OFFICE OFTHE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

Hon. G. 8. Williamson 

County Attorney 

lZrath Qounty 

Stephenrills, Texas, 

Dear Mz. Wllliamonr 

Ye have reoelred lo 

and quote rr0m mme droll 

, 

Qh oanafiable get8 that pirt OS 

,~ $8 

Prooed~e 0i t2u State of TeXW, 

ln part 88 iolloaat 

*The ~r0iia 

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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 

“The eheriff or 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 blot L~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 the aiu%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 i ioqr r!az .that ilcaal .Jr*er 

ohdl be p&d a8 h6rel.n piw$&wl ier whqm oeU.eateQj 

gr~vlbatk, the.piyT&aieM Bt %Bio Utl#Ze oh&k net 

apply to say eri&aer a$%@? oao year irem lib dgta he 

cmaeeo to hold the. orriae ~: tie uh&eh ang doliq+aeat 

te0 lo due, and in the *teas fhe .3atri0~r oaalag Oha 

tee8 that aTo doliqmti pa8 a06 ee%leoted oha oam 

ulthin treare mm&ho l iiirr.&o aeo#eo to.hold the ofrlos, the awqat of feeo OolLoOted ohall be paid JsSm*idea, houere~,, IihoO no- 
Kozi (2. H. Williamson c Page3 3 

Qaoh dietriot, oounty en4 reoieot offlosr, 

at the olose of eaoh $looal year s Dsoember 31at) 

#hall aaics to the dlstriot court of tile county in 

whioh ha reoideo a owom otatement in triplicate 

(on forma dasigncd 054 approved by the State Auditor) a oopy ot whisk rtatomnt shall be ronfarded 

to tha Ejtote Audllwr by 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 tiled with the GorPmieoloasri* 

c o ,ur ti l sa t4 report rhall nhow the ammint of a11 

teal, 04main8loao and oaaponsatlono whaterar earned 

by amid biftloer during the rloosl year 

i 

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 gaar wh%crh we?* nat.ceUooteQ, 

MgoWer~ulM the aLpar .iYf the part 

04Mml*@loaa aAa 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 

Dc+Alqro, ah&&i w be reoorered bo 'the oopaty in a 

otit breuah% ~ter mob piupaoeo, an8 in a64ifiion l ald 

ot~loer NmUbe sub 

ii 

l et to remval troa ottlor, 

(A8 8iaWW A*$8 193.. U8t La& 4th Q. 8. QS 30, 

5@ ;;93,8 1935, 44Bh Let., 2nd 0. 8,; PP* W2, 

. 

kltaPu?ire provliilag rtm(l ror public ofSicer8~~ 

otrlokly oonohued, Viador the ~retioleno oi Axtial@ 3@97, 

oup, %h* ettleor IO mpatred to rake I morn report at tiwb 

al&e et @*ah fireal yoat amI tha stat&e requirea, uuuL(I 

&yaf?$foi aaf *ho “;4”“” oholl ooataln an itualaob btatr 

eeo, tbdo @no and o~enoa0leao earnedI during 

the tiara1 gear whi6h 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 iollower 
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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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