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OFFICE OF TNE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS

AUSTIN Eonorrblo sobn R. shook

Crialaal Distriot Attornrf

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sea Antonlo, Texar

Dear Mr. 3hookr Your request t

rub&of-astter Ir’ sm rol

"The oonedtutionr~lt~ OS H. 8. X0. 350 has been puontioned beoauae the face that the caption ot the in read8: $~dge~.oi

“‘AZI hot providing 00urta 8t law in 0ountles less 00aty 600,000 populrtlon mar aoh ..** and it door not oontain thlm ph-8.: .“........“.-.-.I...--^ ....“---..-- . *we .m-.w.,-.. ^_.“.^” . . . . . --- .---- ..-- -I -..- .“_ L_..“.. -...-- __ -.- _”

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Bon. John R* shook, Paaa 4 “Aooordia.~ h hSt &U’OOOdi?Q

or ray iaItura hdoral C.Mus*’ Vhla phraao howto? la oontiined In tb body th8 1~8.

“X:8. RO. 360 ~ro+idW that it is

not lnteadod to ropwlrnf law potm.ng

tar the lootloa o r l ppolntJIeat OS a poolal 00wtJ Judge that is oumu- it to SUOh lawI. latiTa OS mnd la addition R, B. Ro. 444 oontalsed no mob pro?lslo~”

Tour'flrat quartion is l aawered in tha aftlrna- t&a* not fb offloo or fmotlon or a tit10 to It bill to do wro xprara tha ob)oot oi tha bill.

It is not raqalrod to ut Sorth the dotalla of the tnat- oi that 8ubJoot - that bolonga to the bill itself. wt ,, Tho )ifle to Rouaa Bill Ho. E60 deolaroa:

'AR ACT prorldlng ad+8 Of fhe Courta at law In oowt as o? lem 3 aoutlty than fin hundred thorurnd (600,000) pop-

ulatloo may l ot So r tha Corrotr ru44e of in any u+~nilo, 1uaaoy, pro-

bate and oondwnat i on ~rooeedln& or. nat- kr, and also wr pertorn any and all

0th~ Jnlatrrialaot8 n&red bf lr.oi the l bnnoe, in- a0lurft tadgp, during bllltr or failura of tha bounty 'add: pr m y reason to p o rfm l uoh dutlaai .

Smotldn Aot deoloear at law In any oounty hacriDg population 9ha th8 JUJF 00u0ty court

of leas than fira handrid thoumnd

(SO0,OO-O) inhab%tanta, aooording to tba any ruturo JMdOral oew praobdlne,

mm, mar aot for the 0ow1B Judge of

aowty in any j.utenllo, lu~oy, probate

!!on. John s;. A;ook, i-(8

aad ooadoaoatloa prooaa8lly utter, an4 also mar FUiOW for tha aoul#

r&a l tg md 8ll oth er alaloto rlal \ by tka lmw or thlr Stata oota roqulnd 0s th e c ouatr a2Q.e. durtng th e l bwnoe, lrublllty e?r falluw Of th e c ountj rad g e fez tnz rsoaoa to porlofr auoh &utlea; seatlou 1, thereroau, mrdy 8upplier awas

ot aaoertalnlnf po&+ioa oowty - la, w prmoe4inc ov say futare ?odual 0amW -- end *tha Ir'aartalnly ersaae, it aateauntlal, to'tha ralldity or the Aot.

~rtiole of tha Rorlud Dltll Ctatutrs ‘zea- tfoaeti in your l eoord qeaatlon ?r 8a tollowc . . . *IS roomatp judga fails to appear f at the tlw l ppoinfrd : for holdi~

gourt, should ho k l bacnt dnrb~ ., ,' tarn or umble or untill3ng to LoId the oourt, a peolal oounty Judqo may tr

clvoted la 1Uo mama? 8s I8 proridod

for tto laotloa.ol a pqoiat dlatrlot .

.Tha apeoial Jude8 ao !%& 6hall bvv 8x1 the vuthorlty

ot tha ooanty Judge hfla la t&o trial

and dlapoaltlon of anr bars patding ~II arid oourt 4orin~ tbo.abwnoa, lubll-

ity, or SuOh rofaaal of tbo 4oanzf

Amllor lootiona mar ba hold tbs abtonoo, hllura of ln8bllltV Ot ocunty judf#, or a4 a~aolal ipdge,

to ,wrPora the d:;t?ea OS tha offlo@. .hen apoi81 jtige shall bMe the olark ahall ontor

bsea 60 l 1eote4,

upontbe 3lnut08 of the oourt a r000rd

cuoh as provided for In lb. OeSU

in the dlwtrlot oourt."

‘m&L at i8 net Iptemlad * thh Aot te PepwI auy lu prmiuug tu

th e 01e6tl0a Mdf0P q quatnat of l l peaiu lalnt~ Judg e, thir lot Of and in addition

&all b0 matiT to, alsh 18W ff laws..