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*I hat0 your lottor of JUM 84tB hturnl y l ooount la the amount OS 5446.94wlbb the 9 ?a tr uat that the rate et pay allMa ~OOlBl Aa~olrt. 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 for rukln( the old81 at ~30.89 lronl



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l tlthoritlo,~ -1a Bolland w* Barrio county, u9 *xar lL6, 168 ziawo (tnd) 196 the 

### extra aoaprnrt on maid bl the oountlr.8 fer t the 6upr.m Court he16 that Dietriottudger 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* l 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~;r456, Chapter 168) saya that the Xrtrlot ZuCger of Countlrrhetily; orrtaln popalatlon &all nr*Lv+r l 84bq oi 87600,OO

par year, but that only b 000.00 aheula 4 be paid out of Stata 

### r\mdr atI r d0.00 out of c0ker mm ma uti010 &3u-~ (mfi0da &Ok 8tstuteo) whfoh waa maotad at the oaae teglslaturo, tix*a the nlr ry

l r the lot@@ottrM variow nirtrlot ceuttr rt $8,000.00. In Daurr county tmhr ZhoIea bll&, and on l aoouat ot rho 1940 o*nN$, 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 the su~ro~. Oourt in Bolluid V’I~ mrrir county Ia1 *TUr #%600&O la l part of thalr pay aa Dlrtrlot fubgsor’ ?m ~1800.00 r&orreC to 18 th4 

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oizpenrstlon oa 'a000uatOf th0 meaile &of wEioh 18 wotd ln t&e 0QitiOn.e IB ,Ut thlr Aot 

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in addition to that paid the other dlrt)lot fudge8 or th. aat..’ Honoe, a0 I ron8tnboArt1010 bS21, WhlOh oar says that the owe salary a8 bolal mdgoo 8hall

### rwoln 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~.

thoao l Pl~aea let me ktnon what your reaotion to authoritleolo.* brtiol@ 1621, ?. A, C. 80 oitod b ha8 no 

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inten g you in rour latter, te rafer to mtl010 6821, V. A# 0. &, dab road0 no follons~

*BIJ oelarlaoOf a 001&l by the Governor in oh d Ju$@o oomaledonsd onoe to seotion 11, 1Lrtlale 6 of the Oonstltutlon,or shotod **br** the praotfofng lawyer8 or a a8 provld8d br law, eha freed u2on by the partiro 1 er rollewrc bo detenained and paid

"1. Zaoh speoial Judge shall recslvethe xiiw~ pay as dfotriot jud@o for every day that he
Y be oooupled in performlagthe dutle8 of judgo, an those oomloolonsd br the Governor l hall al80 rooelve thr l

EIW pay a8 diotrlot da7 thar may be neosourily oooup i udgao for every l d in going to and returning fren the place where thormay be required to hold oourt.
*a. Tho amountofl uoh ealory @hellb aeorrtalnod by dividingtho 

### l alary lllerrd a dlotrlot Judge by threehundred 

### and l lrty-flvo, and thon iaultlpl:~ing

the quotientby the number of day8 aotuall7 eensd by the opeolal judge.

=a. A Juaga 80 oomlsolo~s6 

### l 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 l uoh plaoo, aooompaolodby etidoao~that br res duly 0ondo8ionf& (luoh aOOOUnt ahal be oertiflrd to be oorrrotby the juUg*‘oS the dirtriot, or by tho olork of the court in whloh the 

### l ervloer t;er* perforraed~Eonorablo aoorgo

b8 paid for Oomp~ryllor judgr 80 olrotod or agre8d upon

hlr rervioor8a prrooatatloa to *of the-

oorti~loato of the alark rhall the of the OOUTt ln ulUOh 8UOB HSTXOO8 WIl-0QSir’rOImed, 8hOwklig the reoord of auoh elrotloaor appointmentaad renloe8, and aooo8paaleabl the 8wora aooount or 8uoh a I&l68rhmiag the aunber or day8 aotually MrTe br hia a8 8uoh 8peOial jUdg&r Seotloa 11 of Art1010 5 of our St3to con8titutloaread8 a8 tO11OW8t

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### 5u&3r 8hr11 8it in say oa- wherela ho may be intere8tea,or whera l ithsr 0r tha may be ooaaeotedwith hla, either by afti a! arti oonean@dnity, rlthla ruoh a &OgrOr E8 ma ty or b8 :reaorlbedb7 law, or when he 8hall hare i: eelI oouasel in the oaaa. "Then the Supreme court the court of arlalnalAppeala, the Court or altli &)paal8 

### or UI~ nembrr of 4 that, 8hall b8 thur 6i~pdha to hear and drtermlne any Oa80 or oa8e8 In said court, the &me rhnll bo oertlfled to the Govsrnor of the State, wha ahell lmaedlately oomal6doa the repulrltaauf&or 0r por8on8 learned la tho law for the trial and 68terminationof ruoh oauao or oau8b8. lfhsn a lU&N of tho MItrlot Court 18 di8!?wiiiOd by a- of tho oauee8 aborr 8tatOd, the ptWtie8 mrJ, by ooneent, ap oint a propor pe:^rOnt0 try 8dd OaM& Or upon the Pt railing to do 10, a ooopitontperson ri!zq be appointoa to t 1 the came in the oounty where

a ruohmanaer a84Itay be xesorlbed

l ma the Dirtriot**fUdgB8 may**  **exohange dirtrlot8,**  or hold oourtm for l aoh other when they my de018 ~~woxpedlent and #hall do 10 when requlnd by ‘fii18 bi8~UAlifiOatiOll or judge8 or lnferlor tri&al8 #hallbe rosediedand raoanoier fn thelr OrriOe8 mid a8 suh~k imsorlbed by law.0 Artlole MM-A-~, TO A. 0. 80, nadr a8 rcillow81 qho Di8trlQt J&O8 Of **OOUntiQ8** harlag a
P opulation of S85,OOOaad not over Zb50,OOO8oeOrdng to the la8t proodling Teaera Con898 rhallRonwablo (ho-0 IL #hopper& Pago 5

noelte th0 ($7,500.00) a8 Jwenll8

- _-- 8ahry of Seren rh0u8Ma 

### Plte mabred Dollar8 per par lnoludlng the 8alary 0rri00r8I 

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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-~-118 notT;tplloablrto Della8 county b8- oaum of the population oh aooordhg **to** the **1040 POdera**  **Oen8U8 T** 
**Arti** 68190, Y. Ae C. S., **Ma8 a8**  **rOiiOW81**

