# %I> ?;,.b ps :I,, pi: !& OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY QENERAL OF TElUiS

. ‘ !~ AUSTIN

e-c.- A--**l?onor~bl.e R.**  **A. Barton,**  Page **2**

**Tropor ratloi.aad**  **dlupoatltlon o?**  the sus or $le.80.-'

ab,i80uRTduo oifiobra of thb Art. 105s. C*C*P* court ulldor

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ywr oplnlen to T8w A. bP*ven, uouaty .&eltior, walk lay BDh. lQ39. **O-785** tddrebrrsd FfoLoaaan

County1

"(Wheree oonvlotion 18 had in t&i0 ptiao Court and @UT e p8rt **Of** the 

### oomtr (ire **oollbotb~,** 

### the BUUI

oollocrtcd

should**be** preratoa between tho
ormers and thb oountf in tho easio prwortion 

### (18 to whlohl



### aoh waul4havebeea entitled to reoeivo

therefrom

had 811 co&c beon **oollooted, Art,**  **MB,** **U*U.P*** **mw8ver Bin00**  the jwtioo **ot** ,the peabe is &mid by tho County, hks brfal fee8 i l houl.e a at be o onoleoroe

in the 

### pror~!:tlon. Art6 1088,1084 a.a.P.f
T@u follbmi tb8 

### 8am pr8obauro in your **oplnioa 0460,**  (I&o& 

### April8rd. 193%
"IIn bnntbr JiUtlM courtopinion, you 5kto that 

### thoro&elf.ba no di~orl:~tlon b8twben **th8 otSt8brr**  **or** tha Court, but thbt the 

### diapaaltlm *hallbo in usual 

### proportion. *~rtlo$eto9 8nd suaoeedine; artlol*n0r **c.0.p. ;rotido**  

### for **thb orooutlon**  or judgmnont in 

### a nl8baaabnor

osw, and juQ8 thnt tho 6tmposition 

### of the 

### OuEl of 

### $.lr?.ao

wuld follow 810nt; 

### the line 0r your 

### opinionb es naee:ee for **e ju8tlor**  

### aoust. Fl8arb 

### edviwt *cpdaan ?m. II. "AI% 1058 t3,a.T’

. proridon in art as foll.owat

*TIM oountg shellb8 liable 

### for onahalf oi tha foes of tf;b oftirp*r* of thaxmorablo X.-AI Esrton, Bga 3



### court when the 60f0naant faila to pay his ?laa an6 lay8 his iins out In tha oounty &ill or dlsohargesths MUM by 

### mana of working ruoh rieb out dI tho 

### aounty roada or on 

### any count9 projaat~.

*
WP YrwlBwEt "art. lCS1 C.C.P. proridba that the County Attorney shall'roo~Ivo for oonrIolions o? a nladoimmor 

### naturetho sumof $10.00, vlrst: xn the event the dsfbnaant 

### aad prrltl hiu tina in oath, the, County AttCmnOp wauld ha+* reoslvbd ths sum of @O.OC ior his fobt
” ;aoocd

: In tho event the 

### ddatdnnt hnd 

### remed out and 

### dlscharga4 his ilao in $811at 1-r 0:: the county mad, 

### thb countyAttorney would hare naeited iron CalhounCOuMy, tb sufa oi $8.00 aa hia ieo, under art. 1086.

ree **of Thlrdt**  **IR** tha **oaae at**  bar, the **promtad**

the **county Attornor**  oa 

### the $l&80 wtid only be a froationalpart o? tho $?S.OO a~ pmtided for **under MO.** **TWO above** **notmi.**

**‘ Ymuld**  the 

### County **AttO&%Wy be**  e~atitlbd **to** noolvo froz the 

### Countythe dittazunoobetween the prorated part OS the #l&80 end Fhe @.OO PreTIdul under Art. x0. 1058. %lkowi%o b&&l the aomb 

### rulb apply to the 

### otheroffice rs 

### oft

the oourt."

wm papuiationor aalh0tut~icount9, mxaa WX+~* 

### to tbm 1940 9Wersl oonaus la 8,011 **inhabitenta. ‘**  **~8 fartiw**  a 5uma from your latter that the 

### Cotlut~ and 

### pnolnttt

qfrloora of chua 

### county, cabs, ar(, opbretfng 

### uadortbb fee 

### nyetwm, and that any aalsriespaid to them are otoftlalo aals~I~8, allowedLn the mount and ;nannor a8 tha law **prorldea.** enoweru harsto ara **bsssd** u~gon tfro abesta assumption. 

