OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

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Honorable to& 8. 8hook 

Criminal Dlstriat Attorney 

San Antonlo, Fexsr 

D8ar l5frr opinion Eo. 

Res CrlmLnnl 

have 8n oplnlon from 

eh pmvldes for 

attolvmy, in orr68 ve aaT m!bk* 

d, suoh as tileage and room 

ir neoescmry tar a member of 

rent th6 State In 6 6880 trbd 

. In one oaae, an assistant bad to 

on Friday in ord6r to locate a mm, 

al OR a moxub~ ord6r receipt, in 

t subpoqns him for the trial on the 

"I should like to knov what l llorarmer should be 

mde for exp6nscr in ocmrmetlon vith the pwronunoe 

of the dutler of thb oftio8, end wbath6r or not it 

f8 VithtII the df8tl'fCt QttOFMy'8 bf8CFCtiOn a8 t0 

vhether rush expense8 shoulQ bo iaourr4dr 

"Sinoe ther6 are no authoritler on the point, 

I would apprcelate it if you vould give rfm ycnp interpretation snd oonstruotion of the statute. 

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such 

JohaR*IbhOOk,Wgb1 

0r tho oountiyuditor~ aad 1 

itbta 0r wbh bxpbawvaaaotimurrbd~~offlobr,oreu4aitemva8AotrabQBuufbxpbnmf3f 

%bb tV0 &NNb qUOtOd St&tUtoly mric#rr u*) -x%0&- 

bib to OOUIhtib8 ha* (r jBOpUhtiOX& in b%bbU Of lf%,~ bbabl- t8atr roan to th8 lut p3%lwdag moral cbawr, aad ar8 

thbrsforb &&#deablb to B.@@r &maty. 

The two abow quoted rtatutcwg provlrioati war0 wartruad la tha ~aao af Clusthvai 

Attornb~ for bxpbaso ia aldeaf thb adminbfptbm of th8 

Uutloa of his otflw va8 a flaal JtQpnaat awl thrt it vaa 

ot the 6wnty auditor to approvb th8 alelm for 

v&8 nVm’8Od by t;& 8qpPa8IOCoWt,(fl;g;- 

pram Court &ld tbt the dirtriet 

l ttorrmyosraota qpaaoa otflc4d tithintb8 rtatutarmlclng 

it the duty of peea offhem to 8e3.wpPaling bquiprsnt, 

&ad that the 03Bmth81O@WZW’ aourt had no 6uumri 

be b ~nwbsnru=y expeaw" of the oftlae of tha 

ney dnayuge oheager tor3#a&lng~la~ 8elmdb the 

dl8hot dhO%'l&by frO@a PllUW that Vom bOw UMd &a OS olatba 

of lav to the 4mwtMma and Uvxt the anmuheiamwa* oowt'e 

ltOtiOa h duOl#nring the Ci&83’@ Ya8 Void. ehs WUFt di8tUUbd 

the rbovo 8tdUte8Wd held thttha WQnBZMeOZoispWtidiIOt 

be paid under either 8trtuto. 

r uloe f o :ma tr ul oo tio a 

Of h8e7 V8. t%6te, 289 m 42&t?%,t?3 

d lfatt t2w b a tp enditAAlW8 under Se&lea supra, to ?Jm kilki aad sfssr 
R. 

a uuwed fn tbb l t8tutbTh. b Qb ur8lt W l& A th & st ua b 

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-&I oxpeaditum vu for 8 purpose 

bi8triot attommy the aomaiaai 

bbyond thb duty of ths 

rev wwt lad no authority 

to 8llbv s8m under Seatloa of the abevo l t8tutb . 

Yo u& rrb 8 

lo a o f th lr db p a rT tma n 

otfally a dYi.the wd it la the b p la - 

that 

1, Vader Sectian 19(l) of Utiola 393.20, 8&u, 

the orimLna1 dlrtrict rttoraey ot kcar Ocmnty is entitled 

to file oldm for 8.M 18aw wrr8ata la plynwmt of 8l.l 

&cturl aad mbbB8bl7 oxpeade8 fncurred by him la thb w@uot 

of htr otflab, 8wh a8 l tf&loAery, utmp8, telephaw, tnrvellngoxp%ibbS,p~~+rdU~~ ~~~dbp~tibtsrj bon$a 8~~IOtke~~Qea8- 

Tba rule of ooPsllta%etion e~-&ug~g28yould 

(SW t&4 88aeofcMbyva. 8 to,2 sua0h 1 8lm rubjbot mu to the a uao t ftht ab o ul uda tL y 

tar; if itappee8 tbatarrJlt.mof 8uohbxpea8en8mtlaburrbd by bUbh offlobr, 0s rubh ltbm lma not b abbbbsary 

bxpuw ot otflab or 8wh alaS.mir iaaombotormlwful, 

r~bh ltemshouldbmeatedbythemdltor lnvhlchaaw 

thb bOlTbOtlIb88, b@ J w OF WW88itr Of 8Uoh it- Oould be 

adjudicated ia 6ny oourt of ompeteat juri8diatioa. 

2.In8adAtbAtotheexpcwe8allovtd~8~vl81On (1) of &mtica 19 ot Artlulo 39220, Y.A.T.f).b, 8qm, 

~~88lons~'oo~of~C~ty~~QvCheor2eiati dlrtriat bttornby of Bbx8r Cmmt upm hlr bvom vrlttba 

l ppllc8tloa 8m th b abebaalty t& ntor b sa o h uouat u #id 

wurt my debt8 abawmry to ocry for, br aid ia tlm pmpw 

b&d.xZrtrbtloa of thb duties of his otiiob, noi to bxebbd 

~2,500,00 la uy ame calbad&r yogibar. !Fhe $idgBbat of ths 

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Rovevor, ii the oourt dllovedaa expea&lW VhLoh 

vau t& wmbthlng not oombatbd vlth the &at148 of tbb offleu 

of the m'bla8l diltrid attorxbby swh~luwenoe vavld be Void 

anda aullftyuader the heldZqot the Cm8tlavalt8.see, rupra. 

We 8re aot in pos8e8slon of euff~ol6nt rrota UUI 
iatorPatlontoproper 

xl 

-88 cm tbOOtb~rtt.nF8.tDed in 

pur letter, *am of oh era very bro8d &ml gbaersl. 

%U8tiag th8t thl8 MtiSfsOtOPi~ aDbveF8 p'3Uk' inquiry, ve 8~ 

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