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OFFICE OF THE A-ITORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

~llr. I. huaa0ki 

County AUditOr 

OalTeston county 

Oalreston, Tour 

8. 167, 168 Uld 117, 

arats uhargss, but 

on of the hi&my 

. The same applfer to Cam8 Roth 

171 u5l l888 - H. Ruttingclr; md 

fa oharged on this bill for the ofienue ar 

8 r?r rafluro OS the defendanta to appear 

"1 unaerrtand froap the a0wy Attommy that a warrant 

of arrest wa8 immd after aamd~te rdld to appear ror 

~d~she mica that was mrvebd by the 0rr:iiorr making 

l 

,vhe Trial rw ior rustioss of the Pea08 arr provided 

zzM$;%ole lose, 0. a. P., Reriaed Civil Btatutsrr lOW5, 

* 

*Pour Opinion i8 248 sotiully requested a8 to the 

C+OFPOOtIUl8 of the rO.8 0 f aiead and I would appreolato an 

l ul~ nnly rith refcwiae to 8awmqw 
. 

Mr. I. Predeold, April 17, 1939, Page A 

You nnd M enolo8ur-e which 1s a copy of the l aodunt 

or the Yuetioe of the Peaco ior Pnalnot DJo. 7 of Galre8ton 

county for thd?Uonth or Heiroh, 1939, uhIah %m dated April 1, 1939, 

and uhioh shows acme PLneteen ease8 aa hatig been tried and 

rlnally bispomed of by 8aId~Juatloe OS ths Peace and aId JuustIce 

of ths Pea08 OOptend8 that hm $8 entItleA to the utm of #42.50 

from Oalveston County .ror bls nniaes;~rt~tho rate 0r $2.50 par 

oaw tried en4 diapowd or by hi& 

Artlale iO5e, Coda or Crlmlnal Prmedure 4s the State 

or.Terae, reaae as iollaw: 

"ThreoDollar8~8hallbe paidbyths oountyto the County 

Ju4ge, or Judgk 0r tb Court at UT, and Two Dollu8 and 

Zlftr oenta 8hall he paid by the oounty to the 8u8tloe oi 

the Pease, for oaeh oridnal motion trried and finally dimpond 4r bd0n him, ProvMed, howeru, that in all +euntl*~ 

having a population 0rso,ooo or lows, th, JustI 

Fwaar &all wofrs a trial ree.ot Three Dollazw. z- oh Judge 

rC Jubstlao &all preoent to the ~NiiUa1OnU8' a0h oi bl8 

04unty l t a regular turn tbersol, l wr itta n l oo0olillt 8peclfying 

.eaoh #rM aotion in which he alaIm 8u4h See, ~rtlflsd by 

8ueh Judge or Ju8tioe to be 8orreot, and fllod ulth the County 

aiak. The ComnI8doner8* Court 8hal1 epprove much l ooount 

far 8uch amount as they find to be aorreot, and ardor a draft 

to be hmed upon the County Tkeamrei in favor of 8uoh Judge 

or Justlee ior the amount eo apprwed.-. Provided the Comlmdonerm* Court 8hall not pay any aooountmr trial rH8 in 

any ease tried and In which an acquittal 18 bad unlean the 

8kt.e of Taxa vaa representedin the trial of 8e.Ldaaun by 

the County Attorney, oi &is assistant, Criainal D triot 

Attorney or hIa aaeietant; and the aertifloate of %f d Attorney 

lm l ttaohed to nld l coount cutlfybg to the raot that 8aiA 

cause uas tried, and the State of Texlu wan nprewnted, and 

that in h%e ju4gmmt there was 8uffioient l rideme in &IA 

aaun to demand a trial of 6amG2# :~ 

Ilrtlale 798, Penal Code of T&m, read8 a8 rouolnl: 

Vfolation 0r'proniee to appear. In &me 0r any guson 

arrested for rioletion of hhe prsoedlng art&lea relating to 

npesd of fehloles, unless suah person 80 ureated shall 4emn4 

that he he t&en rorthwlthberore a oourtor co-tent JurlaAIotion r0r m-~&5eAlate hearing, the arresting orricu shrill 

take ths lloeme number, mm an4 make of the ear, the mm 

a& aadmrs of the operator or Arlrcr thereot;'anb not$ry 

suoh operator or driver in nltlng to appear b&fore a Aeslgnated court at aompeknt ~urltictlon at a time an4 place to 

b apalfled In amh written notioe titleant five Aaya subsequent to the 4ate thereof, apd upen the promise in writing of 

amh person to bppoar at. 8uoh timm and plaoe. suoh orricer 

8hell rorthdth release mmh person fxum austody. Any person 

wUfu.lly vlolatfng mob proaltie, regardlee of the die oeItIon 

of the ahuge upon which he wae orlglnelly ax%eated, akll~ be 
%r. I. Predecki, April 17, 1939, Page S 

wtlned not less than flre nor more than two hundm4 dollir8.* 

Artlole 424, Oode of Cririsal Proooduro of Texas, rea4s 

a6 fo~lous: 

*Whenever a defendant is bound by reoognlsauoe or ball 

bon4 to appear at e tea of & oourt, aad fall8 to appear 

on the day set apart ror taldag up the srImlna1 Aocket, at 

~auy subsequent day wh*n hi8 ease ooasm up ror trial, a r0p 

reiture of his reoognIsanoo or ball bond shall be tatin.' 

