Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion ( 1942 )

\. 9.. ‘..A.’ b ;f. OFFICEOF~HEA~ORNEY GENERAL OFTEXAS / mum9 oa the for re-•109tian ,-. an4 Iv@quote from fotrrroquert as 18d2 along with l in all problem 6th 1943, sxcopt oouaty, out of the stats, and $ the united Qtatsa and terri- hereof, prior to the tine Or the primary EiDaaeneral eleetiono. "~4 if suoh person were eleoted in the Primary and uenerai elsatlonswould such person bo qualified to take the oath of offloe? "I'wiuld eak you furthar .r!retheror not ,-~.rtlale SO08 regimllnc:oepatyu anil+3:.sstants , . applieintrloountiea of 16,&U population.* ?iefovpecrti%llyan11 your attuntion to the follow- ing portion of ~aotion 40 OS mtiale 16 of our Aate connti- tution* wFroVide4,that nothing 15 this Oowtitu- tlon shall be construed to prohibit. . .M oiii- oer in the of’iloers uewervo(!orpeof the mitad states, or nn 0diat0a ma5 la the orgaaiz~a RO- survus of the u5itOa :;tatesfrom holding in oon- ¬ion with maeh off'ioesay othor olfioo or pcnition of honor, trust or profit, unaor thle :Bats or the United :ilatos.* It is our opinion tha0 bein a U. 3. Ha-1 Remme ofilwr will not peyenl a oounty atlmrnay froa plaofng bi8 name on the ballat for ra-dleatioanor rill it prevent hli hoar t&lag the oath of oftLao it ha ia m+o;Leoted. (sn oplnlona ROY. U-3448, O-4408, aad 0-446S of this dqiarbunt, oopieir oi wbiab eWb ~nolom4 barsrrith fGC your inf-tion.) It ita 011s further opinion thut mtiale 8008, vbr- non*s +c5notiatea ~exae uiril ::takstas, grmrn* the ap~lntaao of aOputiu0 ana analetantaof ootmy ofiioaria in your aouiaty. (;;a0opioton 5x0.0444%) very truly mars ATTcrn%T l.mmuL OF TEXKS 8;1 gF.3. z- a. J. rannlng ASSiUtMt