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OFFICE OF THE AlTORNN GENERAL OF TEXAS’ 

AUSTIN 
Dr. Oeo. Yr. Co& Pa&e Z 

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: CGLTIFIOATS. 

&itat* Seal) 

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: 

:agg product 

mtb ia t0 attrrir~ that tk0 

contalnod heroin was produoe4 

:fron edible emu prodwad within tlm Unit- 

:ed States, and has been lxmpooW6 br Btate 

:of Tutis, Ccttuty of X&hook, Health De- 

$%r~mltt cu date * 198-o 

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: 

I sigttature or AUthorlnti Agent 

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Dr. Oeo. k. Cox, Page 3 

not be deem& l.e&llY qrulliled. Corn-- 

penaation of said oounty health oiflau 

‘hall be ilxod by the 60~6elonrr~ 

court; prQvldod, that no‘oompeltMtlQn 

or 66lary 6h6l.l bo rllowod l xoopt for 

6enIos6 uhedl~ rendued.w 

"Art. 442!5. CITY EJ!N.TH OFFIOISR. 

Th6 gov6ming body of each lncorpbratod 

olty and tow6 within thI8 State 6h6ll 

oleot a qualified puron ror the ofrlao 

OS city health offlaar by a Pajorlty oi 

the rote‘ of the governing body, uoept 

In aItIe6 whloh 168~ be opor6t66 ua(Iu a 

oharter providing ror a dlttoront method 

ot selsatlq city physicl~r, In whloh 

event the oiilao o?.oIty health otilou 

ahall be fIlled a6 Is now ill164 by tbr, 

olty phy6Ician, but ln no ln6t6noo 6haZl 

tho osiice o? olty health orfloor be 

sboll6h6d. The oltr h8alth 0rrf0u, 

after appoIat6umt, ahall take 6nd 6ub6orlbe to the 0rriefrl oath, .&ad 8hall 

itie a oopf or 6ueh Oath ana a oopy 0? 

hi6 appoInt#at with the Tour Stato ~. 

Boudorliealth,8nd8hal.laot b6 Q8& 

to be lo~lly qualified until raid ooploa 

6hail h8+0 h0a 60 rii0a.w 

-Art. 4426. HEALTEOFF1cERsAPFWtm 

(aPPOllTED) BY BOARD, Biagi -- I? 6614 anth0rItIes shall rail, noghet or rarttno 

to fill the oiilto of aounty or olty 

h6alth.o??loer a6 In thi6 ohapter prorid& 

thoa the State Board or -61th shaU h6vo. 

the power to appoint 6uoh~ ootlntf or aitJ 

h66lth otilaar to bold ottiao until the 

loaal authorltlee shall fill ‘aid ortlo0, 

tlrst hawIng &Ivan ten bay6 notloo in 

writlag to 6ooh &atborltY OS t&a dealrs 

tar ssoh appolntmant.w 

*Art. 4427. DUTIES 0F COUISTT li2AIZH 

okmxm3. - Each oounty health offleu 

*hall p6rroria ruoh dot106 a# h6vo boon 

required of,aoaaty ph~8IoIo66, dth rel6- 

tlon to oaring ror the prl8oaar6 ln ociuntj 
Dr. ho. A. Cox, Page 4 

jails and in oaring for the innate6 0r 

Cou6t.J poor faras, ha6pItal6, dlsehugIng dutI66 oi oopnty quarantine and othu 

suoh duties a8 outy be luufall7 repairad 

oi th8 oounty play6IaIan by the commla6lottu6 00~1% and other oifiau6 of tb 

oounty, arid shall dleaharge any addltloaal duties whiah it may be proper Sor OOQEty authorItIe8 under th6 prosoat law6 to 

require OS county phy6iofan6; and, in 

addition thereto, he shall dlsoharge such 

dtltles a6 shall be pm6arlbed for him 

under the rules, regulations and requiremeats of the Texas Stats Board of Health, 

or t&6 president thereof, and Is l pmorwl 

and authorltod to o#tab116h, mintala and 

onforoo qu6raatIne within his oouatr. Ef6 

ahall also be requlmd to 61d 6ad ar616t 

tho Stat6 Board of Health in all Pattu8 

of 106al quaraatlne, lnrpaotIon, dl6666. 

