### OFFICE OF THE A’ITORNEY GENERAL OF ‘I’EXAS AUSTIN

Honorable Cbadee H. Theobald cotlnty ammley Galveatun connty Gaiveaton,Texas Dear ,ofr:

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'WI.. ~#,#'T-8 JurI8prudsnoe;und.r thi tltla 'Inquests',840. **2,** p. 364, I flad .th4ronwing:

"'Tha &stIoomay, whaa ha **deonu** Itn4448s4x7, oall In ths'oountyhwlth offIo4r to asoertaln tha oausr of th4 death, or, If thar4 Is no saoh offIo4r m I? It Is Impraatisableto ss~ure his ssr~Io48,ha may osll Is 6-0 regular physloian to mak4 an **autopsy** to dotermlsa *ather thedsath'waa 0aumd4py vI0l4noe, **and** If so, its mturs snd Ohamoter. Subh phyilolan Is catltlad t0 a f8e trora the oounty forhis .sanio4s.'

"CW oour84,Wlrsst& County has a.haalth ofriiosr but this sItn&tlanwas 0n4 wh4r4 4xporIcmo4tl s4mioss -4 re@ rad

tol soartsin Ii the wlrs whIoh .mas'aor th4 oopper pipe waspa *lITawIr4.* The home where this unfbrtunata man lost his lit4 by l l4OtroautIon Is only a row feat hIgb rran the ground **and** it was n4048sary ror the 4l4otrioIsll to orawl unda It. ThQ aharge forth4 84rvi448,~Tsnderea 0s **Suudaf,** ls'mas0nabl4 **and** of t&t thsre oan ba no questian and, uuless the Justios oi the 

### Peaoe Is hIsuv4lfsn **~4leotrIoIan It**  **would seam**  **tlmt it**  **would endanger**  **his** **Q*LI****lite ‘** **to have**  attarapted

fo remums tha wire Or attempt to out off tlm ssrYlOlB. RJu8tIoa PIperI has **requestad** that I write you **and request**  an opinion ai to whet&r It Is proper obarga whIoh the Jastlos of th4 Paaqa may mad4 **undrr** the pr~rls~mis of Art. 3899,R.C.S..

### orwIthIn hIs general dutlos as 04mmr.

Wy opinion Is that tha Artlola ait4d do48 mt authorize suoh sn sxpendIturs,**but,** In as anoh as tbr Justloo of ,tb?'Pwoa aot4d uIthfn his oZiIoIaldIsorrtl~n, as well as the safety oi his fmn parsOn, It weld sesm reasonable tlut h4 **should be**  p4rmItt4d to **lnoltada** ths $5.00 obsrge In his monthly stat4mmt of InoId4nta3 sxp4nms under ths said Artlola.*

Th4 holding of sn **Inquast upon**  daad bodies I8 ooPrprshsn8Ively

r4gulat4d by statuts,namely~ ArtI~ol48,l50, '151, 1,61, 968~9S9, Varnonfs Asnotated 00&s of Criminal Pr~oedsr~. 

### Tha questionto be **determined** by the 1nqueat.I~whethsr won4 Is rssponsible Sor the death Inquired f&o. (Boeiune v. Sarerefgn 

### Camp,woodmenof the World,Sk SW. 422)

Fe48 far the s~ioes of offio4rsholding 8n inquest arepruvlded by law. CrlmInalPr0oedur4) (Artlel4 1053, Vmants Annotated Cod4 O?Honhrablb Chsrlas H. Theobald;page 

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**W4** think It Is **014~** that **non4** or the abore **mado&** statutas.authorIeetha above mentlaued expenditure.

Seotlon a or Artktlo 

### 3899,Varnon*s Annotat4d Civil Statutes,prorfdas Inpart; ***At** tha **olosa** of aash month of his tenur4of otiioe eaoh oiiio4r ,namedimraiin, em0 is oqmnsatad on a fee basis, shallmake as part oi the 

### raportnow rrqulrad bylaw, an Itemlsed,~

**sworn**statemantof all the aotual and naoessary 4xpwe Inourrsdby hfn lnth4 oondwt of his OriIO4, 8u4h as stationary stamps, talsnhone, **prdwas** on ~fflolal bonds, lnoluddjng

ths ooet o? surety bonds 

### forhis daputles, prem.lum

on **fira, burglary,**  theft, robbery Insuranoaprotaotlng public funds, trardliag **axpaas4s** and other neoassary expen848.
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It Is out further opinion that the aboos +ntlonad statute (ktlole 

### 3899).doesnot autioriee **th4** abare maatloned expenditure. In'ecmstroin~thIs statuta **w4** think that tie **ml4** of ajtmdam generid applies. The rule or sjusdem generls o&dIuarIly lImita tlm nresnl~lg of gan4rdl Words to,thIngs of the ma* old88 as those enumerated radar the& (Sss Words k Phrasis, Per=snen$

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In tiew OS the foregoing authorltlsswe r4Sp4OtfUlly answer the above st&tQd quastlan In tha negaths. Yours, ye& truly

3y (SIgned) ARDRLL NELLIMS AP?ROVED JAN. 14.1942 **Assist8Itt** (signed)GRovm SELLERS Fir6t AsaIstant AttmneP General AWrAXM **APTROVED**OPflJIOH C-33 By B.W.B. Chairmn