Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN EIonor4ble colupton Thlti4 County AuditoP Fr444ton4 connty Fairil~lb, T4w4 Tour liottsr of r444nt or Wati~artmnt on the abm* a4 :=), . c . tk4 s4pt4Iabrr 23th ap- II88 b44 appolot4d ro? ~8 ma the d&t8 @t the 4ppobt- 3ona:eble CcGpton.Tlite, Tag8 2 “As to d::t4 within xhlohto takeoath and give bond, eee AZ%. 1649. ”. . . .” Cirilstatutes, Artfole1645,Vermn*r Annotated provide8 in partt wfn any oouaty hating a popalatloa of thirty- iha thousand ()$,WO) hhabltantr, or mu, LOU eoriUa( 60 tko praeedbig fodual Oacwas, or haviag a tax nlaat4oa of ~ifteeaMillionDolUrr ltl1,oocJ,ooO~, OLItier,aoeordiD&to fho last approwd 66x rolls,ther4 &all br bisnalally appointed an Arcditor or Ao4444t4 and lUnuoe4, tJx4 ti6le OS aaid afriau 60 be Ooun6y Au&or, who shall hold his ofiioo rot two (2) y44r4, a. . a" brotoforo this dapuboat Iuo rmdered'44vtml oplntona4auctrulng w~tain atatuteaan8 easweriqoartain qu44tion4 olnil4r to wloa* pT44ent46 la yo$r fnq@ry. la OonfarmooOpinfoatfe,2913thinQepartvnt hold1 . . ’ $43 3omrcbla Conpton .:hlte,, Fag4 3 "3. .Cn appolntmnt mds 05 February 6, .1931, entitled ths apjmolntee ta hold offi for the un.m sx9ired term only, whiah tex.‘O.expired on July 1, 1931." In Coaiersnoe @pinion30. 2572this departnmn$ h4ldI muwe a etatuteoroatcs55 0m44 aab ire- 8Orlb4BblloloIl&hOf t&o t4rmwgthouttiti da04 of t& baglanlng or t4rml5atioa of th4 v@ em the Bermteglnrto rua fromthe date or the fir‘{ 4tpoiZltB4At 4Bd 4ll sab84quant O4m will begin on that 9~156 def4. wIn ewe of a raoanoy ha suoh an oft144 bbo appointment ia for the unexpired term only es4 not for a fqll t4rrau rh$ohbsgcm July 96, 292l.‘phi pti4d tosso?lTp; appoints+ andar tlw ‘appointment of February 20, 1923,1s now a holdoter.* @inion dntOdJanugry a), 1913,ad- H64h, Jr., OountFAttvrtmy, Coral- of the AMor~y lhaed ia thfs a0partm5t heldc "1. ~aoasriasionersOOW%i ert0r elooti4 oouaty,h4aith vffSoor,be4 na 4uthdrftJto &lost his su40~a6OI rrmtil~Y4oan6y 44our4ti the ottioo by d8aOh,~.awlgnatioa ore mneval, JF untilhi8 ,~ terof m o ttie+~ lx p h w., I *I. &to,t&I of etfloo Of’aII.pgl&w iih gins to run rawa %k4 dabs of the ap lntkw64 met) ah4 pa4e to appoinb tv nfc 41 tr 04 keS~b4oa .onoo oxerottmd, any aubaaquentappofntment i4 v*anL484 the offiae haa CrllaFabeeo&lsvaoeat~* ’ !?onor:;ble Cozpton ‘%ita, ?nye 4 Capieo of til oi the opinfona 3eretoforo mantiomd are anolosed Serewit;h. 3%~arw not informed 6s to the datea? the ilratap pol~$am8 o? a county auditor ior the oounty in question un- du Artiolo1645,iupra. %w*ver, in vieuoi thefor0 olag aplnlcuutha tenabeginata run room the dataortho ffret ep.. polntrmntand all subaeputmt term will beginon thataam date. If the ?lr8ttonrof tha oouatyaudltarbegea on JfUIMrp 17th. til BUbbaOc(U3lit tornui will be&a 00 that m 51nce the 5uiaer9us authorities ?:,~1sxsbla t3 t-ha qwstloa under consideration h