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*1 OFFlCEOFTHEATrORNEYGENERALOFfEXAS
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Honorable D. Eak tr
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Dear Sir; OplaYoa Ro. O-6664
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be mad. a a l ii uk'arrangc4ent8 ritbout ? Ii h8 OOC, whet l-&h ot wth Oi ti& U) th0 &&i#t#atO t o r ooa l d jud&aent? -Ey parpow la roq~rting this opinion la, oft00 la t&l8 WuatY haa kon aondod
thlat tiw tbr Sbai?t*r aStar a prlod o? lmpmt&atmd sevo~al th.1 ateto the part7 ornnot k leoat;;d years , r
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and prorste mount oollootod botwoen eob oifloer hOVin(l tOO8. Tha ropYlnln& 18 loft unoollootod.
'9. who is llsblo for suoh romeinlng oost, uhoro llO&t#EOe 18 OOOUrrirr67
‘8. Csn bond of the Shorlif bo oallod upon fOr nO611@llOO Of Off iO0 in thaH rttOrS?*
wo kaow of a0 rutboril~ veskd in a shsrfft to rltor ,tbn tire oi s fins1 judgment of oonvlotlon in s rlsdomosnor provisions sro 88. t011ovmt earno. Rsl*vsnt ststutor~ Art. 788, t. A. a. a. P.r
vhon ths jM4a8nt sasinst s derendant 18 for Slm oo8ts ho s&U bo dirohrr@d tho 88~30~ rroa wbon SmouDt thsroor tie18 brsn fully ‘1. paid. , ‘2. 'Wa rsnittod br proper authority. l 3. vhon ho ho8 remslaod~ in ouetcdy fo r th e roqulrod by lsr to sstlsfy th0 rmount tbr00r.- time
Art. WTr Uhon s judgrnt br8 bS.n rondorod S6SiSSt l oamiary flno, lr ha present, dahodmt r o r l ho s&ml1 m Lgr I somd ia jsil until dlaoheqad so provldo4 br law. A l .r Mflod sopr of suoh lo&meat 8~11 be sufflolsat 80 suthorla~ mob lqmlsohumnt.a
Art. T(1Br ..~ -on l peouals~ iino has b o on l djuQed s&nst s defondsat not present, 8 osgiss shrll forthwith k 3uo shorirf em11 xoouto the his .rrrost. lam@ S- plaOiIb@ th0 4dWmIt in jdka , mu8 it Is seen up08 roadltioa or /udgmt 18 booaus ths dutt of Cho mu ottlo. to sm It that the jod6mmnt OS J -0 00-t $S SSti8fi.d SOOO?'4in~ tO hf. *3 Eononblo H0mor.D. Eok r pago 3
It bra ken said that, “The lmpriaonmnt Suthorlzed by th* StStuk 18 dami@od %O wkforoo pwiahwnt whore 1% 18 hpO#od by S SIM 8nd it ODE ~ICO EO dif$orenoo a# regpeot# tIm mod0 of oniorOIn8 tho pur&Iahmant rhrthor offSaSs l.a or by MISS oalr. ~hr, unlshablo by 8 fina aad iqprl*OSaSSt w (IiVW th@ Mm0 rYSLL8 Of l niWOilig psounisry poa8lty L tha status in either 0~80. Ir?ls impriSOnwt authorized OS t&S jSl; la an Sottul ImprlSOSInSSf wIthin tho tour nlla tho Oonviot ooPritto& b hia l d whsro tb sbriti WrritS ouatod~ to 60 at large, ho la 1Isblo for an l 808po." ffbam 14 *x. 600. fa tho oeee of Ix rto Luokoy v. Tbo St#k, 16 9. U. 301, tha oourt hod boioro .It a 8I-t oa lr watt, i.baro the shsrlif hSd rssuad defer a Jail SSntSnoa UtjJ rhmamtIs8 or tha doiendaat HI bettor. TAO SOwt Sfter rovimwin( the spplloeblo Statu%os maids
"It Is manlfoat from thorn0 proviaIoo8 of our lm~ that, wheseror a p8rtl is OOraittod t0 jail by order of ths ooort, It ~808 lmprlsomuxt In th8 jail; and no othsr kind or oustod~, whothar adzwed to br the shsrlit or ‘not, will Snmr or dlaobr@o muoh punishment. lb0 l horiri ham no no Uttar what his motIvS8, whathar of right,
hmSIt7 or Sot, Co OOR?U&O or SltSr this unish- mnt, and any l ot of his dolu so is S vlo P rtion of him duty, l baol.lrt.1~ ~016."
