**OFFICE OF**  **THE ATTORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS**
AUSTIN

**Bon. Gab.**  **W. 00x**  **Stat8** Health **Offioer** Austin, Texee

Deer Sir:

### Iron. Gee. Y. Cox, page 2

ply placing a yellow flag or oard not leea than eight inohea wide and twelve inohea long with the word8 'Contagloua Diaeaaa'; and the quarantine regulations printed thereon, In a oonsplawua place on **said** house.
"(3) Hould the plaoing, aa **above, a**  white **oard** with following printed thereon meet requirements? 

### ~Cpuarentine. Contagloua Dlaeaee. These pramiaas are hereby plaoed under ~uarantine **in aocordanoe**  

### with and NbJeot to the 

### provision of the Sar~iWr Uodm af the Stab Of tmr. Penalty **pmvldod br**  law. By or&or or OouJlty

Hoal8h Ofrlur.' Ir wJl8 do.8 not reet roqufromuitr .pluoa gin full lnferutlon.



### “(8) Do.8 th18 lBFU to8iIl@O~hOlHO@MF

### anti&o,

**Or doe8**  **it** 

### 8&Q 7 On4 V&U, *8 8hO bIV 

### 8tatO8, thB l%dBd08.~' @Olld.w iUR 8UOh QuarantlJlo ror cl&o hot lntrreri OS PubllI Health, eta.? IT it applhr to tha 

### lnBlri4UU hotim quarantlno, dQe8 it man 

### mob to apply In all owe8 or adlJ wlmxw mob he1p l ekeQ by id4 qua~aatined? "I: b* Ii 

### it~appl 08 80 

### iadlrldtul

hmmo, k&8

ahOve, 18 

### 1% obll~a80 on part 

### of Health 

### orrloor to report,

all x 8~ 

### quarauflne8

to the OounW &&err or 

### f&hermen-ii



### Hon. Gao. W. COI, page 3

bar of the Conunissloners* Court, and ask that ssah offialal see thst above oonditlonrr are met, ff~xlly

oared for 8s above? And If suoh la neaning is ths quarantine aifeoted (ralidlty I mean) it county authoritie8 do not go see what is needed?
"Please let me have your ruling on the Artloles, and (6) your definition a8 to power8 of looal health offlcsra in the enforcement of Quarantine law6 for the proteotlon and haalbh of the peo~le.~
Artialo 788, verno~i~8 Ilaaotataa

Ociminal etatu8e8, read0 a0 follow8t



### l uho*rar 8ba3.l riolate any roVl8lon es 

### the Saknituy

aodo 

### o? thioSta80,ot tor than thoor relatiI&

to vital l



### tat~otioo 8haU be fixm4 

### not1.esrthantal nor omotiin en0 thowul4 dolluo.'
AxMale 

### V8la,

id., provl~orr 

### *That any

# perun, yiio rorhiaouf or u an

death ooourrod Or 

### the **b&y** 

### wai fouud,wl8hopitr thr authoriB of a 

### buriG-l.or maov8Z pormlt ,180 

### l 

### ued by the looalroeio4rwr of the 

### di8triot in 

### whloh

**8ho death**  **ooourru(.** 

### or **la** 

### whloh **the boQ**  Wa8 

### foua6~

**or (by)**  

### ohall rd'U8* or 

### fail to rusnlsh aorroatlfanyintorobatioa in hia pOO8*88iOn 

### or ohall 

### furnlohfa%rriaiomtion affocvbfag W oca8ifioato

or raoord, requlrrd by **thio ,Aotl**  **or** (0) rrbail

UlllfllUy altar.,otherulfo thag $8 provldml **by Seotlsn**  **3.8 of**  

### .thtr **Aa8** 

### , or 

### UW.l raloi?y 

### uy 6ertltioa8e 

### of' **birbh** 

### or do&h or 

### any rsoordl



### otabl$ihod

by 6hi.8 **Aott or**  **(a! be**  

### rewired by thisAot 

### to fill oat a oertfiioak of birth 

### or death and file the manm with the

### Eon. **Geo. w.**  **co*,** page 4



### localregiatrer,

or deliverIt, upon requeat, to any person charged with the duty of filing the same, shall fall, neglect, or refuse to perform imoh duty In the mmner rewired by thl8 Act; or (e) being a looel rsglatrer, 

### deputy registrar, or SUbr8glatrfC, shall fail, negleot, or refuuse to perform his duty a8 required 

### by this Aot and 

### by the lnetruotlono, and dlreotion of the etate registrar **thereunder,** shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor au6 upon oonvlotion thereof ohall 

