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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

lIon0rabl,r Mwritt 1. Rln.8 

County At torltey 

aUdi8+aa c0my 

Xldland, Trxrr 

Ipt ot ~our‘lottw of xay 26, 

drpartmmrnt upon the rolmfperroar rrrapt rdiL 

rLlbln& rlrruharr thqn, 

or mora obtain rxamprlrr to know whrthrr t&la, 

n opinion rrndersd April 3, 

nnlal Report or th* Attorney 

rifeat that *the obtaining of 

trr by thora rrrlding l lrrwharr than in oltlsr 

inhabitanta or mom 18 not rrpulrad a8 a prouanoa of lama 18 nolthrr roor to tha ranotment of Aat101.r 2%8a* Rarlrrd Cltil 

Statutea, 1925, In 1935, Aotr 1935, Uth La6Irlaturr, Ch. 292, 

p. 686, the rbo tr ltatrsrat or the law rrfl.rOtrQ In thr opinion 

or thlr arpartment, drtad April 3, 1924 was undoubtrdly oorrrot. 

florwv*r, numrour otkrr opinlon8 of thir drpartmsnt ara tn aueoru tharetith. For example, see ~pialoa NO. .,-2436, f;&6 voy 

3j919pu,svol~ 57, p. 3961 Opinion dated Baptrmber 21, 

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In tier of ohangrr in thr rlaOtiOtI rtatutsr, h&r&, 
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Banorablr Merritt t. Hima, Paga 2 

lrt UI rr-ummlnr the qu88tlon JOO. propouad. 

Art1418 2960 O? the R4tl804 Civil Stmtutem, 1925, r4468 

48 iallowrr 

“Art. 2960. 2943 Grmmpt from poll tu. 

Worry p4rron who 18 aora than rlxty roara 

old or who 18 blind or deaf or duab, or 18 permanrntlf dlMbl86, or hmr lost on8 h4nd or root, 

rhall be l ntltlod to tot8 without belrr(r rrqulrrd 

to p4y 4 poll t8x, I? ho ha8 obtained .hlr orrtlr104tr 0r u8mptlon ?rom thr oountr tax roll4otor 

whoa thr 841~ 18 rrqulr46 br th4 provision8 o? 

thlr tltlr., Id." 

It 18 olrar ?rom thlr rrtlolr thmt thr ?ollorlng 0148808 

0r prronm 8r8 l x8mpt from th8 prym8nt o? 4 poll tart (1) Thor4 

who are otrr rixty par8 of 860; (2) thorr who 8~ blind, doer or 

d~mb~ (3) thom who l ro p8r!WwItly dl88blrdl (4) tho8r who hatr 

108t oao hand or Soot, 

IJots that th88r olarirr o? perronr are rntitl4d to rot4 

without prpemt o? 4 poll tex I? a arrtlflortr of rxrmptlon ha8 

barn obtrlnrd tram the oounty trr oollrotor, but thlr 14 n4oe8- 

mar7 onlf *whwk the 8mmm 18 requlrrd by thr prorl8loo4 of thlr 

titlr." 

WQ mwt drtrrmlno naxt than, wh4n 4 orrti?lo8tr o? 

rxemptlon l8 r4qulrrd to br obt4inea by the prorlrlon8 or Tltlr 

50 of tbr R8tlrrd Civil Statut48, 1925. 

Art1018 2968 rrqulrr8 thr obtaining o? 8 orrtl?lo8to 

or rxemptlon b y thoar l x8mptmd bl 14~ ?rom thr pryment o? 4 poll 

tmx, but thl8 l rtiola rrl4ter 4xolu8lr4l~ to thoro rrrldlng in 

a oitf or 10,000 lnh8blt8ntr or more. It 18 therrrorr aluri88rd 

from oon8ld8r8tlon, 

&Uolr 2969 of the Rorl88d Clvtl Statutrr, 1925, prorldmr thmt rrtirr per8ort who will ro4oh the rgr or tmnty-one 

p a r s l #ter the flrrt de of Juiuar~ end brforr tlm dmy O? a 

roiiaily rlrotton at ud oh he or rho wlrhrr to vote, mb who 

po88888a8 all th8 other q~8ll?io8tlonr o? 4 toter WI8r thr Conrtltutlon and 14~8 of Taxa r&l1 be atitlrd to rots et ruoh 

almotion without the n8orrrltr o? pwlw a poll tu. The rrtlolr 
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~OAO~8bl8 MSTritt p. HiXASS, P-8 3 

8O~tinU88 With thr ~O?iSiOlL, 80r40T@r, th4t it Sb11 BOt bO 

fl8O8884r~ tb4t ##Oh pSl!S~ obtmia 4 O@rti?iO@t4 O? SXO~t~O~. 

* thtr SXtOllt, &0WSVO?, &tiOlS -69 h88 b@#n #UpU##&@~ bl 

th8 8daS ~888llt Sll48tIOOXt A?tiOlS 29688, ~VUn#ll'S hBOtSt& 

CiVil ~t8tUt88, srm oplnioa Ho. o-4l4. 

