Texas Constitution:Article V, Section 18: Difference between revisions

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* ''Williams v. Castleman'', 247 S.W. 263, [https://cite.case.law/pdf/10302571/Williams%20v.%20Castleman,%20247%20S.W.%20263%20(1922).pdf#page=5 267] (Tex. 1922) ("It is plain from section 18, art. 5, of the Constitution that its prime purpose in not fixing definitely the number of justice precincts in any county, and the number of justices in any particular precinct was, as it states, 'the convenience of the people'; that is, to give to the commissioners' court some discretion so that the number of precincts may be made to meet the changing needs of the people. The object of the Constitution in providing for two justices of the peace in precincts containing 8,000 or more inhabitants is the same as that declared in the previous paragraph of the same section—that is, for the convenience of the people.")
* ''Williams v. Castleman'', 247 S.W. 263, [https://cite.case.law/pdf/10302571/Williams%20v.%20Castleman,%20247%20S.W.%20263%20(1922).pdf#page=5 267] (Tex. 1922) ("It is plain from section 18, art. 5, of the Constitution that its prime purpose in not fixing definitely the number of justice precincts in any county, and the number of justices in any particular precinct was, as it states, 'the convenience of the people'; that is, to give to the commissioners' court some discretion so that the number of precincts may be made to meet the changing needs of the people. The object of the Constitution in providing for two justices of the peace in precincts containing 8,000 or more inhabitants is the same as that declared in the previous paragraph of the same section—that is, for the convenience of the people.")


* ''Clark v. Finley'', 54 S.W. 343, [https://texaslegalguide.com/images/Vol_054_SWR_343.pdf#page=5 347] (Tex. 1899) (citation omitted) ("But we do not concur in the proposition that the determination of the number of deputies which may be employed by an officer is a county affair, within the meaning of that provision of the constitution which prescribes that the commissioners' court 'shall exercise such powers and jurisdiction over all county business as is conferred by this constitution and the laws of this state, or as may be hereafter prescribed.' Art. 5, sec. 18. The officers to whom the provision applies, though called county officers, are in fact officers of the state and the number of deputies to be allowed to each cannot properly be deemed a county affair.")
* ''Clark v. Finley'', 54 S.W. 343, [https://texaslegalguide.com/images/054_SW_343.pdf#page=5 347] (Tex. 1899) (citation omitted) ("But we do not concur in the proposition that the determination of the number of deputies which may be employed by an officer is a county affair, within the meaning of that provision of the constitution which prescribes that the commissioners' court 'shall exercise such powers and jurisdiction over all county business as is conferred by this constitution and the laws of this state, or as may be hereafter prescribed.' Art. 5, sec. 18. The officers to whom the provision applies, though called county officers, are in fact officers of the state and the number of deputies to be allowed to each cannot properly be deemed a county affair.")


* ''Fears v. Nacogdoches County'', 9 S.W. 265, [https://cite.case.law/pdf/2192712/Fears%20v.%20Nacogdoches%20County,%2071%20Tex.%20337%20(1888).pdf#page=3 266] (Tex. 1888) ("If we are to resort to general principles, we are at a loss to determine upon what ground the county is to be held liable for [the physician's] services. A coroner's inquest is a proceeding by and on behalf of the state, and is the first step in a proper case for the detection and punishment of the offender when an unlawful homicide has been committed. The justice of the peace, who in our state conducts the proceeding, is ''ex officio'' coroner, though sometimes called a precinct or county officer, and is to all intents and purposes an officer of the state, and in exercising his function acts for the state, and not for the county.")
* ''Fears v. Nacogdoches County'', 9 S.W. 265, [https://cite.case.law/pdf/2192712/Fears%20v.%20Nacogdoches%20County,%2071%20Tex.%20337%20(1888).pdf#page=3 266] (Tex. 1888) ("If we are to resort to general principles, we are at a loss to determine upon what ground the county is to be held liable for [the physician's] services. A coroner's inquest is a proceeding by and on behalf of the state, and is the first step in a proper case for the detection and punishment of the offender when an unlawful homicide has been committed. The justice of the peace, who in our state conducts the proceeding, is ''ex officio'' coroner, though sometimes called a precinct or county officer, and is to all intents and purposes an officer of the state, and in exercising his function acts for the state, and not for the county.")
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