OFFICE OF THEATTORNEY GENERALOF TEXAS AUSTIN 

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:'OnOrobls John FL.&ook .3inlnal WItriot Attorney r:m Antohlo, TaxaS i?eo~ slrt Attention: XI-. Jay

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. **in** part:

*If ths State ?hrd of Eduoatlon approveo of'th eatabllalvn&t or the Junior College LYatrlct, it etxill then be the duty or the Comdaslonara’ Court or Courts, as the case muy be, to

# I Konorable John %. t@obki Fag0.2

t enter a~ or&r for an eleotion to 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

i au ele~tloa fog t!$e inaorpontlon Of a 

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. S,, dlreotln6j tha ocmntr judge to otall suoh eleotion, are to be mplidby the cqmt7 under the proI vl3tonr or Artloloa 2943 and 2998, X* U. SW ‘&ISa&mereasoniiui would apply to the sleotion here involved, Dartioulari ly shoe Geotlon 19 of Artiale 2BlSh ~remoly direotr the Comaiaslonem Eour8 of the oounty to call the sleatlon.

artiolea 2943 snd 2996, 8. G. 8.. prooidigg for

i t.he payment 

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### mpgonrea of slsotionn provider nArtlofe 2943. Pay of judtgeo and clerk&” “‘
~‘v i i. RJuQges and Clerk8 oi~~generaL.and~,sDeoial

eleatlona shall.‘bs pal8 !?hree .Dollars ($9] a, t dey eaab, a&l 21frtp (30) **Cent8**per hour eaob i for any tine in efawa of a day*88 work a# herolo. **dsflaad;** providetl that in -a.22&Wtls,e havi ia& P poptiatlon in exoem dt~thrco hundred end

fiity-tfvs thousat (@S,OOO) lnhabltauto, aoaordlng 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. \ who delivers the returns of eleotion imaediatelg 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 aupplies not Usedwhen he makes retam or the eleotion. ‘Ilen(LO) ProrIcinghours ahall be conaidered a da7 within the meeting ot this :.rtlole.

‘Theaom&mnsetioa of 3udges crud~Glerksol general 2nd wp.eaini uicctions srmil be guid by ths County ~maeurer of the county whero aueh mrviose are rt~ndsreb upon m-dur & the Coms~mionora / dourt of suah oounty. * 5::onornble John Fe Shook, Liege3

"All rqenra8 inournd 

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### oxoepttha 008t Of 8Up;ri.jrbg bdh8 rOr Oitb8. iili #LOCOuat8iOr CUpp1188tUrai8h8d Or 6elWlOs8~rur dered shall first 

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ill MBts8C t0 J'OUr ifrEt qUe8tiOJ%, it is OW OR&AfOU that Bexaf COUnty ie l&b16 COrthe **U-t8 Of**  hnldinc( the eleotlon to stenulue 

### wlmbhor8 Junior College Dl8trlot of **Saxar** i%xu~O~

eholl be Ora’QLlted.one0 suoh di8ttiot bee / been cre8tbd. hOwM@, a31 aubuequaat WhOtiOn8 partailling thwrwtoare to bo paid by said dl8triot 84 dsohrsd in our CpitiOS :iO. +md.

30 e@‘ew rtth ,O&’ OO!lo~U81Oll aa to your seocmd tpJ8::iOn that “With TOfaT@R~f4 ,%$I tbs i%OO!BQtfUiOIh Or rn?W supylfekii and 8erVioms by the 00UlltP, w hare Ssen !i.IKkbl8 to 

### findany definite authorltf etetutorr or othemlae.W if ths oowlty till inOUr II0 obhgation, eXpresa Or inpli6d, in the 8008pt8W8 Of flWJ 8WViW8 WI& 8Up@i88, end the CotW88iOwrs' COUrt 5.8sat~atled a8 to th8 boae fid8 sOtkVeB of 8UohgrPtuitie8, U8era swam ai no rea8oll Whyttrs county WY ROt 8oOSjIt thW.

