OiFFlCE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAG 

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Gerald C. !&am Attcrney Ganersl

Bouorablo I. Frsdackl &nty Aeditor Oalvsntoa County aa1veaton, Texas

ihor sir: i

O~lnlcm KO. O-3790 E8r cen8tltutlo5allty or sea**tion** la Of i2XlaaBill No. 436, **FOl%Jr-8OVOllth** 

### L&rlatura, prcvldine travel**ing OXl7Wb8.S**  **fOPor OWISd88101l**  **Or8 in**  

### counties **or** 08rbl~n porulatloa.

YOGS latter ot July 1.6,1%~~ asks 

### the o lnfon of

**‘ tile**  drpartment u **!iOU8.** 8%11

### .NO.&3%on the ooMtitution6lity of 

### Swt Pon la of ,,AOtB Or the Forky-mavent& **ta&l8lStUl ’** **fb.**

**YOU-** l8tt.r o&i808 tbet the **pula** tlon **o? 3slvmton**  **tiUnt!i ’**  **SCOOti% t0**  **th0 1940**  **OIMI8 18**  **$&In. r** 
Sootion l8 ol"Houso Bill 136 **n8a8** a6 **rollova:**
"SoOtion la. $4 any county lo thla state 

### QOAtaiIline.

**a pO~l8tiOll**  **Or Slot**  **1888** t&Ml 38,000
nor more than 85,000 aoeordtnpito the lart pn- **~cedlng ?8a8ral**  **08nau8, the**  acmia8lonar~~ **oourt** Iahrnby authorizwl r& allow eaab **ocnwi88lca8r** not more than $50 par mnth, to be pstd out Qf the ma% and brld&r runa oi aaoh ropasotivlPuoipOissioner'8 precinOt, for trwallng sxp85so8 and depreoiation on thr automobllr wbllo used cm otrlolel bu@ina88 **Oal9 arid/Or**  **OV8XWosftyr** the COndiXUO

### tionand iaeintonanooof tim ubllo roads of aald oollntlf3a.kch such **oo~c~isa** & nor shall pay 611 ~~~use8 in the operation of suah automobile and keep eai3s in repair at bia own expanse, irss of eny Other **CkV3rg6 %bit8OaVer**  **tD tl?e**  **eCWt9; provided**  **bovJevvor th:i**  t **such eX~dAf3ea**  not **t0 0XCaed**  **$50 POr**  301m mst be ltazized, sworn to, 

### and filed for 

### roam-dwit?:the coclntg

### ClOlk."

### saction **la or**  **fiouar Bill**  

### 436 i8 **UAOGII8ai?iUabII4i,**

b41~& 

### a 10041 or ap4cial law r4gu1sting the 8ff4iZY of ooAAtie8 ia ViOiUtiOn Or m&i0 xxx, :3aat1on56, or ti30Constltution of tie State OT Taxer. IA our QplAiOA NO. O-1955, 

### Cop9**Ot WhiOh**  **i8** l 

### olossd hrrrrlth, se held buao B;11 No. 

### 236, P'OTty-8iXth

Lagislatun, to be a 

### apwoialand local 14w ViOi8tiVi 

### Of Arti 

### x11, SjsCtiOa 

### 56 **Of the**  **Ch8titUtiOA Of**  

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### tlal arprotr

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to the **prov18ionr 00:a5h6a**  in 

### twtioon la of the Aot preaantly uAd4r coraldantlon. It happanad 

### that fXItbt iIl8t4nOr

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### applied Od.9 **to** 

### 4 8ini3h **eOUAtg; but**  

### thl8 factor 

### la aot e mater141 aon8268rrtlon. It IS not 

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### 8tt~rPptOd to 

### bs provided 

### by 8ueh 8 

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### whethrr,oonaidrrlag thm oldrot and purpose of thq law, th4 

### ohanotrrlrtier aaaa 

### t&a baala or the ala8aifl48tloA afford iA truth r4aaonabla grOWNi t0 apply tha **1aW** 

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### t!H **1Sll** all aountlos whloh do 

