678
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OFFICE OF THE AlTORNEY QENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
xou &biro that
relative to the intapre
a11 mea6yB) both Ret
ttad to the Bane,
er aepesit in the
MI are mrease4
red by the bbove meatloaod
eat or the net Siaee (not ia-
t) be remitted to the oaae,
onazbrioa for deposit in the
u'aao, Fi8h h qrter Coad84ioa - page P
The law to mhlab you refer ia earrled la Vernon*8
Rerired Citil matuter as Artlole 9340* The seuond para-
graph or secfioa 8 of such law providem@
be rmlttml to the Oaae, Wsh L Oyster Com&m-
ml011at it8 0SSioe la Auetia, teus, aot later
than the lmbdq of themath tollmingthair
oolleotioa and shall be depotdtedby raid Game,
Fish 6iOyster QoPPdesioa to the State trearut7
to tho 4redlt oi the rldr and Opter FUNI.*
(Biuphab3 our*r) .
Thie language Is repeated in Section 0 of the am
AOt, firat PaPagraph.
Artiole950 of the Code oi Crladnal Prooedurs pro-
rldosI
'The Dietriot or County Attoraiq mhall be
sntitled to tea per oeat of all iines, iorfeit-
urea or moneys oollec.te(lfor tho State or oouaty,
upon judgaeatr ~OOOT~~~ v tit and the 01e~k
of the 00~1% in whioh said Wgmmit8 or4 reader-
ed shall be eatitled to five per 44nt of the
amOunt Of mid jUd@l@JltS, t0 be paid Out Of th0
aaount Then oolleoted.'
Art4010 061, Code of GrirrfaalFroo4dure1
vhe sheriff or other offioer mbo oolleote
money tar the State or oounty, under aw prods-
ion UP this oode, uoopt jury fees, 6hall be en-
titled to retain fire per cent thereof when ool-
leGfed
Artiolo 44X26of the Revised Oivll Statutes provides
in p-t1
'01 all fine8 colleated for iafractions of
the fish and oyster laws, ten per cent ohs11 go
to the prosecuting attorney, ami the realdue
I
i
Game, Fish & ester Gomisaion - page 9
thereof shall go to the General Tund o?
this State.a
The language oi Seotioa 9 of Article 934a requires
the remiesioa of l~~poll# l ee
$ %lsu wsmp fm& g QP g P a $ ma 5.m
This language doea not require the raoisaioa of
costs of court leseoeed and oolleoted as mob. It does, how-
ever, require all Piaes to be remitted in full to the awe,
Fish 0 Oyoter Coaudseion. *gLL~COlle~fed* e l be-
cause ot fines paid a l ll does not admit of any interpretn-
tion safe that the intent of the Legf6l&xWe was to reqiiire
the whole SUD collected as a tine tok violation of the pro-
visions of the oommrcial fishing la0 to be rec;fttedto the
Game, Fish dcOyster Oowdssion. Sinoe this is a opeoial pro-
vialon oontrolliug the disgositlonof a particular fine, aml
rime the lav ot vhioh this language forms a part VW euaot-
ed by the Legislature, and became efPec.tiveafter Artiola,oM)
and osl of the code of GriEiW.%lFroosQure and Axtiole 402s of
the geviaed Girl1 Statutom, it controls the disposition ai
811 moseys oollected a9 fines for violation of the oar@orf&al
iieibinglaw.
Xour Eirot question, therefore, is answered es fol-
lows: Court oosts, asaeesed and oolleoted a6 suah, are not
to be remitted to tile Owe, Fish & Oyster Comi8eioa, under
the provltions ef &tlole 03401
In reply to your second question, you arc advised
that the eutire line a88essai and oolleotcd for violatioa of
&tiole 99&a mast be rolnittaito the Game, Tish S emtcr Gem-
miraion for deposit in the state treaeury to the credit of
the Fish and Oyeter Fund.
sow' third question requireo no ansm3r, in viev of
the amvem made to the first two questions.
Very truly yours
BY
R. 1. Fairohild
Ilw-M .2:-:.-,-C
.JLiL
23. 1943 Assistant