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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)**

**:**
**:** :agg product

**mtb ia**  **t0 attrrir~**  that tk0 contalnodheroinwas produoe4 :fronedible 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

. . : : I sigttature **or** AUthorlnti **Agent**

:Dr. Oeo. k. Cox, Page 3

not **be** deem& l.e&llY qrulliled. Corn-- penaationof said oountyhealthoiflau ‘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 offlaarby a Pajorltyoi the rote‘ of the governingbody, **uoept** In aItIe6whloh 168~ be opor6t66ua(Iu a oharterproviding **ror** a dlttoront method ot selsatlq city physicl~r, In whloh event the oiilao o?.oItyhealth otilou ahall be fIlled a6 Is now ill164by tbr, olty phy6Ician,

but ln no ln6t6noo6haZl tho osiice o? olty health orfloor be sboll6h6d. The oltr h8alth **0rrf0u,** after appoIat6umt, ahall take 6nd 6ub6orlbe to the **0rriefrl** oath, .&ad8hall **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 qualifieduntil **raid** 

### ooploa 6hail h8+0 h0a 60 rii0a.w

-Art. 4426. HEALTEOFF1cERsAPFWtm (aPPOllTED)

BY BOARD, Biagi

-- I? 6614 anth0rItIesshall 

### rail, **noghet** or rarttno to fill the oiilto of aounty **or** olty h6alth.o??loer

a6 In thi6 ohapterprorid& 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 &atborltYOS t&a dealrs tar ssoh appolntmant.w
***Art. 4427.**  **DUTIES 0F**  **COUISTT**

**li2AIZH okmxm3.**  - Each oountyhealth offleu *hall p6rroria

ruoh dot106 **a#** h6vo **boon** required of,aoaaty ph~8IoIo66, dth rel6- tlon to 

### oaring

**ror** the prl8oaar6ln ociuntjDr. ho. A. Cox, Page 4

jails and in oaring for **the** innate60r Cou6t.J

poor faras, ha6pItal6,dlsehugIng dutI66 oi oopnty quarantine and othu **suoh** duties **a8 outy** **be luufall7**  repairad oi th8 oountyplay6IaIan by the commla6lottu6 00~1% and other oifiau6 of tb oounty,arid

shall dleaharge any addltloaal duties whiah it may be proper Sor OOQEty authorItIe8under th6 prosoat law6 to require OS county phy6iofan6; and, in additionthereto,he shall dlsohargesuch dtltles a6 shall be pm6arlbed for him under the rules, regulationsand requiremeats of the Texas Stats Board of Health,
or t&6 presidentthereof, and Is 

### l pmorwl **and** authorltodto 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. preventionand ~~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 ag uotta

l pldmlo dlsea6sswithin 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,**require** mats and ordlnan~es,and in the **onforoo** amtt oi allsanlt6xylaw6 and Qumantino ngulatIon6 **wfthln** his jurri8dldIon.*

"Art. 4423. RXHOl'AL **OF** OODBTYBZALTS OFFSCBR. - In all mttua with whloh **the** State Board of Bulth m&y bo Oloth6d**With** enthorlty,said oountyhealth oifleof 6hall at all times be **utt&u** its direotlonjand any failure or **refusal** on the part OS **68fd** oountphealth 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 OoUntyhoalth **OffIOa~ 8&11ll**  **not** reoolve einl

6alary or 6ompen6atloa. said muse 6haU bo trl6d la the dI8trlot court oftths~oount health oftICarfeeI 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 gomoralhealth Opa 66nltatIonor 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.BtfOn

**di8U.w plFcrredhlt**  Utd l puIw- :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%yprO8oribo, **the**
**prasenoe of**  all **ooatagiou6,** infeotIoru 

### and 4ange r olu

l pIdemIa dlsaarrrwlthla **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 **mat tar8**  **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 roquIrem6ntrln the 0Irtoroement

of all 

### l

arrItug law8, qrurant&t& ~egulatlon8 and rltal 6tntI6tlo6Dr. 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.thereroral

of any oountfhealthorrl$mr ror 

### fallurato
reruae **or** properlydiaohargethe dutlen or h&s orrioe aa **presorlbed** by thta ohapter. Ths Stat0 Board or b4ath d0.u tile ohar608with the **oomula8Ioners**oourt ror the proper @nutty oertit~n6whareIn suoh orrloorshare raiisd intbs 

### dlaohargbd or,thOlrdutlO8. Art1010us1 prmlde8 **ror** th0 WW?Yal bY fhs Stat0 Board 41 EOalth, oi Oltr health Oillmr8 #or ramlra in 00rtaIa iruta.#iOe8 to propOrlrpsrforrtheir @ties. dL8OUtlOb dd87 OOniUSthS pawor **upontb** Texas **%&to** Board **Or** Enath to pneOrib0 X'Bh8, rt46llhtiOn8 m& *PQtiOmeUtS UOrerni~~ **the** aotlrItIe8or tha oouatyhealth ,OtilOOr

aad'Artlo1044W 4~808 1Ikz0 dutlO8 upon ths oIt health oiiloer to perrorramd dI8ohargOau dutIO8pO8Or 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. 3 The quutloa o rhOthOrthe Stat0 EOalth DOpartmnt has 

### the powOr to prohibit100al 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 EsalthDepartnmntor any smplo~ thusor, la 18suIng osrtlrIoatsa

a8 to the exa01lewe or parity 0r any food8 or Arugs would bs withoutauthority.

Your 8e0ondqus8tIoa I8 ansWred In th0 nqatlvo In**sore** as it applies**to** Eome Role OttiO8, and In the arrI2mIre f88Ore 88 it appiie8 t0 OOMtfO8. &JfIUtY eO~1d8810~~8 bay0 uo pours excepttkme sonierrsdla lnar. dn eWtIgpl oi oar .Metutos

### roveala

no pawor 

### In tho 

### ooar$ttaa to 186~~the mkbjoot -rtifiMtO8. city goraramsnts apsmktlng under Eoms Rule char

### ters,a8 

### Lubbookla 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 lnaldentto tb maintolaanae or the hsalth anA geaemalnlfare. 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** Aolegptidauoh power, therm8 tho Baw Rule oItIe8 bare.

Tho 8ubjoot o8rtitloatol8 oloarly illegalIMOru a8 it **purport8** to be f88~A on the authorttyor the stat0
Or Texas or th0 Ootmty Or LobboOk, Suoh a oortfffoato ray, on approprlrtoeatborlt f of the olty oounoll or Lubbook,be
is8BbA but **wlthout** the **State 8oal**  **appearing tbarooa.** 

**Tours +ery**  **truly**