OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

QCIlA8.m c. MAnw 

..- ..*a 

Haroh 81, 1999 

.m. Mtur Htmriok 

amntg mftor 

HoDklnn count7 

sulphur Gprllup, TOrae. 

Dear Sir: 

Tour latter 

Peaoo gotr his 

at or boom the 

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, or J#&@ !zy? the Can't 

at Law and Two Dollar8 anCfiity oentr 8hall 

be paid by tM oounty to tho JPetios, Of the 
Mr. Lotue Hatnrlok, Xaaroh 2l, 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;OOO or lass the JUatloa of the 

Peace ahall raoaiva a trfal fee oi Three 

Dollara. Suah Judes or Juatloa ahall proaqnt to the Comlaalonera* Court of hi8 

oounty at a r48Ular term thereor, a rrlttan 

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 ? f 104 

The Conmiaalonera* 

Court ah811 approve auoh l ooount for Nob 

amount a4 they rind to be 00rr40t, and 

order a drart to be 14~44 upon the aounty 

Treasurer In favor or auoh Judge or Juatioa 

for the mount 80 a proved. 

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 Count 

t 

Attorney, or hi8 

aaalatant Criminal Die riot Attorney or 

hla aaeIatant, and tha 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 a trial 

or k344t~.* 

Artlola lOS2 aupra, by It8 t4m 8peOIrlOaUy 

provide8 that the Juatfoe of the Peace ahall be 

the oounty the 8ug1 of $Z.SO for aaoh orlmlnal 

al4 by 

a0 e Ion 

tried and finally 418 oaed of baiora him. The manner 

-in whloh tine8 ara pa ! 4 or worked out on the count 

farm or other pub110 works la Imaterlal. Under t g a 

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 SUB e loe opulatlon oi mora Or the Pea08 

In oount ea having a population of 20 000 or leaa II+ 

habitants ahall reoelve a trial 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 oountlaa having a population or more than 20,000 Inhabltanta la l ntltlad to a tee of $2.50, to be paid by 

the oounty for eaoh orlmlnal notion finally dlapoaed 

ot b*rora him and in oountiaa having a population 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, vm romala 

Vary truly pure 

A!lTOBl’lBY U2NEBAL OF TBXAB 

_:, 3 BY (signed) 

Ardall wllllama 

AaaIatant 

~. 

,‘AWtAW 

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