prevention and ~~p-twsIon, rltal and 

aortuary atatietlos aad general 66alktlon 

within his OouBty; and he 8h6l.l at all 

.tfaes report to lurid State board &a 6-h 

muter and form a6 it ehaU preeorlbe, the 

pmt6~00 0r 6~ 006t8gioO8, atr68tu8 ti 

da a g ul opldmlo tta dlsea6ss within hlo 

Jurl6dIotlon; and h6 ‘hall nrako.sueh otlmr 

attil fttrl2tU r8pOrt6 III such manner 6nd 

form and at sa6h tIm66 68 #aid Stat6 

board, shall dfrrot; touohlng on su6h mattu8 as nsy be proper for 6ald Stat0 board 

to direat; and he shell aid eaid &ate 

board at all time In the enforoeautt or 

It6 proper rules, r6gulatIon6, requiremats and ordlnan~es, and in the onforooamtt oi allsanlt6xylaw6 and Qumantino 

ngulatIon6 wfthln his jurri8dldIon.* 

"Art. 4423. RXHOl'AL OF OODBTY BZALTS 

OFFSCBR. - In all mttua with whloh the 

State Board of Bulth m&y bo Oloth6d With 

enthorlty, said oounty health oifleof 6hall 

at all times be utt&u its direotlonj and 

any failure or refusal on the part OS 68fd 

oountp health effI66r to obey the amthorltr 

. 
Dr. Dem. vi. Uox, Pag6 S 

an4 roaacmable ooa~nd8 of said State 

Board of tialth shall corstltute oalr6a8anoo la 0rri00, and s&all 6ubj6Ot 

6614 county health offloor to r6moval 

from ottloe at th6 rel6tloa of tin State 

Board of Rsalth; and pondl~ ehsrgea for 

r6aoval, 8814 OoUnty hoalth OffIOa~ 8&11ll 

not reoolve einl 6alary or 6ompen6atloa. 

said muse 6haU bo trl6d la the dI8trlot 

court oftths~oount 

health oftICar fee I 

lauhioh swhcoaaty 

de8.* 

"Art.clSo.DuTIFsoIcITYHuLTE 

OFFEm. - Eaoh oltr h6aXt.h offloor 8hall 

putorm such dot108 a8 any be roqttlred or 

him by gOaer8l Law and alty ordIa6no68 

with regard to the gomoral health Opa 66nltatIon or town8 aau Citie8, aEd p6rform 

anoh other butlo8 as 8hall be ls~al4 r6- 

@red of him by tho mayor, mOrml.ng 

body or ths ordlna~o6 of hi8 olty or 

He OhOUdl8Obrrg6 6N LMri0rm 

~*dotles a8 JDW be pre8arlbed for hla 

under the dlrootloar, mlo6, rogulatloru 

utd r8qtiiromnt8 or the Stat0 Board or 

5alth and tho prosldont thereof. Ib 

shall bo requlrod to aid 6ad arel8t t& 

mats Board of Health la au. matter8 of 

qaarantlno, rlt6l 6nd rartmry 8tatI6tlo6, 

inB& b .Bdi8U.w tfOn plFcrredhlt Utd l p uIw- 

:g; and 86nltatIon within hl8 ~urlsdloHe ahall at nil times report So thr 

st*t; Board 0r &a&h, in suoish m@nlwr and 

fora as an14 board at%y prO8oribo, the 

prasenoe of all ooatagiou6, infeotIoru 

a nd 4 a nger o l pIdemIa lu dlsaarrr wlthla 

hi, &aXi8dietiolt, end 8- make ‘u6h 

ot&6r6adrur8horreport6 In 6whm66au 

and tom aad at suoh tlm66 a6 ,68Id State 

board &all dlreoti, tottciltlng all 8ueh mattar8 ae rr b8 proper for 6ald board ?a 

dlrsst, and lu 6btl;L~ald 6etd State board 

at.aAltIs66 laths onroxvioaontof prwor 

rtal66, regulatIoru ~trrd roquIrem6ntr ln the 

0Irtoroement of all l arrItug law8, qrurant&t& ~egulatlon8 and rltal 6tntI6tlo6 
Dr. Oma.lY.Cox,Pase 8 

