Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion ( 1940 )

OFFICEOFTHiXA'ITORNRYQENE~OF~ -7 AUSTIN "The court &a.?.1have mwer to Ii11 vacan- afe# fo thk orhm ai8 County J&se, Couuty Clerk, 8herl$f, County Attorney, County Tmasurcr, County Surkyor, County Hide Inspootor, Assoasor Of Tame, Colleotoc of luas, Justioes o-ct2e Poaoe, Constablecr,and County Su~arintendeat of Publio InfHzuti$ioa. &oh vtoa%oi4s lrhallbe filled by.a ahjority vote 'or the mar&era of aaid’~ourt( present aud rotfng. MU the porsm ohoeea ahall hoia.orrioe until the next ,rtneral sleetloll." Article 292T, Revleti Olvli Statutes, 1925, proridorr 'No.poraon ehdu: b ellwble to cay State, oounty, prroindt 05 munloip~l omar in this State unlesd.he shnll be~ellgibls to hold office unaer the Censtltutlon or thfe state, and unless ho @hall have rsoideU'l5 this State for the period of twepm aohtb and 8%~ months 5.nthe aountp,'prooldot, or nunioipalttp, in whbh he uffere himeelf 6~ a dan&iate, next prm5Uing any general or 8peoia.leliotion, ana shen hare beat an aohal bona fld.eoitlsaa of e+id 'county, preotnatg 'err,atuzbi lity ior aor Uaaa sir month& E4 118ible to hold office eha$l evef"h%%name plaoed upon the ballot at any general or apeoial ele~tioa, or at ay primary eleotion,whore oandidates are aolooted under primary election .lars a? ttis State; n&a ~110such tnslfgible~canQidste shall ever be voted u;1on,nor have votao oountea for,tia, at any such ~eners~. speaial, or .prlzmryelsotion." It ia to be observed that there is no roqtireamnt in the above etatutory and oonatitutlcnal provisions chat a parson must have a poll tax b&ore ha la ~ualifled to aoaej& the~orfloe of juetioo or the geaoe r$hentend836 hL2. &Irthar, w4 have been unable to ~litul any such reqdreze!G 13 any of the lana of this Stste with regard to tnis particular bXfoe. 3%~ nature ana >wpoee of a poll tay 14 t&at of a neaeeoary prerequleite to the ri@t cf certoln GWJaatea olassee to vote. Unleee otherwiae ?rcvidca, the oftlce of the poll tix is not t+tt of a neoeseary prerequisits to 746 -