OFFICE OF THE A’lTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS

rr that thr oomoourt ot lingrlilm ogalzor tho flat that a oltr of more than itantr and pro*l60: otion of 

### l

ppofntmeat r Jurtioo of 

### thr Poacr

2375 OSthe Rwlseb CIrIl Statuter ot # *where there ir n oity of right bltantr or ~~01) in a jurtloe pmolaot, of the praor rball br elooted.’ In otion 18, of the Constitution 

### the aam. eppoare In Identloal aordr. “The Cfty of Lufkln Twa8, I# looated ia Ro- @-hot number one of dngal&a County. AOOordi~ to the ladera Concur ot 1940, thit Oity oontalnr mom than 9,500 Inhabitants. The oitr hnd justho prooinot no. on0 or rhloh it 

### Is a part has only on4 ~uetior of tta P-0..

Jlioaprabla **TOB**F. Coleman, Jr., Pig. 8

-Radar the article8 olta4, It la mandatory on tha **oomhlaaiouora** court 0r thia 0ouatJ to 

### rocognlza tha tact that Lu?kIa la a 

### olty o? more 

### than 8,000 Inhabitanta and provide for tha 

## l lootlon, or to appoint, another juatlor of tba peaoa 

### ?or paoIaot no* on09 ~Ordlnarlly whara the word *ahall* la uaod 

### In I l tatuta it la oonatruob t? bo nadatom, .whlla the word ry I. parmIaaIra. Eowator *ahall* l tatutaa ara l ontlma 

### ooaaIdarrQ by tha court8 to ba alreotorl onl7. 

### This atatuta 

### la ooaatruad in William8 7. Caatlu&aa, 118 T. 193, MT 9. K. tW, **but** thla point I. not dIaouaaad. *It la my opinion that, rhIla the language o? tha l tatuta la manndatory, 

### 6110to tha tha ooaaIaaIonera court la data rJ 

### mat diaoretIoa Iran ning the boulda r!

### am o? tha praolaota, and l iaoe l otion **by**the oourt ia naoaaaary barora a 

### juatloa a? 

### tho paaoo oould ba 

### alaotod ?or the aaoond plaoe, the l tatuta la blraotor~ only. “1 wIl1 appreolatc an optnloa o? tha dapartmeat on thla qu.atIon.’ Seotloa l6 of A?tIolc Vo? the State COnatItution read8 aa r0ii0w88

*gach organized county in the Stat.8 now or haraertar 

## l

sIatIng, ahall ba divided fro8 

# timr to ~IEo, for tha oonrmlanoa a? the poopla, into prOO~not8, not 1888 then four and not mora then al ht. oouaty oourt ahall make the ilrat dli The pr88Ont vialon. Subaequeat aItIaIoaa ahall ba mad8‘bytha ooruaiaslonati court prothird r0r by this Conatitutlon.~

_ In each 

## l

ooh-praof not

. _ thora ahall bo alected atl aoh bl-annlal l

leotlm, one JuatIoa of the Paaoa and 

### ona Conatabla, eaoh o? whom ahall hold hIa of?Ioa for two yoara and until hla auooaaaor ahall bo l

lootad and qtmlitlad~ proridad that in any preglnot in whloh there may ba a olty o? 8,000 or mora Inhebltaata, thora ahall ba l laotrd two Juatioaa o? the 

### Peaoa. Each County ahall In llka mumor ba ditidad into **four** comIaaIonara~~eoInota in l aoh o? whioh there ahall be aleoted by the qualiiied rotere thereof5 one oounty oommleaionor, who ahall hold hla ofiioo for two year8 end until hi8 auoooeaor shell be elected andEonorabla TOR3. Colanmn, Jr,, 

### Pago S

qualI?Iad. Tha oountf oodaaioaara 

### no ohcaaa wlth tha County Judga, ampraaldIng o?flo#r, 

### ahall oomporn a county oommlaaIonara 

### court, whloh ahall 

### oxuolu aaob powara andjurladlotion ovar 

### all oounty buai.a8aa, 

### amla oon?urad **by**

### thin OonatItutIoa **and** 

### tha lawn OStha Stat., **or** 

### amray bo haraaftar pm-
•orI~od,w Tha Euprua Qarrt o? 

### Tana In the 6888 OSlllllua 

### v. Oaatlamaa, Ml 8. k. 868, amow othar thing., l 

### ald~ *Tba oorraiaaIamra 

### court, by a tall4 or&or, haring dat~nlaad that 

### tEara tam In JuatIoa 

### Preolaot IW. 1 OSdtophana Oountr, a oltr 

### OSovar 8,000 pa0010 upon tha o?fioIal

lnnouaoamnt OSmuchSnot, and tha 

### anta7 OSthr order, tha o??ior OSan additional J’ oatioa OS tha Puoa for tha praoiaot, oraatad **by**t.he Conatltat~oa but awaitIn& thr dat~rmlntlon oTtaot bJ the Conlal loaora Court (the aganoy doslgnatod **by** tha Conatltutloa tar much 

