Show LEAN LEGION MEN HIT BY RULING national judge advocate e or sanitation officer ine ineligible g abi if holding public office A decision cllon of 0 far reaching tonce nice ns as affect affecting ilg tile hie participation to in politics of met men holding office III 1 tile ail american legion lias baj just been handed down it by robert hubert A adams national judge advocate of tile hie legion in response 0 to o tin mi inquiry from froin the inter post council of los Au angeles geles cut at it its election held in pe de comber a los angeles post elected chaining ollette bollette as commander for HL A choit time afterwards fol belte mas appointed justice ot of tiia alie elsee by li v die fie hoard of supervisors of 0 I 1 0 akyi lin ele les ui oll int nt I 1 TP ile On eillon arose 1 I lit ther lit in view or of the fact follette 1 had licen tip ap pol tiled to tin an ollive ollire in its wt natole in tile hie matter of filling vacancies 1 Is on elective salaried pub lip fie office lie aas ns elig ihie to serve ns its oil nil offitt r of tile the legion in ills his official riffling the national judge judee ndoc ale says bays tills this being a salaried elective public olllie it 1 is 13 3 my iny opinion that the method of filling a vacancy Is not es in the llie eligibility or of a Leslona I lre hoening such ollice I 1 he ifelice Is IR e although tile case with billich tte ne deal Is that of an OP ap point ment ille purpose of ille HIP piol slon ion I 1 is or course to prevent so 80 fill far as pila possible elble the use tle by a member of the ill legion or his legion member ship in furthering furt liering a poil career 0 consequently tile effect of tin an appointment nent Is 14 lit in no wise dis dissimilar alar from on an election ind nd lt it is my will opinion or that tile the incumbent Is by the accept once ance of ills his rendered red in g for the office of the american legion it Is believed that many legion bers appointed to political ollices ill lie affected by this ilila ruling |