Case Information
*1 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN
Iionornbls C. 5. Mide
County Audl6or
Hueom Gotinty
corpus wrlati, Texas
Dear Slm
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mid thoreon, and @oW blu ehorlff te take @aa defead4nB aa4 pl4whlmlB jal1osttttk0 4wuBt duo upm anoh judgwat en4 bbr fnmler owte uf oollootiog t&to aaao are paid, or until the dofenaant 14 otherwlae le@l9 diaabergod. (0. c. 700.1"
"Artlelo 793. (878) (856) 9%~ dlcmhaq@ when 4 defend4e i* 60Iwi00~4 of 8 mla4c 4t 8 jto- murmr ~4 hl6 pualoh4w~ km awewe walery flno lf he la oarblo to paj ths flsm end 40&r adjudged e@imb hlrg ho nay for emh time a4 r&l1 4ati4f9 th4 judgnmat bo put 64 mrlc dieaharge She full amouat of floo md 448te ad- judged a@~& hlmg ratlqg 4uoh labor Sspr%m wt 4% Thrw Dollar* (C3&0) fw 44&k 4a9 thereof, Lsg., l.rt 0. 8. me 4%'d La&, 206 C. S., r 7% To go4mnmllanbop rArL
Wmro th4 punlsbaen~ amo4red in 4 ooavio- 8len far mlrdewanor fe eonflaeaent in jail fm aore than one day, or w&or4 in gPoh wnvlotien I
th4 purtlsmt 10 4aeo8retl only a$ a pwunla~ry flne end thr p4rt9 #) oamiotod io umblo b p9 I tho fin4 and o(D4t4 edJ&@d asainst.tiir, thoa 40
atnviotaed 4lmll bo roqu%md tn do wue%18b+Dr ta ~ooo~denoe with the prwlrioos of tb%r arktol4 un- Qor oha l'ollowlng awl08 and ragulatlon8t Wl. ba0h k~0laaLissionors court m9 pmvibo
the ereotiaaof ewerkhouso end t&444tabNWont of 4 runty ierrs tn eona*otlon tihemlth fer Me purpcttto utlllaing tim labor of oald pardlo4 44 of3n+iotedr
*a. 3uah f4.x-m and rmrk#iouro4 4h4llbe wdor the cmntrel and manegom+at ai the oom&44i4aor4 *4 and said outart aey adopt such rulea an4 wurt, regulatlon4 not lnwB8istMt WitIt the l4Wd a4 they deem neoemary for the 8uweorful manago- merit and opsrotloa of ml& an& lnatltutione utilisiafl eaill labor. effeotively be tm-
“3. :3mb warmm and Gumrae ma ployecl under the authorit of ~JUJ oo!am seloners f
odrt QS may be n40444ary to prevent eaoepss and to onforao such Labor, end they shall be paid out of+ the oounty tm44ury such wntpon~- tion a8 ~1~. imy preeorlbe. court
“4. Thotm 80 tsonvioted ahell bs so igmx4ed rhllo at wcmk 8% to prevent iwoape.
“5. Thry rhall bs put to labor upon tho pub- 110 roads, brld&w Or other publio work8 of the oounty when tholr labor oennot be utillscrd ln tho county narkhouw or 8ounty Iarm.
“6. They shell bo requirad to labor not loss SWAB &g&t nor tDOro than tea houre eeuh 4ey, 8un- days oxaepte4. Eo pawn *hell wer be rertaite6 to work for more then tmo year.
“7. One who rofuaos to labor or 18 othoiriss Nfraotory or ineuberdlnabs may be p\slehed by oonilnauont un bxwea WKI water ctr in web solitary other -61 eit th8 00ddmra OOUH my dlsw6.
“8. Uaon not 4t labw th4y nuy be wmflrud in jail OP the uarkhoum, aa me9 be roost oenvaslwHi, 4s the teg,ulatloae of th4 omtmle~iouers oourt nay proaoribs.
“9” A fmelr she21 in na aase be require4 to do mrtusl labor exwpt In the rw%house.
