OFFICE OF THEATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN

Iionornbls C. 5. Mide County Audl6or Hueom Gotinty corpus wrlati, Texas

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### uf oollootiogt&to aaaoare paid, or until the 

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Wmro th4 punlsbaen~amo4red in 4 ooavio8len far mlrdewanor fe eonflaeaent in jail fm I aore than one day, orw&or4 in gPoh wnvlotien

th4 purtlsmt 10 4aeo8retl only a$ a pwunla~ry flne end thr p4rt9 #) **oamiotod io**  umblo b p9 I tho fin4 and o(D4t4 edJ&@d asainst.tiir, thoa 40 atnviotaed

4lmll bo roqu%md tn do wue%18b+Dr ta ~ooo~denoewith the prwlrioos of tb%r arktol4 unQor oha l'ollowlng awl08 and ragulatlon8t
Wl. ba0h k~0laaLissionors courtm9 pmvibo 

### for the ereotiaaof ewerkhouso end t&444tabNWont of 4 runty ierrs tn eona*otlon tihemlth fer Me purpcttto

of utlllaing tim labor 

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### wdor the cmntrel and manegom+at ai the oom&44i4aor4wurt, and said outart aey adopt such rulea an4 **regulatlon4** not lnwB8istMt WitIt the l4Wd a4 they deemneoemary for the 8uweorful manago**merit and**  opsrotloa of **ml& lnatltutione**  **an&** for effeotively utilisiafl eaill labor.

“3. :3mb warmm and Gumrae maf be tmployecl under the authorit of ~JUJ oo!amseloners odrt QSmaybe n40444ary to prevent eaoepss and to onforao such Labor, end they shall be paid out of+the oounty tm44ury such wntpon~- **tion a8**  **~1~. court**  **imy preeorlbe.** 

“4. Thotm 80 tsonvioted ahell bs so igmx4ed rhllo at wcmk8%to prevent iwoape.

**“ 5.**  Thry rhall bs **put** to labor upon tho pub110 roads, brld&w Or 

### other publio work8 

### of the oountywhen tholr labor oennot be utillscrd ln tho 

### county narkhouw or 8ounty Iarm.

**“ 6.**  They shell bo 

### requirad to labor not loss 

### SWAB &g&t nor 

### tDOro than 

### tea houre eeuh 4ey, 8undays oxaepte4. Eo 

### pawn *hell wer be rertaite6 to work for more then tmo

### year.

**“ 7.**  Onewho

### rofuaos to labor or 18 othoiriss Nfraotory or ineuberdlnabsmay be p\slehed by solitary oonilnauont un bxweaWKI 

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“8. Uaon not 4t labw th4y nuy be wmflrud in jail OPthe uarkhoum, aa me9be roost oenvaslwHi, or **4s** the teg,ulatloae **of** th4 omtmle~iouers oourt nay proaoribs.

**“ 9** **”** A fmelr she21 in na aase be require4 to do mrtusl labor exwpt In the rw%house. OlO. Onewho dxolnage, dtswse, or other physioab ornantal disnblllty is unable to 40 manuel labor &all not bpt**roquuirsd to**  **work** but shall retaaiain jail until his terns **of** 

### bqir~sonment is on4- 04, ox until the flae and coot@ adJu4g;ed agalnet him am dlwharge4 aoaording to law. 5%~ inabll~ty to 40 mnual labor ma9be drtexmbml by a physioian appointed for that purgoet, by the oounty Judge or the ooarjlnsionera couxt, wh~aim11 be pai for eush servloe **such** wr,pwas~tion 0a1

### caidaourt mayallaw.**erinprtirs.m&+rl#pr**

aat uh J~ZL aup moza pamal labor by pyund into the oouat3 **trewory** of oao dollar 

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### aoh asp or the term or his iwrirowat, **and** tha rooefpt Of ths oounty **trbwwrbr** to thnt bffbO6 ml be ffufrloient

authorit 

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“Art. 79s. (879) (857) Authority 

### for impriboaaont 

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### the $ldgwnt 0r 

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aballbe maHiolrat aothmltr for thb 

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### d0r0adant

plaoo4 in j&l on wbount of rbnm3 to w tbb nnb ~4 00860 ow b0 di~bhwged **on habew**  **sorpua by**  **ahming:** '1. That he 20 too pear to pay tho fho urb **w&l,** aa *2. T&the hw rowin in jtila 00fri0iat mgth 0r tin0 60 8~ti8ry th0 mk0 ~4 **008ta,** at the rate or three dollara, for uoh 4~.
93ut the der0fiimt 8haU, In no ,oam 

### under this artlole be dis8hrged until 

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t&O 4OfdIWt UPOII hiS dUJd43 the mameoeud, by appliaatfon to W~gh 

### justlooi and whba !kueh.applioation is gmntisd, the justieo shall note the 6?3me on MS 4ooket.*TM6 dopartaont Lea

### roprtedly&ml4that rhmn l ria ai**judgatutt**or 

### 00mlotlon la rondorod 

### ~JI a mira0b08~ oaso against a dofentlant it Ls tho duty o? the **3herlff** or other ornoer **to immdletelp**  eoLlaot tbo flno an4 otmtr 

### or to plaoo the dafeadent In 

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repeatedly he&3t&t an of 850%a oonviotod ml..@ 

### decabsn*ntprior to the **iuir4bao*nwt~s** 

### sbatieraotion or the **ju4gment**of 

### oonrfotlolr agrina6 Urn **b** I waent 

### or br jail or other suthorized rerviae would be &altp of ellowlng a pri6onor to oaea~o~



### In npini0n 

### 1~0.o-4924 or thir dOpuh0nt, ~0 h014, werig other things that tho ju&hbnt of aonrlotlon in l i&adomanor 6(11&o

would euthorlu t&o Subrlff (or 

### other orriioer) to proorod la the statute 63,thoQo or rolloetlon OStho flno a0d 008~8 ad 

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### to you.



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### ntilliirbd theflnoand etmtr alju4g.d agalnet hiin. u tho **4orsndant** pep bl* rim an4 

### ooeto la rull 09:lays the ses6 Out ia jail 

### or 80~~08 the 

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### on thb oeunty 

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### 16 beoomw the 

### dotyof the Sheriff to ~wlrara the 

### pAotsnbr. The ~BW 4000 not requiru th@ @&riii 60 Ootlfy wpb &WiOr 6~ 

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### eitherinwho10or in part, the 

### ahbrifl hamno euthorlty to 

### rulea theprlsmar. The 

### prlwner must k he14 imtll t& judmnr; ill sully sPtisrlsd.