OFFICE OF



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AUSTIN,TEXAS

Ron. DOII

D. Parker county Audltm Esrtlraa coaaty Eartlalrd,

### Torrr

Doer f%r: cplnml x0. 

### O-1955 Ret Doco tba OOmahsl~~rS **00tlPt** OS **itaatlaml** Count under muso Bi!1hare the suthtx-$.ty



### 236 of the 

### 46th LoglGlrturc or Taacm to allow l aoh aomlasloner tha madnum ai $35.00 per month ior lxp oaaa6

wlthwt tho f&l.ll.

ofan expaaao

rao oa at

l aoh

Tourro~uo~lt **for** oplnloa **upon** 

### the **above question**  **hes bean**  

### reoeivad, **nad oonddorcsd**  **by this**  dapertment.

Art101e 235ooa,

Rorirad Clvll atetutoa 0r Texas, *rtaieLng to oountios ab 

### and Eouso fill 

### 236 cU the 3 000 to 

### 34 200 lnbebltsats 

### 4 b Leglduro of 

### Texas 

### roads a la r ollowll:



### a.& EO. 236

“Aa rot sathorld~ the owud85lonan oourt in l a ah oouty la thlr,3tate havlly 8 of not loss than 

### thirty-rour thoumad 

### 3 ,000) p"E"L"

tioa

aar )II@Qthaa thlrtpfour thoumud, two hud?od 

### (34 200), 

### aooordlng to tha 

### lart al Lf4us, to allow l soh County g**rooadlag** ?oderdrdomr mr**tan 0~ense8**  

### rcn. **trovellng 8nd**  

### la **oooasotion** with the Plaoof hi8 eutomoblle OSI offloial burl

### a888 only 

### oml/or ln oversee* tba aoostruotloa

hion WI repelr or suoh mhlale MO ueea by hlai without 

### any further oxpen5a bitoeoter to 

### the aouuty; and daolariag sa 

### aaarean8ye

### HO& Doa 0. **Prrkar,** Pwa 2

**tbr** oamlrslomrr **Oourt** 18 hrtoby l uthorlzOd **to 811~**  **c8ah Cadsalo~r**  **not to**  l **xoo4d tho**  4m of Th5rtpfIto Dollw4 ($35) **pu** math fo bo sect rid 

### out of the Road rad 

### 3rIdeo Fund of 8uah Coudr8lomr~8 Fmolnot tar txsrollm l xp6nssa

an4 

### 4qu~oIrtlon on the 

### rutaab bm ubI10 

### woa on ofiloIa1 bu8laars 0x14 and/ or ln wu46olnC: thhe4on4tnlotIon84AfdrMBMOOI of the DUbliO road8 of 

### said OotUItiaE. aoh suoh Cmfalssloncr shsll p4 L all l

xpem~r 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

T 

### atlropub110 aoOOsslt tbr?t ths 

### Constltut

onal8ule roqdrl.og blJ 8 te bo .read 00. t&W SOVU81 day4 in OSCh ~OtlB~bC BUS~Ord44 8513

the 8eae 14 hormby suspendetl, and thI8 

### Aal ahell take 

### effeot and bo In tar40 

### iron sad sftu 1tr p8444g4, 446 it se 40 l Mote4. '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 Ohm80ab OQ, 

### hundrad rnd fifty-six 13w61 lnbsbitants~ Edaad County, Teas 14 the oaU oonatf in ha8 eonlng wlthln tho popuLtloa borackotr 8et oat la Bow0 ml 236 

### or 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 l 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 56 of ttir

Conrtitutlon of Tom4. 

### A 

### reedlag of the sot uillcU8810sO #et it 14 **not 4**  .8poolrlroad law of the aouat the act i4 to 4utharism th4 1 Thr purpwo of aommi88 

### oaera’ court 

### ko alla aot to emed 835.00 

### per month toorah 

### aoeairdonattor trsro~ uponro8 sad daprooletlon QILeutcraablk Hill. ore4 an 0ff10141 bu4lll.E~oa3J d/o illowr'cmoing tho

### . ’

oonst~otiion Sd QbeintOMttOO 

### Of tb. 

### publio rob&E Of 

### said OOUttt~OS. 

### The oasoor 

### 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 rogui latlon a? oountf 

### afialrs by 

### load and 

### spoolol ti.

no 0980 o? sgith 04. atsto, 

### 49 68 (2nb 

### 739, bold8 that 

### the **oontstltotiond** prohlbltlon 8&8inot SpOOi@i 

### lawaoamot bo

l 

### ~rdod by 

### nakl~s

I lnw l 

### p lIoablo

to a pntendad 018GO ‘Ad that 8 Statttt, 018‘Qierrp by popStlon 

### 14 n8pbolalw It p ar 4laniolp4lItIo4 ulatlon doer not afford 8 felr b4414 

### for olr44lflO4tlon$1 

### t tho SteWtO 

### mar01 d,S~&MtOS si&o 

### munioIpalIt~ Idor glllso



### of ~olsaalf

I ostlon by DOJd4tiOtt.



### tlndor thoebow 08808 

### end tmdtr thefollowing 8UtbmitiOSl 

### Woo4-a XL-faIndependent Sohool Dlstrlot,

12) mf WI 429; BronatlolQ YS~ Ton&o, 

### 109 SW (2nd352 City 

### or Fort worth

### to. BobbItt 36 371 ( 

### Frlttor

18. 

### Wont, 65 3~ (2nd) &4r Ld 1 470r 

### AustIa Brothers vs. 

### Patton, 288 

### 3W 1821
on4 tmdu tho 

### l

uUmltlos oltod In opt&m4 Bo4. C-16, 

### O-364, O-462 mtd O-899 of thb dopartwat it 

### la tha aplalon of thla 

### doprtuwtt that Houeo 

### Bill Ho* 236 ab fhr, 46th 2&814tur0 of Tuss, quoted sbmo, I8 o&arU 

### anoonititutiaul 4143 

### tlolatm Goation 

### 56 of Artlolo 

### 3 ab.thO CoMtitUtiOn cb %X4‘.

so ul01op~ hermdth 8 oopy oi 0Q1alon Ho. oOf th18 **dopartmant**Whbh 

### hoMe l 

### ddler Sot UMO~-


### You are, thoreforo, ro4poctfully euvltmd thst 

### it 

### is the oplrdoa OS. this 

### d~artmunt 

### thrt Eou4O 

### Bill 236or thoi,6tb fa~siaturo 

### or %rsa is 

### unoonstltutional. %tt S?O fUrthOr Sdli~~d that it IS th0 O&i013 Oi this doputmnt t&it tho oamniI48lont.rr~ ooort 

### would

not hato outhorlty to 

### pay tho 

### eomdsslooers l 

### trarellng

l 

### xponees

under this 

### unooast Y ‘UN3 

### Of BOnoJ

88 

### tut%onal

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