*1 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS

AUSTIN OROVER SELLSRS . ATIORNLI OpIlmAL~

Hon. Pat Been8

County Attorney

Andrew8 County Texas

Andrew8,

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Artiole 2927, Vernon's Annotated Civl.1 3tatutes. provides: "X0 person shall be eligible to any State, county, >mofnot or munioipal ofiioe in this State unless he shall be ell&ble to hold office under the Constitution of t-his gtate, nnd unless he shall have resided in tills State for the period of twelve months and SIX months in the oounty,

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