Case Information
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN
:'OnOrobls John FL. &ook
.3inlnal WItriot Attorney
r:m Antohlo, TaxaS Attention: XI-. Jay
i?eo~ slrt tloel aubdlvlslon of the etate coats of suoh sleotlon?
?LIe It obligatory to use the regularly appolnted elootlon orriciala in this elootlon?”
saotion 19 of sstlolo Bll5h, Varnon's dumtd,ed Civil ~tatutsa,provides. part:
*If ths State ?hrd of Eduoatlon approveo of'th eatabllalvn&t or Junior College LYa- trlct, it etxill then be the duty or the Comda- slonara’ Court or Courts, as the case muy be, to *2 I Konorable John %. t@obki Fag0.2
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enter a~ or&r for an eleotion be held in the propored territory wiShin a tkPe not lesrr then twenty days ana not more than thirt7 da76 triter such arderls 1rsuaQ. to determine whether or not suah funlo.+ College Dietriot shaa beg craatsd and roomed.. , .*~
In cpinlon Ho. O-610 we held that. the expense et au ele~tloa fog t!$e inaorpontlon Of a oity a0 provided by .;rtio1e llIs4, tl. . S,, dlreotln6j tha ocmntr to otall suoh eleotion, are to be mplid by the cqmt7 under the pro- i vl3tonr or Artloloa 2943 and 2998, X* U. SW ‘&IS a&me rea- I soniiui would apply to the sleotion here involved, Dartioular- i ly shoe Geotlon 19 of Artiale 2BlSh ~remoly direotr
Comaiaslonem Eour8 of the oounty to call the sleatlon.
artiolea 2943 snd 2996, 8. G. 8.. prooidigg for t.he payment of mpgonrea of slsotionn provider nArtlofe 2943. Pay of judtgeo and clerk&” “‘~‘v
i i RJuQges and Clerk8 oi~~generaL.and~ ,sDeoial i. eleatlona shall.‘bs pal8 !?hree .Dollars ($9] a, dey eaab, a&l 21frtp (30) Cent8 per hour eaob t for any tine in efawa of a day*88 work a# hero- i lo. dsflaad; providetl in -a.22 &Wtls,e hav-
ia& P poptiatlon in exoem dt~ thrco hundred end fiity-tfvs thousat (@S,OOO) lnhabltauto, ao- aordlng ta the last Dreaedihg or any future 7eberal Caasu8, 5uoh Judge5 and b%e*e shall i
be pal4 Five lXUar6 ($31 B day eaoh, and Bif’tf (50) Cente per hour eaoh Zoa any t~m~J;~;;~s of a day.8 workaa herein defined. i. who delivers the returns of eleotion imaediate- \ lg after the votes have been counted shall be.
r paid ho0 Dollars ($2) for Wab 8errlce, provided > the oiling. pleoe of his greoFnat lo at lsart two i” 2) lcilos froa the oourthouse, and prorlded ! ala0 he shall make return8 at s21 eleoCZon aup-
plies not Used when he makes retam or the eleo- tion. ered a da7 within the meeting ot this ‘Ilen (LO) ProrIcing hours ahall be conaid- :.rtlole.
