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‘Monorable T. M. Trimble, April 13, 1030, page 5

following provisions

tgne Legislature shall also provide for the
holding of dietriet eourt when the fudge thereof.
is absent, or is from any sause disabled or dis-
qualified from presiding, **

Under Article 16, Section 18 of the State Constitution, as ine
terpreted by the Court of Criminal Appeals in Lowe vs, State,
supra, the offices of County School Superintendent will Become
sutomstically vacant, when the inousbent jeins the United
States Aray. The answer to your first qiestion is found ia
Avtiele £355, whieh provides that the fecancy sha:) be filled
by a majority vote of the membcrs of said Court presedt at tie
 Foting. “Bale Gourt" refers to Commissioners’ Court. Adcdress-
ing ourselves to your second questiui, wo must advise thet once
the County Buperintendent is in the United States army, be is
_ @way not om _lvave of absense from the County Superintendent's
‘effice, but he will have vacated the sume entirely. The saaswer
' $c Four third question is that the Commissioners Court would
‘be tho body wntoh would fill the vacancy. With reference te
- your fourth question, af provided in Article £555 the person
who might be, chosen as his successor would bold his ofriee until
the next general election efter he was appoint ed to sueh of fice,
in answer to your fifth qeation, we must eivise that vhen this
men should be discharged frez the Aray he could act reture te
the office ef County Superiatandent, unless such cffice shoulé .
at that time become Vacant, anc he should be appointed ar aleste
ed thereto, Your sixth qesation has already beon answered. As
indicated above, the only body or peracn authorized ts a;point
his suceessor would be the Commissioners! Court. He eould aot
select his own successor, ue

APEROVFD: Yery truly yours

{af Gerald €. Mann a ; ;

ATTORNEY GPNPRAL OF TEXAS ATTOREZY GENERAL GF TEXAS
By /a/

3 Glenn R. Levis
2 | Assistant
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