OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN * -c.llum

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“9, 7or oont87ia a ptironu afsor ooariotion to tha oount7 

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a ah PIlo, ! going and do&q, b7 tho **nearrrt** praotiaablo **rout0** by **pr:VatO OOtWJ~OO,**  tOE QMt8 l **ri18, or**  by ratlutay,, **8OVOA Md**  **onddt OOnt8**  **8 DUO,**  a1O1 7or aonto7fn 011

### & UUr Mt Of l **@88** f a prl8oner 8rn8tod

**8WOd** trOa anoth8r aounty to thr **8ouH** or jail ot the aouat7 fror whioh ?A8 pro0088 ~8 lrrurd, for l aoh Jl8 8ntelrd (otnd and ooaiag, Or the noaro8t praatioabl8 route, twelto and one-h4lf ooat8. "11. for OaOhtiI0 h8 M&J ba oempllod **to** 8rarcrI fn 

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raautind arlmlml proorrr **and 8IalWXl~~**  **Or** attaohirq **WitlW88 nbfon**  **uul one**  half aenter **TOr tr~v~ibg**  **in ih0**  **8erViOO Of**  **pFOOO88** not otherulro provldeb for, the #um of aeven urb onr-half oente for (3(ioh milo go

### ing Ma 

### r.turala& xi two 

### or molu puron8 lro mentioned la the UQU writ, 

### or two or more writ8 in the 8um aaao hr 8hal.l OhargO **Oni7 fOr**  the **di8t~100 aOtU&**  **4iid 1&00088&?i4**  travolrd in thr 8am0." Arti **ioil vIPnOn** **’ 8**  AIUiOtat~d Cod0 0f mJk.%Mi ~rooeduro, read8 an foflou8~

**‘ Ilo**  **itO& of**  **008tS 8b83.1**  br **tared toZ**  l purported 8enlar whioh war not pOriom8d **iOF 8**  **8bZ?ViOc,** for **WhiQh l&O**  **tee i8**  ***X&Wk&** or proridad by law," Artiolr VW, **~o?noh*r** **Annotated** Tourn **Coda of**  criainel ?roorduro, **ma68** a6 **iollonrr**

‘ihen a $&pent has been **rendered** against a defendant for I peouniuy finr, ii he 18 **prosent,** he rhau bo inpriron.6 in jail until, dlsoharg@d aa povldeb b7 law. A OtIFtlfled 002~ Oi WAOh jU&gWtSt shall be w$fioient to l uthorfzo suoh iaprieonaent . "Eonorablo IL A, li0a808,Pa60 4

%hen **a poouniu~**  **f lno**  hS8 **bea adjudwd**  &@iJl8t **8** dOiOn&&h not &UOOOBt **8** Oapt88 shall rorthwith bs 1Ssued for hl8 

### arroot. The sheriff shall l **xoouto** tho saw by plaoin( ths 40f0dim in jail."
Am010 789, vO#~d~'8 hIUtObtO6 TOXS8 CO60 Of Criminal 

### Proooduro, roada a8 follw81 Vhoro ouah Oa~i88 1SSUO8, is 8u okato th8 

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-1 uouat of the judgmoat aa the amuat unpaid thenon, ~a 0-a tho shsrirf **00 t0k0**  the a0- fondant and plaoo him in Jai; unii;h;ho u00iu-d au6 upa 8-h jua furthor ooot8 of aolloot ng tho soaio aro 'I" pia, **or until**  the darenamt I8 **other-** ~180 lopylly 4lSahar8Sd.* tit1010 998, vomoaQ8 **Aano$ataQ** T8nr cod0 of 

