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TS <i OFFICEOFTHEATTORNEYGENERALOFTEXAS AUSTIN -i OROVER

SELLERS ATTORNEY GmaRN.

.^._ Orme, Y'ish am Oyetar Comlssiun dalton BuiiGing Austin, Texas Attention; bir.

EL. E. Faubion, Assi8tantkxeoutivsBeoretary . .

Uea~: sir: h we have reoeiv sor an opinion of this drrpartmant on tljytmatter:

ority to d8S8r all e and it the fin. end

rtial pay~~~~b

is **aooopted** by the oowt,

, Piah and Oyster Cd88ioa have prior right on suoh

fr ywmt to the extent of the state portion OS suoh ne and txwt8 or muot a pro rata dletributlon be auoeptable, and what time llnrit 

### doe8 th@ oourt 

### have sol-

slmh distribution?Game. Bish and Cm&u Ccmmleaion - Page 2

-3. If the oourt has authoritr.under the law. **to** d&r all or

tr rt of the oosta-kd fine and ifall or part of 8 iine and coets have never been oolleotedand the defendant the court have authorityto oannot be locrated, does dismls8 the oaae? %a are att?ching~oopy or

. . an oplnlon pertinentto the **: above**  **questlona wrstten**  **Dy w.**  **N. sana6,**  **Logal** Inveatl*tor **ror** theAttorney Oonsrals Office,undu date of Septauber19, 1932, aud **apptovOd by**  **J\ldge** Bru~ Bryant, First Assistant**At** tornoymWaL"

3aaid opinionof this depnrimnt direotrdto the Honorable Moore LJIUI,

who was Stats Auditor ia 1832,wWn eald opinion was written holds, fin anawu to queatimu einilar to Nos. 1 and 2 propfxln~.d horoln, sub8tentlally as r0u0ws: under the CriainalYroowluxa

srssat law (A,& aI&, Vwrloa'8 Ann, aoae pr 

### def8r jud nt a $@t&ae at the,. roe ha8 authorityto f? **until ooro,**  **othw Bay**  **i** L **eb ~by**  th8 order of the court,wh,oh period aha3.i 

### a& ba tc~ a longer period OS **t%me** than rix (6)montha. **On 61** !**iration 01**  **tht'tiae, flixrd**  **b** the oourt,~the**d8raattt** suet 8 th*r $tky ar go~to .jail,

and k the -, juetl;oe

0r the peabe ~wrmlte the Mendant to run at lm .,0s releasea~Nl,m

**berore** the **rim** an&ooeta are gaLd,~the ,@a i;nr of tht'peaoowould .be liable on h%s bond for t&.aaou@$ of the 'Wre aoralrrred

and ~ooete oi'thr oeurt. Partial flus h8~0 b8~ tuy 68met380d, a i **fire** 00 **r** ne6 aob'theak OR OO#lM OS the court pvtidLplJIwrntrralu, a~nd+~~tt 698 C i@i*?k:-

th; $&oa; &'&aoe I# not requiredto rat&t immediakly to 

## da Oomuiehmr

&or further **olarlfloatian** 0r your **qu*ationa** **Blo8.** 1 and 2, we submit the holding in opinionlo, 04331, in aubetanoe, am r0ii0wk3

I The Languageof SC&Ion S of Article 93b Vern?n*s Anni PPanal aode of Texar roqulre%al% raonsya oollwiiebuadu the visions 0r this aet'or beoauee of rirur~ the provuifm~ 0r thle act, sballbe and OysterCommission. Thie languagedoes not require thi reBission 0r oosts 0r crourt aee*med and oolleotedas suoh. It does however requirs**all flnea**  to be ramittod**in** full to the @ame: $iah ana Oyetu Cemaisaion. -All moneys oollmted .a*; **beuause of**  **fines** paid ..,* dme not **admit** 0r any lntupmtation save that the intent of the LegislaturewaSto requirethe whole sun oolleoted

aa a fins ror violation of the provlaionaof th! o-roial fishing law to **bo** remltted to *be Game, lish andGame,. Fish and Olletsr Obmml eeion i Page 3

.( / Oyster~Oommlesl~~, Stioe thie la a special. provisioneon- ~~ tkolllng the dS$#lsitionof a partiaulorfine, and etiae the law or which thtslang\sge rorme a part was enaoted by the Legjslature,

and beoame effeotiveafter Artioles 95O~and Q51 of the Code ,of CriminalProcedureand Artiole 4025 of the Retieed oivi1 statuteec~itcontrols the disposition0r all mono s oolleotedasflnee ror violatingof the oommexoia%~ flehlnS w,

Ia Therafere, court poets aseresodan4 oollsotsd as such ,are

notto bsramltted to tke @use, l%vh and Oyster Coroission,but the antlre rise aeroeaptj and oolXeotod~,for violationof Art1010 9340 muat bs remifted to bhe Msm, Pieh and OysterCommkss5onfor depositin the State Treasury to the orodit of the Fish and oysterTund.

