Case Information
*1 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN QROVLR SIZLLLRS
*TTO”NLY QLNLRAL
lamtl00 roquort- llll! 6II oplnlon on the fe1l.w to sha 0lwtoQ
l ei Dal188 Countr for ::totr Iioepltal l t mrroll, w-8. b tbo rirr ujor mental horpltal~ fl Twr911, ou6todisl institutlonc. wt8, rrlor to this trial, admitted !lospital on June ES, 1915 on a ;rovldmd in Cbo Constltu-
itmnt, ti0n end IEUS or tkir .:tete, and 73s alrohnrp0d rrol~ this oomltrent on ~cj:teabe: 21, 194b. Thsr*roro, bbOl@ indloet~d trial We8 had. tk.
Booorablo 'SSvsr II. Baker - p&v 2
*Did the Oounty Jud@s of 3811s~ County hsro the logal rl&ht to aomilt Loulss Olnglrstrdt to tb0 ous- tody of the paroe oft:osrs nsmd la thr oornitmont rot trsnamlsslon to Tsrrsll Stota Eospl8sl rlth- out trlsl b7 4~7.” 8ouso Bill IFo. 1813 (abs tar l58, pqm tbl, 0 srsl
and Spsolsl Xaws of foxss) onsoto at the Rsgular Soar :bn oi % F 48th ~lglalsturo in 1948, rordr as tollows~ 1. nrtlole 3193h or Tltlo 81, amp- “!saotlw or wxss of tar t or ths Roviaed 01~11 8trtut.s 1006, is bomb7 amendad so IS to rssd OS followsI
“‘8aotion 1. Ths supsrlnt*ndent of sa7 inotl;r tution to whioh an lnssns or 0th~ wull7 ill pa+ ias7 rro*ln 8na (idsin thbruln SOD ~7 be oonaittod b7 end with ths oorr8rnb OS as a bowdrr and ptient State Beard of Ooatrol a paroeo who la oorlr- etaa et 8ubmiCting bla8lt to rodaoat, and who, bo- Y in8 mate117 uonqetsnt to oaks uah spplloetlo8, rukas wrlttan sppllcutlon therefor; and an) suoh person who dsslrss to so subait hlasslf iOr trrst- suoh mlttsn ~~lloetlon. aont m7 mske Ro suoh person rb811 k detalnsd mom than thror (8) 4s s on sitar her- tiraa writton notloo or hls I: lntant dosir* hrrr ths lnrtltutlon. Mnnsver an7 Such prrson 18 rrosina into sny lnstitutlon, ths SuFSrintSndOAt themOr ski.11 CiVS iRZebistS SOti suoh rsosytlon to the Board control.
-~.2.aotlcm 2. ae ruparintendent or on7 ruoh who reoelves roluntar7 petlrnt must, lnstltutlon .rlthln n?nety (X) days theruartrr, disoher~s suoh kbs not bsooim oIn- providea ouoh ptlmt patlent, tally ?naxqattckt 2urinF his ctey in ruSh lnatltu- t1on.
” *i:aot1on 3. AftOr t:XI odaiB8iCn 0f B ptiCnt, mntally oompatent wake rpp~lortl~n thSroror,
276 Honorable ~$erver f!. puk.u - po(rs
during the period of his 8ts7, should It k dstsr- alno by tba superIntsndsot of uoh hospital In rhloh ha Ir oonrlnsd ha Is lnooinp&mS,, Suoh t&t toot ohs11 bs oertlrlod to the couaty wig or t&o sousty ln Ter.8 whets uoh $stlsr) her a lo#sl ;%.“zo*~ :,“:xr:Li:E :;%s:~l:E::
ohwg.ln& 1011807, rsrlfiod snd filed by the supw- iatonden8 other phJsloIrn of tb Irrstltutloa wha-0 rush patlent la oontlao6, or an7 other 6~1,~ llaenmd physIoIso. 3ooh Cousty Jsdp shall sp- point s liomnsod sttornoy of the 9tsts of lwsa ts rsprsmat suoh patlsnt and no suoh pstlsat she11 be cdjudusd lam&o, sxoapt upon tto ST~~SSOS two au13 llosnssd ph.yslolsns, one whom oh811 bs on satire duty at the lnstltutlsn shsro rush pstleat Is soatIn~4. AU rush l rid0a.o awy bo b doporitloa, or plren In prson, s8d the osss sW 1 I be t~isd to? the oosnt7 by thr roust7 or 6lstrlot 4ttorae7. Aftsr trIS1, a trsssorlpt of the rooord tharo4r ah811 b8 fr8n8dtt0a b7 slork 0r the Count7 mutt to ths bospltal hsrlnnq cool: patient in awtod7.
‘~SOtIOD l?. Tbc rSO& thrt tbCr8 18 00 ?tSt- uts protIdlu6 tte lsnyth ot time l *clonto r7 prtlsct msy raauln in a Ytrto Eorpltrl, end the furthsr foot ttst tkoro Is 00 prorlsloa tor tb* be followad br She soperlntsadsnt prowdan at tbs state Bospltal and Bocrd of Control rhea beoo;r%s Inssno durIn$ El8 tbr rolontary pat lent 0-7 ‘91 tbr hospltel, crests bn ecasrlrcna~ and en lnprratlrs public neoersity tbut tte ZonBtitut?ot31 ~ulrr req;ulrlnF bl;llr! tc bo reed on thee :wrercl days !n esoh 1?oum bo auspendcd, Bnc! orid ?P~O is rorsb7 Sua~OnQOd, and thi# iOt st:t?ii take Crr8Oii tlna be in rorcti fr&r. and l rter lte peasoye, and it 1s 1)s tosoted.
“yaaaec tts F’o~ae, :‘oroh l?, 194:: Yeaa lE7, h’eys 0; pered the ;emts, April 15, 1943: Yeas 26, Ha78 0.
Eonorrblr ~xoaver H. Baker - VW* 4
*Appro+rd April 20, 1943.
wrOOtir0 April 20, asa.- weotloa t. ~onmrter thr ooaatl s~dga up- triri, aa6 on l onriotloa or any perron in 0 luaeol the County Judge, or Dirtrlot fadgo, in any otbr raquiriag a omltaont, or orbor loem1 prooradlng, to trrnrtor ny perron to 04 l00wy80ry hut&- talon thin rteto, #hall mao wlthla (10) ton aq8 l rtu thm ntrr ;rdgunt, to k propared r od l mtomd in tb nlaokr of hlr oourt, by three (3) dirint*rrrtod ppralrors, uudor oath, n itom- irod inventory and a;prrlrenswnt of the @state OS any raoh proon, if any, and shall OIUM tke SCJ* to be Issued in duplloata, duly aortlfle4 tbr clerk of tha County Court, and sopl theroof ~sllad to the lorri~~oynary ln8titotlon uLert suah patient to t::o ‘.tjtc ~8s oomlttad, cud me (1) 00~~ tfmoor PO,-ra Control rrt m3tin, There r;:porta 7x3s.
#ball be 723mcie by such opprslsorr, oertiried and rhether suori property l xistl, Qr not, mllrd *5 mmoreblo ‘Xowu E. B8krr - page S rpprolrrrr l d orrlorrr 0r tbo oourt rho11 b0
prld Booa oborgorbla to the l ot~to, ii any, ouoh porron, l O uo nom l llored low In guard- lamhip proooodln~r. 3. In the oront there bar boon o -Sootlo u other lo&o1 proo~oll hr4 on tho
(uor4.iaarhIp. lOgo y l Odtfed Y
Oatdo Or 04 pOrao8 Or pU#Onl to ,y l lo o~r~u Lnrtltutim, o prorldod in
tha prooeding soot on or air low, t&P Oad In I 8uah orant t&o &id60 prerldb~ rt eudh ario yill 00180 bo b0 udo t tho tie, or trial rortlflod ooplor 0r the lntoator~ u~d rpproImmmt or Ouoh rrtote by the olerk thoroor, as4 0 oopg ~1106 to t&o. $orrorfi~lry iootltatloa to uhlob ouoh prroon w4 oooltted, .rad a oopr to the stata mud ot 00M?41 rt AMtin, T*ar ror rhloh 0oio okrk ID 8utbrIsd to ohrrp rgo LB t rooh l etoto tha tur nou Uowd br law oortlfIo4 rrltton Innrtru- 9bw oortIrfe4 00 I06 an to bo udo on6 YDt@. lloci or tho rOqt&o- mall06 II kF0~;Dtotid.d L ~ootlon or thir Aot. ama tm proood~d ~3ootIon 4. lt ir boraby ud0 tbo dutr of the oluk tne county court orob oorurty In mua, to w0 t8o (8) 00rtfriod 00pior or th0 in- wontory pproiOoaPent, ii my, or tb 8tOto 0r Onr porron horotororo 000Llttod to ray loom~o- jury iaatltutiea or thlr Rtato, an6 to uI1 0 *hero BuOh porron oopt theroor the lmtltotlon lr ooarlnod, nd on0 (11 oopy to the stat0 Board 0r control at hurtin, mm9, ror rhioh swh aountf dark my oharp:! fess now provided br low rot making 0crtlrlOd aoplss of 3aotru80mtar
%oOt Ion 5. It rho11 be the dutr of tho mmty Clerk to mkt two (e) oortirlod oopiO0 Or tk0 bvOntOrJ :!Ra bppre~aO3eut Of tb0 est;:tO of b any Oloom0ynarp lnstitu- any proon oonrinra tlon ln the .,tbte of T xao that ZSJ trreofter ooae to hlo knowhI@ end to ~11 n Ooc'y tLors- 0r to tbo lnstltutloa where suoh perooa is oom- tho stot~ Baord 0r nitted, l 6 00~1 ttwoor *6 awtr ol 08 AwtlQ, nzr r, fo r nllloh l oid olwk la honby rathorlmd to oolloot the few pro- rib4 by low fro0 the rot090 of any wrh par- eon fo r M klag l .r8lf1.4 mopleo of inr~watr.
