**OFFICE OF**  **THE ATTORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS**
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Honorable Bud h?artin, page 4

64 TOX. 40. 10 Se IF. 302; Rlokford v. Cocke. 64 Tax. 486 faobinson v. Stite ex ml. S, w. 56B, ’ + +* In Denlson *a* State, 0ugre, it “The 1sngua~s’If rejected, mid Eubank,-Zf3

warndoolureda ofiloe shall imaediatsl without de1 bsoo%8 vaoant, and the governor rhall,

sy, mke rurtbar aominstions, until 8 oonflrllotlca takes plsoe,* olearly and by neoeassry lnpllostlon denim to a nomIneo, who? oonilrmtlon hos bsen rajeotod by the Sjenats, any: right whatever to oooupy the offloe or to dIaahrrr$+, after such rojsotlon, my Of’the dutlos thereof. “But, EpFdlWlt oontcnds thio E:roVfelon of the Conetitution does not ap;lly b thS instant oam be-. oaum there was In 0ontemplatIon of law, no *v’aooxtoy* for the raeaon that th8 Inoutxbent of suoh ofrlao, under ertiole 16, seotlon 19, of the oonatltutlon, and artlole 16, R. 8.. hold@ over~~tI$O;~ moobay 18 eppolnted and quallrler, fg.yon s tern of ottfoe expired ox Pebm& 18, Them 16 ooasidorabla oonfliat of deofslon in tie varloue state8 a@to rhethsr the 

### axplretlon ot axi Inou?3bsat9e 

### tern of oftioe 0rast.m a vaohnoy in the orfit!* in question. The holdlngr in 

### the oarfour oourtr on thir queetfon raat In lar 0 1psamre upon the wording or the partlouler Const tutlone f and~atatutss Involved. .%e 46 C. 3. 969 and oriaes olted; 22 R. C. L. 558; Annotations In 4&L. RI A. (N. 8.) 1eoe. 16 foreoloaed. The guestion, however, la this rtats

There bornbeen turnlbhed us a oop~ ot en opinion by Attorney Oeneral B. 3. Looasy given to Hon. Jams Z. Fergueon, whlls Governor, on irobruery 10, 1919, on IQots slmost ldantioel with those of the ease fit bar, whfmdn, in an .sble end sxtanuiva oonslfieratlon of this question, the Govarnor war advieed that upon the explrotion ol the tsra or en iqqoIntlv0 oftloe, for the purposcfi ot nczilzq the lnowbont’s auooO88or therein, a vaoenoy e xlated within the mcsenlng or aaatlon 12 **0r** rrt?cle 4 or thetioaorable Ml ldertln, ~;ogs5

aonstitution. 888 t&8. Atty. %A. 1916-lul6, pe

Thl8 ocnaltuabon ia oloarlp rutalned by the ,“k oi Ton vc Xleppor (Tax. Oiv. kp ) 198 3. we Pel (writ ref.)) Euddox vmTork, P’ E ¶‘.%aOirU, hpp. a%%, 64 9. II.%I %%I Id., 96 5%~. t9S, 66 6. W. llss; ztitr;to

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84 Tax. 48, 19 SL,&30%. 308 4100, 46 0. Jt 960~ Zh ra rdviaory to bvstxor, 611 PIa+ 434; 6fZ S4h 863e ,MOE abf . R* A.

(tie E.]~-066; Ht&8 **Vt** rhOOh&)168 x0. 66, 14 % VI lasf Statsv. willima 83%Rot %68( &%l 8. ICe64, 19dan. CQS, 1006. Thlr qu88tioqwan oono~uaIvcl~y **dl8pcwd** of wo think ir? tt!QKlJ;~cr cd@, aad **~8** prataralt f-her dl8?tm8Icrn at it,h@re.* * !*
It le our O&OA gtiat the &tbbmpt~ cilestlen bf an iaatiffiblo

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end to tto prinolp QBinvoked in tis DshLon oa8* a8 well a6 th5 a00k0 oa8s, touOhlnQ tha qw8tiOn OC a vaoanoy 1 A orrioe.
At .reId by the Eugrame Oowt -in tke &ok8 oa8bt ‘Thf8 **view** l

**ooorde** with tba **rettlod** yolioy OS our Btote Constitution, **napeotiag** t be 4urat10n OPthm term8 ordfio*.*

**It ir**  thimiom the **opinion** Of tblrr **dapertzent** that. there oxlrts'rrtthI8 gin8 8 *aowoy in th8 oWlam or oountf at**tOl'A*r** **Of Llgraoab**  **QOuntr,** uithln th? &mrvi8VOf **ht-tisle** ZS!% whioh my k Wli4 b$ appolntreunt **br the**  Oo~&8si~+8t **oou&** or the eounty,.pmwi.nt to‘tia8 pravloions or suoh rtatr?ta. we &n8h!b,$6%~ uoAtind0 t0 ~EfOFOI bhttdtlbi88Oi the Offi OatiL th. rpgol:h6ant 16,a6&6 6Z4 CM eypOint6. ha8 qoelliladiortb **OiriOOe**

FIRST ASSISTANT ATTORKEY GENERAL YOGtmverytray