OlO. One who dxoln age, dtswse, or other physi- oab or nantal disnblllty is unable to 40 manuel labor &all not bpt roquuirsd but shall re- to work taaia in jail until his terns bqir~sonment is on4- 04, ox until the flae and coot@ adJu4g;ed agalnet him am dlwharge4 aoaording to law. 5%~ inabll~ty to 40 mnual labor ma9 be drtexmbml by a physioian appointed for that purgoet, by the oounty Judge or the ooarjlnsionera couxt, wh~ aim11 be pai for eush such wr,pwas~tion 0a1 caid aourt may allaw. servloe
erinprtirs.m&+rl#pr aat uh J~ZL aup moza pamal labor by pyund into the oouat3 trewory of oao dollar r0r l aoh asp or the term or his iwrirowat, and tha ro- oefpt Of ths oounty trbwwrbr to thnt bffbO6 ml be ffufrloient authorit r6r tw 8hdrr to dwkia hia in jail without la r.* L (879) (857) Authority for impriboaaont
“Art. 79s. vhon, by the $ldgwnt 0r the oourt 8 doi.&- ant is to be in~prleoaed in Jail, a rortdld oop)r of buoh j\rQlpswnt aball be maHiolrat aothmltr thb clbdrf k, phe0 6wh defwduat in jbil.* wArC. 797. (Sari (es91 Moehwgo 40r~4wt
"A dbfomdwt rho ham rwalw4 in jtil tba loagth o? blmo requlrsd br t& jpdgmat ahall be 4lsohbr ed. Thb rhorirr ah31 rettm t&o o or th0 udgmm, a th0 0~4~ w4a whloh zfz '1 40f0ndantwa8 lapri8bw4 to the propbr aotut,
diatiag hew it ww oxeou od." c
*Art. 920. (1015) (980) Diobhr& from jdl
"A d0r0adant plaoo4 in j&l on wbount of rbnm3 to w tbb nnb ~4 00860 ow b0 di~bhwged on habew sorpua by ahming:
'1. That he 20 too pear to pay tho fho urb aa w&l,
*2. T&the hw rowin in jtila 00fri0iat mgth 0r tin0 60 8~ti8ry th0 mk0 ~4 008ta, at the rate or three dollara, for uoh 4~.
93ut the der0fiimt 8haU, In no ,oam under until &O MS besn im- this artlole prt~~n~d fit iemi be dis8hrged
tea day68 rad 6 jwb0 0r the
pbiIO0 %&T&y di6Oh?Ar@e t&O 4OfdIWt UPOII hiS dUJd43 the mame oeud, by appliaatfon to W~gh justlooi and whba !kueh.applioation is gmntisd, the justieo shall note the 6?3me on MS 4ooket.* *6 TM6 dopartaont Lea roprtedly &ml4 that rhmn l
ria ai judgatutt or 00mlotlon la rondorod ~JI a mira0b08~ oaso against a dofentlant it Ls tho duty o? the 3herlff or eoLlaot tbo flno an4 otmtr or other ornoer to immdletelp to plaoo the dafeadent In Jill. fa other words, the stat- Yo haro likewioo re- ute means what; It saya), * peatedly he&3 t&t an of 850% a oonviotod ml..@ decabsn*nt prior to the iuir4bao*nwt~s sbatieraotion or the waent or br jail or ju4gment oonrfotlolr agrina6 Urn b other suthorized rerviae would be &a ltp of ellowlng a pri- I
6onor to oaea~o~
In npini0n 1~0. o-4924 or thir dOpuh0nt, ~0 h014, werig other things that tho ju&hbnt of aonrlotlon in l i&a- (or other orriioer) domanor 6(11&o would euthorlu t&o Subrlff to proorod la the statute 63,thoQo or rolloetlon OS tho flno a0d 008~8 ad that no rurb % r ardor rr0i4 the Jwtloe 0rth0 Pew00 wax neoo*aary, 19e l noloao herowith l oopy of mid oplDi~n whlah dlw dlaeusreo other mattora whlzh nay bo of to you. Rr8lotmoo
The awwer to your quo&Ion till dopond upon who* or or not tho miebumewwt h8r ntilliirbd the flno and etmtr alju4g.d agalnet hiin. u tho 4orsndant pep bl* rim an4 ooeto la rull 09: lays the ses6 Out ia jail 80~~08 the ww out on thb oeunty
fwm or other wthorlrcod oountr pro- ropubwd to ittiff a.Srekmtgo l w8; tho8 16 jaot ra0 thb th to ~wlrara the pAotsnbr. beoomw the doty of the Sheriff The ~BW 4000 not requiru th@ @&riii 60 Ootlfy wpb &WiOr 6~ wah relmm.
Boa6mr, 15 the riftb ai 6osts are uautibri0d, either in who10 or in part, the ahbrifl ham no euthorlty to rulea the prlsmar. The prlwner must k he14 imtll t& judmnr; ill sully sPtisrlsd.
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