Case Information
*1 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
QCIlA8.m c. MAnw ..- ..*a Haroh 81, 1999
.m. Mtur Htmriok
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sulphur Gprllup, TOrae.
Dear Sir:
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Peaoo gotr his at or boom the half of hi8 Ose, a040 of arimlaal Prooemm 5x-0- rider aa lollowt *Three Dollar8 #hall br paid .bby the oounty to the County &ad&e, or J#&@ !zy? the Can't at Law and Two Dollar8 anCfiity oentr 8hall by tM oounty to tho JPetios, Of the *2 Mr. Lotue Hatnrlok, Xaaroh 2l, 1999, Page 2
Peaoa, for l aoh oriminal action tried and dlaporad of b&ore him. provided, however, that In all oountiaa having a popu- lation of 2O;OOO or lass the JUatloa of the Peace ahall raoaiva a trfal fee oi Three Dollara. Suah Judes or Juatloa ahall pro- aqnt to the Comlaalonera* Court of hi8 oounty at a r48Ular term thereor, a rrlttan aooount 8peoltyIng each orlmlnal action In whloh ha olalma auoh fee, oertlrled b auoh Jud e or JuatIoe be oorreot, and ? 104 f wlitf the County Clerk. The Conmiaalonera* Court ah811 approve auoh ooount for Nob amount a4 they rind to be 00rr40t, and order a drart to be 14~44 upon the aounty Treasurer In favor or auoh Judge or Juatioa for CommlaaIonar8c COur e the mount 80 a proved. Provided the
ahall not pay any aooount 40 approted. Prorlded the com- ay any aooount mlaaIonara* Court ahall not or trial tma in an
whloh an acquittal
of Taxaa waa repreaanted In the trial raid oauaa by the Count Attorney, or hi8 aaalatant Criminal Die riot Attorney or t hla aaeIatant, and tha oertlfIoato or aald Attorney is ttaohed to aald aooount oertl- tying to the faot that raid 0~88 was tried, and the State of Texan waa rapreaentad, and ln hi8 judgment then waa 8urrlOIent avIden In said oauae to demand a trial or k344t~.*
Artlola lOS2 aupra, by It8 t4m 8peOIrlOaUy provide8 the Juatfoe of the Peace ahall be al4 a0 e Ion the oounty the 8ug1 of $Z.SO for aaoh orlmlnal tried and finally 418 oaed of baiora him. The manner -in whloh tine8 ara pa 4 ! or worked out on the count Under t a g farm or other pub110 works la Imaterlal. statute above uoted the Justloe ot the Peaoe la On- titled to $2.S8 ror &.mlnal aotloaa rittaliy dIspoas4 or barore him In counties havb a opulatlon oi mora e than 20 00 Inhabitants and the SUB loe Or the Pea08 In oount ea having a population habitants of 20 000 or leaa II+ P
ahall reoelve a trial fee 0) 03.00, ior eaoh oaae rlnally Alapoaed of.
. Mr. Lotus Hamrlok, Muoh 2l, 1959, Pa@ s
In view or tha roragolng statute, pu are reapeotfully dvI88d that It IS the opinion Of-this Department the Juatloea of the Paaoe in all ooun- tlaa having a population or more than 20,000 Inhabl- tanta la ntltlad to a tee of $2.50, the oounty for eaoh orlmlnal notion dlapoaed ot b*rora him and in oountiaa having a population 20,000 or leas inhabitants, the JUatloee of tM Peqoe are entitled to a fee or #s.OO iOr aaoh orlmIna1 ao- tlon aiapoaea or.
!fntatIng the toragolng anawara your . latplry, vm romala pure
Vary truly A!lTOBl’lBY U2NEBAL OF TBXAB _:, 3 (signed) BY Ardall wllllama
AaaIatant ~. ,‘AWtAW
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