FreestoneCounty. The populationof this county for 1930 was 22,589, and the same statementabove mad@ aa to there being no authorityfor a criminal diatltictattorneyin this countyapplieshere. Under Articles3883'.1 and 3891, the countyattorneycould have been paid a salaryof $3,000,00per annum. Hon. C. H. Cavnesa,Page 11 (O-6676)
GalvestonCounty. The populationof this county In 1930me 64,401. Under Articles3883.4and 3891,the county attorneycould have been paid $4,750.00.The populationof the city of GalvestonIn 1940wna 60,862. Under Article 3887,which applierto countierhaving a populationof lGO,OOGor leas, and containinga city having a populatianin exceae of 50,000 in which county there la no districtattorney,there could have been not to exceedthree a6- sistantcounty attorneyain GalvestonCounty,two of whom could have been paid not to exceed $2,7OO.OOper annum each and the other not to exceed$2,100.00 per annum.
House Bill No. 798, Ch. 187, p. 253, Vernon'sTexaa SessionLaw Serv- ice, passedby the last Leginlatureand which became effectiveMay 9, 1945, providesthat in all countieshavinga populationof 60,001 and not more than 100,000accordingto the last precedingFederal Censusthe countyattorneys in such countieswhich do not have a districtattorney,and where the county attorneyperformsths duties of countyattorneyand districtattorney,the countyattorneyshall apply to the Coxmisslonerr I Court of his countyfor au- thorityto appointsuch assistantcountyattorneysas he may requirein the performanceof his duties,and the Coamiesioners' Court is authorizedto de- terminethe number to be appointedand fix the compensationto be paid within the limitationsnamed therein,which shall be a reasonableone, not to exceed $3,6OO.00per BI~I~UP~.This law appliesto GalvestonCounty from and after its effectivedate.
GraysonCounty. This countywas at no time entitledto have a crimi- nal districtattorney,and we directyour attentionto what has hereinabove been said as to the validityof the laws which undertookto create such an office. In 1930 the populationof this countywas 65,843. Under Articles 3883.4and 3891,the countyattorneycould have been paid $4,750.00 per annun. Under Article 3902.4,the first assistantcould bavebeen paid $2,400.00and other assistants$2,100.00per annum each. What has been above said as to House Bill No. 798 also applieato GraysonCounty.
Gregg County. The crinlnaldistrictcourt of this countywas created by Article 199, Subdivision124, V. A. C. S. Section21 thereofauthorised the criminaldistrictattorneyof aaid criminaldistrictcourt to be paid a salary of $4,250.00,and Section22(a) thereofauthorizeda first assistant criminaldistrictattorneyat $3,600.00 per annun and a secondassistantcrimi- nal districtattorneyat $3,000.00per Mrunk.
Harris County. The criminaldistrictcourt of Harris Countywas createdby Article 52-25 -- 52-88 of the Code of CriminalProcedureof Texas, and Subdivision52-43 thereofprovidesfor the electionof a criminaldistrict attorney. The 1940 populationof this countywas 528,961,therefore,the salary of the criminaldistrictattorneyis governedby Article 3912e-2(b) which authorizedsane to be $7s400.00in countieshaving a populationin ex- cess of 355,000.
The number and salariesof assistantcriminaldistrictattorneys in this county are governedby Article3912e-2(f). Under this provisionnine .
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assistantscould be appointedand paid the at $4,500.00 per annum eachj two at $4,200.00per annum each1 one at $3,600.00~ one at $3,000.00per snnumj and three at $2,7OO.OOper annum each. In addi- tion, shouldthe districtattorneybe of the opinionthat ths number of such assistant6is not adequate,hs could,with the advice and consentof the Commir- aloners'Court, appointthe followingadditionalassistantsand pay them not to exceedthe salariesmentioned: one at $4,250.00per annumj one at $3 600.00 per annumi one at $3,000.00per annumj