OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN

&-. S. T. Uenny County Auditor i:ouaton

county Grcckett, Text38



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plaaed in the i*ahl tun6, or in eny of suoh rrpeoial

funits.Ur. 5. %. Uenny, kpril 20, 193'2, I'age 2

"lhe Justices of the Peaoe is paid the reee be Is entitled to reoelve uuder hrt. 1052, code Cr. proo.. ae amended 6 by warranta authorized by the Commissioners ourt upon claims riled by the Justices, suoh warrants being drawn against the partiouler fund oreated in the ebove raamer set forth. Tbe Justios of tbe I'saoe reoeivea only these warrants ior auoh-See8 and the Commlscrlone~a Coert uoes not lssua hL say other warranta 

### or drarts therefor.
9leaee adtlse # (1) dother 

### the frlal fee8 provldadby Artlale 1074 Coda Cr. Proo. OM lawrullybe paid lllto -0 

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by the tbmty 

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oaror ahcmld auoh trlrl ioaa be **paid. Alao.**  **la** 'what

manner anb 

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### wEet **‘ fur&**  **aW ’**  **the** Justlbu of the Puoa antftled to 

### noolwa payment

ror the ?ee8 due them under Art1010 lOS8 Co60 Or. Woe. a# amendad. art:lOSE Code Cr.Proo.prrAaaathatpaymmtd ahall be mad. by $x-at& ls~lyl~ 

### oaahpoymanta; and I~#hall appraola+iwba~ abVlmo6 on 

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'In aaoh ease of aonvlatlanin a aaaatiy 'hurt, or e County Qburt et 4r wlmtlier by a Jury q by a Court, thera ahif1 ba W agrinrrt,

the defendant,

or againat all dofandanto, when se-n1 are held Jointlyra trial See ol Five Dollar*, the same to bce001108ted and paid over in tba same Eemner aa I.8 the ewe ot a jury fee, aal in the **Jostlae** (Joart the trial fee shall be the sup Of your Dallax%.=
Artlols lose‘;

C. C. P., read8 as Sollowm~ Three Dollara ahall be #d 

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to the County Judge, or **Judge of**  the Court at Law, and Two aollara end rirty cents shell be paid by the county to the Juetlos of the Feece, for each orLAna aotlon tried end rlnelly dlspoeed of berore him. Provided, however, that in all countlea having a population of 20,XXI or lese, the Justloe oi the Peaoe shall reoelve a tr&al Sea or Thrao Dollare. guoh Judga 

### or Joatloaalmllprment to 

### t&e Comlealonera' Court of hla oouaty at a reqlar term thereof,a written aoooant 

### l peol~ing eaoh otlmlnalaotlon 

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wh fee, oertlfledby moh **Judge** .o? Juatlae to be oerraot,.~~and filed dth tlu..

~' CouutyClerk. % Gonmlaalonera" Coart aball **approve** 

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### u8h **hoant** 

### u:thoy ilnd to be oorreot,

### and order a 

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n tEe Oouaty Rvaaurer ln forti : **of** aueh udge **or Juatloe**  **for** the amount So approved. Provided the Oomlaa1onera* &urt ahall not pay nuy 

### aoooentor trial 

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### a,ny base 

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ln uhloh 

### m~aopulttal 18. had onleas the Stata oS 

### Texanwas roproooeW in the trial of aalb oauae 

### by tha Ckmnty:*'~ **Attemey,** or hla aaalatant,Orlmlnal 

### Dlmtrlet. Attoruey or his s88lSta.at, an& 

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ealdAttorney la 

### attaohod to- 

### 8ald aooount oartlfylngto the Snot that an16 eauae 

### us tried, end the Stata oi Texas wee represented,

atal tlmt in hla JuQpent there was anftlolentevldewe in 

### said omae to 

### demend a trial of a4ue." titlole 1052, C. C. P., aupra, spaolflqally provides that the oouuty judge, or judge of the dour+ at law, ohall be paid three 

### dellera by the eouaty,for l aoh orlmlualaetlim tried end finally dlepoaed of beformhir, en4 such **statute** further provldea that juetleeaof the peaoe ahell reoelte two~dollera end titty oenta ln all ooantleahaarlng

a populitlonin exoesa of 20,000 ana three dollera In all oountlea harlng e populatlw ~ef to,000 or leas for eaoh erlmlnel aotlon tried sod ilnally disposed of before him, auoh fees to be 

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when suoh clelxs are filed in cospllenoe with said ertlcle. This stetute imposes an obllfietlon upon the oounty to peg the fees provided therein for each orlmlnal notion tried and finally disposed of before such Judge or Juatice, anC the county owes this fee to t?lejudge or justice recsrdlesa whether ;.hetriel fee es provided by 2ticle 1074, C. C. 2., aupre, 1s aolleated or not.

?iethink t-hatthe aontsntlon may properlybe reined thot the warrants leaued to the joatloe8of the peaoe awlar the 

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### net forth in your lettar,would won beoumaworthlean or neerly so, and that the justloe8 might be lnduoed to rind defendants gul&ty ln,o?darto build up thau funda, 

### as the Oamlaalonara' Cou& **dome** not laaue'aay

### othereta or drafts to pay-thafeea providedby Artlole 1052, snpra. Therefara,tha nmlt or the wee before the jastaoeot the maoe would uaaaaarlly arrest hir as to hi8 peraanal~ar peoa8lu-y lose or'gelu **and** would be dlaquallflod under artlolo~S,Saa-' tloa 11 0s the State Conetltatlon. also ne the oan or 8x Pute Kelly, 10 SN 2nd 92&

'kter a oareful aeareh of the statutesand the eppallate 'bet& dealsions,we fall to 

### find auy statutory 

### ,provlalon

or 

### otherauthorityeutherlxlagthe CamiBalon01-8' Court to orente'thaapeobl tun4 ea ioatload la your lnqulry,themfoti, the ktmmlaalonera~ Ooart would not hare 

### tlm authority

### to place the trial fee8 as pmtided in Artrole 1094, aupm, 

### into then funds.

Artidle 1074, l

upra, apeolfloally provldea tb8t saoh trlel roes shall be oolleotedavS paid ovar In the sew mennor a8 in the oaae of a jury fee.

You are reapeatrullyadvised that it la the opinion of this Departcnent that the trial fees a8 provided for by Artiole 1074, aupra* mu& be oolleotedand paid owr ln the sew aeazier as In the oese of e fury fee mad that.suoh fess oanndt be paid into the speolailg oreated
runa shore mentioned. ::‘ You are it&her advlmed that the oounty musta?. j. T. &MY, hprll 20, 1939, Pa&e 5

psy the judge or the justice of the peace the fees for each criajnal aation tried and finally dls;osed of before him ss provided by Article 1052, C. C. P., by draft to be issued upon the countr treasury for the amount approved by the Coxmissionera' Court.

**Trusting** that the foregoing anmmrz your lnwiry, we remain
Very truly yours
**AT ’** **tOXUilU** OlUs'~ OT 'EzIu8



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