OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

Honorable B. 8. Grlifln 

Cou.ntf Attornry 

Young county 

Grahcm, TtPar 

Dear sir: Opinion x0. o&77 ._ (i. 

Rer shdfr0 - Article 1040, 

V. A. C. C. P. -~~erding prlBOPUCO - Purct21re fl g~oertrr 

ad6 ‘libhee 

,,.~‘oocf,k-” ia 

- -c~910p1~~.t’ 0r 

Your rtqutrt for:~plbion his bien rtosl~ab and 

carefully ooneldsr~d by thid.$ep@rpaat. Fe quote frca your 

rawest a8 fol1ow~~ \ / 

'The $bdrr oi Ypu&.County, Temr, liVea 

in the Count f&11. Ue..la ‘paid by thr County 

ikt rupJbr&@nd aalottnanot OS 

“Young County o,~lc4rr tire tompenseted on 

a too barlr. 

-In the shsrirr’e aanuel r4port, the 00st 0f 

groceries 1s olei3td at an expwmt of 0Lrflot end 
Eononblo 1. R. Orltiln, Pago t 

the suount OS money ho ha8 paid the meld for 

heeiy,rk is also clalx1a4 a6 an l 6p4n84 or 

. 

Qa ittr of $X0.00 18 shows on thr 3hsriii's . . 

l nnualr696rtand olalud by him as as l xpnsr 

0s ofrio sor tha purobasr or dishes osrd In tbls 

oommon kitehen. 

Vhr atploymant of the epid and 9urobrso ot 

the bishas us8 done br ths GhdriSt without the 

knmldge or oonsrnt of thr Coraml~sionars* Court 

of Young Cotity, Texas, and was not shown or 

olalmsd on anr monthly st6t4umnt of 6rp4666. 

*?leass faform me es to rbat par tlon of th4 

$wo:iy bill should be allmod as an rrpenss of 

. 

"Pleas6 inform ao as to whether or not tbr 

oost ot ma16 renioo should ba sllorrred as an upen68 of ofrloo and it 6ueh 16 6110a66, wht 

portion, it any, should bs 60 allowed. 

71ess6 idiom m 68 to whether or not the 

puroh so of dlshe; should bo allowed as an 6x0 

peasa of offioo, and ii so, what 90rtlan.~ 

Art1010 1040 Varnon’r hnotatod Toram Cob of Criraisal Prooaduro, ro666 In part as follwr: 

7or the saio ktepln 

! 

, support 6ncL ashtasnor 

or prlsonsra oontlned in all or uadrr @au& the 

shorirr shall be allowed the following ohargesr 

” . . . 

-8. Par support snd maintananoo, ror uoh 

prlsonu for aoh da suah 66 6mount66 my be 

tlxod br the cornpi J onors court, proviA ths 

earn8 shall br rrasorahly sufriolsnt for suoh putgoso, aad in no emat shall it br 1066 than forty 

eants per day nor more then 66r66tpflrs oosts 

96r &,I rot roh prlssnsr. The net prolit shall 

oonstltuts is66 of ofSior sad shall be aooouated 

for bT thr shrrlif In hi8 angal rsportas othrr 

iass mw prorldsd br law. T&r sberlri shall in 
Hoaarabl6 X. 8. Qriifln, me S 

l wh repast Surr+lrh a iturirred rerltie4 l ooout 

Of a11 u'jW&tUroU 8ud. by hi8 iU teOd16rr(l ana 

rlatummo or pri6066r0, 6066m9an7i4 swb r* 

part with reoelptr and rauehara in support or h 

SPOh itU8 Of eQ66ditlU0, 6Ud th. 6ift6r6BO6 brtwesa suo h l s~eod~tures aad the UOPBt 6110wed 

by the 66ad6616nu6 oout ahull bo 4om.d to SOB6tit8t6 fhO'n6t pt0tttr for rhirh said OtflOSr 

6~16OOOU6t 86 f6OS Bt OffiOO. . . .' 

