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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY QENERAL OFTEXAS 

AUSTIN 

on m the questions 

veb hy thib departlreloufm~ Cwzt have 

authorlzs the erprnUltum of 

to aover the erpenea of retlvee who have fled to aac\ther 

Ii the pnqsiliiag qus~Woa ie clamrend 

.ln the 8fflrm~tlva, would the eotmty be llr31s for such expnae if lnarlrrea cn the initfstlv ‘of the Disbriat irttoziey ot the 

5hrri?f, or both, ulthout the l xpenae bslng 

first l Utbooriae8 by t:,e C~owiaaionera* Court? 

*It l:oI.onmn Ccwnty liable foC the! ax- 

;snss of going after 8nU cetuming a fugitivs 
oha ed with the ooml8~ion of offonee wlthIn 3l s Couuty but who hoe fled to mathe? 

State? 

*I? the above qusstton la anawemd In 

the rtiIrc?%tIve, would the County k liable 

oventhou~h th8 fut?ItIve had not hem IadlctOU by the Grand Ju.? 

Toula the t?herif~ have an.$'eu?,hFrIty 

to go beyond the border or this elate end 

ratunr l prisonnr rltbaut first obtalnl~ 

xWqutrltIun as prwiaea in drtlcla ,lGOS an& 

1006, Ccd0 ot Criminal %medur~?* 

Ariloles :lOOR and 1006, Code af Crintlual rrooodum, read aa follower 

~&art, lGG!L Yilttm the Coverncr deema 

it proper to damand a psreon who has oosl- 

'fitted en oitmm IO thla Ctate and haa 

fled to another State or territory, he may 

aamIuIonany ruItable parsantotelre such’ 

requl8ItIoo. The aoouaad, If brought beok 

to then State, shall be dellvbred up to the 

rheriff of the eouatp In whlah It Is alleged he has oonmltted the Wfen8e. 

“Art. 1006. The offloor or permu 80 

ooernieslonrd shall rec~lve as aom~nmtlon 

the l olual and nooeasazy tmrsllxq expearer 

upon requIrItIon of the Cwernor to be allwed 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 written by iron. T?ruce H. Wyent, Assistant 

Attorney Cenerel, eddrwsed to Ron. Morqe B. Sheppard, 

Canptrolltr of Fubllo Aaccunts that the sheriff mufat 

lock alaae to Article 1006 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 ooet8 or expnaee Incurr4d In the 

apprebandlng, eeourlw and trnnemI:.tlng euch 

fugitive to- the State or torrltory mekinq 

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 Sugltlve to the Etnte 

or territory 4emnUlz~& sh411 be paid by that rtate. 

Wo quote from Texee furleprudenee, Vol. 39, 

pa6e'811 84 tallowsa 

'in aa8e the Gwernor deem it proper 

to 8onuu1d a poreon iran another Stete, he 

rosy o~eelon l ny suitable person to take 

ml& rlaquIsItIcn. The oe@er 6r person eo 

caamIneloned read&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 being 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 folldwlng asset, 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 oases ahioh ne do not deen n4aessm-y to cIt4, It 

was held that the otxm$y oomfnaionersl court hes 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 enrwared your 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& fuaitivea aharged with the aommI8810n H offenrer within this State who have fled to 

another State and those statutes provide that when the 

Corernor deeme It proper to 4omend a pereon who has ommitted an offense in this State and bae fled to another 

State or territory, h+ my oomaisoloa any suitable perron 

to take suoh requisition. It Ie a ~11 reao&zsd prinoipie of law tha ,xhero the Le&sleture presokibee a deflnits and oerta ! 11 method of prooedure to be followed, other 

methods are by lm9lloatlon oi 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 rerpeatfully advlaed 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 

prlroner without firrt obtaining requleiticn a8 provide& 

in Artloles 1005 end 1000, 20ai-3 0: Criminal Frocedure, 

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&ItIve h96 voluntcrrlly wolved extradltlon es Is frequently done. Eowevvr, ln all buoh 

oeae8, nolther the State of Texas nor tha county oen 

lepally pay to the offIaer return% the fugitive my 

expeaaea fnaurred by him beyond the Sttite llae. 

Trustlnp that the forefrolng i'u31g imewera your 

Inquiry, we remain 

Your8 very truly