### not ptmrrr thrm.



### On th8 tb4ory 

### that t&r 

### qm80or tka opulotioa th4 

### aoxa tvo8rou8the iluti88 of countyofil88r8, eLoH*l.~~tura =9 frovld8 tnv*li~ l 

### xp8n808 for 

### ooantf 

### otitorra of ecumtla8 att8 

### .niag a oort4ln 

### populmtiorr or above, 8hila &any%* **84aa** 

### to **Obunt:? Ofl** **’ i4ar8**  **Of cOURtiS**  **Of 1a88.r**  

### ~~~1atiOA. **on** thr **IN t&mot),**  **thr Leal8lsaur0**  **,say 4ll.a**  **a** 

### lar&* **rwunt 0r**  **trav81img rxpaAaa8**  to aoant9 ofllcwrr of 

### oormtlraof 8 arrtaln popul8+ 

### tiOA **Or 8bova**  **thAA i8**  **A&bWd t0**  **8OUAt~ OffhW8**  **Of WUAtiO8**  **Of** 1058clr**poprtiatien.**

But whrn this 'kilmory la 

### adopted aa thr ba818 

### for Cl48l:ifiO4tlon~

tha **hg18hltUlY** Ul8t **fOllo*** **thm** 

### pltt6rA **lOdC** ally. 

### It oannot,without vlola%in% 

### Artiala XXX, Saatlon db.tit the **tiA8titutioA, allOW**  trclW1 l **xpanaaa to**  oounty oltiorrr **O? OOUAbia8**  **or 4**  **08ra4in While**  **88wlw tr8v@lN**  l ;r p0n808



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### 84ao oounty ofTlear*o? ccuatiaaof ewetar populatioc. **#or** aan 

### it **aooaotitut ’** **%OrUl~y** 8110~ a **Oart8iA mawAt**  **Of** aH4V8iiZtg **8lpaA848 a0**  **BcUAty Ofthor**  **Of miatie8**  **of 8**  **a*r** **t,eill** 

### pOpUiSafOA, **11fhFl8 t&a**  **ah 8888**  **tk88 8llOwin%**  **a h888r**  **4~unt** of tratri~ 0ip+n8a8 to tha 8em oouaty 

### ortiaor8 of 

### aouatl~a
or a 

### gnator populetlon. The failure to follow 

### tho lWio41 **patt4rA au&::m8t8d**  

### bs t&4 baalm **8rlmotod for**  **omh8iiiOmtfoA rm**  **ad$$ in**  arbltnry **U88ignathA. Tathor**  **t&n 01468ifidtiOa**  

### Bsxar ‘county 

### v. TYMZJ, 97 8. w.fza) 467.

### ;:rsvids travsling ~X;:IIC:EBB for ccunt~ co.x:isslocare traveling in the Bischargs 

### of thlr officl21 chtiaa, fol;n~! under 

### Vamon’s I~~fssd Svll Statutes, Article 235Om,rosa&a a lagislatlvo failure to pursue logically :&9 pattsrn aug?,,eatsd by the adoption or Fopulation RBtt basis for aheslfying ccuntiee far tt,ie purpose. :a 8 r0ault. 

### arbitrary. ilrslgnaticn has resulted in allowing. con!slzsionars of counties of lesaar -0pulstlcns 1~0x0travYli% ez~ienstsrithan is allowad comlas 1onsrs of counties of gmetsr poyl:lation, end in a failure In sons instsnoas to allow trovsling ex~ausca to comissiowrr. of 

### counties of ’ certrjl~n :mpultitlcoo 

### srhils allowing rru,chax~ecses to coat:iiasioners cf ci;unttds of leaner ~qxln ti.cms.

As rsrpota ::actiun la of house Bill 136,Aota of the Forty-sarenth irgisla tCire
, it will be obrertd 

### thst by 

### that law travelin& orpaasoa of 25Cper ncnth an allowed cocmnlusicnora of oounties of 38,000 to 

### 85,tGO population, while wdfind no law allowing suet traveling erpans~ to oozd5slcners 

### of aounties imovinga popul,atioc above 132,000 and below 16C,o00, and nc prooleiose for tmvel.fz% ex&~neaio to be lllow~id tc 

### oom&mfcners of counties 

### havlcg a population in eaeeen of 2U~,GCO. For the reasona above etatad, thsrefora, &Qtion 1%Ofsouse ix.11 436 is uocoSatltuttoxIa~.
Yours vary truly

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