### oy

Art1010 1085, V.A.G.E.?., nab8 as followat "The Count-7 slm?l be liable to l aoh oifloer und wltnbfaa brivin~ 

### ooutnin 0 mIadom8anor oaoe 

### tar only one-half thereof where the **dafaubnt** ha8 satie-fled tho fine and oorete adjudged e,galnd him in full by labor in the workhouse, on the oounty far+, on tha pub110 roads or~uponany publfo works Of tti oountyjand to ;:sy swh hali of mob legal oosts as may have beenso **taxed, not**  **lnoluddlag** oommla~lone,the oounty judgm shall ieaue h&.8 warrant upon the oounty 

### treamirar In favor of 

### the proper **party,** and thtl B&SW 8hall bm paid out of the road and bridge **fund** or other 

### funds not otherwlaaappropriated.

YOUr i&tW diiBOiOlortC4S t&It the tin* in th&B **O6Utbe** was **$25.00,** the oost **447.50j** that the Qafendantpsid &kLSO in oath and laid out $30.00 tl>ti in jailj tbo oounty attornayla foe wa8 $lO.OOjtha trial fee in oo:mty oourt is $5.00 under Artiole1574, T.R*C.O.F.,la taxableae oosts and belows ~00the oouuty. You 60 not **stat.** the exaot mount8 of fo.8 Bue to the olerk, sherifTaad ooneta?lobut the amount due M j+ntly wol~ld be $Sg.UO. OplnlonNos. O-469 and O-755 of tbls dopartmcmt hold that where o~Uy 0 pert or the fine and aoats alu oolleoted,that the money oolleotad shouldgo ilrlrt to the p$yment of the oost8 and Iha balmo,o, if any, to tha amunt of the tine and that where than is not USOU& eoll~oto4 to pay all of the aost8, 

### the maoy oollsotod ohould be prorated,and that in suoh oaae one offioarhad no priority ovor another. **said** opiniona 

### further hold that the trlel ha bolonglng

### to the oountyahwald,ba oonsldond in the prsril tion. 73 quote fro* Opinion Ho. %+7&Was iollkrrr~ ***In view**  **of the**  **trial fae**  ebova provided, being a **pert** of 

### the oost8,end by maeon that the Justioo oi the Naoe being paid bg the oounty, it in our opinion that the $3.50 in pumMon shouldbe prorate6 on the **baalra of**  **$8.00** 

### to the countyattornoyj #J.SO to the oonatableand &GG to the taounty, whiob figurer spproxlqtaly sixty four and a fraotlonoenta on the dollar. The oountywould gat fta pro rate scrrt

of the paymnt.”
::G 0neloseherewith 0opie6i or mid opinions ror your infori%ation.

**opinion No-O-1578** **of** this **department, approve4**  **in Llmltsd**  **Confersnoe,** I:oldtj that a oomtsble ui:er8tlng **undm**the ?a8 system Is entitled under Artlo$s 10515, V.~.C.C.F.,

to half costs from ths ootnty an thet pirt of the 

### time s defsndant rszmins IA jail or **works**for ths ootinty rrhsn he so dleohargss prt of hIa SIue andpays off a part of Eme. “ia snolose h,srwlth a copy of ml4 oriInIon ror your Iaformttion.
Tie pilot* fro&$opinlon x0* o-;Llwi 

### or tlie 

### de- ;iartimnt

a8 follower

*Ia answer to pour iiith qusstion,It IR t: a opInIon of this departwmt that wimrs oniy a g-art

of the fins **and** ooets are oollsotsd, that tbs miney oolleoted should @ fIrLt 6s the paymenf~

O? the oO8ts 81~4

th8 bslanO8, ii an~r, to the aznotu&

of the fine, and that whers there Is not emugh a0lloote6to pay all the oosts, t&a swner oolleotsdshould bs proreted betwosn the arrertiag ofiiosr, tha oorsty **attorney** and the oomty. That no oiflssrhas priorityover another in suah matter. YQr exa rpi8, if the tine aad oosts amunt ,to $S%OO; as In your ease; Ohe fes of the ommty attorney unountsto #S.OOjths to8 of ths oonstablsamounts

### tc $X3.00and the trial fes **mounts** to $4.OOjLf ths d8fandant paid $6.00 in ossh snd the bslsnw 15 work86 out 011 the county farm ths ErrsatIng offiso~ would bs entitled to $.LbS of ths ossh paynnat, the oouaty attorney would be satit to $1&s or the oash payment and ths oounty’ (as 

### Itsportionor the trlnl 

### fee)nooldbe entltlsd to $1.09 of the or?ah pqxaat. The 

### amoating orfIo8r and ooatty sttornsy would alss w entitledto rscsIvs pay,~mt from the oounty under Artlole 1056, V.A.C.C.P.,one half of th8 bu110t3 0r the 

### r088 ior 

### th8 thi0 tb0 flefsadsnt worked out ths **bslaaos** of his fIm **aad** oosts. undsr. the oxawls Guoted absn the arresting ofttoorrauld **be** sntlt1ed

### to neeIvcr tram the oountj the ~‘umaf $1.89. Ths total sumreoslved bp ths arrsrting orrioor frozi both SOLWOOS would be $Z.l~,*

xe l a810~8 herswitha oopy of raid Opinion for your l5fcrmtlon.