OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
OROVER SELLSRS
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Hon. Pat Been8
County Attorney
Andrew8 County
Andrew8, Texas
Dear sirr Oplnlon NO. 04272
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We are in reosipt of your
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ntereeted in the matter hare-
appllcat'ionewith the Chairman is about up.*
Artiole 2927, Vernon's Annotated Civl.13tatutes. provides:
"X0 person shall be eligible to any State, county,
>mofnot or munioipal ofiioe in this State unless he shall
be ell&ble to hold office under the Constitution of t-his
gtate, nnd unless he shall have resided in tillsState for
the period of twelve months and SIX months in the oounty,
._