The 6boVO QUotSd 86OtiO6 Of the St6tUtS prO7idr6, 

aa~ong othor things, that tha net profits (of the feo dlnl g a 

SUppOrt of pti6oBar6 by tha sher iffrhu ) eolutitute ?e@S o? 

aitioe a nd Shu be l oOOMt66 for b y the Shoriif in hi6 l rmml 

resort a6 0th~ tOO6 now providd by bW. Th4 reotlon al60 

yroiWI6 

ly to hi8 

"that the shoTif? &k Such reDBrt (r4?4rriag uadwbto& 

6nn116I report retrrred to l borr) (bratkets we) 

furnish an ltemlted rsrltlo& atobunt Or all l rpeadltures *to.* 

The aboro QWt46 64ttiOB 6.616 8peOifiOally With the Sheriff'6 

uf666 Of OtiiOe* 6Bd *S~eUditUl’66 * in th4 tSe416& and IrlntenMOI of 9r1*0n*?6. 

thdu Article SbQV, 0. A. C. 8.. the ex9s~se6, other 

than thaee 4XJWlditUr.S ia OOMSOtiOLL with aubbnobiles, which 

M OfiiCCr 16 SUthBri6.d t0 Ohi 88 ddWttiOti when QP0porlt 

reportad in th$ required monthly report, are llmlted to sktlOISUf, StCUlI~S, tOh@lOILe, p~elX.bM 00. OffitiuS' bMd6, ioCltrdiSl(p the eO6t Of S'lTOtr boBd6 Of de9Uti66, 9nairslr 011 tire, 

burglary, theft, robbery ln6unnoe pmteotlag pub110 t~tbds, 

tmVOli86 e~eXL646, Md Other Sinsil~~ Ib304666~ O~MS~, the 

TUlS Of CBBStrUOtfBti “efUSd6~ ~4 B~r iSí b elal &g P iiti tB Qtp iliq 

tha ~emral&ogurgo br the 6pe6l6117 l mW6t6d it656 6a6 

to trwtriot it6 nunlng to l Q6MeS Of th4 66ae kiad or 01168. 

piUs;e ;bCarnts, lo6 II* Yf. (2A) SPI, ~6 Case7.7. S+te, 

. . . 

Artlols 1046, Vernon'6 Annotated Tex66 Cod6 Of 

CdnlnU Procedure, reads as iOnOWES 

-At eeoh regular k’m OS the Ooaa%66i~6et6 

ocurt, tha sheriff Sh6u &'r666nt t0 6wh SOUt 

his l co0U6t trr&fiad by hi6 aftidarit for thr axpense incurred by hla &inOe the US* l OOOUt We64BtOd for the 66fO-keOQing 6Ud PaiEtWMM Of 

pr~OB~8, l6OiUding &U-d6 mPlB)rd, if 6-9 
Eonomblr S. H. orirfln, Pago 4 

bwh l aroont ohall l to t. tho am8 ot ash ptil omr, raoh ltom of l xpono8 lnownd o n l ooo wt 

ot ouoh primmer, tho doto of uoh ltmo, the 

name of l 8ch yard oaployod, the length of time 

employed an4 tha purpooo of ouch ~loymeat.~ 

Article 1047, Ternon’ Annotated Tsxao Co60 oi 

crl01fa P2-000da0, read0 a0 r0ii0w0: 

The aamalnolonoro court ohnll oradar ruoh 

#mount and l llortho l UUJ, or l o much thsreor 

am lo roaoonsblr snd la l ooordnnoo with law, srd 

ohall ordrt a draft ioousd tn the oheritf upon thr 

oounty troasursr for the amount no allowed. 3wh 

aooount oh11 be rilrd and kept in the olrior or 

ouch oourt.” 

Tho on80 of liarrio County, et al V. Harc=iond, eos S. a. 

451, oonatrusd Article 114~3 of the Tewa Coda or Crlainel Proaadurr or l*l.l, now Artlale 1046, V8rnanto llnaotated Taram 

Coda of Crlmirul Proaodurs, and oald oum holds that a l herlff’o 

l ooounto for korplng ~rlronsn, gl+lng the noao or raoh perl On, the date and hour onmmittod, tho ofienor, when end how 

rolsawI, the number of Qxo in jail, and arrlrlng et thr 

amount of the bill by iwltlplying the number oi day8 by the 

per dim rllonanno per prloonar va8 not rspulrod to bo are 

fully itomiro6, under Artlalr li43, Cc&r of Criminal Prooedure 

of 1911, rogulring oooounto prroanted b ConmrLsoionerol Court 

for kooplng priomwm to @Sate tha naz-10 or each prlooner 

and oath ltan ot s~go,nsa lnourrad on account of aoh pr’ioonvr. 

