a State h08Mal for the mnta y Ill for not sxos8&ing ni~f~ day& for 0beervetIon an or treatment, and etwrb so'.uW jWP shall believe suoh lniormtlon to be true, he shall forthwIth, in term tk or vaoatlon, fix a day and plao0 iOF the hearing and dstermintng Of the matter, whlah plaoe shall ba *Ither in tbr co~hows of the aounty, or at the resldenoe 0s the pem00 md, or at any oth0r place in the oowy (IS tSro county juago my eeua bs8t for swh person and shall give notice to such @rson or the time anh ?lace of suoh herrin&. mm xmnnox and rn;~xW~~~~' *uQh hewing 18 rpeolticmlly set trut in she . The .statut* imposer 116 duty upon the aolulty $0 reyreesnt the State In slmh im6ringrr or~plto- attormey tmedinsm.

OPinion No, OwIi112104 sf this department hold8

that it's@ not the dutp' of the oaunty rttorney to mpre- sent the 3tate fin a proeeedlng authorized by ArtA0.l~ 31930-l. v. A. T. 0. 3.. an4 that UId 8t8tute 40e8 not provide ior a.LL fee8 for orri~n ~ortd~tbg hear&~ under aaId art I ale. WO en010ss hareriCh a copy Of Said 0ginm for 90~ InrOmaion.

M Pointed Qut in oplalon Ho. wisaB4, Prcpoaaa- Imp under Article 51030-1, V. A. T. c. 3.. am sot 1-0~ groOa*6~IUP, and Uut Artiols S&l, V. A. T. E. 8.1 Plre- vldlng fe- for o~ioer8 and Juror8 iuway *asal, ha no 8pplloet ion. pro~ldc8,amon1~ Seation 3 or ArOiole

OtAOS thlngqtbat the oounty ohall provia* t,nmtiwartatlon to and Pr003 tha State !rorgltal for 8uoh per8On tempom?d~Y

mmmlttod to suoh ho8pltal by the countp oourt, but that+ the aounty Sk11 bo raimburaed for sutih etpexms8.ii the l s&o to pay 8u0h patient or relatives are finanoiay ~SpOlUl~S*

Btatut~~8 preooribing fee8 for p&blIo 0lfIee~ er8 strictly construedi end hame a ri&t fO fees my.not YS8t in iaplioation. MoCalla v. city o? HWcdaSs, M-6 8. W* 654. of oer- Thho con8titutiof; rhOa the 003pnsation

t&n ofricers and authorlzee the,tsgIalature to provide by I.QW for th. CO:~peneetlon of all othar ofilOSi'~, 8emt*, q'cantu, and ;ubllo ~Ontrr:~otora. Pur#uant te the tkuthfJfitar tl:ua cOnf%rrad, numrous atatutem hare beea passe4 fidW

362

. the aO=~On8abfw iOr YWioU AS herein- d88hS Of OffiOW8.

abOv8 8,trted the eompeMatioa of publlo otfiosra fti flied by the Coaatftuticm or btatutes~ hn off$oer MY not clal? or rrsoh nay somy vtthout e kr authorizing hka to 40 and clearly fixing the amount to whiah he is entltlod.

Sinford ?. IiobiiMGn, !344 3. W. 80'11 fdQl,Mnaa County v. Bog.. ~888, 3111 8. PI. 346; Duo108 *. lkrrlr County, 891 9. w. 6U, aSCirnnd 898 6. R. &I; CrOSby County Cattle Co. v.

nQDorm.tt, 881 8. w* 8W.

*rtlal* 3l#Zb-1 4088 not provide any fess for any aCfi8ere nor UO*Q it provide for aay~8oat.s to be taxe4 a::alnst the oounty Or tha eatsto of the tmspOFarilf oostdttd paxson. Se have alm bwn usrblr to find any SbptUtO nhieh a8 the ^[00868] pwddu sasos or any other prmomll~sr that 1UJWOy plWJW4fLt&S, the ooak of such preo*cwngs ehsuld be pai4 OiYil SUit#, O?i?hiti

&bwwYrr if th8 fdM'%ff tI'U~O2tS 8 WFSDn tU- to a IHate hcmpltal umker paxwily aommltk~ roper.stidsr of the aoan, wa thlak under Sehofi.on 3 cpf Art f a18 2519%-l the 00m;l 0h0ad pep th e a024 tr fo r hi0 l otw r~p8ti888 In tho trcrtiportatitali iemarr~ Ol SUOh RbLYOa to t&O 8t8t0 hfJ8pital. AFPROVEDAPR 10, lg41 WJPIOO c

RXLB:JU:% ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS