**OFFICE OF**  **THE ATTORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TE AUSTIN** 

county

### rttornay - Dlokanr

### Cotmty spw, PCs88

### lml. L. D. htilrf, Jr., pa&oz

‘(1) ma hoxld tbo two offiber be 0-0 binod? “(8) ASStlldU~ that both of the Offiotab 

### almt:amd 0bQva

n1l.l bo 

### re-deoted to their ro6peotIvo

ortfioor

in the 0ml.n~pdamy d&ot1m, WLloh of tbnlr llazas aho?llC &pmr 001 thd gsnaral

alaotlon

**ballot** in EDm&r aatha ZW8kiIt~?



### '+ &o lma 8tatutor

seotion9 of Artdolet or tba 00!28titut10a of TataEl 1.



### W1~3rstill be*&Olrrrkr0r 

### th DietrIot oourt ot saoh oomty, v&o rhedl be slsotad **by** 

### the qudlfied votarr rm the Statr

### 8nd eomty orflom,~anba~o l

wl hdd hir oft100roar l 

### two yoarr hubjrot 00 rcmOva1, bI-informtim, Q bg IndetraDnt of a **@and** jury an4 eanvietlon by a etltjary. fn eam ah taO(mb $&4&e ot de Dirtriot aorrrt 8hal.lhalo & tho
powor to lippoint

s olork,who shallhold until the off100oan be till.6 **by** elaetionr”

Texas1 8e+Icm a0 of irtiolet or tha oozlrtItatlmof

‘men rhsllbe oleot.4ter oaoh oouaty, by the 

### qualiflnd wotes, a ooraty oler& u.‘lo 8!MllholdM# OKleo for two ya&rr,r!m rllall b-0 ilark of t!le

oo\mty and~oapm~8slonlc8’ oourtr 

### and rmortlor 

### of the oounty, w!m80dutIb8, porq u i r lt a r

n d 0~8 0 f

0 r r i00 l hdl be pr8mrlb0d bI tbs 9 ls1atum, and a taoeml b WM# e- ’ f 01 &u11 &I tlllod,bythe Ooeari Wdon~l’ I OOurf,

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### 529

B-4 Lr DO llatlfff, Jr,, pg@ 8

until tb aetf'pnerd rleotfon for l otmty and stats ef10ar8~

ArtLola tool,Rsvlred0M.l 8tatuto8efT*BaI
'A olark of the dirtriot oourt Oz *aah oount tlaa I r!dl 'be

rleotodat osoh guaWalsleocue a 

## term of two yeara b * b 0. Artiolo1903,RaYbed BlVil statutol~ VOSNT NJRL - f5a

oomtlu hadriga * popsllmtIon ofloorrthan oI&tt~~8orlB, ~00ordIog;

to tha proa

-Y to&m1 oan8u8 rally ml) olerk ekallb@ 6 oet& HI Obalitah the oath an& Iv. the bond require4 oi alrrks sfboththo &lot aadoounty owaW d shallbmethe **pomrt and**  **parfomflt!k~** dutlsl of 8-h olrrknrespeotlvsly~m Artlol.4

1904, ltavlrad

Olvil Statutr81

Arqols 1938, mtired OIrIl Bt&uta8r "6 olsrk bf the countyoourt 09 rrob eolmtyrbll k rleat.4at l reh generrll

l.8. tion for 8 

### taza or two ~wlrma l l * *.

. 'hrtIoli

1948,Revlad QI7Il **BtatutrlI**

iI3 *SfLI1Lu3Zm&-wheroiamyoounty~' oIntolrrk8hallhntr ba@nrlootod,b *ha%&* portorm%zg

the **duties** of eomtt

IS alark wsa the 8eakOf raId80tdt@ rUthWt at@ &Off l o i a l l li# as rush olarke"

### 530

It was hrld In the m8@ of ROLCOi3, l t al to SPZX?S,t38 SW 891 **by** tSs Auarlllo Courtat 01~11 w

r ala, that a prellaziwy uuwmoaaont 8s the oonmu J tho D&sotar ?cr

en oiiioiaf

gsmouaoauuntaZ ubloh thb ublloand all 

### ofriei0la nay t&r notIoee The 0pl.w loz in

. t:Is oanb rohdl,in part, a8 iollorfr 8 =Itrould sum when the bulletin I‘ su Dubliahed

cubb dirtr:bUtOd

it thOli~kOaa68 an ti~I01ol

ps~owomwt of the law, oi 

### nhloh t? ybl.50 aad all otfIoIaU

l 1% thI8 0~80 the mdi ahow the OunsurBarmaa, its Dirootar,lerued a to bu 3.l

096r ld‘ mans to harebsea off%- thu rlootionthr olmlstion of Lubbbak

County aiaL T!&lnform~tIaaappua~rtobam been givea to lead* papor O? the Statur XWU the law tti‘ irt'oniutlm oouldhavebean obtainedin no otherua torcuo,'flalal