'M oonoludr th et l sharirf is without authority to defer a jodgwnt or srron60 ln*tSUmmnt.‘~~pSymmSt # for airdemeanor tine in l bronoo o? l n ordor tho oourt la l ccordanoa with tba 8tstutS horsrfter oitsd in OoMeotloQ. witb your aoard qosatlon. to goor seo@nd question, yoa ra drlsod
~Jx,pmor thet uudot tho t.N Oi Ad. 688, f. A. 0. c. P., tb jud60 is t&risU to doior jpdpoat r0r in 8 rlsdwsnor 0s~ period not to cr0o.d Siz month@.
rrrthink JOar remInia# quootIons m boat bo froa tho l sao OS Sprrd I. :J t ml. v. anawrod by 8 quotitioa gt.ste, (air. b p p., l rrw reinad) 66 6. W. ll4. In wse oowt ~raitt.6 trOr 8 rOSX8Sr 8horISf Sd hi8 ?OOOtibw bondown t48 and oosk whloh it -8 all*@& bbt hs for bd “wlliully #Sd refused t0 OOllOOt;" -+~ititl6 S&OOtOd thl8 sltustlon the oourt wd thla to StIy:
400 Bonoroblo fiOmor 0. Eok - p860 4
** l l The l vldonos ahors that tha ~eraonargsi~a~ whom the finas ond ooOt8 ware odjudeed whloh the stoto rooovorod, on roll as those named In tha oross l sslgnmnts of error mado In bohalr of tho l toto, wore all romondod by iinil of the oourt to the judgnnt ouatody or tho l hmirr anti1 the rho and oooto should b+ paIdg.rad It furthor showa thnt they wore pormlttod to 60 at lorgo by tho said Ypfadlsy without bein& dig- obargod of tbo #mm, and tho finer and oosta in thsao oaaea hove noVor boon gold. A dOfondant oon- rlotod of 8 mIado~ooAor eon only bo disohargod oi the rin0 and oostar (1) when the l mount 0r auoh rb0 0114 ooats ham boafully paid: (t) whon thr aa:~o how boon remitted by tho proper l utborlty; (3) r;hm the dofond- ant bs romalnod in ouatod~ the loneth oi tlw roqulrod by low to 8ei0r~ tho 8mouLlt 0s l uob jud&meat a8 pro- Oode Or. Proo. arts. 647, 666. Then vided by statute. is no oontontlon that tho tine and ooata wore dlsohm~a In either of theso ways preaorlbad by law. AS to thrso oosts, and but thoro of Spradley j0u the Cod0 the persons, 0r CrlmIssl Proosdurs woo ooinpllad wlth, or urrioiont [0] loneth tim or to dlsohargo tho rin0 no orldoaoo la taatlflod thst that rrtlolo thsy 18~ ls 866 ISO so to ontitlo to so dIaohargo~tba. tbo pert108 who oowty jud@ hod no 8uthOrlty to dimot tho ro- loose of tho part108 without dlmohargo of tho Jud& thoa Is sno of tbo modem provldod by Isa. Peats against fin08 18 61VOn br law t0 6OVW- The pswar to raalt 8W of tho RsvIsad Statutrs roqulres nor alon*. Artlols 8B ooourlt to bo kept by tho olork with tho shoriri, ln shall k Ohar6.d with $ad@mnts,, xhioh tbo lattor papablo to tha oountr rims, iorfolturoa, snd poasltks j.n the oourts oi his oounty, snd ritb oollooti8a of whloh ho is by lsr -do OhSr~OSblO; land srtlolo 839 provldgs that th8 8hsrlrr ~rwr froe hlmsolf fro* by produoin6 the msipt or oounty l:sblllty trowarer showlm tho pefuat oi suoh SIss, ludumnt, forfoituro, or ponoltr or by showing t& tho satis- i8otloa:oi ooanl88 0a~8’ tb8t tbo mama Oowt ba oollooted, or that sanr hi been dls- oamot or by *soaps, With- o&red lmprlsont or labor, out fault or nogleet; that nsmoi tbo orodlts so allouod, soopt. or tha trms~or, on noelpt8 thorn0 8~11 be ontorod without on order of the 6amlss~onorst or tba Roy tba sma~ moo0 provIalons oourt allowing vis0d aa ~011 u the Ooda or Crimlsal_Pro- st0tut08 0r oodmo wore mooted for tho purpoaa oo~~$llng t&m shorirr to do .hia duty la ooUootlon 0r rin0s, aad won just suoh oosoa aa the prodOnt.* T ** ;nede plah to met
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_ Honorable Homer D. Bok - pa60 6 oaont soda oitations oormspondlng old artIoloa otted
-K the sbon quoted ,opinlon are Arts. 785 au4 793, Y. A. 0. a. P., .apA Art, 1616, f. A; 0. 9. Se8 alao 38 %r. Jur. 609 Wynno ' ,ot ml, v8w Stata, (air. App.) 15S 9. IV. 985.
M hop. our vIors on theeo qusstlons will be of :.~OSSIS~EOO t0 four 0rri00.
Iours very truly AlTORNST (BHERAL OP TEXAS AlTORNST (BHERAL OP TEXAS