Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion ( 1946 )

111 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN Honorable George C. ‘Murphy County Auditor John non Coun ty Cleburne, Texas Dear Mr. Hurphyr Opinion no. O-7231 he ahore subjeot mat-ter ~1s as follows: W(IR el eatea Executive C rman carrieft no dftor does. of Article 2940, lng in the position trust under the United States or thin State, or in my cf ty or town In this State, or vi thi In thirty (30) days after resiplng or heinK dismissed Prom an? such office, except a notary pu3llc, OF rho In a candldato Por off'lce, or rho l?aa not paid his Poll Tax, shall act na judae, clerk or supervisor of any election: nor shall anv one act R(I chafrrran or as mem- her of' any nistr-lct, County or Cjty Executive 111 ,,, I flonorable Ooorge T,. Murphy - page 2 ‘.,,,. Cosmlttee ot a polltiaal party who has not paid his Poll Tax, or rho la a aandldnte rar offloe, or rho holds any offioo Of prOPit or trust un- der either tha United States or thjs State, or fn any oity or town In this statet or wlm may be enjoying *rat.<ous passage m street 9``8 or on other publid eeniae oorporstionn, by reason of blur app0lntmmt as a speai81 p0llfmsan) Or any me rho has any oonneotj,on, whatever, with the alty, whereby the city Is justified in isming to any uuch parson tiee transportation on the street onrs, or f’rauka ent*tt)ing him to the fro* use of pub190 sanioa oorporations, or my personwho fr regal 8rlJ tunployed in my eapae1t.y by the oity for whose senices a saS- arj or wage8 im pia, exoept 8 notary pub'lio~e We think the language of Artiole 2940, ‘nor shalt any one act au ahairman or 86 momher of 8nf Dintriot, County or City !3xeeutlve Committee of a poYltical party rho * e * holds any oirioe of profit or trust under either the khitod States or th9B State,* oompels an answer to your question In the affirmatire. It may he that under fnd~olal dealsions your aocept- anoe of the oftice of County Auditor lpao faoto vacated your oifiae of Chairman of the Demoarati a UxeOutiVe Committee, hut rhethst ao or not, you shou?& mmke aertain the matter by renign- ing as sash Chalrman~ Very truly youre