OFFICL OF THL ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TKXAS
AUBTIN
iionorabloIi.A. Eodger
County Auditor
Wllliemaon County
Georgetown, Terarr
mill8 ptarrti
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triad in the Jwtloe
dsfendanta~d charge the fee ot
in proriou8 arraeting ?es of $2.00
in the mount of thr fins and
“2. Ii the defendant gave 6 Deferred JUApent
Bond end fails to eppeer and par on the ante set
out in the bond 18 the Sheriff, or Constable, within
hi8 legal rlehtr to h&area Ceplar Profine lrmmd an4
serve on the defendant and oolbot the tea of $2.00
although thr arrrrting fee 0r $Z.OQ wea preriourly
inaluaed in the fins atid aorta?
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"1. Doer 8bb lau iaLma&thet 6 Oaplar Frotiae
be irrord only when a poraon hu 'jumped' hlr bon4
and lott the rlelaityin s&leh ho r66ld.89
*It her berorw quite le1~0n $n thl8 County for
the oftioefmto 6ller 8 detubdurt to go 66 hlr pro-
a l60to p e ya t l sr r tmlnthe, at 8aka partial pap
maatr at oertain tlrr,
cad it be tell6 to uka tb
nt~, or maku l portion cad t6ilr to aom#oto
61 pa aonta, to lrrue the Oepler Profla6 cad ool&ot
2.00 n aldltlon to the rirrt 6rmtt of fL.00,
r"': thu6
4.00 on abe un. St lo r~ opinion tbrt the Otfioer
lr 6110~64 onu the tlrrt wrartl toe of IP.00 when
the olrouratmoor are mm lbove rtm"y l6 but It the
deteaU6nt laev*6 the County,or rlrinftyla wkleh ha
re8fde6, for the p ur ~0 o6t
6lrol4iw tbo peymmntr
that the C6plar Protiaa than would be Ju&tlflod LQd
th6 tee6 &gal.
*I 6haU b6 plee6ed to hat6 your opldoa 6t
rour larllert 60nven1ea60~~
Artlola 690, 7'61, 900, Ts9 uid 798, Vernon*6 Axmotet
Tera8 Code ti Crtmlnel Prooebra, road w foll.awrt
'Art. bO0. 05 **oh rerdlot of aopulttal or oon-
rlatioa, the grope? judgmentmbcll br enter& iu&laW-
4. sr uquittd ttb0w66466t 6h6u k 6t OIUII.~~-
obayed tror lU further Uabliltt rp~n the ohrrg@
for whloh ho uu trto&ar protld~ thet, lo. B&MO-
munor o66o6 when than ir r6tuPEW 6 rrrdiot,
or 8 plea ot (plllty I6 matare aad the ppoirbmnt
armem8e4 16 bl tlno ody, the Court may, on writ-
t65 r*qu6rtor the 66tandM8 6n4 fbr @SO6 96UW
lhowa, Borer jtlagmmat
ant11
memo other 44 tlro4
by order of the Court but in no went aall th
julsaant be &etbProd iOP a longer per104 ot tlm
th65 *lx (0) month*. On a.xplreUo~ ot tbr tlw
fixed by thm 0~4or or thr Oourt, tbr Court o r Jd l
thereof, abell 6Jat.r judgment on the rrrdlrt or pela
end the uma rb6lA be lxemuto& 68 protldod by Chap
tar 4, Title 9, 0r the Cod6 of Crhlnal Proeedura
of the St&o at TU66. Provldod furttw?,that the
Court or Judge themof, in the 6~0~6160 of aooad
di6oretlon ry petit the 4eiandcnt Ihen jW@Sat
16 defernd, to ramaln lt lug0 on him own rue -
nlua.0 or ry rbqrlrohl8 to ontot l8to bon4 %I
