ratlQc in 8 city of 10,000 lnbebitentt or amt.

Artloh 2968a does epplg to those neu residents who do not reside in a city of 10,000 or more lnhabitcmtcl.

"&?tlClG 2955, 8v SIrmndbd, dose apply PI1 voters exempt froan paylag a gel1 tex 4nd who ~01811 hem ree:deC In thlt etato ona ya6.r ne%t preced- l.ng en slectlon and the Uet 01x month4 withtn th4 dlrtrlct or couuty in which he or she offers to vote and who r44ides in e cl,tg end uho doer PGsider In a city of 10,000 lnhabltentr or s.

'%ie hove advised tbs Tar Colleator bnd As- testor that he thould lstue ruoh poll L8X cxemp- tion certifiO(lte# Co ell retldentt uho h8ve moved to T8rronC County from outride of the Dtete of T4x8r subsequent to Je~uary 1, 1942, even thou@i they may h8ve nkoved vlthin the llaaitt of the oity of &Pt WOPth (e city Cd SCW8 then lo,wo In- tcbitantt) and we ho4 l dvftcd tuoh Fax Collea- tar UU$ Atrsttor th8C the failure to dettgarrt4 iri BrCfoLe 2966 thot4 ‘VbO 4r4 8%4qt f&m the peymenc of e poll tu beoeute he or she vas not a retident of &late ol Teue on the ftitt dey of Juwnry prcoedfag itr levP doee not pre- o&de thocr reeldizq in 4 arty al more then 10,000 inhabltsntc from obtainlq exemption c8Ptlf leetea.

“The Quectlon hat elto tirlten t&t to l&ether timve who hwre noved to Tarrent County from out- tlde of the Stete of Taxer tubtequent to Febmar$ 1, 1942, and who have not lived in the Steto of Te%et for one ye&z et timt th8y Op zy for their 4xempClon oertlfioatet we entlt % d to such 4xeubptian aartifl~4tet. In our opfniola.

in ViOlI Of thG pPOVftfOnt CCUdAtfMd iA &tic14 VI, Seotlon 2, of the CcuwtLtution, 8nd Artlale 2955, ac amended, Chow perronr would ueverChe- lett be qu4liiXed rl4or;ort If Chey heve ~@14eCL in thy Stat4 of Texat for oue yeeu! prior to the d8te of eny election uhiah mf.&@t be h4ld dWm the year 13k3. E~WGV~P, einae Artfcl4 2955 pro- cePCiflcat8 vider Chat they mufft h8ve pll eunrptfon *4 lionorebl4 IUrvin IL Bpowi,, Jr., me 4

if th4y rstlde in 8 tmbn of 10,000 lahebltantt or 10~4 to be 4blr to vete, we hwe Advlted thlt the Tax ~oll4ctor 8ad hutaetor ehould Us0 lttw exdagtlon oertifia*tee to thlt clat8 of ntv reti- dentt under the reercmiq 4ont8irud in the opin- ion of the AttPTn4y Oenei%l detsd JCmuery 14, 1938, rddretted to Hr. B. W&I& Xauffrprrp, oaCrlr?- ma, Terr8nt County Demmw.lo 3txeoutiv8 Caritt84, wharein it uaw h4ld on page 3 of au&s oplaiorr that *u&438* rho voul6 not 8ttUn their treaty-flrrt birth&y prior to Sirtt day of Bebruuy in my one ye&, but who would beoome twenty-arm per of age after Juunry tlrlrtpftrtt ot twh ~yeer ~6 prior to the 4ak of aa ekotion dur- bg thW yew vould be eatltled to AA l xeaptiar, 4ertifioate ror tu4h uwA4m), at 0pinLM *tated, 'mutt usttoipek him blxthdey la obtcl8- Irig twh l 48ptloA rertlfie~t4.b In like m8aaeC.

tush ~8v retidentt ubo ha& nQt beon in the State ortuw for QM per prinr,toJAAuwy~l, l$911, upI4 but vho vould lame th8 rewUe4 a4 to m l l44 ion In length of twldm44 r @or th8 yew 19X5, met antl4ipate the- b4coming l qwliiled 4letsEor by attuaing 4 fear’0 rwi- deedL~~voultl be entJl;b& to tush exempt&m

. ‘We vouS4 l pprealUe r ow 86vLI~ w if our l Qviao to the Wx CoUeotor Aaul hsurottw oi 'Lu- raat County on there tuo mattert it 8orrect. Jltny Uwutaadt of MU retidentt are mu locetml In Tarr8at Countyp Mvhag moved here v&c in the d8fewe plenti aud cm th8 twiout d4f4nte verww of44tt. hlaPg4 poPtion0s themu rraathe t&e of Califernla aad other etrtee. t8turrlly, r there vi11 b8 erwh for poll tuue Md exeq$loAe crrtificrtst during the month of Jum~rg, AA~ at the dudllne ex#.ttt 011 Jaauu7 31, inetmucb l943, th4 tlnm It thot vithin vhieh me say ob- teLn tit&t opinion en6 Itt we thit year.' Wo. O-4348 thLt depuctpsnt b&t hereto- Xn Opinf@n tore ruled aa queatlant very rl.Ulap to the Quettlant pm- sented ia your lngulrp. SA v1av cbs chit o~iaion &Rd the &U- thorltim sited th4relA you ere r&rgmat?u li y Advised t&At thoee