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OFFKE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS



### AUSTIN QDULO 0. MINN .-001uu

Xoaomblr A. t. Brrag, fr. 

### Criminal

MrtriatAttorney BllUboro, **Teur**
Dam siri

or **Dtate** npn**tte*** ia orrtaia

add attor thr eiieo

### oouatiw .for

f4 iaolud* Tlotorial Ropwon%8tiro, .ia the &e&l* laturo,#hallhare hlB.orher name &or& on mob primaq ballot in l



### eh oeuntias,

J 088ad aatn..

hs OT rho has pal6 to thr Countylkxaoutiv.Oommittee of 

### the politioal part+ whose n~i~tiOD ho of sho seeks, **thr SUEI**  of tifty **DolhrS** ($50).
**Tt** being the **purpose** oi this h06t to require
c iF&: ant of Tlity Dollars ($50)as a pnrsquislte

CL tha name a? tha oandidats plaood on tha oitloial

ballot in any primaryslostlon in saoh **and** all oouaties

hsralnabovs

sat out.# , Ssotioa**bb** of ArticleS oi the Uonstltution ot Texas, reads, 

### in part, as follows:

*The I.8gislaturs

shallnot',

axespi

### a8 otharrlss 

### provided

la 

### thisOOnstit~t~on, pass anr looal or spaoial

### law,euthorlaingr *And in all other easeswhen a gsnoral law
aan br'mda appliaablo no looal or spsoiallaw shallbs snaotsdI provided, that nothing hsrsin oontained shallbr oonstrusd to prohibit the Lsglslaturr

?rom passingspaolallaws for ths 4reservation

of the game and fish of thi8 Stats a osrtalnlooalities.~ The following

rulss are pertinent to tEe problem



### at hand t RUlassl~ioetion of oitiesaad oounties 

### by population,

and legislation

agplloabla

to suah olassifioation,

has gasrally bran sust@lned w&err a substaati~l,r~ason appearsfor suoh olassi?ioatlon. *Xi the olassifloatlon a? oltissor oountlss is based oa populatian, wEetheran sot is to bs ngardrd 

### a8 spoolal, and whother its operation Is uniformthroughout the State, drpsnds upon 

### whether population affordsa 

### fairbasis for ths olassiflaationwith rsfsnnos to the mattapsto whioh it nlaths,and whether ths result it 

### l ooempllshss

is in taot a real o&ssifloatlonupon that basis, and not a designation of a singleoity or oounty to 

### uhloh alone It shell apply,

### under the gulsa OS 

### as- ~.. 1 ’
*

. waomblo A* 7, 1#?7aa, ifr., 740 3

..

l 

### ueh l 

### lassifIoatlon,

Rrkor-Wa8hi4toa 00. tsr Xumar QIt7, 98 ma. t88 88 t. 981.9 

### blth vv *State, l80 Tea. ur.481*4* A.r. (U) ma. : 

### *TherlasrUlsatloa

840 toamustnet is real **or rubstantial**  dietins PLou, uhloh mn4otr 011, olsss I8 truth, distlwt or dU?uaat fro8 aao*hw &or l * l Tharmmust exist areamaablr ih 

### w$UloatIaa ror the olassifioatioa; thst is, l 

### bUI8 of the l



### lasstileatlea

lnro&od

Rust 

### hua a ,d

net ml&is8 to the &m * l . t I MoQulUoa on mmt 

### tupow oz,ths

l 

### l *l Oa*ratlom, pp* 44, 4% 

### Zt Is olear

that Artfolo 8lM0, br 

### It8tom@, a)pllor oril7 

### to oountlw *hati a 70 ulatlea of not lers 

### themfort - three 

### t&wand aa& 

### notmore 

### t & rort7-thr.0

thounnd oao h

tanclnd an@%8 all l



### ountler

ia thL# 

### 8tate

havl4 a popdatloa ot 

### not l 

### ss~thur slxt7 thoasanl

&A¬ row thanslrtf thousand, i oao 

### hwdrdead la 

### all oountles of this 8tato 

### h&tin@ not less taut ninotpaI&ht thousaM anl sot man then alast~l~o~thow

### an&,rsoordt4to 

### the last preorlhg7obem.fOeasus 

### when such 

### oouatlss

ooastituta

a W nsoatetito l%mtrIot.* fs **UtiOlO 8~lbO'XS@#hMt**  **t0 kc)tiW**  **ib** 

### of &tlolo a of tJ30ooastitutioa

of Tens? Its thlr an **attempt** 00 **thomrt** of tho Legls&tura 

### to oneeta leoal **or** 8 l

### UI ba aa1 

### has boon 

### mdo 

### l pplisab

### et r *la1 lawbra 8~ rnmllaw 

### Wo hold 

### thatf[

t ie. k aPe wonsd that 

### BillOaunty, Tans, he4 a

c pulatloa

08 iopt -thrso J tholB8Otider thouanti aad 

### thirt7-dlq 

# l ooo~f. A x$ Osasw~ kmrro Oouat7, Teus, 

### a $1~ of sixt7 t h o w~ ,fIve h w & ed

~4 s o v~~ l

ooorl 4 

### tor suah OO~SW, ana %oLonw oOunt7, 

### T&x&s a populatlorr d 

### nlnotp 

### l lghtthowan4 sir hundred and 

### sirrrtphro lahabltaats. 

### koh oi thoso

oountk oonstltuto

a ropnrontatire

bistriot

under A?tiol* lOcl,

RetIs& oitia 

### m4tuter Mu). BLWO aTo uio on4 oouatlas moroovor undor tho 1tOO kern1 Gonsur,

### to whirh Artlolo$1.u*wilAppl7.

Ala l 

### opntlos othrrthamthoso

emmuatod IB ml.10 81180 

### ud Art1010 8ll.a 

### of Torma*l) AaEetato4

Qivll 

### Dtatutos, an ro~I4od for In ths pnoral 

### rtatuto ArtId 8114. Anl orl r 4 

### to this Mtlolo, *no orndi4ato lo* **nomlnatlon for** . Eoaorablo

A. 7# Br7aai7rr, pas* 4 

### 223.

. .

**Stat0** 

### Saaator or ~opnsoatatlvo In the Lo required

to 

### pa I 8t **s&two** shallbo 

### more thanOn0 IkllW (81. 1 **to** 8gIrz;7 aooutlvo oomttoo **or** y other 

### person or aa7 **sonittoo** l**# his**  

### portion **o?** suoh oxpoasofor ho r ding suoh 9m*a Oanoodlag the pwor of tho Lo#lslatur& to okssI?7 l aoardI Y 

### to pepulatlon,

Is t he l lassI?ioatloa



### herebased on **poao: 8**  **grouad~t 28**  **then sas**  dlffonaoo ln tho oouatlos nlatloa ci

pulatioa

b?mkots, whloh 

### bean a just 

### and **proper** the 

### nrbfoot

**utter** of the legIslatloa? **Lat** u8 

### oxamino

tho 

### praotloal

opontlon o? this **ststuto. j**  

### 0horok.o

OOuatf, Tsxaa, aeoor&I~#

to tha 1980 Yodoral
TP u l a ti o a

of ~ort74&00 

### thswaa& on0 hundred l oa.u&l&ator tount7 4 nqulrod to pa 

### for state roprrsoati~In

In that *not 

### pro than 

### On0 Bollar I to the Count7 xxocutlvo Cam1tt.0 

### #l.)t* **rot** 

### oandI&atos **for** nprosoata

### tireln Bill Couat7, Tssas, suoh 

### oountr harlq a po ulatlon of on17 fort79four



### poreoar

loss thaa Ohorokoo

Couat7, 48 nqulred **under** Art1010bllbo to pa7 ofor **to tb**  **Oount** 

### xas, were 

### Bwoutlro **Oormrittoo** 

### tlftt

404ars. Burol7,hen is **a aoro**  arbl I **rar7** and oaprlolourr

l slootloa

of HI4 Oumnt~,

the olassl?1oatIoa harI4 no naeonablo rolatloa8hlp **to the**  **subjoot matter**  **of** the onl 

