Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN Eou. Ytanley Tilmlns County AttoraeJr iiarrluonCounty Mamahall,Terns Dear dir: or tii oanutltution, that oountyat~orneyu y euehreet3 a0 zmy bo 019 809, cI c. P*, p0~id- not be antitlodto reef4 , howorm, a nilodermanoree@ehaobeen ap- poala4hamthe oorporationaowt tn the oouuty wart, maah oouti harina urUAiQticm thereat,and tbs qaua%y attoruogha0 omaplioilin all rsegsots withArt. 1070, c. a, P., th0 oountyatz.ernsy to hfr r08 a0 ie antitle&. prottdoclin Art. 1461, 0. 0. F., whiixhreadat "Di&rlOtand aountyattormys shall be auowed the r0iiotingr008 in oases tried la the dlstrlotor oountyCourts, or a oounty court at law, to ba taxed a6alnsttho der0+- ant: *For 8~ery ooavlotion timlw ~alnstgamingwheanoappoalIs wheu, OR ap al, the j-t la fitteen do1r am. _ "For amary other sonvlotlon _ _ zamiemeanor, where no appeal 18 taken, or %:a: appeal.the judgmnt Is arrinnnd, ten .* Artiole 857, CAP., Qwvldarr *Trials do noY0. In all appeals iron justlos and oorpra~lon oourts to the oouuty oowrt,the trial abell be do nova Irrthe oounty oourt, tha sam a8 it tha prosooutIon had been arl.&%allyOaraWnoa4in that Ooart.b 7fhdotsaoriagaura). Llkawlsa,xrtlolos876 and 877, C&P., provide: "krt. 876. Appeal “Appeah tram 6 a43rQoratlon oolrrtshall be heard by the county court SIC t in okas where the oountyoourt haa no Jur s1stliatlon, In whloh oountiassuch appealsshall be heard by the propar court. In suoh appeala the trial ahall be da IIOTO.Said appeals shall bs governed by the rrrlss ot praotlcseand pro- cedure for appeal&i from jMtiO8 Courti e0 the oounty oourt, a8 far CWBapplloabls.m 'Art. 877. DIsmsItlon Of iOf% %m rim lrnposebd onappe~ILand t&n acmtm imposedon appeal aad In the corporaticlaCoPrt shall be eolleotedct the deiendant,and snob fins and the aost ot t&a corporationoourt when oollsotedshall be pai4 tit0 the munics%paLtFMS- wry.* 429 The cou+iotlonbeing,it 6th 4s the oaso, in flaocountyoourt,and being,tier the quotedstatutes. 8 trial de 1~100,and the oountyattorneyha~w ccmplbd dth mt. 1070, aapra.he *RUM be enfltledto the sta- t&ary foe ot ten dollarsrandortho ofroumakmoosset out lJlyour oollmuniaatloIa. Trusting that we bavs rratistaotorlly enmorod y0n.rInquiry,we remain Yowrr tory truly Aa;9L ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TmS COMMlREE