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*1 OFFICE OF THE AlTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS .
AUSTIN GE”&-‘=-” ;‘r; : Anolln-
Ronorable Zobn R. Bhook Crlmlnal Dirtriot Attorney
San Antonlo, Texar
urt ror thbr putpoe* I to l rtrbllrh or the ~uall?lmd pmvtxs- ,roter# of euoh oouotrp &tie18 44196 reabr,, iB part, a8 fol10~W: 'P&O OOXQi8Si6BW' OOUXt Or 8~ OO\mtY rhallhare pow.? 8kbliirha OfJUt~hOhor- 8ny OXi8tiAQ ho8pitalr pita1 and to 8nbrp *2 Honorablt John R. Shook, page $2 the oare treatment 0r person8 rufror-
lng tram any il1ne88, diraaae or injury, mb- jeot to the prOvlelOn8 of this chapter. At intervals of not 1088 than twelve mnth8, tea cent of the qualified proptrty taxpaying Toter8 Of a COUnty V,etitiOn 8Uch court provide rOI the t8t8 ?f ish1ag or enlarging of a oounty hoeiltal, in v&loh event said court with- In the time designated 8uch petition #hall submit to ruoh voter8 at 8 rpeolal or re* l leotlon the propo8itlon of lsnrl~g bond8 in rhall reoelre 8 majoritr of the votes cf the qualiiled property taxpayer8 rotlng at 8uch eaid OOmDd88iOntr8 oourt shall e8- el8otlon, tabll8h and malnt8ln 8Uoh ho8pltal 8n@ shall hare the ioll~wing power8t*
WRe note from the reading of this 8tatUt8 that the c0Ul-t ha8 VOWeI to 88ttIbli8h hO8pitd8 cOd881OIld~8’ subjoot to th8 prOVilliOn8 Of thl8 OhIpter. Th8 prO~i8lOn8 then follow that upon thr fiiiE(r Of a petition ten VW oent of th8 quollrled property taxpaying votbr8, the Corn- mf8810ner8 Court shall 8UkQit 8UOh prOpositioIi to the rot8rs at a regular or speolal l leotlon. The only two oar88 that m are able to fild whloh di8OU88 thi8 artlolr- Bsydlor t. Border, 118 9. 1. (2d) VO8, and State of Tosas, ox rrl Wilron County Attorney v. B8rb.r. County Judge, et al.1 115 8. W. (2d) 1197 - hold tht thir rtiolr is not in violation or the CoMtltUtion, but nowhere doe8 the 0ou.H go rurther with rererrnor to the pIW*qUi8ite8 or 8sl 8180- tlon. However, it 18 8ppared the reading both oa8b8 that the eleotion w71.1 osll8d pureuant t0 a p8titiOn properly filed with thr cOIllQi88iOnOI8' COtlIt. If 8 OOUlit~ oome8 wlthln the provi8lonr of Artlole 4478, thir depart- msnt OOn8tIUe8 that article mmn that petltlon 18 necessary prerequlslte to the calling Of an elsotloa ror pUrpO8. of votln& bond8 for thr pUrpO888 WNU0Iat.d la this rtatutr.
Eonorablo Johh R. Shook, pa64 #S
ArtiOb 4493 read8 a8 rOiiOW8:
"WhoI no oounty hoapltal 18 now provided ior the purpose afore88ld, or where ruoh provl8lon 1s insdequatr, th. OO~i88iOnOrS oourt Of each OOMtJ vtbloh may havr a oity rlth population o? more than ten thourand pOISOn8, wlthln six month8 from th8 time iihtn
ruoh oity Shall have attained ruoh population, 8uoh population to be aroertained bf 8uoh oourt 8Uoh manner a8 may be dote&need upon resolution theroof, rhall provide reotlon of 8uoh oountg horpltal or hO8pital8 a8 tiy be n0088- 88rr ror that purporr, and provide therein a room or room.8, or ward or ward8 for the oars or oonrlnrunt oarer, ald 8 room or or ward or ward8 ror the room8 temporary oar0 0r penon mental or 8Urr8IiIIg rmftous di8ea8e, also mak6 provision in roperate building8 r0r patlsnta surrrrlng rrcnn tubmroulosl8 and other oommunloable dl8eS8e8, and rrom tlm8 tire add thereto aooommodation8 uuftlolent take oar0 t&r ~tl8nt.r 0r th8 oounty. tlm8 may Thir be extondsd by the State Board 02 Health for @od oau8. 8hown. Unlesr adequate funds for the build- ing or &aid horpital oan b8 derived from ourrent funds the oounty rv8ilablr ror 'ruoh RurPO88. lrsuanoe or oountjwarrantr am!l. rorlpt ,-th; ooai- --
mirrionerr court shall rubmit, either at a rote-at-ruoh rleotion 88id oourt may br roquirrd therearter at interval8 0r not 1088 th8.n twSlva month8, upon prtltion ten ornt or thr quali- ilad rotor8 of 8aid oounty, to 8ubmit said proposi- tlon until Same Shall r8orlr* the rSquislt* rot0 suthoriclng the 18Suanoe oi the boabS."
We lb8 that thi8 reotlon of the Aot doe8 not make ;f;:tlon a neosasary prerSqtilslt8 ror oalliq oi an rloo-
WO bellotr th8t Beur County, harln~~ a oitf oi man than'trn thourcmd inhabitants, rcmld be govrrnod Artlola 4493, and it 18 our oplnloa that Ull188S adaquato fun48 r0r *4 Honorable John R. Shook, page #I
thr building of said hospital can be derived from the current funds of the oountg available for suoh purpose, Court may submit, without a petition the Comlssionerrrl being filed, either at a special or regular election, th8 proposition the lssuanoe county bond8 for the pur- po8* establishing or enlargln~ a oounty tubefoular hospital. that this answer8 your qUe8tiOn, we es.
Trustin Very truly yOUIS ATTORNTCY GENE;RAL OF TEIhS COB-8
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