Court Opinion

ID: 4142154
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2017-02-18 03:18:44.180943+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T14:30:14.613701
License: Public Domain

OFFICE    OF THE   ATTORNEY     GENERAL   OF TEXAS
Gerald C. Mann                   AUSTIN

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        vlthlntheprovi.8lon8.or8aldartlo&.
                      Seation 21b .Wtlala 5, of tb 3t8te Constitution
        provides     tcr   tb    oiiioea   0rooa    attom         arrddi8triotat
        toWJ.        ItoxPro8slyauborizeBL~ioL~to~~
        for tboleotionofdi8trlot,~ttommy8
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        may b      deemd    mcesaary.      Paah of ulb offly       puwlded for
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        sapresa4 author;zedbytbs Constltutiontobeoreatml by the
        Isgl8lature aad such dl8trlct8 88 muy be deem    moe8suy. In
        Seotlon5a of Artlole 326q, tb Lsgl8lalam expire884 dlsuvowd
        ths intention to oreate "any office.of district uttormy or say
        otbr coastltutkmal   offloe,"tbbmt farlmob88lty 08xX& be
        oonstnaed tobe u~oxaraise of tlaefrgirlativepavertoomate
        "a oonatltutloPeloffslie.*
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        Isglslutum doe8not have fM .povsr    :tomate 8wh 8tututory
        ofrloe lo aLad 8hun88ntlyoleaaintbd8olslonaf        tb oouzd
        of this stute. Aztlole Sb SootIon 21r of the Cfwtitution,
        onates tb, 0Sfioeof oountyltto r m ud   y b mb    ltbtlm oounty
        attormyths authority to repn8enttb       State lnalloue8    in
        thedl&rictaM       iaferlorcovrts lnhlsoounty. Itl8only
        vbn the Iaglslature-lse8        ths authority oonformd by that
        wotlonot tbOorrrtltutionto~~tbott~ofd~~ist
        Etto~yor~~dir~~t8ttonuyo~hoi               tbreoartltu-
        tlonal0fr10.8 thuttb orrlce cf oouatattorney My bs
        abollab& or the pouera eaddutie8 0013lrmdby the Coxmtltu-
        tlon upon tbr oounty attorneys &ri&o&~*
                      Uedo~tth~tbstitsur.kuidthat*bsnr
        person runs for and la elected ta the o%Ylo~ OS %riminal
        dicrtriat rtteney” uuler tb pmvZ8bn8 of Article S26q, that
        ruahpsnon~rrovt&~oountyattor(uy~itucrrb6~              thut
        8uohstatutev88 inrdlld.
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        ths uuthoritieroltad ths;csln,it la our opinionthat ths psrsoa
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                                                                     Yours     very    truly

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