By Swinford H.J.R. No. 62 77R5801 PAM-D A JOINT RESOLUTION 1-1 proposing a constitutional amendment to permit the Commissioners 1-2 Court of Potter County to call an election to abolish the office of 1-3 constable in the county. 1-4 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Section 18, Article V, Texas Constitution, is 1-6 amended by adding Subsection (h) to read as follows: 1-7 (h) The Commissioners Court of Potter County may call an 1-8 election on the question of whether the office of constable in the 1-9 county should be abolished. If the commissioners court calls an 1-10 election under this subsection, the court shall order the ballot 1-11 for the election to be printed to permit voting for or against the 1-12 proposition: "Abolition of the office of constable in Potter 1-13 County." If a majority of the voters of Potter County voting on the 1-14 proposition at the election approve the proposition, the office of 1-15 constable in Potter County is abolished, and the powers, duties, 1-16 and records of each constable's office are transferred to the 1-17 county sheriff. 1-18 SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be 1-19 submitted to the voters at an election to be held on November 6, 1-20 2001. The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against 1-21 the proposition: "The constitutional amendment permitting the 1-22 Commissioners Court of Potter County to call an election to abolish 1-23 the office of constable in the county."