**OFFICEOFTHEA ’**  **ITORNEY** GENERALOFTEXAS **AUSTIN**

**Hon. Buliro**  **8Qud Cwntf**  **At tornq**  **Fr*euono** collnty Fairiiold,

Tetrr
Dear BIti:

**und to**  **aak.e wres** 

urfiainal

procesr

r8 leEallyret

We are in reoe

hdre lartul**mthor** 4 a l p e a o e

o fii o e r oonstablo'r

preolaot, in without hulng

8 **oonrtable** haw **the** lm&~ t eorponration

frea ptitaw. trolling

and anroroiag

tb*

t x, n* an the Coamls6lonerr Court lo&- l r a tf rhuifftr l

lary at ~wbatever l nd oolleotB

in ?**a'?"Eon. RenfroSpeed, page 8

**t0llow*** **1**

gJustloe Prsoinot Nuubir Three In FrsrrtonrCountyIa l mual oration but **hr** iire beer twoma looatrb in the preoinot. Tha preolnot

loin8 l oountyIn whloh beer la n& lrgallred, therrrore there are aany p8opla **of all**  klndr **that** irruuent **there bsrr**  **t8tern8.** Coaaepuently,

theae**beer** tavcrxw are In need of eooaetant

patrollIng

by pea08ofrioera. The 8heritf48 drpartaent ha8 too &IA&U roree **to perioxm**  tha **other butler**  **at tbo**  oftlee aa4 **to petrol**  th88o **beer taroror**  at **all** aeede4 **tlXLB0.** The oonBtablo or 8db pr8oInot numbeu three**dose** not ptrol the80 tarrrne end ha8 been lmo a t

l ntl.rUy inaotifoae oon8kbla, Aooordlngl~, theae f1.n beer **tusrar** haro omplowed 8 aO!iBtSblO of another

4nb 4lfferant preoinot

In Freertonr

ijounty to attend**the80** beer terornr and thereaatorao~law and order, and them tavern8

p&y **thl8** maplofedl

ol?strble a weeklyoomp8nBatlorr. Tslr onetable fron another

preolnot

l ployed by the beer tarernr **maker** l

**rra8tr oi**  **ofSeder against**  the law, ill.88 rcmplalntr

a&n89 them and **oolleotr** &ia ooste In ease@ of **oonrlotlon8,** all In the 8am manner **SB** lf ho ware in hl8 ewn preeinot.
eIt **has** baur proparrod that in thr arc&t It IB held thata oonrtablo **do@8** not hare authorityt0 patrolmb l **5r0r08** the low In a preoinot other thaa hi8 om, than l deputy **8her** Iii **be** l

pFoIatd for the **purporr** of patrollln& r&Id beer taverna awl thatthe Coami88~oaer8 courtset this deputy8herIfF8 88law 8b ~Qrhatster

frer he l

un8 ob mlleot8~~ fro+ stone County ha8 a **QOQulntiOn Or**  **OTQ** t-n thouBan peoplemib **lade8 are paib to 2I l ounty 0rrioialr elld tholrdrgutIer.* Artlelo8wB. R.C.&, lotd,provlderr The qualified

toter8OS aaeh justlee p r eo ln o f

at r8oh gsnoral **@leeUan** l hall *lootEon. RenfrotIpsed, page 8

a ronatmblo

Sor mob preolnot for a term of tU0 **puBea**
**ktiBl0** 6685, &&8., l*eb, ~OBO~ibBS th. 6utIeB o? a ronatable Ia urnem **88** ?ollonr .Raoh oonBtable shall l xeoute l

ndrharn 8OOOrdi~ t0 1BW 8n prOOOBB, **WUrMtB** 8Ud preoeptr to him dlrooted and dalIroroQ by any lawPa ofiloer, attend upon til jurtloe **oourtr** he14 in him preoinot ud **perform** all **much** other **4utIeB am**  5ay **be** rewire4 OS him bt law, ”
Art101* 4889, &C.B., iBdiOtiOll*~ 19&S, related to hlr~ur-
=hex'yoonatablr

q l XeO u t B Uy ~rOOeB8 oltilor OrWMl, **thrOughOUt** hi8 eOui&y ad r~Beuhero **68** w **be PrOTided**  **iOr ill**  **the m@**  of OrImInU booeburo, or other law. ” Turning to the “ma. of CrIBIml proeeaure” , m find a d~?inItIon of **Veaoe Ot?Iaerra**  la ArtId. 86, Vunont8 Amot8tod CrLoinU Btatute@:

‘The iollouiry'aro ‘peboo OtfIaerB*: BM ~huIti @nd **hi8 dOpUti88,**  oonstablo, the **~rurh811** or polioearn of an inoorporated tmn or oltr, the 0ii10*ra, **non-~OSiiSBiOnrd or**  **tIasr8** an& private8 o? the St8te Rantser for00 and any other private 

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ppoin&- 04 to l xooutrerinlaal **pr00e88.a** (Under8oorI~ ourr). ml010 57, cod0 or ~rittiml pr00rdt~ ~0. TidBB that "It Is the duty Of erav psaae 0triger to prcesne the peaor rithin &fig fur! roaring OurBr -

Art101* Ul8, cob* of G?lmiaal Proauluro,

and= Title 5, “UTeBt, Oodbrwt and ball* **~OridU:** *A psaoeo?fIo*r or uy other porroo ry,**Eon. Rmifro**  **Speed, page**  **4**

without

**warzaat,** arrest an **offender** when t&o Ot?O 5 BS

iB l o mm itt ea

15 **hi8** Q PSBB5O e

O r Wit hin hi8 Tie*, ii the **0ffe50. iB**  054 olaased 48 l felony,

or **am** an **tOf?Ba~o** against the pub110 **po.08 ’** **“**

**.** Artlolaf!!!?l

r8lete8

to a 'V4rraat

of **arrest*** 8nU **~TOTidSB** thst Buoha uBXr8nt:

***IBBUS~** by any **oountf or**  dirtrIOt olerk, or by any asgilrtrak (etcrept oount?**OO.-~P~~BB~O~-** ere **or** ood88Ioaer8 oourt, marore or reoordsr8 Of an InOOrjtOrated

Oitr Or tOmI),ShallOxtend **to** any part of the 8tstejand 8ny peaoe ofiloer to nhom **Said** rarrsnt **iB direoted,**  or Intowho84 hand8 the eemeham been trsneferred, BhaU be ;uzhm;ga to exeoute the acme In any oountyIn .a It he8 bmaaheld in E.EI?SOX T. STATE,49 S.W. @a) 465 thatArt1010tf!s l uthorlzl~ the 8h4rl?? **to BUTT**  wa1c .+aat outalde him 4ount.J doernot l

xt6ndhIr l

utborlty

to arrest without

a **warrant** outside

the oountf,and that a 8h4riff

ad a0putf

mklng an l

rrertnnd 804r0hlng an automOb1.boutside **the oouatf**  wIthouta warrant 8t65a In the
**name relation**  t0 Boaroh **am griTat**  **oitineaB.** In opinion

80. O-la400r ttilr

aeportmentto the Eon. H.A. **iiOdgC8,** county Auditor

o? w1111Bmr0n

COunty, Qeorj@OWn, **by Hon.**  **UOyd hBt~L&**  **~BiBt ’**  **Ult Attorney**  Ocneraf.,

It rem heldthtt a OOnBtabk ha8 the authorIt t o l xeoutea warrant of **arrest** not on17 In **etsq** preolnot withinhim oounty,

but a6 well in 8n7 oountyIn the'etate, and I~~*ntltled

to the fee@ and mileage **SIrOTiaBd by**  law thenror.

Thlr department

ham thus ~a4Brb4??irmatiT4ly **upon** th8 authority of **a** oonstable to l xeoutea nrr8nt of ar**mBt OUtBide**  hi8 QlWlnOt. The **QUSBtiO5 18**  **BOW** V&Other or not he her the l UthOPIty to mab an l **rrset outside**  him preolngt

but withinthe oountf without4 **warrent.** hrtlolo6889, **eupra** authoritem a oomttcblr **to** ox+ ~2 any prooeae,

olrilor,

OrImlnal

t~u@Wt hi8 OOuntJ,

. **ArtiolB 56**  **of** thr **crimiti OOdO**  **liBt8 b**  **OOnBtabh**
am a %eaoe otrIo4P andArt1010818 l**mPOWtrrB** a Pea00Of**mitt44 ill**  hi8 **~rcBNO0. It**  **iB tN8**  **that RrtiOl.**  **37, NW.,**  l tetttB that it lo the **duty O?**  sT4X’y **p4.00 dffiO4r** to preserve tho poaoo wlthln his &rlsdlotlon, but thls oannot bs inteqmted w ~rohlblting 8 sonstsblr

rakisg **an** arrest

wlthout**a warrant**  outsidehis precinct **but** ulthlnhim sountyubsnths offsnssis oomlttod bsfors his 4yos* bti018 116 or th8 cdithta ~060, NQP~, OUI bo oonstrued

as iapllsdlf

oonferriag

upon s oonstablo ths suthorltjr

to make an srrest

withinhim OII~

oountq whoa thsrs 18 Is@ jsstif'iostion tar suoh arrost.