Article 425, code as Crimiaal Procedure or mm8, read8 

as r0ii0rt3: 

m&mner4ftelcIngororre~tum. ~4OgniZ6R408~A baI1 

boa48 are rorretted in the r0ii0ag manner- The same 0r the 

deftmdant 8hall be oallod@l8tinctl~ ot the%ourt house door, 

pad:lf the Aefenbant A008 'sot appear within a reasonable 

&Lm after mch sall is made, juAgtxent ahall be antemA that 

the State 0S Texar reaffu M the Aofemlant the mmbunt or 

‘aaMy in uhlch he 18 bound, Ma of hi8 hl’Oth8, the amount 

of rouey in uhioh theJ are respectlrelr b4un4, which JuAgment 

shall atate that the SaM 1 

Y 

be made final, un.less good 

oausa be ahoun at the nut em pi the court rhj the ArtonAmt AlA not l ppeumW 

Artl6h 626 or the &xie 

read8 as rouma: 

of CrlaInal Prooeduro 

Wltatloa _ _ to suretfe8. _- _ 

4s Texas 

0s tb 

Oourt~ a oltatlon shaU i8fiUC1 notifying the sureties of'the 

defendant that the reoogriitanoe or bohd ha8 been rorroiteb, 

and nqulring them to appear at the next term of the oourt 

a114 8hOw cause uby the same 8hOUld not be made iinal. It 

shall not be neoe8sary to give notloe to the defendant.* 

It Is note4 that in the aeoount of the JustIae of the 

Pease. submItted with your request for opinion, there appears 

aan Ilo. 178. Ange~lo SasiartIno charged wItb *forfeiture OS bail-, 

which oause appears to have been.tried by the Justice of ths Peace 

MA tha defendant found not guilty for which the Justice of the 

Pease, In his acoount, filed hi8 bill $0~ the 'sum or $2.50 an4 

also, case of the State of Texas vs. V. Sama~tlno, Ho. 179, wherein 

it appears that he also *as charged dth $orfelture oS~baIln, 

and likewise was tried an4 Sotid sot guil Pi. fby the Justice or the 

Peaoe, Sor which the &stloe of the Peace riled his aocount for 

$2.50. Forfeitures of ball are not orininnl case8. The proceedings 

to forfeit bail are clril aotions, although they arise out or a 

otiminal case* The purpo6e of baI1 isto insure the pmsenoe of 

the derendaa &htiataIal. To insure this presence the defendant 

and hia maretier, on bia bond or reao&nleaqce are penalized by the 

rorteltum of their b&d or rscognltanoe to the pecuniary extent 

48 the mount of'the bond. 
. 

Mr. I. PreAecki. April 17, 1930, page 4 

ft i8 the OphiOn Of tbi8 DOpart8Mt tbpt the fee8 i#i 

the89 c(LSOS, s00. 178 and NO. 179, UW not he8 tiiOrnd t0 th#J 

Justice of the peace by lawaad 8houl4 not k paid bytha e0ue.y ~ 

to the Justice 4s the Peace. 

Galveston County lmr a population in sxoese or 20 000 

luhabltents. The Justioa of the Pease OS Galreston.County 1s 

entitled to the sum of $2.50 ror sacb oririnrl l otlon tried au4 

tina.lly illsposed or berore him. 2lm Cu0lsslonrs* Court. is 04t 

authorized to pay auy l oeount far trial rees or the ?umtIoe 0s 

the Peace ip any sane trieA aud In imlch au l aqulttal fa had 

unless the ghts or hum was represented in the trial of nk4 

o a uaby e the Co unty Attorney, or M S l 8SfSta ntCrlmlMl , DIstrIot '. 

Attmtssy or his a uI8ta n$l , aA the certirlcate or saIa Attol-ney is 

attached to -ia l aoount, aertiiying to the hot that ml& uuao 

nstrled,8mltbet-the state 0r~~8~s~p~40ntsd‘m that 

in h is JuAgmnt ther we a s a Ufio lent l rldwtie in sald oauss to .. 

AemanA a trial 0S aan. 

The autlflcate or the County Attorney 0r advoston County, 

lb x a sii s attaahsd to the l ooount of the Justice of the peace, 

wherein mob bounty AttOnUy asri;lrlas that he has sxulned the 

~í l coount of the Jurtiwl Or the Puss lab that he outlrler that sll, 

gases that wsrs t&A aad aaqultted as reported in 8aid l ocount 

thattheStakorTexmsnsnpreunte4 therelnbrthe County 

Attormy and hi8 &8sf8tant, MA that In ths &xdgment or the County 

AttOmNy there wa8 suiiioieat l ridenop In each or-said cause8 to 

demana a trial 0s the mm. 

~smmr4e, you ais respeotrully advlwg t&at.lt 18 the 

opinion 0r thir Department, that under-the factumulm.lttoA, 

oonsIAemA togetbu xdth the aertiiiaata of the County Attorney of 

Galveston aounty, Texas, rind ghe m&mu arridavlt or the Ju8tioe 

0s the mace or Prsoinct Id. It 0r Calvesten county, nxas, that 

all or the rees'in',thenoloseA account show be palA. to the Justloti, 

or the Peace of Preolnct l&o. 7 or Dalreston County, TexasF rgth 

the exception of Nos,'lT8 an4 179, as above shboip. 

Trusting that thie ansmrs your iuquI~,re are 

Very txtiiy purs 

A'lTORRE!i S OF TEXAS 

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(Signed) 2 $ Fz 

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AsslktantWJF:AW 

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