OFFICE OF 7’HE ATIy)RNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

Eonorabls Aubrey Iioblson 

oounty Attorney 

Wrrie County 

hingimield, TOma 

Dear sin Oplnlon Eo. 04d8Y 

tit s 00ay judgi0 -a 40wy 

slorks are not entitled 

to r*oa in seour~ng adniarlon of tuberoularr to 

dtato Roepitels. 

to a $?i.oO trial for in a oam ahenin l tubercular 

la owcaltted to a Stato,8aattorlumP 10 t&w Coimty 

Olark entitled to coat8 ior prepWing and fonardlag ths tranooript?” 

haa bean rsoeivea and oaretully oonridrmd by this Cepartmtmt. 

irtlalaa m!59, aeio, 5241, auw, SUS, se44, SUS, 51146, 

8847, 82443, 3249, 3860 ana 3m, v8modfi Annotstea TOXWB oitil 

Btatutee, deal with State TuberwiPosf8 ~eniteTiU!aUand the ad- 

#tinis#ion of patients thsreto. rrtfole 9248 provides that the 

parant, guw%3n or rrimia of any patient eseking aatahiton 

to tha State Tubsroular lioiosp,ital knay mke applfoatlon 1. 

In wkitl.n&' end under oath to the oounty jud&I Otths OOuOtY 

Mmnin such patient resldae, Zor r&leuion oi said paticrat 

into ths state oolony or hosplkl. .SalC ~statuts provide's, 

eleven raquireaent8 ei3 to what aaid applioetlon shnll contafn, 
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Hon. kubrey iiobfeon, page e 

l uah ee name, a gerslatiree, , property, *to. Ar t1 013343 0 

pmvldos that the epplIo~.tlon mwt be l ec o mp eby nlthe ed kind 

of phySlOlan'8 oertItloata outlined by raid atetute, etc. 

Artfclo 3.844, among other thinee, provi4ee that the oouaty 

J&r, if satisfied that the pereon OtiOuld bs abitted, ehall 

rorward the l pplioetlon dsaoribed in hrtiols 3343, together 

with the ocunty judge*e applioetlon for admieeion of eald 

patient to the Stat4 oolony or ho4plt41. Patl4nte are olaaead 

88 lndteant, non-indigent ind private petieote. 

krtlcls 3Q48, Vernon*e ¬ated Civil Statutee, r44de 44 

fellcwe I 

"The oounty judge 4hall 48~ that 4aeh ptlat 

admItted to the colony ie l upplled with three tull 

l uitu OS W~~WOE~ and ow neat top Boat, all bein& 

euoh ae may be preeoribed by th4 State Ueaith 

3ffloet; and the expeneee of the alething and tranrport4tion of public lndigmt patient8 &hall be paid 

by thet oounty from which the petient 18 sent. ff 

4ny @lent 14 admitted birmotly ugonths outiflaate 

of the dtate Health Offloer a8 4n bAi@mt petknl, 

than ths State ebalth orfioer l hall eupply euch 

ptiat xith euoh clothing and his oertifioate thereof 

ehell be full evidenoe thrat the 445& was 80 uup lied 

and of the +aluo thoraof, end the ooanty from &oh. 

eaid prtient 44414 r&l1 be oher3oabl.a with eeid 

clothe8 end shall pay the 8-a upon presantation of 

8414 04mtlfleat~. Bon-indleent pub110 paticants 

elm11 pay for their slothlng and tnneportatlon them441Y44." 

The above etetutes lmpoee no duty whatever on the oounty 

olerk to prepra and forward a traneoript. ft is the duty of 

the county ju&.-e to rorward the applloetione to the etate oolonp 

or hoepltal. 

a hare been unabls to rlnll any atatuto which would provide 

8 fee for the county judge for hi8 esrricse in suoh matterer 

iitatutss presoribing fess for pub110 officers are etriotly 

oonstrued1 and hence a right to fee8 my not mat in ln~lioetion. &OCUllE 98. city or l~ockdels, 248 6. ti. 634. 

i%c constftution fixes the oompsneation 0r oertain 0fri0er4 

an& suthoriees the i.eh-islrsture to provide by law f'or the f.!oi~psnsatlon of dL1 other officera, servant@, agent@ and publie 

I 
den, Atabrey Robi@an, pagr S 

oonuracton. Furrumt to the authority thtu aenfarro&, nuw 

erota8 statute8 have been gaf!sed fixing the’ooqpo~atlon ior 

~6riour oa888ff or omo8re. A8 heroinabove 8tote6, the mmjm88Blou of publla ottleera 18 fixed by the Conatltutlon or 

8t8tUtO8. .iLL OrriO8r WY not 018ila Or r8EOh MY EkC?n8l Without 

8 18W aUthOritiSig him t0 d0 60, 

to whleh he 18 mtitlwl. 

and cleiarly rimg th8 uount 

%5rOrd V8. Robi8OR, 844 s. 9:. 809fi 

Artfolo 8986, v8r505'8 An!kolUtOd civil Statutbo, wh1.h 

protid8* a thru dollar SW ror th8 oou5t~ juage for owl& 

01~11 Qa8O f15811y dl8p0888 02 by him by tti81 or othwuiro, 

to bO t-86 8@58t tha party OO8t in thO 8tit, iO O&Or&y Rot 

l pplleoblo hero. 980 Opi5iOn Ot ohi8 D.~8S&b81* hbb& 

Way 00, 1@&8, Written by &a5. 3. A. fhnfOr(l, Jr. &88i8tUft 

Atummy CWw8.1, On& raoordsd ln Vol. SM. pegash ai4 SOO, 

ktOer 0piniOll8 Of t&m Attorney hnU81 Of T-8*, uhieh hold8 

that th. aowty jid&. i8 net s5tithd t@ WJ f-8 for the 

4utiu &orfomWl bg him Ln 800t~l4 &~%88iOE rrt tubuw&rr 

ta th8 $8atO OObw Or hO8pitOl. 

WJ?$H 

B7 zF.9 2-e 

Wm. J. Rwltlng 

A8airtaut 

APPROVECJUN 23, 1941 

ATTORNEY GEtif.‘Er,l.. OI’ =‘ZfAS