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the omployer or his agent, a oertificate signed by a legally 11eensed physician rosiding in the county where said person is to be omployed, or is employed, attesting the faet that the bearer had been aotually and thoroughly oxamined by such physteian within a week prior to the time of such omployment, and that auch oxamination d1e- closed the faet that auch person to be om- played was free from any tranamissible condition of any infcotious or contagious diseaee; * * * *

Thus, it is plain the atatute does apply to public oleoping places, and your question, therefore, should be, and is anewored "yes".

Very truly yours

FIRST ABSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAI

ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS

By Ocl Oclo Gycer Asaistant

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