Case Information
*1 OFFICE OF THE AlTORNN GENERAL OF TEXAS’
AUSTIN
Dr. Oeo. Yr. Co& Pa&e Z
t CGLTIFIOATS. :
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: ia t0 attrrir~ that tk0 : mtb :agg product contalnod heroin was produoe4 :fron edible emu prodwad within tlm Unit- :ed States, and has been lxmpooW6 br Btate :of Tutis, Ccttuty of X&hook, Health
De- cu date * 198-o $%r~mltt . .
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sigttature AUthorlnti Agent :
Dr. Oeo. k. Cox, Page 3
not deem& l.e&llY qrulliled. Corn-- penaation of said oounty health oiflau ‘hall be ilxod by the 60~6elonrr~ court; prQvldod, that no‘oompeltMtlQn or 66lary 6h6l.l bo rllowod xoopt for 6enIos6 uhedl~ rendued.w
"Art. 442!5. CITY EJ!N.TH OFFIOISR. Th6 gov6ming body of each lncorpbratod olty tow6 within thI8 State 6h6ll oleot a qualified puron ror the ofrlao OS city health offlaar by a Pajorlty oi the rote‘ of the governing body, uoept In aItIe6 whloh 168~ be opor6t66 ua(Iu a oharter providing ror a dlttoront method ot selsatlq city physicl~r, In whloh event the oiilao o?.oIty health otilou ahall be fIlled a6 Is now ill164 by tbr, olty phy6Ician, but ln no ln6t6noo 6haZl tho osiice o? olty health orfloor be sboll6h6d. The oltr h8alth 0rrf0u, after appoIat6umt, ahall take 6nd 6ub- 6orlbe to the 0rriefrl oath, .&ad 8hall itie a oopf or 6ueh Oath ana a oopy 0?
hi6 appoInt#at with the Tour Stato ~. Boudorliealth,8nd8hal.laot b6 Q8& to be lo~lly qualified until raid ooploa 6hail h8+0 h0a 60 rii0a.w
-Art. 4426. HEALTEOFF1cERsAPFWtm (aPPOllTED) BY BOARD, Biagi -- I? 6614 an- th0rItIes shall rail, noghet or rarttno to fill the oiilto of aounty olty h6alth.o??loer a6 In thi6 ohapter prorid& thoa the State Board or -61th shaU h6vo. power to appoint 6uoh~ ootlntf or aitJ
h66lth otilaar bold ottiao until the loaal authorltlee shall fill ‘aid ortlo0, tlrst hawIng &Ivan ten bay6 notloo in writlag to 6ooh &atborltY OS t&a dealrs tar ssoh appolntmant.w *Art. 4427. DUTIES 0F COUISTT li2AIZH
okmxm3. - Each oounty health offleu *hall p6rroria ruoh dot106 a# h6vo boon required of,aoaaty ph~8IoIo66, dth rel6- tlon to oaring ror the prl8oaar6 ln ociuntj *4 Dr. ho. A. Cox, Page 4
jails and in oaring for innate6 0r Cou6t.J poor faras, ha6pItal6, dlsehug- Ing dutI66 oi oopnty quarantine and othu suoh duties a8 outy be luufall7 repairad oi th8 oounty play6IaIan by the commla- 6lottu6 00~1% and other oifiau6 of tb oounty, arid shall dleaharge any addltloa- al duties whiah it may be proper Sor OOQE- ty authorItIe8 under th6 prosoat law6 to require OS county phy6iofan6; and, in addition thereto, he shall dlsoharge such dtltles a6 shall be pm6arlbed for him under the rules, regulations and require- meats of the Texas Stats Board of Health, or t&6 president thereof, and Is pmorwl and authorltod to o#tab116h, mintala and onforoo qu6raatIne within his oouatr. Ef6 ahall also requlmd to 61d 6ad ar616t tho Stat6 Board of Health in all Pattu8 of 106al quaraatlne, lnrpaotIon, dl6666.
prevention and ~~p-twsIon, rltal and aortuary atatietlos aad general 66alktlon within his OouBty; and he 8h6l.l at all .tfaes report to lurid State board &a 6-h muter and form a6 it ehaU preeorlbe, the pmt6~00 0r 6~ 006t8gioO8, atr68tu8 ti da ag uotta l pldmlo dlsea6ss within hlo Jurl6dIotlon; and h6 ‘hall nrako.sueh otlmr r8pOrt6 III such manner 6nd attil fttrl2tU form at sa6h tIm66 68 #aid Stat6 board, shall dfrrot; touohlng on su6h mat- tu8 as nsy be proper for 6ald Stat0 board to direat; and he shell aid eaid &ate board at all time In the enforoeautt or It6 proper rules, r6gulatIon6, require- mats and ordlnan~es, and in the onforoo- amtt oi allsanlt6xylaw6 and Qumantino ngulatIon6 wfthln his jurri8dldIon.*
"Art. 4423. RXHOl'AL OF OODBTY BZALTS OFFSCBR. - In all mttua with whloh the State Board of Bulth m&y bo Oloth6d With enthorlty, said oounty health oifleof 6hall at all times be utt&u its direotlonj and any failure or refusal on the part OS 68fd oountp health effI66r to obey the amthorltr .
