**OFFICE OF**  **THE ATTORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEkAS AUSTIN**  **, u.** 

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rol ii1.d in thr oitl t alleging an 

### 0rrei36r **atlng** the tratfio law8 &antwas aoouredof ‘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 traf

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ft I8 not.6 that you l **tatr** la your latter that “tha da- ;$nz was loauaed or driring a truok with 

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

## 8, ror thepurpoao

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., proridea 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 

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xo4odin~ Tlftt (460.00)Dellara for tb rlrat oftmae, and by l **tlnr ot**  **not rxorodlng**  **‘ IWO**  flundrod (~800.00) Dollera 

### for the rroond ofion80, or 

### not l

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Iho Kundrrd 

### (hOOrOO) Dollara 

### or inpriroaamt in 

### tha aouaty jail 

## notto rrorrd rixty bay8 (60) or by both ruoh iin0 ana imprlaon

### IwIlt-fk iheQisoroti6noi the **oourt** Sar 

### l aoh**aub** requoat 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 

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### rlrin(: uadrrthr ordinaaor of l uoh oity,

town 

### or village, and rhall hat* oonourrent jurI8d1otlon .withany juatioroi the pas00 in any praolnot in which arid oity, town or rillnge ir situstebla all criminal casea arising under the arlalnal law8 oi thla State, and whloh punlahmant I@by fine only, and wharr the marhum

ofl 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 

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rlaine 0~8 

### 0r rlolation8 

### and alaa to try 0rr0n808rrlaln& andor tba &at*, within the limit8 

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## 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 01tad theroln).

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

Wndor the arprndst8at o tlw tbartltutioa gI+- **tn&** 

## tha **&girlatU.r8** 

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## to rrtaburh ruoh other **OOUrt8 48**  **it Ur**  **deam lk804884rt**  **a& PrIIOribe**  th@ jurI8dIotion 8ad orgaairation thereooi, and to ooa**fora** 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 

### jU8tiOrOi the poaoo and la any prroinat in rblah tho oltl 18 situated in all Oa888where 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 

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### 0r **&8tior OoUrt8**  **or** oth0r **OOUt8** oroateb bl tlloCon8tltutIoa.”

Ill V18W Or thr tOrOgOblg, **YOU** ar. **m8pOOtrUnJ** adVt86d **that** tho ootporatlon oourt **0r** Stamford, Tua8, ha8 

### jurlrdlatlon to try 3t8oa8 chargedwith 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** ,totry a person oharg4U with th8 third or mor8 OrrenBO8 **u+er** the statutB, Or 44 8Ub8OqU8At OmJJ84 th~r.aitU. "
**Your8 very**  truly