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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

Bonorablo Adrew f. Hlokey 

aounty Audltaz 

Ylotorla County 

Vlofiorla, Tu48 

Dear 8lrt 

and those who live 

nemllefroathe 

and other quentionr? 

opinion of thl8 Dap 

r44d8 48 r0u0tw 

2, reque8tIng the 

8 rktodthasln, 

a due to be allow4 talLe8- 

a on0 mile an4 mar* than 

8erY.8 48 jUZ!Or he 18 paid the 

oe8 3r juror8, but when he ir ollrr 

.exou8ed, then what 18 the 4olpe484- 

e484ti.04 of eXOU8ed OC 44U8e4 8pOOi4l 

.OO lf he lives more than one ml14 fro0 

the oOurfhouse, but what 18 it it he live4 riehin one 

nile 0r the oourthoure? 

-t 18 th4 prOpOr &XMi4? Or pwillg the OOPpe484- 

tlon or the oourt ballltf, by tarmnt 4raw4 by the D18- 

triot Clerk, or upon their aooount being presented thereto 

the h4llli88iOller8’ Court, through the County Clerk?" 
Honorable Andrew J. Hiokey, page 2 

Where you U13e the word "t4104m4nv 

we al'4 not 8urcO 44 to how auoh WXd is Ulld, 

narran, restrictal and teoh4loal eon-e or in 

au synonymous with *lndlridual juror* or mm 

special renlre a8 aathorleti by Article 587, 

tatsd Code of Criminal Prooedure. 

In your inquiry, 

whsthar in a 

a broad 44nee 

sammoned on a 

Vernon* a hnopa,ge 568: 

It 18 hated in Texas Jurleprudenoe, Volme 26, 

.phra8e 

‘The. word *talesmen' originated in the oornmsllotig 

'tales de olrounutantlbua* ooourrlng in the latlu 

form Or the writ to the eheI?ffi to bring into oourt men 

required r0r jury 8errloe in 44 emergenoy. In thin narrow 

men80 'tale4mm* doe8 not ooaprehsnd 4 sheriff 8eleOted 

jury dram rrom the oouI&y 4t b.rget Origh4uy, 4t le48t, 

it Si@iiOd 8uOh Of the by8t4JidOr8 a8 the 8harlff plOk4d 

up at short notloe. The 8tatate aptear to reoognise 

this restrlotlve aen ror it ~848 taleemen* adly to 

8i@.fy men added to the panel in order to ooaplete 4 

jury ror tha partloular oauoe. However, qtaleglan' 18 

dso aOmetime8 Used in 4 broad ften8e aa 8y4onymo48 with 

~lnalrlaual juror*.” (SW Art. 21&l, v.A.c.s.; Art. 596, 

V.A.O.C.P.) 

Article 596, vernon’tt Annotated 006s or criminal 

Frooedure prwldes t 

"On railure rroot any oiu8e to seleot 4 jury tram 

tho8a 8UWIOned apon the 8peofal Y4uire, the oourt 8h4ll 

order the aharlfl to 8mm4oa 4ny number oi men that it 

may deem advlaable, for the fornutlon of the jury." 

Artiole'j99, Venon.8 Annotated Code or Orimlnal 

ProoBdure, read8 48 rollowrt 

Vhma the sherlrf is ordered by the OOurt to 8ummOn 

p4T8On8 upon a speoial Y-ire who8e name8 have not beea 

8el~ot.46 unasr the jury wheel law or the rpeolal rsnlre 

list, the o o url t h4.ll, in every Oaae, oaotion 4nd direot 

the 8heriti to 8ummoJ1 suoh men a4 have legal qUallflO8tlOII8 

to 8arYe on juries, intormlng him of what thoee qu4llfloatlons are, and 8hal.l dlreot him, 48 tar aa he may be able 

to 8upMon IINUI of guod oharaotar who 0411 read aad write, 

and 4uoh 4a are not prejudloed again8t the defendant or 

bia4ed III his favor, lr he know8 of auoh bias or prejudioe." 
Honorable Andrew J. Hiokay, paga 3 

Article 625, Vernon's Annotated code or Srlmdna]. 

hOOed~3, prOYidO8t 

"AU man summoned on epeolal venire, who have 

been OhalleXIgad or axousad from service on the trial, 

shall be pai6 out or the jury runa one ($1.00) a0iim 

for eaoh day that ho attenda oourt on such 8uLzpIcn8. 

No person 8hall receive pay 48 a apeol4l renlraman 

4ud 4 regular juror ior the aaae day. No per ai8hall be allowad under thin artiole to any vanlrw 

for more. than one oaae line name day." 

Artiole 625, 8upra. waa amanaea in 1939 by the 

. 46th Leglelature, page U.2,~ Seotlon 1. Said artlole, before 

+he 4pmt4ment, applied to all oountiea in the State au6 protibd eompen84tlon of one 6011~ r0r eaoh day~that 4 ape0141 

vsnlraman attended oourt on 8U44On8 exoept In the 048ea whore 

the speolal.venlrenan redaea leas than one pile dl8t4nt from 

the courthouse, or where tha speolal renlram8n resided tit&in 

the..eorpor4te lilait of the oounty 8eat, ii incorporated. 