&t1018 29688 r@k4 l t## X0h#it#l~ t0 thO84 FOBid8188Wher8 th8E in 4 811, 

PrWidSS iE p#rt 48 

O? 10,000 iZI&blknt8 or aorm, 8ad 

?Ol 1 Q18I 

'Art. 296k. aUtifiO8tS of l XOl@iOSl8 without 

8088 80 SSrt@in qUSii?iSd VO68rS not SUbj806 80 perMnt Of ‘~011 tS& 

%Orl, p8r8Oll XOt lob 

d 

OOt 

tiOn8 888 Out in miSi0 

t0 th. ai8pU4ii?i88- 

2 5b Of th4 R#~i##d Cbii 

8ktUtSS 0? 195 WhO &OS not rOBid in 4 SitI Of 

t#X thOU88Ed iah4bit8ntm Or mOr?, 8rd who i8 l XOmpt 

from the ppID)nt or 8 poll tex br r8480ZI 0s ta0 feet 

the8 h8 Or ShS he8 IlOt yOt romohod tho 480 Ot twentyone yomrr On th8 ?irSt a4y 0s Jmnumry r448di 

18Vf, or who i8 l xmmpt from tho prym0 ltih+!I:t8 

t4X bOO4U88 he or she WI not 4 rO8idOIht Of th4 St480 

On 8h4 ?irSt &St Of ~82Ut4~ pPOO#dfm it8 iO?J, bU8 

who shall lure 8Faoo b84oa4 4ll8lbl8 to rots br rom80ZI Or 101UOh Or rOSidOaO4 Or @&!I. Sh4lr On Or D6 

for0 th8~ arty-flrrt a4iof J&&Y or ih8 year lit 

-oh he or ShS OrrorS to lot obtain from th A+' 

80880~ 4110 UOAl4OtOr Of 24X48 th8 OOulltY a: hi8 

or hor r4ridrna8 4 o 

d 

rtiiiorto o?~u#mptloo~?rom the 

pp8nt 0s 4 ~011 x, mnb no woh prrron V&O ham 

ml46 or r4ru8od to obtain ruoh O4r8i?iO8tO 0s mx8m Clan from tho papmIlt 0s 4 poll tax Sh811 b8 

81 P OWOd 80 IOtS.” 

hpa en 4m41~818 Of thi8'jrtiO18, it 4pp4US th4t th8 

r0110r~ 0188808 or p0rronm SXwpt from the paym nt or 4 poll 

trx end rm#idi~ 4l88Wh4~4 then in 8 oltr 0s 10, f&J hh4bit4ntS 

0 8 PLO, 

!I#? cf., O? 

t 0bt4in 4 

f@ZNlSrl, 0 f 

urnptlon 00rtiflomtO~0a ‘0.r bOfor0 th0 

th8 I882 iQ UhiOh thS)l Q?fU 80 VOtS, ill 

OrdSr to #litit~# thea to 048t th4lr b8llOtSl 11) Th088 v&o 

will rrrsh tho 460 of brmntr-one yeerr @Star the 1st dmr of 

JSllU@r~ 4na berorm the a4 0s 4 followl4 8l8OtiOll et wbloh 

the m4J wish to vatal 

POJ 

(2 3 thorn0 4xempt from th4 paymen 0s 4 

t4X b8O4U8O UOt 8 rSSidSn8 Of th8 St4tO On 8h8 ?iTSt d@y 

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Honorabl8 Yorritt F. ?Iinoo, Paage L 

‘. 1, 

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of January pr8oo6lng Its lrry, but who h8vo rlnom booonu rligibl4 to tot0 by r0480n 0s length 0s ro8id0no0. so4 Opinion 

NO. 0-174u,e Copy of which is enclosed. 

III v;OW Of th080 8t~tUtO8, YOU 4rS r@#p80t?Uii~ Sdti00a, and it 18 the opinion 0s this dopartmont, th4t those 

por8on8 ro#ldlng rl80~h0r0 then in 4 Qlty Of 10,000 lnhabltonto 

or more 4na oxompt rrom the poymoht 0s 8 poll tax In aooordano0 

with the provirlonr of Artlolo 2960, Rotlood Civil St@tUtOS, 

n04a obtmla no l xomptlon oortlrio4to In order zto ontltlo them to 

VOtS. 

It 18 the iprthor OpiniOli Of thl~.~d~p~~~O~t that thO84 

l x o mpfrom t the p4yPolnt 0s l p o ll ta x for the roamam rot out in 

Arti 29668, vOlWO11’8 AMOt4tOd ciril St#tUt@#, and roo1dlng 

l l8mnhor8 then la 8 018~ o? lO~,OOO inhabitmtm or morm surt obtain en SX4aptiOn oortiflo4t8 ozror beforr the pat da7 0s Janumr or the yorr in rhloh they offer to tote, in order to be mntit I #a 60 0488 their bSnOtSn 

Yours vorr truly 

AT’IQRNBY WNBRAL OF TEXAS 

JDs/o* 

APPROVEDJUN 29, 1940