OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

&-. S. T. Uenny 

County Auditor 

i:ouaton county 

Grcckett , Text38 

an t&h* abar .st8tdl 

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

rrpeoial funits. 
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"lhe Justices of the Peaoe is paid the 

reee be Is entitled to reoelve uuder hrt. 

1052, code Cr. proo.. ae amended 

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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 provldad by Artlale 1074 Coda Cr. Proo. 

OM lawrully be paid lllto -0 0p01d.l 

a r utfue(nl &ma3 ntlol b o n4 voif t no t ií 8~1 í~: 

intwo h a ilt md M inta M b y the tbmty Tr ee 

oaror ahcmld auoh trlrl ioaa be paid. Alao. 

la 'what manner anb ant of 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~ oaah poymanta; 

and I~ #hall appraola+iwba~ abVlmo6 on tlut 

point .a 

eti0h i074;a. a. P., mad8 aa f0a~i: 

'In aaoh ease of aonvlatlan in 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 Jointlyr a 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 by We OOunty 
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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 Joatloa almll prment 

to t&e Comlealonera' Court of hla oouaty 

at a reqlar term thereof, a written aoooant 

l peol~ing eaoh otlmlnal aotlon in whloh he 

olalma l wh fee, oertlfled by moh Judge .o? 

Juatlae to be oerraot,.~~and filed dth tlu.. ~' 

Couuty Clerk. % Gonmlaalonera" Coart aball 

approve uuoh aooooot fti l u8h hoant u:thoy 

ilnd to be oorreot, and order a dratt ti bs,; 

laaued u 

3" 

n tEe Oouaty Rvaaurer ln forti : 

of aueh udge or Juatloe for the amount So 

approved. Provided the Oomlaa1onera* &urt 

ahall not pay nuy aoooent or trial re?a la 

a,ny base trleU anil ln uhloh m~aopulttal 18. 

had onleas the Stata oS Texan was roproooeW 

in the trial of aalb oauae by tha Ckmnty:*'~ 

Attemey, or hla aaalatant, Orlmlnal Dlmtrlet. 

Attoruey or his s88lSta.at, an& the oertlflonto 'ai eald Attorney la attaohod to- 8ald 

aooount oartlfylng to the Snot that an16 

eauae us tried, end the Stata oi Texas wee 

represented, atal tlmt in hla JuQpent there 

was anftlolent evldewe 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 

orlmlual aetlim tried end finally dlepoaed of beformhir, 

en4 such statute further provldea that juetleea of the 

peaoe ahell reoelte two~dollera end titty oenta ln all 

ooantlea haarlng a populitlon in 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 paid by the oonEty 
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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?le judge or justice recsrdlesa whether ;.he triel fee es provided by 

2ticle 1074, C. C. 2., aupre, 1s aolleated or not. 

?ie think t-hat the aontsntlon may properly be 

reined thot the warrants leaued to the joatloe8 of the 

peaoe awlar the p&a net forth in your lettar, would 

won beouma worthlean or neerly so, and that the justloe8 

might be lnduoed to rind defendants gul&ty ln,o?dar to 

build up thau funda, as the Oamlaalonara' Cou& dome 

not laaue'aay other eta or drafts to pay-tha feea 

provided by Artlole 1052, snpra. Therefara, tha nmlt 

or the wee before the jastaoe ot 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 statutes and the 

eppallate 'bet& dealsions, we fall to find auy statutory 

,provlalon or other authority eutherlxlag the CamiBalon01-8' Court to orente'tha apeobl 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 oolleoted avS paid ovar In the 

sew mennor a8 in the oaae of a jury fee. 

You are reapeatrully advised that it la the 

opinion of this Departcnent that the trial fees a8 provided 

for by Artiole 1074, aupra* mu& be oolleoted and 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. 

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You are it&her advlmed that the oounty must 
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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 

Ardsll Wflliaa 

AlIslatant