te&noq to p.rfsoners,ati,oompensationtherefor, ~the.generalrule is that no allomnoe otinbe made except umler.the oirouustanoea and in the manner providea ior by etatute; bat an exooption to this rule has been reoognizm~fn the case oi tiph sf- ofan employed in the ease or an emereenoy..Enthe * absence or a statutory provfslon ror medicax at-. tendanoe, it has been held that suoh attendanosis a proper expense.oi fxprisonment;~ but other oases I -. _. ..;._
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hold that;the 6mployment or a physician by the _ sherlrr inapeotoradoe8 not lmpo8e lla- bility on the -oeuntf for eertloes renaor&by the phyalalan;an&th+t no~paymsnt~oan-bamade out or the oounty hr& for naralng a prisoner oonflned In . jail on a qrladnal,&a,rge2~. ._ . : .. It is iarther"statad'lnC&pus JUrls,.~%~I~SO, -9. &..- i: .. .~ Ilund& a~ktritea~Jmpoaidg on oountiectllability . .! ~for' the oare titprisoners, the llabilfty,~oi a oounty .la oontrolXeQ by,.and is aubjeot to, :the reatrio- tiona 'of statute.'. It aounty is gen- - , orally liable~ror.the.oar8 and.mslntenanoeof Its :' 0m prlaon8,ana or priaon~ra 00nrinef3 therein r0r offeneea~o#jiamltted, within the ootity.>~The oonnty .'~. ls~alao-llable,~An~~eome jurlacUotiona~ta tha aher- lrf ror the paard or prisoners aosmaitteaandor au- i thorlty or a statute, :in.purausnoe~ot- a olty,.vlI-,' lege,-lor~'tom arM.nanoe,..Pmere.doowity.prlsoner aufterlng~fromaontegloua diseaacihas baen removed to a~peathouse or other p&aoe, rent ot suoh plaoe 1a.a prop+ @tar~,~gai.ns~ the a0uuty.r~ ~: .i ttnder'the~fsotastate&,In jmirir' izi&ry,;it is shown :'-I.. that the partywao~lnjured We~oontlned~ln~jalX an4 WETSra-:.;.-.i morea to tha hospital-far medical treatmdnt,,by the County sot-: : ing on the adrloa or: auggeetion of the County health offloer. From the faota ~ai stated above, WI assume thatthe party was ~.. not release& b~t'mtiined~k prisoner oilthe County. There- tore, it ls.ouropinion~that the Oounty.1~authorized and ra- qulred to $ay.the:-maalaalexpeuae.ln the above mentioned 0888. .~Trustln~'thet the rore~l~g'fully'~anawe~syour in- wiry, we ari: _' _ :. . . ,yourarary'trulg
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