Case Information
*1 Guy Turner Mr. Mr. Guy Turner
ccunty Auditor ccunty Auditor
Denton, Texas Denton, Texas
Dew Sir: Dew Sir:
Your re~uo~nI.on onuuc.- ttm:, ttm:,
chra, the Yatlonal and the 0f:'icers Reserve States and enlisted GuclrJ, the Yatlonal ?ucrd I;esorvo, nnd the Cr.yanized Fe- *2 .-.-..-_- ..--. -__.. . ..-- .-...- ..- . ~~~.---.~.. ..__ _,~ .~~,. ~. _ _ __ ._ IAT. Guy Turner, January 9, 1939, Pace 2
oar in the Offloerc Xeeerve Corps of the United States, or an enli3tcd xan In the Crzmized :I~s~:rvcs of thu or retired officers of United States; t!?e United 2ta.tes Amy, Xcvy, r1r.d l’srlne colvs ( fmd rctirfd mrrant officers and ret:rcd enlisted mn of t.he United !?tates lriny, Xavy, and :.‘nrine Corp3, fron holllnr: in conjunction v:ith such offic:, any othcr~‘ office or position of honor, trust or under this stutc or the Vnited profit, States, or from votin,? et any Election; General, Special or Primry Jn this State [Eke. 40, IIrt. when otherxisc qualif icd.
16, adopted election !!ov. 0, 1932.) In the case of Cc-,1 VS. ‘:‘o:ns~:nd, 14 S:, 2i5,
*Any of the off’ic~:: rimed in t,he cx- : oeptiorl my bc held r!jtl; any otl:cr office
wheths rimed in ihe exception or not .” The case ,of Figures VS. Stab, 99 S:‘!, 4112, holds :
“County Attorney may be a Xotary Fubl i c also. ”
On June 1, 1927, this denartqent held, in an opinion w!tten by Hon. H. Grad;- Chandler, Assistant Attorney Genercl, that a County Judso is nor. disquali- fied fro3 holdim the offloe? of County !ud@ and I:otary Pub110 nt the same tins.
On April 27, 1931, t%is departsent hold, in an opinion by IIon. ‘iverctt 7”. Jo:tn:<on, Assistant Attor- ney Caneml, that the 0ff10t: of County 3lerk 13 inoon- patitlc vith t3c office of :‘otnr:! I’ublic and that a p-rzon !+,olZin:~: t:ll~: offioc of Zount7 Clerk oould not ot the sme tLns hold office of t:otary Public.
On Februlrp l.2, 1975, this dcpartxnt held, ;,:;si zLl3nt ;2ttorney in thr: opinion b:; iion. Joe J. Al!!~q, tt1et t.!-lc! Officio or xot-:r:; Tu?:l!z c!i?L Trlc Cccoral, *3 13. Guy Turner, January 9, 1059, P&GE 3
collector wzrc not Inconpatiblo. A copy of this opinion This depnrtwnt concurs v:it!: this opinion. 1s Bnclosod.
Therefore , you aro respectful.ly that odvi3cd it is the opinion of tkiis depnrtmnt that the Tax .%sseseor- I colleator atxJ his deputies arc not protlbitcd by law frog holdin: t3c ofrlce OS Xotcry j:ublic v:'r!lle holdin. their offices of Tax Assessor-Collector or as deputies of suoh office.
Yours respeotfully