l mumlc hut double the amount ot tbo lr mesr e~
tine u3a ooolta,oondltloard that the ddm8aat an4
568
l&Wdi66, jOti8lt 6Ad
6& dl06tBWI;UB tb 0
OILthe tit6 66t in
mutt in the nnnar
of the Co40 et Cria
Tea r 1a ndtot the laforossmit ef ukt Judgment
ontored,nil writa, pxooe6ru 4ed rua6dir6 ot the
Coda ot CrInliml Prordwlrr an rade rgplleab,k 10
tar a6 &%60666BqCO Oetty OUt the ptOti6iO56 Of tbi0
&tl*le.*
*Art. 181. Rho5 e judgment&em been rmoaere4
l&6irBt 6 66hUdBnt tor 6 peauulary fine, it he lr
prosuit, he r&611 b6 1 tlDo&UIlo jr11 until (us-
oha~g& oa provided byYew. A rertlflod ropy ot
6U6h jud@keat &ml1 be lUitiOiO5t to nUthOdS
DUCti iS@riBG56635t.*
Llrt. T00, x;hon 6 ~eouniely fiae be8 bears a&-
jutSgadaalnrt a detra6an$ aot tenant, a eaple8
&all fortbrltb br irr\wd for b P6 lToUt. The l&eritt
rhall 6XBCUt6 the 66s6 by pl6oiry the w4bnaurt in jail.’
.h~t. Tt39.%srr muoh ea
6t6t6 the rmdition 654 lmwa
and th6 emount uapel4 tke?WE, U&d OOY
lhoritt to WC. the drfundent ~4 ph.. blm la jtil
wit11 the lmo umtdue upon luob judgment Md the
Mhor 6RBt6 oi Ooll8oti~ tk. 6m 6W *ia, Ot
Mtii tbo dOfOXid& $8 0thrde &e&b 6i66b8t60d.n
*Art. t9a. Lhaa l 6etdmt R66 bun MD-
8ittBd to jr11 in a@tBOia Or tbo tti6 Mb BOBtB
aAjOege6 r&mind hlr, tkioSatthe? 6nfbrrw6at of
6uQb jud&maat lhmii bo in rOOW4650. with tbo PO-
ti.iOM Of tb16 Cod6.' .
&ttOk 10@8* 'letnon'. knnOtBt@& 2h66 Cod6 Of ~l-bIiM~
Pxmaodure, roadr in part *a tollaw~r
lla Por lxaouti~ lish *arr8at of arrest or rda*,
or uklry mtromt dthout~ wqrzmat, twca bolktDa
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Artiala8 ldlt and 1619, Vanko11'8Annotated Terse Clvll
Statutor, road 88 roil0w8t
"Art. UlP. &ah district olork, county clerk,
county Jude., county traamuwr, 8herf??, dlmtrlat
and county attorney, oonstablo and Jumtlae a? the
peaoa, who ahall rolle+otor hand18 anr mmey ?or
tho uea of the county, @hall ~&a a ?ull report to
the ~mmi88loners court, at each ro@plar tera there-
o?, o? all tine8 imposed and colloatod aad all Judg-
ments rannbered snd aolleotod ior thm use o? th8
aowity, and all Jury ierr collected in their r8-
rpeotivr dourt8 in rarer o?, or for the us0 a? the
county; and at the 8amo tlma proront thrlr reoolptr
and touohorr shoring what dlrpo8ltion ha8 baen mad8
of the ~oaoy collected, iinss im~osod and Judgment8
randared. Sal& oourt 8hall caroiully examine raid
report8, reoelptr and vouoherr and, l? found oorroot,
shall aau8e the clerk to enter the same on tha
?lnanae ledger, and, I? Sound to be lnaorreat, shell
mmmon @aid otlieer before them, and hare the 8ama
oorreoted. Said reports, rooelptr, and rouohors
shall be illed in the county olerkt8 offloe."
*Art, 1619. lrlnar1mp08ed 8lldJudgments ran-
dored br Justices of the psaoe shall be ohargad,
a&nat thr Juatlcs lmpoeing or rondoming the same.
