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*1 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN GROVER SELLERS
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county Attorney
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'8 Ani.otmted Civil Satutht rote of the xerabero of 8aid court, preoeat and rotlaf, 8nd porron ahoren next gw3erel ahell hold 0rfm until *leaZion.” (U&dOI’8OOrin~ oU’8)
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Ia the aam of ldok8 v. our1 rt 81.. 86 5. u. W8, (alv. Apg. - error nfus&) wherein a41 l p;9intvmot was ade by she ootettir to ffll 8 taom~o~ & thh dlrtriot Ju&e*r oifioe, 8sd St Aext gemrsL 4loatioJ 8814 rp~.olaiee ~8 dtrlr slroted bath suob sqollntaeot rrarl eleo- ssld offioe, tlon ooourriag during the four yorr two of tie original la- tk raooaoy Jail prior to 8h4 y4Jr b +hiob oumbeat rpo 04~806 wid tert esu14 bsro expired ff a0 mosaoy OOOarr4U, sad the tb4 aistrlot JttUatb s41 apptatod westion eroao es to rthethor 4~8 l laotob fcr 8 aeu four yerr tofa or nnrrly ror the un- l xgir*d portloa tha tbam of tbm origlzul iawmbeat rho oourt held, ha 8ub8bsaas, the& ia oaa8Jd the TJO8noy, of tha ~0~4titutlon81 (300. eb of Art. S, pro~oas via providing foi filliag or Joah V448JOi4J by tile oonraor ua- til tb. MXt rnooradimg &4tUW81 414Ot&Xl, Jab 340. 89 O? 4rtiols '3s WbfOrS) thS% 8UOh lFia6 8J JEW0 u sleotloa ds’f?further fill in a814 Office tbr E&o, ~48 leote6 to Sill only thi aa: i rlrd bbt~artd rpv xglr*d t4rm 0r the orl&isl lnoplpkat aw.~~ing the *eoaaoy - that is, satil the gener81 leatloa idea t&# origin81 &k- oua&ent*r ttmt xould hste erglrsb 5X no V808~0~ had oodurred.
Thl~ bei~og tbo lsw, vs are oonetrrlned to bold that if suoh County .%&Wtateadeub of Fublio lnstruotioa@snsleo- cod dorlq th8 term 0r orfiae for whiob the prsdessJsor elected to hold, end ruab betioa held prior to tbb be- yeur la wbioh ssid gredeowso?*r term would brvs srpiY8d it ao V8UWiOJ~ hsd ooaPrro4, tbsa 8sid Oouoty 3uperlntsadsat uould bs oleokd osll for the an6zrire6 portbn of deld 00 tb OtbJr had, if J&id bOU.lIty %R4r- ~rJdJOb88Or’J 64-1 of Publio fnstruotloa ware elected durln the par iatwleot -r;*d ir 8~8 irt whloh 8Jla predeoe8aor~J tarm teoull hare oxp traraay hod oaoar;e&, thss suob Supsrl.ateadrat rould k elsoted for 8 ruii fotlr yesr two es prorid b raid Art. P688, eatprO* tar illu8traioat if A were alao L a ror s *3 , *
iour year tbm beglnnin6 with tha Jaar 1341. and ndlng 1~1th OS otheru?86 I VeeanO the rear 1944, 6n4 A lwi@bd in *aoh orri44 in 1948 before tbe goner81 I eation emoted and B wore duly appointed tbareto a54 cleated in the g454r41 l lbOtiOn Of 1948, the5 B *oUi4 b0 l iOOted Only rOr tb UQ- 4xg;rod term of A, i, e., 9.8
term woul.4 expire alth tha yew howover, if B mre l gointo to till l vaoanoy In AQr orrio rt4r the g*Mral 0 go otion 19412, rnd B w0re rleoteb muoh et tti next gmmxl l*otioa in 1944, then B 0m04 would be elaoted I its11 roux' year term begianing Sanasry iOr 1, 194s. Kot hrtln# all neoesrar r f8ot8 befo re ua So r l o~to~or~oe~l 4*terminatioa will eneble potr to .pplJ thi8 our Gne8tlon, we trrist tho w heroin @Ivan to your OQ L psrtioulor iaot l ituetion. BY Robert L. Lat~lmo~, fr.,
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