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

### GROVER SELLERS ATTORNEY QENCRAL

Honorrblo CherlO8 Ii. Thaob8ld County Attemw G.1n.t.a wuntr oelvo.ton, Tour

our opinior on th.

at it8 

### ngul4r 01. 4 p.g. 253) ml0n r0r tt.. oontaning d not Eon than 100,000 the 16.t &il%WdiIl6 $?*dWal thrlv lr no dirtriot atornoy porrorma the but108 4 618trlot .ttornoy. (chhptor

thr oounty atouaty l l6 tub- rldlthazwron t& laulr 

### l ppllaclblo

8hmuo od mown la l 88mb.r of tha Yortp ialaturo nprrrunting Oclv88tOn County whl.h ,o*otod th. rbtoto 

## rbi0-0a toa **whartly I**  **rul ham** **mm v8oen.i~.**  **or arri8knt.**  in 

### thla oifior and Mr. Breua lr anxlour to bo appoinkb 

### .I 60. OS tb, 

### ~...l.t.nt. and X .m 

### l gnoablo

to l p ointlng 

### himand it 18 hl. lnkntlon to rrrigc~ hlr A.6 81.0

i tiv. 

### po.ltlm la LJi. l rent 

### h. 1. 

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a. l a aiatant



### wmaty l ttornay **en& y**  **objort Fo** Eon. Charles ii. Th@obold, page 2
writing you is to rvrpottully request your opinion 

## lr ho lo 8llglblo **In** rlos ot th. prorlolon of Artiolo 3, iMotion 18 of th. **Gtoto** Con~tltution.
'1 toko tho libmrtg ot onolo8ine 0 oopy of M opinion i3003-A written **by** the Ho.. William ~.obrou,tho then attomoy Qonorol 0r Texas, on AU&tiOt26th 1937. As you on l

u8re on 

### l

88lotoat oounty 

### l ttornoy Ia roquir0d to kk0 th0 

### 0rri0i0i 00th 

### OS0rri00.
*I rlll bo vary gntotul to gou it you rlU. klidly

. odrt.. PI ii EF. 13r~i~n i. 

### l li&lblo t. be **OppOintOd On**  088i8t8nt oountr 

### l ttornoy otter his ro8lgnotion 00 0 mmbor 

### 0r tha Forty-ninth Lo~iol0tux-e.~ Artiolo 331 of 

### Vernon*8 htmototod **Gilil** St8tutoo nods 08 r0110w.1

m ooth. and Op~intment. alull b. XWOOrdOd and dewoltod in the oouaty al.rk* 8 

### 0rri00.w (undorrooring 

## ouio)
at, 3902 

## of Y. A. C. S., &WNidO. in 

## part 8. fOll‘JW: 

### q#ha.ver any dlatriot. oounty or rmoiaot 

### orrioor ghglf reatiro tho 

### oervioeo Ofd.DUtl.8. SSSiotSnt. or olerkg ln tho ~erromonoo ot his dutlo. ho oh011 OPPXX 10 the COiUItY

cOSUni88iOner8'

court of hza ocw%tY for autmrity to ODDOiAt l UOh doPutl.8. . ..i.tont.* or **olerks. stating**  **by** 8WOm ODRliOSti@O thS QuabSr nS*dSdv Iho ,,,,.ltla

to bo tllle4 and the amOUnt to b. mida soid applioatlon shall k OOOOmROnlOd by 

## l ..tftmSnt .bowti 1.on6 ooiapon

### 10the 

### ri.001 tiii&WObOble rOO.~~t. t?Om tOS8, O--loll ration to **bo** oolleotod by sold ottloo durioDrObOblS d~sbumoiamtr which .holl in&ado

## 373
‘I

lion. Char168 U. Theobald, 

### ME. 3

no ooae 8h.11 the Conmi88lonor8~ **Court** or on$ 

### as&or thrroot 

### l

ttOJR Rt

to lnSluen.0 th. oppoiatimat 0s oIl# 

### parson 08 **doputp** UDon the entry 0i 

### 08810tont or olark 

### kr w otrp. buoh ordrr thr orri0ors asp4 g for 8uOh l

8818t0nt8.



