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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 tobe allow4 talLe8- a on0mile an4mar* 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 U13etheword "t4104m4nv we al'4 **not 8urcO**  **44 to**  how auohWXd is **Ulld,** narran, restrictal and teoh4loal eon-e or in au synonymouswith *lndlridual **juror*** 

### or **mm** special renlre a8 aathorletiby 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 'talesde olrounutantlbua*ooourrlng in the latlu 

### formOr the writ to the eheI?ffi to

### bring into 

### oourtmen 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 oimen 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 jurywheel law or the rpeolal rsnlre list, the 

### o ourt

l h4.ll,in every Oaae, oaotion 4nd direot the 8heriti to 8ummoJ1suoh men a4 have legal qUallflO8tlOII8 to 8arYe on juries, intormlnghim of what thoee qu4llfloatlons are, and 8hal.l dlreot him, 48 tar aa he may be able to 8upMon IINUI

of guod oharaotarwho 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."HonorableAndrew J. Hiokay, paga 3

Article 625,Vernon's Annotated code or Srlmdna]. hOOed~3, prOYidO8t

"AU man summoned on epeolalvenire, who have been OhalleXIgad

or axousad from service on the trial, shallbe 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 formore.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 048eawhore the speolal.venlrenanredaea leas than one pile dl8t4nt from the courthouse, or where tha speolal

### renlram8nresided tit&in the..eorpor4te

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

### emergenoyolaure of Senate Bill No. &Ol, Aot8 of the &th Legislature, 8upra. it is apparent that it ~48 the intention or the Leglel4ture to malargeArtlole 625, 8upm, 80 all spealalvenlremen *dla receive the oompen84tlon or one dollar each, ror eaoh day that they attended court aa euch venlremen, i4oludlng those who re8ided less than onemile from the oourthouae, ana tho8e who realdad wlthln the corporatellmlt8 **0r** the oountp seat, exceaf those apeo+al renlremenrho realae ln countieshaving apopulation of not le8a th4u 290,000 

### ormore 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 thosewho redded wlthln the oorporate limit8 of the oounty seat, exoept those ra8iding in couatlea haring the population abovementioned, whloh doea not apply to Vlotorla County.HonorableAndrew J. Hlokmy, page 4

If you have used the rrord"taleamen* a8 referring **to** ~44 8tUbtOnOd

by **YirtUO Or**  Art. 698, aupra, suohmen woulQ bi entitled to the **84n&Y** eomponaation as tho8e 8ummonod on 4 **8peoial** venireby virtue of Art. 589, supra. Xe think that, in oozufderin8 and construinghrtlols8 89b 4.46599,V.A.C.O.P. toge8her, men who ue aummned by virtue of art. 89b are ape0161veuIremen to the name extent 48 thoae 8umamned under Art. 681, and 48 AI-t.,686

providea in effeat thatau men lummone4 on apeoh vet&%, who have been oballeuged or exou8ed from 8enlOe on the trial, ahallbe paid out of the jury fuud o4e dollar ror e4oh day ,thet

he attend8 oourt oa euob luuunoaa.
In oonneotlon ulth the fo’olyoln(c we alreot yo-oirr**atten** tion to our opinions IWcbera 0-LEiaC-A end **048Sb~** copies of these 'oplPion84re 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**  thedi8triBt olerk, or upon their **4040tm$ being**  preeepted thereto,to the eoanIa8Ioner8* court through the aoonty olerkT*
In oou4eotIonwith the ramgoing pueatlonwe 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 oountleahaving 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 ooutttyoourt, he ahall reoefre r0ur ($4.00)dollem 4 day, to be paid by the county for laoh 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** salaryba818.HonorableAndrew J. Hiokey, page 5

This being true, the above **puotea PrOYiSiOd.**  **Ot** Artiole 3933 r0uia not apply to said oounty in dew of tllooffio8rs **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 3TCWSuREs