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OFFICE OF TNE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

Eonorrblo sobn R. shook 

Crialaal Distriot Attornrf 

Rmnr county 

sea Antonlo, Texar 

Dear Mr. 3hookr 

Your request t 

rub&of-astter Ir’ sm rol 

"The oonedtutionr~lt~ OS H. 8. X0. 350 

has been puontioned beoauae of the face that 

the caption ot the in read8: 

“‘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 oontain thlm ph-8.: 

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Bon. John R* shook, Paaa 4 

“Aooordia.~ h the 

or ray iaItura hdoral 

hSt &U’OOOdi?Q 

C.Mus*’ 

Vhla phraao howto? la oontiined In 

tb body or th8 1~8. 

“X:8. RO. 360 ~ro+idW that it is .- 

not lnteadod to ropwlrnf law potm.ng 

tar the l lootloa or l ppolntJIeat OS a 

l poolal 00wtJ Judge but that it is oumulatiTa OS mnd la addition to SUOh lawI. 

R, B. Ro. 444 oontalsed no mob pro?lslo~” 

Tour'flrat quartion is l aawered in tha aftlrnat&a* 

It la not fb offloo or fmotlon or a tit10 to 

a bill to do wro than l xprara tha l ob)oot oi tha bill. 

It is not raqalrod to ut Sorth the dotalla of the tnatwt oi that 8ubJoot - that bolonga to the bill itself. 

,, Tho )ifle to Rouaa Bill Ho. E60 deolaroa: 

'AR ACT prorldlng that 

3 

ad+8 Of fhe 

aoutlty Courta at law In oowt as o? lem 

than fin hundred thorurnd (600,000) populatloo ma y l o t Sor tha Corrotr ru44e of 

the oounty in any u+~nilo, 1uaaoy, probate and oondwnat i on ~rooeedln& or. natkr, and also wr pertorn any and all 

0th~ Jnlatrrialaot8 n&red bf lr.oi 

the a0lurft tadgp, during the l b nno e, inl bllltr or failura of tha bounty 'add: 

my reason to por fm l uoh dutlaai . 

pr 

Smotldn 1 of the Aot deoloear 

9ha th8 JUJF or 04 00u0ty court 

at law In any oounty hacriDg a population 

of leas than fira handrid thoumnd 

(SO0,OO-O) 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 ooadoaoatloa prooaa8lly or utter, 

an4 also mar FUiOW for tha aoul# 

r & a l tg md 8ll o ther a la lo to r la l 

oota roqulnd by tka lmw or thlr Stata 

0s the c o ua atr 2Q.e. dur tntg he lb wno e, 

lr ub lllte?y fr a lluOw f the c o untj r a dge 

fez tnz rsoaoa to porlofr auoh &utlea; 

. 

seatlou 1, thereroau, mrdy 8upplier the awas 

ot aaoertalnlnf the po&+ioa or a oowty - that la, 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 ‘zeatfo a ein ti y o ul r 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 o k l bacnt dnrb~ the 

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tarn or umble or untill3ng to LoId the 

oourt, a l peolal oounty Judqo may tr 

., ,' 

clvoted la 1Uo mama? 8s I8 proridod 

for tto l laotloa.ol al pqoiat dlatrlot . 

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.Tha apeoial oounty Jude8 ao 

6hall bvv 8x1 the vuthorlty 

ot tha ooanty Judge l hfla la t&o trial 

and dlapoaltlon of anr bars patding ~II 

arid oourt 4orin~ tbo.abwnoa, lubllity, or SuOh rofaaal of tbo 4oanzf 

Amllor l lootiona mar ba hold 

tbs abtonoo, hllura of ln8bllltV Ot 

the ocunty judf#, or a4 a~aolal ipdge, 

to ,wrPora the d:;t?ea OS tha offlo@. 

.hen a apoi81 county jtige shall bMe 

b sea 60 l 1eote4, the olark ahall ontor 

upontbe 3lnut08 of the oourt a r000rd 

cuoh as la provided for In lb. OeSU 

in the dlwtrlot oourt." 

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‘m&L at i8 net Iptemlad * thh 

Aot te PepwI auy lu prmiuug tu 

the 01 e6tl0a M df0P q q ua tna t o f l 

l p ea ilu a lntJud ~ gebut , th ilot r 

&all b0 matiT Of and in addition 

to, alsh 18W ff laws..