### aoputieb or olerks 

### amu ba authorload tolDDO~t thomt n'Wid8d thSt 8014 QOm

### pnaotloa bholl

not axo@bd 

### th8 ~lLLoul 

### MOtW bor8inotter **I(rt out,**  

### Th.**oOiaWm88tion** whloh may be OUowed to the **dOwti88,** oo~otont8 **or** 018rka o.ovo noaoa for 

### theiroorvloo8 l



### hell bo 0 r8OsOIiOble one. 

### not to 

### oxoeed 

### >hO fOuOWmK 

### OSOulltbt

"h. In 

### aountlr.having 0 popul.tlon 

### 0s 

### sixty thou00n4 and one 

### 60,001) **and** not more thOn one ~hundnd thouoon(l (100,000 inhobltontr, first assistant or 0u0r beDutY not 

### to orore hrntr-rour ffundred Dollars 

### par 8nnui~; 

### Other o88lotont8 [&&OO.OO)-



### our 0 inion NO. O-5893 hold that 'Artioles 331 and 3902 must be eons ddrod **and** oonotruod **togmthor.m W**  quota from **8aid**

**i** opinion as 

### rouow0r

*Art1010 331, Veraon*a Annototwl Civil 3totute8, 

### provides, In Orrr0t, that **oountg** ottorney8, by oon..nt of tha OOa.i%..~on.C.' oOuTt, 8hol.l

havc powor to 8ppOht iIIWriting one **or** more **088i8tMt8, not**  t6 oroood arms, **for** the&r **ro8~otlre oouatlea,**  **rho sb.oLl**  **hon** thtasaw 

### powers,

l uthorlt~ sad qu8liri00tio2ib 08 their prinolpolr, at uhhooo will thoy,@Loll hold 

### 0rri00. Artiole 331 uoo OnSated in 1891, 06d 

### Opplied Or@ to 

### tho 

### l **~~OintDUBt** 0s **o.oi.toat OOUntJ**  l **ttoraep8.** 

### utio10 3902, **vimaon*a** **Annototad** 

### ClriL **Btatut*o,** **08** omendrd, **is 0**  later l

totutm xwgordlng the sppointumat 0s deputies, orsiotonto 

### or 

### o&rib br Patriot, oouaty 

### or preoinot **ot** 

### tiorrs. Artlol.. 

### 331 an& 3902 must b OOAbiCtO~dMd oonrtruod together, In rior of those statutes, it is OUT OpiIkiOn,that O88iOtOnt8 Of th* COUitY AttOXWY Of **nuI;, “** **, “** **nty** must bo oppolatad in oompUoaoo with 8.14

Conoldwln **0~ ORkriOa,**  thrt 

### it **f tb**  **two rtotuteo**  

### togothor, it 18 **8 ahin**  **tbr** 

### bi0t3mi0n 0s tb oommis8ionero~ court to dotav&n* the numbor 

### 0s l0018- tonto **to** 

### bo 

### l

~~Oblt#d,

00 in th. dlsorrtion Of OOid oourt mey b8 **prolw.** 

### St0t.d another WOy, tit&St 

### RPftiMtioo.Ghorlo8 ;i. Theobald, page o


### 0s art1010 331 lloitlng the 

### number or o8olstanto 

### that amy bo appolntrd lo no 

### longor oppllcoble, 

### hoimrer, ths other portions or 

### krtiolo331ore sppii0Oblo 0fiatb a8al8tsat8 auat oomp4 with thr ~rorlalon8 0s said statute." The aorty-ninth LsgiolotUr. (Senate Bill MO. 123 page 244) amended ATtlole 3902, **oupro,** by adding theret 

### th8 rolfowing~

"9. The Commisrion~rr~ 

### COui?tla 

### heroby outhorlzed, whoa in their judgment 

## the tinonolol ooadition or tha oounty sad the a.oaa 

## 0s the d.pUti.8, o..l.tonto and **olrrkr** 0s 04 dlotriot, oounty **or pmOinOt**  orrlolrr&ADTho Party-ninth Legl8loture ols0 poosed q,ouae Bill Ro. 798 and provided that the prorialona of said Aot should be oumilatlve of ;rrtlole3902, V. A. c. 9.

WI quote from Ii. B. wo. 798 as ~ollowa: *El. a. 130. 798
*Aa **Aot** providing tor thr oppointmbnt of 08e18tant oounty 

### ottorney8 in countle8 horin. 0 population or sixty thousand and one (60,001) and not loorethan on. &uaared thouo8n6 (100,000) inhabitants oooording to tJm lost preoedlng **Pederol** Can8u8 ln aouutlor where there la not a dl8triot 

### ottornay and 

### in **oountfoa** when tho **oounty** attorney perform 

### theduties 

### or oouaty 

### ottornay and dlatrlot 

### attorneyi prOVi6i.W ror thr 

### moth04 or 

### thmiroppolntaontj prorldlng ror their oomp.nootionj prwldlng **for cwtola**  roporto ah4 opplioati0ho;

### proriabg th8 pzvvl8ion8 0s thla hot 

### ore oumulrtloe 

### or Artlole 3902, ~evl~ed Civil stotutoo of TMOO, 1925, and deolaring on l iiwrgenoy~

Ceotlon 1, I,o

Ou owotle. Of this State 

### having 0 population or sixty thouoond and oao (60,001) and not more than on. hundred thousand (100,000) lhhsbltsnts, aooord4 t0 th. last preoedlng Ioderol Census, tho OoUaty 8ttOm.YoEon. Charlea ii.Theobald, page 5

in l wh oouotlea whIoh do not have a 6IatrIot attorney, **an&** wham thr o ounty l ttornoy parfornu the dutloa of oouaty rttorwy ana 

