Eonorablo Luther C. Johnrton Qountr Attorney AlaorBoa county 

## Falortlnr,Taar

Dear Sir+‘-- iroionerr*
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## to State regrlsting or vahlolir ~LdSbldlOlt a54 Artlol*l~
**'8 Annotated**  **Civil Statutrcl,** 

sr8Court o?

### uah oountf, ction 

### with the 

### @,rriif, aa than two (8) regular depot 88, i vto (8) rbditional drputlrm ror 

### r todb balb regular deputies, ounty trarrio 

### ofiioerr toony(;larn **of** thl8 **State** rogulet80 or tht **rub%** bijPlrrafr **br notor**  rehiol88. Sal& dsputier rhall br, ‘MWiOr@t pnotloablo, aotorogole rfdsrr, 8ml8hrll b8

Th6y 8hal1 **give bon6**  **rab t&k.**  **Oath of**  **oiflb** as **Other** deputier, ThaYSW be dismirmd eoa arrvlor on

### rrgucrrtorth@

### Shor**1st** wjenrvrr approved **by** thm C~Bdon~rg **OFFICE OF**  **THE ATTORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  TEXAS **AUSTIN**

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## 95Iionorablb 

### Luther C.John&on, pag8

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OOott, Of **by said**  Court On it8 OUQ ititibtit8, 

### rhumvertheir l

enlorr am no longor 

### wodod orha+8 not **br8a** ratlrfaotory. The oomnl88lonUS hUTt rhall tix t:;8ir OOEip8liMtiOZiprior to **their 8.bOtiOn,**  **and Say**  **prorid.** atth8 l Xp8n8,

. Th@WYOf Sbid dO~Uth8 8hdll irot 

### br 1nOludOd 

### in the 8cttlOment8 0t the Sharltt 

### Inl ooountl4

for the ferr or offlae. For the PurQW5C, of thf8 law, the Con5i8rloner8 Court8 oi oouotier whole iWId8 from the rotor reglotration tear 

### providedheroin aumaunt toThl,rtf Thou8and Dollara (#SC000) or ov8r,MI ~88 

### Riot l ~oeOdi4 fiV0 (6fPOT OWtt Ofraid fWid8t Utd IlOtt0 0X080& 8OV8a **and** one-half (9&) obnt Ot aoh fund8 in OOUBtiO8 rocrlrlng a per h88rr amoMt from ruoh rrgiatratlon. Said **dOpUtir8** 8hall at au time8 000

### POTat8with 

### the tit Jolioe drpartmnt oi @aoho ty 

### or town ath* eountr, in the enioroonmntof raid tTJfi0 **law8** therain &ridin all Oth@r **part8 of**  the **County, and**  **8ha11** 

### have thr8am right an&duty to arrmt violator8 of all law8 a8 other Deputy Sh@rlff@ hf~ve.~ 

### (Underroorlng. **Ow8)** Artlola 6699a read8 a8 ronon: "Deputler 8hall bo 

### peld a 8tiarr **out** of thr **%*BOTd** 8ouatyfund not **to** l xo~od oa* huadlW6 l Bdtittt (t.lf#) dollar8 POTBiOBth,the raluy to bafixsd 

### br the 000PLi88iOnOr8’ 

### oourt, u14in l

ddltlon

theroto the **oommirrionerr ’**  oourt ia 

### herobfl

uthorlaod 

### to,Tgrorldr at the 

### l xQoa80 of thr oounty8uoh nOO888Ur \111iiO&?Ii8, eap8 and badgrr, 8uOh badgO t0 be Dot 1088 than two inoh. by

### thro. inoh. in d%iWWion8, and other **neorrrar~** 

### l qulpniont, 

### toiBOlude 

### anotor**eyole and**  **it8** msint~abnor, a8 **i8 arOMMW**  **iOr** thm to birohmgo their dutle8, ThO8tiRrl.8 

### paid to said doputler 

### aotlng as 8uoh bl@W 

### offioer rhall 

### bepal6 d~irsot **to** raid **d*pUth8** 

### br tha oonml~elonorm ’ oourt, and8uoh 

### mlarie8 8htil 

### be independent **or** any ralarror ior paid

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I Eonor6blm Luther C. Johnrtoa, pago 5

to the rhrrlf? **and** all O?hl8 dOpUtl@8not 80 

### l otlng a8 highwar orrloerr, **and** the 

### rherlir rhall not be required to aooouat ior the ralui@S provldcd iOr herrin aa ?0@8 of oitloo or a8 SalarY to thr8hOTii? ofhi8 other demtlar. &oh 46titier UI