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### answerto your third qwetion la oontmlled by hrtiolsa 29'578nd 29sB *Ibiah road a8 ~OUOWSI



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### tScmmioo~oner8 oourt at the 2'ebruary tcm: fihnll. agQOint ?X'QS-oIla tha citiSWAn8Of enoh vo%ing preoinot in which there DIWlW88 t&en ona hundred votsre rho have paid 

### tlieir 2011 tax a,ndreosived their oertifIoatss of examption, two reputeble qual?iieb.%sotera 88 judges 'at the ckaotion, ealeototl Srom

### ditfment pollticcl purtiss, ii ~reotloeble, nho sir011 oontlnueHonorable John 3. .Fhook, PagO **4**

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### tit11Malr s~0068~0r8 am nQpoiRtid. rihanthe bound8 af **the ~mminot**  **ma** obenged **90 that,**  **OM IS** **’ nora**  **judges reeids**  Out8ld8 of the pmeinot Zor uhioh thy uue 8Qpointad. th8~ oourt~8hell appbtnc other8 to fill auoh vaeanoy or va88aoies. OWJOf the &d&e8 who shall, in’nll oa888 balanff trr tho **put7** that at the 168% fj8flUtd Wl~OtiOll C88t tb. bWg88t VOtOfOF CovUZIOr thrOU.@OuC the 23tclW8h6~ ba d4816- natod aa 

### thepra81ding judge at slootion8; ho shall spgolnt two oompatent and mputabla g&ml**ifled** voter8 of diftftrant pelitioal~ girtlet if pwotloablm, to 608 IL8 wlulcs Of th8 elnotion. 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, 

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### &61other judgeshallaot in oounting thevotu oa8ttonf+ olsrk 8hti1 

### kwrg thepoll list Of qUtiii&Sd VOtW8, Sti Uponth8 frolx: li8t he &mllnrStr at the %.I- of rating the xwae and nucGberof cash **.voter;** the athar 

### olmk shall 6ot ae otmr88sing; olerk, anb qh811 hasp ,tha tally litIt Of tot08 counted. 

### ::eid offioems 

### shallperform auoh t&her duties **ab the**  **prciaidin~ judge**  **to3** dinot. **-** Wnrtlols W3B. ia **law30** pmatnot8 *For l vuy **prsoinot** in uhioh there are one 

### hundredoltiernsormera 

### *ho bavs ~pldtheir **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” juUge. The preoiding tendone asoooiats judge shall aot **in** moeivfng 5na **deporiting** tha volta In the ballot box, ~tnd the other tm judges Shtil mot in OOU~tingthe VOW8Oe8Q. The pro8idiw 

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OltBrki# t&O tlarV6 paid t!Sir PO11 t5X, and of dlffarsat polltio&l partiwa, when praotloabla; two & Brtfd OliWk8 shall. aaixist in kerpin@ 

### go11liato md the li8t of' guallfiad raters; upon the poll liat8 they shull write ths m&8 ai14tmbsr of eaofl voter, und at the tim v0t6e. 

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bo oanvasoing01erk8, 

### who shallHonorable John R. Shook, Page 5

Beep tally lista of toter oountrd and perform auoh other Qutfes ae the prealding judge may dlreat. 

### At the oloee of ths canvassing and durIng.Its progream, the tally clerks ahall oompare their tally llots and oertlfr oiiioially to

lare ‘extra to the presiding judge-for making re**turn of**  **the election.** * (Emphaaia our&)
:?e cdl. attention to the **underroared** portion of 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**  ing 100 eligible 

### votersor more 

### Ingeneral l leotlono.



### Tbr fOrthc+omIngeleotion to deternine whether a Junior College Dlatrlot I6 to be oreated Is unquastlonably a epeolal eleotioll. 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 judge 

## r0r this e&eoial a1eot1on. It would seam proper to aaleot thspr

### rrcmamongthe tour j&gee previous1 gsnaral eleotions, or to seleot two qusll F B a~pointad 

## r0r previously appointed. te person5 not The stattite in silent as to thfs queetion. t¶sJlos34: In any event, aa deolared at lf3 Taraa Jurlep~m-

*The etatutoe with mferenoe to tha.:mnner. pr appointing eleotlon officert8 are direotory. Wherethey have not been ~aomplIedwith, if it be ahown that. the eleetloa was held at the tlxe and glaoe provided by’law, that the aleot:on waa 

## iairly oonduoted, and that 

## the 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 appointing the orricers will not In .ths abeenae OP express provisionot statute affect the validfty or the election. nEonorable fohn 8. Book, Page 6

Should any or ths eleotion orZlotals appointad by ths oaumlq6loners' court fail or rsfuee to aot, sub**stitute offi6iaLalms;l**  ba 0ppOiBted by ths voters in the manner provIdeU by +rtIola 3001, 2. C. 9, 1023,

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### want bo express our app%%olatlon for tha holgful diaoumrioa oi therp questions contained In your letter 0r rs,quest.

Assistant