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*1 j OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
! Honorable Tom L. Hertleg
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Criminal Dlstrlct Attorney
Hidalgo County Edinburg, Texas
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reaeived and care- te 'from your PC?' quest as followet
a of the pea- a popula- ed two thousand ~thas.one hundred aooording to. the Cenaua8re hereby on of auoh ealary the Cotwt~vlll aonsldep~the ieei reaalved by ruah offlue during the preoedlng fiscal year, the expense8 of that ofSi0e during the aame period, and the relative duties encwnbent oii ,auoh offioe; and ahall in their discretion affix to such office auoh *2 Honorable Tom 1. Iiartley, page 2
compensation as they deem Just and nec- essary for the services rendered, within the limits herelnbefore provided.* "I&ial&O Count with a population of 106,&S according to the i' 19 0 Federal Census; appears to be the only county affected by this Act.
'Under xctlon 56 of ~the Article 3 of the Constitution ot" Texas and the City of Fort Worth v. 5obbitt, 36 'j. W. (2nd) 470, Dexar County v.
Tynan, et al., 97 A. w. (2nd) 567, a1~3 W~OUS oplnlons of your office relating to Acta of the applying to only one county, It is iegfslature my opinion that the above portion of saPd Act le unconstitutional.
"Will you please advise me whether or not I am aorreot in this conalusicn?”
Hidalgo County, Texaa, la the only county in Texas ccexing vlthln the population brackets eet out in the above quoted eubdlvieion.
It 'is our opinion that you have oorrectlg ansversd the queetion.
The. above quoted subd&vlaion ie dearly unoonetltu~ a& void. See the following authorities; tlonal Section $, Art. III, Terna’- Constitution va. El Paso County, 1fX S. U. (28) 1000
frUller Ebx.a~ County v. Tynan, 97 S. W. (2d) 467'
Clark vs. Plnley $J 3. W.‘,343
;)mith v. Atate, 49 3. W. (ed) 739
Bitter v. West, 65 S. W. (26) 414
Wood v. Plarfe Ind. %hool Disf., I.23 S.W. (26) 429
We enclose herevith~opxes: of Opinions O-1957 and O-3662, vhloh hold similar aots~onstltutlonal.
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