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Proooduro, 

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### *:;ihon a adondant her 

### been **oonmittod** t0 jail ia **aOf!Uit** Of th0 fiJP3 atI6008t8 / 

### l dJuOgo6 againat hi.@ tho further onforooaont of suoh ud&nd ohall bo ia 

### aoaordanoo wl# tho pror i 81On8 of this CO402 btiOi.8 **793 8Bd**  **196, ~OMOll'O**  **mOt8t0d T0X08**  cods of Crlahai proaoduro, prod40 for the 8oti8rS0tm or JudgPento la blsd8u.eanoroases by plaolng t&o oonvlatod derondant la the **oouat7** 

### workhouse, o ounty farm, l to., **and** by 

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aald 

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### labor bt0. Artiolo ON, VSMOB’8 Annotated Tax88 C&O of CFd nai ~roooauro, 18 Spplioablo 

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### Courts,and duls rlth the satlsfaotlon of judwents in Juatioo Courts in criminal Caao8e

xtlole 795, Vernon's Annotated loxas Cod8 o? SrfmFrul irdOehr0, **reaC8** as r0ii0wS;

*:ihen , by the juGgment of the olurt, a Jofsndaat 18 to bo lmprlaonod in JSll, S carti,Pie& co;,y of ouch jucgzent shall bs Yurflcient authority fclrthe sheriff to plsoo auoh dofondant la jail."Artio1e 796, Yornon’o AMotatoQ Tom. cod. **0r**

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.A oaplao **ioouod** for the **arroot** and 0011 ritoioaS of on0 ooavlotrd oi a riod*mmnor enaltl oi uhioh **or** aaf per8 thorooi b

in jail.* lutfol. IO?, Vornua’o Anaot.tod Tom. Qodo of crlmlaal Proeoduro, roads a0 r0iw0t

“A doratdult *ho ha. **remhod ia**  jail the length ut tlmo roquIre.6 by tho jud&mont -11 b0 6100har&.& Tho l horlfi oh8U rw turn **tho** oopy of the **or** the oapiar undo? ohioh the doion t wao lBpr1.oB.6, to tho proper oourt, **rating** how It **was** oxooutod.* Thfo dopaxtment h&o **ropoatodly ruled**  **and** ahf3rlrro 

### uo no% **entitloa** 

### to r000 **psrformod** as outlined by tho irr etatutor, o-106, o-698, o-768, 0463, 0460, aa maay 0-r 0pia~0 0f thio aopartaeat.

Opiaion Ro. O-850 or thir dopartmaa8 holds t&t **a CoBrtablo**  **ir ontitled**  **to** tho Ius Of $t,OO **for** 1wlly l xooutia( 

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### warrantoi l rroot la a aiodeoioanur ~~80, l uoh goooo;oz: torod $ last the doioadmt 01100nvi0tlon, Thio a0 ropoato fb riled howoror that a Oenotable IO **not on** 0” Itlod to any rOOO

### ror making $lloml l rfeoto. Opinion No. 0463 of thio dopartaukt holdo that a Conotablo lo **not** entitled to ohargo and oolleot a for or &SO ror taking ang

l pprorlng

abun6 lna nLodomoanor

oar0 ualooo ho ecuaplioo with Artioio 873 and 3tiolo **t77,** 

### VorBoBto**AmotaSed** Toxao **Codo** of crimI~1 **Fruooduro** of Texas; that a ooaaitssnt for whloh a poaoo oHIoor IO allowed a ioo of $1.00 IO for l **xeouting** a valid order of tho oourt, aftor oonrlot:on oi a dofondant, cIrsot:w tLat the dofondant bo plaood in jail and **oonfinod** t:Loro ~5atii th0 judgment or tho 0m-t is bati0ri0a and that a rol~aoo for whioh a raoo ofiloor IO allcrroi a fob 0 #LOO IO SOr roa! 1 loaol~6 or l

ohargl~ **a dofondoat**  fror **the** for00 **aad offoot**  **d**Eonorablo E, A. Bodg.8, Pyo b

a $~dgmon* reotralnlq U

0 tfi%oBitO. ~116~ of this doputmbn% holds tha$ only rhoro E

ho hots Bow tlut the dofondant IO uoto4 of a Co~tablo at #o tlmo ho plwdr ria0 i0 oh0 OsQak blO

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)bl rurthw hoi60 that rhon tho dorenndant **Juotioo** 

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### mama 10 l **ooe** t0a **b** th0 Jwtloo %a **paymeat** e2 **60rOawb** rir0, **th0 00~0**  **able P**  **t** not l tiu0a

to a roio~oo r00.

