OFFICE OF THE A’170RNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

Llomrable M&ruiza ii. Brouzt, Jr. 

Grim Dirtxiet Atmrnry 

Parrant county 

Fort Uorth, Ooxat 

lionor8bl.e Mervin ii. Brown, Jr., page 3 

ratlQc in 8 city of 10,000 lnbebitentt or amt. 

Artloh 2968a does epplg to those neu residents 

who do not reside in a city of 10,000 or more 

lnhabitcmtcl. 

"&?tlClG 2955, 8v SIrmndbd, dose apply to PI1 

voters exempt froan paylag a gel1 tex 4nd who ~01811 

hem ree:deC In thlt etato ona ya6.r ne%t precedl.ng en slectlon and the Uet 01x month4 withtn 

th4 dlrtrlct or couuty in which he or she offers 

to vote and who r44ides in e cl,tg end uho doer 

PGsider In a city of 10,000 lnhabltentr or s. 

'%ie hove advised tbs Tar Colleator bnd Astestor that he thould lstue ruoh poll L8X cxemption certifiO(lte# Co ell retldentt uho h8ve moved 

to T8rronC County from outride of the Dtete of 

T4x8r subsequent to Je~uary 1, 1942, even thou@i 

they may h8ve nkoved vlthin the llaaitt of the oity 

of &Pt WOPth (e city Cd SCW8 then lo,wo Intcbitantt) and we ho4 l dvftc tuoh d Fax Colleatar UU$ Atrsttor th8C the failure to dettgarrt4 

iri BrCfoLe 2966 thot4 ‘VbO 4r4 8%4qt f&m the 

peymenc of e poll tu beoeute he or she vas not 

a retident of the &late ol Teue on the ftitt 

dey of Juwnry prcoedfag itr levP doee not preo&de thocr reeldizq in 4 arty al more then 

10,000 inhabltsntc from obtainlq exemption 

c8Ptlf leetea. 

“The Quectlon hat elto tirlten t&t to lðer 

timve who hwre noved to Tarrent County from outtlde of the Stete of Taxer tubtequent to Febmar$ 

1, 1942, and who have not lived in the Steto of 

Te%et for one ye&z et the timt th8y Op zy for 

their 4xempClon oertlfioatet we entlt % d to 

such 4xeubptian aartifl~4tet. In our opfniola. 

in ViOlI Of thG pPOVftfOnt CCUdAtfMd iA &tic14 

VI, Seotlon 2, of the CcuwtLtution, 8nd Artlale 

2955, ac amended, Chow perronr would ueverChelett be qu4liiXed rl4or;ort If Chey heve ~@14eCL 

in thy Stat4 of Texat for oue yeeu! prior to the 

d8te of eny election uhiah mf.&@t be h4ld dWm 

the year 13k3. E~WGV~P, einae Artfcl4 2955 provider Chat they mufft h8ve pll eunrptfon cePCiflcat8 
lionorebl4 IUrvin IL Bpowi,, Jr., me 4 

if th4y rstlde in 8 tmbn of 10,000 lahebltantt 

or 10~4 to be 4blr to vete, we hwe Advlted thlt 

the Tax ~oll4ctor 8ad hutaetor ehould Us0 lttw 

exdagtlon oertifia*tee to thlt clat8 of ntv retidentt under the reercmiq 4ont8irud in the opinion of the AttPTn4y Oenei%l detsd JCmuery 14, 

1938, rddretted to Hr. B. W&I& Xauffrprrp, oaCrlr?- 

ma, Terr8nt County Demmw.lo 3txeoutiv8 Caritt84, 

wharein it uaw h4ld on page 3 of au&s oplaiorr that 

*u&438* rho voul6 not 8ttUn their treaty-flrrt 

birth&y prior to the Sirtt day of Bebruuy in 

my one ye&, but who would beoome twenty-arm 

per of age after Juunry tlrlrtpftrtt ot twh 

~yeer ~6 prior to the 4ak of aa ekotion durbg thW yew vould be eatltled to AA l xeaptiar, 

4ertifioate ror tu4h uwA4m), at the 0pinLM 

*tated, 'mutt usttoipek him blxthdey la obtcl8- 

Ir itwg h l 48ptloA rertlfie~t4.b In like m8aaeC. 

tush ~8v retidentt ubo ha& nQt beon in the State 

ortuw for QM per prinr,toJAAuwy~l, l$911, 

but vho vould lame th8 rewUe4 a4 upI4 

length of twldm44 @or to m l l44 r ion In 

th8 yew 19X5, met antl4ipate the- b4coming 

l qwliiled 4letsEor by attuaing 4 fear’0 rwideedL~~voultl be entJl;b& to tush exempt&m 

. 

‘We vouS4 l pprealUe r o w 86vLI~ w if o ur 

l Qviao to the Wx CoUeotor Aaul hsurottw oi 'Luraat County on there tuo mattert it 8orrect. Jltny 

Uwutaadt of MU retidentt are mu locetml In 

Tarr8at Countyp Mvhag moved here to v&c in the 

verww d8fewe plenti aud cm th8 twiout d4f4nte 

r 

of44tt. hlaPg4 poPtion0s themu rraathe 

t&e of Califernla aad other etrtee. t8turrlly, 

there vi11 b8 erwh for poll tuue Md exeq$loAe 

crrtificrtst during the month of Jum~rg, AA~ 

inetmucb at the dudllne ex#.ttt 011 Jaauu7 31, 

l943, th4 tlnm It thot vithin vhieh me say obteLn tit&t opinion en6 Itt we thit year.' 

tore ruled 

Xn Opinf@n Wo. O-4348 thLt depuctpsnt b&t heretoaa queatlant very rl.Ulap to the Quettlant pmsented ia your lngulrp. SA v1av cbs chit o~iaion &Rd the &Uthorltim sited th4relA you ere r&rgmat?u li y Advised t&At thoee