Mississippi Advisory Opinions May 04, 1979: 19790504 (May 04, 1979)
Collection: Mississippi Attorney General Opinions
Docket: 19790504
Date: May 4, 1979
Advisory Opinion Text
Honorable T. E. Wiggins
Circuit Clerk
Lowndes County
Post Office Box 127
Columbus, Mississippi 39701
Re: Residency Requirement Candidate for Constable
Dear Mr. Wiggins:
Attorney General A. F. Summer has received your letter of April 13, 1979, wherein you request the opinion of this office as to whether or not a candidate for the office of constable must reside in the district which he seeks to serve if elected to that office.
It is the official opinion of this office that the answer to this question is in the affirmative and that a candidate for constable must be a resident of the district which he seeks to serve as constable if elected to that office.
Trusting that this is adequate to answer your inquiry and with best wishes, I remain
Yours very truly,
A.F. Summer, Attorney General.
Oscar P. Mackey, Assistant Attorney General.