OFFICE OFTHE ATTORNEYGENERALOF TEXAS AUSTIN

Hon. G. 8. Williamson County Attorney lZrath Qounty Stephenrills, Texas, Dear Mz. Wllliamonr

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Prooed~e 0i t2u State of TeXW, ln part 88 iolloaat

*The ~r0iia9 feaa 8haiJ.l be allow04 the sheriff, or other pa&o&0Sf oec pf#tiOLg the die fM!Vloa in misdemeanor~~aa~aes, to be tats& a@.nat the Qatenbant on oonvlotfQllt%on. G. El. willlamson - Page 2

Artdole 951, Vernonqa Anaotatad 00&e et Or5dnal Prooedurs of the State of Texao, Berlolon o? 1925, provides a8 roiiowot

“Theeheriffor other otfioer, eroept; a juot$.oe of the peace or hi8 olerk, who collsoto money for the EItate or oounty, exoept jwy ieeo, under ally prorialo~ of thla Code, ohoU be entitLed to retatm rive or oent thereof when ooU.eote&* (mphaoia a&&e& B nrtiole **3892,** Vernon!0 AnnotateQ air11 atatuteo a0 **amndaoa**

**b 1930**  bg th6 blotL~iolatwe, prwldao a0 r0110wm *Any ofrloer mantloned In thio Ohopta! rho does not oolloot the maxlmua amount- of hle gee8 for any ilaoal year and who reports delinquent feea Sor that year, ohall be enti8letl to retain, when ooUeote4, l uoh part oi.ouoh Q~llnpuqnt is@0 80 lo ouiWlent tie twapletie

theaiu%mm 0 (LuShbrided by Arti )86),, 388)-a, the gear in whioh lkdiqaent Seer were ahoqod and aloo rskln the ag~~\mt of ~x~eoo Sear autrflorf&ed by law, anil the resaaaaw ~0s.~a* deelhquma iioqr r!az .that ilcaal .Jr*er ohdl be p&d a8 h6rel.n piw$&wl ier whqmoeU.eateQj gr~vlbatk,the.piyT&aieM Bt %BioUtl#Ze oh&k net apply to say eri&aer a$%@? oao year irem lib dgta he cmaeeoto hold the. 

### orriae~: tie uh&eh ang doliq+aeat te0 lo due, and in the *teas fhe 

### .3atri0~roaalag Oha tee8 that aTo doliqmti pa8 a06 ee%leoted oha oam ulthin trearemm&ho

### l iiirr.&o aeo#eo to.hold the ofrlos,the awqat of feeo OolLoOted ohall be paid JsSm*idea, houere~,, IihoOno-Kozi(2. H. Williamson c Page3 3

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oounty en4 reoieot offlosr, at the olose of eaoh $looal year sDsoember31at) #hall aaics to the dlstriot court of tilecounty in whioh ha reoideo a owom otatement in triplicate (on forma dasigncd 054 approved by the StateAuditor) a oopy ot whisk rtatomnt shall be ronfarded to thaEjtote Audllwrby the olerk of the diatrlct oaurt of #aid oounty within thirty (30) &aye attcrr the onme has been iii634 in hlo 0rrl06, and one oopy to be i'lled with the aouuty auditor, if any; otherrioe oai4 oopy shall be tiledwith the GorPmieoloasri* c o,urti

l sat4 report rhall nhow the ammint of a11 teal, 04main8loao and oaaponsatlono whaterar earned by amid biftloer

during the rloosl yeari and OeoonQly, ~ohall rhew the amount or r080, tmaml~o am anU oaqpenaatioao @..Leoted by hipl 4u~lq the rlaO8l year; %hlrQlg, a&Q report Ohall 00ntala an iterl&s(l rtatament of rli f*eo, eommlanlsao and. aoqensatleno uraotl &Ma& the Clooal gaarwh%crh we?* nat.ceUooteQ, MgoWer~ulM the aLpar.iYf the part 04Mml*@loaaaAa eodapeaootloM. i o*lng; u&B ?a* LIlr Q%wpert ahall bo ti$rrd acit~';La+o~thaa IIebrsary l.ab &~lls*%iag the &mo or th6't$#oa& year and tar oaoh 6ay aiber aal4 4ata

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ah&&iw be reooreredbo 'the oopatyin a otit breuah% ~ter mob piupaoeo, an8 in a64ifiion l ald ot~loerNmUbe subiil et to remval 

### troa ottlor, (A8 8iaWW A*$8 193.. U8t La& 4th Q. 8. QS30, 5@;;93,8 1935, 44Bh Let.,2nd 0. 8,; PP* W2,

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### rtm(lror public ofSicer8~~ otrloklyoonohued, Viadorthe ~retioleno oi Axtial@ 3@97, oup, %h*ettleorIO mpatred to rake I morn report at tiwb al&e et @*ahfireal yoat amI tha stat&e requirea, uuuL(I &yaf?$foi aaf *ho “;4 ”“” oholl ooataln an itualaob btatr eeo, tbdo @noand o~enoa0leao earnedI during the tiara1gearwhi6h were nmt ooUe~tM, tegathsr with the

Arttile 3692, authsrieeo the otiioar to retain dolinpuent*?seo for one year oolleate4 in a eubaeguent yeax provided the delinquent P-8 are reported for ths year @aid teer
were 0arneQ.

In thi0 reOpM%, thio depar%aMt held iA Opbim NO. O-703 ea iollowerI.-.

. .Zion. 0. H. Willianaon - Page 5

ue eodloae herewith oopier 02 our Oplniono m+ O-703 and No. O-26&, whiah, togother With this opinion, we believe oeverrevery phaas of your problemi

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