### aibtriot attorney, th0 00unty 

### attorney in ruoh countlab 8hall apply to the oounty oom aiaaIonera~ oourt of hi8 oounty for authority ta appotnt l uoh l aalatant o ouaty

l **ttornoya** 18 h8 may mpulm in the p0rrormmoo 0r hi8 autfeb be l ueh oounty attorney stating by aworn 8pplloatIon tha number 

### n00aaa, the poaltion to be fIlla 

### bAa the amount 

### to be pbia. ,%a16applicmtlon ahall **ba** l

oocwqmnlaa **by** 

### a rtataaent ahowing t!m **probable** rooOiptr- frop 

### rb08, oommlaalana

## ma oocnpmaatIon to b0 oolleoted by raid orriae during th0 rlaoal year ana tha probable dlaburuaenta 

### whloh ahall inolubo all ulatioa

*8eo. 2. Tha provlaIo5a 0r **this liot**  am ouaulatIvr 

### or Artdole 

### 3902 Of tha ;iWfard Civil **Statute ‘**  oi Telab of 1925, aa 

## ibii0naea.And In nonlaa ahall b0 

### 005bia~r0a aa a liraitrtlon05 the other powwe aAa authority or tha Coniiulaalonera~Court therain pmaoribod.
5soo. 3. The 

### rb0t that there ia not now any airtlnotlon In the aalarlea iOr aaaIatant oounty attorney8 In oountlra harlng a oounty attorney prfo?sIrq the 

### autka 

## or a oowtg attorney 

### aa a dfbtrfot attorney 

### irent thoaa oountlea havI5g oount attor5aya perro i 66 tha dutira OS oouuty attornsy 

### 05 y, In oountlem when then la 

### now a dirtrlot attorney perrolming the 

## autiea 0r ruoh, ana the forthar 

### rO0t or the 

## orowaea oondition 

## 0r the oalandar oreats an rno rgsnoy bAa l

### 5 Iaperativr publlo nroerrfty 

### @bat ths 

### COnbtitutiORbl ati8 FbqUirin6 

### bulb to bo read 011 thna l ~rral daya in 8bOh 

### EOUH bb aw~ndod, and the aamd la horuby 

### bUbpAab&, and that 

### thib A0t ahau take

l 

## r00t and 

### b0 in 

## r0r0a **rrorn** 

### 8ad arter its perugo, **anil it**  

### I8 80 

### 0-0t0a.*

A oaretul rvaafng or the 19kO Federal Conaua reveal8 that tha proriaiona of the laat puotsd 

### Act **am** epplloablLe**to** Qalvaafon, 

### aU000b, s;psfth, G~VIJ~OA, 

### C(IBA0IOn and ZiiOhitb COWtieD.

## 376

Bon.Charlob8. Thoobalb, pas@ ‘6

To aotwul5e whether 

### bm 

## Brown la 

### l llglbla 

### ror thm 

### 0rri00 $0 whloh ho aaplrma, wm iwmt 

### now look to the Coaatitution or 

### thll State; Artlolm IU, smatlon 18 or the Tmsar uonatItution reada ; I5 **part** aa roilmn



### The qentloa'

that 

### w mrmt

### now OOAoiaS? 

### lawhmthmrthe 

### mnolu- ‘~ unto 

## or the wi0e or tralatuit Count ~~~ty&xam~ hmrm bmmn iaoraaard dur Athrnoy or Gmlvmaton the tmra ot **Reprsaenta** trortdkbUt0 bfX.~O-, **We** brm leaPliOdthsth@ 

### la dealroo; 0r 

### beln6 Hrat AaaIatant

Cou&ty

AttOrAby 

## 0r aria CouEtY. Prior to tha Aota 

### or the 69th Lmgtalature, Rqubr seaaIon, 1945, the salary oi the Plrat Aaalatant Couaty Attommy Of Gal

### veston 

### Countyoauldnot rxoeed 

### the luaiot $2,400.90 

### pr anma. **(Se8 SOOT**  **Co Ark**  3902, 

### V. A c. s., l uprm.) Thb C9th LagIal.a

### tura mnimnamd 

### Art. 3902, 

### l uprme,by SadiAg thoreto t;ootIon 9, and bald saotlon 

## wotiaba appliooblo to the salary 

## or the ylrmt 

### AaaiataAt

**County** 

### AttOrAey

or Qalrsaton County uora It not ror the raot that tho aasn **Lagimlrtwe** al80 **emoted Ii.**  **B. kio.**  796. Thm 

### last wAtIoE~dhot, whloh la 

### l ppltoabla to Galrmmton County, provlaea thmt thm 

### o0qmnaatlon 

## 0r Aamiatmnt qounty htpnc; *hell not lrar rd ;23600.00



### perroar. p oareful 8tuQlr or then above atatutaa mwmlb th Coaalaalonarm~ 

### court wan authorltad by the LeRlaZotu3?a t0 WCthO l

almrlra Or namlm~ant 

### puntx AttorAeXb not 

### to l 

### xoeoaomrtmln

asxLmwik

miDDunt*.

