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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 
Erto be appointed Cornrty Judge ln the ovwt 

N three conzidollZooar8 saw fit to 

ew~t him? 

l (2) In the event that the present four 

oouaty anmls8lonoro appolntcd wmeone to iilL 

the ~aaea~y 00~ oxistlug in the offlao or 

County Judge of Ifaehlngton County, au4 suOb 

perwa w w2wted endduly quallflesl8teruocldcs we $0 aontlnue bold+ the o?rlsc, but 

prior to hle reslgnatlon a8 County Judge w pppointed to fill the TwanC~ arooted w the 

death OS the orlglnal lmabent., one ot the Commimionera should roslgq his reislgnatloa be aeseptod and his succeswr be appointed by the 

&xl@ and dul7 qualiff so7 Par a period of rlxt7 

clap, and then 8hen such first 8ppelntee ta till 

the rocancy of the 0PSiee of wuaty judge rerlgne, 

could the Uhm.lssloners Court aocept hls rcslmatlun, md ia turn appoint tho fomor Cmmissicner 

mc had resIgned about sixty da78 or more, reslgmtiun ooocptad mnd the euocc13mr had qualiric$ 

to LY)T fill the racancy CrOated in the 0fflce of 

County JudgeF 

Artic2e 2388# tmim3a civil statuter, rohting to 

wdssioncr~~ court% their duties and porerst protidoat 

Vhhs courtshsllhsreport3r to tlllrseaaai Aa the 0PPioe oh wuat;l judge, oouat7 

olerk, 8herlff, county attorney, wuaty treaeurq auuaty sunofore wuatj hide lasgecter, 

atme8wr or taxes, collector of taxo* jumtl~ee 

of .the poaoc, constables and count7 wperlnteadent o? pub110 iastractlon~ Such taaaaoier 

shall be fillad by awaJorlt7 vote of the memhers or maoid court prewnt aad mtln& and the 

perwa ohown shall held oRloe until the next 

gcaeral elootion. (Acts 10zSn 40th Leg-, 1st 

C* 8.8 p* 248r oh, 00.). 

We wote full7 upon the gtestlona hero oonaemed la 

our opinion xumber 0410, dntod Yamh 1% S2L93BI adf?reesed to 

I,. L. stool%, Those (i. P01lard and airs* We & Potter, and 

sin00 you hato a cop7 of that OphlOa, It would be useless 

fur Ug to rCpO8t tb0 IWBOnS fir oUr holdingS anb th0 f&Utharb 

tioe cited h support of the same* 
.- -. 

Wxmano+flcla2 bodJi5 elothodrlth thepoWar 

pnd dut~otdeelg.natin: theporecn to fill a racspqln 

public otfloo, etmng and controlling prinolplee ei publle 

policy forbid ouch board or body from fllllng etg WXSX;~ 

bl the appointmut oi one of Its own umbors. 

hsre rrlth grcatunenhit~ throu&hout tho orrImtrydeclared 

that 011 cfPioer5 ah0 hare the iappointing poocw ckro diequ5lified ior *pointmat to the ofeleee to which the7 ma7 

oppoin** 

. 

&U%lds la, sect10a lT# conetltli~c~ of ?& mada: 

•~li0rnoer5~1thiu this stat0ehab22 

watinue to porfone tho duties or their of- 

?$unn; tholr euowswre shall be mflf 

Anpolated out in lurid opinion 310. 0430~ under tam 

above wnetitutionel pro~lolon, the rule ln lcxae 15 that an 

ofPlccr*s rcslgatlon is not ePlPectlr0 until hi8 eucweeor 

f&Kklif ie5. To this rula thcro arc certela osccytfone, euc.h 

as -in state v. valentine, 1::s S. ilo 3007, and l&m? v. State, 

301 L !%. QSt3, but the C3Se \rilieh YCU 5Ubit fo US a055 ZtOt 

Sal1 althin an7.idb cx8l?ptlon.. 

Artio1e 3341, Rnleed Clrll stotuteet pmvldcet 

Din came of vawnc~ la the offlae o? 

cc5ml55ion5r, rJ.bc wllaty 1 

2 

ehallappolut 

501~8 suitable porwn living tho proeinct 

rbore euch racano~ oecure, to eervo ae cmnleeionor for euoh prooimt until the next 

p;eaerm2 e2eeti.w. (itote. 18789 p. 81; Go L* 

tol, 8r p. 887.)' 

mer the above eta&to it cloarlr appear8 that the 

~~onere' wurt 15 now ahlhrgecl Tth the <y OS fIlllag 

by appointment tlw r8aa.u~ la the wuritr $11~0~8 offlco. Undep &b 1% 60~ 27, of the wnetltutlon, the camleeloner 

ehom you mention met bono until hi8 eueecewr quallPle8. 

sinoe no one le tiuthorlsed to appoint hi8 eucceawr oreapt 

&he wunty fw thetC4Wag in th~tOfflCOmU5tbbs fill& 

before the aomulseloner oaa effeetuata hi5 reel~gnatlon~ It 

follo~e that your first question nust neeeeafwil~ be an~ored 

in tho ncgiltlrc. 

wo~haye wacluded that It would be improper for us 

to aaeoor your ecoand question. 
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ATTOIumT GIMiIlAL OF TEXAS 

B7 ~4Q-L 

G2ean R Lewis 

Assistant