OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

### AUSTIN

Ron. A. A. Miller County Attorney Rlswton~

county mwton, %n-ns

questionhas ,onthe above stated

lieved ix-m all The commlssiomtrs~ 11110rfi0er8 t0 y understanding 'bin the'law when one oan objeot to at signed it arter

5998,, $001 an& 6002, R,. C, 8. r&tad

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The oftiofal bond of eaoh offloer shall be exsautbd by U with two or,nore good and 8ufffoient sureties or a solvent surety 0-y authorlead to do business la this 8?iata.

### 'W-t.6002 hysumtyonanyofflolelbond 0-r

anyoolmtyofflof3r may applyto the 

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### r0iwt9a f20m hiaaonn, amlth00ount~010rlr shall thsrertpon lofme ~anotice to nalit offloer nith a oopy of 

### theapp&,ioatlon, which *hali be ~ellrod upon **s&l ~Sftoar**  **by** the oheriit or any oonatable ai the county, azU said atfleer 80 notiffed ehaU,upansuchssrvloagaOaetoereralsath6 

### funut%ons

of his c&floe, exoept 

### topreserve anyreomda crprcpertylnhifs~oharge,and in 

### o&seofa sherYr or ocmntable, tokeep 

### ~xQonem, 

### pronema tho peaoe and exwute vmrrante o? arrest, and his off100 @tall bemme raoant unlesshe@eanmbom&nfthlntwentydays l'raathetime ofxwmlringswhnctlee, fi a .nm bond is glrtm anIl appxove6, &he fomttr 6uretlss shall bs Iliaobmged frcm any uPbil%ty 

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or the~r%noipal

aftertl# approval

ef th0nenr

bcn&
"ArL 6QO& Whentheowadeeloners00&t beames SatiafleQ

thatthebmd ofanyuouzity omaex v&%ohha.8

been require a new bend 

### or additi& sealtrity to be given. 

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### tef ’ifaer to **be** ofted Cc appear at a tq of their ocurt not 1tcWthan five days **al%er** serpioe, and shall take swh a&ion a8they de- heat for the puhlto intore&;, 

### andtheir&oiston eha3.l **be** 

### finaland no appeal shall Ue thernfz%nn." %Qer the pmvialonn of the ebcve qucteQ stntuton,when the otiaefon~' oeurt .beooneesatlstied that the bend oi any oounty oiiioerwhloh has been approved **by** it **tar** any cause is lnauffiolent they aim33 requ%re a new hond or aMitiomx1 seourity and that the 'orflaeor offloes t3hall

beoom vaotmt Unless the offfoer or Offi

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within tmantpday8**ftftsr** 5eTptoe a8 mvlded in the statute.Hon. A. A. I:Iller, Page 9

The matter of U8termInIngwhether or not the bonds of county offloiale are from any aause fnanfticlent '8 within the dlsoratlon of tht oommisslonar~* court, and the oommIasloners* court hae authority end It Is wIthIn their dleoretion to determinewhether or they shall rsclulre a new bond or additional seourlty to be given. mt

The aomm18sionere1 court may order a 

### newbond by and upon their own motion or upon applicationror a eu.rety to be relieved. 

### Se8 the 08888 Of State VS. W811S, 61 Tex. 56 and Flnoh vs. State, 9 9W 08.

You are reapeotf'ully advlsed that It Ie the opinion of this department that the oo5Iseloners~ oourt did not act beyond its authority in giving notioea t0 other officers to make n8w bonds. You (LT8 further advised that when the oomm.lerrionsrs* oourt beoomee satf8- fled that a bond of any oounty offioerwhloh ha8 been approved by It Is from any oauee IneuffioIant, it ~@y require a new bond or additional ssourlty to be given upon it0 own motion.

Trusting th:t the foregoIng answers your inquiry, we remain
Yours very truly
ATTORNEYOENERAL OFTEXAS
BYUdL Ard811 wI11iemS

Assistant

ATTORNEY GENF