Wr quote fins oplnlon lCo. 04600 ot thlo dapartmnat 

am followot 

*Ia rmmLl)rer to your oaooaal pueotlon vu are 

rropaottul~y ad.daed that it is the opinion oi 

thlo department that tho law doom not mqulro 

the Shbrlil in & rem oowtp to film a aoathly 

r eporor t l xpendlturro for roodlas prloonero] 

that Artlcl* 3089,;.pupra,~ta:::,&ru 

p” 

Ll$8bls to such 

l ltuatlon; thatSoctl~h a bf,Art cl9 1040, C, C. 

ougra, governs l ald 8ltUatlon and under meld 

P., 

l ootlon it io the duty Of the Gharifr to LOOOufh 

in him annual report Irequlxud by Article 5897, 

oupm) for the cat proflto erlolng from tha reading au6 rnlnts5a508 or Frl6oner0, am a rw or 

aftloo, al00 turnming ln said annunl mport an 
HonolrblO X. E. drlffla, Pog0.6 

itrite tOrlflOd wto wt o f l U l rgmdlttm8 

ma. br hla far foodln(l Ma rriBtoBnBo0 0r prloonoro, et*. The (Lliforenor brtweon ouoh oxpondlturor an4 the amount albwod br the CaJooio~oro Court withlnthr llmiibtkm mot out 

In the l 0atl0n oonotltutoo the not prorlto r0r 

rh1.h the sbrrirr ohm 80c0unt for 00 0 r00 

of orrlc~ in him nnnunl report. Iiowofor, undu 

Artlalo 1046, Vornon~o Annotrtod Tomu Coda of 

Crlainal Protmlar~, It IO tho duty of the 

ohorirr to tllo hi8 vorlrlod aaceunt for keep- 

- prloo~ra dth the Comloolo~ro' Court 

at arch rqular meeting of ool6 court am outllnod bT ma id l rtlolo. The ltdzotlon of 

l ald l oooupt will be l ufflalOnt lr it meoto 

the rrpulromsnto laid dmn in tho coOo of 

Efwrlo Counw, et ml vo* lhwaond, o~pm.~ 

Xe quota from oplnlon MO. O-3394 of this department 

no follorn: 

uYou stats in txw latter that (the ohrrirr ~a hi0 r80di~ T 000ai0tl0g or row pOO910) 

ut tbok a0018 that arc proplrod Zrom the 80ao 

l upplioo used iB faodl~ th0 prioonu~. You 

th8B 

Ip 

rODOUBd, ior OU? 8BOw8r, tho fOllOd~5 

qooot on: ‘8h8ll the ~onlo, the grooorioo, 

8~8ua.6 br thr l hrrlff and him iamflr, l l00 be 

00000nt0e ror 00 prorlto 8nd roOO 0r orrioo, 00 

tho aaoh profit from tha jell 107 

l h IO undorotand the ihOt fr o m y o ulr a tter, the l horifi buya 01 tho gr000ri00 together, 

for the prloonoro and 0100 SorLhls rtilr, end 

tho mwlo for eno h l ro th a n prepared IrOn these 

g.rocorloo. In ordu that the ohmrift MI propru 8000ut for the profits 40rLwd from the r804- 

lnng of tha prloonoro rhorc, the groorrloo am so 

bOu&ht, only those grooorloo l otrPlly uoad In 

reoalng tho prloonero should be charged l &alnot 

thr OlluwaoaO ondr b7 th0 oardotionoro~ oourt 

in drtetinlOg t!u not profits to br l Coount8d 

r0r in the 0h0riw0 reprt, Ii this lo done, 

'the profits rr0pl fOed~8 the prloo0oro nre 

propuly nocounted SOP br U,' 00 l tnted ln the 
~otl&me’k~he Boxt t0 t& hat mm&F@ph 

xrthlo 18 bno, your qaaatloo rhoul4 bo*.mwwl La thr ~(;ntlto. 

-In rlor of four auutlon uid from tho 

iottuir l rhole b+ov0r, - 

tot81 aoot of ihr gzoo8~1.8, 

ubin# tb080 oo~uao4 0~ th8 8hodrr'a 

ruiirk 10 ahmrgo4 80 a8 lb 0s r~p0000 

l &BOt the 8lhw8BCo n4. br tha Oaari8OiOBarm* mom l na the 4lrruon~r 0~ *pwit0' rooorroot mount of rofito tqulrO4 to bv SOported b7 the ohs rl rr uudor Art1010 1040 0s 

the Co40 of Crlmlml Proaoduro. Thr amount 

reported wOuld be 1 08 the loopnt wed to par 

for thmt part 0s t lit- groowlro oonoumad bf 

the 8herlff aad bin fmlly. Thlo would be 

t8ntCmou.h to the retention an4 fnllon to 

raport by tho shherirr 0 part 0s him r000 in 

riol0tioB 0s thr 0t8tut0. Vndor tbOo0 rnato, 

tharrforo, y'our tJJOOtiOB should be anOw8fad 

la the Orrim tirq. 

