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**OFFICE OF**  **THE ATTORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS**
**AUSTIN**Erto be appointed CornrtyJudge ln the ovwt N three conzidollZooar8saw 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 

### Judgeof Ifaehlngton County,au4 suOb perwa w 

### w2wted endduly quallflesl8teruocldcs 

## we $0 

### aontlnue bold+ the o?rlsc, but prior to hle reslgnatlon a8 CountyJudge w pppointed to fill theTwanC~ arooted w the death OS the orlglnal lmabent., one ot the Commimionera **should** roslgq his 

### reislgnatloa be ae**septod 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 mndthe 

### euocc13mr had qualiric$ to LY)Tfill the racancy CrOated in the 0fflce of County JudgeF 

### Artic2e2388# tmim3a civil statuter, rohting to wdssioncr~~ court% theirdutiesand porerst 

### protidoat

Vhhs courtshsllhsreport3rto tlllrseaaai Aa the 0PPioeoh wuat;l judge,oouat7 olerk, 8herlff,

countyattorney, wuaty 

### treae**urq** 

### auuatysunofore wuatj hide lasgecter, atme8wr or **taxes,** collector of taxo* jumtl~ee of .the poaoc, constables and count7 **wperlntea** dent 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 gcaeralelootion. (Acts10zSn40th Leg-, 1st C* 8.8 p* 248r oh, 00.). Wewote 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 forbidouchboardor 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 ckrodie

### qu5lified

ior *pointmat to the ofeleeeto which the7ma7 oppoin**

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### this stat0ehab22 watinue 

### to porfonetho dutiesor their of- ?$unn; tholr**euowswre** 

### shallbe mflf

Anpolated out in lurid opinion310.

0430~ under tam abovewnetitutionel **pro~lolon,** 

### the rule ln lcxae 15 **that** 

### an ofPlccr*s

rcslgatlon is **not** 

### ePlPectlr0 untilhi8 **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..



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### pmvldcet Din cameof vawnc~ la the offlaeo? **cc5ml55ion5r, rJ.bc**  

### wllaty **1 2**  ehallappolut 501~8 suitable porwn 

### living thoproeinct **rbore** euch racano~ oecure, to eervo ae cm

### nleeionor

**for** 

### euohprooimt until the next p;eaerm2

e2eeti.w.(itote.

18789p. 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 $11~0~8offlco. Un

### dep &b 1% 60~ 27, of the wnetltutlon, the camleeloner ehom you **mention** 

### met bono untilhi8 eueecewr quallPle8. sinoeno 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~ethat 

### your first **question** nust **neeeeafwil~ be**  **an~ored** 

### in tho ncgiltlrc.



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ATTOIumT

GIMiIlAL

OF TEXAS

B7 ~4Q-LG2ean R Lewis

Assistant