eot wl and 8ubjoctt~thc pG.rty to & &E&r* of ro1ony *a*,
To the 8aw1 dtfoot Is the oaoo 02 BtVZE 0. STr?TTt, 44 ST (Sd) $80, who&a it WE dao&:bb: wls og,nIonI‘ &0**od t!&t thu pm-Ran. L. 3. X+t~iff, Jr.,poig s
**ants, it**  **2oLLovu mukiT** **3F;othll 20**  **or Al%Lvla**  **7 of**  **t&b 30~Jt?t** **’ Aasl**  **0: ?**  @X48 **and** Ut:al.e1905 02 t!u Statutor of TCrnU,thdonl7 one oh?* 8hauba rlrotsdkrDiak.ilE Cclrrtr7

**h** tho **forthoaxlrq ganartxl**  **ale&ion.**

t&a oouatyalcrkunderScotion EO 02 Mtiole P of tb- ~0=atitution

artf Art1cla1935 ei tile stntutoe* St la, thoretora,

o u r o p i r d c in

t h a t l ztah or tbae o?fiola~a

ln Dlak:ons

Comty nsy aoztlnuc to 8erveam di s t r l o t l M aoullty olc&c ceo>eosi?elj, UIG.tLl the uxpiz%tlan

oi the terau of of& to wklah they were **harsto2oa-a**sleeted. Tbcroupoathe jotit**o:;lrk** ulootcld by t!! peeplont tha @lGra1 al*atlorl

in co-?CaNlr

Of tsie yapa?

rill eutex upon t!z dutleaof o:wls of thr oauntyand dbtriot aourt of Dlokma Countyr

YCUS 8OOOUd QU&iOil jW#Oilt~8 &iitiOtit p-alan szd, lnmfe?~~ao the oomts oi Tour an aonosrmd~ lu sn orl@nal one* It sill 36 obseved tht noithw **t ”**  **a Oxzrtltutlau**  **nor** tha Statutw **provide** ei.ther that t3c oollnty **alork** s!!all, asmae tbudatia8 of t&o dirtrist **dark QT**  that **the Chatriot**  **olurk &all**  antnmathe dutia# 02 the county 03mk riim,by teroe of se&Ion 80 02 uMole V c;"

t!m ConofAtutlnn

eti UtiOl0 100s a2 the 3tnttutu, **mly azo**  **olerk 3~7**  **b (~1aowL**  **‘ 60**  **may** tharaujjn tii;oltia

thut thc~frtmarn of th6 Oonrtltutlen **end** tha Laglshturo cLd act latrnd that rittat offiosrrhould bo aubarUinetato t!ie

otha, Q thr dutfom of @it- qeW by the othaz,

but rathar thet thr 6utler oi @aoh &Odd asmlm qos a jointslerkwho moul6 hold tna ofrloe 02 alerk cf t&e ao*nty anii diatrkt 00au-t

- one 022~~. Adrcrtlq to lour latterwe Ectr '2z.t h,,

Han. L, 0. Sstllff, Jr., ~a~6 6.

prcwat 4lotrlot an4 roullt7 01erkrof DiOkea8

aolmt7 nra raah setkinp,ndaatldaB7 the DaaOoratid Pert7b the forthaa4.n~

xrt7 prhr7 oZeotioato tha rrrpaathe officesor di6tXiot 4n6 oomt olcrk. l37 **for00** or atitlantb of !.rtloln 7 of tha ionstltutbn und of utlolr 1.903,

**however,** these two offiooram not l uB-

. joot to kel thr, b41~ "I illledb7 rlrotiozi B7 the qudUia4 votara, -7 lieu t~!lcsebb

OS17 tA0 joiut MSior of aout as4 dlrtriot atck, It follcn:s thtdt

l no&utim b7 the Duaoorutlo PcFty t0 eithw th0 0ffiW Of Cistrfot olork or the 0rfh 0f oouatf olerk MUM k a ndaetlon f~rr o:floes nhl6h the*~uaIiZid roterr ~7 not **flll by**  **cleotion** ooilroquontl7, the adnatlea uould Ba a f

utllcth

. Aooor4i.n B711taticpow Cg

fz 7, we ~“~217 to your scooa4 puostioa ;OAtCb that Oral% t&hOU&thr prewat dhtriat olarkpad the prescat eouatf olerkus renculruted

ln tha i%rt&ouabgD6rXMr8tit~ Party?rLaurg x100tim for the o:slore al d18trlat OlsrLand aomty olerk(respeotlmAy theirncrtso ma7 **not a?year**  **an the**  general rlcetion dl*t in lovsrobar as the naalnecr of **the mmoordo**  **Party for**  thsw airi ror the raanm fhat rwh offlacil

