*1 809 OFFICE OF THE AlTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS

AUSTIN

EonorRble 8. II. Tuaer

County Attorney

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Dear sirr

Thlr depetment

Deaember lS, 1959 request

ment upon the foliouliq qu

lae EJourt eon- tin&ent upal OOnYlO

W.&ml Pmoeduro oi Tex- Qlrtri4t er oridml *2 Eonorabla '1y. ld. Tsokar, Page 5

of a day that they may aama as sosh.e Art&de 1057, Code of Criminal Proaednre of Tes- -9 rsacs as Pollows:

wOne summned who attvmla as a juror shall receive no pay aa a juror if' ha baa not bsan sworn as such in a ease or for tha term or weak.* Artiala 1059, Code of Crimlnsl Pmaedure of Ter- as, reds as r0iiow

9%~ amount Uue jurora and ballftts shall id by the aoanty treasurer, upon the am- tii eat8 of the propar otsrk or the justleo of r

the peaea, stating the neltlee, when find by whcnn remdared, and the amunt due there&or.* Artials 1075, Code of Criainal Prooculars of Tex- em, reads as r0iiomt

*fr the def,tenQant is aomisted in otlxd- nal action triad by a jury La a justlao aourt, a jury tee of three dollars #hall be taxed against hlBl."

Artlale lW6, Code oi Urlminal PMaedure of Tex- an, rsads l tt Solltmst

*Only one jury tea &all be taxad ag;sinat several defendants tried jointly. A jarp fae shall be farad in aaeh trial if they saver and are tried septtrately.a

~rtiele 1077, Code at Crlmlnal Pmaedtara at Tax- as, reads a8 followar

*A jury i6e shall be aoLLeot6d as other oosts In a ease, and tha offPear aolleetfng it ahall iorthw%th pay It to the aounty treasurer or tha aouaty whare tho eonviation wae bad.* Artfeb 1688, Revised Civvfl Btatitas of Tmaa, reads as follmven

"The funds rmmioed b the aounty traasar- er shnll be &ass& a6 to1 r ma, and shall bo rp- proprinted, rsspsotivaly, to the payment OS all *3 Eonorable W. M. Tucker, Page 5

Alma re&stered in the first, second and third alaesca:

"1. All. jury fees, all none7 received tram the aale of estrfiys, tutd 8ll oaeupation tarea.

~3L.Allrnoney reoeived under any of the pro- visiollB of~tha road and bridge law, including the penalties reeoverul railroads for fcil- erossings, an8 all ilncs end for- ;zzm;tpair *3!. All money reaeived, not otherwlrs appra- priated herein or by tte eomdaoionars court.*

Article 1626, Revived CSvil 5tatutes of Texas, readll 68 sollows:

*Claims agalnst a county &hall be re&3- torti in three alw3138. BS r0ibt0:

-1. All jury earip and scrip 18oued ror feedbIg juram.

l 2. All scrip i&vuad under tha pmtlsions OS the road law or $02 work done on roads and bridgea.

*?I. All the gensrel indebtedness of the eouhty, ineluding feeding end guardllug prison- er6, 4nd paupers’ alaI.mfs.*

Article 1065 of the Code of Crlmfnal Pmaaduxa (dots 18'16, p. 2911, 1925 Edition, fhioh provided fese for the Jostiae of the Pease in orirpinal bM8es contln$eut upon conviction was repealed by Aattt OS 1029, Pert7-first Lcgie- letare of Texas, First Called Seasion, p. 154,, Cheptor 54, seatian 1. The aasee of %x parte Kelly 111 Cr. R. 54, 10 (2d) 7.28, end Ex parts Biges, 111 6r. B. 655, 15 2.x. S.W. (2d) 851, held tlmt a Justice of the &aae whose eompenraa- tion depended solely upon oonvlation was dlsguallfieff. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals set aside theee eowlottens.

It is fuud8me&tnl that no aoste or feea uay taxed against e defendaht in a erhhal uase where he la aepaitted.

ft is a~lso fun8aaant~l that our wble system of demands an& require8 thet both judge8 and jurlspruduwe *4 jurora shall be fair, uublased, tigartial, and must bare no peaunlary lntercst ln ths aonvlotlon of any dofondant upon whom they sit in jud@aent.