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**OFFICE OF**  **THE ATTORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS AUSTIN** 

**GROVER SELLERS**  **ATTORNEY GENERAL** 

Honorable **A.** k. Coker, **Ohairman** m~conrraittoe for aommi ttes on c0unt14.30 caflito1 Station **AUSth,** TSX~O
Dear Sirsthe **payment** Of mime; prorIdIng estra oempbfieatloa to bald &iioero In eert6In eount1.r~ laorearing bl oirioio oomQoneatloa ln oertaln eouatleo; exoluding reward0 from ouoh eoapbnoatIon or bululbr henin prod&o&; prorl&iag

allowa aee

ef l llMOWoary exPenM8

Iaoumed bv MI& 0fSioero or their deputIe8 In the diaaharge of tbelr offlolal duties, a04 &eaignatIog the flu140 Out ei whloh said rxpenws are to be pal41 proddie f9r the purohaee of neaeseary eqqIp=

out ~.ofwhldh Saow,ahall .br p&I& ior; rep,ealo& all lawe aad parts of law8 viaconfllot .hereylth to the extbot of the -qongliot otiys 

### aa a0eLari~ Muu~n~na~. *llrpeaaBouti til Ho. 1380by.

## strikingoutall b91m 

## the maotine olauao an6 inserting in lieu thitbof th8 roilarin&t
*‘se&iio3.

1. Except as othbrwlre prmlbod in this a9t; ~%&I

t$O@!NiOS%OlkOrb’

@Slbt iA &a WWbty OSthis ‘Btit6 @h&l1have the pbwbrand 30thoritr to fix the aoap9naat$on ai the fJl@~lff 1 rob, baredgpo0 t&e ldat prrciWIngiedbml aamie, a0 rOiiow~.~

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1tionorable A. #. Cohsr,Chairman,Page 8 . 

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**(a) In oou5tier oontaI5Ing a8 many a8 Twenty Thoueand (ZQ.000)~4 not more thanThirty8ev.nThouand IWO ha4rad (S9,SOO)Inhebltantr, not 108s than your Wou8and ($4~OOO.OO)~Wllar8. *v(d), fn eauntler ~oo~talnlng aa many i8 Th&ty-8Hrn Thoumwl five k~dn~ snd. air* (87 501) UBd lw'mm6thuL8lrty*owand
tant‘, mot torr than ybwr Tlwum 60*ooo)ma&- Ylfty ()r,8SOdOf Wlluo. Tm Ellaand &nil

@'IO] In oountle~ OOBttiBbQ a‘ ully *r S$xt ThOu8and end OBO 60 ml) ud BOt mere than one k&w3 ThouawZl (l&O boo)~Inhabltricltr not 1888 ?Jiai.PIre Thiqan6 ~&o &i&e&~ (#S,&i&OO) Wllarr; _. ., a*(f) 'Id eountl madred Thqwaxid and. tha5 oae Euemd rlr$y
tent‘ not lwir tha5 rl (#S,Sh.ao): *$18aTl.rHonorable A. 1. Ookw, Chairman, Page 4

(#iSOOO0,000.00) Dollem valuation end up to but not lnoludlag One muulred meaty &lsn (QUO 000 000.00) DollarsrtiPutloa over end ebme the aarount eilow~d emohoffloor a8 fired by tie Cmunlrsionerr~ oourtj and further proriding that the oompm8atIon herein flxed,or aUo+ed for the Sheriff of any oounty shell be erolurrlve oi any reqerd or rewar&,noeIved for the appreba8loa of orl&uxIs or iugifAve8tram Jtistioe,

a& rowiu?ds

reoeivodfo

’r thb roeor*ry0s stolen prgperty,.
~~seotIolI 8, In all 4ountIe6 whoraIn the @herIi? Is oomgoa8ntsd on a rec.

bar14 the Oo11pls4Ioaers~ Court play alla suoh SherUY an annua 'ex errlolo oanpenmtlo5 aot to 8x0806Two Thouma four Hundred ($2,m.00) DOllai“.
qleotloa 4. In addition to tbs foregoing ralary pr@8iooa, all neoeesiwy esp4a8eq lmurrad by any Wirlfl .or his .deputIes~ ln tbr'altioWg4~ ot. their oitiolel datios &all be aLl4wod'bg the.OkmIul~-' era* Court of the aotmty of the sheriff*8 resId4n40, upon properly authorized sworn repart. and p8id out or tat6 0er~rra.l mud or out or the 

### orrf0t3m~~warp Rsnd~oi the oounty 48 th4 ease a49 bajiy'ead, upoh the mi0ra co UIdtioA Of any Shetitt &ttSying **that** 'any o' pee& @u4b as auWa4bliei'%lI4s M hi8 o~~~s~~m8& S&r ~hb-~8TSI4S~)lt oi&tlon erma @to. *6eloaersP Court or th4 oounty or w0.:8h$isi~8 ~~81~0n08 rhaii atk~1~0~q0 purohaae oi.sdah equipmoat.

