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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

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### fa oharged on this bill for the ofienue ar 8 

### r?r rafluro OS the defendanta to appear

"1 unaerrtandfroap the a0wy Attommy that a warrant of arrest wa8 immd 

### afteraamd~te 

### rdld to appear ror ~d~she mica that was mrvebd by the 0rr:iiorr making

l ,vhe Trial **rw** 

### ior rustioss of 

### the Pea08arr provided zzM$;%ole lose, 0. a. P., **Reriaed** Civil Btatutsrr lOW5, * *Pour Opinion i8 248 sotiullyrequesteda8 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?Uonthor 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 

### trieden4 **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 population0rso,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 lt **a regular**  **turn tbersol,**  l writt an 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 %f of **d** Attorney lm lttaohed to nld lcoount cutlfybg to **the** raot that 8aiA cause uas tried, and the State of Texlu wan nprewnted, 

### and that in h%e ju4gmmt there was 8uffioientl rideme in &IA aaun to demand a trial of 6amG2# :~ Ilrtlale

798, Penal Code of T&m, read8 a8 

### rouolnl: Vfolation 0r'pronieeto appear. In &me 0r any guson arrested for rioletionof hhe prsoedlngart&lea relating to npesd of fehloles,unless 

### suahperson 80 ureated shall 4emn4 that he he t&en rorthwlthberore a oourtor 

### co-tent JurlaAIotion r0r m-~&5eAlate hearing, the arrestingorricu 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 operatoror 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 **subse** quent 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.llyvlolatfngmob proaltie, regardlee of the die oeItIon of the ahuge 

### uponwhich he wae orlglnellyax%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 CririsalProooduroof **Texas,** rea4s a6 fo~lous:

*Whenevera defendantis 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 srImlna1Aocket, at ~auysubsequent

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 CrimiaalProcedureor 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** 'sotappear within a reasonable &Lm after mch sall is made, juAgtxent ahall be antemA that the State 0S Texar reaffu M the Aofemlantthe **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 suretiesof'the defendantthat 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 8hOUldnot 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

chargedwItb *forfeiture OS bail-, which oause appears to have been.tried by the Justice of **ths** Peace MA tha defendantfound 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 chargeddth $orfeltureoS~baIln, and likewisewas 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. Forfeituresof 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 penalizedby the rorteltum of their b&d or 

### rscognltanoe to the pecuniaryextent 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.

GalvestonCounty lmr a populationin sxoese or 20 000 luhabltents. The Justioa of the Pease OS Galreston.County 1s entitled to the sum of $2.50 ror sacb oririnrllotlon tried au4 tina.lly

illsposed

or berore him. 2lm Cu0lsslonrs* Court. is 04t authorized to pay auy loeount far trial rees or the ?umtIoe 0s the Peace ip any sane trieA aud In imlch au l aqulttalfa had unless the ghts or hum was representedin the trial of nk4 oauae **by** the

County

**Attorney,** orMS l 8S fStant,

CrlmlMl DIstrIot '. Attmtssyor his auI8t an$, laA 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 hi sJuAgmnt the re was aUfi olent

l rldwtie in sald oauss to
.. AemanA a trial 0S aan.

The autlflcate or the County **Attorney** 

### 0r advoston County, lbxasi

i s attaahsd to the l ooount of the Justiceof the peace, whereinmob 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 

### thatwsrs t&A aad aaqultted as reported 

### in **8aid** l ocount thattheStakorTexmsnsnpreunte4 therelnbrthe County **Attormy** and hi8 &8sf8tant, MA that In ths &xdgmentor the County AttOmNy there wa8 suiiioieatl ridenop In each or-said cause8 to **demana** a **trial 0s**  **the mm.**  ~smmr4e, you ais respeotrullyadvlwg t&at.lt 18 the opinion 0r **thir** Department,that under-the factumulm.lttoA, oonsIAemA togetbu xdth the aertiiiaataof the County **Attorney** of Galveston

### aounty,

Texas, rind

ghe m&mu arridavltor the **Ju8tioe** 0s the mace or Prsoinct Id. It 0r Calvesten county, nxas, that all or the rees'in',the noloseAaccount show be palA. to the Justloti, or the Peace of Preolnct l&o. 7 or DalrestonCounty,TexasF rgth the exceptionof 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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