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<p>OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ‘OF TEXAS 
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Honomable I. Fredeoki, Page 3

named berein ehell retain ona-third of such
excess feed until such ons-thir’. toczather with
the auounts specified in Article 2933, ancunte to
Fortyeseven Hundred snd Mfty Dollera ($5750).
Prectust of ficcra onall roetein ons-third until
such ond-thimd, terether with the anount spocte
fied in Article 3852, emounte to Teenty-oL2
Hunsred Dollayva ($2560). .

Arhlole 3, Section 56 of the State Canstitutten, nvo~
vides in part os follovss

"fhe Lesialature, geil not, except an
_ otherules provided in this Constitubion, pave
. ary Local ov special. Lav, eee

. "Regulating the fees, or extending the povers
and duties of eldermen, justices of the peace, ascice
trates or constables:

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. “A&n§ tn all other cedes where a general
ley can bo mode applicable, no iccel om ernecial
ley shall bo enacted; vrovided, thet nothing
herein contained shell be construsd te prohibit.
tha Loricicture fram passing epeaial Jews for the
preservation of the _enise and fish of this Stet SoG in
certain Localities."

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As stated in: yous Letter, Celves ton County has a PEP=
lation of 81,273 inhabitants socording to the 1940 Federal Census. |

It will be noted that Seetion & of Avticle 3883, 4s
tpyliceble to all counties containing 60,001 and not more thon

109,090 inkebitants and taat the herctofore quoted proviasicns of
tatiole 2851 4s applicable to all those oscuntles conteining 60,001
“On not move than 100,009 guhabitante. Galveston County cleeriy

cones Within the bracket nentioned in Seetion i of Artiele 3833
tnd the mentioned provision of Articlo 3991. Galveston County

Glse cones vithin the population bracket montloned in Seotien &
of Articia 3883.

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Honorable I. Pregecki, Page &

In the cané of Miller, et al. ve EL Paseo Co., 150
Ge We (24) 1000, 26 4s satas

"xotvithotanding the above cormtitubtonal
provision, the genrts secomico In the Legislae
tive & rather beoad puver to make olasaificutiang
fot legisistive piueposes cnd to cnsct lives for
the resulation theracf, crea thougk such leginine
tion ney be aGovliesblie only to oe particuler cless
ox, in Pact, offect only tae inhabitauia of a pare
thowlar Locality: bot auch lesivtotion must be
iutonied to wuply unifowely te glk who may coms

‘within the alagsification desirnsted in the fot,
and tho classification must be Droad cnonch to
ingle a eubstantiel class and mugt be hosed on

. characteristics leszitimately distaneuishine such
+ Glass fron otcors with bespect to tas puoiia pure

_ pose sought to be accouplished. by tha proposed’
1eeisintion. In other verds, thers must be a .
eusstuntial reason {cr the classification. It
must nok te a mers arbitrary devise resorted te
feos Ghe purpose of cliving unat is, tn fact, a
icesl iaw tho appesronce cP o goneral Tawe « «
teh Pule is that a classifleation oannot be
edopted erpitrariiy upon o ground vhnich has neo .
foundation Ln Gitference of situgtion of circime
stansea of tho municinaliitice pleced’ in the diffe
fovent classes. There must bo goumo resconable
Yeiotion betwoon the aitusticn of munteinalitius
classifisd and tho purposes and objects to tbe ate
tained. hare must be sousthing * © © which fn
sone peasenable degtes accounts for the division
into clagses.t” _

SAU gs Besa et bm, MPEGS Pies TNO NR alles ot BNE AR, ct ARN Rte ey PRI AEM A tt MARE IR
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We hove carefaliy considered’ the question involved
in connection with the forogeing case and the Following cuthore
; tties Z> Re CG. lie Ce Ps £15-163 12 ne SUM es Pe RiGy Smith Ve
State (Ct. of Crim. Anp.) 49 5. WU. (28) 739; Randolph ve Stste
te. of Cria. App.) 36 8. W. (2d) S43 Claes v. Finley, 93 Tox.
172, 54 S&S. W. 3433 Clty of FU. Worth v. Bobbits, 12) Tex. 24,
30S. U. (2a) G76, 42 2, , (2d) 223; Bexar Comty v. ‘Tynan,
123 Tax. 223, G7 Se We (28) 8673 Ex porte Corson, 143 Pex. Gr.
Rep. 493, 159 5. W. (24) 1863 ond Oakley v. Kent, 101 S, We (28)
$15, ond 1% in cur opinion thst Scotion 8 of Article 3653,

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Ww. Ae Co S. is unconstitutionsl. - |
Ko have written sudbercus opiuions pertaining to

the eaonstituttonalttr of sinzler ctatutes relying on the fore~
going authevities sad desu 1¢ unnecessary, to prolong this opinion.

Yours very truly

“seo | AOPORWY CEUERAL OF TREAS

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