**OFFICE OF**  **THE ATTORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  TEXAS **AUSTIN**

**Honorable B.**  **8. Grlifln**  

### Cou.ntf**Attornry Young**  county **Grahcm, TtPar** 
**Dear sir:**  

### Opinionx0. 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 endEononblo 1. R. Orltiln,Pago t

the suount OSmoney 

### 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 oommonkitehen. 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 st6t4umntof 6rp4666. *?leass faform me es to rbat partlon of th4 $wo:iy bill should be allmod as an rrpenss of

. "Pleas6 informao as to whether or not tbr oost ot ma16 renioo should **ba** sllorrred as an u

### pen68 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.~ 

### Art10101040 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 followingohargesr
”

. . . -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 **put goso,**  **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&rsberlri shall inHoaarabl6 X. 8. Qriifln, me S

l wh **repast Surr+lrh**  **a iturirred**  rerltie4 l ooout Ofa11 **u'jW&tUroU** 8ud. by hi8 **iU** teOd16rr(l ana rlatummo or **pri6066r0,** 6066m9an7i4 swb **r*** partwith reoelptrand rauehara in **support or**  **h** SPOh **itU8 Of**  **eQ66ditlU0, 6Ud**  **th.** 6ift6r6BO6 **br** twesa suoh 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 (ofthe feodlng l a **SUppOrt of**  **pti6oBar6 by**  tha sheriff) **rhu eolutitute**  **?e@S o?**  **aitioe** and

**Shu be**  l

**oOOMt66** for

by 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**  Irlnten**MOI 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 llmltedto **sk tlOISUf,**  StCUlI~S,**tOh@lOILe, p~elX.bM**  **00.** OffitiuS' bMd6, **io CltrdiSl(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~** ~4B~riSí belag l & Piiti tBQtpiliq 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 lco0U6t trr&fiad by hi6 aftidarit for thr axpense **incurred by**  hla &inOe the US* lOOOUt We**64BtOd 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 laroont ohall l tot. tho am8 ot ash ptil omr, raoh ltom of l xpono8 lnownd on l ooowt 

### ot ouoh primmer, tho doto of uoh ltmo, the name 

### of l

8ch yard oaployod, the length of time employedan4 tha purpoooof 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 lo 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 liarrioCounty, et al V. Harc=iond, eos S. a. 451, oonatrusdArticle114~3of 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 

### report or 

### 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 anHonolrblO X. E. **drlffla,** Pog0.6

itrite 

### tOrlflOd wtowt of 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~oAnnotrtodTomu 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 maid

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:



### uYoustats 

### in txw latter that (the ohrr

### irr ~a hi0 r80di~ T

### 000ai0tl0g or row pOO910) ut tbok 

### a0018 that 

### arc proplrod 

### Zromthe 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 roOO0r orrioo, 00 tho aaoh profit from tha jell 107 l h IOundorotand 

### the ihOt fr om your latter, 

### the l



### horifi **buya** 01 tho gr000ri00 

### together, for the prloonoro and 0100 SorLhls rtilr, end tho mwlo for enoh l ro than

prepared IrOn these g.rocorloo. In ordu that the ohmrift MI 

### propru 8000ut for the profits 40rLwd from 

### the r804- 

### lnngof 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 

### rr0plfOed~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**  

### 18bno, 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 l oopnt 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 lro roopoattuUy l drirr4 t&it it lo thr opfdon or **thlo** dr putmont

tht, undu the rnato l 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 **rood** iag$ 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 

### 8 erlft*o SlPllJ ar ehl 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 ~:,whon sala- is ehrr8.d 

# toxpens.

ai we vi& to p oint out that rush 

# ox- &mum&a 4088 tit roortitatr an l xpo88. of office and shoul4 not b8 rhargJ as mmh. 

### Therxp8n8oor emplo~lIl( l 

### SOOk to 

### pr8pro - food ior tho rlronwr shouldbo rbrgod a&net the a owaos rrds bt tho cotmisrlone us’ 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 sita8

l nat 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 i 

### 8hOuldbuy the food US& 

### la fobding prlt amen 00fdind la the couitf Jailt that 

### it rar the a\ltr0i 

### the Coaala810aarswCourt 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.



### OpinionEo. O-SE9of 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 yorrare r08p00trur ad+ l Od that it ia the I opldon oi 

### thir drputnmt that 

### la four Ooutf thr 8hdfr bar auQorltf to **rw** and purohro **rood** twsrsarf for thr ~lnklurr00 Of prir~n**VI** 

### la the county jail. Youare furthor ro8- psottuuJ adrlrod that 

### it 18 the oplnlon 

### or this dopartmnt 

### that la g'~urooantt the ocnmlsdonrn~ court roul4 hare mutlmrlt7 to pu* ohsa orl



### &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

10 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

. iiil ndhii*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 iBOdingand mlnteMnor Of the prllionsrm. %!hO ShUiff Should **Dq QU**  aomll I for htr om grooori4r ~4 should not ohfirw up the @'OOU OS h8 UU? tl5.8 ?MilY OODIUQI a8 l.II UpOWO ~&llSttha 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,

UaSMd8* Ac4y

protlt 

### madewould 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 

### r006.eor anti wrvo too6 

### to the prioonrrr 

### and to 

### do houeohold worknaorsruy 

### for tho malnt.nanO. **Of** 

### the pri8onoral thr salary paid to 

### suoh oook-mald for ruoh 8uriao8 ShOti be drduotmd a8 ln l

**XpOMcl R@nSt**  thtriff'8 **tibU** anor ?or tha pur9orr or botormlnipgrhat profit it any, was metIe. Howe*u, t&e Sati78 paid to ruoh **oook-dd** for **aook** 1~ for tha ah~rlffl n& h fcual* and **for** putormlng hour

### hold 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'9OOriOSMd **oookpmd** l XmnBOaS S-8 8&oul&

be reported in hi8 annual rwort. (SM opinion Ilo. .O-t680, SupI%.)

4. YOfind 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 furnlrhthsir W&S rlth nrao88ax7 8tOT88, kltohoa 

### l qUi Mat, &&8hOS aad **othrr** aim! **UtMSilS,** kliV.8, ?Otb, QOOM, 

### of prle0aea. lar **thlnes** OO8088ar7 **for** 

### thofodlq

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 frrdi&&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.