” . . . 

"In rlor of the roragolng l uthorltloo you 

l ro roopoattuUy l drirr4 t&it it lo thr opfdon 

or thlo dr p utmo tnt h t, undu the r na tl o tatod, 

the 0h0rlrr ollould rlthrr 4Oduot 0017 thr ooot 

or tho goarrloo notrullx used in ireding the 

prloonor8 iron tho l llowaoo redo for the roodiag$ nnd mlntotmtor or the prloonoro mad rrport 

th0 difr0?0B00 am r000 0s orriao, or hr 8hould 

dsdoot tha tot01 000tr 0s th0 

clmoif 

r000r~a0 mf0 

the 8UOmBOO aadr by the 0 onlonuo* oourt 

OVA report the dlfforonao lo tho ooot OS the 

groorrioo ooa~msd bT th0 ehl 8 erlft*o SlPllJ ar 

r800 0s orrioo. 

“Whntw. bmro maid aborr 10 baaed UPOB thr 

preortnptlon that tha 0rriou0 0s Uldland coantr 

mm ooPprnoate4 on a ice baolo. 

*In rim OS the statmOd ~pab In your lottar that 'Kort 0s the tlma the ohsrirr l mploTo 
l ~:,wwe vihsaot& lp o o in aehrr8.d s o- int uttht o 

rush axot paxei - ns. 

&mum&a 4088 tit roortitatr an l xpo88. of 

office and shoul4 not b8 rhargJ as mmh. 

The rxp8n8o or emplo~lIl( l SOOk to pr8pro - 

food ior tho rlronwr should bo rbrgod 

a&net the a e owaos rrds bt tho cotmisrlonus’ roust for the ~srdlnq aal ulntosmass of 

the prlromn ln the sue -? aa tho oort 

of tho (roorrlor an rhargrd qalmt raid 

l llor*mro in drtualnlng rhothor tha shwift 

&r sita 8 l na t profit te bo rrparte6 as rror 

ot 0rfl00 tmdu Artiolr l040, cod0 or CrlmlnalProoo4Pro. 800 8tatr T. Camer, ot al 

(Cit. App.) 106 8. 8. (Ml 897, at gap 4OO.a 

This department hold en Yarch 4, 1930, ln aa eplnion nittrn b Eon. Samoa El. Iwr, AIslOtant nttormr a~n~ral, 

that tho slier t i 8hOuld buy the food US& la fobding prlamen 00fdind la the couitf Jailt that it rar the a\ltr 0i 

the Coaala810aarsw Court to iumlrh the oountf jdlar rlth 

mnttrrrrrr and blanket8 and that 8uoh mttrosarr and blankets 

should be bou&t 05 cmprtitirr bid8 ~8 provided br Artlola 

1659, Revised Clrll Statutrs or TIPS. 

Opinion Eo. O-SE9 of this Qopartaont hold8 that 

ths rhrrlii and rmt the Com618donrrr* Court should ruper- 

~188 thr purobnss of rood anb tha trrdlng ot prlroolrr. 

t-0 quota iron opinion go. o-1m.e of this arphnt 

as iollorr: 

Wth rrfuenoa to our rlrst quostloa 

yorr are r08p00trur ad+ I l Od that it ia the 

opldon oi thir drputnmt that la four Ooutf 

thr 8hdfr bar auQorltf to rw and purohro 

rood twsrsarf for thr ~lnklurr00 Of prir~nVI la the county jail. You are furthor ro8- 

psottuuJ adrlrod that it 18 the oplnlon or 

this dopartmnt that la g'~ur ooantt the ocnmlsdonrn~ court roul4 hare mutlmrlt7 to pu* 

ohsa or l &horlrr tha ptuohro of,Other suppler neoorsar~ for th aaintummr ot prlU?id6r tha prcrlrlou of &%iOlr 14.689, 

izx.3 Cllll statutes or Texa8." 
792 

Xomrabla E. 8. $rlfSln, mu0 8 

1 0 l nO1OSr honulth SOpi* of 0pinioM 1108. 04594, 

04680 and O-leEi ot tU8 doputmrnt tor your lnfozmmtlon. 

