OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TE 

AUSTIN 

county rttornay - 

Dlokanr Cotmty 

spw, PCs88 
lml. L. D. htilrf, Jr., pa&o z 

‘(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 aa tha 

ZW8kiIt~? 

'+ 

&o 

lma 8tatutor 

seotion 9 of Artdole t or tba 00!28titut10a of

TataEl 1. 

W1~3rs till be*& Olrrrk r0r 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 oft100 roar l 

two yoarr hubjrot 00 rcmOva1, bI-informtim, 

Q bg IndetraDnt of a @and jury an4 eanvietlon by a etlt jary. fn eam ah taO(mb 

$&4&e ot de Dirtriot aorrrt 8hal.l halo & 

tho 

powor to lippoint solork, who shall hold until 

the off100 oan be till.6 by elaetionr” 

Texas1 

8e+Icm a0 of irtiole t or tha oozlrtItatlmof 

‘men rhsll be oleot.4 ter oaoh oouaty, 

by the qualiflnd wotes, a ooraty oler& u.‘lo 

8!Mll hold M# 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!m80 dutIb8, porq uir lta nr d 0~8 0f 0r r i00 l hdl be pr8mrlb0d 

bI tbs 9 

ls1atum, and a taoeml b WM# e- ’ 

f 01 &u11 &I tlllod ,by the Ooeari I Wdon~l’ 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, Rsvlred 0M.l 8tatuto8efT*BaI 

'A olark of the dirtriot oourt Oz *aah 

oount 

tlaa I 

r!dl 'be rleotod at osoh guaWalsleocue a term of two yeara b * b 0. 

Artiolo 1903, RaYbed BlVil statutol~ 

VOSNT NJRL - f5a oomtlu hadrig a * 

popsllmtIon ofloorr than oI&tt~~8orlB, 

~00ordIog; to tha proa 

-Y 

to&m1 oan8u8 

rally ml) olerk ekall b@ 6 oet& HI Obali tah 

the oath an& Iv. the bond require4 oi alrrks 

sfboththo &lot aadoounty owaW d 

shallbmethe pomrt and parfomflt!k~ dutlsl 

of 8-h olrrkn respeotlvsly~m 

Artlol.4 1904, ltavlrad Olvil Statutr81 

Arqols 1938, mtired OIrIl Bt&uta8r 

"6 olsrk bf the county oourt 09 rrob 

eolmty rbll k rleat.4 at l reh generrl l 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@ &Offlo ial 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 Court at 01~11 w 

r 

ala, that a prellaziwy uuwmoaaont 8s the oonmu 

J tho D&sotar ?cr en oiiioiaf gsmouaoauunt aZ ubloh 

thb ubllo and 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 Ounsur Barmaa, 

its Dirootar, lerued a 

to bu 3.l 096r ld‘ mans to hare bsea off%- 

thu rlootion thr olmlstion of Lubbbak County 

aiaL T!&lnform~tIaaappua~rtobam been 

givea to lead* papor O? the Statur XWU 

the law tti‘ irt'oniutlm oould have bean obtained in no other ua 

torcu o,'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, 44ST (Sd) $80, who&a it WE dao&:bb: 

wls og,nIon I‘ &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.e 1905 02 t!u Statutor 

of TCrnU,thdonl7 one oh?* 8hauba rlrotsdkrDiak.ilE 

Cclrrtr7 h tho forthoaxlrq ganartxl ale&ion. 

t&a oouaty alcrk under Scotion EO 02 Mtiole P of tb- 

~0=atitution artf Art1cla 1935 ei tile stntutoe* St la, 

thoretora, o ur o p ir dcthin a t lztah or tbae o?fiola~a ln 

Dlak:ons Comty nsy aoztlnuc to 8erve am distr lo l t M 

aoullty olc&c ceo>eosi?elj, UIG.tLl the uxpiz%tlan oi the 

terau of of& to wklah they were harsto2oa-a sleeted. 

Tbcroupoa the jotit o:;lrk ulootcld by t!! peeplo nt tha 

@lGra1 al*atlorl in co-?CaNlr Of tsie yapa? rill eutex 

upon t!z dutlea of o:wls of thr oaunty and 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 tbu datia8 of t&o dirtrist 

dark QT that the Chatriot olurk &all antnma the 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 offios rrhould bo 

aubarUineta to t!ie otha, Q thr dutfom of @it- qeW 

by the othaz, but rathar thet thr 6utler oi @aoh &Odd 

asmlm qos a joint slerk who moul6 hold tna ofrloe 02 

alerk cf t&e ao*nty anii diatrkt 00au-t - one 022~~. 

Adrcrtlq to lour latter we Ectr '2z.th, 
, 

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

prcwat 4lotrlot an4 roullt7 01erkr of DiOkea8 aolmt7 

nra raah setkinp,ndaatlda B7 the DaaOoratid Pert7b 

the forthaa4.n~ xrt7 prhr7 oZeotioa to tha rrrpaathe offices or di6tXiot 4n6 oomt olcrk. l37 for00 

or atitlan tb of !.rtloln 7 of tha i onstltutbn und of 

utlolr 1.903, however, these two offioor am not l uB- . 

joot to kel 

thr, b41~ "I 

illled b7 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 utllc th . 

Aooor4i.n 

B711taticpow Cg fz 

7, we ~“~217 to your scooa4 puostioa 

;OAtCb that Oral% t&hOU&thr 

prewat dhtriat olark pad the prescat eouatf olerk us 

renculruted ln tha i%rt&ouabgD6rXMr8tit~ Party?rLaurg 

x100tim for the o:slore al d18trlat OlsrL and aomty 

olerk( respeotlmAy their ncrtso 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 tilled B7 the walifiml 

tot8rh xt of ooursa iollawu, ~wve~, th4t rnl8ra an 

LnOitl4uaAl8lertui~n~at@ B7 ths DasQeretle Party 

in it8 party prla4ry slrution rar the jobt ofiloa of 

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 olerks ha& Bwa lmSull7 sl4oted at the prcaeaky 

@mml ol6&lon tlnC t!m aoame a-aorrsnt pr:m to 

tie puty prbnnrle8 reszltr in on4 6~# olerk kbng cubjsot 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 rcaoad opialtmholCsthat ahare thevnltcbb Stati8 

acnrun w%t aaettiag tha acalaatiaa B7 a @itlo& 

!E.r 

7 oi oaa r ldatoo Sar the ofiloor OS 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 s0frioi~i ballot oS the put 

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 eda gI l respoatfully l dr io ed 

th4t it 18 thr oplnloa OS th lo dop4r tmt&t a t th 4 prooant holQer8 US 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 nro her eto il abotd n by the 

i. 
534 

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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 

aifloa OS oomty and dlcrlot olerk, euoh perrao must 

hcpe Bcea l~wSull7 naslaated by the part7 Sor 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 

offloe of oomty anC diwtrlot olerk 05 Dlo!cen8 O;u&tpe 

Those oonolualoilB aa( of 00Kr5~, pvv&3dl upon 

*00t* ahlah WQ have awuw4 rrcrr the #t#t~.?enf~ 

l.u pour OoK.z2aaioatlBPr 

aontalned