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*1 !’ --a!3 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEYOENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN
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G3( *I hat0 your lottor of JUM 84tB hturnl OS 5446.94 wlbb the 9 ?a tr y l ooount la the amount that rate et pay allMa ~OOlBl Aa~olrt. uat nlrtla** Ir (l&d@ par day, iartod ri #o.rr.
"Of OOWM, 1 d# Itat WaAt Uljtht 6 but rhat tE0 lw allows. The b&r rukln( the old81 at ~30.89 lr on l o o ount ot SOIlowi~ l tlthoritlo,~
-1a Bolland w* Barrio county, u9 *xar lL6, the 6upr.m Court he16 168 zia wo (tnd) 196 extra aoaprnrt t on maid bl the oountlr.8 fer Dietriot tudger 18 a pub of hi8 annual nlary wad a gpoold nietriat Cudgo wa* wJtit1.a to be &da on thxt bud@ lo murio countye
*urt101* iuw or the statute* ppa&rr to fir thr w ot Spoolal furthor on the court of olv&l App+alr md ~Ujmemo court at tllo m* rate 08
sp*oiri nirtr14t a&lag**.
*Artid* (KI19+4 &*rnOa*r alaok Statukr AOtO 1937, 46th Le~81ature, ka~;r 456, Chapter 168) saya that the Xrtrlot ZuCger of Countlrr hetily; orrtaln popalatlon &all nr*Lv+r 84bq oi 87600,OO par year, but that only b 000.00 aheula
be paid out of Stata r\mdr atI r d0.00 out of c0ker mm uti010 &3u-~ (mfi0da &Ok whfoh waa maotad at oaae teglslaturo, 8tstuteo) tix*a th e nlr ry l r th e lot@ @ ot trM variow rt $8,000.00. In Daurr county nirtrlot ceuttr tmhr ZhoIea bll&, and on aoouat ot rho 1940
o*nN$, 8lrtilot adgar nod70 i$T400.00.
*I give you three l uthorltleo Ser the pusgoon 01 rhorl~ the btimlo or whlrh the old~ uma Zl$tud.
The luiguwo of su~ro~. Oourt in Bolluid V’I~ Ia1 *TUr #%600&O la l part of mrrir county thalr pay aa Dlrtrlot fubgsor’ ?m ~1800.00 r&or- reC to 18 th4 oizpenrstlon oa 'a000uat Of th0 me- aile &of wEioh 18 wotd ln t&e 0QitiOn.e IB ,Ut thlr Aot l-Mar1
of atvil u14 l rlalmd,
c . in addition to that paid the other dlrt)lot fudge8 th. Honoe, a0 I ron8tnbo Art1010 bS21, aat..’ WhlOh oar says bolal mdgoo 8hall rwoln the owe salary a8 08, urd thlo oaoe bolna in Dollar aounty, I took t as a matter or OOurn that I would be l ntltlod to the mo pay as a district Juaga la Dallar COuJb~. l Pl~aea let me ktnon what your reaotion to
thoao authoritleo lo.* brtiol@ 1621, ?. A, C. 80 oitod b you in rour latter, ha8 no l pplfoation herei ou l riddl, inten g te rafer to mtl- 010 6821, V. A# 0. &, dab road0 no follons~
*BIJ oelarlao Of a 001&l Ju$@o oomaledonsd by the Governor in oh d onoe to seotion 11, 1Lrtl-
ale 6 of the Oonstltutlon, or shotod br praotfofng lawyer8 a reed u2on by the partiro 1 a8 provld8d br law, eha f bo detenained and paid er rollewrc
"1. Zaoh speoial Judge shall recslve the xiiw~ pay as dfotriot jud@o for every day that he
be oooupled in performlag the dutle8 of judgo, an those oomloolonsd br the Governor l hall al80 Y rooelve thr l EIW pay a8 diotrlot udgao every da7 thar may be neosourily oooup i l d in going
and returning fren the place where thor may be required to hold oourt.
*a. Tho amount of l uoh ealory @hell b ae- orrtalnod by dividing tho alary l llerrd a dlotrlot Judge by three hundred and l lrty-flvo, and thon iaultlpl:~ing the quotient by the number of day8 aotuall7 eensd by the opeolal judge.
