..; OFFICE OF THE A'ITORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN



### Honoreble.



### John R. Shook

**Attorafq** 

### CriminalDletrlot SanAntonio,Texas

**Attention:** 

### Hr. T. 8. Rldgevay e\, DearSfr:

or asIXo~orableJohn B. 83mok - Fag4 2

and gasoline and the County aooepted the& 

### eemlaeedownto 

### Julr7, 1941, when 

### the<#uatlen for a rehearing mm overruled In Ohe **abore OQUse.**  TWO or the patrolmen were bfsp4ns4a dth, 14wilIg only 

### r0tlr in the employ or the countr. The rour who w&r4 **retained** wexe paid their salaries aad the two who were dropped fr4m the qimployOf the Uoiuitywere not paid their e&itlSl4S. These two patrolmen, who **were** eliai

### natedrrcm their wmiee an 

### July 7, 19i&ren- **&wed** 

### a bill t4 the Ctiss16ners’ Qoxirtior $285.00 

### l

mhb, being the amount or their mspective oalaries from rtrJr 14, 1943,to &ly 7, 190. The Court reemtly entered an order allowing th4ir olalm, the or&e~ beins as follcmm

"We weuld like 60 &a~4 yatrrOpts 

### UPOn the raLf0dng tno 

### questian*:

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### r0r th6 &mmL8*16a~4x8* ao?lrt*io~TaOX the paym6nt Qi theHonorable John R. Shook - Rqe 

### 3

salarlcq or these two patrolmen rraa 

### May14,194lto July 

### 7. 194X7
*2. S1n0. the **Oummi&Ei1oil4r&*** **aouxt** ha8 entore& its order upon the ainutes

or 

### theCourt approving the payment or said olaims of fhs 

### two patroloen and haling lnstratatedthe Auditor to draw

### warrants in
taror or 84fa **patrolmen in**  payment or 

### said elaIa., 1. 

### It the duty of the **kudltor to**  

### draw **t@e** ryants In pamnt thareot?

*In this 4onnoatIon,w4 wieh to **direot** your attention to the 0.~4 or Buster Harpvs. +. 0. m&y, County Auditor **or Boxer**  **County, readwed-#y**  the **Feurth Courtof**  **Citil** Appeal.atSi%s &6dfO, on w0r4a4r 12, ipu. Thit3 d401~i4~ i6 not report4a, but 

### a oopytikhbr is attaehea **her&h** 

### Ii0ratioa for rehearing ua. **t%led** aad this deaialoa i4 final.

-4 order or the OommImioaer~* Gosrt eU&wlag the olaim 0r .thetwo patr4lnmn lb ori

### its ra44 nliil **and** pea-tabs **to a,** setter **whhh** is **rested** 

### ~~~oluslrely within the jarladietion 

### or that Qeurt; I$ appears to ss that this **order ia**  **a** fiaal $-at and ozmld only be 846 a*144 in a 4irest~pr~eeaing 

### institut4U in the dietriat~ aouxt. The County Airtlt$qr, belag a mis1st4rial~otii44r, is not rested with judiolal power and would not be aQthCWi&Od t4 haar and wei& 4tia4~~4 u~tl past3 jtkag8i4nt upon the r8atq. 9w1il488,the 

### ardor 0t the Ommissionsr8~ Gourt i..void, it rclold b44tm4 the 

### aWe7 or the **Audifor** to i..ae the werxsnts or ~owher. **there an**  **dlreeted.** It dg.8 not m&xir to u& that S&e exbe of 6he QOEdsaioners* Ookrt is void ror the reason that the oopatr 8004p64d th6 bmubrtt or the 44rtlpl4u er the patr4lS4n(, and, in raot, 4Ld not nr*r tha that their 84mfoea wWlU.b4 &&4pea.@ with armtil 

### JQL??, 194n. hour 0pIQIonopaltheabme pue86Ioli8 w%l.l be .gpr&01.t.$.*Eonotable J&i R. Shook - Peg. C



## . Under theraotsstatedin~yotkr **lettsr** 

### B&X&Foopnty for the past 

### several **years** 

### and up to &ly 7, 

### 194l,had in its employ 

### sin patrolmen **under** the assumption that the law aathorlsed the appointment OS that amber of highmar patrolQem. Apparsntly~the ~fX~~fs&ioners*c-t sating in eonj~O$iOa With the Sheriff was &oti+ br view of.ArtIcl& 6699~~ veraum'. 

### Annotated civilstem%@.' 8pet&r, the 

### Sq-mme court or 

### Texas in 

### the above 

### a&ntl&lltc:oa&& or Cha.. **W.** 

### AnaOr&On.

Count Judge, et al. v. will 1. **Wood,** am0118 

### other things held f **atit<ional.** hat Artiole 6699B, supa, was unoon-Therero*e, it is o&x oplnioa the% said aas4 is ao euthoritr

authari&lag the &samlaslonere~ mart to msks the above 

### 8i4di0rua

**order.**

It is oar rarthsr oplnlon ghet the oommissioners* aourt had ao authority, 4itheaf upre8se& or~fsp~ud, to make the abore 

### noatl4mea .Qlder

### -4 thetsaid**order** 

### i~.th4nrom void.

we here OarSrall~ 80nsid4r44 the eaa44 or 

### Slubr **Y.** Qiity or **San** Aatonio. **2nd 8.**  **w.** (26) **ai; Edw&ls**  **v.** Lubbook Gouatr, 

### 33 

### 8. W. 

### (24) 482,andtheeuthorltles ofted.t&eroin, 

### holdlirg in siieatthatwhere oounti4s 

### or mm$alpslitie& reoeito bon&fit& andor oonSraot& Allegal b44mme they are not in oosfomlty 

### with the Oonstltution or statutes or oherter 

### p~~i4Ion or 4 

### aitr,saidaoantles

ox munioipalitf,ea arb U4ble on iypu8a ooqtraots rw the 

### reaaomble raluq ai'the.betmrit# whiah 

### thu7~have r4aeired. Houmer a4 me und&rstanU the abwe 

### rentIoaed awms, 

### th4 d&&kn~~* 06&t 

### an&/or the 

### proper &th6ri~~e& or 

### the al%~**had** 

### the'autwritftou&a aaidaolotraat sraontraots mat raU4a. 

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### Or pcori8lans or thoMty'olmrter ~werx&iq thu 

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### aoasi6mti6n; be..it'f4qt to pay rot what 

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### iti.@afd'that the 

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### think that th,.~oamluiaxwrs~omr%:ha9 ~~arrthorlt~ whstever to.~appoiat

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### txu'far6her ~opinion thet tmld ooua-6 had a0 W.&hQFit~ to oo~treet;with 44 perfo*r~the ss~aea~.w&ish WM rore the &we ~ntIo+i oeu14a sre 

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