Ho may ditmharga said Indebtedness by tiling:with
the oountr alert the treasurer*8 raoelpt for the
amount thereof, or by ahowing to the mti8iaotion
of t&o oomnls8lonere court that he baa u8ed duo
dil.lgonooto collect thr sum without &rail, or
t&a:,t&f,:ama have bean aatle?l& by lmpri8oamant
A !ter a Judagnentof conrictton 18 entered againat a do-
rdan ; in Justloe court neither thr Justioq 801 the arrortlng
0??100I hare any authority to extend credit to raid defendant
in ord 1r to allow the deiendant tp pw hlr fine on the install-
mat p It 1s true that the Justice has tha power to defer
the Ju :z&t in the msnners cot out in Artlole b98, euprai
howera :, I? the Judgment is dererred in any or the manner8
outlln td by the statute, no fees are due and payabla to the
arrert .ng officer8 until tte deferred Judgment is antered an&
therea Iter becomer final.
lion. 8. A, Aiod(l.8,
pub 6
Art1818
-- 819, ~OIViOB'DAnnotate& Torae Penal @ode, read8
a8 ?OllarDI
*Ann;lofficer, Jallor, or guard having the lrgal
bwto(L7 of a pormn aorued or oonviotad or a rie-
4bmMor rho rll?ull lUCh pereon tb leoapo
p r na ite
or to be reerud rha I 1 bo rim6 not lrooedin& one
thouDad (io1lare.-
I? the bb?UUhnt 18 PrODant rh8n the Juetiom impO8~8 8
fine on him, it than beaomr8 the dUt7 or thm Jpltlaa 0r the
poaoe to leeuo a orrtifld aopy or the Judgment and hand Dam
to the ooastable. It than bCOom88 th. dutr of thr oonCtablC to
exooutr thC OCrtlfiwl oopy of the Judgment (nhloh operator a8 a
oommltmmt) by laoin the &C?Cndant in Jail until dleahargC8
88 proride b7 L m. xr the Jwtlar lee~ae the oortifled aopr 0r
the Judgment amtho oonatable peZ%.ltDthr deutauit to 80 free,
th8 aonetablb would br eubjrot to proeooutlon un6rr Art10l.e 319;
V. A. c. 6. P., rupra.
It 18 our opinion that I? the JartlaC of the paC.aC and
oonetablr turn a 4CrCndCnt loore aftrr Jud&tnont18 render04
and lnk r a a&net
d him in Juetlob oourt (to pay hi8 rlne OB
the iaDtdh8Ilt DIM) Said dOiadU2t OOC4Up1.8 thC lt8tUD Of M
weape primher aatt that the ooprtablo oan not gseid by hi8 own
wrong in pbmlttin~ the drr*ndant to leeapb ma can not oolbot
8 r88 for r*-oaptorlng hir 00 a laplae or any other procere.
With r~f0r.E.~ to Our QUbDtiODD HOD. 1 Md 8, Wb a88UlW
from your latter that t 0 08 18888 wore 188~06 when tho aderrod
Jud#CClltDWCrC lntbr8d c at rh!bh timC th8 dO?CCIdmtD X8rC not
PIWDODt, d U~ll t&I18aDD~tiM, TO ULIWbr qUEDtiOIl8 NOD, 1
ad I)la the affirmatlvb.
Ua anewer quortion Ho. 8 in th8 wgatiro. CapiaDeD are to
b0 imrtnd when a poounlary ibe h88 bean a&Judged againrt a db-
fondant not prrmnt in court under Artiolb 987, V. A. C. C. P.
Tar oxample, if the stat0 and &S?OBdMt’D ooun8sl agreed to tz7
tha darendant and wait. the dofondant* praaonoa fn Justloo court
(without rorfaitin(lthe bond 0r ~0r~d~t) aa a Judgment wa8
renderbd ageinrt the drfordant when he wa8 not prorbnt a aaplae
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571
-uid i88U0 to baforcr tha WQmuit.
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