Boa. Bgd Bapjepbruch **County** Attorney mntegw county Xontagw, Texw

Dear Sirr Reo Valtdity oS 

### a oma-. ra ’ ccurt war tingwv justlao vlthout correaponaingly obangiq the boundmieo of eleotlon prealnota.

“On January 10, 1949, t& Ccamlesionera Court or **Montague**County, Texad, cntered an order **ol?e8ting** 4 Imv Jostloe Preolnots ia.xon~~conn~,.-. in lieu 0f the a p3Oti0t8 ~hbh .VIW in OXisteoce at that time. 9ix croatbag ths 1)ww~Jwtioe Pro-. cinata, the~Camiseicme2?e,Corrrt omsred cartab Xlectlon Precinct llws, thereby plac%ng said eleotion preclnots m parte thereof intwdiffersatJuet~8e Preallots.

“In the elesatf0aa or 1950, sJwtl& Of the Petagerrrrmelected ioPt& bm MMII ., .,I

And there were aorutable~ 

### eleateafa Jwtiae PrecXadte Roe. I, 2, -3 anh”k!mmi uaa no candidate for tlm 

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### 2x **esioww** Court failed 30 oreate ney eletition preoinc$8 tc oorrespdnd with the boawWlerr of aili 4 JurOlos ?ra - ai.aats,ana h8ve the eleotica pmol.&ats ent%?ely within the bouuU8rtrr cf nWl Jxytloe. mclnatr.o*

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pOl#CFB OOtiWXQ4a~%8t&. VheAtRlb 6OU'tWa8 onoe established, no legislation ‘vas 

### wedoa. ,... to enable It to e%ePafu m ptnfem g%venw the above p~ovlslolr, to tlI.vUs the ooulity ia-
. to preolnctfi, The clipeotion is plsin and sMple, and wl.thout oandltion w restriction exoept that a8 to the nmfber of pmcticts, ft $6 said fast no p.WaedkaW IS prescribe by which the power is to be ereroieetl.~ Z! any wad needed the statute supplfed it, whenAl3 required 

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the prooeedfigs of

’ the 0-b should be recorded in it8 tinutS book. Rev, at* 

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art.1554. This vai3all that var3 neoesaaw. The power to divide the county into jwtioese ppeoinota is also given by the statute, but not fa terms do explfclt as thy ’ used &nt&s conetitutlo% Rev,+SL a, u-t. 7 There oan be no doubt 

### that both constitut Cm alad statute oonSer the 

### paver, dnUthe zmly question fs au to it8 extent. ft ia cork tended that a limitation upon the power ,%s ., .:.

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.**roturd in**  **th0 0wdmuti0w**  **pti810n feag**  **the terma**  **of** office of proofnot offlaers f sml b that, sinoe.they are to hold for tramsm, **it r0n0vs**  **tat the**  **poDs0inot8 #tlmot**  **by 0-a**  .durIrgthe terms, bssmme ths powsbtoalter thsn woukl practfoally enable tba ooyrt to destroy the affIae. The lgaguage oft& oanstitatIcy exgrsssos no.sush 1ImItatioxl. Ths ai- .lrIsIcuaIstobsmds vrpllt&ms totIm.' Ths W&8011 for the avI8Ioh Is toiiw th* oamveni8n88 of tbrr peO$lp; mnathe Jud@ both as **to tima**  **and oouvenlenoo,**  **18** tb 00uA Ths lirnitatibo 

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r*by l p pxld(IQold wquir8 t&k3 lnseptlon In ths 0onstitutItm of a proviso uhIoh ths 0ouPt seanot r08a into it. ms only **lidtat%QU** I-00@ **80-l: t0**  **Mi0&S t&**  **SC-**

**‘ ,**  **qe ths**  power. **Bat lImitet1w**  **nqullwJ u**  **may M**  **$a~, ,and**  a008 **not** 

### allw **xp thah**  **eight,** $LP8d.Wt8r Rlt fw it 'the aoanty algIlt hew **been 0Ut**  **Up intO**  **MI ’**  **m ~OlEAdk**  **88 tb**  **OOUl ’** **t MY**  **mQjk3P t0**  **.8~bl%Ob:o m**  **it th8**  **intOlktiOU Is**  **maa0 ,mQke**  **malfert t&it**  **rtbbin ths**  **uats, tbrsf+lla%IstOeetemlao&ldrr\lbrra**  **Ash ’** 



