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**OFFICE OF**  TNE **ATTORNEY GENERAL**  OF TEXAS **AUSTIN**

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sobn R. shook CrialaalDistriot **Attornrf** Rmnr county sea Antonlo, Texar Dear Mr. **3hookr**

Your requestt rub&of-astter Ir’

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"The oonedtutionr~lt~ OS H. 8. X0. 350 has been puontioned beoauaeof the face that the caption

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“‘AZI hot providing that $~dge~.oi the 00aty 00urta 8t law in 0ountles or less than 600,000 populrtlon mar aoh ..** and it door not oontainthlm ph-8.:

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Bon. John R* shook, Paaa 4

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### Judge

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It la not fb 

### offloo or fmotlon 

### or a tit10to a **bill** 

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### oi tha bill. It is not raqalrod

to ut Sorth 

### the dotalla of the 

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'ARACT prorldlng that 

### 3 ad+8 Of fhe aoutlty 

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### at law In oowt 

### as o? lem than fin **hundred** thorurnd (600,000)

### populatloom ay

l o t Sor

tha Corrotr ru44e of 

### the oounty 

### in any u+~nilo, 1uaaoy,probate and 

### oondwnat

i on **~rooeedln& or.**  nat

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### wr pertorn any and all 0th~ 

### Jnlatrrialaot8n&red bf lr.oi the a0lurft tadgp, during the 

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in

### l bllltr or failura

of thabounty 'add: my reason t o por fm l uoh dutlaai

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**9ha** th8 **JUJF** or **04 00u0ty**  **court at**  law In any oountyhacriDg a **population** of leas than fira handridthoumnd 

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inhab%tanta,

aooording

to tba last **praobdlne, or**  any **ruturo** 

### JMdOral oew mm, mar aot for the 0ow1B Judge of the aowty 

### in any j.utenllo, lu~oy, probate

### !!on. John s;. A;ook, **i-(8 8** 

aad ooadoaoatloaprooaa8lly or utter, an4 also mar FUiOW for tha aoul# r & a lt g md 8ll o t he r a l a l o t o r l a l oota roqulnd by tka lmw 

### or thlr Stata 0st he c o ua t r a 2Q.e. dur tn g t he l b wno e, l r ub lllt y

e?r f a ll u w

O f t he c o u ntj r a dge fez tnz rsoaoa to porlofr auoh &utlea;

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1, thereroau,

mrdy 8upplier the awas 

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### the**po&+ioa or**  

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### w *tha last 

### prmoe4inc

ov say futare 

### ?odual 0amW -- end Ir'aartalnly

ersaae, it aateauntlal, 

### to'tha ralldity or the Aot. **~rtiole** 

### 1934**of tha**  Rorlud Dltll **Ctatutrs ‘** **zea** t f o a eti inyo u r

l eoord qeaatlon ?r 8a tollowc

. . . 

### *IS roomatp judga fails to appear f at the tlw l

ppoinfrd for holdi~ the : g o ur t, or should h ok l

bacnt dnrb~ the - **tarn** 

### or umble or untill3ng to LoIdthe oourt, a l

peolal oounty Judqo may tr 

### .,,' clvotedla 1Uo mama? 8s I8 **proridod** 

### for tto l



### laotloa.ol

a l pqoiat dlatrlot
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### !%& .Thaapeoial oounty Jude8 

### ao 6hallbvv 8x1 the vuthorlty 

### ot tha ooantyJudge l 

### hfla la t&o trial and dlapoaltlon

of anr bars patding ~II arid 

### oourt4orin~

tbo.abwnoa, 

### lubllity, or SuOh 

### rofaaal of tbo 4oanzf Amllor l



### lootiona

mar ba hold
**tbs** abtonoo, **hllura of**  **ln8bllltV Ot**  

### theocunty 

### judf#,

or a4 

### a~aolal

ipdge, to ,wrPora 

### the d:;t?ea OS tha offlo@. .hen a apoi81 county jtige shall bMe b s ea 60 l 1eote4, the olark ahall 

### ontor **upontbe** 

### 3lnut08

of the oourt a r000rd cuohas la 

### provided

for In lb. **OeSU** in the dlwtrlot 

### oourt." . \‘m&L at i8 net Iptemlad * thh Aot te PepwI auy lu prmiuug tu t he 0 1 e 6 tl0 aMdf 0 P q q u a tn a t o f l l p ea i u l a lnt~ Judge ,

but t h i r

lot **&all b0**  **matiT Of**  **and in**  addition to, alsh 18W ff laws..