**OFFICE OF**  **THE ATTORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS** AUSTIN

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lie phoaer tt8 t* **the** prlacnor, Collvet Avleo. he td22 pay hln a **certain** Yh,r **olty** acarrhal ant of ray natvln 8aeuz-o tho z&phi% to the oherirf*s Jail &s&4 roooivor tkio sgreml OLTQunt.cm 2rga227 02afr. 1y an4 30# a rile frcm tho **State** aa ~rovl404 1x1 Lrtiale 1020 cm? ?O?your

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. elphor !Ioulrton OT0k1ah0f.a city, 3 t!ion went to Yogas@, **Arohsr Co.**  trylagto **oaoure** a&$1- tloEa1 Infazmtlon. Tlzero f r;st irr 15 l’ocre, Cfty L!aratahel,

Yegargel, m& he etated that **hb** wea aoquainted with ‘IreUs ea4 thcught ho cculd loo&to hfo: ia 8 SW aaps; I tien oi?~ebaok home. &bout twc. days after ICboro celled DEB

on4 oaid thet ha t!zcuJht ho hid Xells locatsd atL 1.asde a trade with mot-o to pay blm &%&CO to b&g X4118.to sy fatl. 5%w41u

Us2IvcreU Prlt?.cut warrant.
*Cn Sept. 22, 1939 he axrustedX4128 In Scaton end brau~hs bin to r;r ;ail. I tllad ior ~3lsogo ?:a4

in ay Stste account In ay ~~cvaaber ‘39 aooauttt, cla$iclag ~iloago froin drpemcnt to Lubbook, **tbbn** to Sict?lta Zalla, theo to ,pt. n‘orth as4 to I;owtol at =Q For $q&yG” to Aapcrrront at 30# par Eila~#&ow**A traveled**  tho **ontlre dlatanos.**  IPI 8tato aaoount ma approved c ’ld warrant Aoolved Z pal4 ~oora t&a apead saouat of &Pi.OO. Ii 3 an duo **any** rm.tta **0~ this**  account ta the **Stat0** I wx Toady tc aettlo saze but Law Ealil \2core In full.*
A0 wo un4erst5il4 YGUT tlxt **qleatl0n,** It la whother or not d rk;erfff IS entItle tc zsl2tage tcr uns~ooeesrulmr. 18 IIL) **9rot181Oa** iB OUT 8ttitUt88 rhloh **autherbo*** the **8herlft** to **ao3leot** .A 811iwp :fea tar UI un**8oooerofml** atta6pt **to** **a*rve** **prraorrs** or e xrrreatof arrobt, 4JUt thi8 4r3.Wrt!w!t t!a# **Te~e4teC!fy**hdd th&t’A aher:t’C Or oocsetable 18 not enfitled to mile8gC Seer for ruab **~n8uoooa6- fill**  Attaplpt8.

**h 8tAtd**  **ill JOUl** **’** lettOT, th4 **8hriff Atte6Qt6d**  to arrart l tsa andat ,la41otmat ior a ialoay ok.arga .an4 trersled 8We?C11hWrr4 **Cih8** 

### end fells4Co Scant+tha defs;?rrmt, an4 tbq~ sheriff rsturned hose withOut u&i.agRoll. Gbceg0 I!. Sheppard, Pago 4

eQ- arrQBt* **CnCer** this 5tatcnsnt questton 

### Is respocti3llg kxmorod ai Saat8, scur first :a tbo nogatlvo. **;Titb l%~O~O%YO**  **t0 pc,GC**  **S+OCUd** t@WtiCU, it **i8** stated in ycur letter tb?. tb3 therlit leame that a 0it.r EarSbal ti fmCt.korOOuUnty d&t be kl ~3OS8etSion of lntormtlca ant wculd p0babl~ be able to looote tbo detendcnt under 

### ind:ctmcut; tberutoro,

the sberiSf phcnod the city rAre!ia;Rr to kcate tr;e priecaor and deliver Euah prlocr~er to tba Jail la the county of the 

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### ~ga~oato pay **the** altf 

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### oertcia '&sunt Sor this nervlao. Xlth tkls UndentanUlng bot%ve*atke sherfiS cad tbe altp mmihal, thrr oity Earshal, withcut a %varmat, secured the prlsazor and brou.:,ht hla to the da11 irr tko oounf$- ci the shazlff*u ns.~aenae and wanraid the &mm. tCrssd upon betmen the hbriff dn4‘ ’ city rAmha icr suob **zservMf. Th0raior0,**  **the** quattioa **arias5 wbethr**  or **nat** tha sheriti CAU **lc~p4lg clcls~**  S5$ **OzC 30$**  per **tile trcz**  **the** Stet.8 **as** jmvidbd **ia** Artlole 1030, Code of Srin;fr&l TTcobdure.

Artiolo>%Q?%; Code of Crimlael Froaedure, expross**1y prOYh?b8**  **CO&~iti~ roe3**  **iO+ .ahOriffU**  **Or** OWAUtAble8 **by the**  

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### uwh sborlffa or ocxxstableeperroznlnc the dUtie8 equrcsratou therein. &tic10 .lG31, Code of C~lszir-a: Prooedure, prdvldos in offeat that When

### serrloes kave been randored bbyany pwos oifber othac than a sheriff, YUC!: aa anuraretod in Art.~:cla 102%e;ld krtlole 1030, Code cf Crlr,lnal iwebdure, such atficer.~ shell recalro the aazr.0 roes th0w0r A8 

### areallowadtie dlmritt. The **see** r.ha.ll **be** tsxctl la tha sheriff's bill ci oasts and aoted therein as costs 633 **etch** paae crtlaer~ an4 **wbea re0efred**  **bg suoh**  e.kerlft, **he** akcill yeg the mz.6 to au& paeoc effioor.

After a aar6ful eecrah of the atstuteo and *ny OSSOB, we AGO Ururbh to find A.- eUthOriti68 that hUtkOriZ0 t%e skerlff 

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### m~rshslto perfarm: 

### the duties as bp6o:fiec 13 yc'urlatter. 

### Clearly, the ahrrfft haa r;of complle4 with ;stla~e 

### 1030, **!:cvlb** cf Criminal Proc64uro, a3 it ia waersary thct we bear In xdnd the hat that th.0 fee ststutoo am strictly ccnotrucd and tees by kWpllcatlon. ’ 

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tar* aotpemlttcb. T$fc# JulPprudence, 701. 34, yaga 46$; racs11o vs. City ot ~oo!Cdale, 46 m 654.

Thardore, your 8QUOza quQ8tioa ia rQopeatfully 8ZlQWQrQdi.Zh

the Cl(t@l:l?8.

AppROVEE;l6AR

28, 1940