### for the tlrst oi

### tone.be finednot leoo **than .fivr**  **dolluo** 

### (#a.) aor **mere**

### than fiftyUolloro (#SO.), and ior uoh 8ubsoquonb

offeaoo

~4% ho0 l&an **ton** 

### dol1=8 ( 10.) no9 

### mom thM On. 

### hundreddOiiU8 

### (#lOO. t , or be lmprl80~Od in the 00~ not aor0 

### than 81x&y&aye, **OT bi**  

### Jail **oh urd** 



### Seatloo88 oi &Mole $ of the Texao:@on8titutl~ proYidoor

### -0 QOWST Of 8Upnu laW0 in thi0 8tBw rhall 

### be

rxemol8ob

l xo oRt **by** 

### thy Ia~lUaturo.a

Pueo fPrloprrrdonoo a?mont8 upon Whir 

### l **eotlon** 

### a0 

### r0im8 in vol. 9, p* 800: 

### "powerto ou8gend 

### the oporatlon o? a lawmy not be 

### oxrrol8wl otoegt by 

### the Logl8lature. A+ 

### oordingly,

iti 18 held that the Le&giolotme My not oonrerauthority **to nupoad**  

### a **guioral** 

### law of the state 

### upon 

## l .Bunlalpo2ity or theMten of & polittaal

### 8tib~lri8ion~.a

SAN ANTOPiIO

and 

### A.P.RY. CO. **VS.** 

### LESTER,89 S.W. 758;Hon. ceo. w. ax, page 6 

### EmgIyyu.E & CANDY co. V8. CITY CP DALLAs, i 

### BAiZiI is: COW, I.98

S.W. 1-U; BURTOX vs. DUPRlZ;, 46 S.W. 373; EX 

### 2ARTZ~lTCfi&LL, 177 3.W. 953.
Sn reljlyto your seoond Inquiry, it 18 our opinion that 

### Ssation28 of Artials1 OS the Conatitutioa of Taxaa would not have any appliaatlon to oomplmin$#, pros

### eautlone,

aad aonviatlona r0r 

### violationa

of anyp~otision of the Sanitary

Code ot Tera~ (Art. 

### 4477,R.C.S.$1926) underArtiola 

### 788,Vemma~8 **Annotated** 

### OirirSta4utu.

Rule 9 of the~Banle Cob emote6 **by Artielo**  

### U79, **B&l8od** 

### Glril**statutu,** 

### l@ES,ru40 **a8** f OllOw8 t



### .

'. Wi4hrupeot 40 ywr 4hSr4Wsbion Rule 9 ef *r SMlt~ 

### 006043s &rtio1*

u99,~Rqiml OiT,fl Sta4u4er, 198l5, prod&o8 4hq 

### the horzro $uara+n~ for ~ooatui**ow dLuuo**  **bo** 

### .plara+d **wlok** 

### a **Wlow i&w**  **or end**  **not** 

### loor tIma **al&t** 

### inohw wideml 4w@lw.~+rh.m **+Ot#** 

### vlth 

### thaworda*

ooa4aglo~

**dlsoaro~** 

### and‘$ho,

qturaaino

r Y- **latloam** 

### priMed thsroon ia .aootipiO~@~a

pUOO'oil

aa d house.' A Whi.40oax-4. wwl4 **bo+an** 

### ox&m& rlola4loa of 'the pldn and tU¶Umbi#~UoW 1=&U'%. 0r 

### 4horulo~alah un8 r0r 

### a yellowrag 

### OF oa+ ,'Tha woru a4buo SWiur are hereby

plaoed uador quarantiao .Ja aoaorttano~ 

### withaa& subj.04

40 the groviaioas

ot 4ha~&ni4m'FOod. of the atateof Terar. **PonaltJ** 

### prorl4~4 **by** 

### law. Ry Omlder

or 

### oounty

healthorrioer*-'iwe sa4lrtadwY with the OX0aption or 

### the raot 

### that they do not 

### ,lnest

the rwuimsntHon. GSO. W. COX, pag. 6

of the statute that *the quarantine riv@atloae* **be** "printed thereonW. :

This depsrtamnt 

### la not in a position to 

### advlee you explicitly as tcwhat the Wquaraatlne regulatloaa" should be. Rule S of the sanitary Codr sets forth the *ruler to quaraatlas aad 

