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*1 OFFICE OF 7’HE ATIy)RNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
Eonorabls Aubrey Iioblson
oounty Attorney
Wrrie County
hingimield, TOma
Dear sin Oplnlon Eo. 04d8Y judgi0 -a 40wy
tit s 00ay slorks are not entitled to r*oa in seour~ng adnia- rlon of tuberoularr to dtato Roepitels.
to a $?i.oO trial for in a oam ahenin tubercular la owcaltted to a Stato,8aattorlumP 10 t&w Coimty Olark entitled to coat8 ior prepWing fonard- lag ths tranooript?”
haa bean rsoeivea and oaretully oonridrmd by this Cepartmtmt.
irtlalaa m!59, aeio, 5241, auw, SUS, se44, SUS, 51146, 8847, 82443, 3249, 3860 ana 3m, v8modfi Annotstea TOXWB oitil Btatutee, deal with State TuberwiPosf8 ~eniteTiU!aUand the ad- #tinis#ion of patients thsreto. rrtfole 9248 provides that the parant, guw%3n or rrimia of any patient eseking aatahiton tha State Tubsroular lioiosp,ital knay mke applfoatlon 1. In wkitl.n&' end under oath to the oounty jud&I Otths OOuOtY Mmnin such patient resldae, Zor r&leuion oi said paticrat into ths state oolony or hosplkl. .SalC ~statuts provide's, eleven raquireaent8 ei3 to what aaid applioetlon shnll contafn,
I 379 Hon. kubrey iiobfeon, page e
l uah ee name, ag e, rslatiree, property, *to. Art1010 3343 pmvldos that the epplIo~.tlon mwt be l ec ompenled by the kind of phySlOlan'8 oertItloata outlined by raid atetute, etc.
Artfclo 3.844, among other thinee, provi4ee that the oouaty J&r, if satisfied that the pereon OtiOuld bs abitted, ehall rorward the l pplioetlon dsaoribed in hrtiols 3343, together with the ocunty judge*e applioetlon for admieeion of eald patient to the Stat4 oolony or ho4plt41. Patl4nte are olaaead 88 lndteant, non-indigent ind private petieote.
krtlcls 3Q48, Vernon*e ¬ated Civil Statutee, r44de [44] fellcwe I "The oounty judge 4hall 48~ that 4aeh ptlat the colony ie l upplled with three tull
admItted and ow neat top Boat, all bein& l uitu OS W~~WOE~ euoh ae may be preeoribed th4 State Ueaith 3ffloet; and the expeneee of the alething and tranr- port4tion of public lndigmt patient8 &hall be paid by thet oounty from which the petient 18 sent. ff 14 admitted birmotly ugonths outiflaate 4ny @lent of the dtate Health Offloer a8 4n bAi@mt petknl, than ths State ebalth orfioer hall eupply euch ptiat xith euoh clothing and his oertifioate thereof ehell be full evidenoe thrat the 445& was 80 uup lied the +aluo thoraof, end the ooanty from &oh. eaid prtient 44414 r&l1 be oher3oabl.a with eeid the 8-a upon presantation clothe8 end shall pay of 8414 04mtlfleat~. Bon-indleent pub110 paticants elm11 pay for their slothlng and tnneportatlon them- 441Y44."
The above etetutes lmpoee no duty whatever on the oounty olerk to prepra and forward a traneoript. ft is the duty of the county ju&.-e to rorward the applloetione to the etate oolonp or hoepltal.
a hare been unabls to rlnll any atatuto which would provide 8 fee for the county judge for hi8 esrricse in suoh matterer
iitatutss presoribing fess for pub110 officers are etriotly oonstrued1 and hence a right to fee8 my not mat in ln~lioe- tion. &OCUllE 98. city or l~ockdels, 248 6. ti. 634.
i%c constftution fixes the oompsneation 0r oertain 0fri0er4 the i.eh-islrsture to provide by law f'or f.!oi~psn- an& suthoriees servant@, agent@ and publie satlon of dL1 other officera, I
den, Atabrey Robi@an, pagr S oonuracton. Furrumt to the authority thtu aenfarro&, nuw erota8 statute8 have been gaf!sed the’ooqpo~atlon ior fixing
~6riour oa888ff or omo8re. A8 heroinabove 8tote6, the mm- publla ottleera 18 fixed by the Conatltutlon or jm88Blou 8t8tUtO8. .iLL OrriO8r WY not 018ila Or r8EOh MY EkC?n8l Without 8 18W aUthOritiSig to whleh he [18] mtitlwl. him t0 d0 60, %5rOrd and cleiarly rimg th8 uount V8. Robi8OR, 844 s. 9:. 809fi
Artfolo 8986, v8r505'8 An!kolUtOd civil Statutbo, wh1.h dollar SW ror th8 oou5t~ protid8* a thru juage for owl& 01~11 Qa8O f15811y dl8p0888 02 by him tti81 or othwuiro, to bO t-86 8@58t tha party OO8t in thO 8tit, iO O&Or&y Rot pplleoblo hero. 980 Opi5iOn Ot ohi8 D.~8S&b81* hbb& 3. A. fhnfOr(l, Way 00, 1@&8, Written by &a5. Jr. &88i8tUft Atummy CWw8.1, On& raoordsd ln Vol. SM. pegash ai4 SOO, ktOer 0piniOll8 Of t&m Attorney hnU81 uhieh hold8 Of T-8*, that th. aowty jid&. i8 net s5tithd t@ WJ f-8 for 4utiu &orfomWl bg him Ln 800t~l4 rrt tubuw&rr &~%88iOE ta th8 $8atO OObw Or hO8pitOl.
B7 zF.9 2-e Wm. J. Rwltlng A8airtaut WJ?$H APPROVECJUN 23, 1941 ATTORNEY
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