OFFICEOFTHEAHORNEY GENERALOFTEXAS

AUSTIN

Eonorcnbla

J. z. Iooney **Cou3t.y** mdltor EowieCounty IMeton, Texas
Opinion No. G- %:

**Your requscrt**  **for oarefully**  **ooasidered by**  tbl requsat

as follewsn **II** receivea **52x4** 9Q quotefrom your

la whiohyou h sot-have

the r

is ceuaty-'ror Paaos **to** retain this

ay &wmer Juetloee **0r** ivil llfa, also retained Allpartie aonmred uaber tho improsslonthat l oe hed:thele& right to retain aasuuh98 the cclleotlon5 are y the J'ustioe

or the YbOooasid

he **all the**  bookkeeping work **6ttaamt** upon 5alQ colleoting.
*Ty Justio# of the Peacehare had no legal authority

to ntaik theeeu6.m~1561orm, it **r0ihi8** t&t, hevlngmitttskenly done SO, theyznust

0~6 the ammat or the ooarsieaione retained

to Bapllfoae. To whom do %he~ ewe them?**:** 05 Juno 27, 1911, in en oplnion~writtsn by Eonar- 'Falter C. itoodward,

Asaistent

Attorney

Gemrel of Teza~8, **depart!sient beld**  that a Juetloe of the peacerould be _- **ebl e**  thle aiitltlad

to retain 5 F OS the fine 0ollecteQ by i-d.3 under Brtiole1144 of the then exIstinn Texescode Or **Cr** Ins1WC+- WeLU8 an& that suoh hold- uaa-notia oonfliot.with the .ataue ar EMLennsn

Gountyv. bo~eess,

suprd. This o-pinion * recorded

lo 701. M,.pagocr

40 and 41. Gpihion

Reoorda

or **the** Attomey.G,eneral

of Wxes. Se cmclose herewith

e copy of. ~&id **0Fiai~~1 IOr**  **yOIS wOonPpciOJ%**  pald to the oounty

b!i per cea~t.

of tho swneys referred to lo tbe f'lnd:n@ OS fact. The faots show thathe pafd to the aounty only BG per cent.,end peld to tbc ootmtyettormy 1C per cent.end to t-he ecmetatli) 5 per amt. **and ret3lned**  another3 per oazlt.

for btieelf. It le statedin ths iaotion for new trig1 tbet.'tb# attorney

General's

depertmsnt hss reanntly

held that,

vhan.Q $urticti

of tbs pee08 collootr!

n fine Srm tbe Party spinet whom. it has **been** edJudeed **by** a judgment

or his aourt, he Is entitle6

tc 5 per oent.tkercof **undar** article 1144. Thst ruling

my be entirely cormact, but, ; if 60, It furnishes no reams ~for

sett1t.g

er?lde t&e Judplent

rendered

by this aourt epinst Bogas end the sureties

upon bia otficlel tond. Ir be wes entitled to 5 px oent. oaeaisslon underartiole1144, then the oonstable

wes not entitled to tke 5 per cent.oowl~alun which Hoaqeespaid to hi& IIt wfw not lewrulto teke more then one comaiaelon from the filnss

for.oolleotihp

the sexes,

and, **addinff to**  that 10 per :oeut.

ior the ooutity attorney, left W per .a;cnt.

thereof

due the emnty, *hfie I)og@~~o has only paid to the cousty80 per oent.*

However,

Artfols951; C. G. P., 1928,ruprrr, wu8 tmendeb by the 41st Le~~sleture ol' Texss %b 1929.

Artlole951, Varao~~s Aanotdisd TexasCode **0r** CrlminelFro4cidum1,

as slarnded

by the 41st Le&elature of Texas, 1929, **snd a6**  **ft now**  **t~xists,** reeds a5 follows:

"The sherirr

or otherorrioer,

ae of the Peeoe.or hio alark, laoamy for the State or coanty, exoeptJury fees,Eoaorable J. D, Looney,

yage 4

unbaray provieioa of this Code, shellbe entitled to retainSire per cant thereof I*hen oolleoted. (Aots 1875,p. 287; kots 1889,p. 98, ae amended dote 1929, Ust (UnAoreoorlng(

alre 7 .* B. 240, oh. 105, 8 1.)"

hsr sine8 the 1.089 amendment

to Artiole951, Y. **A.** C. 0. Y., eupra, thie dopertrmnt

ha8 repeated1

f ruled thati+jaetloe~



### or the peaoe wee not entitled to reta n of **rm8** and **trlalr888** 003.hcsts4 by him. 5$

See Opinion sm. 0-ll02 8~4 O-5105 of this deprtaeat, aoplee of whioh are unoloee4

for your intomatlon.

O~inibn Iso.

O-686 ot thla departant holds that a~ehetilf~le

ntitled

to 5% oommlealon

on ilnee ln euoh inetawas onlrae,eueh fine8were eolieoted by the eherlrr.
Aaewering

your queetione

it ia our oppinionr

I, Mar to'&8 19e9ereendment to Art14318

961 V. **A.** C. 0. P., a juetioe **or** the peaae was entitled to 5$ ooa&eelon.cm

fine8aot.uellY

aolleoted

br b&a. However,~ It

..,.. **thb~00n8ta~~~twih8mr** actual1

of th. jaetioe

l ueh o?X&oer

woulig 11 tat

.i%:ledhe fin6 inetea4

to the 8$ amrdeelon;

in no went would the juetiae and the arrwtfiu OSfioor heve **bsa** oaoh l nti%lodto l aomaleeioe.See MeLem OouAty 1 .

3 o g g *ee,

l u pro .

6. Biooe the 1989 emndaat to Artialo951, V. **A.** 0. 0. F., a juetiooof the pea08 ie not 8MAtled to a oomm l ee i o a

nI t Imeo ll e o t ed b y h im. !i or i s he l a tlt 1 .d

t e aomlrrlon M trinl fees oolleoted by hla.

8. **3ot** baing Legally **entltloQ** to retah o&aelan8oa fine8 oolliated by him elwa the 1999 amendmat to Artiale

981 eupm, it woeld Sollowthet,tho juetloe rhd thereeftar

ille@&r retalned

euoh oommleetoae

would lawfully owe same to whom it lawf'ulty bmXoqe4, eubjoot, ot oouree, to the right of t&e juetioe to invokethe lppro - prlatolimitation

statuteit the olalmwae barra by liriktioa. ror example, IX the~juetlae **oolleatad** the tlm rro 5$ oonieelon ,yee dues came should not lmre been ratalnod but ehoul4 have becm turned Into the countyi in euoh oaee the justioe woul4 ewe the ootanty and the oouetyaouldremv8f from the juetioe

of the psclce

.l,f the olaipr

waa not berreB by t he

l tatut~ of liritetloae properly

plea&d ln defenee by **the juetioe.** Tauetlng t&at this eatietaatorlly amwars your

ino*, W@ al-u.

Bsry truly yours

ATTO?SET OEbellRAI~ OY TJ&XAB

WJF:qP Enal. umfo aRd pw.