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*1 OFFICE OF THE A-ITORNEY QENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN QOnaU

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*a* rr rtilo1. was io dfrautory, Ghan UndU what l lmumsta ao o~ o oultl a a l lootfoa ba hbfd for th0 p r p oa8 of l la atlne a hulfr r0r th e to rn lPU-1248 no that *ailI sotion would bo latN7.

5eoti0n 83 0r d-tide v 0r conti,titktbn d 'i'4~~~4 provldsoc Tlmre shlrll be aleoted by ;ullflod voters

0r each 00iinty a 4harlrr. who ohall hold orfloe for a t"rm.of two ysnrs, rhoso butleo, and gerpuioltes, by fha gag- rO44 jr mi00, rhau bo prssoribed ard vaoaaoioo in whom ofrio shall bo islaturo, tilled cosmlnsionurs~ cart until nort risoeral oleotion ror ownty or stnte orrtaers.-

This oonstltutioml 0-d to rho o~sslonorr~ is UEboGied OWt t0 riiiVPO~Oie4 in tLe OrriM Or ShOri.fi in titlole 8355, Hevised Qivil Statutss, uhioh nrdsc nphe Cc*brt shall h8vo pouor to till raoaaoles

ia tb0 OrriO ail C6UBty Ju&O, C6UIIty ClUk auf, county Attorney, county Troasuru, 4 ounty Surveyor, Oounty Iii40 Irapotor, Au88esor of Tox- 0r T4x.4, Justloms the pee00 es, Coll4otor

Coaakkl.8, aad Oounty Suverlnteadaat of Publfo lnstru4tion. suap. raoanoisr shall be illled by

l majo rity vote of the msabsrs of said Court, pro- sant and voting, 8n6 tbo pomcm ohoran shall hold 0rri0e until next g8nerel 1e0tlon.a That a TM~OY In th4 0rri04 4mirr riu ariot

or Aremae Uouaty on duwarf 1, lQU, is s&sbli4h8d under 00s~ or Ytsto v. Ooaks 54 Tax. hrddox v. York, 54 S&T.

248 93 eat. 89a; 4ad liok114 V. 9t4t0, 17 s.h (~4) 81, 19 3.~.

(24) 574.

In tha bi84QX oa8*, 4brrw0d by the atpram* court, t& Oourt of Olrll Apt18 deolared: "But as the shoritf-eleot was ontltloh, upc~ h0ib -4 0rrm 4 tori4 0r two 144r4;

qwirying,to whatovu prsrentod him from do- so onatod a oons- truetire or vlrtualvao8noy In 0rri00 his entlro term, whioh *as as 0rr44tw, und4r th4 constltutba,

ao a literal boon, had he dlad artrir raoanay rvould ht* and tdag ~SSW~~W 0r the 0rri00.. quarrying

Ths 0obkl.m ease 1nvolt.d the death of U:. shorilf- sleot on ueoember 11c, 192B, artor the generaA oleotlon and bo- tore the ooamenoement or the term to whloh ho wa8 elootod.

In two oyinlom ky Port .mrth court of Cirll hp- peals it was held that e vaoanoy 4xlst46 tbo orrioe on January 1, 1~~9, Judge Collnor saying in 8eoonrI oplnionl

&onoruble truory t.. ~Jponoor, i'age 3

The oplnlon (ths prior opinion by ctm 8rlmo OoUt) dXireS6146 the 0MOl~bIl, whioh ~4 y4t re- ttls rnonaoy 4xiated in the 0rri00 Of tala that oh4rfrr tern bw&inI~ Jmuny 1, 1929, rhiah th4 oomrcls4Ioa4r4 * oourt was authorllkbd to riii. . . 3uoh conol114ionh44 boa strangthaaed by no0wiaorati0a 0r the 04404 0r st4tb Y.

Oooko, 54 TM. 462, &aaddox v. York, Zl Tax.

Cl*. App. 682, 64 6.G. 24 and by t&e laa$uago Of tha sUpr44b4 0OUx-t in afSp04ing Of th0 OOI%ifi- 08t4 or ai480a p40nted ia hew 0008. se. xaadox v* York, 93 Tu. 875, 55 3.24. 1133.‘ 4hna krtl- 6ootion 83 0r hrtiolr 7 0r th4 oawituti0n

ale a555 or the mvi44d clvll st4tut48 nuair08t4 0onterPplats oourt itar 8u.l rfu 8 r~oanoy In the thr oo44&4olotor4~ that 0rri08 0s bhuirs. Artiole f39634, Y~nkOa’. Irmotat4d Civil ZiltatUt44 (AOtO 1933,43rdLa&, to xwi68 sp44ial 3, 3h. b) purports .le0t10n* 44?i 340 lone 3 0r ul8 Act, P' wuc4 t nuda qppll84bl4 t-0 P 0rfi00 0s aaerlrf yrsd otharuI80 r8ua In rattIonth0rrf0, 408orlbe8 bmbti0n w-8 4xpr4444 ua.

There 18, however, 8a oatire 0ml4810n tJ10 h4t. Seot$an 1 O01~~10o48 *here 8~oial aloctbsw M l uthori%ed ky t&l~'Aot,* but wo muoh In V&I mcrag its povld01~ ror apllr qmoial elestlon ubioh It authorit.8. sootloa 8 aaye, "whwo T4O~Oi48 UhiCh KiW t0 bb fiuOd by OiSOtiW OOOUT ~II 4 OivIl orrioe -- sum04 s 44y4, **iaoro 4n orrioor, houUnng an 0rrio4 the raoaaoy of whIoh IS to h filla& by lwotlon' - aad thw Aat. throughout

ft 18, th02iw0r0, 8umoied t0 w, vfhautu es- rest miole ~953~ ,th.at it l i00t 8pfiy t0 amoe 0s sheriff beuuoe It Ia not ona tha vaomoy of which is to bo iii146 oleotIon.'

fn willlams f. OlovU, 359 5.;. 957, 960, it -4 a*- OlUOdl

-Them la, howffu, no lahueat right In vhother 0s the stat0 0s 40~ prtloulu people 4ubditf4ha thuaor, to hold 84 4leotIon ror any ;3uoh aotlo4 muat bo on authority ooniarred . 0 R.c.L., pe 989, 8 ia.*

It was 4nId in Countz v. Lltoholl, 38 a.'+~. (Zd) 790, 794, (COU. 0r APP.): *4 L&at them4 u44 a full

"It f8 lmm4t0rl41 and fair 4rpr448104 of tr.l8 *ot4r4 of 'Iii pro- statu*88* irslole 8sss es the

YOUXitcvftTUlY ATTOXBYOZ&UlpLOYTXM uurdb APPROVEEDEC 18, 1940

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ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS