OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEkAS 

AUSTIN , u. 

Banoreblr Ckorur PI i!udOon 

rour letter of 

lnion oa the 

11OWing faotr 

rol ii1.d in thr oitl 

t alleging an 0rrei36r 

atlng the tratfio law8 

&ant was aooured of ‘Drltf orerwldth* wbioh arosy 

f Stamford, Texar. The 

t o? that altf took jurlrdlotlon 

lnr, I l u~poso, comumnrarat~o with 

4 law I have been unable to find that 

ght oa the juriedlction of the corpeatloi aourt of titmford, Toxaa, In thir matter are 

Artlcler 61 (7)) 6t and 64 Revised Crlmlaal Statutes 

(P. C.) 1925. 

“2 interpret Art. 61 to man thst the corporation court hse jurlodlotlon altho.dgh I an uaadvlsad 

tl8 to the ordlnanoar or the city, bacause I feel and 

know t!xat such olty hrrr ad ordbrnoo qorerninp trafwt.* 
708 ,’ 

ft I8 not.6 that you l tatr la your latter that “tha da- 

;$nz was l o a ua ed or driring a truok with a load oi overwldth 

a in the aorporato llaltr oi Btutord, Toxa8.a h-or 

8, ror the purpoao of thlr opioioa, we l 88um8 that the 

Wradant war ah&rgea with aa ofirnrr unurr hatloo b 0r Artlola 

81%; Vornon’a AMotated Pan81 COO@. 

Sootion 9b of Artialr 017a, Voflloa*8 Annatatod haal Cod., 

pror idea I 

‘Any poraoa violabin any at the pro*i8lon8 

of thla Aot aball be guilty oi 8 niadomanor and 

upon conviction thrraof shall k paniahwl by 8 

iin* not l xo4odin~ Tlftt (460.00) Dellara for tb 

r lr a t o ftma e, a nd b y l tlnr ot not rxorodlng ‘IWO 

flundrod (~800.00) Dollera for the rroond ofion80, 

or not l r a wlln~ Iho Kundrrd (hOOrOO) Dollara 

or inpriroaamt in tha aouaty jail not to rrorrd 

rixty bay8 (60) or by both ruoh iin0 ana imprlaonIwIlt- fk ihe Qisoroti6n oi the oourt Sar l a o h aubrequoat oirraae thereafter.’ 

Artlola 

Pw1d.8 I 

63, Voraonfa Annotated Cod0 0r Criminal R008dure, 

“Thr oorgoratloa oourt in eaoh laoorporatrd 

city, town or village of thlr Stat0 ahall hhrr jurladlctioa within thr oorporatr limit@ la all atiminal 

oa8oa l rlrin(: uadrr thr ordinaaor of l uoh o ity, to wn 

or village, and rhall hat* oonourrent jurI8d1otlon 

.with any juatior oi the pas00 in any praolnot in which 

arid oity, town or rillnge ir situsteb la all criminal 

casea arising under the arlalnal law8 oi thla State, 

and whloh punlahmant I@ by fine only, and wharr the 

ma r hum o f l uah fine may not l xoaed Two Kuadred 

($200.00) Eollarr and arlelnu within ruoh oorporstr 

liUiit8." 

The fotagoln.g 8tatUte l rprsraly give8 oorporatlon COUrt8 auto try 0irrb908 l rlaine 0~8 0r rlolation8 

and alaa to try 0rr0n808 rrlaln& andor tba 

&at*, within the limit8 prororibod. (h. 
709 

wyvI~y~~ vovrgo r, nua8on, p4pr 3 

Tu. aura, vol. lm, page 397 Taylor County v* Janir, 809 9. 

W. 406 and thr authorIt 0 1 tad theroln). 

St I8 8tat.d in Tu, Jar., Vol. 18, pago 8978 

Wndor the arprndst8ato tlw tbartltutioa gI+- 

tn& tha &girlatU.r8 powor to rrtaburh ruoh other 

OOUrt8 48 it Ur deam lk804884rt a& PrIIOribe th@ 

jurI8dIotion 8ad orgaairation thereooi, and to ooafora th juri8diOtiO8 Oi the dirttiot and other iar8?iOr OOurt8 th8rrtO 

61~0 eorporatlon aour I 

th. La&i8lrtuM ha8 Q0W.r t0 

8 jtuI8dIotion to try per8on8 

tOr OtfWl888 agalart st1to llnl. In ~rO8OOUtiOa 0r 

OrrOn Or thI8 Oh#NiOtW t&O QorpOratIOn OOtrrt8 

hN8 jarl8di8tIoa OOLlOUrr0nt1~ with w jU8tiOr Oi 

the poaoo and la any prroinat in rblah tho oltl 18 

situated in all Oa888 where thr pIMi8tWclt 18 by fin8 

Oalf and where the maxiaum iin8 dO88 aot oxooeQ 'ho 

Hufldrrrd DO11sr8 ii the offsno. ha8 been aonvalttrd 

wIthin thr Oity 1Imit8) but the oourt8 may not br 

glroa jurI8diatIoa to try oird8aaaaOr OmtI8r8 punIrbable b7 iaprl8onment, at 14a8t ia olti48 opwatia6 UdOr hOnU rUlQ ~rOVI8iOa8 Of thr COll8tItUtIOlL; 

aor aal they b8 01Oth86 rith 8Xel~8lvr ~~184lotIoa 

over lnfraotioa 0r Stat0 tiwr to th o l a lu81 0~ 0r 

&8tior OoUrt8 or oth0r OOUt8 oroateb bl tllo Con8tltutIoa.” 

Ill V18W Or thr tOrOgOblg, YOU ar. m8pOOtrUnJ adVt86d that 

tho ootporatlon oourt 0r Stamford, Tua8, ha8 jurlrdlatlon to try 

3t8oa8 charged with Orm888 artring under Seotloa 3 0r irrtfale 

c7a, Vernon*8 Aanotatad Pana Cod., protldrd It I8 the fIr8t or 

eeoond offense. The oorporatioa oourt would not hare jurirdiotioa 

,to try a person oharg4U with th8 third or mor8 OrrenBO8 u+er the 

statutB, Or 44 8Ub8OqU8At OmJJ84 th~r.aitU. " 

Your8 very truly