‘The aom&mnsetioa of 3udges crud ~Glerks ol general 2nd wp.eaini uicctions srmil be guid by ths Coun- ty ~maeurer of the county whero aueh mrviose are rt~ndsreb upon m-dur & the Coms~mionora / dourt of suah oounty. * *3 ::onornble John Fe Shook, Liege 3 inournd la provid0w
"All rqenra8 rot&w. hootha, rtatioaory, oflioial bellow, mo4aa Or rubber 8tWp8, lf8t8, ttily 8h8Bt8, pOllilMj ~‘I in8truotlon cardr, ballot boxel, s~rolo3m8, rr*albu WCC aud all other suppl%88 requirecl ior oondwtiag 8 &On8rdl Or. 8pooial 818OtiOll etd.1 bs paid for by the countf, oxoept tha 008t Of 8Up;ri.jrbg bdh8 rOr Oitb8. iili #LO- COuat8 iOr CUpp1188 tUrai8h8d Or 6elWlOs8~rur dered shall first be spproo*d ty tha acnmis- oionsr8 ocurt, tbo awoouut5 Per axo*pt rotfiyr booth8 for O~t~e8." . qUe8tiOJ%, it ill MBts8C t0 J'OUr ifrEt is OW OR&A-
fOU that Bexaf COUnty the eleotlon ie l&b16 COr the U-t8 Of hnldinc(
to stenulue wlmbhor [8] Junior College Dl8trlot of Saxar i%xu~O~ eholl be Ora’QLlted. one0 suoh di8ttiot bee /
been cre8tbd. hOwM@, a31 aubuequaat WhOtiOn8 partailling thwrwto are to bo paid by said dl8triot 84 dsohrsd in our
CpitiOS :iO. +md. aa to your seocmd
30 e@‘ew rtth ,O&’ OO!lo~U81Oll tpJ8::iOn “With TOfaT@R~f4 ,%$I tbs i%OO!BQtfUiOIh Or rn?W supylfekii and 8erVioms by 00UlltP, w hare Ssen !i.IKkbl8 find any definite authorltf etetutorr or othemlae.W if ths oowlty till inOUr II0 obhgation, eXpresa Or inpli6d, the 8008pt8W8 Of end the flWJ 8WViW8 WI& 8Up@i88, CotW88iOwrs' COUrt 5.8 sat~atled a8 to th8 boae fid8 sOtkVeB of 8Uoh grPtuitie8, U8 era swam ai no rea8oll Why ttrs county WY ROt 8oOSjIt thW.
Th6 answer to your third qwetion la oontmlled by hrtiolsa 29'57 8nd 29sB *Ibiah road a8 ~OUOWSI
miirt&ols ,8999. ?n etmll precinots R'f'he tScmmioo~oner8 oourt at the 2'ebruary tcm: fihnll. agQOint ?X'QS -oIla tha citiSWAn8 Of enoh vo%ing preoinot in which there DIW lW88 t&en ona hundred votsre rho have paid tlieir tax a,nd reosived their oertifIoatss of examp- tion, two reputeble qual?iieb.%sotera 88 judges ealeototl Srom ditfment pollti- 'at the ckaotion, ccl purtiss, ii ~reotloeble, nho sir011 oontlnue *4 Honorable John 3. .Fhook, PagO 4 . .
to (rot tit11 Malr s~0068~0r8 am nQpoiRtid. rihan the bound8 af the ~mminot ma obenged that, OM IS’ nora judges reeids Out8ld8 of the
pmeinot Zor uhioh thy uue 8Qpointad. th8~ appbtnc other8 to fill auoh vaean-
oourt~8hell oy or va88aoies. OWJ Of the &d&e8 who shall, oa888 balanff trr tho put7 at the in’nll Wl~OtiOll C88t tb. bWg88t VOtO fOF 168% fj8flUtd ba d4816-
CovUZIOr thrOU.@OuC 23tclW8h6~ natod aa the pra81ding judge at slootion8; ho shall spgolnt two oompatent and mputabla g&ml- ifled voter8 of diftftrant pelitioal~ girtlet if th8 elnotion.
pwotloablm, to 608 IL8 wlulcs Of Tba order appointing all ju4qa elxill 5e entered
of record. ‘&1, QrO8idiZl43 jUigW 8hdl sot in manlvi~ and depositing the votsa An the ballot bcixer, ati l &61 other judge shall aot in oounting the votu oa8tt onf+ olsrk 8hti1 kwrg the poll
list Of qUtiii&Sd VOtW8, Sti Upon th8 frolx: li8t he &mllnrStr at the %.I- of rating the xwae
and nucGber of cash .voter; the athar olmk shall
6ot ae otmr88sing; olerk, anb qh811 hasp ,tha tally ::eid offioems shall per- litIt Of tot08 counted.
