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*1 -- - 166 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN *2 for aonveyhg prl8one~~~ pfwwnt of sherlffa~ 88 of Artio1e 1020 of the Code o? csi&n&l Pxwmdure of Texas,.reada as follows:
"Sh~lf'fa and oonistable8 senl.ng prooerm andattendlnganyexamln5.ngoourt in t&r ux- aisinuticm 'or any felony oaae shall be en- by lau tar t itlea to. 8uoh rawi as are its4 sLmflnr servLo.ass In mlsde5eanor aamw in ootmty oourt to be 16 by the titate, nat to exoeadBour aadrzo CC (#4.CO)Dolisre ln p" any one oaee and mlleaee aotunlly and nea6s- sarlly truveled ln going to the flaot ot a+ reet and for aonveylng ths prisoner a?
EKUltWEito &lilStS fWJVi&%diIl UtiO108 osb: P and 1030, Cod8 of CTI Proaedurs, aa bbb raota a~- be, but no nilhage whatever shall be paid for M or attaahlng dtne88.s in the oounty where oaae i8 pending, Pruvlb ed no aherlff or oonatable. shnll reoelve irolR the state any akdltlonal mile&p far any subsequent arrest of a defendmt in the ssmfs nase, or ln any othar aam in an exam- in Amy didriot court based infsg ooi\rt or uponthesama aiharge oruponthe same afIA- Inal act, or &rorrlne out of the aam orimia, altraaaeatioa vdmtber theaam& ie mde with or withou c a -t, op beltare of after lndlutm%nt,nnd tnno soent shallhe be allowad to duplloats his rest! ior mile- age r0r mklng 'itrrest8, with or without war- l-%X&* OS Wb%R tW0 'OT SkUte WWXliUt8 Lv 'aXl'eSt or aaplaaeer, are servd or aould hare beur mrved on the imme detsadant on any one dti~y,~
You will note that the ~rovlaiomoi ATtloli, 1080, above fix the amount or the tee and atlleage tvxpenss to whioh the aherlff is entitled \9D- on pericmmnoe ai dutie8 lnwsed upon hlla by law and lfSO+ Rrom the stabatuant oi referred to by Article feats set out 3.n your Utter hm+n?vW, lt does not aspear that there MI) ahf du f on t&b peSt o? th* d
Hon. GaorgeH. Sheppard, pege 8
sheriff to oonveythe ;PlroIler to the exe&&q trial in Zl Paso. MO attaohnmt wee issued for the witness, and it therefore appear that the &mriff was without auti+orlty to attend the exsainlng trial in El Paso or to convey the prisoner thereto.
It is the opinion of this department that ~ .the sheriff of Childress~Ceunty ie not entitled to receive pay-m& from the state acoording to the pm+ visions of Artlole 1020, above and that there is no duty on the Comptrolletr to ismae the warrant payable to the sheriff of Ohlldress County.
Yours rery truly