Case Information
*1 OFFICE OF THE ArrTomiiY GENERAL AUSTIN,TEXAS
Ron. DOII D. Parker
county Audltm
Esrtlraa coaaty
Eartlalrd, Torrr cplnml x0. O-1955
Doer f%r: Ret Doco tba OOmahsl~~rS 00tlPt OS itaatlaml Count hare the suthtx-$.ty under muso Bi ! 1 236 of the 46th LoglGlrturc or Taacm to allow aoh aomlasloner tha madnum ai $35.00 per month io r l xp oa a a6 wlthwt tho f&l.ll. of an e xpa a ao rao oa at l aoh Tourro~uo~lt oplnloa upon above question hes bean reoeivad, nad oonddorcsd by this dapertment.
Art101e 235ooa, Rorirad Clvll atetutoa 0r Texas, *rtaieLng to oountios ab 3 000 to 34 200 lnbebltsats and Eouso fill 236 cU the a of Texas roads b Leglduro l a r ollowll:
a.& EO. 236 “Aa rot sathorld~ the owud85lonan oourt la thlr, 3tate havlly 8
in l a ah oouty tioa of not loss than thirty-rour thoumad ,000) p"E"L" aar )II@Q thaa thlrtpfour thoumud, two hud?od (34 200), aooordlng to tha lart rooadlag ?oder- al Lf4us, to allow l soh County g drdomr mr- rcn. trovellng 8nd la oooasotion tan 0~ense8 with the Plao of hi8 eutomoblle OSI offloial burl- a888 only oml/or ln oversee* tba aoostruotloa hion WI repelr or suoh mhlale MO ueea by hlai any further oxpen5a bitoeoter without aouuty; and daolariag sa aaarean8ye *2 HO& Doa Prrkar, Pwa 2
tbr oamlrslomrr Oourt 18 hrtoby uthorlzOd not to xoo4d tho to 811~ c8ah Cadsalo~r 4m of Th5rtpfIto Dollw4 ($35) pu math fo rid out of the Road rad 3rIdeo Fund of
bo sect 8uah Coudr8lomr~8 Fmolnot tar txsrol-
lm l xp6nssa an4 4qu~oIrtlon on rutaab
bm ubI10 woa on ofiloIa1 bu8laars 0x14 and/ or ln wu46olnC: thhe4on4tnlotIon 84AfdrMB-
MOOI of DUbliO road8 of said OotUItiaE.
aoh suoh Cmfalssloncr shsll p4 all xpem~r L in the oparetloa of suoh autaao le snd k00p sama in
-pair bt hu OWLL OXPOM~, it00 or t4 0th~
chug0 rrbrtsaatrr to the oouaty .
~'Soctlon 2. The hot that in the oountlas srfrctod by tJ& Aot thue Is grart n8ad thnt the OOUntiaS p8rtlOipeta 16 eafr8yinC fh8 at ponsr ab suoh CumIsvlonerr koclumo the grast mmmt OS road work now &d.ag on laoroam the moOsoIt~ of suoh Coanis8ionere .tr8relIn& frar pl808 to ~1800 mer400lnc the eoaetrootlon ati ~ea;nanco of suoh roods urakr sa rmsrgaasy
atlro pub110 aoOOsslt tbr?t ths Constltut onal8ule roqdrl.og bl J te bo .read T
00. t&W SOVU81 day4 in OSCh ~OtlB~ bC BUS~Ord- 44 8513 the 8eae 14 hormby suspendetl, and thI8 Aal ahell take effeot and bo In tar40 iron sad 1tr p8444g4, 446 it se 40 l Mote4. sftu
'Tlle4 without 6ommco'r 4I~nOt~n April 20, 1939.
~frootl+o April to, 1939." lhkrt&ad C@aty,Toxso,raocpaiag to tho 184% prooedlng YebrU Cansus of 1930 hrr tblrty-tour Ohm- 80ab OQ, hundrad rnd fifty-six 13w61 lnbsbitants~ County, Teas 14 the oaU oonatf in ha8 Edaad eonlng wlthln tho popuLtloa borackotr 8et oat la Bow0 ml 236 the 46th LIixislatwo ac Tam, 8b0~ qmted.
At the vary outeot 0r this opinion, we an ooafronted with t&o qUOstlon of the ootmtltutlanallty of #a above quota& aot. ~The question rlsos 88 to wbothu or not thb rat 14 4 laoal or 8podU law rogul8tl.w tho 8ffaIrs at aouatles 1.n vlolatlon ob Art1010 3, SootIon of ttir Conrtitutlon of Tom4.
A reedlag of the sot uillcU8810sO #et 14 not 4 .8poolrlroad law of the aouat Thr purpwo of aommi88 oaera’ court ko alla the act i4 to 4utharism th4 aot emed 835.00 per month toorah aoeairdonattor trsro~ uponro8 sad daprooletlon QIL eutcraablk Hill.
ore4 an 0ff10141 bu4lll.E~ oa3J d/o ill owr'cmoing tho *3 . ’
oonst~otiion Sd QbeintOMttOO Of tb. publio rob&E Of said OOUttt~OS.
The oaso Altgolt ts* Quttolt, 201 SW 400 h01d4 thrt war county mt0d x0w, pro~iditt~ r0r aututd 88hr iu OOJd8~MOr8 Of OOMty tOr SOt~~ h eu o8pao tlos, wa8 uacoastltutlanal 44 an Otk~gt0e i rogu- latlon a? oountf afialrs by load and spoolol ti. 49 68 (2nb 739,
no 0980 o? sgith 04. atsto, oontstltotiond prohlbltlon 8&8inot SpOOi@i bold8 that lawa oamot b o l ~rdod by nakl~s I lnw p lIoablo to a pn- tendad 018GO ‘Ad that 8 Statttt, 018‘Qi errp ar 4laniolp4lItIo4 by popStlon n8pbolalw It p ulatlon doer not afford 8 felr b4414 olr44lflO4tlon $1 t tho SteWtO mar01 d,S~&MtOS si&o munioIpalIt~ Idor glllso of ~olsaalf I ostlon by DOJd4tiOtt.
tlndor tho ebow end tmdtr the following 8UtbmitiOSl
Woo4 -a XL-fa Independent Sohool Dlstrlot, 12) mf WI 429; BronatlolQ YS~ Ton&o, 109 SW (2nd 352
City or Fort worth to. BobbItt 36 371 ( Ld 1 470r Frlttor Wont, 65 3~ (2nd) &4r
AustIa Brothers vs. Patton, 3W 1821 on4 tmdu tho uUmltlos oltod In opt&m4 Bo4. C-16, O-364, O-462 mtd O-899 of thb dopartwat it la tha that Houeo Bill Ho* 236 ab aplalon of thla doprtuwtt fhr, 46th 2&814tur0 of Tuss, quoted sbmo, I8 o&arU anoonititutiaul tlolatm Goation 56 of Artlolo ab.thO CoMtitUtiOn cb %X4‘. so ul01op~ hermdth 8 oopy oi 0Q1alon Ho. o-
Of th18 dopartmant Whbh hoMe ddler Sot UMO~-
You are, thoreforo, ro4poctfully euvltmd thst is the oplrdoa OS. this d~artmunt thrt Eou4O Bill 236 or tho i,6tb fa~siaturo or %rsa is unoonstltutional. %tt S?O fUrthOr Sdli~~d that it IS th0 O&i013 Oi this tho oamniI48lont.rr~ ooort would not hato doputmnt t&it outhorlty to pay tho eomdsslooers l ‘UN3 Of BOnoJ 88 trarellng xponees under this unooast Y tut%onal lew,
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