### 834

OFFICE **OF** 

### THE ATTORNEY **QENERAL** 

### OFTEXAS **AUSTIN**



### on m the 

### questions

**veb hy**  **thib depart** 

**lreloufm~ Cwzt**  **have authorlzs**  **the erprnUltum**  **of to**  aover the erpenea of re

### tlveewho have fled to aac\ther

Ii the pnqsiliiag

qus~Woa ie clamrend .ln the 8fflrm~tlva, 

### would the eotmtybe llr31s for such expnae if lnarlrrea cn the initfstlv ‘ofthe Disbriat irttoziey

ot the 5hrri?f,



### or both,ulthoutthe l 

### xpenaebslng firstl

### Utbooriae8

by t:,e C~owiaaionera*

Court? *It l:oI.onmn

Ccwnty liablefoC the! ax- **;snss** 

### of going after 

### 8nU cetuming a fugitivsoha 

### ed with the ooml8~ion of offoneewlthIn 3l s Couutybutwho hoe fled to mathe? State? *I? 

### the abovequssttonla anawemd In the rtiIrc?%tIve,

would the County

k liable oventhou~h th8 fut?ItIve **had** 

### not hem IadlctOU by the GrandJu.? Toula the t?herif~

havean.$'eu?,hFrIty to go beyondthe borderor this elateend **ratunr** l **prisonnr** 

### rltbautfirstobtalnl~ xWqutrltIun as prwiaea in 

### drtlcla ,lGOS 

### an& 1006,Ccd0 ot Criminal %medur~?* Ariloles

:lOOR and 1006,Code 

### af Crintlualrrooodum, read aa 

### follower

~&art, lGG!L Yilttm

the Coverncr

deema it properto damanda psreon who has oosl- 'fitted en oitmm IO thla Ctateand haa fled to another

State 

### or territory, he may aamIuIonany ruItable parsantotelre such ’ requl8ItIoo. 

### The aoouaad, 

### If broughtbeok to then

State, 

### shallbe dellvbred up to the rheriff

of 

### the eouatpIn whlah It Is 

### alleged he 

### has oonmltted 

### the Wfen8e. “Art. 1006. The offloor or permu 80 

### ooernieslonrd

shallrec~lve

as aom~nmtlon the l 

### olualand nooeasazy **tmrsllxq** 

### expearer upon requIrItIon

of the Cwernor to be allw**ed by**  **auah Gwernor**  

### and to be psi@ out or **the** State **Treasury upon**  **a** omtIf1cst.e **of** 

### the Cmawnor reaftlug

the servicee

renderatl 

### and the ellowanee

**therefor.*** **On July**  **6 1933,**  **thle** 

### Eepartmnt hslc? 2n an oplnlon writtenby iron.

T?ruce H. Wyent, Assistant Attorney 

### Cenerel,

eddrwsed to Ron. Morqe B. Sheppard, Canptrolltr

of Fubllo**Aaccunts** 

### that the sheriff mufat lockalaae to Article1006 tar hla can~nmtlon, whioh Is **payehle out**  **ot the**  

### OovernoPa **I.r:w Xn?crcament**  

### Fun&; **Said oplnIon**  Is **?To. G-1016.** 

### Hoat. Trm 

### A. Cmren, Fags 3

vIdee ttit'fhe

V. S. **Cods,** Title 18, :~actlcn'bbE, gro-


### 'e1u1 ooet8or expnaee Incurr4d In the apprebandlng,eeourlw and trnnemI:.tlng euch fugitive to-

the State or torrltorymekinq euoh &mend, shell be paid by euoh State ox **terrltotj. ”**  in ths **oaee** of Er pm-te C-oodrmn, 182 I;1p IleO, the oourt held thet the leas of Texas ere govemod bye the above aentlomd Con(greeelona1 l ct. The above watione6 **Fednr41** 

### etatuta prwlbes that all ooate or exponeee Inourre4 in the epprehendleg, aecurlw and trenemlttl~ of the Sugltlveto the Etnte or territory 4emnUlz~& 

### sh411be 

### paid by that rtate.

Wo quote 

### fromTexee furleprudenee, Vol. 39, pa6e'81184 tallowsa

'in aa8e the Gwernor deem it proper to 8onuu1d a poreon iran another Stete, he rosy o~eelon l

ny suitableperson to take ml& rlaquIsItIcn. The oe@er 6r person eo caamInelonedread&pas awh oomp0watIon ior the aervloe ee the Cavernor ellowa, to be peld out of the Stats **Tr44euxq** 

### upon 8 aertltlcate**of** 

### the **Governor. Th4**  l **ccur~ed** 

### on **be** ing brought beok t@thie State io delivered to tlm ahesifi of the aounty In whioh it Is al&~@ that he qomlt~ntl the **0ff4nw.~** Sac the oaee Xx %rta Plnkw, 215 -q 2nd 334. in the folldwlngasset, Qomiualonere* clourt 

### of fradiaon

County,et al ve. :7gllac)4, st al, 

### 15 EX 2nd 535; 2aldwIn

ve. Trevle 

### C,ounty,

88 68: MO, and **n(pmBrou4** 

### other oasesahioh ne do not deen n4aessm-y 

### to cIt4, It was held that the otxm$yoomfnaionerslcourthes no
x **Qlc4r or**  

### suthcrIty, **4 Yt**  

### ept ouoh as 

### ti.

cmfermd upon theme f the CnnetItutIrn

en atntLt4a

of this state.Bon. Tom A. ~revesl, Tap3 4

not authorize the ComaIsv,ionera~ Court to er~end' covntfr fund8 to lover the ergenre of returning hove fled to another State. Thererore, tlon la answered in the negative.

As we have enrwaredyour first nmgstlrr, it la nob neomcrBary to ans'er m&u 4. fuglhve8 uho 1 your first queequelitlon

ln the 

### queatlon#.Ez,

3

The rtatutuer speolflcally proviCe a definite' prooeburr for returnin& fuaitiveaahargedwith the aommI8810n H offenrerwithin this State who have fled to another State and those statutesprovide that when the Corernordeeme It proper to 4omend a pereon who has ommitted an offense in this State and bae fled to another State or territory,h+ my oomaisoloaany suitableperron to take suoh requisition. It Ie a ~11 reao&zsd prinoipie of law tha ,xhero the Le&sleture presokibeea deflnits and oerta

!11 method of prooedure to be followed,other methods are by lm9lloatlonoi lew excluded. See the ease of **Foster** va. City o? Xaao (bup. Ct.) 286 5.~ K. llO+.

a. reply to the lest queetlm above quoted, lou are rerpeatfullyadvlaed that lt.~ie the oplnlon of thir dmpastment thet the mherI.ff.wou.l.d not hsvr tuthorlty to QO beycnd the border of thle s;te;a end return a prlronerwithout firrt obtainingrequleiticna8 provide& in Artloles 1005 end 1000, 20ai-3 0: CriminalFrocedure,

Xe dealre to state, howmer, that in the fore-. mlng opinioa we two not pasciinc upon the lafglity OS 

### an oftloer'e.

aot :o returnin@ a fugitive of T+)XHS from another atate,whed euoh Su&ItIveh96 voluntcrrlly wolved extradltlon es Is frequentlydone. Eowevvr, ln all buoh oeae8, nolther the State of Texas nor tha county oen lepally pay to the offIaer return% the fugitive my expeaaea fnaurredby him beyond the Sttite llae.

Trustlnp that the forefrolng i'u31g imewera your Inquiry,we remain Your8 very truly