**OFFICE OF**  **THE ATTORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS** AUSTIN

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..- ..*a Haroh 81, 1999

**.m. Mtur**  **Htmriok amntg**  **mftor** HoDklnn **count7** sulphur Gprllup, TOrae. Dear Sir:

Tour latter

**Peaoo gotr**  his at or boomthe half **of** hi8

**Ose, a040**  **of arimlaal**  **Prooemm 5x-0-**  rider aa lollowt

*Three Dollar8 #hall **br** paid .bby the oounty to the County &ad&e, orJ#&@ !zy?the Can't at Law andTwoDollar8 anCfiity oentr 8hall **be paid**  **by tM**  **oounty** 

### totho JPetios, OftheMr. Lotue Hatnrlok, Xaaroh2l, 1999, Page 2

Peaoa, for l

aoh oriminal action tried **and** finally dlaporad of b&ore him. provided, however, that In all oountiaa having a population of 2O;OOOor lass the JUatloa of the Peace ahall raoaiva 

### atrfal fee oi Three Dollara. Suah Judes or Juatloa ahall proaqnt to the Comlaalonera* Court of hi8 oounty at ar48Ular 

### term thereor, arrlttan aooount 8peoltyIng each orlmlnal action In whloh ha olalma auoh fee, oertlrled b auoh wlitf the County Clerk. Jud e or JuatIoe to **be**oorreot, and ? 104 f The Conmiaalonera* Court ah811 approve auoh l ooount for Nob amount 

### a4they rindto be 00rr40t, and order 

### adrart to be 14~44 upon the aounty Treasurer In favor or auoh Judge or Juatioa for the mount 80 aproved. CommlaaIonar8c COur e Provided the ahall not pay any aooount 40 

### approted.Prorlded the commlaaIonara* Court ahall not or trial tma in an ay any aooount whloh an acquittal of Taxaa waa repreaanted In the trial of raid oauaa by the Countt Attorney, or hi8 aaalatant Criminal Die riot Attorney or hla 

### aaeIatant,andtha oertlfIoato or aald Attorney is l

ttaohed to aald aooount oertltying to the faot that raid 0~88 was **tried,** and the State of Texan waa rapreaentad, and that ln hi8 judgment then waa 8urrlOIent avIden In said oauae to demand atrial or k344t~.* Artlola lOS2 aupra, by It8 t4m 8peOIrlOaUy provide8 that the Juatfoe of the Peace ahall be the oounty the 8ug1of $Z.SO for aaoh orlmlnal al4 **by** a0eIon tried andfinally 418 oaed of baiora him. Themanner -in whloh tine8 ara pa4 ! or **worked** out on the count farm **or** other pub110 works la Imaterlal. Under t a g statute above uoted the Justloe ot the Peaoe la Ontitled to $2.S8 ror &.mlnal aotloaa rittaliy dIspoas4 **or** barore him In counties havb a than 20 P

00 Inhabitants and the SUBloe eopulatlon oi mora Orthe Pea08 In oount ea having apopulation of 20 000 or leaa II+ habitants ahall reoelve atrial fee 0) 03.00, ior eaoh oaae rlnally Alapoaed of..

Mr. Lotus Hamrlok, Muoh 2l, 1959, Pa@ s

In view or tha roragolng 

### statute,pu are reapeotfully l

dvI88d that It IS the opinion Of-this Department that the Juatloea of the Paaoe in all ooun

### tlaahaving apopulation or more than 20,000 Inhabltanta la l

ntltlad to atee of $2.50, to be paid by the oounty for eaoh orlmlnal notion finally dlapoaed ot b*rora him and in oountiaa having apopulation of 20,000 or leas inhabitants, the JUatloee of tM **Peqoe** 

### are entitled to a fee or #s.OO iOr aaoh orlmIna1 aotlon aiapoaea or.

!fntatIng that the toragolng anawara your

.latplry, vmromala Vary truly pure A!lTOBl’lBY

U2NEBAL

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_:,3 BY (signed) Ardall wllllama AaaIatant

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