Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion ( 1939 )

~HEATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS Aus- 11.- letter of ikke 15th reqw8t4 cur Q&aklon Qn the ~Bhbm we lm?intly rwd#ed a#.!don 0-907 coastruiy the mlldity 8nd eonrtfttitlawllty of H.l% 20!5passed by the Fort~-1slxth Legirlatw, we enelow a eog;r of mid oginlen fez your oonridwtioA. The plaia provirAoA or th8 ZWWAtly enaated strtutr (a.23, would give aa afilcnr the right to one-harf of hi8 oosts the amviot laid out hlr fine arg oomE5 without labor, Ike ~aflmr the eff8etSve date of the bill. ‘Artiale lOfj& The county &all not be liable te the 0rne aad witabss bav* ooetr in a ai*aaaor a8e wh8re defeadant p8yr hi8 fina and costs. !rhe eotlaty 8hall be limb10 r0r 0nr-holr of the fee8 of the offioerr Of th*OOW%, WhW thOt%mAdSmt fad tOpqhi8 riA8 8Ad lays his fina out la the aounty jail or diW.!h8X3&~8 the saw by - of rorklng au& tine out on the uounty mN.ds or QA any uouaty p?ojbut. AAd to puy such half of oortr the aouaty alerIc shall Issue hlr warrent on tb8 Cou& Yreaurer IA hvDr of BuOh of?ioU to be pald OIPtofthej(Dd8ndBrLdgemAdaro~r rundraot 0therwl.w approprmed,” ‘prurtin(c tha abova Urtirhctori~ UtSWrS y0U.V qW8tiOA, Ip- mws m truly &22OlWiU(upIIRIIWTRXkE