OFFICL OF THL ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TKXAS 

AUBTIN 

iionorablo Ii. A. Eodger 

County Auditor 

Wllliemaon County 

Georgetown, Terarr 

mill8 ptarrti OLIB-, 

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triad in the Jwtloe 

dsfendanta~d charge the fee ot 

in proriou8 arraeting ?es of $2.00 

in the mount of thr fins and 

“2. Ii the defendant gave 6 Deferred JUApent 

Bond end fails to eppeer and par on the ante set 

out in the bond 18 the Sheriff, or Constable, within 

hi8 legal rlehtr to h&are a Ceplar Profine lrmmd an4 

serve on the defendant and oolbot the tea of $2.00 

although thr arrrrting fee 0r $Z.OQ wea preriourly 

inaluaed in the fins atid aorta? 

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"1. Doer 8bb lau iaLma& thet 6 Oaplar Frotiae 

be irrord only when a poraon hu 'jumped' hlr bon4 

and lott the rlelaity in s&leh ho r66ld.89 

*It her berorw quite l e1~0n $n thl8 County for 

the oftioefm to 6ller 8 detubdurt to go 66 hlr proa l60 to p ey a t l sr r tmln the, at 8aka partial pap 

maatr at oertain tlrr, cad it be tell6 to uka tb 

nt~, or maku l portion cad t6ilr to aom#oto 

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61 pa aonta, to lrrue the Oepler Profla6 cad ool&ot 

2.00 n aldltlon to the rirrt 6rmtt of fL.00, thu6 

4.00 on abe un. St lo r~ opinion tbrt the Otfioer 

lr 6110~64 onu the tlrrt wrartl 

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toe of IP.00 when 

the olrouratmoor are mm l bove rtm l 6 but It the 

deteaU6nt laev*6 the County, or rlrinfty la wkleh ha 

re8fde6, for the p ur ~0o66 t l rol4iw tbo peymmntr 

that the C6plar Protiaa than would be Ju&tlflod LQd 

th6 tee6 &gal. 

*I 6haU b6 plee6ed to hat6 your opldoa 6t 

rour l arllert 60nven1ea60~~ 

Artlola 690, 7'61, 900, Ts9 uid 798, Vernon*6 Axmotet 

Tera8 Code ti Crtmlnel Prooebra, road w foll.awrt 

'Art. bO0. 05 **oh rerdlot of aopulttal or oonrlatioa, the grope? judgment mbcll br enter& iu&laW4. sr uquittd ttb0 w66466t 6h6u k 6t OIUII.~~- 

obayed tror l U further Uabliltt rp~n the ohrrg@ 

for whloh ho uu trto&ar protld~ thet, lo. B&MOmunor o66o6 when than ir r6tuPEW 6 rrrdiot, 

or 8 plea ot (plllty I6 matare aad the ppoirbmnt 

armem8e4 16 bl tlno ody, the Court may, on writt65 r*qu6rtor the 66tandM8 6n4 fbr @SO6 96UW 

lhowa, Borer jtlagmmatnt11 memo other 44 tlro4 

by order of the Court but in no went aall th 

julsaant be &etbProd i OP a longer per104 ot tlm 

th65 *lx (0) month*. On a.xplreUo~ ot tbr tlw 

fixed by thm 0~4or or thr Oourt, tbr Court or Jd l 

thereof, abell 6Jat.r judgment on the rrrdlrt or p e l a 

end the uma rb6lA be l xemuto& 68 protldod by Chap 

tar 4, Title 9, 0r the Cod6 of Crhlnal Proeedura 

of the St&o at TU66. Provldod furttw?, that the 

Court or Judge themof, in the 6~0~6160 of aooad 

di6oretlon ry petit the 4eiandcnt Ihen jW@Sat 

16 defernd, to ramaln l t lug0 on him own rue - 

nlua.0 or ry rbqrlro hl8 to ontot l8to bon4 

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l mum l hut double the amount ot tbo l r mesr e~ 

