Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion ( 1944 )

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN Hoflom’ble Arnold salth countyAttorAey l8 f011oYs1 onvereatl~ or gsd to rote in the he exemptionprovldod d to file a a+rtifLed Oom~ YhO were @A- betvssnJmuary and OAtiOn 18 that 8 list sntltle the men In his xamptlon on the 1943 poll tax and %indQ advise me vhether or not the sxomp- tiOA basod UDOA the oertlflsdlist made by Ca - t4binMoon at t+lr data sppl1.s to the 1943 pof1 tax or whether it applier to the payment of tb 1944 poll tairwhich would AOt exempt them f’roa the psyment of the poll tax until Aext yW’.* HonorableArnold Smith, Page 2 Artlolos5840 and 58+1 aoaord fm exemptiontrca WmfBAt of & portion of this tu to maltmF8 of the 'botlve militia' of this State. There Artioleo mad a8 follomr ‘Art. $340, All offioeraurd enlistedmm of the latlvo ri11tia of this aa*, vho 0cmpl.y vith tboir militarydutleo a~ pnrorlbed b7 this Oh'l)t4P, lhu bo Mtit1.d t0 tMll the psya~-or 811 J?F$P bd& Du Er 2 read or otroet t8x, bad iraa uu mad duty uhatoiwrorw&r the l8vo-ofthis Stat*, uut ox-- amptlon fmm my oerriaa or drrtr of *very ohmao- top and dareri ption. * %rt.!5841. TOllhtitle w tl'OOD, 8OtteX7, a s, ligrul aorpo, 0~ bend of the aotiva milltla of thlo 3klO to the lx e 4 lp fS@m tlo the n p ep h a0r~01 tu0 1 ~ 0a l 0 p00iri0d inth e p r wd- lng artiole, the aaauwadingofrloetr of oooh or- ganisation*hall,bOtlfMA the iirot day0 of Jan- uery and April of eeob y-r, SLle vlth t&o 8o#eo- lo r of tax.0 for his oounty l llot oi dl 8emben of hir a- vho bar. dlsohir@d the military duties requiredof them tOP tJM pI'oa9ding TU?, aad vho have beet%presaat for at leaot tveaty- four drtllo or pare+deo, o r h sv8b o *n lx o uo ed Sor non-ottendanootheroofby rowon of 11~~08 Or other aeoesu tlons an h%o lrrerraeatroll &I rot forth In luoh lloto,uid -oh luah lnfonutlaa to all 00n08rnod,a0 aey k neo6444ryp carryingout tha prortrfonaof thlr artiolo. (Sa@aels added) Aa p.l know, vo ruled lrloilrOpfnlaa Ho* o-so15 that membera of the POX&E State Guard am eutltl*dto thin partl61 *xemption~ 3 BonarabloArnold Salt& Fugo 3 _. Sootion ._ __ 2 of__.Artiole VII oi ou? coAotitUtioA, after greAtlAg U&e rl t to vote to Wn perrom dorlgnated therein,iRpo0~0 ths $ollovbg 1iritationupan the exera1oe of ouch right 1 m . . . ..uIdpxlvlAafuahor~ thahmj VQtor, who lo rub eat to par 8 poll to% u&dOP tba l&vo at the 4tote ofTax8o rhlllmr* pIid Uk i k r k r OP 0 Ot$ b b gtQ TOk lt UI$lb O- ta m in tlIi88t4 toud h o ld 0r o o dp t Oh o YlIIg ttmtuidpoll tu#opddkfon the firat day at Februaw nut nmUa# muah lleotiaa. or ii odd voter oh0s ht. loot or RiOD&Oed odd tax mao&L, ho or oho, 40 tha 0800 uy bok aholl k altitled to ?Ote upam 4lRvt.t befo* Ofshe~ waoMsod ta -Y!xEi- iokr ootho t$a "y ouoh t+ rrtwlpt ho bun loot l . . l Llkouloe,AFtia1*3004, R.G.8.,protl.ao la *o follouo1 s-t %o oitls8a obll bo prrritte4to TOW, un- l*oo he rirot pmoeato to the ladgoof lkotioA h %pOOu& X4 WOOiDt OSO ’OP tif i M w OflX~tiOl3 irouod to hl8 bfor4 tha i&rot by of Fobru6~ or the yur la phi&I ho off8m t6 (Iota, exoopt a* othervir* pwRltt4klin thLI tit1*, trdleuo the 048a Ime boaloot or riolal4, ot loft at hem., lnul.Ii&ooonth4 ohal8ak*aa8ffida?it of xt will be notiaed ubot &tioleo uiUS841do not pupport to mllere aemboro of tha ailltP fra the pap neat of poll tmu; nktbm thooo Artlaleomw81~ exoqt mllitiama fra rtiooof the poll tax drloh and luvo untouahmd tr IIy the 5cuMtitut1oa. au.8 l ole4r dlotlnction r o vl.deo Plobed therein and the lxemp- tiono irar tb pall box diomo8.d in ~tsr Oplrrion lo. o-5T79. Hononble Amld Smith, Page 4 Both irtiole.58Souid Artiola 5841 *anun 8 olmr nooganitioa UK! lff%mtiOa Of th hat thrh rilit%OReA digible thonuador are to k a*oeoo#u fer tbot portion or t?M poll tax q0h.h lwbd m the Comtitutim, md thw that there ltet~ko lf- root a mduatlea rather tlma a8kucrrptloa. Coasoquoritl~, rllltiomutlll.@blo under thooo Artloloo m.ut poll tax of oaa dollar kfore their poll tu 1 d~ooho~,o.nd, wdor $hoprovlob~~ of &la 5onotitutioa~d of Artiole 3004, q uo tedluplrr,ouch poped wt k mde k- fore P.bPuaFy lrt and a. naolpt tholwor D~OUIkd ta th@ rlrotioa&Iqp or o th u u lolo0aouat.dias IIndoP tblr Artsale, beforr,ooahalii~ aso ontlt&od to rote. We& k q th is o fArtioleo exp&nofloa o f th alffo o to !5e45uv3g4lup4.m thel?ighttarot4 boo4wopalPl*tkr lOaB- or the poll tat rad ltitle thm to vote, prov%dedtha Irq\rin- neat0 of the Artlolerwe oaqplbd vlth. with n0w0t to tb rii Of 0 list or 8nitl&men w tbir ‘.0-w OfflOU, We Ui"g i.0 OUP ~ildor, b.~ O-3053, . ..r.InthloooawotloAltrhouldbe noted ~tlmt tbo wrtlfluto of the owWad4g orflur requbod Jnr r%fatvau to tin RlLlt8rJ dU$UiOO d.i~Ohu'&Vd dUx’iA& th, OOlMdm TOOC JWO- z J&yy lot ~dpwhip tbo tu lo be- % **** OumuAt you@. In othu uom¶o, dloehu ot 8lllta dutlu duH.zag the oUe.ndar ywrl !& 8~rv~Oasz lu~olo rora partfalu- uption fraa the p&X tox aooeood OS of Joau- ary 1, 1941, not 40 & brie for 8 limitedemmp- tlm rm tbt pou tu VOODOOS 40 or JOAUB~J 1, 1940. 'IbisI4 88do @foe? bt tbut poleionor APti fja4lvhlohr~too tJut*uohponoM 'stillnot k *roooo~ for UrJ poll tax.8 eat- ova*, other UWI the ll tu or ow hllar DS’O- l0~mdw th 0 Oo r utitttiao for th e logwrt or th. DUb r iOlOh OOl~ fOS the -Zlt YUFJ l . l ’ vhoa mad In ooawotlon with tht portion‘i’o- quidng the oortlfloat. w the 0mAd au to ho ium10bd ~~WOS Jam= f 1 0t the ournnt par, to owtlf7 q duties dvriae UW ‘Pm@- f#r** Batmnble &mold Slith, Prge 5 2. Bun 8oorhwA As$lBtuLt