OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
Eon. The. J. Hl&atowcr
Eletslot ~:\ttorrny~
75th Judtolal Mstriat
tibarty, Tcx6s
rnaot B mild rtmtute
rntin8 the 0frb or
ri??, tax amsesaor-
bot0r or cher8
unty',which has a popu-
t1on oi lerr than 10,000
habitantm, ~ooordlogto
e:last preceding rederr
8,.1945#roqueIJt2ng
the op;n1on
atated theroln, is as follower
court Of ch%m&eraCOual
s.alsslmlsre'
beto 1aS~xmd ma that they here pssaed a r)ao$uti,pd
m8klng that tlm twa oiiiaea be aeprrated,iad Sri
snx.iousto get~theLegl~l~ture to enclote la* per-
ralttingthe County to roperste the two o?iioes lS
it oan be lbne.
*I would orwreolsta JOUS ferorine OII)
with l
Isgal oplalon cn this ~aon at your'esrllsi3taon-
vwmlos."
Eon. Thou. J. ?d#3ttouur,page 2;
'The 8btbrlZfat e8oh oou8tp In ddd?tIon to his
other thtiaa Cahill be thb~888sraor end aolleotor.oi
tan8 thorolor: Nit, In ootitlra having ten thousand
(10,000) bf.mor8 inhabltmntr, to be datemIned 'by the
hot prsowlirq Cansus 0r t&o Ualtd Ot8tes,~ 80 lwseso r
end oolleotor ot trxer 8hall be rlootod to hold offioo
for tro’ (2) years .and xnitil blo tuooeanor shall be
eleoted and qu8ltfiad.*
mtiole 7~l&.~Veraon*m Aaaotatrd Civil 38tutee. Is
: 88 iollolse:
16 of krtlals 9I3f Of
ths constitution the shttrlfr.of:
cash:
8uooeaso~ ehall bs elsoted aud quallfled. Xt la clesr thst the
10,000
sheriff of esea oounty~daiing~'epopttl8tionQi leer ththsh
Suh~biesat8,claeontin.g ta,#i,hit preord~$.Federal:C~nsw, In
sddltloa to hI8 et&m dutitw3,~:mh811 perform tha dutier,0r
awmseor and Oolleotor 'Ebb taaxeethenfor.
t’ i-
Ron. Tfioa..Y.~Ightower,pegs 3
It ia stated ia Texas Surisprudecoe, Vol. 9,
page 42k:
With respeot to statutae, (Idlstlectloniiaa
been drawn between provisionswhich ere mmdatory
end proti~sinns w'llahar4 marely dfreatory; nnd it
hss been qusetionedOS to whether the 48me Ia trcie
in respeator ooa~tltutionelp~o+I.elons.'fithlle the
doaisIon*.otthe 4ourta of other states dlnalos4 a
oonillat of opinion cm the poht, soopa authorltles
assertin that not svorj provl5lon 1s.mendstory,the
great might of authority seems to b4 the other w~iy,
boldlng that tbe uourta, mr any other dsperteent
ot the govexnmeatere at liberty to rausrd any~ pro-
vIaion of the ooastltutlonas n4rcly tlIreotory,but
.~::
ths$ eaoh landovary of its 9rov~slons must ,.&a tmeted
‘:a@~lmpsratlvoand mandatory, without rotarcmoe to the
i-&Wdlatlagulshlng b4tween dlroctory ati mandatory
eteia4s,. TEa Tots8 Courts bare uniformlg bald, ep-
'p4rs&Q$hat oonatitr(tlim41 provision4 sr4 alway
madetory,. In euy went, the ohly provielons whloh
aftbat tho vrrlldltyof statutes are those ~whlohara
wnaatorp or’prohibitive.”
In view of tia torqolnic.YOU ara i8898stiullgadvised
that-lt lo the opinion of ~th$rdepartment thet..~,$hs Leglsleturo
‘arum& 4aaot.& .Validststutr p8mIttI~ng or autbi)rfaing the oep .-I
srstlon 02 th4 shsrlfi’o~oSf.i46’~ot Ghambara Cotm$# fzoa the +~ ..
~‘;:f
otfIa4 oi 'tax~~eBsB8aor'.4nd~~oolloOtor. %tItsu UlffeCentlp,1.tia.
our ~ORiLliOR t?w# thq 3k@ilatuxe oannot snaot ~:.rrl,l6atat$is ‘7
sxampting~ -8h4rlfiin .aoounty having a pop@+t&on ot lea#~iP~.
~th4,
tharl~lO~.OOO lntmb%tanta,aoaorOlng to.the lest'gm?eding ~sabqkml-j
c4nstas,',from~.per~or&aq tho ,dutlorot usmaaor. tid,aOlleator-:Of ';
te%as,thst8re $nrgcsubby tYse.~l6,Art. VIIS o?.@18 tistitutlon, j
tar hl0 county. *I
This departmnt ha? "Mp44t4dlY hsld Chat (IahCrl,"tIn ~
8 oounty heviua a po9ulatlon W .lqss th’an10,OCO InhabItanta, 3
aooordlng to tbe lest 'preoedlng,?4doralCallus, hold4 -1~ one
oft~loq,end that ln perioralng t'headditional dutlss'Qt la sesa o r
and aolleotor~of t.4~08,h4 .¶a not .holdlagtwo otflose:but la
boldIl;&
'islyohs oftloe ead perfomnlng the additional dUti44
Imposed upon him by lmw.
fouis *my truly
svm??i~Y OFSSRRALOF TAXAS