ba axtanded ta all marbars oil tha publIa. i%m t&e opinion OS Justtoe Groanroad In the aana or oi houston Rite Benmolent AssooIat1on;ll.lTex. 3 t 230 6. I;.996, we Quote ea Sollawa: "In our opinion, the Legislature might rsasaonabl~ sonelude thst so inrtitut.Icm was ona of 'purelypub110 abarIty* tieror Plrot, it @ada AO gsin or pIWIt; leaand, it aa~ortplIahd.~a orb;ollybensrolent: and third, It benefited persons, indefldte in numbers and psrsonal- Itlss byjn-wentine; thop, througlr absolute gratuity, from beaoming burden6 to aoaiety ana ths stats."
fa the cam of 6anta~Bosa Intlrasrpvs. Cltyoi 8an Antonio, ,269 2. '&.926, It was held by the Coxmloeio~ot Appeal8 that the faot that a hospital took pay patients, mob greater in number than purely &City patients,did IlOtd6Stmy the ri6ht the eXsslptiOR,.nona Of ~awh pay baing appropriatedaa profit but bain6 used ror BdIatenanae. Qkeeg and improved raaillties,debt and interestupon the deferred purchaseptioe of the hospital, training OS future mabers of the institution,support of a2sd and diaabled members, and to th aacu- Xnahtion of a bui.&dIngruhd. It was further bold that t&e taat that surgeonsengaged In private praatlae wore psrmitted to use the. hospital'sfaoilitisofor the treatment of their private pay patients did not deprive the iAf3titUtiOA of the exer@iOA. We thbk t&St the attuatlonprssantedby the tact8 in the aime before us falls squarely ulthin the holding 0r the C~mmit~sloa 0r hppaais in the Benta aoaa Znrirmaryarise. Furthermore,wo are of the opfmiou that the nature Ot the oliarity dispenssd doe8 not reeve the Institutionfro5 the axsnptlon. Ear.. pali1 T. i!(ilt, &
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