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awee me& art oi ~ame,ë O

waa bawler%88 betmen Worn sbmgfbaapd~dsiiar~ lsaviagall o? the, etbsla uus~d, tas &at is the 8sDs a8~If en amWr,trek entamd 

### rotting out aww thb baw&e~ss **or** ths 'tmsmhbmd prsalncts, as Wll8i those bharyrda tlal objootfca to 806h e:: '- of Face **&IF ’** **S 18**  **~80dbSd, tkH**  **0OUl.d bs**  **n0 SUbSfiXb**  (L Tlu pmmr to. -

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ll& 1145 fTex.cIvoApp*' 136 8.W.

*ft appears ta be the unacubted dght
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**‘ wea**  **Qf** **jwt%ae*s** **mOi?%8t8** at v&l&, **ptrd it**  **hU b0.a**  **hOld thpt.**  **8Uch OOWts**  **my** eb&IshagrwainstaMcrraatsamvpmm aIwtaupwet3 of the ow mbolfshe4aMa
e ~anothw,~tbatftuasiraakr?el t tbo oewt did not at ths tIms ml&s@ mot the VkbQla

ooun 0 state vo, Rlgmby, 17 Texc.cIrdppo 171,bT 3 sew, 27l*. The SupremeCourt 112 W. 193* 247 SOW.263 (1 oa808 and made ths hollowing obsematlfm, at page 267:

*It Is thw aeon that them is no lidlatica CQthe time vhen the COrmi88%owrs’ oourt luaydivide a coumty into Qwtiss pmclncts , and that, aside fra the mxlmw akd mlnlmm gslssarlbed In the CW~ltutIc& thoz’8 **18 PLO**  **i%IIt%t&iQU iBE**  **t0 mbo**  **The ’** **.cOWtitU-** .tion @sfJ not State’ lww the povur or aIYIsIcsl **by the**  **otmals8lsms~8*** **oowt shall**  **be exercised,**  **w &3es**  **the statute** * **lhai the**  **quotaticmr** ***aa** : 'ths oplnioa by Jmlge Wl.Uams, suplp, it is **alwr tgtiyor**  **slatlve aotloe**  **was amoes**  **rurJa Ai**  **In that,**  **ia the**  ***bsowe or**  mmambls 1eglslatSve aotlon, tbs ccamissiamesse.oourtmsyperf&stheduty e%wdupau **thW in**  **theIF Crm**  **yO7o 80**  **104 tit**  **#al ’** **- rwmwoe**  da8 pot mount to a guess &me of

aoticm by the aco19pfssions~e a-t Is not **made bpsnasnt**  on state legislative astlod, It is Inaoncelvablo that It should begmsde dependeat upon te&eml aotfon, la the **r088t** of tbr **Dnitea** States oewus, uuless Bbs Oabn- **~8tLtUtiCU~SrpPs8Sf~ SO**  stated, l&&oh **i8 Wt**  tbs awe.

**%ere is**  **no part**  **of ths**  **dut7 snjainea**  W seotiim 18, et. 5, ae the adp~lss%owrs"

### f x%au. Boyd Ihrgeubruoh, page 5 (V-12i8f

court Whiahmaybe perfumed wltkiout oo.nai&m ing the QOQU~tiOll, OONQYIti@ll5, aad i;lBttp1.' tries,. not only of the ooimty, but of elncb oontsmQlatetI 8llbdz0l8ion of the county: and to say that the com&safcmers court must fOllC3a the E.?lIIBUS

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### 10 foam, is to destsoy the very QUPQOSe

Of the QOlfsPoonZ=eI'redOnthe dOi%-

. missloner8' court to Qivlda the county fPO& time to ti8m Pnto a etiflcieat number of just320 prrcknats fm the aonmzienae of tbs psoppe+ 'It i8 QlRill i-l'& 8~~tiCil~18, EUJt.5, Of' the f%ZM5titUt~~ that kt8 Ql-fmeQUPQOSO t.XI net fixing daiiMta1~ tha number of justice prealnat in any aounty, aad the aumBerof jas- .tic6s In any ~tioular ps?eainct was, y it

. stat'la, * th6 aonvenienos of the nmyb8 madeto m6et tbs ~&iaiqlng **needa** of 9 P-W l

