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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN

Bonornble Kenneth E. Clark CcluntyAuditor pinedCounty Wonehans, Texne Dear Sir:

Your reauset 

### r0r an opinion bf%ix been received.
quact letter:

1 these 

### werethe petit Jurors for the week and of course afnotice to agpeer 

### a8 petit Jurors cc eummonedaa 

### epeotal. venirsmsn for

**aItsm 2**  is for the 12whomere seleoted and served in the trial of the uaae. Sumeof **those Jurore** not being sel,eoted on the o&es wt2l the secand day.lorable **Kenneth** !LClark, Page t

*Item 3is of course for the ones thet 

### were ohallenged or exouaed and their $l.OO 1s correct. "Ilowunder ltta 1 due to the trot they were flrrt eusur;onedas petit Juror% recel+ed for their eervicea $3.00 for each dsy of &tteadance in a capital caee. Under item 2 Is each Juror due #iLOOfor each dare attendance and serviae, or should he only receive a.00 far tht day he attends and not eeleoted ahd $3.00 for the dnyo he is selected nnd serves. Should the Jury eeleoted be paid ao speoisl venlreaen or petit Jurors.' Article 628, V.O.C.P., prorides: @All mensummonedon speolel venire vho have been ohallenged or excused iroe rerrioe on the trial, shall be prld **out** of the Jury fund One (#l.OO) Ooll~r for errehday that **he** attends court on enId mmmoa~. 110perron ahall re6eive pay as a special **venircsun snd**  regular Juror for the aemeday. Iloper diem shall be allowed under **thh** Article to anyYenlreman for more 

### thQl'lone aaee the same 487.' Artiole 1066, Y.C.C.P., in part, 16as followal "Eaoh Juror in the district or criminal dfstrlot court, couqty oeurt, or oeunty oourt at lav, except rpeaial venlremen whose pay i8 nowfixed by law, rh~ll noelYe three doll8rs for eaeh dsJ end 

### for eachfrnotlon of a 4ny that he mayattend as euoh Juror, to **be**paid out 

### of the Jury fund of the oounty in whloh he mayso serve.
. . .I Article 1080, V.C.O.P., read8 as followr: ***In** all causes vhere indfotnenta 

### havebeen presented agalnrt persons in one aountr and euoh cause@have been **removed** by change of Yenue to another oountr, **and**tried therein, the oountl fro8 which such o&use 1s removed ah&l1 be liable for all expensee incurred for pny for Jurors tn trying suoh oauses .

lgonoreble Xmneth W.Clerk, **Pqp S** 

Weunderetand **your** flret queetlon 

### to be as follow: 1s *Item 1’ a proper charge agalnat Yinkler **County?**

**Your etatement**  **Is** thnt the 23 JUrore uho were eeoh paid three dollare 

### for one dey ’n eervioe aa regular Jurors **for** the week were also in attendance upon the court (LBepeoial venlremen

. Article 1060, Code of CrImInal Procedures, amkea ulnkler County “liable for all expenses Incurred for pey for Jurorsw In thla 

### ease. **Article 6Pb,**  quoted above, **fLxta** 

### the pey of amanaunusonedon a special **venlre end** whowas *ohallenged or **exoueetl** from aenloe on the trial” at ‘One (gh.00) 9ollu for eeoh day that he attenda oourt on aaId 

### summons.* Vhtlr article 1066 of the Code fixes the pay of each Juror In the dIatrIot oourt at *three dollerr for eaoh day and for eaoh 

### fmotlon of a day that he mayattend se such Juror. * Article 626 further provider **thnt** *Noperaon ahall reoelve pay **as** a rpeoinl **venlreaen** and reguler Juror for the lnne day.*

Applying the pertinent provlaIona **of** the foregoIng rtatutea to the related feats, wehave reached these aonoluSLOW! Plrat. The Qls9.00 paid to the twenty-three menwho ven ilpanelled as regular Jurors 

### for the **week**Is not a legal olalm **ngrinat** Vlnkler County. In 

### so far es the llabillt~ of Wlnkler County Is 

### ooncernmi, It aurt be aeaaured br the statue of the80 menas special **venlremen** and not 

### as regular Juror@ for the week. “Eacond. If all there twenty-three meauere challenged or exoueed 

### from aervlos onthe **#ame**dey Sor which they uere paid 8regular Juror'm **fee,** nom of thea rould be entitled to reoalvo 

### onedollar addlttonrl ?or that day'e eervloe loa apeok veqlreaan. Such **txtru** 

### py la prohIbIted by the plaln 

### prOVlaiOnm of Artlale 1056.

Third. Any regular Juror, not ohallengtd 

### or~exouaed from rerviaa laLapeolal venlremnn on the same day 

### forvhloh he bed served a6 suoh Juror end for uhich he hd 

### beenpald 

### as a regular Juror, ‘WI entItled to be paid ae a rpeclal venIremanone doller for e&oh subsequent &myhe was In attendanoo Upon the oourt ERR

auoh ven1rema.n. Your other **queatlons** aresgonorable **Kemmth** Il. Clark, P-e 4

*Under item 2¶.aeaoh Juxii due $3.00 for eeoh tlay ’r attendanoe **en4**rervloe, or rhaul8 he only receive $1.00 ?or the day6 he &tcnde en¬ releateff 

### an6 $3.00 **for** the Uaya he to releoted an4 servL89 Should the **jury** selected be pal4 aa ~~ptolal **venlre** menorepetit Jurorr9 ” ft will **ba**noted that brtiole 82s provideo pay w 

### for thoae eummene4 on rpeoial venlre “whohave been ohallenged 

### or exouaed from servioe onthe trial.” The amount Is fixed at *One (81.00) Dollar for each day t&t he attend. oourt on rr,Id l maona .

l Thlo art1019 maker no provirion to pa7 a apsoial venirraan as euoh whotramohoren aa a Juror to tw the ‘OLIN, although he maynot have been Booepted until the eeoond or oome dry rubrequent to hle attendrnoe up& the oourt a8 euoh veniremuk. El4 the Leglrlature intend that avonlreman do altuated should not reoeive pan fdr the day or day8 he was In attendanoe upon the oourt prior to the bar he WLBaotaeptrd en4 worn 

### a# a Juror **to** try the owe? Wedo not believe that to be th4 intention 

### of the LegIrlatum; buLth8t a fair nn4 rsamonable intarprrtation of Artiolra 626 

### and 1056, **when**oonatrued together, IOto &Ilov euoh avenlreman *three dollara for eaoh 

### day nnil **for** eaoh Iraotlon of a day that he may’attend 

### aI) nuah Juror,a and when avenireman la ohoeen as ajuror to try the oaee his attendanoe upon the oourt a8 

### a Juror relater baok to the dar he epperred before the court 

### ar a Bpeolal vsnireaan.

Jurorr 60ahoren are paid **8s** petit JUWra three 401- lara **vtr** day, **BII** provided by Artiole 1066 **of** the Code of **CrlmI** nd Prooeaurr
.

Wetrust tlon requested. thet the foregoing giver you the lnfonuYour0 very truly ATTORUXX

GKNERAL

OFTEXAS

Wm.Y. Fanning