### d161nfeotlonw sad these rulea, which dlrtiaguiah **between** 

### wab601utaR sad %odIfIed~ quaraatiw. should be r0ii0md fn ararting Wmrsatlae iegulatloai* to be placard. 

### mhuor

"Rulu 

### to printed on the quarantine ?lag or

Thr r0u0mkg **rules or**  **iertrua4son far**  **4ho mg**  ulation 

### of qu.w.tin*, S8olafionat& dl&Uu**tioo k!**  the

l 

### wral **0~t6gl.ucdl~~~,** 

### horoin- ***** **b&or. a.64lon.4,**  **6r. t.**  **bo ob..m.&**  **by all**  **boera. Of**  

### hulth, hul4b oifioclrs, ~8k+M, .~hool.~rinfrad.ntr~dt~~.~, .@etb.rr. Iu. b06ith 

### 6~4hor14106 or **0bw64;~,** ottleg, **at14 towns**  **la 4hfr**  State **we h.rob~4iroot.d**  **6.d ti**  

### th0ri.d t. o.t.blI8h1oo.l ~orr6.4I.6, hol&-in 

### doturtion,

maI6taI6

trolatfon

664 **lpaotioe dir**  hr004i~ OS 

### horolnaf4w pr07iau r4, **at au,**  **rush hfoo4ed**  **&wrlOa.,** whi01.8 **or prOmi**  

### whloh tie f6r0o44 

### ezwo .u.p04.4 

### of boi6#inthe **bulldlry** or **oonr~~or uoopt**  

### br 0fri04m or 

### attutdant8

**au4horfwl** 

### br the hoaltb authe?ltlu, 

### ml the flaoing

nil (Ipl6zd6 it noou6ar~ t0 l

?OrOO thlr 

### prddbltton

f 6~00~& the m6tIng of 8 w6r6- in6plaoarb6464r4~ *00ntagi0u6

6160a609 La a aon.pI6uow 

### pla0eor plaaa6on 'the out6& of thebuilding

or oontqano~~ thM, the pbIbI

### tloaof the pas6iag out of rap **objeot** or matbri~ 

### rron the qu.mmtI6d 

### hou60 or 

### 0onreyanooI fourth, provisionror 

### oonwylag the 66oe666rie6 or llf. 

### uwl~,oareful

restrlotlan6

to thoaa in Qu6r66- tine. .I'~ .**Hon. Gee.**  **Vi. Cox,**  **page 7** 

***(b)** KodlrIe.4

suarantine tnaluude.prohlbitlon of entrance and exit, end in 6baolute quarantine except aEalnet out.@ mmbern of the taaAly authorfted by the health authorltlea to pass lo and out under oertain~deflnlte rostrlotion.; the placing of a plaoard a. berorei lsolatlon of patient and attendant; prohibition Or the OUrfill 

### Out Or aIlyobjeot 

### OFmaterial unless the same shall have been thoroughly di6- Infedted.

room w wita of r6w8, 40 **whfeh** 

### aono **~buc ‘** **m4bar** 

### iudoffhar8 4ratba&utr~~bm.~8,, **bu4** 

### alloulag **4he 8ttoMaa48**  **I4e pu**  

### ~4nWM **4W** 

### rm l ft6r~dI616fw8io6 of per6oa,..&6o4+lok olmngo ef 01.t&in(;.a.&.&lg.6 .bov~m8ion648 th. prohibltlon oi ~6.1~ 6.r obj& O# mu tadal 0118

or the ale& rem ut&il,it h66 **bean** 

### 4Idnreete4; proteo4Ion or the doonmy a6 **before.**

w(o) spesl8l 

### li&atlon inolu406, ilrat, prohlbI4Ion of patlen8 from attadlng 6W pl.8.

### Eon. Gee. W. Cox, page 8

or publlo assemblage; seoond, the providing of separate eating uteaail. 

### ror the patlent~ third, prohlbItlo~ OS 

### slee~lngwith othera, or ualng the same 

### towel6or napkin& "(I) By complete ai6inreotion I. meant dlslnreatlon during Illness, under aireotion 0r attending physlalaa, of patient's body, 

### or all **exaretions** or 4lroharge. of patient and oi all aHdOle Or a1othI.g aml 

### Uton6116.~6od by tie.4 an4 

### after**rooowry,** 

### doWi or raw warth6 a~6iDtootfon

of w6u6, w6b0xk, fym&6, b0aaing, 0~.



### of~thoid4 

### are b6av64trar tibw600 tci.o*';o#w~ thebtIIldft&g



### er doavo@~o*a6 tilla6 all. o-r.-~0yrWu **by** 

### 4ho~ho6ltl~6~thori~o6,.~whlli .srrbbIfl,,,gUi

Ib) a~. B@& s 

### ddin0r 

### *lobiii0a

qwrathtti~*~

iunwi & bl;&.,

&s&':.i,

'_ 

### "Ab6olu$o

Qi6r66MJN* irr~Ohat~eqkra~~::;~~~~:f~ 14 4~lgu~~~~'~.~~hcikOb;',~4horI4i..~~~~~~~:~~ 

