### OFFICEOF7’HEATIy)RNEY GENERALOFTEXAS **AUSTIN**

EonorablsAubrey Iioblson 

### oountyAttorney Wrrie County hingimield, TOma



### Dear sin OplnlonEo. 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 

### entitledto 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. Inwkitl.n&'

end under oath to the oounty jud&I Otths **OOuOtY** Mmnin suchpatient resldae, Zor r&leuion oi saidpaticrat into ths 

### state oolony or hosplkl. .SalC ~statutsprovide's, eleven raquireaent8 ei3to what aaid applioetlon shnll contafn,

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Hon. kubrey iiobfeon, page e

l uah ee name, age, rslatiree,property, *to. Art1010 3343 pmvldos that the epplIo~.tlon mwt be 

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ec ompenled

by the kind of phySlOlan'8

### oertItloataoutlined by 

### raidatetute, etc. 

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among 

### otherthinee,provi4ee that 

### the **oouaty** J&r, if satisfied that the pereon OtiOuld bs abitted, ehall **rorward** the 

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pplioetlon dsaoribed in hrtiols 3343, together with the ocunty judge*eapplioetlon 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 upplledwith three tull l **uitu OS**  **W~~WOE~** and ow 

### neat top Boat, 

### all bein& euoh ae may be preeoribed 

### by th4 

### StateUeaith 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 

### Offloera8 4n bAi@mt petknl, than ths State ebalth orfioer l hall eupply euch 

### ptiat xith euoh clothing and his oertifioate thereof ehell be full 

### evidenoethrat 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-indleentpub110 **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 oonstrued1and 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 oompsneation0r 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



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### den, AtabreyRobi@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. 

### A8heroinabove 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,** towhleh 

### 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 pplleoblohero. **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 

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