OFFICE OFTHEATTORNEY GENERAL OFTEXAS **AUSTIN**

Hon. H. Y. cFantlltlgaasp OoUnty Auditor r?atarro county Corsiama, 

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Dear Sir; Is the eonstable mileage And related

past yeac;lu roun4

above the al&wed hi0 illdedueted a8 hao been pai& lS# 8 he now enbltled to irr$480.00 whioh inaladee

report OS one oonatablo tanr erred fo in the above quoa- .oo grorsaoolleotlone, #%.mo, **fSe8,** 183aviRg#700.00 over his 

### ramthis he 

### deduotahis 

### deputy aonstable:s salary and his telephone anh, telmgraph bill and the above mentIoned $430. for traveling erpemma whfoh shows that ha does not owe the county any exoess feeblto2 the year.

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-hit3 &%!B thing OCCUlTed iA the yefir 1938 **and** OA the same baeia the Oounty made the constable pay back to the oounty $96.00 iA eXC888 tees. In the eVeAt you rule that he ie allovpedto deduct his traveling expeAsee, ehould the county reiund him the money paid for the yaar 19587
*'Plea88give ~1)a ruling as to whether he ie allowed tomake these deduotlons.*
ArGlcle lC65, Code of Criminal Prooedure, 

### reads,in part, aa followSi

The followlag fees shall be allowed the sheriff, or other peaoe offloer performing the same services inmiSdeme&AOr casea, to be taxed against the 

### defendanton conviction:
*1. Fofexecuting oath warrant of arrest.or capia8, 

### ormaking arrest without warrant, two dollars.

For oonveyi~g a 

### wittisas attaohed by hiatIt'atiyoourt out of hls oounty .?ourdollars tar each 

### day or fractlo~al pa& thereof, and his actual necessary expoAsea.by the mxuest practicable publio ooAveyeAoe, the amnmt to be stated by said offloer, under oath and approved by the judge of thecomt .frapwhich the attaohment iesued.
=9. For OOAVayillga prlaoner after OOAriotion to the county jail, for eaoh mile, gOiA$ aAd OcoliAg,by the AearelStprectlcable route by pri+ate oomeya~ce, ten aente a Fle;,or bJrrailway, eeten end one-ht6lICeAtfI

. 

### "10.Forconveyinga prisoner 

### arrested on a warrant or oaplas Issued from another CoUAty to the court or jail 

### 0r the oounty

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from rhioh the prowas WAS issued, for eaoh BUS trsvaled going and aanting,**by the**  beerest pr.sotiaableroute, 

### twelvean8 one-half cents.
'11. For each mile 

### ha.eury be oompelled to travel in **exeouting** c;rininal 

### processand tTUltLlOltin(T:

OT 6ttW3hiAg WitAW3, 

### BBVM 6Ad 

### mhalf cents. 

### For traveling in the service of process not otherwise grovfded for, the 

### sum of seven 

### andone-half oenta for eaoh mile &oin& and re&rning. If two ormore persona are menticxmd in the same 

### writ,or 

### twoormore writs iA tha aame case, he shall oharge otiy for the distance aotuelly and Aeaeeaarily traveled in tlv3sme.v
It is necessary that we bear in &Id the **faot** that the tee statutes are atriotly oonstrued end fees **by** iTaplioat.ioA

are not permitted. **It is**  a rery settled matter that the constable, who is campenaated on a fee besis is not entitled to any See at all in a miade&aee~- **or** C%Se **unless e**  oOAThti0~ **is obtained.** 
**Tex. JUT.,**  **rol. 34,**  p. **4s6&**

**. LEoCalla**  **vs. city**  **or Raekdule.**  **46 s.P;.**  **SM.**
The ebove mentioned **statute** expressly provides tees by,the way of acaqeaaetion for the pertleular servioea enuraecetsdtherein end unless ths partioular serviae is aotually 

### perfoamedthe oiiioer is entitled to no ree rcm auoh service. The **fees provided**  therein are allowed only when such MlZVioea are **aotaally** performed by the offloer. When en 

### orfiuerexeoutea a warrant of arrest or aapiaa Ln aml6deraeknorcase 

### or m&es a b&al arreat without P warrant, he is entitled **to** the **mm of**  **two dollars.**  Where it is AeOesW?Il'y for auah ofricer to do rmy traveling in connection with the exeouting the warrant oi arrest or oapies, he is entitled to the rLlsnge provided by.Artiole IGaS, Code oi Criminal Procedure, au2ra. However if it is not necessary to do any trmeling in ereOut& a warraAt,oi arrest, ox ~~pf~a~o~re~?~~f~$~~~A~~~~~~l~h~?~~e~~~~uah o*ficerS

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Tbareforo, your **f ’** **irkt** ausstlon f8 ree;isotfullyennwer06 la the no~utivs.

Flth mforsaoe to your twoad quortion, wa **direct your**  **attention tO**  **Sootion 4**  **of Artiole**  **8868** and hl-tiole 9891, **%WAOA ’** **S dUlOtRt.6**  **cilil.** titlhUtO8. **i&C tfon**  4 of krtlols S#S, **nupra,** mada, io part, an follGW*:
*'Inoountiefbooataining airty thousand and onn (60,001) aa4 not zorm than one hundred. tbausand (100,600) Fnhabitmt8: County Judge District or CrirPlnalDistrict iittome~, Eherkf, **County** Clerk, **County** httosaoy, **Dirtriot** Clmk, Tax Colloator, Tax ks%ee~~r, or the iaiieasor and Collaotor of 2%x60, Four Tha~sand ($4000.00) Dollcra eaeh; Jttaticoof the Eea6s end Comtebls, Twnty-one IPmdra4 (C8100.00) Dollers *aoh.*
hrtlolo 5891, Vmxm*r iixiotaste4 ClrU~ Etatute8 rmt8, in part, an rollowar

*In oountlcw oontalnitq strep thcxasand and aa (60&O drsd thcu&wid 41 a@ nat more thaA on0 hun60,000) inhabitants, dieeric an& oounty affitaors~00404herrin ah011 retain **oze-Chird of**  **euoh BXQB~W** **facrr** atll lsuohone-

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ths3 necus4~rytrwelln~ expen468,hcluding th4 ex.gea4eot $44 ,011 and **a** rea4onable **&mount**at 'up4taep4, iaaurrud by the oonntablr in *thed18ahlirsgaf bls otflcinl d;lties, proride he OO;4;dle&rlth krtlcleo 3839 Cnnd ss91, bUpr(L." 

### Foryour aonrrnlator w4 er8 enalo4in& 0 aopf Of our opinion Isa.o-l.666.

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### suifioientr4ett3 to **tmswr your**  **thtr4** gussttan. X9rhwver,Lf yau will pre44oatus 411 th4 

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r0gmiiag 48id ~~444tht, a ~.ilib0 @=a to **gira** 

### It **cur roost**  eurbful oon4M4r4tion.

Tyuating that 

### tha forrgoin6 sully atS4mM your tuqtliry*we rc85ala

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APPROVEMAR 28,1940

LJJU4d ATTORNEYGENERALOFTEXAS