ooa~tltutionel p~o+I.elons. 'fithlle the doaisIon*.ot the 4ourta of other states dlnalos4 a oonillat of opinion soopa authorltles cm the poht, assertin that not svorj provl5lon 1s. mendstory ,the great might of authority seems to b4 the other w~iy, boldlng that tbe uourta, mr any other dsperteent ot the govexnmeat ere at liberty to rausrd any~ pro- vIaion of the ooastltutlon as n4rcly tlIreotory,but .~:: ths$ eaoh land ovary of its 9rov~slons must ,.&a tmeted

‘:a@~ lmpsratlvo and mandatory, without rotarcmoe to the i-&Wdlatlagulshlng b4tween dlroctory ati mandatory eteia4s,. TEa Tots8 Courts bare uniformlg bald, ep- 'p4rs&Q$hat oonatitr(tlim41 provision4 sr4 alway madetory,. In euy went, the ohly provielons whloh aftbat tho vrrlldlty of statutes are those ~whloh ara wnaatorp or’ prohibitive .”