From the emergenoy olaure of Senate Bill No. &Ol, Aot8 of the 

&th Legislature, 8upra. it is apparent that it ~48 the intention or the Leglel4ture to malarge Artlole 625, 8upm, 80 all 

spealal venlremen *dla receive the oompen84tlon or one dollar 

each, ror eaoh day that they attended court aa euch venlremen, 

i4oludlng those who re8ided less than one mile from the oourthouae, ana tho8e who realdad wlthln the corporate llmlt8 0r 

the oountp seat, exceaf those apeo+al renlremen rho realae ln 

counties having a population of not le8a th4u 290,000 or more 

than 355,000 lnhabltante, aooordlng to the last preoedlng 

reaeral oen8u8 and all ruture reddral oen8u8ea. 

xr yea have u8ed the -6 Wt41e8m4n* 48 renlremen 

8ummonad on 4 8peolal venlpa by virtue of Artlole 587, aupra, 

eaoh Ipeel venireman 80 8umalopad r0tia reoeire 48 OoPlpen84- 

tlon one dollar eaoh ice each day that he attended oourt aa 

8uoh venlrm, fnoiualng those who realaed lea8 than one 

mile from the oourthouae, and those who redded wlthln the 

oorporate limit8 of the oounty seat, exoept those ra8iding 

in couatlea haring the population above mentioned, whloh doea 

not apply to Vlotorla County. 
Honorable Andrew J. Hlokmy, page 4 

If you have used the rrord "taleamen* a8 referring to 

~44 8tUbtOnOd by YirtUO Or Art. 698, aupra, suoh men woulQ bi 

entitled to the 84n&Y eomponaation as tho8e 8ummonod on 4 8peoial 

venire by virtue of Art. 589, supra. Xe think that, in oozufderin8 and construing hrtlols8 89b 4.46 599, V.A.C.O.P. toge8her, 

men who ue aummned by virtue of art. 89b are ape0161 veuIremen 

to the name extent 48 thoae 8umamned under Art. 681, and 48 

AI-t.,68providea 6 in effeat th a t a u men l ummo ne4 o n a p eo h 

vet&%, who have been oballeuged or exou8ed from 8enlOe on the 

trial, ahall be paid out of the jury fuud o4e dollar ror e4oh 

day ,thet he attend8 oourt oa euob l uuunoaa. 

In oonneotlon ulth the fo’olyoln(c we alreot yo-oirr attention to our opinions IWcbera 0-LEiaC-A end 048Sb~ copies of these 

'oplPion8 4re 44oloaed ror year oonrenlonae. 

ke now 00da8r your pueatlon, What 18 the proper 

amnner ‘or pqlng the ooamn8atIo4 or the court b4fiirr, by 

warrant drawn by the di8triBt olerk, or upon their 4040tm$ being 

preeepted thereto, to the eoanIa8Ioner8* court through the aoonty 

olerkT* 

In oou4eotIon with the ramgoing pueatlon we h4ve 

oaniul4.oonsiderea Artlole 19#Xi, Vernonis mot4tea Cltll 

Statutes, Article8 3b9, S69a., 1058, and lOWla, Vernon*8 Annotated 

Code 0rcrimindl Prooed4re, regarding the appoln&uent and Oompena4- 

tion or court bdiirr8 for the Supreme court, rarlou8 OOurt8 0r 

oiril appeal8, grand jury baIllff8; A.rtiOle lC686, mpra, aho 

pertain8 to aherlifa e,nd hi4 deputies actin a8 court bailiff8 

in oountlea having 4 population of over SO,000 lnhabitant8 

eooordlng to the lent preOedlng federal oanaua. We have rail04 

to U.&l any authority authorizing Victoria‘Coudy to hate 4 oourt 

b4ilirr, aa that term la ordinarily uaad 4ud und6ratood. 

ArtIole 3935, Veriron'e bOt&kd Civil 8tatute8, 

prwlae8 in partt : 

-For every day the 8herirr or hi8 deputies shall 

4tt44a 4 di8triet or oouttty oourt, he ahall reoefre r0ur 

($4.00) dollem 4 day, to be paid by the county for l aoh 

day that the ahorlff, by hlmaalr, or a deputy ahall attend 

4416 00urf.- 

However, VIot0rl4 County ham a population or t3,64Si 

inhabitants, 4ooordIng W the 194C federal oen8ue and the oounty 

offlelale of raid county are oWenested on BP annual salary ba818. 
Honorable Andrew J. Hiokey, page 5 

This being true, the above puotea PrOYiSiOd. Ot Artiole 3933 

r0uia not apply to said oounty in dew of tllo offio8rs salary 

law. Ii you here rererenoe to compensation of grad Jury 

baillftr ana the manner in whloh they are to be paid, upon 

hour request ws will be glad to @iye this question our tux-ther 

00daeration. 

A.,% T 

Yours very truly 

'CT. .- ?

L Ardell nllllams 

Asalstent 

AW:AMM 

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