OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

EIonor4ble colupton Thlti4 

County AuditoP 

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Tour liottsr of r444nt 

Wati~artmnt on the abm* 

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tk4 s4pt4Iabrr 23th apII88 b44 appolot4d ro? 

~8 ma the d&t8 @t the 4ppobt- 
3ona:eble CcGpton .Tlite, Tag8 2 

“As to d::t4 within xhloh to take oath and give 

bond, eee AZ%. 1649. 

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Artfole 1645, Vermn*r Annotated Ciril statutes, 

provide8 in partt 

wfn any oouaty hating a popalatloa of thirtyiha thousand ()$,WO) hhabltantr, or mu, LOU 

eoriUa( 60 tko praeedbig fodual Oacwas, or haviag 

a tax nlaat4oa of ~ifteea Million DolUrr 

ltl1,oocJ,ooO~,LI tier, aoeordiD& to fho last 

approwd 66x rolls, ther4 &all br bisnalally 

appointed an Arcditor or Ao4444t4 and lUnuoe4, 

tJx4 ti6le OS aaid afriau 60 be Ooun6y Au&or, 

who shall hold his ofiioo rot two (2) y44r4, 

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brotoforo this dapuboat Iuo rmdered'44vtml 

oplntona 4auctrulng w~tain atatutea an8 easweriq oartain 

qu44tion4 olnil4r to wloa* pT44ent46 la yo$r fnq@ry. 

la Oonfarmoo Opinfoa tfe, 2913 thin Qepartvnt 

hold1 

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3omrcbla Conpton .:hlte,, Fag4 3 

"3. .Cn appolntmnt mds 05 February 6, .1931, 

entitled ths apjmolntee ta hold offi for the un.m 

sx9ired term only, whiah tex.‘O. expired on July 1, 

1931." 

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In Coaiersnoe @pinion 30. 2572 this departnmn$ 

muwe a etatute oroatcs 55 0m44 aab ire8Orlb4B bllo loIl&h Of t&o t4rm wgthout titi 

da04 of t& baglanlng or t4rml5atioa of th4 v@ em 

the Berm teglnr to rua from the date or the fir‘{ 

4tpoiZltB4At 4Bd 4ll sab84quant O4m will begin 

on that 9~156 def4. 

wIn ewe of a raoanoy ha suoh an oft144 bbo 

appointment ia for the unexpired term only es4 

not for a fqll t4rrau 

pti4d toss o?lTp; rh$oh bsgcm July 96, 292l. ‘phi 

appoints+ andar tlw ‘appointment of February 20, 

1923, 1s now a holdoter.* 

@inion dntOd Janugry a), 1913, adH64h, Jr., OountF Attvrtmy, Coralof the AMor~y lhaed ia 

thfs a0partm5t heldc 

"1. ~aoasriasioners OOW%i ert0r elooti4 

oouaty,h4aith vffSoor, be4 na 4uthdrftJ to &lost 

his su40~a6OI rrmtil~Y4oan6y 44our4 ti the ottioo 

by d8aOh,~.awlgnatioa ore mneval, JF until hi8 terof m o ttie+l x p~ h w. , 

*I. &to ,t&I of etfloo Of’aII .pgl&w iih 

gins to run rawa %k4 dabs of the ap 

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lntkw64 

met) ah4 pa4e to appoinb tv nfc 41 04 keS~b4oa 

.onoo oxerottmd, any aubaaquent appofntment i4 

v*anL484 the offiae haa CrllaFa beeo&ls vaoeat~* 

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!?onor:;ble Cozpton ‘%ita, ?nye 4 

Capieo of til oi the opinfona 3eretoforo mantiomd 

are anolosed Serewit;h. 

3%~ arw not informed 6s to the date a? the ilrat ap 

pol~$am8 o? a county auditor ior the oounty in question undu Artiolo 1645, iupra. %w*ver, in vieu oi the for0 olag 

aplnlcuu tha tena begina ta run room the data or tho f f ret 

polntrmnt and all subaeputmt term will begin on that aam 

ep.. 

date. 

If the ?lr8ttonrof tha oouatyaudltarbegea on 

JfUIMrp 17th. til BUbbaOc(U3lit tornui will be&a 00 that m 
51nce the 5uiaer9us authorities ?:,~1sxsbla t3 t-ha 

qwstloa under consideration h<vs 5e.m u-irefully rev?awad 

10 the femwr opinions oi this departzent, heretofore &wntloneb, ua doem it to be unnroessarT to repeat them here, 

~6 ti,U not uamaesaaril~ prolong this a?lnian -4th a quotatlon of that Mob has been hctretofore aottlad by lmg 

Qontlnmd axlBtFuotlon. 

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