### are wovldrd for herelne8haU 'beappointad by 

### the oommlrelonmrr~~oourt md 

### 6s dovutlrrd by oithu therhari?? or any oonstabla **of** tha oounty **in** whloh thou are appointrdi **and** no other ofriaers ohall make arrelts ln thlr bate for vlolatioa of law8 rvlatlns to highway8 nowin 

## rffeotin 

## thlrState. Such doputlrs a8 ~rovldrd ? h i fill t all tlma when in tho 

### prr?o~fIatitr~?at~eIfr **dttlcr** wear e ?ull unlioriwlth 8

### osp rnd **badge,** the bsd@ to bb **di8Fhpd on**  **the** outride OSthe uniiorm in a OOnlpiOUOU8 QhCO. Such O??lcerr 8kiallr6.zaln in Md UpoIl th6 highrar, 6ad 6t 6l.l t&l68 patrol the 8am while in the per?onriimor of their dutlO8, oaly 1~6~1~ the hl@mmy tc)purru6 64 otisndrr who&ruch orrloer8 were **unable to**  **ap** prehend upon the highwar ltwl?. Fo arrest by anymuohoftloer rhall be binding orvalid up on the porron apprehended it the o??loar **mkiag** 

### suoharrest **waa la**  hiding or it h6 ret a trap to apprrhsad pU8OIi8 traveling upon thr hfkh100 ?eO8 OFOhU(r88 WhqteVU shell b8 3 

### ror the sorvloa 0rruoh O??iO6r8 Frovidsd for huola, nor Mmll my ime for 

### the arrobts madr by ruoh OrriO4r8 br ohrged and taxed a8 008tr 

### orpal4 to 8wh **0rfi00m** in any oaao in whioh ruoh otiiorrr rhall nnlcr en arrort. Suoh oftioerr Sh!bll per?om 611 their dutl.8 and make arrest8 for vlolrtloa ofMI 

### lawo? thir State appertaining 

### to the

### ooatrol and 

### re8ule tloa o? vrhlole8 **operating** in **and** up~n~~~~~l~!hway, rtrret, or 6116y Of this Stat.. trlot 

### l

ngla6tr in wl:osO dlrtrlot the oountJ in which 8uoh offioero operats shdll advi80 with 8ueh offlour a8 to the 

### l a?OrO~~Bt

Of the VaTfour state law8 ~utalalag to oontrol and regu lrtlon ortratflo upon thr hl6haa~8 and in 0666 8uoh OfiiOU8 rhall aotpertona 

### thrjr but108 in e&orolng muohlaW8, th@di8tTiot eadka8* ml

f F iAonorablr Luther C. Johnrtoa, peg4 4

ooaplaln to thr oommleeionere~ oourt, and upon the fIl%ng of euoh oomvlalnt In writing duly elgned by the dietrlot l

nglneer,

the oommIee;onere’ oourt @hall l ummonebefore them for ahearing the **officer** or **offloere** to oomplaIned of, e.naIf euoh hearing derelope that euoh 

### officer or offioere are **not** performing their dutiee at required of them, then l uoh offlosr or offiorre the11 lmnodlately be dleoharged from all of th4Ir dutlee and powrre et heroin provided for, end other offloere l hall forthwlth br l

ppolntad. Should any portion 

### or trotion of thle art1014 be held Invclld or unoonetltutional, euoh holding ehall not aff4ot the velldity or oonetItutIonellty of any other 

### portion 

### of thle ertlole, and 8.11other portlone not held invalid 

### or unoonetltutlonal ehall remain in full foror and effeot.’ (Undereoorlng ours)
drtlolee 6699 and 6699a (Aote 1925, p. 2021 

### of Vernon’e Annotated Olvll **Strtutee,** oonetrued together teem to Indloate that the oommlttlOn@rt' oourt mayact in OonJunotlon with either the eherlff of the county or Poonetable in appolntlng **oounty** trafflo offIorre. Let us exaslnr thr 1eglelatIve hletorp of thee8 artlolee and aetermlne vhbther or not thla It aproper oonetruotlon to be given them.