;iO l ROlOOO herwiSh 00piOO Oi OpiaiaO XOO. O-563, CW.lB9, 04104 ana 04437, whloh pars oa puootionr similar $0 tho **qUO.tiOB** Lnv0ivba hor0i.a.

**In rnoror**  to **your** first **r;uootion you**  **uo roopoot**  hrlly ahired that it IO the opinion 0s thl(i ea0puwm2t~ that; 1. Tho Ooaotablo 10 ontltlod to #&OO **ror** oaoh 10~1 arroot made. ii0 10 l RtitiOa

t0 210 fOe0 rOT ii%Ogal

U- rooto, 2* Tho Oonotablo IO ontltlod to $1.00 ror l xooutlag oaoh **raUd** oommitaont la d.odanoanor oaoeor Tho oommitmont i~ouoo only after oontiotion 0s a 60rmdaat. 4ho l ooaritmont* or authority for iQUIooludat, whloh tho Donotablo l x6@~808 in mIodemoanor o8ooo where a poounlary fin0 has b8oa ad&ago& against a **defendant, and**  whore tho dofondant IO prooont, IO a oortiflod oopg of bwh judgaioat, as outlined by ~.?tiolo 787, 0. C. P* xi in ouoh oaoo th4 dof~dant b not preoont, th0 moapla:i%horIsad and dsooribod In rrtloloo 780 and 743) c, C, P,, oupra, is tho l **owimltumW** uhlah tho Conotablo 0x0-’ outeo* 3hers tho **juQzfaBt is**  imprisorsmnt in jail Artioieo 795 ana 796; c.

a. P,l **wka,** suok aabeo wouli,be oithor a apply and thr **moocaftnen~R** in oortiffod oopy 0s tbo ju?‘Tho **or** a *oapiao*, clopendent upon th0 faotb involved thsro n. Constable would exsouto the “OtmBltmMP br ploolng th0 defendant iz jail as dirooted ln the **orbur;** when thie was dono **by virtue**  of a rail6 oomnltmont tho Conotablo would hwo oarnsd his for and bo ontltlod thoroto it, as and when, SSBIO was oolleotea. 3. The Coaotablr is entitled to tl.30 for takIn& ad a .provingdefendant** bond In a mIsOoiw3anor oaoo prori606 9ape i0 done in acooraanoo with law aa in OWIQ~IUIOO with ,ixtIol88 273 .Ind 277, Yernont8 Anaotatod Texas 0060 Of OririMl Proooauro.

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**BonwabU** II, A, Hodgoo, Pago ?

4. The Coaatablo is not l ntitlod to a reloaoo foe unlooo ho ii8 tho dorondmt ia his aotual and legal oustodr **at** 

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### ana oootoor oat~of~oo - . **saao by**  **hyiin& it**  **ou8 4**  jail and tho **Conotablo** thot uad thorn ro1oaoro tho d0r0nam rrw 

### tho for004md l r r00t 0r a uagplurs rootraining hl.n. The t;sn g~oloa80m **oortoplatso** a. SUL 

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### 0“y: lot@ rolo&oo and dioohargo iron t&o judgmoit rostralain& t l defondad,

4ruo’Ung that this 

### l atlofaotorily moworo your IaQuiry, we are **Vary** truly 7ou-8 AT'XRHtTOW W TEXAS

APPEOVEDOCT

24, 1940

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. ATTORNEY

GZNERAL

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