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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEYOENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

Q-CLMAtUd Avnmlmv- 
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*I hat0 your lottor of JUM 84tB hturnl 

y l ooount la the amount OS 5446.94 wlbb 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 lr o n l ooo uont t the SOIlo wil ~tlthoritlo,~ 

-1a Bolland w* Barrio county, u9 *xar lL6, 

168 zia wo (tnd) 196 

the extra aoaprnrt t on maid bl the oountlr.8 fer 

the 6upr.m Court he16 that 

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* 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~;r 456, Chapter 168) 

saya that the Xrtrlot ZuCger of Countlrr hetily; 

orrtaln popalatlon &all nr*Lv+r l 84bq oi 

87600,OO par year, but that only b 000.00 aheula 

be paid out of Stata r\mdr atI r 4 d0.00 out of 

c0ker mm ma uti010 &3u-~ (mfi0da &Ok 

8tstuteo) whfoh waa maotad at the oaae teglslaturo, 

tix*ta he nlr r y l r the lo t@@ o t trM va r io w 

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 g ivye o u th r ee 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 l oizpenrstlon oa 'a000uat Of th0 meaile &of wEioh 18 wotd ln t&e 0QitiOn.e IB ,Ut 

thlr Aot l-M a r 1 

o f a tvil u1 l 4 rlalmd, 
c . 

631 

in addition to that paid the other dlrt)lot fudge8 

or th. aat..’ Honoe, a0 I ron8tnbo Art1010 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 

authoritleo lo.* 

brtiol@ 1621, ?. A, C. 80 oitod b 

ha8 no l pplfoation herei ou l r iddl, inten g 

you in rour latter, 

te rafer to mtl010 6821, V. A# 0. &, dab road0 no follons~ 

*BIJ oelarlao Of 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 f 

reed u2on by the partiro 

1 

er rollewrc 

bo detenained and paid 

"1. Zaoh speoial Judge shall recslve the 

xiiw~ pay as dfotriot jud@o for every day that he 

Y 

be oooupled in performlag the 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 thor may be 

required to hold oourt. 

*a. Tho amount o f l uoh ealory @hell b aeorrtalnod by dividing tho l alary l llerrd a dlotrlot 

Judge by three hundred a nd 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 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, aooompaolod by etidoao~ that br 

res duly 0ondo8ionf& (luoh aOOOUnt ahal be 

oertiflrd to be oorrrot by 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 rervioor 8a prrooatatloa to 

*of the- oorti~loato of the alark 

rhall 

the 

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 

a 

I&l68 rhmiag the aunber or day8 aotually 

MrTe br hia a8 8uoh 8peOial jUdg&r 

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 l ithsr 0r tha 

may be ooaaeoted with hla, either by afti a! 

arti 

oonean@dnity, rlthla ruoh a &OgrOr E8 ma 

ty or 

b8 

: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 

&)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 repulrlta auf&or 0r por8on8 learned 

la tho law for the trial and 68termination of 

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:^rOn t0 try 8dd OaM& Or upon the P t 

railing to do 10, a ooopitont person ri!zq be 

appointoa to t 

1 

the came in the oounty where 

a ruoh manaer 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 #hall be rosedied and 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,OOO aad not over Zb50,OOO 8oeOrdng to the la8t proodling Teaera Con898 rhall 
Ronwablo (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 prwtaim thg 0nlf nt0 

633 

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 the population oh 

aooordhg to the 1040 POdera T Oen8U8 

Arti 68190, Y. Ae C. S., Ma8 a8 rOiiOW81 

vroa a2ia after the pa8~• 0s thl8 Aot, thr 

Judge8 0s the +arlour Dirtriot gourtr ami 0s the 

Criainal Di8triot QOUt8 Of thi8 St&. -11 eaoh 

bo pal6 an 8aaual salary or five ThOUsaId Dollar8 

(~S,OOO.OO), payable in equal monthly lnstalbmentr.~ 

"In any oounty hating a population of ozu hunUred thsussnd or over, acoordin6 to the preoedlq 

Tedoral oaama8 the 

and OrhiM d8td.O 

udger 0s the 8ereral di8triOt 

court8 of euoh Oouatf, together with the oouatr judge of maoh oounty, are 

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 l ddltloa to that paid tho other dlrtrlot 

jUdgO8 or the $tat*, 8016 additional 8alary to 

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 oountler harlrg a population in l xoo88 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&0 8f -108 OOUat7 18 a8 

f8llrrra 

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 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 B USA, 

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 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) 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;eolal dlrtrlot ~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 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 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 8peolal Dirtriot Juago 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 timoolate Juatloe or the Court oi 

Civil &.$ealr for the 5th Qu rona JUdlOiti Di8ttiOt Of hXkX8e The 

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 

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 i a1 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 of the Dirtriot Judge8 of tha oouatler 

wlthln the 8th Quproma JodlolU Dirtriot noelre a 8Uarr of 

$8,000.00 fro& tho Btato 'fh0 Di8triOt JUd 08 Of hllar 

oouatf are th8 oall Sth suprosa Ju tl olal 31atrlot rho reoolva oolcprnsatlon for their ronlorr on 

juVOnil0 board8 from the ooUllt~ 

The spoolal A8800lata net10 0s the court or 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 therefotu our opinion that tho propar rat0 af 

corn emation in the aboro matter 18 1 3.69 l r day bard on the 

quo?lent or a 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