280 oover I:. Eok r - pago 7 Eonorrblo
booplto1 rtato ln8tltutlon . . . for 8 per104 of more than nlnoty &a~6 unloro l uoh prtroan Lao b o on l d;uQod in8sno b r l duly ~uollflo~ 1~17 in l lumoy prooooaing, 40 proildoa for waor proroot Statuko of the state of ‘hum*. (Vndor- 800rln4 l 4&o(l.) As bbonn heTOlD, or14 ah8 tor UCb, ruprr, ma l ao oto 4 rnd b o o ou l ffootlro l a l 108 P okr ia point of than 0014 Ch8pt8r IbP, 8opr6, thou@~ dnrln(! tho l aao l OB- tiw 6iW Of tho ~(li&.OtUl'O. 2ooh of l ald Billa ~ortmlno to tho rab)oot mettor, I.e., thos aro In porl asterlr, #acts gonor l n4, thuofon, mill b4 tokm, ror4 oenrtrw4 t04oUmr, l o oh l Motmsnt in roforonoo the other, IO though tiho~ non part0 of law. ,900 39 hx. JW. pp. 858, 884, ae, 880. 7’0 l oe no oonfllot In thooo trro blllo. aid Ch6ptor lbe, supra, (F!oure 6111 No. 168, oospllod ln V.k.C.5. 08 nrt. S193h) does not ruthorl80 a lpno~y trio1 withopt l 1 ma 8Old atmptor 0 .-w awn T.A.0.6. l Art. ‘ER 8w8, (Solle~ biil itO. bV l tp r o o rl~ grohlblt, 31&t.) oarritr8t of l B laorne wr- l on for more tha ni&Oty day8 rithoat bn 4judiOotiOn l duly auo11f10& lurk. Nrthermpro, 08 de Ch8pter EM, upra, tk la8088 ~rO#81Oll OS Oh6 ~&iBlOtIUO 08 tblo 6: 8u:h 18 own48 and/or ropoolo 8y oonfllotl~ prior tho oxtont of ruoh oonfliot (suob a6 ArtlOlOO 3193-i5lO~b, V.‘.C.~:., i\hloh purport allow lunoof trial rithoot a Jur ). ‘0 do not 806 how tho nooo~olty trio1 by Jury ln 81 08806 *her o l oomltmont of 6 poroon for loo@r porlod of tla than ninO$f thy0 i# l OU@$h$ Oan b0 ;gIiOrOa in hI.MO~ prOOOOa&%gO UndOr thr prorent prorl8lon8 of zCaCdo8 ad oOn6tlCUtlOa OS n=*.
xo 40 not bolti+ tbl8 right of trlrl bJ Jury ln 8uOh l~aof proooe4m8 oan bo dirpoasod wlth la tho faoo of 8aid Ch@y%er ~b,@opr8, arkin@ it (Art. 31tio-2, V.A.C.S.) in the 08s~ of a oonrnitmdnt for x&c@ titan ninotg mndetor~, :eyr, th t a trial be hrd by c duly nuollflod jury. It is the oplnlon of thle dc-,~rtmnt that Thcrof or0,
t:-e $sunty Judgs of :lallac wuntp H6P not autborilod to comlt t”.a defendtmt, Loulra vln~lostsdt, to 8~14 stwto tosyltsl lnstltutlon lor tk.: troatxeut of tka insane TOT I prlod of zero thnn uiwty deya because sold 66fondant fxfd tot boon -d-
Jory in a lunroy )7rOOBOd~, jtatato8 of the :;tete Of