By Swinford                                           H.J.R. No. 62
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                                 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."