Youar* re8p9i4tully l drirod that it l8 the opinion 

Of thil dS~MtAUUlt1 . 

iii l nd h ii*fdlf 8hOdd IIOt b8 d%i~d W?dJUt tha HOWThe @cut et the 6rOOSrir COnSUM by thr ahor8m0 ad. br the ColnraifSSiOWrS’ Court for thr iBOding and 

mlnteMnor Of the prllionsrm. %!hO ShUiff Should Dq QUaomll 

I 

for htr om grooori4r ~4 should not ohfirw up the 

@'OOU OS h8 UU? tl5.8 ?MilY OODIUQI a8 l .II Up OWO ~& llStth a 

l llo~~oo made him by the Cm!nlasiwer8~ Court, Por rzaaple 

if th8 rheriff bou&t a bill of @OOWi08 urountlng to #SO,06 

and 88rvod e40.00 worth of Bame t0 MS prisonore and the 

ohrrlft ~6 hlr fazllip oo~ttwd ~10.00 uorth or thr &rooulw, 

tke sheriff then should report only $40.00 or aam as &n item 

o? expe.nsr ohargsnbla against tho l llounnoo ~ada him by th8 

CamPll88lonrr8~ Court for the purpose of determlnl~ what 

profit, if BAT, UaS Md8* Ac4y protlt made would bo rsported a8 a SW Of Oft;00 88 OUtliWd ill htiOl0 1040, V.A.C.C.P. 

t. Thr rhsrlf? ba8 authority to l mplor a ooobrald 

to oook r 006 .eor anti wrvo too6 to the prioonrrr and to do 

houeohold work naorsruy for tho malnt.nanO. Of the pri8onoral thr salary paid to suoh oook-mald for ruoh 8uriao8 

ShOti be drduotmd a8 l n l XpOMcl R@nSt thtriff'8 tibUanor ?or tha pur9orr or botormlnipg rhat profit it any, was 

metIe. Howe*u, t&e Sati 

78 

paid to ruoh oook-dd for aook1~ for tha ah~rlff l n& h fcual* and for putormlng hourhold work for the ahsrl?? and his family 8hould not bo ohup 

ad up as aa itsm of arpanna against tha dbITMO0~ 

a. xt 18 not ~0088u7 for the 0herirr to make a 

monthly rrpol't On th. &l'9OOriOS M d oookpmd l XmnBOaS S-8 

8&oul& be reported in hi8 annual rwort. (SM opinion Ilo. 

.O-t680, SupI%.) 

4. YO find your pwtilon with nrorenoe to the 

p~&%baSO or the dfrhes rather difri0ult in rlrr oi the mra6u 

facto &WI w with nronnoo ta IMI* However, under tha 

fWt8 Stat& thr &%.00 worth of diSh.8 bought by th8 rhorl?? 

UR$ boul;bt on hi8 Own rs$~OnSibilit~ aad 6.r. his dl*he* fd 

do nbt belong to the Q-W. -64 VI not furnlshcd with laforsntlon a8 to whether the county had neorrrary and adrqmttr 
Xonorablo 2. X. Uriifln, Pa60 9 

41898 Oh hMd 8t thr OOUntr ltil. orahril~e tho CaPosiS8lon8.W OMlrBwlU furnlrh thsir W&S rlth nrao88ax7 

8tOT88, kltohoa l qUi Mat, 

&&8hOS aad othrr aim! 

UtMSilS, kliV.8, ?Otb, QOOM, 

of prle0aea. 

lar thlnes OO8088ar7 for tho fodlq 

So frrU8~ of 

a outaln amount or alrhrr. d 

rlronur, of ooarso ro~utrrr 

the c8Mt~ had ns hah.8 In 

it8 /ai1 Or did 8Ot h&V. @MU& diSh.8 t0 l d.qutO~ teO& 

the prlsoau8 in a rraSOMbl4 manoer and tha 8hrdtf rued 

hi.8 diShO8 in &iiShU&8~ hi8 dUtr ia SO@&& prisoners, w@ 

think ho WoUl6 bo StitlSd to Obar~O I@ W aa -aSO 8&n8t 

hi8 allmU ?Or thr pUQOS@ Of (LOtOrPini4 PrOfit if anr, 

and fees of 0frl00, it any, undrr Art1010 1040, T.A.d.c.P., 

4 rmSOB¶blO e&&a iOr the US0 Of hi8 diShW, in f rrdi&&g 

thr priSOW8 (mt iitOiud;ag hi8 PUSW8i uso Of the dl8h@S), 

lnoludiag war; broakago and dsproci~ti0~~ %'hO ?OaSonablrneP$ of such ahamo would ba dsteminod br thO 0o~ds~icumr89 

court in it8 BOUti dirorstlon.