OollOotIoon, and pOr:tonn such othsr 

duties aa aald State Board a&all AIreot.* 

It la al.80 to be aotOd that AISIO~O Cc29 prorId 

ior.the reroral of any oountf health orrl$mr ror fallurato 

reruae or properly diaoharge the dutlen or h&s orrioe aa 

presorlbed by thta ohapter. Ths Stat0 Board or b4ath d0.u 

tile ohar608 with the oomula8Ioners oourt ror the proper 

@nutty oertit~n6whareIn suoh orrloors hare raiisd intbs 

dlaohargbd or,thOlr dutlO8. Art1010 us1 prmlde8 ror th0 

WW?Yal bY fhs Stat0 Board 41 EOalth, oi Oltr health Oillmr8 

#or ramlra in 00rtaIa iruta.#iOe8 to propOrlr psrforrtheir 

@ties. dL8OUtlOb dd87 OOniUSthS pawor upontb Texas 

%&to Board Or Enath to pneOrib0 X'Bh8, rt46llhtiOn8 m& 

*PQtiOmeUtS UOrerni~~ the aotlrItIe8 or tha oouaty health 

,OtilOOr aad'Artlo10 44W 4~808 1Ikz0 dutlO8 upon ths oIt 

health oiiloer to perrorramd dI8ohargO au dutIO8 pO8Or Ib 0d 

r0r him under thO'dIreotlona;,~ rules, rOgalaDIons and reqpiremm%8 or thcstato Board or iiealth, ana 0r.thbs"pre8ide there- 

'.@. 

~,bytattWOXmto the80 88V0~18t6tUt.8 edby 

+~arpretlagthem &I 1 mterla, we arrlre at tba oonol.u~lon 

t+t While th0 l~oal.~th anIt are mt paZt8 of the State 

thOr a?0 nsVOrthe1088 8ab eat to it6 j-&8- 

fatlOt b lfdtd ra8pWt8. The quutloa o 3 rhOthOrthe Stat0 

EOalth DOpartmnt has the powOr to prohibit 100al hearth UEitS 

oin(l WWtaia O&iriO&O8 18 aDt b&On, UE, but 8rdtiOO it 

o 8ar tho board ha8 not done so. 

ii0rinrring, tharer~s, t0 ml010 015, P.G., ~03 

rlr8t qM8tfM 18 ~ULSWPO~ in the airiPRtI&tiYO. cikbd~ th0 

state Esalth Departnmntor any smplo~ thusor, la 18suIng 

osrtlrIoatsa a8 to the exa01lewe or parity 0r any food8 or 

Arugs would bs without authority. 

Your 8e0ond qus8tIoa I8 ansWred In th0 nqatlvo Insore as it applies to Eome Role OttiO8, and In the arrI2mIre 

f88Ore 88 it appiie8 t0 OOMtfO8. &JfIUtY eO~1d8810~~8 bay0 

uo pours except tkme sonierrsd la lnar. dn eWtIgpl oi oar 

.Metutos roveala no pawor In tho ooar$ttaa to 186~~ the mkbjoot 

-rtifiMtO8. city goraramsnts apsmktlng under Eoms Rule charters, a8 Lubbook la the Inrrtant ID(L80, ars to be dlsth@Wd 

hpa sountf ~YOl7US@lt8 beoauso the Stats has la grylt- ohar- 

-tars to them delo~tod gsnoral powor lnaldent to tb maintolaanae or the hsalth anA geaemal nlfare. i&i010 llW5; 
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Dr. oeo. w. Cox, Paga 9 

ll7S (86); llts (S4). It Ir our opinion, therefure, t,hat 

while Artiolo 915 P.C. dwe not operate to reotr&in eltbr 

OoMtJ 01 Oitr health Wit8 in this re8pOOt, Ue d0 tOt beifOY0 that the OOMti68 ha+0 in thSrfUt in8i~~OO bOOSI 

Aolegptid auoh power, therm8 tho Baw Rule oItIe8 bare. 

Tho 8ubjoot o8rtitloato l8 oloarly illegal IMOru a8 it purport8 to be f88~A on the authortty or the stat0 

Or Texas or th0 Ootmty Or LobboOk, Suoh a oortfffoato ray, 

on approprlrto eatborlt f of the olty oounoll or Lubbook, be 

is8BbA but wlthout the State 8oal appearing tbarooa. 

Tours +ery truly