OFFICE OF THE AlTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
QROVER SELLERS
&rro”~n GENIRAI.
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Hon. Oeorge ii. Cox - Page 2
Article 1003 of said statutes provides:
raon other than an elector reafdent of the
be appointed to any office by the city cowail.”
Article 2927 of eaid statutes prov,videe:
*No person shall be eligible to any State, county,
precinct or rmqicipal ofi%% in thie S,tate unlees he
ahall be eligible to hold office under the Constitution
of this State, and unlese he &all have rseidsdin this
Stats for the period*of twelve months*and six months in
the county, preofnet, or municipality, in which he offers
himself aa a candidate, next preceding auy genafel or
8 cial election, aad shall have.been au aotual bona fide
ur tlsen of said county, precinet oz municipality for snore
than six munt.hsr 110 person iAel&ible to hold office shall
ever have kio -6 placed upon the ballot at any germ-al
or speciel eleation, or at 8ny prisary electSon where oandi-
dates are selected under prlmry eleotion laws of thh State;
and A0 6UO&%Mii&bb Candidate $httll 8Y6x be voNd UPOA
now have votes oouated for him, at anyeueh gemral, epeo~al;
or px-imary 61eotionr~
The qualifioatione for the office of 4.M health officer
a pear to be preecrfbed by ganerel law, Article 1$0 3 sup?a,, in
o L ar unamww .tana;ua.geprovidea that A0 pereon 0 de c tl-48~ 8n
of the of ty &all. be appointed
mWiz~ing, the 6krtUteS quoted
to ulearly expreae the intent of the togi;tslntuxe
quaLlfications of individuals &hey than those nilned in the Con&f-.
tutioa to hold, any off&a of honor, truut OP euoltment provided b
the lawa of the State, (tortinber~y va; State; 2S3 s. '8. 146,) Tie
(ifflce of city health offher ia one of honor, truat and emolument .
rovided by the lawa Of the Ytate &nd 80 held LA our Opinion to you,
Ro4 O-816 approved June 1, 1939.
In amwer to your question ~y’ouare respectfully advised
that to be elfg;ible for 8p lntment do the office of city health
officer under the general!lLiIof thb State a physiclgn must be
M elwtor having #aided in such reurlcipaXi~y inore tksn six months.
Tow% very truly
BY
Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion
Combined Opinion