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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment designating the sheriff as the |
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chief law enforcement officer of the county. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 23, Article 5, Texas Constitution, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 23. There shall be elected by the qualified voters of |
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each county a Sheriff, who is the chief law enforcement officer of |
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the county, who shall hold the [his] office for the term of four |
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years, whose duties, qualifications, perquisites, and fees of |
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office, shall be prescribed by the Legislature, and vacancies in |
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whose office shall be filled by the Commissioners Court until the |
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next general election. |
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SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 5, 2013. |
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The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment designating the |
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sheriff as the chief law enforcement officer of the county." |