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<p>OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 
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<div class="ocr">Honorebie Ennatt Wilburn, Pase 2°

U.5. arcy either immediately tefore ha quolifies
for office, or diroctly thovaaltor, doea hin be-~
ecozing a comissioned officer in the U.3. arny
vecats tho office of county cttomey go as to
create Q vacancy under Article ¥, section 21 of
the Texas Constitution and article 2355, Vernon's
Revised Civil Sintutos, and thoreby give the Con-
migsionsr's Court the power te fill this vacancy?

"2, Could a oonnminsionsd officer in the situa
tion above appoint sn assistant to assuna the duties
of the Gffice of County Attorney in his absanco,
or would. the Comuissionor's Court have the sole au~
thority to fili this vacancy?

43. Suppose the County Attorncy~Fleact while
still a non-commissioned officer, qualifies for
the office of County Attorney, appoints an acsist-
-eant to perfora the duties of tho Office of County
Attorney, and leter, the said County Attomey be-~
comes a commissioned officer. In suoh an evont
{the County Attornsy becoming a comiissioned offi-
cor) would the assistant County Attomey rotain
his office, or woulé a vatanoy tbe erected so as to.
give tha Comaissioncr's Court the power and author-
‘ Sty under Article 2355, Yernon'a Revised Civil
Statutes, te appoint a County Attorney to fi21 the
offices until the next genoral claction?

*f. If the stetus of the law is that ae cone
missioncd officer va¢ates the office of County
Attorney, then, would the fact thet ene of the
genural provisions of the Constitution provides
that tell ofvicerea within the State shell con
tinue to perform the adutias of thoir offices un~
til thets successors ehall be duly gualificdat .
prevent the ocourronce of & vacanoy under Article
VY, Scotion 21 of tho Constitubion and article 2355
Vornon'ts Revised Civil Statutes?

"ZT gubsit the following opinion on the points
An quostion for yous exaninatians

“QUISSTOH ONS: The ansver to this question
is best ansvercad in Gpinion No, 0-3606 of the Ate
tornoy Gsneral's Denartaont. The portions of that
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Honorable Emnett Filburn, Tage 5°

hold offica until tho-next general oclection. Arte
icko 2355, Vernonts Revised Civil. itatatos, pare
ote ‘

“HQUBUTTSY LURES: Phe answers to tha ‘Above-~tyo -
questions anawor this question. ‘ha County Attorney
may appoins an assistant. Article 331, supre; Texas
Jurisprudence, supra, Bub such an assistant's of~

fies yould tessinate with that of tho County Attoz-
ney cines thy assistant coxerciscs his power of of
fier throurzh the powow of the County Attorney.
Aaticlg: 331, supra; Sexes Jurisprudence, sunra. .

- COSOTICH FOUR: Fhe cenersal provicion of the
Gouctiteticon €'a)1 offieess vithin the Atiste shell
continne to perforn the dntisa of their crficenr un-

til thats snessssor ehall be duly, qualified") teas

“pel prevent a wurancy fer the punpece of nesins. the
4nousbent's saveecgsca whun his tern of office ex -
piruss ° Censtituticn, arsicle NVI, -sceticn 17%; Tou
VY. Nlevver, 172 c..', 721, Pexan Jurisprudence, TUS.
MIC GAFAV TIS, aection 31, pace 372, ;

eEsua, the andser.ts question rouy would be
‘thes cyenm bhourh tho preesaat Gounty Litovuay veold
hola oyor to porvlor, tue daties ov the. Gouaty Ate
ternoy dn thu inobance that vho County Attoraey»
hlect 24 vacate his office, bis ‘holding overt
would ws only to yeevent tha. duties of the Offiae
- of Goanty wttesuey froa belay unvexforssd, and 1t
would not grevent the oscurrenss of a yacuney me
fey axvtiels 2355 Vornaot's Seviaaé Civil featutes,
Sed Article ¥, azetion 21 of ths Coustitution, hus,
the Gonmisgiones's Uours under arfiicis 2355, supra,
would have the oowor-und authority to appeant 4
“couasy ettosney-to hold office until tha next Sen
eral gvlection, te

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"E would appreciate en opinion as cavly as pos.
plzito dnnonuch as this matter must toe settled cn-
January 2 1943 or es soon thevesstaer es poseible,.

me.
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