**IA** 

### OMAeOtiOAwith **th8** lmbt **StatWbnt w**  **Oal& your**  **OttOn** tlon to thm oaa8 

### 0r 

## sariAstonI va. 

### Jonea, 20 Tms. 32,whenin 

### thaoourt 

### ~141

vyia loglal.atura nimf 

### grantmuthorltr 

### aa umll aa **give** 

### OQJMUA~B, **Mid aOt8**  **dOnO UUdW**  **it8** 

### l **UthO~~tr am**  a@ 

### valid

be ii 

### doneln 

### obrdleno~ to ita oonuaandm. &Or i* a *tat&o, whoam 

### l oaplrta mxaarrtloa ana 

### appllaatlon eot mmttmr 

### I8 by it8 provlafaaa mada to ho 

### mamrAtor 

### Do50other body, 8 dale6atIon **br** 

### le~lalmtlrr

pmrrr Tha diboretioD &ixwm **to** thm l xmroiaa OS thm po*rr aonf~md by the lmw but net to ato the law itarlr.* (Thin dootrlno oitad with **approval** in JohnroE 

### Va.Martin, 12 9. tie 321 aAd st8plea **va. ua50**  Cowrty, 211s. 8. 569, and roil0d Ln stat0 

### iiiyhway **3apt.** va. Gorhaa, 162 Sa W. (26) 9%). ,’ 

## 377

iion. Charlesii.

Tbobald, 

### plrer

7

Thus, 

### uador

t@8 hOl&ia& Ot 

### the BbOVb 

### ait+ baam **WMt~Ver** 

### amount the ConnnlaaIonera~ **court flxmm**  **48 thm**  **amlarg of**  the Tlrat 

### Ammiatbnt County **httornoy** 

### or Gmllmmton Gounty 

### Is 

## rirea by tIrtu* **or** 

## bAaunder authority of **an** bat or tha legIalaturm, ana muoh l 

### mcwt 80 ilrmd **by** 

### lbglalstiva authority is mqulvblbnt to, or la 

### aa ?a114 

### aa if tlxbd In obedienoe to a bpbolrlo lagialatlvm ooinBMAd.
In rlow or,tha lomgOIng authorltlea wo think that II tha 

### CctaadaaIonara~

Court of Gmlvomton CountJ Ilua 

### thb salary ot thm 

### Ilrmt **Aaaiatant** County **Attornmy at**  a bum **in** lxoeaa**of** the mrxlinufa amount 

### prorldea 

### ror In sro, 4 or hrt. 3902, l up ra, (;;2400.00

per aaacu) then the l

awlumm~ta of the Ofiiw would be lnoraaaed 

### by vlrtuo 0r ‘A **Aot** paaaed by 

### the 49th **L8gIalatara** 0r 

### whloh tir. BrOmn wan 

### a 

### imrnb*rr **stated** 

### aAothmr ray, 

### Ir’tho Co6nm&malokorm~ Court 

### or GalvmmtoA 

### oounty lnorbaaoa the 

### ablbry 

### ror thb 

## orrioa or 

### Piret AaaImtant **county** AttOImy **0r** da Gounty in **ebb or 32400.00 

### per year, It 

### la oar opinion 

### that tbm un&rlinaa portlana 

### 0r Sec. 

### 18 or 

### Art1010 111 uolrld

### runder Hr. 

### Brolm i.nrl1gibl.a ror amid 0rri00, FIFIA though ha might malgn 

### aa a aambet 

## or thm Lsgialrture. ~owover, 

## tr the ComaImalonara~ 

### court Zlrba the salary 

### of the 

### lflrat AaalmtaAt County Attorney **at** $Y+GOrOG per a~~ua, **or** lean, then It la our opinion that 

### Kr, 

### Brownoould rmmlgn 

### em a 

### uwaber or the 

### Leglblaturb ena qualiry 

### ror bald 

## 0rri0h I **Your8** 

## very **truly,**

4 ‘,. I~<; .-, ,’

* v r pi’

, 

### JCDILJ By. ]‘“.w+)l * i-.; ,. , J. 0. Dbvla, Jr* Aaalatant