=a. A Juaga 80 oomlsolo~s6 hell, in mdar to obtain hlo mlarf, present hlo oworn acownt to the comptroller, ohowl the nunrber of deyo wooosmily oooupled in go "p ng to and returning from uoh plaoo, aooompaolod by etidoao~ that br res duly 0ondo8ionf& (luoh aOOOUnt ahal be
oertiflrd to be oorrrot by the juUg*‘oS the dir- or by tho olork of the court in whloh the triot, ervloer t;er* perforraed~ *4 Eonorablo aoorgo
judgr 80 olrotod or agre8d upon rhall b8 paid for hlr rervioor 8a prrooatatloa Oomp~ryllor *of the- oorti~loato of the alark of the OOUTt ln ulUOh 8UOB HSTXOO8 WIl-0 QSir’rOImed, 8hOwklig the reoord of auoh elrotloa or appointment aad
renloe8, and aooo8paalea bl the 8wora aooount or 8uoh I&l68 rhmiag the aunber or day8 aotually
MrTe br hia a8 8uoh 8peOial jUdg&r a
Seotloa 11 of Art1010 5 of our St3to con8titutloa read8 a8 tO11OW8t
‘b’0 5u&3r 8hr11 8it in say oa- wherela ho may be intere8tea, or whera ithsr 0r tha arti
may be ooaaeoted with hla, either by afti a! ty or rlthla ruoh a &OgrOr E8 ma b8 oonean@dnity,
:reaorlbed b7 law, or when he 8hall hare i: eelI oouasel in the oaaa. "Then the Supreme court the court of arlalnal Appeala, the Court or altli or UI~ nembrr of 4 that, 8hall b8 thur
&)paal8 6i~pdha to hear and drtermlne any Oa80 or oa8e8 In said court, &me rhnll bo oertlfled to the Govsrnor of the State, wha ahell lmaedlately oomal6doa the repulrlta auf&or 0r por8on8 learned la tho law for the trial and 68termination of
ruoh oauao or oau8b8. lfhsn lU&N of tho MI-
trlot Court 18 di8!?wiiiOd by a- of tho oauee8 aborr 8tatOd, ptWtie8 mrJ, by ooneent, ap oint propor pe:^rOn t0 try 8dd OaM& Or upon P t railing to do 10, a ooopitont person ri!zq be the came in the oounty where
appointoa to t a ruoh manaer a84Itay be xesorlbed l ma Dirtriot fUdgB8 may exohange dirtrlot8, or hold oourtm aoh other when they my de018 and #hall do 10 when requlnd by ~~woxpedlent ‘fii18 bi8~UAlifiOatiOll judge8 lnferlor
tri&al8 #hall be rosedied and raoanoier fn thelr a8 suh~ k imsorlbed by law.0 OrriOe8 mid
Artlole MM-A-~, TO A. 0. 80, nadr a8 rcillow81 qho Di8trlQt J&O8 Of OOUntiQ8 harlag a opulation of S85,OOO aad not over Zb50,OOO 8oeOrd- ng to the la8t proodling Teaera Con898 rhall P
Ronwablo (ho-0 IL #hopper& Pago 5
noelte th0 8ahry of Seren rh0u8Ma Plte mabred ($7,500.00) Dollar8 per par lnoludlng the 8alary a8 Jwenll8 - _-- 0rri00r8I prwtaim thg 0nlf nt0
Thouraad ($O,OOO.OO) Dollar8 b8 pa16 out of btato md8 aad l'w8 Thoueand fit. Hundrrd ($8,500.00) Dollar8 out 0s county Rml8.w
Artlola 6SlS-~-1 18 notT;tplloablr to Della8 county b8- oaum of population oh
aooordhg to 1040 POdera Oen8U8 T 68190, Y. Ae C. S., Ma8
Arti a8 rOiiOW81 vroa a2ia after the pa8~• 0s thl8 Aot, thr Judge8 0s the +arlour Dirtriot gourtr ami 0s Criainal Di8triot QOUt8 Of thi8 St&. -11 eaoh bo pal6 an 8aaual salary five ThOUsaId Dollar8 (~S,OOO.OO), payable in equal monthly lnstalbmentr.~
"In any oounty hating a population of ozu hun- Ured thsussnd or over, acoordin6 to the preoedlq Tedoral oaama8 the udger 0s the 8ereral di8triOt and OrhiM d8td.O court8 of euoh Oouatf, to- judge of maoh oounty, are gether with the oouatr
heroby Ooartitutod a JuvOnllo Board for ruoh
