. **OFFICE OF**  **THE AlTORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS**

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**Ronorable Zobn**  **R. Bhook**  **Crlmlnal** Dirtriot Attorney San Antonlo, Texar



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for the oare **and** treatment 0r person8 rufrorlng tram any il1ne88,diraaae or **injury,** mbjeot to the prOvlelOn8of this chapter. At intervals of not 1088 than twelvemnth8, tea **per** cent of the qualifiedproptrty taxpaying Toter8 Of a COUnty provide rOI the t8t8?f V,etitiOn8Uch court to ish1ag or enlargingof a oounty hoeiltal, in v&loh event said courtwithIn the time designated in 8uch petition #hall submit to ruoh voter8 at 8 rpeolalor re* l leotlon the propo8itlonof lsnrl~gbond8 in

rhallreoelre 8majoritr of the votes cf the qualiiled property taxpayer8 rotlng at 8uch el8otlon, eaid OOmDd88iOntr8 oourt shall e8- tabll8h and malnt8ln 8Uoh ho8pltal 8n@ shall hare the ioll~wing **power8t***

**WRe note**  **from** the reading **of** this **8tatUt8 that**  **the cOd881OIld~8** **’ c0Ul-t**  **ha8** the **VOWeI** to 88ttIbli8h hO8pitd8 **subjoot** to th8 prOVilliOn8 Of thl8 OhIpter. Th8 prO~i8lOn8 then follow that upon thr fiiiE(rOf a petition **by** ten **VW** oent of th8 quollrledproperty taxpaying votbr8, the Cornmf8810ner8 Court shall 8UkQit 8UOh prOpositioIi to the **rot8rs** at a regular or speolal l leotlon. The only two oar88 that m are able to fild whloh di8OU88 thi8 artlolrBsydlor t. Border, 118 9. **1.** (2d)VO8, and State of Tosas,
ox rrl Wilron **County**Attorneyv. B8rb.r. County**Judge, et**  **al.1** 115 8. W. (2d)1197 - hold tht thir l rtiolr is not in violation or the CoMtltUtion, but nowhere doe8 the 0ou.H gorurther with rererrnor to the **pIW*qUi8ite8** or 8sl8180- tlon. However, it 18 8ppared rrom the reading 0r both oa8b8 that the eleotionw71.1 osll8d pureuant t0 a p8titiOn properly filedwith thr cOIllQi88iOnOI8' COtlIt.If **8 OOUlit~**  oome8wlthln the provi8lonr of Artlole 4478, thir departmsnt OOn8tIUe8 thatarticle to mmn that a petltlon 18 a necessary prerequlslteto the calling Of an elsotloaror the **pUrpO8. of**  votln& **bond8 for**  **thr pUrpO888**  **WNU0Iat.d** la this rtatutr.**Eonorablo** Johh R. **Shook, pa64**  #S

ArtiOb 4493 read8 a8 rOiiOW8:

"WhoI no oounty hoapltal 18 **now**provided ior the purpose afore88ld, or where ruohprovl8lon 1s insdequatr, **th.** OO~i88iOnOrS oourt Of each OOMtJ vtbloh may havr a oity rlth a population o? more than ten thourand pOISOn8,wlthln sixmonth8 from th8 time iihtn ruoh **oity** Shall have attained ruoh population, 8uoh **population to**  be **aroertained** bf 8uoh oourt in 8Uohmanner a8 may be dote&need **upon** resolution theroof, rhallprovide for the l reotlon of 8uoh oountg horpltal or hO8pital8a8 tiy be n0088- 88rr **ror** that purporr, andprovide therein a **room** or **room.8, or**  **ward** 

### or **ward8 for**  the oars or oonrlnrunt oarer, ald 8 room or room8 or ward or ward8 ror the temporary oar0 0r penon **8Urr8IiIIg rrom**  mental or rmftous di8ea8e, **and** alsomak6 provision in **roperate** building8 r0r patlsnta surrrrlng rrcnn tubmroulosl8 and other oommunloabledl8eS8e8, and rrom tlm8 to tire add thereto aooommodation8 uuftlolent to take oar0 0r t&r ~tl8nt.r 0r th8 oounty. Thir tlm8 may be extondsd by the StateBoard 02 Health for @od oau8. 8hown. Unlesr adequate funds for the building or &aidhorpital oan b8 derived from **ourrent** funds 0r the oounty rv8ilablrror 'ruohRurPO88. lrsuanoe or oountjwarrantr am!l.rorlpt ,-th; ooai-- mirrionerr court shallrubmit, eitherat **a**

rote-at-ruoh rleotion 88id **oourt** may br roquirrd therearter at interval8 0r **not** 1088 th8.n twSlva month8, upon prtltion 0r ten **per** ornt or thr qualiilad rotor8 of **8aid oounty,**  to 8ubmit **said** propositlon until Same Shallr8orlr* the rSquislt* rot0 suthoriclng the 18Suanoeoi the boabS."

We lb8 that thi8 reotlon of the **Aot** doe8 not **make** a ;f;:tlon a neosasary prerSqtilslt8 **ror** the **oalliq** oi an rlooWO bellotr **th8t** Beur County, harln~~a oitf oi man than'trn thourcmd inhabitants,rcmld be govrrnod **by** Artlola 4493, **and it**  18 our oplnloa that Ull188S **adaquato fun48**  r0rHonorable John R. **Shook, page**  **#I**

thrbuilding of said hospital can be derived from the current funds of the oountg available for suohpurpose, the Comlssionerrrl Court may submit,without a petition being filed, eitherat a specialor regularelection, th8 proposition 0r the lssuanoe 0r county bond8 for the purpo8* 0r establishing or enlargln~a oounty tubefoular hospital.

**Trustin** that this answer8 your qUe8tiOn, **we** es.

Very trulyyOUIS

ATTORNTCY

GENE;RAL

OF TEIhS

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