OFFICE OF THE A-ITORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS

**AUSTIN**

Hoftorrble

Andrew ~ountgAuditor V&Ctoria County Victoria,Tccxaa J. Blckey

opinion Ho. O-26,81 Ret Com5titutloliallty et s%xma Bill Ro. 721, 45th Legiilrtureof Taxa8 - A.nnounoe~ntof 1940 census.

I your mqtmrt for oph.lo;i~&a been recei+ and carefully coneidered

by this d&ar/tars,pt>,~We quote from four re**queot M**  **fOllW82**

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%der e SpadkIA~~e&ing Victoria County only, b,_~mfeti&@ iozthe last cmx8u8, the salary of,-

z h> ~.SupePi&$en&pt of Public In**8tlWotiO2l oPthis**  **Nunty ki@?**  **bwm** raisedby VIPtue thereof. .,".'...

,..,\ nYi$l &ch **a** &2qmiU lav‘~oontinue to be l ffective“~+ftsp

the tiqw

&#mmxs for 1940 have been cen8u8 of this oounty sat out In the

,_ Boure Bfll 721 Of the kfjth **bJgilrl~tlW22 of**  Texaa, 18 undo&ted~.the4qxxlal law referred to in your letter. Said bill **rob48** as~follov8r

"E.B.No. 721 Chapter 135. "AnActprovidlngforthe amountthatmsybe allwed by County Board8 of Trustwe to the County**HO2l** :orabls Andrev J. Rlckey, Peg6 2
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Superlntsndmta of Publlo In8truetlonfor oxpandlturtw for office and travollngsxpen808 in aorteln countiesaccordbag to the lort precad~ FederalCen8u8j repealingall **law8 end**  pert8 **of lmr8,**  Qene~l or Speolel, in oonfllct therevith, and deolariagan **eerargency.**

"EE ITENACTEDEYTHB LBQIUATUiW OFTHS8TATE OF **TEXAS2** "Section1. In oountieahaving a population of not lets8

than twenty-sevemthowmnd, four bundred ax& forty-one (27,441)and not more tha)a twenty-seventhousand,four hundred and 

### fif& (27,450),

and in countleahaving a populationof not 1688 than twenty thowand and forty-eight (2O,C48)and not more than twenty thousandand fifty-five (20,055),and in aountleshaving a populationof not less th8n twenty-fivethouacrnd, thres hundredand ninety-four (25,394) and not mOP9 thkin

tWMty-fiVe thOUMIld,four hundred (25,4OO),~and

in aountim having a populationof not 1988 than ten thowand,'nlne hundred 8Wenty-five (10,975)and not more than ten thowmnd, Fth:undred **ad** eighty-five (10,985jraooordi la8t **preaeding** Federal Cenrw, and the 79ounty 'Board8 of Trustee8pvsy

lake such **prOVi8iO~I8 a8**  **they** 

### deem **neae88ary** for office and travelingexpenses of the County Supex4ntondent of Public Imbtruutlon~provldlng tht the anbount of ruoh 8XpWid~turO8for Office and tNVeliI@ **O-a,8** 8b11 IICt exceed the SulD

Of Six Hundred 0011~8 ($600) per 8nnm. The PIloUnt alloved rhall ba paid in the 82snMr and in aoaor**dance** with **nw existing**  **IAV~ governing**  the printonanoe of the offlae of the County SupexQ!&tendent.

**"Sec.** 2. Jill

laws Uld p4Wt8 Of **3AV8, c)bMP81**  and Speolal, 

### in conflictvlth tM8 Aat are hereby repealed.

"sec. 3. The great diversity of condition89x%&- ing in cot&i08 vlth a population of not 1~8 than tvdnt -seven thourand four hundred and forty-one (27&L and not more'than tventy-seventhourand,~0norableAndrev J. Hiob8~, Pago **3**

SOW hundred and fifty (27,&O), and in oountler vlth a popation of not 1088 than tvmty thou8arxl and fortyeIght (20,048)and not mom than twnty thawand and fifty-five (20,055),and In OOuIltl.e8

having a populationof not leas than twnty-five tho;rwsd,three hundredml ninety-four (25,394)and not more than tventy-fivethou8and, four hundred (25,400), **aooordlng** to the la8t pmoedingFederalC~~~,andtbmlo~ amount of travelingand the expmms 

### of 8uCh to the couaty **&lp@Pint~ndeIlt in**  **SpORdiq PU)8t**  **Of hi8**  **th8 lr~**  8Up~~l~~0~ Or 8Ohooti In 8UOh OOUtItl@8, nvn~ 

### of vhlch are a E wt di8tUW• fz'cm the offlos of the OOuBty 8Up.r tWd.nt, ud the p949 added dUtIe8 omatsng 

### extraexpenua 0r thm offioe,and due to the flmtnalaloondLtlon8oi the dlffepentoounty Qoneral Fundrs,

aountIe8have not been able to purchue 8uppller

### Sor **the offlee,**  **and the**  **further faat**  **that the**  8WI Of %'hPOe Hundred D011WS (4300)w year, nw allowed by General L&w to Suprrlntendontr Of 8wh OOullti08,

