Sec. 23.  SHERIFFS.  There shall be elected by the qualified voters of each county a Sheriff, who shall hold his office for the term of four years, whose duties, qualifications, perquisites, and fees of office, shall be prescribed by the Legislature, and vacancies in whose office shall be filled by the Commissioners Court until the next general election.  
(Feb. 15, 1876. Amended Nov. 2, 1954, and Nov. 2, 1993.)