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

Eonorabla Y. Y. Wll8hlre county &ttormy, saurmaa Couoty saufsan, rexas

rrqwrting the opinion her8fn rosd8, in part,

the County, or where

f Janusry BL5, 1944, rupph36nting **y3ur** 1943, **18,** la **part,** a8 iollow8:

thiit the dOfenbaZt8 Vioht.6 a Sea. S-Sa-Jb-6 and 98 and la the oa6e8 8ho Coastable of tha ~ustlcr i'reoloct la rkloh the all8ged olol~tloaa oooured aotuallr collected ttx flac,8from the defenda~t8, in Ioma of the 0~8~18tko l f;ircr3emt officmt ot the fiallroad Cotisslon rignod thm ooaplalats aad in other8 **the** Coaetablo algncd **the** complaint8 but the Con8fable mu60 the **rwtura8** on **th8** warrant8 oi 

### arnrt after the Justice of the Aaoe isaue4 themaad then in all thmO~ce8 the raf~rcezieatofficer o? **the R.**  ii. Con. oollected elehty-flv8 of thm flae ror the atate 0r Texae.”.irtlolor 959 aad 981, Veraa* .uaototo4.Codo of

Crlslnal **Frooodura,** 9rarldaz

-Art. 950. The di8triat or aounty attoraoy **8ha~** be l

Etltkd t0 ton QOr OORt Of all flne8, **f0rtaltura8 3r**  **aooay8 oollaotO4**  **for the**  **Ltcrta or**  oouaty, upon **jUd~~At8** raoorara~ by blr; and **the** alork **ai thr**  **oourt la**  **w** loh raid **jud&mtat8** ara roadoro4 **rhll** 90 entitled to five par **oant ot**  tb0 8motlat **of** raid **JUd&Wt8, to**  **?m**9e1d **Out of**  tha Wun% when 001100t*d.*

l nrt. 951. The ahrlft or other ottloar, oxoapt a Juatlco of t.ha~aaoo or hi8 olark:, who **aol~aot8 r~~noy**  **for** tha stat8 or oountr, lxa a9t **Jury toa8,**  **Under PDJ**  9lW181On Of thi8 bdl,, 8ba11 ba or;tltlad to retain flro per **cant** thereofwhen .Qollootod.~

**!fhir** dopslrt:seat h41 ropa~todly bald that 8hOriff8 **and aonstabla8**  **ar8** antltla4 to tire 

### par**oallt** Oo~~~la8loa on tin68whan **ruob fiaO8**  are actually,oollectadbr the rhorift or oonatablo. 1

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### per 002t of tha amuat, tan per **oant** for the dlntrlct

### or 00unt.y ettoraay, and 

### tlvrpar coat ?or theolerk o? oh0 court 

### or other ottlear fhcyftdby la%w with the ooilcotlon of the ilao

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### ba boxar in **&ad** that 

### it the 8Oa8tabla 18mrpanruted on an 8aauaA ralu Ottioar8~ Sai **ba818,** the oommi88~on would be peid **into** th8

8rl run4 of tha **county** and oeuldnotba pcrrroaslly retained bl tha ooa8tablo. **Howcvar,** 

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### ouch ooa;ala8loa8a8 taa8 of 0rti0O 48 l 

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Your8 vary truly

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