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after the pa8~• 0s thl8Aot, thr Judge8 0s the +arlourDirtriot gourtr ami 0s the Criainal Di8triotQOUt8 Of thi8 St&. -11 eaoh bo pal6 an 8aaual salary or five ThOUsaIdDollar8 (~S,OOO.OO),

payable in equalmonthly lnstalbmentr.~

"In any oounty hating a populationof ozu hunUred thsussndor over, acoordin6 to the preoedlq Tedoral oaama8 the and OrhiM d8td.O udger 0s the 8ereraldi8triOt court8 of euoh Oouatf, together with the oouatr 

### judge of maoh oounty, are heroby Ooartitutoda JuvOnllo Board for ruoh 00un'*~~rho UIMU 8uary 0s oaoh 0s th0 **&a@8** ef the 01~11 and erltinaldietrlot oourtr of 8uoh oouaty a8 memborr of raid board 8hall be $1,500 la l ddltloa to that paid tho other dlrtrlot jUdgO8 or the $tat*, 8016 additional 8alaryto be paid monthly out or 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 oountlerharlrg a populationin lxoo88 Of ~50,OOt) lnhabltantm, **IWail a8**  **fOiiOW8;**

vor the a64ltlonal

### rervloor ad dutler romonth out 0s the Oeaeral ma or ruoh oouatf.**8 ulary ti l Di8tri8t T’Ua&08f -108 **OOUat7 18**  **a8**

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l 000 mr umua tid by the state of 'hzu uador 1010 681@., t. A* Oe 8a 9 1,500 par aaaum for 5umallo mnlo88 prid br Dal fa8 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 a totrf. Of #9,400.00,

The 8080 or Xolland v* Barr18 County,108 se u* (fid) 196, l rrirffi0a

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## 1038. f, (ta) 1069, oitoa by rum Dodd, bold8 

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Wa8 llablr t0 0 8wOiti bl8triOt Ubg. for ortloa bf 0oEpInutiea duo under Art1010 dlS9 the aal 8ahry f&r 5uvw~l10 **nm-ior8) waa**  though **f ha**  rpoohl judge had not perfOrA8& ant 8or~iorr for the wenile board. Vnd0r the faotr in the 4~80, th0 Stat0 had Ursab pa d it8 portion 0s the 8;eolaldlrtrlot~udgo*0 ullery ma the only qus8tlon lnrolrea wa8 the oountp8 liability.

**It Judge**  **Ooda had**  **8Ond I8**  **%pOiu a8tri.t**  **zUdg8 Of**  a1188 aOUI4ty

u. rOtid agror that ho rhoulabo 8oB,pon8atod oa thr bar18 or n $5,000 nleuy iron the stat0 ana a $a 400 80lar~ from the oounty, reorfriag proportlonato**8hfH88 iron**  ihe **8tatr and** 

**But won**  **a8** SpoolU 

### Dirtriot JU6&8 of Dal108 County he ~%'~ot b0 l

atltl06 to more thaa US.69 ger day from tlm S&t0 If ho won 8peolalDirtriotJuago hi would ha+8 to look to ~ell0; oouaty for hlr l

abitional sompw8atloa. gut Judge Dodd Ud not servo a8 8polal Mrtrlet Judgr or hlla8 Couat~ but 80maa a8 timoolateJuatloe or the Court oi Civil &.$ealr for the 5th Qu rona JUdlOiti Di8ttiOt Of hXkX8e The Tifth SupromeJudiolU Dlotr iot 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 Oouatl 18 la th0 69th JuUelal l&8triOt;Bunt OOW&f 18 ti th@ 8th and 68JId

JdOid Di8triOt8 TM ZUIdt Muiran Ma RoO~l CWAtlO8 aako hp the 86th tuai0 a1 i Di8triO$, Hoader8oa county 18 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 

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### Dirtriot Judge8 of tha oouatler

wlthln the 8th Quproma JodlolU Dirtriot noelre a 8Uarr of $8,000.00fro& tho Btato 'fh0 Di8triOt JUd 08 Of hllar oouatf are th8 oall Sth suprosaJu olal 31atl trlot rho reoolva oolcprnsatlon for their ronlorr on juVOnil0 board8 from the ooUllt~

The spoolal A8800lata net10 0s the 

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### air11 &I ealr for the 6th Su rome Jualoial P e d 8trlot hoer not serve for Da la8 OOUnty Uono bu omrte8 iOr the entire U8triOt fd l Ot8 68 a judge 0s the l ntlro alrtrlot. It 18 therefotuour opinion that tho propar rat0 af
corn emation in the aboro 

### matter 18 13.69 lr day bard on the quo?lentor a lJS6St.h portion of a $,00O.d 8alarJI te b8 pal& by the Btato.

It 18 our further Opi!dO!lthat Ddlar COUntr WOUbi Mt be liable for any 8alaFy for raid speolalA88oolate JU8tiOe.

very truly your0