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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 Sirs 
the 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&; 

pror l& aiallg o wa aef ee l ll M OWo a r exPe y nMIaoumed 8 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 ~.of whldh Saow, ahall .br p&I& 

ior; rep,ealo& all lawe aad parts 

of law8 via confllot .hereylth to 

the extbot of the -qongliot otiys 

aa a0eLari~ Mu u~n~na~. 

*llrpeaa Bouti til Ho. 1380 by. striking out all 

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 

OS this ‘Btit6 @h&l1 have the pbwbr and 

30 

thoritr 

to fix the aoap9naat$on ai the fJl@~lff 1 rob, 

bared gpo0 t&e ldat prrciWIng iedbml aamie, a0 

rOiiow~.~ 

: 

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

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**(a) In oou5tier oontaI5Ing a8 many a8 

Twenty Thoueand (ZQ.000) ~4 not more than Thirty8ev.n Thouand 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.r 
Honorable A. 1. Ookw, Chairman, Page 4 

(#iSO OO0,000.00) Dollem valuation end up to but 

not lnoludlag One muulred meaty &lsn (QUO 000 000.00) 

Dollars rtiPutloa over end ebme the aarount eilow~d 

emoh offloor 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 iugifAve8 tram 

Jtistioe, a& rowiu?ds reoeivod fo’r thb roeor*ry 0s 

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 8x0806 Two 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 

erma M hi8 @to. o~~~s~~m8& S&r ~hb-~8TSI4S~)lt oi&tlon 

*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 1n ’ orriour and aeotloa 44 Artlola 111, 

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 the Leglslatun 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 x pal aorporatlon or dlstrlots; 

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‘therwIs8 prorldd la the ~bg8tlttitlon. 

66, Article IXI, or the state Gonstitutloa).~ . 

(fJiotIon 

: 

The blil Ins question Is qpplloable to every oounty 

of the deeIgnated v&ass. It 1s our vplnioo that the bill 

under.oomIderetIon Is Mt ~mpugnant tO that sebtlo~ of the 

oonetltutlon ~hIo.h~prohib~tr the ~pa68a&o-# spe~lal OF looal 

laws In oertala 6peolrj.ed oatis aM %a vvvxy ,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 Is u~~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 

TwOAty b!~llioA DollAr6 (~lEO,OOO,OQO1OO) acoording to the 

last greasdlng tax rdll al ruoh oouAti66, the paOuAt allAw6d 

sutrh eh6rifre 68 eanipen66tlon ala&l1 b6 Um6666d Opul p6r 

OeAt for each OOa Mul1110A 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 TWJnty Yi.llloa ~llam ()L%O,QQ0,0QO.b0) 

ValUatiOA WQr aAd #bW@ tt6 a6IOnAt allQw&'#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 AQ Peuimiatlon iA 6 P f&en&@ cyr 6lt~~tie~a 

or~afrorun6ttum66 6r the Au4lsfgalltl*6 p&*4308 i,A tam a&& 

remit ola66436. Them Aunt bQ saw r6mQMIkl~ .ml*$iei bmtWMA 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. . .* ,faor xlllor 4* a&. Ye la 'b&no 

County, 150 se B. (8) 1OOOj 08kl6r 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 fEouao Bill Ila. SW, a6 aaended, 

and have fall66 CO find any pl’OVi8iOA Of 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~oA 6f th6 

bill (~OtdOA fi), h6lWtOtOP6, dt6w666d. 

Toarr very truly, 

ATTORWEY W:l4U’ER&L OF TEXAS -