Case Information
*1 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN
i!onOriibla Ga02@ H. Sheppard Comptroller of Sublie Aocotmts
Aulrtln, Taxa
Dear Sir:
Your rrqusat ice 0 a8 baan conaldsred tionr with r4r4r- by this dspartmqit .~ oarefully 41100 to the Ccmrtltutionel ALL nd bg Sonats Joint opted by eloatlon @ado
aa iollowa: ah aomponont pert For44 R484rv4, or rvior or th4 Dnit4a oloss of tha rcalandar mar j ane yosr efter
/ in which said wer is termlnat4d.
knarabls George H. .;,heppsrd,
“Movldod, ha*cntr , that the forrgotie: provl- slone of this ssotlon do not oonf er the rl&ht to vote u m sny qrson wno .ls [4] mpmber of the regular aetsbl shment of the ?blfra states x f~rmf, ~-invy, or %irins Corps ; end provided further, tbst ~11 persons lo the armed iorass oi thb tbitod Ststes, or the OOCI- ponsnt branched thsrsof not members of th4 regular establishment OS the dtad Stetee Army Rnvy
Zarlne Corps, are horebg dealsred not tg be dh?
pu4llflad from voting by reason of any provlaion of sub-seotlon ‘Flit&* of Section 1, of this Axtlole.” (Enphsala ours) ~-
Tour f lv st gusstlan lat
“1. I4 this aaandment in dfaot now, or ir It moemarl for the Lsglrlaturs to prss en -On- abUng Aot5’*
Artlolr XVII, Saotlan 1 the Conatltubion, with to UN! mode 4f amondlng th4 UanstltutiOn, pravld44 r4qmOt that: -. . It 6ha3.l be tbr duCy Of 64VQra). of 8ald rloatlaa, to open 8 returning offlo4rs poll for, nnd m&4 thr Soorrtary roturns ot staa, of the number of lo@1 tot48 oart at aa rm and againat 6aia Om4~dmat t and ii 4b0tm
mere thou one be proparra, th4 numbcx of then votes oast for rind, against a4h o? tbam; snd if lt shall appear fran sald return, that maJorltJ or ths vat48 cast hats bern oast ln favor of nay 4m4ndment 40 norlving a amandmnt, majority af the votes cast shall beooar a part
af the Gnnetltutlon, and proolsmstlon shell be
mds by the Govarnor therco?.*
Tbfs emendslent booam a part a? the Constitution upon the asoertslnment that it ha,d raoelved a majortty of th4 vottisa aaet fit tha olaoti05. ‘::ilaon v. State 15 Tvsr. Ct. kpp.
Sep. 150; Tarss ‘iater t asa CO. V. City o? &burns, 21 E. ‘7’.
393.
:,Iothing is now required of LeglslOtUre to et- feotuat.4 the dlotates of this amendment. It 18 not a more daalaratlon of polloy expressed ln broad tdras, but is au sot oaqlata in rind Of Ltrs4lf. Ytatctd 4riOthaP WWS tM.s amanbnt is selr-enaotfng.
%ur aaoc%?n,d curscion it38
"2. IS t!As amndmcnt IS ins afieot, should the Tax IBS~BSOI! sod Collaotor upOn rsqurat iasur e tarn- Forary 4Zo3ptian.7" ‘Ci?;Ls questian mat b* anaworut in th4 n4&atlvo. tie leauan44 oi l xauptioa Orrtifiioatoa The atatuhs rslsting (irl;loloa 2968 errd m68a, R. 8. 1925) apply only to Umao~por- bf Ir* from chr lrq!?#& ar w;;Ed SMS who are oxeapt thlr asendarnt dooa not 4xOzqt a3pt4 ?4m MO poll tsr I4vlsd by ot&r sootion or the Conat& u on and by th4 atatutea n4ated im.ptuauano4 thoro&. 'Dir amudmnt grovldoa aaly thst the
to I?+39 a poll tex a? to h4v4 bean 4a444a4
al&t $0 thslx rldlt? to vote have the rlgkt to vat 4 togaral~aa of whether naurd poraona dll or not th8y km paid a poll tax 4a4 rh88h4r 4r 3Ot th4t hold a r404lpt fo the parmnt of w poll tu whlah lma boon aaa4884a qalnat tihcm. ah 0th 3i02a8, this maitt48t oxrapt nuoh gerrcm8 ircm the p~o~iaion8 of 34Otloa 2 Ot fit1014 VI ai tha Cmatltiutlan @alah raqulro
“that 411y vatrr wha 14 aubj46t to p4y 4 pell tax rmaor the laws of tbr Stot4 as Tata ahall h4vo paid aald tax bafara oif4rln$ to v4t4 ab an
daotlm in thlr Stats and h4liI 4 r84algC dng Ilo poll tax ms paid barer8 first day that of February next premding such 4186tldo*, end rma t&r pr~vlalcma .&tialo fO& R. 8. 19ZSr that
*Xo aitlaan ahall be pmmltttd to vota, ualraa he, first prsleanta to the dud@ of 414ation his poll tax reoclpt or oertlfloats of u4r?rptloa iwudl
hipl befcsc tbe iin~t d4j of F&z%mxy of the fear In whi4h ho ofP4rs to rots, ex84pt as othexwl6e p8r- rAtted in thl4 title, ~1444 am4 haa bwn last mialald, or loit at horn, in orhloh 4v4nt h4 ahall wake sn affiaavit of th0t iact . .* ~~
Yoara vary truly ATTOt?lfXY GEhW?AL OF 'l'ZUi2 { i COMMITTEIS
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