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 l 

BF U 

to8iIl@O~hOlHO@MFanti&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 ek eQ b y id4 qua~aatined? Ii it~appl "I: 08 b* 80 

iadlrldtul hmmo, k&8 ahOve, 18 1% obll~a80 

on part of Health orrloor to report, all 8~ x 

quarauflne8 to the OounW &&err or f&her men- 
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? thio Sta80, ot t or 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 ror hiaouf 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 looal roeio4rwr of the di8triot in 

whloh 8ho death ooourru(. or la whloh the boQ 

Wa8 foua6~ or (by) ohall rd'U8* or fail to rusnlsh aorroatlfany intorobatioa in hia pOO8*88iOn 

or ohall furnloh fa%rr iaiomtion 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 rsoord l otabl$ihod by 6hi.8 Aott or (a! berewired by this Aot to fill oat a oertfiioak 

of birth or death and file the manm with the 
Eon. Geo. w. co*, page 4 

local regiatrer, or deliver It, 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 oitone. be fined not leoo than .fivr dolluo (#a.) 

aor mere than fifty Uolloro (#SO.), and ior 

uoh 8ubsoquonb offeaoo ~4% ho0 l&an ton dol1=8 ( 10.) no9 mom thM On. hundred dOiiU8 

(#lOO. t , or be lmprl80~Od in the 00~ 

not aor0 than 81x&y &aye, OT bi 

Jail 

oh urd 

Seatloo 88 oi &Mole $ of the Texao:@on8titutl~ 

proYidoor 

-0 QOWST Of 8Upnu laW0 in thi0 8tBw 

rhall b e r xemo l8l xob o o Rby t thy Ia~lUaturo.a 

Pueo fPrloprrrdonoo a?mont8 upon Whir l eotlon 

a0 r0im8 in vol. 9, p* 800: 

"power to ou8gend the oporatlon o? a law my 

not be oxrrol8wl otoegt by the Logl8lature. A+ 

oordingly, iti 18 held that the Le&giolotme My 

not oonrer authority to nupoad a guioral law 

of the state upon l .Bunlalpo2ity or the Mten 

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 reljly to your seoond Inquiry, it 18 our opinion that Ssation 28 of Artials 1 OS the Conatitutioa of 

Taxaa would not have any appliaatlon to oomplmin$#, proseautlone, aad aonviatlona r0r violationa of any p~otision 

of the Sanitary Code ot Tera~ (Art. 4477, R.C.S.$1926) 

under Artiola 788, Vemma~8 Annotated Oirir Sta4utu. 

Rule 9 of the ~Banle Cob emote6 by Artielo 

U79, B&l8od Glril statutu, l@ES, ru40 a8 f OllOw8 t 

. 

'. 

Wi4h rupeot 40 ywr 4hSr4 Wsbion Rule 9 ef 

*r SMlt~ 0060 43s &rtio1* u99,~Rqiml OiT,fl Sta4u4er, 

198l5, prod&o8 4hq the horzro $uara+n~ for ~ooatuiow dLuuo bo .plara+d wlok a Wlow i&w or end not 

loor tIma al&t inohw wide ml 4w@lw.~+rh.m +Ot# vlth 

tha worda * ooa4aglo~ dlsoaro~ and ‘$ho, qturaaino r 

latloam priMed thsroon ia .a ootipiO~@~a pUOO'oil aa Y- d 

house.' A Whi.40 oax-4. wwl4 bo+an ox&m& rlola4loa of 

'the pldn and tU¶Umbi#~UoW 1=&U'%. 0r 4ho rulo~alah 

un8 r0r a yellow rag OF oa+ ,'Tha woru a4buo SWiur are hereby plaoed uador quarantiao .Ja aoaorttano~ 

with aa& subj.04 40 the groviaioas ot 4ha~&ni4m'F Ood. 

of the atate of Terar. PonaltJ prorl4~4 by law. Ry Omlder 

or oounty health orrioer*-'iwe sa4lrtadwY with the OX0aption or the raot that they do not ,lnest the rwuimsnt 
Hon. 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 mgulation of qu.w.tin*, S8olafion at& dl&Uutioo 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 tith0ri.d t. o.t.blI8h 1oo.l ~orr6.4I.6, hol&-in 

doturtion, maI6taI6 trolatfon 664 lpaotioe dirhr004i~ 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 ?Or OO 

thlr prddbltton 

f 

6~00~& the m6tIng of 8 w6r6- 

in6 plaoarb 6464 r4~ *00ntagi0u6 6160a60 9 La a 

aon.pI6uow pla0e or plaaa6 on 'the out6& of 

the building or oontqano~~ thM, the pbIbItloa of the pas6iag out of rap objeot or matbri~ 

rron the qu.mmtI6d hou60 or 0onreyanooI fourth, 

provision ror 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 aIly objeot OF material 

unless the same shall have been thoroughly di6- 

Infedted. 

room w wita of r6w8, 40 whfeh aono ~buc ‘m4bariudoffhar8 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~lng with othera, 

or ualng the same towel6 or 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~tho id4 are b6av64 trar tibw600 tci.o*';o#w~ 

the btIIldft&g er doavo@~o* a6 till a6 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~os4rIo410na wph%~4ko~~o~ the. h&al4ip+r- 

. 

,~ 

Ia answer 40 - quo.4l.n o‘wo In4orpr.4 it 

you am adWe& tbet4ho huloh au4horW.l ~~oH&hI.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 ~ln ukd out, umla oartan 40rIn1t. rearfotIon.. m o~~~lnrtanoo tho hoal4b 

authorities @St 4.01~* th. qu.rantIao either ~1Cb6olutO~ 

or ~oaIiIe4~~ 

Article 4460,,Rori6d dirI1 Statute*, l!HS, pr6- 

rider I 
Hon. 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 

a ta tio na or o a m l r 0r tho8e.h&1& in qlaar8ntin0; 

80 pr0rl.l. heap 3: W8 tanta a'-pMt howM for 

8hoM 818k or Oontiagbu8 an& lnr8othl8 dl8Mu; 

ftJ ruralah 

thillgr abao p"" 

rl61oJlr,aed10lzle aooalloaor', 

u%erJ l ea a ntlfur a l Oh8 eomforb of 

8h8 WON .mb tb8 0~~880~~ or th8 8i0k: i ,~ 

ikIt:! 

iolan ahall k8.p an 1tris8u .ul 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. 

OWIh8iW8r 8í OOUX% Or %b g o OUUtJ q o lr r W$ wII# l id 

xlng ootalty yin& au Jni8@tiO?.U aiaoarr, ln a0oorhuao 

dth the tm md ~Oti#iOll8 Of &%@&a w, -0.8 

AWOti8.6 ohi 8t8tUt*8, Whbh 18 JZO@$&tiOl~ bd~@@, ROri8.b airif. fbtUt88, 1OLLb.’ 

73 

ellaat that tha oounty rould bo rali?rd et 

t 0 duty besaum or the raat that themuu xi0 

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

Or th. l pUl8e8 iIlOid8Ut $+3 Bho ~U~t~O.~r 

ths rorlgaatlon or Dr. Huwah. The bone On@* 

prgccdo:n"h~a~t~~~a 1118 8s *UPPlY $0 

u t 8J.y e88888 1 al to tElr 0 

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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