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Honorable A. W. Ooker, Qheirmen, P?ge S

Gem.rall mpeaklng the vvnstitutlon fixes the oompenaatlon or oerb **n** orriour and aeotloa **44** Artlola **111, 1**  **’** of the State Uoa8tItutIon authorIz+s the ~e~rlaturr to’prvrldo by law for tha o6ia3maeatIOB Of all other offloors, 8ervants, agents 

### and publlo oontraotors. Pursrrrnt to the euthorIty thu8 ootderrod, mWrour statutes hare born **passed fixing**  the pm&MtiOB Of l’Uiau8 O~sse8 of offIoer8. The power 

### of theLeglslatun to flix the aompm8atIoa or offloarr 

### 18 iidt0a bi the provirIoa8 4s the 28ms mi8titution prohibitlng the pamage of looal or speol&l lnw8. delegatid **b, the**  **Ugis&tw to**  the governI ties, munio pal aorporatlon or dlstrlots;

x done In verfmuv lAsta5oerr. In the ej?reave of l xp~or8 oonstltutionel p.rovlsivn~ the oompensatlon of Offloer8 nurt be fixed **by** the Legldaturo or by 601~ been exproasly authorlead 00 dv 8c& authority to pass loaal vr 'speolsl lays regulatI.ng the general oompenoatIo5 4s_ooqity offlorre vr nltarlng the general leww la relatlba thereto. It 18 erpres81ylrprvhlblte6 from pssdng say spoh law.g&raIng the fees vi o+rt&k oles~8 o$.oHIoers exoept,~aek o‘therwIs8prorldd 

### la the ~bg8tlttitlon. 66, Article IXI, or the state **Gonstitutloa).~**

**.** (fJiotIon

: The blil Insquestion Is qpplloable to every oounty

of the deeIgnated v&ass. It 

### 1s our vplnioo that the bill under.oomIderetIon Is Mt ~mpugnanttO that sebtlo~ of the oonetltutlon ~hIo.h~prohib~tr the ~pa68a&o-# spe~lal OFlooal laws In oertala 6peolrj.ed oatis aM %avvvxy ,W8v whvra a general law mar be made &pplioable. ft'1@~ 6~ .a~iti~VB that :;;;I11 ia a.ppl$oable ta every-@gal&y of .t~‘datig~atod

. .Soe the *aso ai. alark cr.,Pl.al*~, 54 S. **Wi** 843.

wo ha?o .38v gazefull 018 m, of th4 tqtibr OoaWWt 1 v@&iavred BOOFWA 61, ArtIon la 

### eim5oOt~va

.rith t& foregoing bill, ft 

### Isu~~oplaioa at 

### rsid MZl'%‘ 

### not rep-t to that seotlon or: the 

### ooniMtatlon.**Xonorable** A. K', Cok6r, Chalrmah, pw 6

Thie departmeat l

atwtalnr sorioua **doubt** am to the Wdibty Of the ~prOti#iOn pi %mtiOn 8 of Act pr6~~ng that in aountles haul= an assssmed valuation in ezoeaa of m&,y Yilllco Dollar8 (~80,000,000.00), and 18~6 than orw fiuadted TwOAtyb!~llioA DollAr6 (~lEO,OOO,OQO1OO) acoording to the last greasdlng tax rdll al ruoh oouAti66, the paOuAt allAw6d sutrheh6rifre 68 eanipen66tlon ala&l1b6 Um6666d Opulp6r OeAt for each OOaMul1110A Dellars j~1,000,C00.00) ralU6tioA or rmotioml Jmt 'th6reOf in eSOe68 Of &@&TWtIAtg j6iiiiOA DolbU'6 (~O,O~,WO.o6) valrsrhioa, and up to bat set fAolud1Ag on6 ?iUAd+eB

TWJntyYi.llloa ~llam ()L%O,QQ0,0QO.b0) ValUatiOA WQr aAd **#bW@** tt6 a6IOnAtallQw&'#nmh Aff&cnr 6& ima by the oenai66lonar6~ 06-t,. ft in 66ate8 iA the oaso Of Bsrar COuAtY v* 'Pgnoo et al., #t@ra thatt -ho zula fa thati P alaesiiioatien oanaot be adlo d arb&tMlT apon a @ma6&whloh ha8 AQPeuimiatlon iA 6 f&en&@ P cyr 6lt~~tie~a or~afrorun6ttum66 6r the Au4lsfgalltl*6 p&*4308 i,Atam a&& remit ola66436. Them Aunt bQ saw r6mQMIkl~ .ml*$iei bm**tWMA** the **6ftuPttOA** Of iIia.&oi~iti6l:a@i6&tk~~ wktlm shyer awl ebjwts to be attabe& .Those **suet** )m se&w

.whitoh tA #am. reaeontbb da@eo r&!qwn66 for b& dlrloio~ into i3la6666.
. .* ,faorxlllor 4* a&. Ye la 'b&no County, 150 se B. (8) 1OOOj08kl6r rt a&,.~7. ma%,, 

### i&l 5.w. (8)OLO). Cla66l~ioatfoa r&u&,M n~soaab~% acle‘mtuml, mot mrblfrary aat? eaprloioa8i

we have aoarrider6d mrbU6 @her prorEaieaiI **or tha**  coA6tltUtioA iA cionnection rrtth fEouaoBill Ila. SW, a6 aaended, and have fall66 COfind any pl’OVi8iOAOf 66&a,blll FWUeAaAt to tho66 pror~eioA6 Of **th.** &Xk6tibUtiQA. out Att6Atkm h66

**not** been direot& to say ~rorlaloi:+t 66&d bill tbaf tight OoAtr6V6lu, ,th6 OOA&$tUtlOA Oth6r.th6A ths .BiWVi6~oA6f th6 bill (~OtdOA fi),h6lWtOtOP6, dt6w666d. Toarr very truly,

**ATTORWEY**W:l4U’ER&L OF TEXAS -