CM not to ba tilledB7 the walifiml tot8rh xt of ooursaiollawu, ~wve~, th4t rnl8raan LnOitl4uaAl8lertui~n~at@ B7 ths DasQeretle Party in it8 party prla4ry slrution

rar the jobt ofiloaof **oounty ea4**  **distxio$ olcrk**  **thex'0 ma7** **not be**  **@a7 nm**  Of the I)moaratf# o6ti&0@6 CQ thC S@UUWtd ilOethl ballot fm ruoh .otfioa.

IO h& 05r0rdl7 00nsiC~rsd twe 0emreno1 oplnlona

BJ t!de*depsrtmnt

m48r deter of Ztmo 18, 192iC snd 3apta?wr ll, 1980. The fl.rst opialan h&la, rhore two olerksha& Bwa lmSull7 sl4otedat the prcaeaky @mml ol6&lon tlnC t!m aoame a-aorrsnt pr:m to tie puty prbnnrle8 reszltrin on4 6~# olerkkbng cub**jsot to**  **alrstla la**  **the fortho&g**  **general wtiaa,**  **th4t** the 0jalrm.n of ttm rmatbaratir zxsautlvo Cocmtttro **&odd** not **rroeiie** and file the L lloatl~ oi UI see to ?l4va

his ass* glaoti

won ix:0

offioL¶l

b&% t& **pay Al**  **4 ecndidate**  **for** t&o **ofti oi**  dlntrldi **al6rk** SC rate fro= t&t of oouuty olrrk hat ahmld **roach*** **8a r**  **tile oal**  a

iP llOatiOSl# **ot 06ndhtes**  **for t&8**  0rri0r a$ oouaty on 4 nriot ohrk, gg oa* otMoa* mu--r,the rcaoadopialtmholCsthat ahare thevnltcbb Stati8 acnrunw%t aaettiag tha acalaatiaa B7 a @itlo&

!E.r 7 oi oaa

r**ldatoo** Sar the ofiloorOS oouat old **and** 

### trlot olork

@how 

### mmh oouut to 

### hrm 8 00 6 -Bitdo, U&U there l8 ar?otlmr 1110 1 Ealninet1oa8

But osllmn iobkr~ l t& prcoea 3 the aaxt 8wowdlag gowral aleotloa

whloh #hew8 8ua oounty 

### to hat, 

### 1.88 thul 6 000 **lnhabitmtr,** tha pamon w nariasta6 for tha OSdo* OS oounty olork bc0aw8, and is, th6 xwEdao0 cb * enoh 1 **art7 ior**  **the** offloe**oi** OOUIIQ**and.dbtrLBt** 01-k, and to a4ms 0s tha arma oonolPLaateU, andno other, mlet be prided al Lo 0frioi~i ballot oS the put s aking suoh MdlmtiOn a8 it8 OalIdi&dtO fQT thr 10 In t

Or S0r the offlo-.

OS blrtrlot

olorb y o u a n, ~o o ed a g l

I**respoatfully** l

d r i o ed th4t it 18 thr oplnloa OS t h l o d op4rt m a t

t&t t h 4

**proo** 

### antholQer8US the ofSiom c& dirtriot olsrk and oouaty olerk la the oowtf OS Dlokoor my mum the Sul.l

twg year term8 to tilah ?i!14y n ro he r e t o i a n l botd by the

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### 534

.

. e Roar 1. Da !ZatliSS, Jr., 0413 8.

~uallSla6

**totore** of t&s **oeuat7i** d t&t **for** the name of a **peraou to**  n~par oa tho p3aaral l leoti~ ballot KS tha natlaw of the Daamoatio Psrtp for the Joint aifloaOS oomty and dlcrlot **olerk, euoh**  **perrao must**  hcpe Bcea l~wSull7

naslaated

by the part7Sor ruab ofSloo In t3o part7 prlnar7- a amlnaf:on **by** tie mrt7 fOr the rO#QfiOtiVtI Off;048 Of **4OUlt** I **OlWk 0.F**  4iOfriat **clerk** will not suf:lae UB a nominat m for the joint offloeof oomty anC diwtrlot olerk 05 Dlo!cen8

O;u&tpe Those oonolualoilB

aa( of 00Kr5~,

pvv&3dl upon *00t* ahlahWQ have awuw4 rrcrr the #t#t~.?enf~ l.u pour OoK.z2aaioatlBPr aontalned