form auoh t&her duties ab the prciaidin~ judge
to3 dinot. -
Wnrtlols W3B. ia law30 pmatnot8 *F o r l vuy prsoinot in uhioh there are one hundred oltierns or mera *ho bavs ~pld their
poll tax OY IWWiV8d their 0amrioat60 or OX- aaption, thr oOmmiErioner8 aourt aha 8QpOint
four judgw8 of olaotian~ who ehe+&.,ba oboesn
when praotioable irOn opposi
one of VI~BZ shall bq dwsi~Ra%?~~~%¶~ie” The preoiding tend one asoooiats
juUge. shall aot moeivfng 5na deporiting tha volta In the ballot box, ~tnd the other tm judges
Shtil mot in OOU~ting VOW8 Oe8Q. The pro-
8idiw jud$o shall appoint ioUr oom~stant and
rWlXLtPblW OltBrki# t&O tlarV6 paid t!Sir PO11 t5X,
and of dlffarsat oabla; two & Brtfd OliWk8 shall. aaixist polltio&l partiwa, when praotl- in kerp- in@ go11 liato md the li8t of' guallfiad raters; upon the poll liat8 they shull write ths m&8
ai14 tmbsr of eaofl voter, und at the tim v0t6e.
7%~ olarkr eAhall bo oanvasoing 01erk8, who shall *5 John R. Shook, Page 5 Honorable
Beep tally lista of toter oountrd and perform
auoh other Qutfes ae the prealding judge may At the oloee of ths canvassing and dur-
dlreat. Ing.Its progream, the tally clerks ahall oompare to their tally llots and oertlfr oiiioially
lare ‘extra to the presiding judge-for making re- (Emphaaia our&) turn of the election.* to the underroared portion of :?e cdl. attention
atfole 29X38, above, which presorlberr the appointment or only four eleotion 0ffIoUla In special eleotions In ~1~100 0r the sight orrIoials required in each pxsoimt oontfiiin- voters or more In g eneral l leotlono. Tbr ing 100 eligible fOrthc+omIng eleotion
to deternine whether a Junior College I6 to be oreated Is unquastlonably a epeolal eleo-
Dlatrlot tioll. 9 Ruling Case Law, p. 978, so corpus Jurle p. 56. It will, therefore, be nroeesary for the oommlmsioners* oourtto designate a presiding judge and an assistant r0r this e&eoial a1eot1on. It would seam proper to aaleot a~pointad r0r thspr rrcm among the tour j&gee previous1 gsnaral eleotions, or to seleot two qusll F B te person5 not previously appointed. The stattite in silent as to thfs queetion. t¶sJlos 34: In any event, aa deolared at lf3 Taraa Jurlep~m-
*The etatutoe with mferenoe tha.:mnner. pr appointing eleotlon officert8 are direotory.
Where they have not been ~aomplIed with, if it be ahown that. the eleetloa was held at the tlxe and the aleot:on waa iair- glaoe provided by’law, ly oonduoted, and that vote as cast, oounted nnd returned, trxpreeesd the will of tile najority
oi the qualifIod voters votI&g at suoh pleoe and tine, IrreSularItles as to the nanner of appoint- In .ths abeenae OP ex- ing the orricers will not press provision ot statute affect the validfty
or the election. n
Eonorable fohn 8. Book, Page 6
Should any or ths eleotion orZlotals appointad by ths oaumlq6loners' court fail or rsfuee to aot, sub- ba 0ppOiBted by ths voters in stitute offi6iaLalms;l manner provIdeU by +rtIola 3001, 2. C. 9, 1023, IYe want bo express our app%%olatlon for tha holg- ful diaoumrioa oi therp questions contained In your letter 0r rs,quest.
Assistant