**OFFICE OF**  **THE AlTORNM**  **GENERAL**
**AUSTIN**



### Mr. Robert t. Peddn, Jr. 

### CountyAttornay Ptatqordr county Ray oity, fexaa Dear Sirr Qplnion Ra. O-47



### Ra: Co~~Iioaplt.la Your 

### lettapot,,bma8y 5, 1939, to 

### thla **depertaent** 

### in uhlo4 yov raqmat an 

### oplnlon or tb. iollorlng queatlonr hab beqa raforred to 

### the wr1i.r r0r attent10a~ The s#eati~na submitted b; you u-e:

? *Ia Oanktligorda 

### County putl

### pat8 f4 tb8 8~8tb0ti0n or 8 pal~o$qrlmble harpilral wbara tha t&la taOra%o i8 

### h4.aby rive or 

### awa tmatoea 6or 4he 088 and bmarit or ltaxworda Umn$y, 

### 8uoh hoapltal to ba *a-ad #A tba 

### aatttra of l publ.1. no+ pratit 

### .'ld .A~ltabl. hoapltal?

IP7our anawar taea *bar. quea%8

lalr rirmtiva



### then ran tha bunty lasua bar~oianay’warranta to ba rW.ln4

out or 

### the **Pamanant** bprorfwnt rítad or the

htttr t0

### the l

xt0nt

0r Trbnty Thousand Dollar8 (@O,OOO~OO), 

### ,23rauoh purpoao?” &tie10 4476 or tho Ravlao~ 01~11 **Statutaa**

or 1985, **18 88**  **roiiorrt**

The Oomiaalooora 

### Court or any oouaty ahall ban 

### powarto l atabliah a oomty hoapltal an4 to enlarge say oxlatlaa 

### Roapltala

ior the oar8 and treat

### rent 

## 0r

**puaona** 

## l

utr.ri.og 6laeaas **or** lajury, 

## l &&9 ~~p~2i::~~.Mr. Robart F. Podoa, Jr., Janoar 11, 1939, Pa60 a

or thla ohaptu. At lntarvala 0r aot lass 

### than twalto months, ton por oont of the quallfiad property tax pafin 

### rotorsot a 

### aounty may potltlon auoh oourt to prorldo iOr 

### the ratabllakly or 

### l nluglag 0r a aouaty hospital, in whldh l

vent l ald oourt wlthln the tlma dealgnatad 

### ln l



### uoh potltlon shall l ubmlt to l **uoh** 

### voters at a apeolal or rogulu eleotloo the proposition of laaulng bonds in 8uoh l

ggregata amOunt as may be dali6- nated 

### in said petition rOr the eatabllahing or l nluglng or auoh 

### hospital. Whanavu any auah piopoaltlon shall beoelvo a majority of tha rotas of the quallrlsd property tax payara voting at l uah alaotlon, l

ald oo!amlarloners oourt shall establish and maintain auoh.hospltal and shall have the rOihVitt6. powers :

‘1. To purehasa and lease real property therefor,,or roqulre auoh real~property, an.2 easements therein, by oondemnatlon proosad,lngs.

_ “t. To purahaaa ar araat 811 neoaaaars buildings, asks all naoeasary 

### i.mproterenta an4 ropalra and l

ltor w arioting bull6ln68, ror ths uao of said hospital. The plans for ruoh oraotlan, altaratloa, or rapalr 

### l k+all 

### S&rat be 

### l ppravob

by the 

### Stat0Iiaalth orri00r, ii 

### his approval la **r8qumatod** 

### by tha said Oani88iOn8r8 l our6. % To oauae to be assessed, lerlad and oollaotod, l



### uoh taxoa upon 

### thereal and poraonal property awnad 

### la tha oouaty as lt shall dean neooaauy to prorlda tha funds~ for tha 

### aialntonanoo tharaor, and for all other noooaaarr 

### l xpan4ituraa

thonfor. 

