**OFFICE OF**  **THE ATTORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS AUSTIN**  **GROVERSELLERS ..TTORNEY**  **GCNERAL**

iioaorable L. A. VanSlyka couaty **AttorMy** i?orG Bend ccunty .uchmoad

, Texas **i I** 

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### thecalllw of an election to **determlnm** WhBChem or not a towa ok village havlag a population of 200to 1,000 ahall be lacorporated aa provided by Article 1158i- et oeq., Revlred Civil **Statuter,** 1925, **requer~~** thb deptmeatbr opLolorroothe follovlng quemt 1OM:1. Ir lo nmadatorr

### uaderArtlole **1158, R.C.S.,**  1925, for the county **Judge at**  **the** lacarporatlon election to also crll **for** the electloa of l mayor awl **two cammlrrlvaers?**  2. Xou aad ulth whomdo ruch candidate8 file for office and hou 1s the ballot pewed?

**Artiole 1158,**  **R. C.**  **Y., 1925,**  reads an follwrr
**"At** such election tbcre shall be elected tuo conmissioners, vho shall serve until the Cust Tuesday in April folloviag, Sad Ia said UoiacoProra~ed cities and tvvas, aad **unhevxwvraced** tovnaILonorsble L. A. **VaO** Slyka, paSC 2

Themym 9t the laaorporatei end lnaorporatad twar aad vlllagaa, adopting the comlssloa farn Of govaraMnt aball coatlsue to hold his offloc for the tarn for ublah be 

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### hereof, shall **bs tvo**  **yawa, and**  they shall ba c-:actad oa the first Tuesday lo iIgrl1 every two years.” (Oadarraorlag ours) **Thla** statute, YObelieve, c&car it amdatory 

### ror the coukty Jud$e **at the**  88~~6electloa ca2led to daoida OIY ;i,t lacorporaeloo to &so call Sor the election of a myvr oad 2~0 comlsaioaars.

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### hava cyafully checkad the **atatutea** aad **ma umbla**  **to** firrd any atatuTIOF~ directiona as **to** hou the 

### oudldataa Sor such office ille EOJvlch vhoa, aor a6 hau they get thalr mm8 on the iallot aor as to the prapa.ratloa of the ballot.

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... well settled ,.. that a law which confers a 

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### hpoaea mduty upon an officer 

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### vlthit by i,mpllc8tloa tha **au** thority to **do** ruch tblw8 es are reasonably nacassery to 

### carry into eiltat the 

### pouar**grmtitad** Q the duty imposed.’ par. 68 ne 7. Public Officers, 34 Tex. A@. 444,
It’ia therefore OLW opinion thmt alaca tha st*Outea are silent as to hou o caadldata for elthsr the office of myor or city comalaaloaer eey get his ama oa the offloLa ballot that the couutg judge m8y adopt any reasonable rule for that porpoae, auoh aa glvlng aotlce that he will accept applications -#ior to 8 glvea data. If ao candidate reqwsta his aamobe placed on the ballot, 0~ if not as mny **as** two ca&idates do not file for the offlae **OS comal8aioner,**  he pap **print** the oases of those that do apply and leave a blnnak qoce f3r MIIS or names **to** be urltten la by the voters.

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**Your6 very**  **truly**