Xe have reae regent date requeet-

he 8bMe subJact eTe1 0pQortuRitlea to to oampletlan. ROW, coEamleaionera' court xaej hare Wm atathorlty to:' iblto any one*, undar~ttis ay op5nlo~ umlor the law, aa set thet eforomntioned 8tatuta, 4478, the Cui- rd. Court 6008 aot hare the authority to loeoe ~fd County LW8gital. hnd in my O~&&ZI the oourt doee not hbve the mathority to loasro maid hospital under Artlo& 4494a. 4494b, 44940, 4494d. 449M. 4494tr 44946, 4494h aad 1494l. in tier or the hot that thepoQulratioR of coahreri county, Texsa, the 1940 omw.zs wa8 aooordfag~to 3,735.

522 Bon.. M. C. Ledbetter, pa&s 2 *Thora haa been aame oontroveray in cochran

Chat-y over the lelaaing Of the County Hoepita& aad tho Oaamisr~onera* Court hsa asked me to get aa opinion from your oifiae on the matter$ thera- iore, I would agpreaiate it if you wouid sand us your opinion a5 e.0or.i a8 poeeible,m

Coah.ran i%?unty hall a population of 3,735 inhabitanta ao- aordlag t0 tha 1940 Fedora1 Uanau8.

Thlr department has repeatably held that the Oamiseloner~a juriadlation MU has on4 au&h power6 is a aourt oi lImIted Court 66 arr aonierred upon it by ths Constitution an& statute6 of thlr state either by expreea term or by neoeetaarf iPlplioatlon. soa- ,tion 18 ot'Mials V. A. 0. 8.; Van Boeenberg B oi the Texas Constitution; Artialo 2351,

t. Lotett, 173 8. PI. 508, silllor v. Brown, 2l6 9. WV. (2d) 479 Galveston IS, & 9. A. Ry. 00, v.

uvalflo countg, 167 9. w. t 2dI 108&f ll kzas Juriaprudimae 564.

The Le&lelat~e hma attempteil to g.kve oertaln oountiea tho power to lease oounty hospitals. BewArtialca &9l+a, &l&b, 444i;,op 4h&-4~gi 44941, 494i3, fu 494hr wmxi*a mm-

a We do not pars upon the valiaity of theme ittetutea, for question ir not before us. Bren if ihat said 8tatutoe are vallb, coohraa County will not tell in any or the aatogor%ea aet.bp the fomgoint$ artialerr, einoe it bm a population of 3,735. In the abaenoe oi eueh oonstltutioneL or Aatutory authority, Ooohran Oouuty has no euthorlty to YOU quaetfoa is thaxafom azmwared leano the aouaty hospital. in the negative.

Yours tory truly, ATl!ORNXY GWEBAL W -YS!US (p. s”kL,j/jL

BY

3. c. Davis, Jr. A6ai8tUIt