### 4. 40 laaua 

### oount7bonds to prevido rat68 ror the 

### l

atabllahlng, anlarglng and 

### l qulpplag 

### or oald hoapltal and for all athsr aeooa6u~ permanent **lmprovementa** la 

### oonneotl0a. .

**Mr. Bobart**  **F.** Padan, Jr,, Jaaaw 11, lOsO, **Plgo** 3



### thorowlth;**to** do all other thln6a that uy bo raqulrod by law in 

### ordar to rondor raid bonds valid. “5. To appoint a **board** of mnagora for aald hospital. “6. **To** aooapt and hold in trust **rot** the oouaty, any grant or dorlao of land, or 

### any #iit or bequest of money or other poraonal property or any donation 

### tobe 

### l pplld,

prlnolpal or 

### lnoome

or both, for the benefit of said hoap$tal, and apply the aame in looordanoo With thetomS Of the girt. (ht. 1915, P. 71)” The aboro ltatuta



### la the only rtatutory authority 

### of a Commlsalonora* Court or a oounty to build 

### hoapita18 ior the ear0 and troatmont of poraona 

### l uffarlng iron lllnoaa and dlaoaao, 

### l xoopt Artlolo 4492, Revised Clrll Statutes of 19eb, uador whloh Artlolo you adrlaa that YOUR 00tay 0-0t pdiry.

Your l ttontlon la oallod to that portion of Art1010 4410 reading as rollowat

-snotor any l



### uoh propoaltlon~ahall roooln 

### a majority or 

### tho toto 

### or tho qruliriad proporty tax payora voting at auoh olootlon, arid oomalaalonu8 oourt shall l

### atabllah

**and** maintain l



### uohboapltal and shall hare tha rOiititI6 powarata Artor moh words appears mmorloally the 

### sixth 

### paragraph,

as 

### lahoralnboioro art out. Tha alxth pangraph 1st 

### ìTo

l ooopt and hold 

### In trust ror tha oounty, any grant. or 4otlao of ran&, 

### or any glit or **baquaat** or 8oney or other personal property or any donatloa ta be applied -prlnol al or laooma 

### or both\ for the bansfit 

### of 

### P aa d hospital, and 

### l pp17 tho aa88 

### In aooor**danoa** 4th the tam8 or thr &it.=Mr. Robert I. **Padoa,** Jr., January 

### 11,lOSO, **Pago** 

### 4

The laneuy of 

### theArtlolo oloarly and &n

### l quitoaally .prorld@8 that the 

### oomlaalonora~ oourt shall;

%old 

### In **trust for**  the **oounty,** any grant or 

### dorlsa

of &and, 0~ any girt or boquaat of aoaoy or other pomonal proparty of m donation to be asmlleb..,.w It has low be& announood ln Toxaa that oomalas

### lonora oourta are oourta of llaltod jurladlatlon 

### without any powore exoopt woh **aa** uo expressly oonrorrod. tl **Paso** w. Elam, 106 SW

### and,593; Howard 

### va.Boa4oraoa CL%aty, 116 SWend 479; El111 Uountp vs. Bryant and I’!*#- man, 864 SW52Or C0mmlaalonors~ Court ~8. Tallaoo, 1Sq sw 

### and 5x5.In the last .oaao olted in support of 

### thl8 

### proposition Judge Ploraon, 

### speaking ror the Su~romo Court approved aa oontlrao0 **the** holding or .the Court of r?lr~l Appeals on thla proposition, reported 

### ln 801 SW873. In the Court of Civil nppoala oaso, Judge Baroua of the x000 Court sald: *The 

### Coamlaaionora* Court la a



### )rmaC&re or the state Constltutlbn and its powers are 

### llmltod and oontrollod by tho Coaatltutloa and the lawa as paaaod by the Loglalaturo.w The ralluro or tha Constitution to 

### prohlblt aountioa mm lasulnp bonds r0r oonatruotlon, and 

### ulntonan0o of koapltal loft 

### open to 

### theImglalaturo the 

### pauor to eatabllah l 

### uoh hoapltala. Tha Lo~lalaturo haa l 

### xorolaod this **powor by**  

### tha armotmnt of tha harolab8ror0 quo604 Art1010 

### 4478. TheOommlaalonera* Court, having no power axoopt that 

### l poolall~ **oonrorrod** by tha Coaatltutlon and atatutas **parsed** pursuant thereto, rotid hua no power **to** 

### ontorInto any 

### oontraot

ror tha 

### buu:~l~;;d malatononea or a horpltak, 

### thetltloto

JahU&.a uy eannor oo8trary to the 

### prlnaolpal 

### protlalona or 

### Art1010 4478.

You aro reapoottully adtiaad 

### that In tha opinion of thlr department, the flrat question 

### propoundedMr. Robart t. Pdrn, Jr., fuaary 11, 1939, Paa 8

by ‘ you and lmgdiV8. 

### gmlnbaroro rot out murt bel 

### nmmrod la the &tln@ a0 l



### ammnd the 

### flrrt **quartion,** 

### lt 18 

### unaooorrary

to dlrpon or the 

### rooond

### quortlon. Trustlug?

that the foregolugl 

### mwerl your inquiry, I u Yours rerpsotiully
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