The most dlroot suthorlt~ sustalalng

our posltlon thatwo harm beon sbls to find 18 IMBUFUff. DURLIA& 66 S.W. 118, 11%

wbloh the **roasmnlnng** Or ths 8uphms **Court** la answer to oertiilsa pwstlons OS the lornr court 18 spplloabls

to tho **preaont** situatlon~ b thla oaso it was hsla that 8 l

lty mushall rsy make l **r40t0 in**  **tb oowty.**  wo quota iron? the 4oolslonss rollas: -Slnoe

tho jurisdlotlon

of tho tarshsllis amsun& br that of tho shsrliiis tho.pretsatton sna su~prssslon orl rims and rrrsstor ofr0ndus agalwt the laws OS **tho** stata,it must bs ooextonslto

ulthths liditsof tho oounty. The purpose

oi tha loglslatum to oxtendths jurlsUlstlon

of tho marshsll

bsyomltho limits of ths town, and msko it ooortsaslvs with that of the sherifflntho mattor of arrests, is further l

tldsno~d

by tho faot that a ruarrant Of arrest'

may bo ait0otea

to hlm, and suoh warrant he ray sxoouta anpimn ln the oounty, whorsasall 01~11pmsess, unlsssothenlss spsolsll~

pr0rid0a

by lslr,

must bs dh0t0a to tho *ahorifr

or sny sonstabls*.~

wo han boon sbls to find two priMou8 oplnioss ot tho **Attorwy** thnusl~s Dopartmont under **prior adain**  istrations

relatilyl

ta this qusmtlonalthough suthorttlss l m not **0it0a.**On Mar 81, lQS1,Eon. hormtt F. Johnron,ABslstaat Attorney

~aorsl, ln an oplnlori to Eon. 8.0. Bmnett, **County Attorney,**  **DUWS, Tata8,**  statsdt

Vho puestlon o? 8 ooastablo*s suthorlt~ **to** aaks urosts without8 rarrsnt 1s well oov**0-a** in vour brim?, **snd** 2 ooaeurdth **ymt** in tho oonolusloa

thet tb ooastablo

has the rl&ht to make arrests throughout tho oouaty, the ssas mm tho sherl??.*
Eon. 8.1. Oray, AsSlstsnt Attorns~ tJ~aeral,

on Ootobor 15, lQS8,wrote Shrri?? Tom Abel,Lubbook

County, Lubbock,

?ems, **to thm**  l

**tfoott**

u + * l JOU sro nspsotfully **8ari80a** that this &OpUtJUWt ha8 h4F4tOiOrS ZWtd4md Opinions uhleh la stfeot oar- with lt tho right o? 8 aoastablo to make sn arrest out of his proolnet. You are oorrsot ia your statiagthst l&a shsll&~o the right to servo *nf o1rS.L paper or execute a warrant in tho roux&r. Xt follows that ltthls be **true** that **ho shsll**  llkswlso hare mar@ authority to MI&O an UMst ia say part oi the l

**ounty.w We**  rlsh **to ’** **oall** attention **to** tho ?olm pq #graphfrmm ~eras Psaos Ot?lOSr'S **Yan~al ”**  by BlUWhot, nif~0nb~~ **aa** Am0iat

*ho **oonstablo,** llko thq shd.?f, 1s UI o?- tloer noognhb **by ths**  ststutss **o?** Toras,**snd** is **00n08mra** only withtho sdmlnlstratlon or tho law es 8 minlstsrlal oftteer. The terrltorlsl jorlsUlotloe

o? the oonstebla srtends, llks that of the sherltf,

tc, the wholo Mwnt~, Although ho la **8~10oal QWOO**  ofrloer, snb ho 1s also ontltlodto malt4

arrests with S warmnt bayon& tz? llmltsa? his SouatT, tuot as 18 tho sher- .*
In **oamwu** to @ ur rlrst q?ISstloa, it 18 our opinion

that a **ooastab** ray lsw?ully m&s sn arrest la 8 pI%dnof OS the OOwty OthW than his own WithOUt 8Hon. Bmrrm spssa, page T

warrantwhen ho would othrzwlss bo suthorlud by law ts make tha arrest undertho CriolMl Cod0 of Proodun; and thet ulill4

it is his primaryduty **uadsr** Art101087, code 0s crlmlnal

Prooeburr,

Yernoa~s **hnotat4d** criminal Stshtes, to prmser?g tho **pot100** wlthlahis proofnot, stillhis jurls6lotloa is soortsnslro

.&th the llmlts 0s tho oount~.

