Court Opinion

ID: 4140352
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2017-02-18 02:57:59.045874+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T14:46:30.318542
License: Public Domain

OFFICE OFTHE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
                             AUSTIN

    Hon. G. 8. Williamson
    County Attorney
    lZrath Qounty
    Stephenrills, Texas,
    Dear Mz. Wllliamonr

              Ye have reoelred     lo
    and quote rr0m mme droll

,

                                 Qh oanafiable   get8 that   pirt    OS
                                                                    ,~$8

    Prooed~e 0i t2u State   of TeXW,
    ln part 88 iolloaat

              *The ~r0iia     feaa 8haiJ.l be allow04 the sheriff,
         or other pa&o& 0Sf9 oec pf#tiOLg     the die fM!Vloa
         in misdemeanor~~aa~aes, to be tats& a@.nat the Qatenb-
         ant on oonvlotfQllt
%on. G. El. willlamson   - Page 2

           Artdole 951, Vernonqa Anaotatad     00&e et Or5dnal
Prooedurs  of the State of Texao, Berlolon     o? 1925, provides
a8 roiiowot
           “The eheriff or other otfioer, eroept; a juot$.oe
     of the peace or hi8 olerk, who collsoto  money for
     the EItate or oounty, exoept jwy ieeo, under ally
     prorialo~ of thla Code, ohoU be entitLed    to retatm
     rive or oent thereof when ooU.eote&*      (mphaoia
     a&&e& B
           nrtiole 3892, Vernon!0 AnnotateQ air11 atatuteo  a0
amndaoab    1930 bg th6 blot L~iolatwe,    prwldao a0 r0110wm
           *Any ofrloer   mantloned In thio Ohopta! rho does
     not oolloot    the maxlmua amount-of hle gee8 for any
     ilaoal year and who reports delinquent feea Sor that
     year,  ohall be enti8letl  to retain,  when ooUeote4,
     luoh part oi.ouoh Q~llnpuqnt is@0 80 lo ouiWlent
     tietwapletiethe aiu%mm 0                  (LuShbrided by
     Arti       )86),, 388)-a,                the gear in whioh
     lkdiqaent     Seer were ahoqod    and aloo rskln     the
     ag~~\mt of ~x~eoo Sear autrflorf&ed by law, anil the re-
     saaaaw ~0s. ~a* deelhquma i ioqr r!az .that   ilcaal .Jr*er
     ohdl be p&d a8 h6rel.n piw$&wl ier whqm oeU.eateQj
     gr~vlbatk, the.piyT&aieM    Bt %Bio Utl#Ze      oh&k net
     apply to say eri&aer a$%@?oao year irem lib dgta he
     cmaeeo to hold the. orriae ~:tie uh&eh ang doliq+aeat
     te0 lo due, and in the *teas fhe .3atri0~r oaalag        Oha
     tee8 that aTo doliqmti      pa8 a06 ee%leoted oha oam
     ulthin treare mm&ho liiirr.&o aeo#eo to.hold the of-
     rlos, the awqat of feeo OolLoOted ohall be paid Js-
                                 Sm*idea,   houere~,, IihoO no-
Kozi (2. H. Williamson   c Page3 3

                 Qaoh dietriot,oounty en4 reoieot offlosr,
      at the olose of eaoh $looal year s Dsoember 31at)
      #hall aaics to the dlstriot       court of tile county in
      whioh ha reoideo a owom otatement in triplicate
       (on forma dasigncd 054 approved by the State Audi-
      tor) a oopy ot whisk rtatomnt          shall be ronfarded
      to tha Ejtote Audllwr by the olerk of the diatrlct
      oaurt of #aid oounty within thirty           (30) &aye attcrr
      the onme has been iii634 in hlo 0rrl06, and one oopy
      to be i'lled with the aouuty auditor,          if any; other-
      rioe oai4 oopy shall be tiled with the GorPmieoloasri*
      c o ,ur ti
               l  sa t4 report rhall nhow the ammint of a11
      teal, 04main8loao and oaaponsatlonowhaterar earned
      by amid biftloerduring the rloosl year and OeoonQly,
     ~ohall rhew the amount or r080, tmaml~o iam anU oaq-
      penaatioao @..Leoted by hipl 4u~lq          the rlaO8l year;
      %hlrQlg, a&Q       report Ohall 00ntala an iterl&s(l
      rtatament of rli f*eo, eommlanlsaoand.aoqensatleno
      uraotl &Ma& the Clooal gaar wh%crhwe?* nat.ceUooteQ,
      MgoWer~ulM         the aLpar .iYfthe part o*lng; u&B ?a*
      04Mml*@loaa aAa eodapeaootloM.            i Q %wpert ahall bo
                                              LIlr
      ti$rrd acit~';La+o~ thaa IIebrsary l.ab &~lls*%iag the &mo
      or th6't$#oa&      year and tar oaoh 6ay aiber aal4 4ata

     Dc+Alqro,ah&&i w       be reoorered bo 'theoopaty in a
     otit breuah% ~ter    mob piupaoeo, an8 in a64ifiion lald
     ot~loer NmUbe        sub let to remval troa ottlor,
     (A8 8iaWW A*$8       193..ii U8t La& 4th Q. 8. QS 30,
            5@ ;;93,8     1935, 44Bh Let., 2nd 0. 8,; PP*W2,
             .
                   provliilagrtm(lror public ofSicer8~~
          kltaPu?ire
otrlokly oonohued, Viador the ~retioleno   oi Axtial@ 3@97,
oup, %h* ettleor IO mpatred to rake I morn report at tiwb
al&e et @*ah fireal yoat amI tha stat&e requirea,       uuuL(I
&yaf?$foi     aaf *ho “;4”“”  oholl  ooataln  an itualaob   btatr
             eeo, tbdo    @no and o~enoa0leao      earnedI during
the tiara1 gear whi6h were nmt ooUe~tM,    tegathsr with the
         Arttile 3692, authsrieeo the otiioar to retain dolin-
puent*?seo for one year oolleate4  in a eubaeguent yeax pro-
vided the delinquent P-8 are reported for ths year @aid teer
were 0arneQ.

           In thi0 reOpM%,     thio   depar%aMt held iA Opbim         NO.
O-703 ea iollower
I.-.   . .
Zion. 0.   H. Willianaon   - Page 5

               ue eodloae herewith oopier 02 our Oplniono m+
O-703   and No. O-26&, whiah, togother With this opinion, we
believe   oeverrevery   phaas of your problemi

                                      8