Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion ( 1944 )

, ” OFFICE OF TNE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN Eonorrblosobn R. shook CrialaalDistriotAttornrf Rmnr county sea Antonlo, Texar Dear Mr. 3hookr Your request t rub&of-astter Ir’sm rol "The oonedtutionr~lt~OS H. 8. X0. 350 has been puontioned beoauae of the face that the captionot the in read8: hot providingthat “‘AZI $~dge~.oi the 00urta 8t law in 0ountles 00aty or less than 600,000 populrtlonmar aoh ..** and it door not oontainthlm ph-8.: - .“........“.-.-.I...--^ . . ....“---..-- .- . *we .m-.w.,-.. ^_.“.^” . . . . . --- .---- ..-- -I -..- .“_ L_..“.. -...-- __ -.- _” l. Bon. John R* shook, Paaa 4 “Aooordia.~ h the hSt &U’OOOdi?Q or ray iaItura hdoral C.Mus*’ Vhla phraao howto? la oontiined In tb body or th8 1~8. “X:8. 360 ~ro+idW that it is RO. .- not lnteadod to ropwlrnf law potm.ng tar the llootloao r lppolntJIeat OS a lpoolal00wtJ Judgebut that it is oumu- latiTa OS mnd la addition to SUOh lawI. R, B. Ro. 444 oontalsed no mob pro?lslo~” quartionis laawered in tha aftlrna- Tour'flrat t&a* It la not fb offlooor fmotlon or a tit10to a bill to do wro than lxpraratha lob)oot oi tha bill. It is not raqalrodto ut Sorth the dotallaof the tnat- wt oi that 8ubJoot- thatbolonga to the bill itself. ,, Tho )ifle to Rouaa BillHo. E60 deolaroa: 'AR ACT prorldlngthat ad+8 Of fhe aoutlty Courtaat law In oowt 3as o? lem than fin hundred thorurnd(600,000)pop- ulatlooma ylo tSo r tha Corrotr ru44e of the oounty in any u+~nilo,1uaaoy,pro- bate and oondwnation ~rooeedln& or. nat- kr, and also wr pertornany and all 0th~ Jnlatrrialaot8 n&red bf lr.oi the a0lurft tadgp, during the lb nno e, in- lbllltror failuraof tha bounty'add:pr m y reason to p o r fm luoh dutlaai . Smotldn 1 of the Aot deoloear 9ha th8 JUJF or 04 00u0ty court at law In any oounty hacriDga population of leas than fira handrid thoumnd (SO0,OO-O) inhab%tanta, aooordingto tba last praobdlne, or any ruturo JMdOraloew mm, mar aot for the 0ow1B Judge of the aowty in any j.utenllo, lu~oy, probate !!on. John s;. A;ook, i-(8 8 aad ooadoaoatloa prooaa8lly or utter, . an4 also mar FUiOW for tha aoul# r& a ltg md 8ll o th e ra la lo to r la l oota roqulnd by tka lmw or thlr Stata \ 0sth e c o ua atr2Q.e. dur tng th e lb wno e, lr ub lllty e?r fa lluw Ofth e c o untj r a dge fez tnz rsoaoa to porlofr auoh &utlea; . seatlou1, thereroau, mrdy 8upplierthe awas ot aaoertalnlnf the po&+ioa or a oowty - that la, w *tha last prmoe4incov say futare ?odual 0amW -- end Ir'aartalnly ersaae, it aateauntlal, to'tharalldity or the Aot. ~rtiole 1934 of tha Rorlud Dltll Ctatutrs ‘zea- tfo a eti iny o ur leoord qeaatlon ?r 8a tollowc .. . *IS roomatp judgafails to appear f at the tlw lppoinfrd for holdi~ the : - g o ur t, or should h o k lbacnt dnrb~ the tarn or umble or untill3ngto LoIdthe .,,' oourt, a lpeolal oounty Judqo may tr clvotedla 1Uo mama? 8s I8 proridod for tto llaotloa.ol a lpqoiat dlatrlot . .Tha apeoialoounty Jude8 ao !%& 6hallbvv 8x1 the vuthorlty ot tha ooantyJudgelhfla la t&o trial and dlapoaltlon of anr bars patding ~II arid oourt4orin~tbo.abwnoa, lubll- ity, or SuOh rofaaalof tbo 4oanzf Amllor llootionamar ba hold tbs abtonoo, hllura of ln8bllltV Ot the ocunty judf#,or a4 a~aolalipdge, to ,wrPora the d:;t?ea OS tha offlo@. .hen a apoi81 county jtige shall bMe b sea60l1eote4, the olark ahall ontor upontbe 3lnut08of the oourt a r000rd cuoh as la providedfor In lb. OeSU in the dlwtrlot oourt." ‘m&L at i8 net Iptemlad * thh Aot te PepwI auy lu prmiuug tu th e 01 e6tl0a M df0P q q u a tna t of l lp ea iu la lnt~ Judgbut e ,th ir lot &all b0 matiT Of and in addition to, alsh 18W ff laws..