tine u3a ooolta, oondltloard that the ddm8aat an4 
568 

l &Wdi66, jOti8lt 6Ad 

6& d l 06tB WI;UB tb 0 

OIL the tit6 66t in 

mutt in the nnnar 

of the Co40 et Cria 

Tea r 1 a nd tot the l aforossmit ef ukt Judgment 

ontored, nil writa, pxooe6ru 4ed rua6dir6 ot the 

Coda ot CrInliml Prordwlrr an rade rgplleab,k 10 

tar a6 &%60666Bq CO Oetty OUt the ptOti6iO56 Of tbi0 

&tl*le.* 

*Art. 181. Rho5 e judgment &em been rmoaere4 

l &6irBt 6 66hUdBnt tor 6 peauulary fine, it he lr 

prosuit, he r&611 b6 1 tlDo&UI lo jr11 until (usoha~g& oa provided by Yew. A rertlflod ropy ot 

6U6h jud@keat &ml1 be l UitiOiO5t to nUthOdS 

DUCti iS@riBG56635t.* 

Llrt. T00, x;hon 6 ~eouniely fiae be8 bears a&- 

jutSgad aalnrt a detra6an$ aot 

&all fortbrltb br irr\wd for b P 

tenant, a eaple8 

6 l ToUt. The l &eritt 

rhall 6XBCUt6 the 66s6 by pl6oiry the w4bnaurt in jail.’ 

.h~t. Tt39. %srr muoh ea 

6t6t6 the rmdition 654 l mwa 

and th6 emount uapel4 tke?WE, U&d OOY 

l horitt to WC. the drfundent ~4 ph.. blm la jtil 

wit11 the l mo umt due upon l uob judgment Md the 

Mhor 6RBt6 oi Ooll8oti~ tk. 6m 6W *ia, Ot 

Mtii tbo dOfOXid& $8 0thrde &e&b 6i66b8t60d.n 

*Art. t9a. Lhaa l 6etdmt R66 bun MD8ittBd to jr11 in a@tBOia Or tbo tti6 Mb BOBtB 

aAjOege6 r&mind hlr, tkio Satthe? 6nfbrrw6at of 

6uQb jud&maat l hmii bo in rOOW4650. with tbo POti.iOM Of tb16 Cod6.' 

&ttOk 10@8* 'letnon'. knnOtBt@& 2h66 Cod6 Of ~l-bIiM~ 

Pxmaodure, roadr in part *a tollaw~r 

l la Por l xaouti~ l ish *arr8at of arrest or rda*, 

or uklry mtromt dthout~ wqrzmat, twca bolktDa 

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Artiala8 ldlt and 1619, Vanko11'8 Annotated Terse Clvll 

Statutor, road 88 roil0w8 t 

"Art. UlP. &ah district olork, county clerk, 

county Jude., county traamuwr, 8herf??, dlmtrlat 

and county attorney, oonstablo and Jumtlae a? the 

peaoa, who ahall rolle+ot or hand18 anr mmey ?or 

tho uea of the county, @hall ~&a a ?ull report to 

the ~mmi88loners court, at each ro@plar tera thereo?, o? all tine8 imposed and colloatod aad all Judgments rannbered snd aolleotod ior thm use o? th8 

aowity, and all Jury ierr collected in their r8- 

rpeotivr dourt8 in rarer o?, or for the us0 a? the 

county; and at the 8amo tlma proront thrlr reoolptr 

and touohorr shoring what dlrpo8ltion ha8 baen mad8 

of the ~oaoy collected, iinss im~osod and Judgment8 

randared. Sal& oourt 8hall caroiully examine raid 

report8, reoelptr and vouoherr and, l? found oorroot, 

shall aau8e the clerk to enter the same on tha 

?lnanae ledger, and, I? Sound to be lnaorreat, shell 

mmmon @aid otlieer before them, and hare the 8ama 

oorreoted. Said reports, rooelptr, and rouohors 

shall be illed in the county olerkt8 offloe." 

*Art, 1619. lrlnar 1mp08ed 8lld Judgments randored br Justices of the psaoe shall be ohargad, 

a&nat thr Juatlcs lmpoeing or rondoming the same. 

