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<div class="ocr">Tr ATTORNEY GENERAL
Or "LES AS

PO SORES oe AUSTIN, TEXAS
ATCO RANEY PRN hi. February 20, 1939

ton. Geo. Te Sheprard
Comptroller of Fubile accounts
Agatin, Yexas

Dear Shri Spiaton wee One ates ict at}
e? a rist attcrne
im trial of eases cuteide ted
distriat renoved on ehange of

Venue.
v@ are in receipt of our letter of Yabruary
Sth in which yeu request our opinion wiether the Dis~

triet attornay of the Srst Jadleiel Piatriaet is euthori-
zed to receive expences wiile trying e caae transferred
on chenge of vesiue to tae Jand Judicial biatriot.

The Dietriet atternsy fn a sonctitutions! of fi-
core iris office is authorized by artieie $, seotion 21,
ae follows:

“eeee t@ BOUntY attornays shal] repre-
Rent the “tate in all ensen in the Sietriet
aml inferier courte in their reapeative
ecantias; but if gounty shali be included
in a dfiatriet in whieh there ahall te a dlan
tries sttorney, the respective dutioa of dla-
trist nttorn 7s and sounty attorneys shall in
each counties reguieted by the Legialetare,.
The Lecisiature mey provide for tae cleetion
of diatrist attorneys in suoh dietriats, aa
ney be deencd necessary, ou4 make provision
for the conpensation "dictrict avtorneys,

, and county attorneys; provided district attore
néye @heli receive en annual aslary of tive
aunadred dollers, to be pald by the State, and
euch fees, © salons and prequisites as may
be provided by lawessees*

Artiole 3686-£, Re GO. Me, 1923 (Vernon's Anne-
tated Rayiesd Civil Ztatutss), sane beiage Acts 1939, Lath
L@ke,y 2nf OC. Sey pe 1710, he LAA, provides sonpenan~-
tion fur Distriog attorneys and a portion of the stetute
re a

“Hothing in ¢ Ast shell he “em
BO as to deprive B strict Attorneys
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<div class="ocr">SON, GOD, 16 “heppard, February 26, i734 rege 2

ex: 8 allowance? allowed or which mey here
af be alicwcd by law." ~

artiele 6820, Re Gs Se, 1925 provides: NX
wien @ Sn the Giseherce of thelr offi-
elel duties jn why gouty fn the atute otter
allowed their ectual and RELY OALPS
while actually engaged in tue diachsrge of
auch éutienesseeTM

pot te exaesé certain exounts aa ctipulated by eaid ate-

provision {s nate by the torus of Artlele 6823.
Re Ce Se, On arended, for the = + sreyeling ene va
Other RECEGaarTy Experses tncurre exiqus . a |
 atelatants, depatias, et6e, "

“tn the active diachurse of thelr dutles,”

ve 6 from Texas Jorfaprudence, Vol. 34, De
$33, fee. tee ge follows: ned ,

' *an ellowunee for exyeniee jneurvea, in .
aédition te ccmpensction fixed by the Constl
tatiog#, any be Velid end etatuges provide for
the necesasry expoang incurred by various

State ané County offiesrn in the perfornanes
of thedr offielal duties.*

. Phe duties of the Gictrict Attorner ore
provided by ole 254 GC. OU, Pes 1923. ¥e quote: :

"Seek distriet atterney chalil rezrecen}
the State fn alk oriminel cases fn the Cistrict
courte of his district, except in cases where
he has been, bat ore nia eject : esployed
atvoreely. orisine esding s
had batore “ : min Re, court fn his Gi strict
or oxe @ fu a : a @urpun
fa notitiog of one sume, emi ip ot $20 time
withie the ecanty where sugh proecesding is
had, he shell represent the “tets therein,
wnleos prevented by other official duties,*

Xe find no express lensuage of the Legislature
-polative te the duties of the Datsiet Attorney, where

the venus fe ohensed from hie Glatrict. Ve CVG, inte .
ever, the lengusas af srtiaie | » supe, construed in
tke teens of the ofhex statutes end eathorities, shava
Gugh oxpense wea contemple it is ctvious pest

interesks ef the Beate puowle S Ronit ly the presence
pertioipeties 3 & presecuting attore
ney of the county wherein the guse orig ;

ga view of the foregoing, it te the opinion of

this Depevtneat thet the Bistrles Atborney may collect |

bla a an Reseanary expense whore he folious a cane
transferred from ea county of Ale afatetet. not to arace

Mawes

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<div class="ocr">Jon, Geo. Je vroppard, February 2, 1935 Page 3

tie smeunt preseribed by law, and that the District Aattor,
neg of the Bist vatieial District is entitled te receive
his eotuel necessary expanses wille tryine 8 case traan~
furred on change of venue to tis 32nd gdiclal Hiatriot.

Vexy trulyyoursa
AVOCRNEY GiNERAL OF YEZATM

ay /e/ Ben fania Yeodell
Sentjexin Yoofall
asaistent
Be c Alls Jyh

Jaf Ouro:
af Oereld C,. Venn
ATIOANEY GENERAL OF YRXAA
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