### otmsnt. Insofaras tho 

### seooa& 7opIllatIoh 

### bnokot Is oo~~srao&, 8Ixt7 

### thoueea&

to sIxt7 thousand,

six hundro&,

asoordIag to the 19SO ?o&usl 01asu8,Satarm Oount7, Texas, is the on17 **oouatr** ofAn& withis ItI **7ot** 

### fhlrostoa Oouatr rith a population

of sIxt7-row thousaab ?our hundredaad oao, aad Uraysoaaouat7 with a pepulatioa

04 sM7-five thousand, eighthuadrodand fortf-throo

Inhabitants as nomplss, **a&-o troatod**  dIffsrontl7. LIlwwlso,

**KO~O~BW** Want7 with a poprr;latloa e? aIastt-oI&ht thousand,

six huadro&and l

Ighb7-two

inbabItaats Is **tho onl7**  oount7 aooordlag **to** tho 1980 ?edsnl Oomus, ?allIa& within 

### tho **bnokot** 

### aiaotpol&ht thauson&

to aInot7-alno

thouBan&. 

### In oountlor

above 

### till

bda 

### that are 

### a~oorao&

airr0Pm **tnatmoat.** pa ulatlon 

### braokot

osn&I&atss **t ust**  ***** mndidatss for l lootloa to the Loglslaturo in Bill, lkture and YoLonasa Counties should. 

### bo required to par ?l?t 

### (#SO.OO) dollan **to** the 

### Want7 hooutlvo **0uamitt.o and**  **oend dates**  **I for**  **the same**  **o?-** tloo rosldlng

La ooPntio8 o? **@water and**  losspopulation **should** pa7 oa17 

### one (#LaOI &al&r Is l p !- nt neither **?rtm tho**  **statute** nor aa valid mason w 9aa 

### ooaoo vo*.- 

### 222

i **Boaorablo A.**  **7. ErJOn,**  **fr ’**  **r,** -60 5 ."

600 the nosnt 

### oa8sof Ih 

### Parts Iorgusoa ~13t8. 1. (ad) 408, whoroin the Courb of Criminal Appealssaid1
~onoror, **the** olassI?IoatIoa soot td be basedmen17 on the numberso? poop10 In the various oountIos 6Ot a s to l gor sos, o? physloal IB?IMtIss, or in w other mannerwhiohwould 

### appear to be a just or masonablo basis for olassl?Ioatloa. Uo are not ua8Ia&?ulof the power a64 authorit o? the Loglslaturo to olassl?7



### l **ooordiag to**  popQst:oa,, **but** 

### rush ~okssl- ?IoatIoa

wet bo based oa 

### re&mnablo &ZWI6&8 - mm U??oronoo 

### whioh boars a jwt and proper mntatloa **to** the 

### l ttmpto4 olassISioatloa ‘dl aat a men-•rbltrw solootIoa. Willou&b~ aa the OoastItutioa,- Vol. 8, sea. 458 (1910

### tditioa)r 890 a roasoaablo basis This boirq true, wo rail to **for** the olnrdflsatloa Ia tho **lnstaat 0180.**  **Just** 

### whf the poop10tn Lamar Uouaty and tho poop108of other oountlu talliag ulthinthe presoribe6 population **braoksts** shouldbe **aooordsd** dlitomnt treatment to the pooploso? nthor oountlos o? this Stat0 Is apparent 

### aolthor tic% the **Aet nor**  frop the moor4 boron us.* Ooasoquontl~ it 1s the opinion **of** this **dopartmnt** 

### -4 70~ aro rospo9tfuli7 l 

### avisoa that Art1010Wgo, Varaoa’s **Annotated** ditll gtatutos being Ii. 21. lOpb,Aate 1939, **4bth** 3.06.. r0latia6

**to** pamaonC8

$0 the Oouat hooutivo Uarholttoo by oisbldatos for #t&to nprossntatIrr I n 

### osrta$a aountlor Is null and rold,,@kd same 

### being rbpugaant to S8o. **Bib of**  Art1018S of *ho #nrtItutloa OS Tous.

I Tom tru17yours **ATTOI1poLT**

t.SNMtUCl TEXAS

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