**OFFICE Oc;**  **THE ATTORNEY**  **GENERAL. OF**  **TEXAS AUSTlN** 

RoaordM R. A. Kolnrrt, Chrfrmua Oirll Jnri~prwlmo~ Codttro stat. **Sonat.** Aurtln, Terar



### lngto the 

### lratprom+ goa of the mteral Dirty, to@t%er xith the Corey hcrcby oooetltutrd &Juvenile

1t till br noted **thbt** s4otion 1 of Mi4 **AOOt,** 4xo4pt for tb pop\ZLatiow braokbt8 sod the l !aoWA Of the 6.t~d rdary or each of the Dlttrict Zu.i~r on the bosrd, ir Wb6tantlillly the a- &,,ml010 5139, ReVi8Oa ohi1 8tbtUt6% 192% SOOtlon 2 of Rouse 0111 No. 536 i8 a copy of Artlob 5140, Rerl8rdIioaorablr R. A. dIllCTt, **pbge 2** 

**.**

CiYii St&&CO, 1925, hrd **soOtiOn** 3 OfHOU8aniii h’0. 536, 18 a copy or 

### a+tlolo 5141, fwircd Clrll Statxtsr of 

### 1925.

tjeotlon 

### )a or IIOUM

### nil1 1~0.536 repeala ltwr or partr OSlwr la oonfllot with **raid** Bill ad 3eotlon 4 

### or raid Billoortthlm 

### en l 

### axrgency olaufm. In our o~.lnion, this El11 i8 Wxonstitutlotsl tccruaa it lr in violttion 0r ,rtlcle 

### 3, reotloa 

### 56 or **tt.c** Corirtltutlon or fw~j w:.ich g~ovliler i3 ptrt es roilon-0:

. “seoticn 56. Th4Legi~lut'~e Ehtll not, - except **(LKI**

ott&nlaa provided **in** thle **Conatltution,** ptt36tLy 1OCUiOr 0~6CiG1lhw, tuthOriZ%t *. * + mguitticg th6 nrreira 

## 0roo~tlt~, cities, tcwna, vimafs or sobwl dlctrlctr;

w* l 1 l Creating orfloe8, or prercrlblr.6 t!s pxcrrs fd dutite4 0r ‘0fri0fr6, ln 00~tics, oitlwi, tome, rlrotlcn **or** cctxd dlstrlctr;

ne 6 l

::C:6::~Gl County 16tr.c mly Comity ~kz:c!iCW.C a K!t:.:.? the ;opittlon brtchtc c.ct fort:? ln %se Slil KG. 53Gu96r th6 1510 ce.m%. ;:'ir,ce the :Jnltcd ?tbt6S C6tB'iPia tf.%+nOnly or&t aech ten yews, a!;e bill ~111 be tfl~llc~kle mly to !bLezrer? Coaity t .r a 

### Ferl-C of sl:.ost ten ystra.

.

### . 71

Eooorrblr R. A*Xainwt, Phe5 3

The 

### hot thatthe RiU 18 5jqdlorble onl1 to HoZonr.anCounty 18 not nr05rarPll~ fatal to it5 va ldlt~. 85x5~ 0ount;l td Tymn, 128 Tex. 223, 97 8. X. (26) 4t7. Xouwer the Court in ~etbrmlalng whrthrr 5 l&u 15 8 5p55lal or locd law will look to ita rubstrtiom ar,4 

### prsotlotl opcre

### tlonrather

tt;m to It8 fora, end the olrrrlilo5tlon uuat br broth 

### l

**ough to**  lnoludo **a 8ub5tbntlal**  olass a&d**mu5t**

### br, ba56d **00 ~hbrrotsrirtior**  legitimht4ly dl5tln&.Ii6blag ruoh o:es8 frca otherG with r8sFuot to **the** publlo **PUr~GC** reu&.t to **ha** 5oconpllrhad by the j.roposod 15ci8lstlOn~ **In** th5 CUIO of 

