OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

Iionornbls C. 5. Mide 

County Audl6or 

Hueom Gotinty 

corpus wrlati, Texas 

Dear Slm 
Ilowr8ble a. J. %il&O, Pqge 2 
mid thoreon, and @oW blu ehorlff te take 

@aa defead4nB aa4 pl4whlmlB jal1osttttk0 

4wuBt duo upm anoh judgwat en4 bbr fnmler 

owte uf oollootiog t&to aaao are paid, or until 

the dofenaant 14 otherwlae le@l9 diaabergod. 

(0. c. 700.1" 

"Artlelo 793. (878) (856) 9%~ dlcmhaq@ 

when 4 defend4e i* 60Iwi00~4 of 8 mla4c 

murmr ~4 hl6 pualoh4w~ km awewe 4t 8 jtowalery flno lf he la oarblo to paj ths flsm 

end 40&r adjudged e@imb hlrg ho nay for emh 

time a4 r&l1 4ati4f9 th4 judgnmat bo put 64 mrlc 

dieaharge She full amouat of floo md 448te adjudged a@~& hlmg ratlqg 4uoh labor or Sspr%m 

wt 4% Thrw Dollar* (C3&0) fw 44&k 4a9 thereof, 

Lsg., l.rt 0. 8. me 

4%'d La&, 206 C. S., 

r rArL 7% To go4mnmllanbop 

Wmro th4 punlsbaen~ amo4red in 4 ooavio8len far mlrdewanor fe eonflaeaent in jail fm 

I aore than one day, or w&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~denoe with the prwlrioos of tb%r arktol4 unQor oha l'ollowlng awl08 and ragulatlon8t 

Wl. ba0h k~0laaLissionors court m9 pmvibo for 

the ereotiaaof ewerkhouso end t&444tabNWont 

of 4 runty ierrs tn eona*otlon tihemlth fer Me 

purpcttto of utlllaing tim labor of oald pardlo4 44 

of3n+iotedr 

*a. 3uah f4.x-m and rmrk#iouro4 4h4llbe wdor 

the cmntrel and manegom+at ai the oom&44i4aor4 
wurt, and said outart aey adopt such rulea an4 

regulatlon4 not lnwB8istMt WitIt the l4Wd a4 

they deem neoemary for the 8uweorful managomerit and opsrotloa of ml& lnatltutione an& for 

effeotively utilisiafl eaill labor. 

“3. :3mb warmm and Gumrae ma 

f 

be tmployecl under the authorit of ~JUJ oo!am seloners 

odrt QS may be 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 wcmk 8% to prevent iwoape. 

“5. Thry rhall bs put to labor upon tho pub110 roads, brld&w Or other publio work8 of the 

oounty when 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. One who rofuaos to labor or 18 othoiriss 

Nfraotory or ineuberdlnabs may be p\slehed by 

solitary oonilnauont un bxwea WKI water ctr in web 

other -61 eit th8 00ddmra OOUH my dlsw6. 

“8. Uaon not 4t labw th4y nuy be wmflrud 

in jail OP the uarkhoum, aa me9 be 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. One who dxoln age, dtswse, or other physioab or nantal disnblllty is unable to 40 manuel 

labor &all not bpt roquuirsd to work but shall retaaia in 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 ma9 be 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 caid aourt may allaw. 
erinprtirs.m&+rl#pr 

aat uh J~ZL aup moza pamal labor by pyund 

into the oouat3 trewory of oao dollar r0r l aoh 

asp or the term or his iwrirowat, and tha rooefpt Of ths oounty trbwwrbr to thnt bffbO6 ml 

be ffufrloient authorit r6r tw 8hdrr to dwkia 

hia in jail without la L r.* 

“Art. 79s. (879) (857) Authority for impriboaaont 

vhon, by the $ldgwnt 0r the oourt 8 doi.&- 

ant is to be in~prleoaed in Jail, a rortdld oop)r 

of buoh j\rQlpswnt aball be maHiolrat aothmltr for 

thb clbdrf k, phe0 6wh defwduat in jbil.* 

wArC. 797. (Sari (es91 Moehwgo or 40r~4wt 

"A dbfomdwt rho ham rwalw4 in jtil tba 

loagth o? blmo requlrsd br t& jpdgmat ahall be 

4lsohbr ed. 

'1 

Thb rhorirr ah31 rettm t&o o 

or th0 udgmm, a th0 0~4~ w4a whloh zfz 

40f0ndantwa8 lapri8bw4 to the propbr aotut, 

diatiag hew it ww oxeou c od." 

*Art. 920. (1015) (980) Diobhr& from jdl 

"A 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 &O MS besn imprt~~n~d fit iemi tea day68 rad 6 jwb0 0r the 

pbiIO0 %&T&y di6Oh?Ar@e t&O 4OfdIWt UPOII hiS dUJd43 

the mame oeud, 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 &ml4 that rhmn l 

r ia a i 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 Jill. 

ute means what; It saya), * 

fa other words, the statYo haro likewioo repeatedly he&3 t&t an of 850% a oonviotod ml..@ 

decabsn*nt prior 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 &a ltp 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 OS tho flno 

a0d 008~8 ad that no rurb % r ardor rr0i4 the Jwtloe 0rth0 

Pew00 wax neoo*aary, 19e l noloao herowith l oopy of mid 

oplDi~n whlah dlw dlaeusreo other mattora whlzh nay bo of 

Rr8lotmoo to you. 

The awwer to your quo&Ion till dopond upon who* 

or or not tho miebumewwt h8r ntilliirbd the flno and 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 

ww out on thb oeunty fwm or other wthorlrcod oountr projaot ra0 thb th ropubwd to ittiff a.Srekmtgo l w8; tho8 16 

beoomw the doty of the Sheriff to ~wlrara the pAotsnbr. 

The ~BW 4000 not requiru th@ @&riii 60 Ootlfy wpb &WiOr 

6~ wah relmm. 

I 

Boa6mr, 15 the riftb ai 6osts are uautibri0d, 

either in who10 or in part, the ahbrifl ham no euthorlty to 

rulea the prlsmar. The prlwner must k he14 imtll t& 

judmnr; ill sully sPtisrlsd.