18 **VhOllJ** lasdequat.to Imat t,hr expenre of the **County** Superlntendont inoldent to the 

### vork and travelingrequired,and thereby oaualng **a peat**  flnazmIa1burden to be rustalned

### by uld OOUnty **8U~PitddWit8, a@**  **in Psnp**  iMtW2UO8 psterlallyreduoiq the efflolenoyof the offloe, aonrtltutean emrgenoy and m lmporatlvo public UOCO88lty,and l

UthOPiM th. 8WSpWl81Oll Of the Con**8titUtiOILal** Rule, ~%q~lHng bill8 to be read on three several day8 ln uoh Rowe, and **Mid** Rule 18 hereby 8~8pended,and thI8 **Aat** 8hall **Mke effeat**  **uxl** be in **force** from **and** after its pasug8, and it 1s 80 enacted* "Approved

April 9, **1937.** 9frectiv0 April 9, **1937."**
The populatlonof bUltt CoUnty,~ Ten8, **according to**  **the 1930**  Bksderal

Oemm8, vaa 27,441 inhbltante bnd v8a the only **county ln**  **Texaa,** aaaordl.ng **to** the 1930 Federul Cenau8, oomlng **vtthin the**  **po lation**  **braakstr** of not **1088** than 27,441 **and** not
**mom than**  **27,** 50 **J.nbabltants set**  out in the blll.

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The poptiationof VlotoPla Oounts.Tex@8, 

### l oaordln&

### The papulation OS **wuhlngton county,**  **Texas accord**  **lngto the**  **lgJO~nlO~w,vu 25,394**  **lIlhlwM~*,~** **VM the**  onl.yoounty **ln2sru,afmmungt0ths1930-** canaus, ac2nIngYlthln 

# the UbtiOtl **bFMbt8 Of**  **Xl& le.0**  **thul** 

### 2!jr3gb aad IWt l0OPO

t.hU2 2 **00 inhb%t.&tlt8**  **8.t Out**  **%ll t&J**  

### bill.
The population of JuOc8on

County,

10x88,823oorUng to the 1930 **Falaml** 

### Cen8ur, ~88 10,980inbbitmt~, ad vu th@ **anlycccnmtyinTO~,1100~t0~1930** 

### %dom10enl 

### wn oaadngtitunth8populBtlonbuok.to 

### orIlotluathul **10,975 udl**  **not l8OW**  **thM 10,905**  **bhbZtPnt8 8@t**  **Out %ll**  **th0 bSl1.** 


### Thu dapartant'~ta8 held ranJ aata l



### USA? **to** 

### flour. **Bill 721,**  **8l@FI, t0**  **k UW~titUt.iOf&**  **@Id Votd,**  **WQ OWb8.**  **horoulth** a 

### copy of Oplnlon No. O-1004OS t&lobrputmmt vh&oh hold8How. Bill 474 of the 46th tngl8lature, to be unoaoutl**tUt$.USlBl urd**  **Void W**  **0 1Loool**  **Of** 8mi81 bV #t?iWl#~ tQ POgulate the affUr8 of oountlw.



### Under the **authorities** 

### oited In our Oplaloa Ro. O-100$, 

### we hold &WV Bill 721 of tha 45th **fagirlatw** 

### of %x86, to be algoal **or rpedal**  lm~atteniptlngto m P ta the aihlro OS oountlea 

### and aohaoldlntriati in ViOlat tin

OS **Article 3,**  

### Seation fjs OS our statsCon8tltution, and t~mf~,~onrtltutiorul.
Sims 8sid ant cl8

mwn8tltutioJvl‘aad void it never l pplbd to 

### Vlotorla County nor to Dewitt,WashSqton, Jaolron noPany other aQuntyinth.l8 Mat..

Viotorla 

### County,

Texas,acoordhg to the 

### l*O Faderal **00118~8,** aa shown by a publlrhedreport of u?iw In the ILIll.aa **x-8** dated **Au** Y t 11, 190, u ~lwed **by** J&n L. Lwla, U.S. 

### Ce~u8 8uperv80~. tns a 

### population of 23,642 intubb~tant8.

me populationof Watt County*Taxa aoowd&ng to 

### the 1940 Fe&tm;L

Oeaaw, a'efemwd

to 

### obwe, 18 24,972lahabiWt8.tantr

. The populationOS lia8hlngton County, Tex88, aooord1~ to the 1940 Federal Oenmus, resewed to rbovo, is 25,373 mhabitanta.

The polpulrtionofJealeronCountj,Texu,roco~ing to the 1940 FederalCenaw rerexmb to 8bovb, is 11,710 inhabitants.

Even if 8. 8. 721, rupra, lfere oonstltutlonal, (ohioh it is not) its provisions would not ol~l

apply to Viotwia, DeUitt, Uu>on nor JaabsonUountier,TOXU.

Wo es.mlose

herwith a oopy ot Opinion lo. O-2337 of thlr dapartarnt

vhioh oonW.~ a oomprehennive dlsowsion w towhenthe1~0 Bbdenl Cenmw ‘bsoomer aontrollir@under our diatuterlllvolving popul8tion.