Assaid. Oj&&ion Ho. O-3334wae **direotsd** tQthe,Wne, Fish and Oy'ziter

Qommlssion~we aeaumo you have same available rt3r r~rueao~+~ vfhere 8fLld opinionrarera to Art., 934a8, Vernoh'

**B .Bevlaed**  **Ciril,~** Statutms;. said ,Art. 05&, YC~nOn! B Anne-~ tatod~Ra#l Oode of the 3tate or Texa& is ,meant.

?romthe ~foro@lng,, it ,oan bessen that the ifustioe~
or the Pea00 has authority to aerar judgment,but <iathe state of ra0tfd pr666at6d ,wlth your qu6stiolu3,

Lt~~6ppeare that jud~nt hap bg0n e terud 6nd **the** JtMtioe le i@WZng to **d6rer** the 0r*e and odr,ts~ aseeaeee$ t.gider _; ouchjudgqn ink there~‘ie a clear dletin&tTon**be** rf$;, deiQr+y :
..

a jxidgrnent

**by** authorityof aa,8 de ertiiq **payewhts** all8 saXd'brti.69S,
t&e&& r~d&l **and** entered, a jw@a0at ~*uthc+t

y **.ibr** c)frotl, other than Oa the contrary, Art. 987, c~.c.P., 8p4iri. r alla, that when a judmnt has, been renderedagainst a $sfendantfor a peounlaryfine, lf he Is fEeaent J he shall be &mpxleon6din Jail until dischargedby w, and Art.~ Q&S, C&.2., provides for the issuanceof a oapiae ror~thwith by the Juetica of the Peace for the arrest of %Mendadt,If he is not p!eiIent.Of course, the payment of the entire fine and aosts would authorize his immediatedischarge.

be now t&e up the second phase of your questlonNo. 1, i.e., .llability

or the Juetioeor the Pea06 for uuoolleated fines. In t&is coMe4tiOn We pJW3~t the fO~lQtiIIg &?tiCles:

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Article 1616, R.C.S.t
“An aoeount ahall be kept with the sharirr oharglng him with all Judgmante,fines, rorlCaltUree and penalties,payable to and ren&ered in any oourt of the oounty, ths ,oolleotion ot whioh he is by law made obargeablo. The 

### 0htwirr my free himaelr from liabilityrro! such oharge, by: *1. 'orO&uO'~ thi rroeipt 0r the oount or shoidg the

ar pent 0r such judgpPent, igntf%K reiture or pen ty. W2. show* t0 tb t4~tma0ti0n 0,r thn 00kbi3- alonereoourt that the aeM oannot be oolleakd, or that the 8am has beed dlsohargsdby iqmieomsnt or labor,.

or by ssoape.,

wlthoPt~hisfault or negleot, **and** obtainingaa order trw said aotit allowing**the** BW8."

bstiole 3.619,

R.G.8.~: Vines imposed**and** juagpentarenderedby juatlacrs or the paaoe aball be oharged against the **jwtiee** impoefng.:or

refidering.the

sams. Be may ,dlsqharge said indebtednsur

by filingwith the Oowty olerk the treasurer's reoeipt rsr tb amount thaseoi by showing to ~%hssatisia8tlon or the ~Watnlssioners oourt that he hae we& Que dllli$en~Sto'aolleotthe @ame without avail, or that tha mama have been Batisriedby imprisonment

or labor."

Artiole 1622, R.C.S.: "When any aCfloerooltietsmoney belongingto, and ibr the use or, any munty he &all, where otherwiseprovidad in tds title, exae t forthw th P report the sams to the prOper county olerk stating fully from wsrhom

oollsoted,the smount aollscted, the tima when oolleoted sod by virtue of what authorityor ptiooess ooileoted. Cn makLng ouah report, such amount shall bs ohargedto such qflioer, and he may dfsohargehimeelrthererromby prC!duoing the raoeipt or the proper oounty treasurertherei(lC."

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._. &i3 duty in the **QOllWtiOA** of iine8, **atO., impQWd**  **br** 'bin.

The oourt km14 in the 9 radley oaae, #u that 

### theahapiftwas, iA r' lty 

### 0r tault an **in** 

### l **ubatwea,** ne@eot in 

## not oarrylng **out** the judgmzttOS tha County Courtl and, theretore,hs **and** his **bondanmn** war? liablti

for 'damago@. ft 1s e general rule M lrwtbmt e &d&e ia Aat clvlllp liable ior a&t6 pa@torprdin She l so#ime ot hi8 ml;la1 run ti

0 ow.,

l v6a t&o* they were willful Qf r31-

. Eauwer, the llootrbmat $adlal8Abraa&ty 4oe8 **sot apply**  **with nspoat**  **to** aotr **done** in a ponrf **nlaimterial** oapacity. As to 8uDB *oh a ju&gr aSad ia the aae peal

### tion a8 eny other 

### p6iPSOAe **449, 124**  **s. bf.~** **P%SJ** 51.0 JSrwgefW. **Oobb,** S&i Civ. App, 

### mina **t.** **si*Bw~,** **lb0 Fu.**  **498, ‘** **32 Am.**  Rep. **609;~ DuwW**  **vm Bb.tm@e.lwr**  Uounty, **l9 Uiv.**  AQ~. **9, 57**  **s. 36.**  **,998.**

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provided by Chapter 4, Title 9, of the Code of OrlminalProoedure of the State of Texas. It follows that until a final judpsnt is entered in such oases the oourt would have the right, upon propermotion of the distriotor county attorney, to dismiss saaa, regardlessof whether or not the fine, in whole or in part, has baen co2lsoted.

we herewithadapt and reaiiira\. awh &~&ions of the mentioned opinionsas are herein **disouesed.**

Yours vary trulyt
THE **A!l!TOWEY**

**,43SNfWU**

**OF** TEXAS

EIUgb Enol. 1 **‘ Robert**  **L.** 

# ~Lattmn,, **Jr.** Aesfetant