OFFICE OF THE Al-fORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

Honorablr H. A. Ilodger 

Count7 hldltor 

w1111am80n count7 

Oeorgetown, Tour 

I 

Your rrquertxor opl 

fully consibered by th.lr 4rpa 

QUe8t a8 fO11OW8: 

making an arof the aase 

could not br 

lcr of the Peace 

an ~410 wa8 not a 

Deput7 to make the 

de haa tiled a claim ror 

“In ry oplnlon I oan not leslly order parment to an lndlvl4ual a8 the law doe8 not 8et 

Out fee8 for aIiy One WOrJpt leija117 QUlitid 

Otilaerr, l l8o t&t the mileage wod4 not cover 

for 'Cha814' but to the point oi l rrelt, 10 
Eonorable li. A. Bo4~08, F860 8 

Ml108 an4 tbo r'eturn of 10 mllo#. I under8tAfl4 that it would be legal ior tlu cOMtabl8 

to flle the l eo o unt for payaont of the foor 

for a por8OA who 

4aputy, horrror 4 

7 

8 hir lqally quallfled 

00 think ho roul4 br authorlred.ta file 0r a perron tmdor the oonditiOA8 8tatOd. 

Vherbtore the fO~OWiAg qU08tiGA8-< 

"10 Tould thr Count7 Auditor &ave lo&al 

authorlt7 to order, or approve, pa7mnt for 

f008 IA l lololy tilmininp; Trial t0 a perron 

who ra8 not a lags117 quallfle4 orflorr or 

D~ut7 although the aaoount wa8 fit04 in thr 

0111110 efthe COA8tabh in the fPBtbr fiOOiAOt 

in which the rrrvloe8 were performs40 

'#I- Should the milea~r to bo paid iA yolng to arrelt lo A felony 068e be jU8t frtbm 

the rtuting point to the point or l rrelt, or 

W0Ld.d it 08 from th0 8tWtiAg pOiAt and OIIr 

all c;roud oovere4, oha8111g back an4 forth, t8 

tha point of arrr8t?a 

YOU !&am A180 1AiOl3304 U8 that thb JustiOe Of th8 

Pea08 65.4 not spdall7 appoint the privatr oitlzm to Ierva 

l warrant of armat. 

The ire8 iA GUO8tlOA here, 8et Out iA IttlOl.8 1020, 

10X9 an4 1068, Vornon*8 .Aaaotatod Texar Code of Crlmlnal Prooedure, are payable to sheriff8 an4 oonatablb8 e&other ma00 

omoerr. (8 00 maid l rTlole8.) 

Artlole lO6T, V8raoA'r Annotatsd Tour Code of Crlmlti Procedure, pr0rl4ort 

mCOA8t8blb8, earrhab or other peeoe orrfoar'1 who oxaaute prOCO88 and porfors Oer~iCO8 

for Joatioer in crlmlml aatlonr, rhall receive 

~;;h”,;.;OO. allowa to sheriff8 for the 8bme 

Art1010 Jb, sOrAOA'8 hUlOt6tbd Texa8 Coda Of CriBiMl 

Procsdure, provider: 
honorable 8. A. B04~88, ha@ 3 

"The folloriAg are 'Pease oifloorr~r tho 

Sheriff and him deputlra 

rbal or polioenen of aA 1 

oonstable, tho IUWolt7, the offlcerr, 

naorporated town or 

AOA-OOlIld88iOAO4 OffiC8r8 

an4 private8 or the Stat0 ra 

private Demon upsolally l 9po "& 

ar foroe, and M 

n-4 to eraauto 

orlminal wooo88 l m Wn4rr8oorln6 our8 1 

Artiolr Ml, vWAoA*8 Annotated Toxar Cc40 of Grimins1 Procoduro, provl4ert 

Vf it 18 made knOWA b7 rstiofaotor7 proof 

to the magtrtrate that a peaor offloor oannot 

be prooHto exoouto a warnnt of arrort, or 

that 8uab d&la7 will be 4OOo8~OAO4 in proourlng 

tb~o retiviosr of a psaae OfffCer that thr eoou8- 

e4 will pMbebl7 sroapr, 8uob warrant ma7 b8 

dlrectod t0 any 8Ultablo prrron rho 18 wllllng 

to 8xeouta the 88mol and la such eaoe hi8 oame 

rho11 be set forth in the warmntrw bdm8oorIng our8) 

Artdole 888, VWA0A'8 AAAOtate4 Texas Co40 of Crhlnal Procoduro, prOVido8t 

"A justlae ,of the paroe ~7, when he 4oen8 

/ 

lt. noor88arf, authorize any porron other than 

l paaaa offlorr to exoouts a warrant or srre8t 

by AMWAY: ouoh person 8~eoiell~ iA the warrant. 

,' hi auoh oaae, ouch pereon ehallhave the name 

pmerr, and rhall be rubjeot to the came ruler 

tlmt govern poa44 ofrioer8 in llks aa808." 

(~AdW8OOriAfJ OlU8) 

The prlrato porron referred to in your letter waA 

Aoltbsr a &erlff AOr a oon8tablr. Mot wao ho a "por8oA spaidllf appoint04 to-qHoPtr erlml~l #rooe88w an4 namo4 oprolal17 in a w4rr4nt. liar was ho a wpoace Off104ra. 

It ii therefore our opinion that the private perron 

meAtiOAe6 1A 7OUr letter i# AOt W3tithd t0 Ur fbO8 undrr thr 

faatl rtatod. Xbr 14 the eonstable entitled to any feel), he 

Aot hr~l~g performed on7 8onioe8. bring answor~tbu817, 

nur 8eOOAd qUe8tiOA boaomor 804to