### purpoaa), oamaInto balng, and theaortorw@ 

### wanan adating ottion. 

### Slnoa tha o??Ioo oama Into l xIatanoa and wan hot SIllad, it wan vacant.
. . . 

### Tha oomdaalonara oourt, being tha ooaatltutlonal and l tatutor ageaoy l



### alaotad to fill raoanoIaa 

### had authority to ?I11 thin raoaaoy. Stat0 OonatItutioa, Artlole 

### V, 8aotIon 881 R~tIaad Btatutaa, Artiola i3880.
. . .* The above maatlonad oaaa rorirwa maddiaouaaaa 

### tha l ntlra hlatorJ o? tha aubjaot OSthe powara and right8 OStha ~onmiaaionara court8 to oreatr much Juatfoa praolaota, ohanga their 

### boundar188, l td. 

### urd turthar holda that tha 

### oomdaaionua oourt hamthe right and authority to dototim the popuktion of a city or preolaot without ralylng upon or taking into OOa8idaration tha laat praoadIog Irbdaral ceaaua.

~ondaalonora court oi 

### aaoh county la requlrad by atatUtOto lay o?? tha county ihto juatioa oourt praOiaCt8, not learn than r0u.r nor morn than might In numbor and just amin the ~*a* or oommIsalonara praoinota, tE0 

### ooadaa~onara oogrt ham Powerto rr-deoldo thr boundarIa tram tlmo to tiaa amoonvaakor am7dlotata. Tha oomalaaionara oourt hemdiaorethmr;l PoWoralao In dat,ormIning whatdmr tha boundarlaa of an 

### l xlatin( pr*cinot 

### are oonroalant +ithIa 

### tha meaning o? the 

### l tatuta, and 1a **not** bound to aooept the latrat oanaua raumratioa amdOtOr

## l itillg whether a city withia snl JWOpOBOd praOinOt ha8 a pOPUlation 0r 8,000 

### or aoro. TM. Jur. VOlUM 26, PadO 792.

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Ibnorablo Tom1. Colman, 

### Jr,, Pa604

In aaoh poolnot OSaa or~anI%od aouaty, tho olaotlon of aJuatloa of tha Paaoe (or two 

### JuotIoaa In aaoh pral

### Inot In 

### rhlah thorn y ba 

### a

## l tty OS8,000 or moreinhabltantr) 

### at aaoh 

### bI-ennIal pario 

### la ordaInad by 

### tba Coaatltatloa and atatutaa l 

### bova rofurad to.

‘f&bollarm that the proriaIona or 

### the OonatItutlon l**boto** 

### tptotod **ULd**

### Art1018 IWTI, VOMOE’BAmotatad 

### Civil Statatom, 

### proo+Iding W&armthrra la a oity 

### o? 8,000 inhabItant or mro 

### In l 

### jaatlea praoinot tm 

### Juatlora OStha Paaoa aball ba l l~atrdn la 

### mandatory and oamot a&me vAth your aonolualoa that 

### than0 provIalona are 

### ainatory only. Theraforo, you are 

### roapeot?olly l

**dvi#ed** that It ir tb opinion of thI8 Do~rtamnt that wham a 

### oitt la baatad 

### in Ajuatloo praolnot and 

### hama population OS8,000 lnhabIta.ata or 

### morn am

### ahorn by 

### tha laat preoeding **Frdaral** 

### oonaua, am

### ln the instant oaaa, lt 

### la aandatory 

### that the oourlaaIonara aouct appoint another Jprtdoa OS tha Paaoa tar uoh praolaot, ualoaa

### tb, commlaaionara 

### ahould daterdaa and find 88 a aatter of toot 

### that minor tlu Sirat 

### day OSApril, 1940, the 

### data amof whioh tbr last 

### Pedael Cenaua wantakan i the population d the alty had 

### dooraaasd and ham

### now a Fopalat

### on OS&am than 

### 8,000 lnhabltmta.

Truatlng 

### that tlm torogoIa6 fully anawora your inquiry, woare Toara vary truly A¶ToRxxrOmmL 03 TXAS

AFPROVEDOCT

30, 1940

P!izu&un~ ATTORNEY

GENERAL

OFTEXAS