00un'*~~ rho UIMU 8uary 0s oaoh 0s th0 &a@8 ef the 01~11 and erltinal dietrlot oourtr of 8uoh oouaty a8 memborr of raid board 8hall be $1,500 la ddltloa to that paid tho other dlrtrlot
jUdgO8 or the $tat*, 8016 additional 8alary
be paid monthly out the Saneral tunflr 0s
ruoh oounty, upon the order 0s the OOZAd88iOllOr8 oourt.*
srotion l-a Of Art.1018 614Ea, t. A. C. 8. agplloablo to oountler harlrg population in xoo88 Of ~50,OOt) lnhabltantm, IWail a8 fOiiOW8;
vor the a64ltlonal rervloor ad dutler ro- month out 0s the Oeaeral or ruoh oouatf.*
*8 ulary ti Di8tri8t T’Ua&0 8f -108 OOUat7 18 a8 f8llrrra
l 000 mr umua tid by the state of 'hzu 1010 681@., t. A* Oe 8a uador
9 1,500 par aaaum for 5umallo mnlo88 prid br Dal f a8 OouotJ under &t&o10 6189, V. A* 0. S. o w FOP UUNB iOr adutioad 80niOO8 ri(i
br W OowIty u&da? &OtlOa la of Art1018 USA, B r'r Ar 01 I*'
whloh auk88 totrf. Of #9,400.00, The 8080 or Xolland v* Barr18 County, 108 se u* (fid) 196, rrirffi0a la 103 8. f, (ta) 1069, oitoa by rum Dodd, bold8 tht
T0X.68, Wa8 llablr t0 0 8wOiti bl8triOt Ubg. for ortloa bf 0oEpInutiea duo under Art1010 d lS9 the aal 8ahry f&r 5uvw~l10 nm-ior8) though f ha waa for the wenile board. rpoohl judge had not perfOrA8& ant 8or~iorr Vnd0r the faotr in the 4~80, th0 Stat0 had Ursab pa d it8 portion 0s 8;eolal dlrtrlot ~udgo*0 ullery only qus8tlon ln- rolrea wa8 the oountp8 liability. It Judge Ooda had 8Ond I8 %pOiu a8tri.t zUdg8 Of
a1188 aOUI4ty u. rOtid agror ho rhoula bo 8oB,pon8atod oa thr bar18 or n $5,000 nleuy iron the stat0 ana a $a 400 80lar~ from the oounty, reorfriag proportlonato 8hfH88 ihe 8tatr iron and But won a8 SpoolU Dirtriot JU6&8 of Dal108 County he ~%'~ot b0 atltl06 to more thaa US.69 ger day from tlm S&t0 If ho won 8peolal Dirtriot Juago hi would ha+8 to look to ~ell0; oouaty for hlr abitional sompw8atloa.
gut Judge Dodd Ud not servo a8 8polal Mrtrlet Judgr hlla8 Couat~ but 80maa a8 timoolate Juatloe or the Court oi the 5th Qu rona JUdlOiti Di8ttiOt Of hXkX8e The Civil &.$ealr Tifth Suprome JudiolU Dlotr i ot 1s oompond of Orayooa, oollln mlla8 Rookwall Eendorraa Kaufmaa van i%adt aad ELIat Countf08. Ura,roA aouatl 1; ia tho 18th aad b9b Judiolal Dirtriotr~ OOllia 18 la th0 69th JuUelal l&8triOt; Bunt OOW&f 18 ti th@ Oouatl 8th and 68JId JdOid Di8triOt8 TM ZUIdt Muiran Ma RoO~l CWAtlO8 aako hp the 86th tuai0 a1 i Di8triO$, Hoader8oa county in the St4 Jualolu pirtrlot cmd kl1a8 COuafJ oomprlso8 tha l/th, 44th. Wth, ,?&h, 1018t aAd 116th JwUolal Dl8triOt8 Of this8 Stat..
Saoh and all of Dirtriot Judge8 of tha oouatler wlthln the 8th Quproma JodlolU Dirtriot noelre 8Uarr of $8,000.00 fro& tho Btato 'fh0 Di8triOt JUd 08 Of hllar Sth suprosa Ju olal 31a- tl oouatf are th8 oall trlot rho reoolva oolcprnsatlon for their ronlorr on juVOnil0 board8 from the ooUllt~ 0s court air11 The spoolal A8800lata net10
&I ealr for the 6th Su rome Jualoial d 8trlot hoer not serve for Da la8 OOUnty Uono bu omrte8 iOr entire U8triOt fd l Ot8 P e
68 a judge 0s ntlro alrtrlot.
It 18 therefotu our opinion that tho propar rat0 af corn emation in aboro matter 18 13.69 l r day bard on the quo?lent or lJS6St.h portion of a $,00O.d 8alarJI te b8 pal& by the Btato.
It 18 our further Opi!dO!l that Ddlar COUntr WOUbi Mt be liable for any 8alaFy for raid speolal A88oolate JU8tiOe.
very truly your0