OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 
Romrahle Jim Weatherby, page 3 

a State h08Mal for the mnta 

ni~f~ day& for 0beervetIon an 

y Ill for not sxos8&ing 

or treatment, and etwrb 

so'.uW jWP shall believe suoh lniormtlon to be true, 

he shall forthwIth, in term tk or vaoatlon, fix a day 

and plao0 iOF the hearing and dstermintng Of the matter, 

whlah plaoe shall ba *Ither in tbr co~hows of the 

aounty, or at the resldenoe 0s the pem00 md, or at any 

oth0r place in the oowy (IS tSro county juago my eeua 

bs8t for swh person and shall give notice to such @rson 

or the time anh ?lace of suoh herrin&. mm xmnnox and 

rn;~xW~~~~' *uQh hewing 18 rpeolticmlly set trut in she 

. The .statut* imposer 116 duty upon the aolulty 

attormey $0 reyreesnt the State In slmh im6ringrr or~pltotmedinsm. 

that it's@ 

OPinion No, OwIi112104 sf this department hold8 

not the dutp' of the oaunty rttorney to mpresent the 3tate fin a proeeedlng authorized by ArtA0.l~ 

31930-l. v. A. T. 0. 3.. an4 that UId 8t8tute 40e8 not 

provide ior a.LL 

under aaId art I 

fee8 for orri~n ~ortd~tbg hear&~ 

ale. WO en010ss hareriCh a copy Of Said 

0ginm for 90~ InrOmaion. 

M Pointed Qut in oplalon Ho. wisaB4, PrcpoaaaImp under Article 51030-1, V. A. T. c. 3.. am sot 1-0~ 

groOa*6~IUP, and Uut Artiols S&l, V. A. T. E. 8.1 Plrevldlng fe- for o~ioer8 and Juror8 in iuway *asal, ha 

no 8pplloet ion. 

Seation 3 or ArOiole 919804, pro~ldc8,amon1~ 

OtAOS thlngqtbat the oounty ohall provia* t,nmtiwartatlon 

to and Pr003 tha State !rorgltal for 8uoh per8On tempom?d~Y 

mmmlttod to suoh ho8pltal by the countp oourt, but that+ 

the aounty Sk11 bo raimburaed for sutih etpexms8.ii the 

patient or relatives are finanoiay l s&o to pay 8u0h 

~SpOlUl~S* 

Btatut~~8 preooribing fee8 for p&blIo 0lfIee~ er8 

strictly construedi end hame a ri&t fO fees my.not YS8t 

in iaplioation. 

654. 

MoCalla v. city o? HWcdaSs, M-6 8. W* 

Thho con8titutiof; rhOa the 003pnsation of oert&n ofricers and authorlzee the,tsgIalature to provide by 

I.QW for th. CO:~peneetlon of all othar ofilOSi'~, 8emt*, 

q'cantu, and ;ubllo ~Ontrr:~otora. Pur#uant te the tkuthfJfitar 

tl:ua cOnf%rrad, numrous atatutem hare beea passe4 fidW 
362 

. 

the aO=~On8abfw iOr YWioU d88hS Of OffiOW8. AS hereinabOv8 8,trted the eompeMatioa of publlo otfiosra fti flied 

by the Coaatftuticm or btatutes~ hn off$oer MY not clal? 

or rrsoh nay somy vtthout e kr authorizing hka to 40 80, 

and clearly fixing the amount to whiah he is entltlod. 

Sinford ?. IiobiiMGn, !344 3. W. 80'11 fdQl,Mnaa County v. Bog.. 

~888, 3111 8. PI. 346; Duo108 *. lkrrlr County, 891 9. w. 6U, 

aSCirnnd 898 6. R. &I; CrOSby County Cattle Co. v. 

nQDorm.tt, 881 8. w* 8W. 

*rtlal* 3l#Zb-1 4088 not provide any fess for any 

aCfi8ere nor UO*Q it provide for aay~8oat.s to be taxe4 

a::alnst the oounty Or tha eatsto of the tmspOFarilf oostdttd 

paxson. Se have alm bwn usrblr to find any SbptUtO nhieh 

pwddu that the ooak of such preo*cwngs ehsuld be pai4 

a8 the 00868 in 1UJWOy plWJW4fLt&S, OiYil SUit#, O?i?hiti 

sasos or any other prmomll~sr 

&bwwYrr if th8 fdM'%ff tI'U~O2tS 8 WFSDn tUpaxwily aommltk~ to a IHate hcmpltal umker 

of the aoan, wa thlak under Sehofi.on 3 cpf Art f 

roper.stidsr 

a18 2519%-l 

the 00m;l 0h0a pd ep the a 024 tr for h i0 lotw r~p8ti888 

iemarr~ In tho trcrtiportatitali Ol SUOh RbLYOa to t&O 8t8t0 

hfJ8pital. 

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ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS