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*1 OF TEXAS OFFICE OF +pnoral leatloa held waa a oandldate Wth Ju4lol~l Dlrtriot r 104P th Stat8 after oa Daoombor 8, and 00WOot tabulation8 of th8 voter for the rorpootlve Dlrtrlst oiflaar th8 oftloial elrotlon nturna file6 As *a a a l QQ0 Btatr, and C. X. polo reoolro& with the 3ao hl&wrt numbu of voter oaat at said rlrotlon for raid sOag0 or 87th suaiei81 Distriot. 0iiic0 0f Dirtriot *2 i
rionorclblr George a. 3htppa:,4 PagO a
Sk8 ttio furthor Irfla8t8 a0 oOrtlfloatr of Ol@Otlom *aa over made oat 8lgnod an4 dollvtrtd to fitago Quln by th8 Oorernor aa provided tor la utlelt W3S V. K. C. 3. and t&t JUT@ C&D did OB Juwarr I), 1943 puallfy as JudgO of the Dlrtriet Court of the S9th fadlsial Dlrtrlot by takial) I& aubrorlblag t0 th0 ColI8titUtiOll81 o&h of offloe, 8 8OtLiiiOd 009~ of whloh ~88, on February 10, 1943, tO6hthtr a IJ. 3. Port Off108 koaoy Ord8r in the aaou5t of on. dollar payable to the 3e8retUJ oi Stab, wont to the Seorttary of State by JOdm '+tilJ TOgll88tfry thd Off18181 to 18BUO and tOrr&l'd to him 8 eoanlrrloa rl&aeb by t&e Ootunor a8 porldod for by 18W (8008188 m A?tt8& n Of bUtitU.tiC’U Md AfiiOlO SC40 V. A. C. 8. ) %%a Swrrtary ot Btatr reoelwa m~aoy by JuQo Qala. 80 eoadrrloa md lnrtramat8 forms484 hr over Mea 188~84 to or raoeitd by Judge Q&L
Artlrlr 803S 9. h. C. 8. readat ‘When tbr return8 hue be85 oountod, the oh4ll iur4Iatelr rign Owumr aah.aut, dolit8r 8 6eEtifiO8to ot l 18ati#, with the real Or thr s8a%O t&rbtO titiud, t0 BU808 or person8 who 8haU hare noolrrd t& hl&h88t nub o r 0r vo)e8 for l aoh or uay or 88ld otfloer." ay four Letter or Tabruuy 10, 1943 addrtoud to Jude4 Qain you rtru8t4 payment of hi8 salary by rlrtur ot utiole L368, V. A. C. d. rbloh tsadr:
Vo ofrlolal who fail8 r*fiub8 to take a oOrmi88iOn 8halL k litititd t0 OOllOOt or reotlvo ltAOr tram tha Gtate or iron lndlrid- 0018 my mnel a8 iU8 OS 0rri00 or ccm~*nratlon Sor otfloial 8arV1008. Welther tb Comptroller, Oonni88iOntt8 OOuFt, WXUit~ l U&itOr DOr aOr othar pOreon *hall approve Qsy any olaln or aooouat in favor ot any auoh offloor who ho PO failed rerused. rhs utorttary of stat0 shall rror tlm8 to tlsa, suoh oommiulon8 are issued by him, furnish a Llrt thorsol to aoh eomalrsioner8 oourt, ao& ooaatl wdltor and to Oh8 Coaptrollrr, with ofrioor8 Umnmt of the oounty in rhioh ruoh I&oh 3tat0, a18tr10t, oounty and proollnot ottloe; is require3 to apply for and reorltr hi8 aoIani~8lon. * *3 them
80 of thir opidoa that tY Of tb blbOtiOU by VirtUO 18 00 qPO8tiOn id a8 t0 thr ta rT Of WhlOh the Ofi 18 Ob1Wd. TUB aaputmbtb t in oonatru* art1010 3681, rupr8, in our Oglnion No. O-4363 8aldt
“Thi8 ATtiOh do.8 ,mt prohibit dulr l pgointod Iebto4 #firid iroa rot- a8 8Urb krt prohibit8 hh irror 8Oll8Otia( Ot rO- 8eirfa(r from tb fjk8tO OX Ladlvlb~~ non07 Or oequntloa fw hi8 8erv10.8, f8.8 Of Otfii8 taoh Of th.8. Word8 0 he8 Ot @ittOO. iE@it8 tbTlbffft*aoo of raalt won tha put or tb . . . .
b thb l lbOtiOn OOlltO8t 0680 Of Orth T. &na+ld88, lE8 9. pi (End) l.081, tha offloo of county an4 dirtriot oltrk of Erook8 CouWy,tha Court 8aid:
W&y hat. dbolarr n8ti8 &y-Or oortlfloat8 th@ ‘It 18 impWhat the OlOOtio5 olaetlm, thb rb8ult thb 4E OQ9OrtWit~ dbelarbd ha8 beta [80] to Wait Until that OUlVWI8 t0 bow.4 aanva#Bin~ th8 the 18mln6 of tht VOtt8 ali6 but Utrr tb retrM of lsotloo 18 alnlrterlal duty an4 (I mu0 08ttor of form. . . .-
ii0 do not balloro that Judge Quin felled rttuud to take a oom#l88lon, but oa tbilrur iZTiiSh0 that hm haa mbt nnd l ab0ma ffbry duty hpoood upon him by law, e8d la 11~ of uoh tact m ImlU, that tha 18sunoe of a oommlulon 18 a alnlatrrlal duty a5d that aIldab cpin 18 bntltlbd t0 hi8 Ply JuQb Ot t’
Dlrtrlot Court of the 67th Judlcl81 Dlrtriot from the date It roii0w8 th4t LOU 8h0~ib ~~SUO 0r hi0 qudirioeloa. wurantr oororing suoh salary. inatrumonts aubdtted your
Eo rrtorn hororlth all 0r repusrt. lrttrr
Your0 very truly, ATlWMif G.C4:913iAf. DB TEXM I’.