Ho may ditmharga said Indebtedness by tiling: with 

the oountr alert the treasurer*8 raoelpt for the 

amount thereof, or by ahowing to the mti8iaotion 

of t&o oomnls8lonere court that he baa u8ed duo 

dil.lgonoo to collect thr sum without &rail, or 

t&a:,t&f,:ama have bean aatle?l& by lmpri8oamant 

A 

rdan 

0??100 

in ord 

mat p 

the Ju 

howera 

out lln 

arrert 

therea 

!ter a Judagnent of conrictton 18 entered againat a do- 

; in Justloe court neither thr Justioq 801 the arrortlng 

I hare any authority to extend credit to raid defendant 

1r to allow the deiendant tp pw hlr fine on the install- 

:z&t 

It 1s true that the Justice has tha power to defer 

in the msnners cot out in Artlole b98, euprai 

:, I? the Judgment is dererred in any or the manner8 

td by the statute, no fees are due and payabla to the 

.ng officer8 until tte deferred Judgment is antered an& 

Iter becomer final. 
lion. 

Art1818 819, ~OIViOB'D -- a8 ?OllarDI 

8. A, Aiod(l.8, pub 6 

Annotate& Torae Penal @ode, read8 

*Ann;l officer, Jallor, or guard having the lrgal 

bwto(L7 of a pormn aorued or oonviotad or a rie4bmMor rho rll?ull p r na ite l UCh pereon tb l eoapo 

or to be reerud rha I 1 bo rim6 not l rooedin& one 

thouDad (io1lare.- 

I? the bb?UUhnt 18 PrODant rh8n the Juetiom impO8~8 8 

fine on him, it than beaomr8 the dUt7 or thm Jpltlaa 0r the 

poaoe to leeuo a orrtifld aopy or the Judgment and hand Dam 

to the ooastable. It than bCOom88 th. dutr of thr oonCtablC to 

exooutr thC OCrtlfiwl oopy of the Judgment (nhloh operator a8 a 

oommltmmt) by laoin the &C?Cndant in Jail until dleahargC8 

88 proride b7 L m. xr the Jwtlar lee~ae the oortifled aopr 0r 

the Judgment amtho oonatable peZ%.ltD thr deutauit to 80 free, 

th8 aonetablb would br eubjrot to proeooutlon un6rr Art10l.e 319; 

V. A. c. 6. P., rupra. 

It 18 our opinion that I? the JartlaC of the paC.aC and 

oonetablr turn a 4CrCndCnt loore aftrr Jud&tnont 18 render04 

and l nk r a a&net d him in Juetlob oourt (to pay hi8 rlne OB 

the iaDtdh8Ilt DIM) Said dOiadU2t OOC4Up1.8 thC l t8tUD Of M 

weape primher aatt that the ooprtablo oan not gseid by hi8 own 

wrong in pbmlttin~ the drr*ndant to l eeapb ma can not oolbot 

8 r88 for r*-oaptorlng hir 00 a l aplae or any other procere. 

With r~f0r.E.~ to Our QUbDtiODD HOD. 1 Md 8, Wb a88UlW 

from your latter that t 

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0 08 18888 wore 188~06 when tho aderrod 

Jud#CClltD WCrC l ntbr8d at rh bh timC th8 dO?CCIdmtD X8rC not 

PIWDODt, d U~ll t&I18 aDD~tiM, TO ULIWbr qUEDtiOIl8 NOD, 1 

ad I) la the affirmatlvb. 

Ua anewer quortion Ho. 8 in th8 wgatiro. CapiaDeD are to 

b0 imrtnd when a poounlary ibe h88 bean a&Judged againrt a dbfondant not prrmnt in court under Artiolb 987, V. A. C. C. P. 

Tar oxample, if the stat0 and &S?OBdMt’D ooun8sl agreed to tz7 

tha darendant and wait. the dofondant* praaonoa fn Justloo court 

(without rorfaitin(l the bond 0r ~0r~d~t) aa a Judgment wa8 

renderbd ageinrt the drfordant when he wa8 not prorbnt a aaplae 
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-uid i88U0 to baforcr tha WQmuit. 

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