-OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

QROVLR SELLERS 
.Tla CoazBlr8loaer8' court r0p.ao.t; me to 84Vl8. 

methrr it would be lesitlnmte for thr Court to loare 

Out thin large two 8tory rcsidenttal housr to 8 private 

lndfrldual, who would la turn oontraot with the 016 

p*oplo rho reelda th8uro koawr they hare no horn 8nC 

no rclatlror; for l 8tlp ula ta d c!marge pur raonth for 

roan u&d board; tha idea brine: that ruoh old people 

would than bmoomm l ll&lble for the Old &a Fon8ion. 

Our County Far18 g-8 int.8 drbt each par mud t&a court 

thcu&ht thlr em way of.6aking thl8 particular projoot 

on the Far&t 8elf-8u porting. YiU $0~ p;lmrs l b r la e 

llyl it tha oourtoo &I ho thi8?= 

LIvotiot 8 or Artlo x0x Of our Mats oon~titutlon .prorldr8r 

Q'troh aountp in fhs 6tato ray prorlde, in riioh 

Mriner ~8 may ba pnrorlbob by 18~ l lhmml Ubor 

Poor kiowo and Fmrnh for trxlne 06~0 of, aianaglng, 

wpLoyl.ng nut #upplying tho.tant8 ol it8 in6ligont 

8nC poor lnhablt8nt8.* 

brthlr 2351, Vornon'r hlnotrt4c Ullll BtaUt.88, 8tato8 

In part; 

*ii,aoh omalsolonor#* court 8lWA 

l + * * 

*tl. fmrldo tar $&r support ai peupsra uid 

suoh lbiW8 orb ~~8tiO8 a 8 l Mnot be l dulttotl 

bto tho lunatlo l rylum, r+bant8 of their 

oounty, who l m un8blr to l qrporf thmsolvol;. &+ 

tho tom nrlbont a8 ueb horeln, 1~ mamat l &mcaon who ha8 boon l bona ii40 lnh~bltant of th8 

oounty not lo88 t&Un.@lx maathr 6~16 of t&o btrtr 

not 1088 than on0 ~82.W 

whllo it ir trua tat tho otxuda8lonar8~ oourta arm 

llmltod in their powor to -088 oonSorro6 upon thuc by the 

CoE8titution ana rtatutor ot ULlr 6trt0, it lr Ilk8*lw true that 8uah pwarr 40 not of l broluto nooe88lty hare to be 

rxprosrly giron but up l xl8t by aeor88nry iapllortlon. 

11 Tox. Jur. 161,; 61 Pa80 COIUA~J V. PlMi, 1.06 6. Ws (26) 395) 

How*rd 1. ti8ll8oe, 15 6. W. (24) 335. 
Eoo. F-4 V. Morldlth, pago ) 

Yo held in OUr Opinion Ho. g-2u7: 

%ëhOi tti c OM id88~OCOouttS M ~8í UOlW l X&lptc881y 

.elr8n the powrr and duty to *pro+ldr for the support 

of pSuplr8,~ br MOeSmT~ lmpllaatlon they ware 

clothod with tho l uthorlt~ to do all the lml&mtol 

tk*o a*oo888ry .to prorlda Sor th8i.r support.= 

xt W~8~8180 h Sl& in l ufO~b ItOllO-#O. 61 a25 t; 

*The CO~nd88iOnmr8~ Court o? Bexar Countr h88 

the loaal. SUChOTltY t0 OntOT tit0 8 OOntmCt with 

l eTOU;, Ot pTiV8tO indiTitbMi8~ OT With l Sbsrit8blO 

OOrpOT8tiOn whanby thr faailltio8 and @OUUbS 02 

+a dex6r County Sehool IOr BOfS ,88!1 br a.04 b$ 

Suoh 6l'OUp Oi ~T%l@k iILQitidurf8 Or l O~Or~tion8 

t0 lWCUiV# SD& prOli&O iOr Sll d.lbQUUlt Snd 

dep4XAdOnt bOr8 Oodtkd to SWh iILSt1tUtkNl br 

th0 8OUUty M6 dl#triOt 8OlUt8 0s BOUT ~UIit~, 

%X88.* 

ThiS OpiniOn WaS b88.b - th. tow- ~SSOU%U&t , 

*Wo anUoratund,that muoh proprrtr whloh fou 

deBi- t0 U80 U88 iW#SWd. Ad US06 iOr th0 pUrpO#O 

uld 8imr 88 wore l 0ni~~4 on all l OUzItla8 by UC 

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tioh 5138, VOSTlOIA’8 &UIOtStOd CiVil SktUtOS, i. ,Or, 

t0 l 8Ub1~8h, l &p -4 aOirit8i.U &OtUltiM ho&e@ l n6 

parental l ahool8 88 erg be &ao4888ry to oar8 tor'tha 

&B&WPdt!nt ~6dOii.II~WUt ShwiW Of th8 OOUUtY. J& 

know Of no raI8Orl rhx Such Dropertg oould not ba 

wed by an oruanization 88 XOU BroPO8e &A¶ Order to 

oer'C3 Out and 8OOOISDli8h the OTti 1 9UrPO8eB 

~r"~~~:"&Qijb~~~~,0~8) 8sS iii.,, la PtOOd, 

6in~ thr CO8&88iOFh8r8' @OhArt *h88 %IhLpliOa 8UthOritY t0 

axeroi#a 8 bro ad~#or8tion d to l O8OMpliSh the pUrpO80 iRtonbSb* 

under Artiolo af, 6ootlOn U 01 a 3t8t0 OO~8tltutlOn ti titlolo 2351, V.4. 0. 6.. it i8 l IAZ O& XliOrr wt th0 ~@ @ iOM r #í 
[on. FIWI V, Morfdlth, ~egr 4 

:ourt ham the 8uthority to loam thm hose on the .oountg Sarm 

io a private lndlrlduel ln order to prorido fURkiD to 800001- 

$lrh the purpo8or under Art. 2351, 6ubdiTiaion 11, l up r a . 

In oonmotion with the foregoing we wish to oall four 

ittrntlon to H, B. Bo. 127, Aotr of tho 49th kgi81atun, 

1. 6., p. 577,&rt. Wdb, P. A. C. 6.; Art. 70lb, V. A. P. C.) 

rhhh OO~OOF118 the lw&#tion an& lioenaing OOnV0,lO806nt hOole8. 

It i8 to be understood that wo Bra not here& pW#ing On 

;he l llglbllity of the oooupBnt8 OS the HOJW for OlCi A@ A8818- 

Lame I 

Tours rrry truly, 

ATToBbDGp Q2iLNEu OF maA 

. Da Davl8, Jr. ~##i#tEllt 

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