OFFICE OF THE A’170RNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
Llomrable M&ruizaii.Brouzt,Jr.
Grim Dirtxiet Atmrnry
Parrant county
Fort Uorth, Ooxat
lionor8bl.e
Mervin ii.Brown, Jr., page 3
ratlQc in 8 city of 10,000 lnbebitentt or amt.
Artloh 2968a does epplg to those neu residents
who do not reside in a city of 10,000 or more
lnhabitcmtcl.
"&?tlClG 2955, 8v SIrmndbd,dose apply to PI1
voters exempt froanpaylag a gel1 tex 4nd who ~01811
hem ree:deC In thlt etato ona ya6.r ne%t preced-
l.ngen slectlon and the Uet 01x month4 withtn
th4 dlrtrlct or couuty in which he or she offers
to vote and who r44ides in e cl,tg end uho doer
PGsider In a city of 10,000 lnhabltentr or s.
'%iehove advised tbs Tar Colleator bnd As-
testor that he thould lstue ruoh poll L8X cxemp-
tion certifiO(lte#Co ell retldentt uho h8ve moved
to T8rronC County from outride of the Dtete of
T4x8r subsequent to Je~uary 1, 1942, even thou@i
they may h8ve nkovedvlthin the llaaitt of the oity
of &Pt WOPth (e city Cd SCW8 then lo,wo In-
tcbitantt) and we ho4 ldvftc tuoh
d Fax Collea-
tar UU$ Atrsttor th8C the failure to dettgarrt4
iriBrCfoLe 2966 thot4 ‘VbO 4r4 8%4qt f&m the
peymenc of e poll tu beoeute he or she vas not
a retident of the &late ol Teue on the ftitt
dey of Juwnry prcoedfag itr levP doee not pre-
o&de thocr reeldizq in 4 arty al more then
10,000 inhabltsntc from obtainlq exemption
c8Ptlfleetea.
“The Quectlon hat elto tirltent&tto lðer
timve who hwre noved to Tarrent County from out-
tlde of the Stete of Taxer tubtequent to Febmar$
1, 1942, and who have not lived in the Steto of
Te%et for one ye&z et the timt th8y Op zy for
their 4xempClon oertlfioatet we entlt% d to
such 4xeubptianaartifl~4tet. In our opfniola.
in ViOlI Of thG pPOVftfOnt CCUdAtfMd iA &tic14
VI, Seotlon 2, of the CcuwtLtution, 8nd Artlale
2955, ac amended, Chow perronr would ueverChe-
lett be qu4liiXed rl4or;ortIf Chey heve ~@14eCL
in thy Stat4 of Texat for oue yeeu!prior to the
d8te of eny election uhiah mf.&@tbe h4ld dWm
the year 13k3. E~WGV~P, einae Artfcl4 2955 pro-
vider Chat they muffth8ve plleunrptfon cePCiflcat8
lionorebl4IUrvin IL Bpowi,,Jr., me 4
if th4y rstlde in 8 tmbn of 10,000 lahebltantt
or 10~4 to be 4blr to vete, we hwe Advlted thlt
the Tax ~oll4ctor 8ad hutaetor ehould Us0 lttw
exdagtlon oertifia*tee to thlt clat8 of ntv reti-
dentt under the reercmiq 4ont8irud in the opin-
ion of the AttPTn4y Oenei%l detsd JCmuery 14,
1938, rddretted to Hr. B. W&I& Xauffrprrp, oaCrlr?-
ma, Terr8nt County Demmw.lo 3txeoutiv8 Caritt84,
wharein it uaw h4ld on page 3 of au&s oplaiorrthat
*u&438* rho voul6 not 8ttUn their treaty-flrrt
birth&y prior to the Sirtt day of Bebruuy in
my one ye&, but who would beoome twenty-arm
per of age after Juunry tlrlrtpftrtt ot twh
~yeer ~6 prior to the 4ak of aa ekotion dur-
bg thW yew vould be eatltled to AA l xeaptiar,
4ertifioate ror
tu4h uwA4m), at the 0pinLM
*tated, 'mutt usttoipek him blxthdey la obtcl8-
Ir ig
twh l48ptloA rertlfie~t4.b In like m8aaeC.
tush ~8v retidentt ubo ha& nQt beon in the State
ortuw for QM per prinr,toJAAuwy~l, l$911,
but vho vould lame th8 rewUe4 a4 upI4
length of twldm44 @or to m ll44 r ion In
th8 yew 19X5, met antl4ipate the- b4coming
l qwliiled 4letsEor by attuaing 4 fear’0 rwi-
deedL~~voultl be entJl;b& to tush exempt&m
.
‘We vouS4 lpprealUe r o w86vLI~
w ifo ur
lQviao to the Wx CoUeotor Aaulhsurottw oi 'Lu-
raat County on there tuo mattert it 8orrect. Jltny
Uwutaadt of MU retidentt are mu locetml In
Tarr8at Countyp Mvhag moved here to v&c in the
verww plenti aud cm th8 twiout
d8fewe d4f4nte
of44tt. hlaPg4 poPtion0s themu rraathe
r t&e of Califernla aad other etrtee. t8turrlly,
there vi11 b8 erwh for poll tuue Md exeq$loAe
crrtificrtst during the month of Jum~rg, AA~
inetmucb at the dudllne ex#.ttt 011Jaauu7 31,
l943, th4 tlnm It thot vithin vhieh me say ob-
teLn tit&t opinion en6 Itt we thit year.'
Xn Opinf@n Wo. O-4348 thLt depuctpsnt b&t hereto-
tore ruled aa queatlant very rl.Ulap to the Quettlant pm-
sented ia your lngulrp. SA v1av cbschit o~iaion &Rd the &U-
thorltim sited th4relA you ere r&rgmat?uliy Advised t&At thoee