1926 ArtIole 6699 of the Revised Civil Btatuteb of Texae, flret beoame the law In thle Stat0 la 1919 by 

### anl ot of the 56th LegIelatur4 (Aott 1919, oh; X2?, p. 228). Thle rot oon

### ferrrd on the oommleeIoner~’ court the right ‘to employ one or more SpeoIal Deputy SherIfle* to be eateIgned to work under the dIreotIon of the l herlff of the 

### County.’ Thhrpurpoee vat to l Ineure the adequate rnforoement of the Srafflo Law8of thle Stat., end rep4oIell~ the lare re latlng the uee of motor vehlolee and motoroyolee on the pub lo hlghwaje,

. . . and alto Y the Act8 regulating the uee of the publio hlghwaye br 

### motor vrhlolee.
. .’ Sea. 1, Ch. 127, Aote 1919.

Srotlon 3 of the **Aot provided**  that, *The number of tald offIoere and the length of their l enIoe ehall **be** determined bythe CommleeIonere~ Court, rotlng In OonJunotlon rlth the Bherlff of the County, ml ther ehall be required to give bond and take **osth** of offioe at other Deputlee. They maybe dIemIeeed from ler rloe

on requeet of the Sheriff, whensver ap-

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Honorable Luther C. Johnston, page 6

**proved** by the CoewIe~lonere~ Court, or by the CommIeeIoneret **Court** upon their ownlnltlatlve, when**ever** their 

### etrvIoce are **no** longer 

### net&e&, or hpve not been ertiefactory.

. . .’

**Rote** that the 

### act in lte entirety dealt with decrutr ehcrlff~ enddose not mention oonetsblee or deputy oonetablee.

Sea. 4 of the Aot (and thle 3s Inportent) **provided** on17 for the mneetiog and gaulnmr& of euoh deputq sheriffs In **the** following language!

‘Thtooopeneetlon 

### of e&Iddeputlee shell be flxtd by the CommIeeIonere~ Court prior to their eeleotIon, nnd In edElt!on thereto raid Commleeion

### l ce~ Court shall be authoriced to provide, et the expense c? the County, necereer~ equipment for tale 

### offloere to enable 

### themto dleoherge their dutIee. The per 

### of **mid** deputies ehfill not be lnoludea **in** the eettlemsnte of the Sheriff in eocountlng for the ices of offloe, but shell be Independent thereof.a
**In** 1925 the L+glelature oodlfIed Chapter 127 In its entirety at Artlole 6699. Thle ertlole ee et the time of oodlfloatlnn eppearr onpegs8 1ma 2 of thle oplnlon, with the 

### trotp tlon **of** the portion **undtreoortd,** whloh u&eprovided bv an anendmtnt oi’ 1947.
.

Theneeet eceelon of the Le.lele.ture **ter** 127 oftht **Aote** of 1919 ea I that codlfled Chep6699a. Artlo e:~6699,-enaoted Artlole

Thle **Aot** wee ohrpter 52, p. 202, of the hots cf 1925. It beoatee effeotlve 90 days after adJourmenb (Yeroh 19, 1925) or June 16th. Until th*t dete 

### Chapttr 127 elone vet the law. From that hate untll Beptenbw let, 1925, the effeotlve **date** 

### of the Retlead Clrjl Btstutee, 

### Chspter 127 and Chapter 56 (Art. 6599s) were both thr l&w

### l xoept

**insofar** 

### It the letter reoeeled the former. Under Chanter 104 of tht **Aote** of 1925, 

### the eu~ervieor of the oodIfloe.tIon

”wee req,uIred to lneert therein note of the SQth Ltglelature (1986) whioh modlfitd my artlole, ohapttr or title of the oode, but which were not express amendn4nte 

### orrel nnotmente thereof. Consequently, Artlole 

### 66991 rat atrely Inserted 

### Inthe oodlfIoatIon after 

### Art. 6699, 

### l lthough the **Act** purports to **emend** Chsnter 127 

### of the Aote of the 36th Ltglelature,

JHonorable Luther C. Johnston, oege 6

vhloh broom8 Artlole 5699.

According to lte o&ptIon 

### hrtlclt 659Qa (Ch. 58, 

### Act@, 1925) vat *Aneot amcndlng Ch. 127 of **the** 9entral Lava 

### of the 

### Regular BeeeIon of the 

### Thirty-sixth Legleleture, r’olatlng to blahvaz pff

### IctrQ. ’ (Smpbosle **eddta)** It will be remembered that the only hlgbvay offloere ret forth 

### In Ch. 127, however, were eoeolrl d~e3uty sherlffe 

### oppolnted by the ooomIeeIonere~ court in oonjunotlnn with the l herlff.

et **The**oaptlon l oeolfied the purposes of the amendment

ktdiei; and req?lIrlng euoh offIoere 

### to patrol the

to at to require the veering 

### ofunlforeke and 

### publio highways in the performanoe of their dutlee; flxlng and providing **for** the payment of l alarlee of euoh offloors,
. . .’ In other words, the 