**iS th** **’ ,**  **8816 88**  **t&It &O&Pbd**  **in the**  **pM1tOU8 pal%graQb**  **of the**  **dam8 uation-4aat**  **is, for**  **the aonwmien~e**  **of the**  **people. ?Jo**  **method of**  @te~%I@ the QO#tl~tlOn.iS &VIIIl in thL8 sectFoll or elsewhllrn in the Coin3titutioil. The &ts~tion Of the QOQUlatiOn'by ~UUS? ~ **authoz ’** **Zty is**  **llt?C0813W$** to 8et tn motion the QPm68tIby which 

### two~juutiaes -8 tP:bsePeat-i ,@d, or a'vaaanay

ln.theofficefilled by ap QOiUtlWlXt

. The COmWtUtionamta%n8 2merpIxm3 dh8action, either to the ek4mrate'm~ to the to how w when thie ques**18 t0**  **be** 

### Uetemsiued, **nor IS**  in the statutes therefor. statUtS8; arts. 

### 2241, -'. **not neW88EW7**  **t0**



### eXEtbii9 fhe **aolai88iOnW8 ’**  **BOu& to**  **6xeroi8e w**  **ti th6**  **QaPara &VW-in**  **tail QFO98iOn**  **Of the**  **0on8wttltlon. ”**  **In At$orgey**  **& ‘** **IMWB1 ’** **8 ,opini~**  **v-1032 (1950),**  **it 18.** **kitedi.**,-. .
Heat. FloydBarjenbruch, page 6 (V-1218)

"In **view of**  **the foregoing**  **you are**  **advised** that the Cc4mnlseloner8~Court of SabLne County had the authepity t4 **redi8trlOt ths**  **jU8thX K**  **eOinOt8 in**  **the OOUllt~**  **80 a8**  **t0 QFOVidO**  **that** e oounty would **aensiet** of four .jwtiag precincta rather than el *

**‘ 96**  SiW.2cl839 **(Ter.Clo.A~.** 1936

,_ In view of the foi%going, it ir our oplaion that the Order Of the OOltUIli88iolXir8s a$NA'tal-eat&~ new jWt%oe QPeCinOtSi8 a nilid dXePai8e Of it8 pOWorexgranted by the **pr~l8lom** of Seotion 18 of ArOo'mtitu~ion Of Texas. The aonaluaion we have pea&d ~abwe n&&es unne,cessary an.an8wer to your remaining questiana.

48'S~.W.2tl3l5 (TexaOir.Agp. 1932) and 214 S.W.2d **473** (Te~.Civ.App. l&S), **.nOt** 

### aigplic&bl,a t0 th6 **~qLIO8tiOI8'** QXWSellted. These cases involved the validlt of OrdoSS Of the aas- ~;;~~rs3cet$r; ;POati"fi new &oti~~preoli&ok under of the aon&alGn&~~ Wai 0.jO&P l'ItqUO8t ?niWOlVO8 all Ol'dOr
**clncta .udeF**  Section k8. **;In this**  **.ooanectiqm, say**  futaFe Opder~defXnln new, slaation pmalncts dRI8tC&fcaDato the &sly mea &d tiae ppecinat8 a8 prorfded in Ilrticle 29%. d ijua-

. Seatfen **18** oi Artiale V of the Ctinstf**tUtiOn Of**  Texas **aUthOPf~e8 t&O**  **WWBl&d8fO12@~8D** court ~$0

abolish eristfnS~ju8tlas peainats~ ' and create newjwtiw'~Qlwcfwta at any tfme. for the conveniqoa of the,peo~le, regardless' ~i!'f& tex=HtoPj to be ldaluded fn the preThe CdJ **liIiI%trtiOn** 011thi8 QOWer is that &ems **must** be at least four zmd **not** aoreI ~H&r.+eyd 

### Eurjenbruch, page 7. (V-1218)

.8X.% 639 (T8xSi~dUm 

### ;.Att't 2.n. **OQ.** 

### v-1032 APPROVED: J. 0. Davcris,Jr. 

### CountyAfYairsMvislan Jesse 

### P. Luten,

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### Revieving

Assistemt Oharles0. Mathews **pest &88iBtZlllt**  JRtml? Toura very truly, 

### PRICEDAriIllL Attorney 

### General

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