w o r s r r a l a

rrapll a+mobg cm opinion on tho suthorlty

oi a oonstablo %o patrol and pollooar l p o aoo oftloar the tbrrltory of another sonstablo~s preolaot* beoauso

of the generalsnb 

### all-ombraolng soapso? **tho** rords wpatrol

sad. pollooa~ Ws dosm it sdrlsabls to rulo oalf upon tho suthorlt7 of tho ooastebls

to do owtmln a 0tm t0

l 0t8. Tour seooadquostlon arks uhother **or no%**  **a** ooasteble her the logel rightto 8caeptoompoasatioo fropl geltatssour~bs for pstrolllag sad l ar4rolng

ths lmv.

in 0pftd0tt x0. 0-m 0f this a0partmetit t0 ~0th ~dgar~P?oll,

CouatfAttoraot,

Ouadslups

Coaatr,6sgula, Texes,br Hon. Ardoll Wllllems, Assistant AttOrwf Oaaoral, it WEB hold that I a0ptf sherlrr who **pros4no4** the poser at a publlo oolrbretloa snd dsaco **would** bo 80tkrg ulthlaths 800~ 0t hi8 0rri0ial duty 8n4 rotid not be l

atltlo6

to **reo4lrr** l

ztra oompoasatlon

from tho oouat7or imm thirdporums, a dlfroroat, **or a**  greater or leos oompoasetlon for hi8 Orfield 60~~1048 than that rhiohhsd bean ~resorlbod by 1.h~~

Zt 1s our opinionthat 

### a oonsteblr only

### has tho logal rightto soaopt oonpsnsatloa presorlbad

for him by ler sa& thet ha may not lsgally aoaopt 0 l

asatloafrom grltatoso~~os tor pat.roIllpg pnd p4rfo

a hls ad88 0s l nforolag the law.
Turning to **your** third quo$lda, tho **maxbun 8n-**  **~UU~~~OW~OM** to a0putr ofrloors*re air0 rid br

68 T&x. JOB. Meg Art10106006, Yuaoa*s Annotated Civil 

## StatUt(ll. ~'

-is utlolo 

## -a **8~~17 to**  a0putt 8horlrfs~ Xt provLdo8 that the Ooaud88lwUS' 00Utt shall fir UuHcm Xonfro8psob,

oompeasatloa to be paid thOm* PagO 6

'1. In oountlos

hadng 8 populatl0n 0s two&y-flto **thourand** (I!b,OOO) or lrms lnhabltants, **tlrat assi8tcnt**  or ohlef **a0** l roeed l

lght4sn hundred ($1690.00 **s** uty not to dollars **per** snnum;other assistants, deputies

**or** olerks **not to**  **0~044b** rirt44n hundrd ((ia00.00) **a0i** lars pu annua oaoh.'

xn oouatios ahuo oounty orrious arm oompoasatedos a salary

basis under Gsotloa5, ArtlolsSol&, Vunoa*s Annotct4d clrii t3tatut48, r448 and aommisslonr oollaoted for 0rri0ial menfoe ahsllbe a0p08itOb la th0 O?rloer*s

8alaa-y Fun& 6eotlon 6 of Art1010SSl80prod&oat *IO all oaoos tin tho oodssloaors~ OOU& shallharm aotonalwd that Oountfoff;- oers **or** proofnot o??loers in such oountfshall be oompeasated

for their **S4rvior8** by the pmp me a t o fs n annuall

a l a r y, aolthertho a t & o or **Tana nor**  **any** oounty shall be **ohargea** with **or** psy to sny o? th0 orrlo0rs so ampoasatod, sny roe or oomlsslon for the performonoo of any or sll o? **the** dutlosof tholro??lOor but suoh offloors shall rooelva said salary ln llou of sll other **S448,** oo5ml6sloas or oomp0asatloa wi&hatpr ypuLd otherwlso **bo** l u t h o r i s ob

**to n** 

Xt rollows

that 8 *ssl~ ootit ray not oompOamto oao or its o??loer@ on a SO8 **bar** I:

a, ths others on a 8alq **bad8.**

ft 18 eitr~oplnioa that la l ountles

&hors sslsr108 l**4 paid**  **t0 au**  **OOUItty Or?iOftLb**  **82~6 thSh**  **dOPUtfO8,** ths ooamilsslonOrs~

oourt is prohibited uadorArt1010 69U0, Vernon**

Aaaotatea

Clril **statut4s,** frQm **fixing** tho 0oaponPatloa a? 8 sp4olal **a0puty** shorirf~s salaq a t wh a t er erh s l U M 4 n d **oolloots** l a **r0085**

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**Xna. amafm**  **sp00a, pw**  **m**

Truatlng that wo haro fully snswenh your three lnqulrles,

wa M

rours very truly

ATTOBNBT OXIEBAL OF BXA8 

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