### J. h. Klllw vb ThmCounty oi Kl Pa80, d5oided by the Suprrze Court 

### onApril 23, 1941, (not yet rrportrd) Chlrr Ju8tlce hloxumr srldt

... *Jlasort 

### to p~p080 or 01~55 r pulatlon braoketr toor the axing 5ublo0t5 r0r iegisi6ti0n 

### laprrdorlbls whsrr tbs rPr584 oi populatlos la brord **enough to**  **lIlOluil6** or 5e&rrgtto 5 5ab5tluitlal $1~~58 and Wber5 **thr** pOpUlhtiO5 b5t.r5 50% real T6btlOll te the rub;oot **0r** Icgl5l5tloa ena afrord5 5 rrlr baa18 ror the olsrrltloation. It hb5 be5a iOgitiSttSi)7 S&PiOYb(L in tiXiLg fW5 Or OiciQr in oertrla otsa8 (Clerk v. Finley Comptroller, 93 

### Tex. 178). but 4~05 **than it**  18 p6rn!fslblr only v&err tbr 83rsad of po;ulf&lon 18 rubatantlal adi6 Otivrlolrat to lnolule a rcsl alar8 rlth ob~.rcotsrl5tlc8 wtloh rer5mably dlctlngulsh it &X6 otharr a8 tppIi **to** t33 oontomp~ct6~ Ie~?nl6tloa, rub kirora6 a rtlr ttr:s ror r2.e0iteidriceti0n. v,. ~ycsn, ~7 e. c. (za) 467.“ Zexrr Couty

Ii EOUSSAil :;o, 536 n-err to bocoze a ltn, **the** situtioa 

### with **r6r6IeLCc** t0 ,‘UVC::i~O **BOr.Fb8 WOUld**  ht **66 iOi&78l** 

So ocur.ty **h&vine** a po~uletion or **lbas** thtn W3x),000 lnbahlthntr would hare a tuvcnllr Board, exo8ptl osutty **havi~.** l pOpUttlo& OSbetwern 66 000 sued65 **060 15h~bit5nt5,**  Suoh
, a o ounty,unbr the provldos8 of Xdcle 5139a, Ven;on*r J.nnota-Xonorablr

ted civil statutrr, bate. 1939 ?btb tceialttute, s~eoiaz Lawr, ?a&0 853, SrotlOn ll W0UldhW0 l SU?CIIil~ Board a.ad **odOb** Of the **DiCtFiOt ~ll&pQO** **DO!8rriQIf ODtitlQd**  **t0** l**D dditiOD61**  **Cd~rY Ot**  **$ 3**  

### thlr **Bosrd wouaa**  **bo c@.w**  **pQT UUIUM.**  **At** tha tin. tur law weI,paeeea, 1n 1999, aalvrrtoa COuntl~war the only sounty aodD wltbln tbr pOFUbtiOll breiokotr, end at the p&Stemt c1aa 8lr:COtl!. 1910 CIOEua, thcro 18 a0 county whloh oolsc8 within there braokets. **Under the**  **provldonr** of tzousr Ml]. no. 536, W.crtm.n County bdne the-only **oounty** - hering a populntlon oi between 103,&00 and 105,000 inhabltar?tr, would **htivt** a ?wenile Ib*ti wd etch **oi** th Dlatrict Zuif;ea **on tnlcr**  fmtrd would drrn an 

### e4Aitlonal seliwy OS$300.00 & l yea r* Tnomntits oontddnc nom tt&E X05,000 Lnbcbltactr, 3letrlot Ju4pr sortrlng on the Jurenllr !Wrd, Udrr thr **pro Yid.On**  **Of f&iOlU**  $139, **hQvjea3 “** **IOil stCtUtOfI**  **Of 1925,**  **WOUu reo~iwi**  **m** dditionrl arlery or -!l,YXLoo: It ~511 be **note?** that rooorcung to the 1940 oenme, 

### ttst!. csuntSes rengr $8 population **rrwt** 106,059, in the 0868 af illaal.t;o County, to 526,961, in the ctm of Kerris County.

Under th tcreeol~. irate we ere 4 tk0 ogdnlon thtt it $8 rlrlo tbtt the yayoas oi tbt 8111 16 to hlf@@ out x&mm County ror ape&l letlrl+tlon and that the Bill 18 in reality a loom1 nnd

### cproltl fzw. lo: fbla reeeon, lr* br@ Of the opinion tbtt at d 5111 

### lr utxonrtitutCanal, being in violetlen of thQ imrloione oi Artids 3, soction56, ot 0~ state Constltutlon. Very triily yours

-/By Jsa?rs P. Cart :sole tact ,.,.v..=..>.: .___...' .___......-...T& 1.--.-e--..
**JS ’** **U:U ’**