### oaptlon of this enactment (I%. 58, **Aote** 1925) gave notice simply that the purpose of the aot was to provide unlforme, preecrlbe duties end flx oompeneatlon 

### of the offloere deelgnated In the act amended, Ch. 127, **Aote** 1919. The body of the aot, bowever,, amended not Chepttr 127 in lte entirety but only eeotlon 4 thereof (vhloh we recall related Q& to oompeneatlon 

### of epeolol deputy eherlffe.)

In eddition to providing for uniforms, duties and oompenration, 

### the body of the sot added the following matter, nomen

### tion of ‘vtrloh It wade In the onptlon;

#Suoh deputlee at are provided for herein shall be

### ~epppaInteaby 

### tht ooaaleeIonere’ oourt **end** 

### br deputized by either the l berlff oount **t.da4a**1 In vhiob they are app

ft it our opinion that this prrtloular prorIeIon 

### proridIng 

### for the eppolntment of 

### deputy oonetcblee at well 

### aadeputy 

### sheriffs It foreign to Chapter 127 of the rote of 1919 and notloe of this new eubJeot not having been given or expreeeed in 

### the oaptlon of Chanter 58 of the rote 

### of 1925, tht tame 13

### void and of no foroe and effeot under Seotlon 35 of Artlole 5 

### of the Constitution of Texee, ororldlng In part:

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Honoreblo Luther C. Johnston, pago 7

‘Nobill,
. . . shell contain more then one eubJ4ot vhioh shell **be** 

### l xp reeeed

InIts title. But if an7 eubJeot shell be 

### l mbrroetl In an aot, vhloh shall **not** be exprtet4d In the title, euoh 

### l 4t shellbe 

### void on17 et to to eiuoh thereof, at shall not be to 

### expreeeed.D
Under this 

### etotlon of our Constitution It her born held that the oeptlon mutt give notloe of the nature 

### of the amendment **(Katz** 1. State, 122 Cr. R. 231, 54 8. W.(2d) lSO), **In Re:**  Amerloen Rio Orande Land &Irrigation Co., D. C., 21 **F. Sup?.**  **492,** nodlf led, C.C.A., 103 F, t&l1509, oer. **den.** 60 6. 

### Ct. 88, SO8U.S. 5731, r.ndwhere the oeption of en amendetorl 

### act 

### l

peolfIee 

### apartloular field of the amendment **end** states that~tht sot la 

### to makeoerteln ohengee In a

### prior etrtute, the amendment It llmlted **to** the making of the epeolflo ohenge deelgnatcd **and** @ny

### l ddltlonal, oontrar? or dlfftrent emendment it pr4oludea. Lendrum v. Centennlrrl Rural glgh Sohool Dletrlot #2, **(C.C.A.)** X54 8.Y. (2d) 55%

This oonetruotlon la In accord&no@ with previous opInIone 

### of this department.

In opinion lo. O-2444 **we** held that et to oounty trefflo offIorre appointed under Artlole 6699b, Vernon’s Annotated Civil **Statutes,** the Eherlff end not the CommIeelonere~ Court hat the right to 

### dlreot, in drtall, their duties.
.

In opinion No. O-1282 **we** held that euoh offloere are In feot drputy 

### l

herIffe, 

### l

e~lng~ Wuoh offloere are In faot deputIee, working under the dlreotlon of the 

### eherIff. Hoverer’, 

### l uoh offIo4re ere aroeolel oleee of deputies, knovn at oounty trefflo offloere , **end** 

### prior to the amendment of Art. 6699 by the **45th** Legleleture their dutler were oonflned eolel~ **to** enforoensnt of the highwar lava of thle state **end** to this field their authority **vat mm4a.**  Slnoe the amendment by the 45th Leglelature, **Art.** 6699, eupra, the Legleleture hat been fit **to** broaden their field **of** operation by glrlng raid deputlee or **oounty** traffic officers the right and **duty** to errset vlolatore of 411 leve.* 

### ‘--iCL.

### Ronorablr Luther C. Johnrton, pags 8

and 

### LConrcqurntly, it 18 the opinion OSthla department you 

### are adrirrd that the county 

### trlilio offioor8 

### provided for in tiolr 6699 and 66QQaof Vornon'8 Annotated 

### Civil **8t8tUt88,** 8hOUld **be** aPpOht8d by the OOUd88iOlWr8 **OOUrt** of a oounty, acting in oonjunotion with the rh8rlff of that oounty, and not 

### noting In OonJunetion vith 8 oonrtable.

DSAN30, 1941

FIRST ATTORNEY

GEXERAL
JDSIJS Very truly **XOUCI,**

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