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.“” ““Py **OFFICE OF**  **THE ATTORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS AUSTIN**  P,bruup 8l, 1939

**Bon. 1.**  **P. Eaord**  **aouat Aaaltor**  Boll mount, 

### sutoa, Tohuo Doorart

9ur0he.8. the 

### l pplleo oqmtitln **bid.** while rlifdome all of the

Artlrlo lC40,Coda of Crlmlnd Fvooodureroads 00 rollou~r

Vor **the Safe**  kee91~5, 

### l upport and malt+ tenanooof prioon~r8 oonflno6la jr11or undu guorl~, nR ti* Jh\'rs 'm aiiTm08 Xm +dimwlag ohargeol "1. Pot the **rafokerp** of-eaohprisonerfor. Bon. L. **P.** Hoard, Iabruar7 2l, 19s9, **Page** 2

m&h da7 the sum ot ilftwn oeato,not to l xooad the sun of two hundred dollar8 per month. -2. ?or 8upport and raalntenanoo, for omoh prlaonrr for l ooh **687** l

uoh an antouut _
so ma7bo flood b7 the oamalaslomr~ ooart provided the l

uao a-11 ba reaaonab17 

## lu??lolontfor auoh 9ur~ooa, and In no went oh11 

### itk loqa than fort7 oats per da7 nor 10re tho2 l wont7-flro ornto par da7 for l eoh prisoner. The not profit8 shall oonotltute ?a*8 of offioe and #ball bo 8ocountod ?or **b7** tha l herl?? in hla annual rogort amother fasa now prwldtid **by** law. 3h0 l herl??ahall. la oaoh report furnishan itomltrdrrrl~ied aooount of all l

xpandlturao oada **b7** him **for** ieeding and melntenaaoe ot prlaomrm, aooonpaa7lng 8ooh report with reoelpto an6 rouohuo in **support of**  ouohit&ma **of of**  panditura; and tha dlffennoa batuaan ouah arpondltura8 and the allount allowad b7 the omml.aolonero oourt l hnll **be** doomed to 0011- otltutr tha net proilto for whloh aald.o??lou shall eooount a0 tees of o?floa. “3. Tar neoeoaary aedloal bill and raaaonabla extraoompanoetlcn for l ttantlon to a prlaoner &urine aiokneaa, l uoh an amount aa the oOmd~8lOnOr8 oourt of-the oounty whuo the prlaoner la oonilned ma7 de.termlns to.ba **Just** and **propar.** l 4. 7or reasonable funaral l xpenoao in oam of death.' On‘xa7 a., 1933, Ron. Juno0 19.hff, a0w7 Attorney, Orange, T8xa0, submittedto this Department almost tha ldmtloal quertloa praoonted in 70~ inquiry and on Juno 6, lQW, Iion* 

### Raau 0. DoWolfr, A8olatant Attorne7 Oanaral, randmrad an opinion oonotrulng Artlola 1040, Code of Criminal Prooadura; holding la affaot **that** the oharl?? ha8 the authorlt7 to **fmd** prisoners to the axolualon **of an7one**  elaa and that tta 3omxlarlonsro~ Court hasBon. L. **P.** Henrd, Februnr7 Zl, 1939, Page S

no 

### l uthorlty to oontraotfor feedlug OSprlsonars on ocqwtltlro bid..

It ia toowell **settled** to nqufrs the oltstlon of suthorlt7 that the Commloolonara~ Court 1~ l oourt of limited jurisdlotlon and has onl7.attoh 

### l uthorlt7 aa 

### lo given **by** theConatltutlon end stntutea, either ex- ~3017 or **by** neooooary fmplloatlon. P. Thl8Dapartmaat 8 unswnre of an7 statato~7 protlalon or other authorltiesouthorlsln~t,he Commloslonaro* Court toraoslte bids ?or.the feeding o? prisoners. Artlola 1040, Code of CrlrinalProoedwe, aupra,bxpreasl~ oonfors **the** doty o? ouln(l far and teedin o? prisoners upon the sharl??.

Xt is an elementor rule of oonotruotlon **thnt** era the l

tntute **prwldaa** the means on6 aanner inwhloh s 9srtloular thing or dut7 lo to **be** puiormed, itmust bo **pu?ormed** in thnt manner and no other. Texas Jurlogrudanoa, Vol. 59, page 156.

T'L~sre raopeotfull7 adtlaed that it.18the opinionof thla Department thet tho aherlff has the suthorlt7 snd la l uthorlsa6 **by** atatuts to reedand purohese 011 iup naoaouar7 for tha mslntananae of priaonara l

nd thnt auoh authorlt7 18 not oonferred upon the Ccmmlaoioaero~ Court, either dlrsotl7 or lndlreotl7. Trusting that tha foragolng anawara 7our inquiry;I roaeln Very tin117 tours ATTOR!fEY

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