### icy to QlUmI. o.8 ou4 i3f~4ho.hgwo u.doz oo?wrig.flpt~s~os4rIo410nawph%~4ko~~o~ the. h&al4ip+r-

. ,~ Ia answer 40 - quo.4l.no‘wo In4orpr.4it you am adWe& tbet4ho huloh au4horW.l ~~oH&h

### I.6 ti "Abaolut. qu.r..tl.." 

### ~&.y ~~~hlb$f

’UT:Pruba?r ‘of the r0dxy 

### rrom’on4mnoo $0 a'oxlb from 480 ImUdLbing ibr 00nwyon00, uhoru8~If 

### a ~~IfIod quupn41aor 

### 16 oq4.b. 118h.4 0at.l. ienib.rkoiYho idly mu.0 **be** auth&rod

**_** 

### by the health

eUthOd$iqU t6 pass ~lnukd out, umla oartan 40rIn1t.rearfotIon.. m 

### o~~~lnrtanoo tho hoal4b authorities 

### @St 4.01~* th. qu.rantIao either 

### ~1Cb6olutO~ **or** ~oaIiIe4~~ 

### Article4460,,Rori6ddirI1 

### Statute*, l!HS,pr6- rider IHon. Geo. W. Cox, page 9

Whenever the oomulsslonere oourt of any oounty has reason to believe that they are thraatened Et sny point within or without the oounty limits with the lntroduotlon or dimes+ ination of a dangerous, oonta(rioue or inieotious disease that oan and should be guarded against by qmrantiae they may direot their oounty health officer to deolare and maintain safd quarantine againfit any and all such dangerous diseases; to establish,maintain and 8~~4 atationa or oam l r0r tho8e.h&1& in **qlaar8ntin0;** 80 pr0rl.l.

heap W8 3: **tanta** a'-pMt howM for 8hoM **818k** or Oontiagbu8 an& **lnr8othl8** dl8Mu; ftJ ruralah **thillgr abao** p""

### rl61oJlr,aed10lzle aooalloaor', **u%erJ** l

ea antlal

**fur Oh8**  **eomforb of**  **8h8 WON**  **.mb tb8**  **0~~880~~** or **th8 8i0k:**  **i ,~** 
**ikIt:!** 

### iolan **ahall k8.p**  **an** 

### 1tris8u **.u** l 

### xpan~r ~Aaeurrod **by** 

### lroaa&Hon. Gee. B'.Cox, page 10

whether or not the oounty quaronti~e in respeot to a single realdenoe or many be established, and the expense oormected therewith be aseumed. The +srantlne in at county expenee only when the oomlssloners* oaurt aots oMlo1ally 13 reepeot to It.8 establlahment.
KISG COWl!Y VS. UIlWXLL, 71 S.W. 810

In tbia case plalntlif, a ranoher and hle men, were plaoed under a strlot quarantine by the duly authorltsd and aonstltuted authority or King threu& tha Oopnty 

### 0OS&8~10~~8' OOurt 

### Or **by** 

### an **orda duly**  **uhered** or 

### r8OOl-d 

### in tha Bluutu 

### of tilt. OWIh8iW8 r8í

OOUX% Or %bgoOUUtJ

q olr rW$wII#

l id 

### xlng ootalty 

### yin& au Jni8@tiO?.U aiaoarr, ln a0oorhuao dth **the** tm md 

### ~Oti#iOll8Of &%@&a w, -0.8 AWOti8.6 ohi 8t8tUt*8,Whbh 18 

### JZO@$&tiOl~ bd~@@,ROri8.b airif. fbtUt88, 1OLLb.’



### 73 ellaat 

### thattha oounty rould bo 

### rali?rd et t **0 duty**  **besaum or**  

### the **raat that**  **themuu xi0**  

### oounty**~~iOiM to**  **keep t&o**  **itd8Od** 

### aowun* Orth.

l pUl8e8 iIlOid8Ut $+3 

### Bho ~U~t~O.~r ths 

### rorlgaatlon **or** Dr. Huwah. The **bone** On@* prgccdo:n"h~a~t~~~a 11188s *UPPlY **$0**



### u 8J.y

e88888 

### al to 

### tElr 0 t 1 suoh&hi#@ 

### 88 ".!%8 or and oonYah80 uad the 

### duty 

### or Ohe OOUntf ~4rloian ia t?~* 

### 0,Hon. Geo. W. Cox, page 11

partioular 0r keeping an itd29a aaoouut 0r 8Xp8nditUreS la, at tist, only mlnlsterlal In Its nature, and the liability or the oouuty not made to depend upon his oompllanoe. Ii such were the oame, the oounty oould in the most marltorlour ossea avoid all liability by refusing to appoint such auditing orrloer. Further, it was the duty 

### or the county judge of appellant county to appoint another physlelan upon the resignation of Dr. Hannah.*



### ,.

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