GERAID C. MANN AUSTIN xi.TEXAH
A-Rn-EY CacN-
February 23, 1939
EIoii.
J.P. Bryan, County Attorney
BrazWia. Countp
~Angleton,
. Texas
Dear Sir: Opinion.'.No. o-360 _.
Re: What dlspodtlon should be tide
oS'.Slnecollecthxlby Justice of
Peace Sor vlolatlon of Motor
Carrier Act?
.'.
‘Your request Sor an opinion on the above stated, ques-
tion, has been received by this oSS%ce.
_. _.
Articles 16gOa.'ana' 1690b Penal Code, generally,aeslg-
nate ai% define criminal offenses coming under or within the
MotorsCarrier Act and prescribe the penalties in connection
therewith.
.
Section 17(c), Article glib, Revised Civil Statutes,
reads es sollows:
"All Sees except the See provided in Section
5.of'thld Adt acaruingunilerthe terms ~of this
Act and all Sines an8 penalti'tis
collect-d under
the providona bf .thisAct shall be payable to the
State Treasui+gat Austin and credited to a Sund
to be known an& designated aa the 'MotorCarrier
Fund, which fund is appropriatedfor the purpose
of carrying out the.?termsof this Act and but of
i#hiahall warrants ana expendituresnecdssarg iii
administeringand enforcingthis Act shall be paid."
All .oSSicerscharged by law with collecti& money in
the name or for the use of the State, would be entitled to the
coinmissionson Sines collected by virtue OS the above mentioned
statUtea to the same extent as they would be ln any other mib-
d;;r$;;eaase as provided by chapter 3 of the Code of Criminal
.
YOU'are respe&fillg aaviaea that it is the opinion
or this department that all Sines collected for the violation
of the Motor CarPier Act should be deposit&I with the State
Tr2leasuFy
atV'Austinl,Texas &indaredite4fta a find known atid
designated as the Motor Carrier Fund , after deducting com-
,
Hon.‘i.P. Bryan, February 23, 1939, Page 2 0-360
missions as allowed by law.
Trusting the foregoing answers your inquiry, we are
Yours very truly
A!!JTOIU?FXGENERAL
OF TEXAS
By s/Araell'Wllll~ms
Ardell-Williams
Assistant
AW:ob:wc
Approved: .'
s/Gerald C. Mann
ATTOFMEYGENERALOFTEXAS