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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
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Honorable to& 8. 8hook
Criminal Dlstriat Attorney
San Antonlo, Fexsr
D8ar l5frr opinion Eo.
Res CrlmLnnl
have 8n oplnlon from
eh pmvldes for
attolvmy, in or-
r68 ve aaT m!bk*
d, suoh as tileage and room
ir neoescmry tar a member of
rent th6 State In 6 6880 trbd
. In one oaae, an assistant bad to
on Friday in ord6r to locate a mm,
al OR a moxub~ ord6r receipt, in
t subpoqns him for the trial on the
"I should like to knov what lllorarmer should be
mde for exp6nscr in ocmrmetlon vith the pwronunoe
of the dutler of thb oftio8, end wbath6ror not it
f8 VithtII the df8tl'fCt QttOFMy'8 bf8CFCtiOn a8 t0
vhether rush expense8 shoulQ bo iaourr4dr
"Sinoe ther6 are no authoritler on the point,
I would apprcelate it if you vould give rfm ycnp in-
terpretation snd oonstruotion of the statute.
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%onoauble JohaR*IbhOOk,Wgb1
such
0r tho oountiyuditor~ aad 1
itbta 0r wbh bxpbawvaaaotimurrbd~~offl-
obr,oreu4aitemva8AotrabQBuufbxpbnmf3f
%bb tV0 &NNb qUOtOd St&tUtoly mric#rr u*) -x%0&-
bib to OOUIhtib8 ha* (r jBOpUhtiOX& in b%bbU Of lf%,~ bbabl-
t8atr roan to th8 lut p3%lwdag moral cbawr, aad ar8
thbrsforb &&#deablb to B.@@r &maty.
The two abow quoted rtatutcwg provlrioati war0 wa-
rtruad la tha ~aao af Clusthvai
Attornb~ for bxpbaso ia aldeaf thb adminbfptbm of th8
Uutloaof his otflw va8 a flaal JtQpnaat awl thrt it vaa
ot the 6wnty auditor to approvb th8 alelm for
v&8 nVm’8Od by t;& 8qpPa8IOCoWt,(fl;g;-
pram Court &ld tbt the dirtriet
lttorrmyosraota qpaaoaotflc4d tithintb8rtatutarmlclng
it the duty of peea offhem to 8e3.wpPaling bquiprsnt,
&ad that the 03Bmth81O@WZW’ aourt had no 6uumri
be b ~nwbsnru=y expeaw" of
the oftlae of tha
ney dnayuge oheager tor3#a&lng~la~ 8elmdb the
dl8hot dhO%'l&by frO@a PllUW that Vom bOw UMd &a OS olatba
of lav to the 4mwtMma and Uvxt the anmuheiamwa* oowt'e
ltOtiOa h duOl#nring the Ci&83’@ Ya8 Void. ehs WUFt di8tUUbd
the rbovo 8tdUte8Wd held thttha WQnBZMeOZoispWtidiIOt
be paid under either 8trtuto.
Of h8e7 V8. t%6te, 289 m 42&t?%,t?3
r ule
o fo :ma tr uo
lo tio a d lfatt t2wb a tp en-
ditAAlW8 under Se&lea supra, to ?Jm kilki aad sfssr
R.
a u u wedfntb blt8tu tbT.
h bQb u r8lW
t l& Ath & st
ua b
-&I oxpeaditum vu for 8 purpose bbyond thb duty of ths
bi8triot attommy the aomaiaai rev wwt lad no authority
to 8llbv s8m under Seatloa of the abevo lt8tu tb .
.* Yo u & rr 8b otfally a dYi.w
thdeit la th e
b p la -
lo ao fth lrdb p a rTtma
thatn
1, Vader Sectian 19(l) of Utiola 393.20,8&u,
the orimLna1 dlrtrict rttoraey ot kcar Ocmnty is entitled
to file oldm for 8.M 18aw wrr8ata la plynwmt of 8l.l
&cturl aad mbbB8bl7 oxpeade8 fncurred by him la thb w@uot
of htr otflab, 8wh a8 ltf&loAery, utmp8, telephaw, tnrvel-
lngoxp%ibbS,p~~+rdU~~ ~~~dbp~tibtsrjbon$a 8~~IOtke~~Qea8-
Tba rule of ooPsllta%etion e~-&ug~g28yould
(SW t&4 88aeofcMbyva. 8 to,2
sua0h
1 8lmu
8mrubjbot tothaeuao t
ft
thab o ua
l
udL
ty
tar;if itappee8 tbatarrJlt.mof 8uohbxpea8en8mtla-
burrbd by bUbh offlobr, 0s rubh ltbm lma not b abbbbsary
bxpuw ot otflab or 8wh alaS.mir iaaombotormlwful,
r~bh ltemshouldbmeatedbythemdltor lnvhlchaaw
thb bOlTbOtlIb88, b@ Jw OF WW88itr Of 8Uoh it- Oould be
adjudicated ia 6ny oourt of ompeteat juri8diatioa.
2.In8adAtbAtotheexpcwe8allovtd~8~vl-
81On (1) of &mtica 19 ot Artlulo 39220, Y.A.T.f).b,
8qm,
~~88lons~'oo~of~C~ty~~QvCheor2eia-
ti dlrtriat bttornby of Bbx8rCmmt upm hlr bvom vrlttba
lppllc8tloa 8m th babebaalty t& ntor
b sa o h
uouat u #id
wurt my debt8abawmry to ocry for, br aid ia tlm pmpw
b&d.xZrtrbtloa of thb duties of his otiiob, noi to bxebbd
~2,500,00 la uy ame calbad&r yogibar. !Fhe$idgBbat of ths
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Rovevor, ii the oourt dllovedaa expea&lW VhLoh
vau t& wmbthlng not oombatbd vlth the &at148 of tbb offleu
of the m'bla8l diltrid attorxbbyswh~luwenoe vavld be Void
anda aullftyuader the heldZqot the Cm8tlavalt8.see, rupra.
We 8re aot in pos8e8slon of euff~ol6nt rrota UUI
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pur letter, *am of xl oh era very bro8d&ml gbaersl.
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%U8tiag th8t thl8 MtiSfsOtOPi~ aDbveF8 p'3Uk'in-
quiry, ve 8~
/:PFIIcVEZDEC18, 1940