OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN

Eomrable Wayne Lefkwm county Auditor Clay Comty Henrietta, Texas
Deer sir:Hon. Wayne Lerme, Page 2

namer 88 inthe aase or a jury 106.'

Artiole 1074, Title 15, Chaptor 4 0r the ~068 0r Criminal Procedure or the Stete or Texas was amended by the 416t Legislature at its Regular Session and reads as followm

*In oaoh case of 

### convlctlon In a oounty court, or a County Court at Law, whether by a jury or by a court, there SW be tnxca ae;ainat the aersnaant or tigalnetau. a4renasnts when several are held jointly, a trial ice of

### FiveDolldi, the same to be collected and aid over in the samemanner as in the case or a smy r4e, and in the Justice court the trialre8,ahal.lbe.the mm or Seven Dollars. *The raat that a justice or ‘thep&x18 6annot legally charge eny cost8 against

## the derenaant~ and that a trial

## roe to be pa%a.to the county nill provide a ruudrrom uhlchto pay the jutlSesana the justloes, oroatea aa 4awrgeaoy ma an 9 - 

### the publlo necessity that the consfl$u$iona %le requiring bills to be road on three separate days b4 q28penaea, and that this aot take 8rr8te a8 l.i.i;~;Oro 

## rm and after it8 pasaago -a it la 86

.w The above mentioned aot bsoeum ctieetlw mrcb.19, 1929, ana the 41st u&s3~taw, lst cau4a swsian, farther amemlea ArtLo 1074, Title 18, Chapter 4 of tha Code of ctlmlnal h008am8, whbh reads as roii0wi3:

*In saoh ease or oontiatloa in a county Courti or a County Court at Law, whothor by a jury 6r by a Court, there-shall be taxed e.&nst 

### thadotensent or e@.nat all derenaanta when 

### sweral are held jointly a trlalrea Or 

### Fh Dol&m3,the 88816 to be eolle&a and paid 0~42 in the 88m8 xwumr asp in the o&s4 

### orthe jury ree, anb inthe Just104 Court the trial fee shall bq the sum of

### FourDOuW8. *

....This seoond amenbent beaame offestIve ninetv day8 artierxap p;i,19z39,data 0r adjourarueat.

lultlcle role, codi 0r Crimlna? pr00craw4 **reads** a8 rollonn,t nwhenwOrcaste havetbeen erroaecw~lp texed against a aer8na+t, he may have the em-or fmz4.Hon. wayn8'L8r8vr4, Pag4 3

rested, 

### 8nathe oosts properly taxed, upon 

### rib Ing awritten motion for that purpose in the court Inwhich the 0868 is then or-tieslast paaIn& Suahmatlonmny bemfid4 atanytimewithin On8 year attqr the rinciLdi.spositlonor the oaae Inwhiohthe GO&8 wore &U8d, and not afterward. sotloe or suoh motion shall ba given to oaoh party to be a#eatedth4raby, as in the OaS8 of a sin& larmotion in a 0lvl.laction.* **Art&l8** 102 or thePsaal,cOa8 **reads** a8 r0ihmt *Any oounty orricer or say aistrlot attOXZl8y towhom r448 or oosts are aUow4d by law who shall rail ta aharge up the r888 or oosts that Rmy be duo undm exlstinglaws,ordho shallremitauy fwthatmaybe due under the law, orwho &all rail to make

### thereport roquirea by law, orwho Shall pay hiS deputy, olork or as8f8tant a 1888 aumthan 8p40iriOa in hls~swuru rtatunsnt, armarive baak a8 a rebate any part of the aoplpaolration allowed 8UOh **dsputy,** olaFk or assistant, 8hd.l be

## rinea not 1883 thantrrenty-rive nor wr4 than

## fiY8 hundred dollars. Sa0h a6.tiorbidd4u by tihd.~ ~~tiO14 %8 a 84parat4 OrrOIiB4."
In the 4SS8'0r Lay

### Y8. State 

### 2028.W. cI29, itwa8 held that ouly such I44s as are authorized by statute may be 00118dted.
Inoiew **or** the roregoing authorities, you us ro8 ii8Otrw aaYiS8a that it iSthe OpfniollOr this d8partnWt at the Cox4ulsSfon4rS~Court has no authority to reruud trial to48 0r CBS88 tried in the Justios.oourts when the lawwa8 la 8rf8Ct.allowlag 

### #7.00 trialr4e in JustIae Cburtrr. Emwmr, atier the tmenam4nt or Artlole 1074 aoae 0r CrirpinalPr004- dure, b the 4lst Legi8latur8, 1st Eau4a sassian, lr a trial r84 or 7.00was cherged, th4n,tha aorbndant 0ataa ham9 the error COXT8Ot8d and the CWt8 properly tazellUpOn tlllwa writ&on nation **~ror** that purpose la the 0ourt tawhloh the ease la then or wa8 last pond-, prodded such 5Otii% was **mad4**at any timewithin one gofirafter th4 rlxml dIepositLon 0r the' ease inwhioh the oostta were .tamd and nat aitorararde~
You are ftarthoradvised that und4r mtlal4 2.074, cod8 of Crhisial m?WOaUrcl, supra, that inea4h eefb4whoreEon.Wayne Lerevre, **Page 4** 

there is a oouviotion In a County Court or 6 County Court at Law th8r8 shall be torea against the d8r8ndI3d or agaimt all 

### a4r4ndants, when several are held jointly, atrial fe8 

### 0r **Five** Dollars, and In the Just104 Courts the trfsl fee shall be Four Dollars upon convietlon.

busting that the roregoing answers your inquiry, we remain
Youre wry trnly ATl'QRN?SYOENIRALOFTEXAS

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