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"' I I. I :) //Vl RES 0 L UTI 0 N HERETOFORE, Cecil Hahn, a resident citizen of the City of San Marcos, duly and formally announced his intention to file, and did file, proper application to be- come a candidate for a place on the City Council of the City of San Marcos at the City election to be held on April 3,1956. Subsequent to the announcement of the said Hahn of his candidacy for said office, it was determined that there is some question as to whether he could legally serve as a member of the governing body of the City of San Marcos, and also in his present capacity as a Professor at Southwest Texas State Teachers College in San Marcos, Texas, he being an employee of the State of Texas in the latter connection. In view of the rJregoing, the said Cecil Hahn has petitioned this city Council to remove his name from the ballot to be used at the said City election on April 3, 1956, the application of the said Hahn to withdraw his name from said ba llotbeing in the form of a letter ~hich is as follows: "San Marcos, Texas~ March 28,1956 Honorable Frarik E. Dietterich, Mayor and Members of the City Council. City of San Marcos, San Marcos, Texas Gentlemen: I previously announced my intention to seek a place on the City Council of the City of San Marcos, At the time I did this, I did not know there was any question as to whether I could serve on the CityCouncil,in addition to re~ taining my emp~oyment with the State of Texas as a Professor in Southwest Texas state Teachers College. Since a.nnouncing for the above office, I have learned there is some question about the legality of my being on the City Council, and, at the same time, serving as a Professor at the College. I further understand the law is not well settled on this matter, and that recent opinions of the Attorney General of the State of Texas have been conflicting on the point. While I would like very much to. serve on the City Council it is my be lief that, in the circumstances, the best interest of the City, as well as my own best interest, would be served if I withdraw from the race for City Council until this matter is finally settled. In view of the foregoing, I will appreciate it very much if you will delete my name from the balLot to be used in the City election on April 3, 1956. Sincerely yours, /s/ Cecil Hahn l