Dr. Dem. vi. Uox, Pag6 S
an4 roaacmable ooa~nd8 of said State Board of tialth shall corstltute oal- r6a8anoo la 0rri00, and s&all 6ubj6Ot 6614 county offloor to r6moval from ottloe at th6 rel6tloa of tin State Board of Rsalth; and pondl~ ehsrgea for r6aoval, 8814 OoUnty hoalth OffIOa~ 8&11ll not reoolve einl 6alary or 6ompen6atloa.
said muse 6haU bo trl6d la the dI8trlot court oftths~oount lauhioh swhcoaaty health oftICar fee I de8.*
"Art.clSo.DuTIFsoIcITYHuLTE - Eaoh oltr h6aXt.h offloor 8hall OFFEm. putorm such dot108 a8 any be roqttlred or him by gOaer8l Law and alty ordIa6no68 with regard to gomoral health Opa 66n- ltatIon or town8 aau Citie8, aEd p6rform anoh other butlo8 as 8hall be ls~al4 r6- @red of him by tho mayor, mOrml.ng body or ths ordlna~o6 of hi8 olty or
He OhOUdl8Obrrg6 6N LMri0rm ~*dotles a8 JDW pre8arlbed for hla under the dlrootloar, mlo6, rogulatloru Stat0 Board or utd r8qtiiromnt8 5alth tho prosldont thereof. Ib shall bo requlrod aid 6ad arel8t t& mats Board of Health la au. matter8 of qaarantlno, rlt6l 6nd rartmry 8tatI6tlo6, inB&b.BtfOn di8U.w plFcrredhlt Utd l puIw- :g; and 86nltatIon within hl8 ~urlsdlo-
He ahall at nil times report So thr Board 0r &a&h, in suoish m@nlwr and
st*t; fora as an14 board at%y prO8oribo, the of all ooatagiou6, infeotIoru prasenoe and 4ang er olu l pIdemIa dlsaarrr wlthla hi, &aXi8dietiolt, end 8- make ‘u6h ot&6r6adrur8horreport6 In 6whm66au and tom aad at suoh tlm66 a6 ,68Id State tottciltlng all 8ueh mat- board &all dlreoti, tar8 ae rr b8 proper for 6ald board ?a dlrsst, and lu 6btl;L~ald 6etd State board at.aAltIs66 laths onroxvioaontof prwor rtal66, regulatIoru ~trrd roquIrem6ntr ln the 0Irtoroement of all arrItug law8, qruran- t&t& ~egulatlon8 and rltal 6tntI6tlo6 *6 Dr. Oma.lY.Cox,Pase 8
OollOotIoon, and pOr:tonn such othsr duties aa aald State Board a&all AIreot.* It la al.80 to be aotOd that AISIO~O Cc29 prorId ior.the reroral of any oountf health orrl$mr ror fallurato reruae properly diaoharge the dutlen or h&s orrioe aa presorlbed by thta ohapter. Ths Stat0 Board or b4ath d0.u tile ohar608 with the oomula8Ioners oourt ror the proper @nutty oertit~n6whareIn suoh orrloors hare raiisd intbs dlaohargbd or,thOlr dutlO8. Art1010 us1 prmlde8 ror th0 WW?Yal bY fhs Stat0 Board 41 EOalth, oi Oltr health Oillmr8 #or ramlra in 00rtaIa iruta.#iOe8 to propOrlr psrforrtheir dL8OUtlOb dd87 OOniUSthS pawor upontb Texas @ties. %&to Board Or Enath to pneOrib0 X'Bh8, rt46llhtiOn8 m& *PQtiOmeUtS UOrerni~~ aotlrItIe8 or tha oouaty health ,OtilOOr aad'Artlo10 44W 4~808 1Ikz0 dutlO8 upon ths oIt oiiloer to perrorramd dI8ohargO au dutIO8 pO8Or Ib 0d r0r him under thO'dIreotlona;,~ rules, rOgalaDIons and reqpire- mm%8 or thcstato Board or iiealth, ana 0r.thbs"pre8ide there- '.@. the80 88V0~18t6tUt.8 edby ~,bytattWOXmto
+~arpretlagthem &I 1 mterla, we arrlre at tba oonol.u~lon While th0 l~oal.~th anIt are mt paZt8 of the State t+t thOr a?0 nsVOrthe1088 8ab eat to it6 j-&8- fatlOt b lfdtd The quutloa o rhOthOrthe Stat0 ra8pWt8. EOalth DOpartmnt has powOr to prohibit 100al hearth UEitS oin(l WWtaia O&iriO&O8 18 aDt b&On, UE, but 8rdtiOO it o 8ar tho board ha8 not done so.
ii0rinrring, tharer~s, t0 ml010 015, P.G., ~03 rlr8t qM8tfM 18 ~ULSWPO~ in the airiPRtI&tiYO. cikbd~ th0 state Esalth Departnmntor any smplo~ thusor, la 18suIng osrtlrIoatsa a8 to the exa01lewe or parity 0r any food8 or Arugs would bs without authority.
Your 8e0ond qus8tIoa I8 ansWred In th0 nqatlvo In- sore as it applies Eome Role OttiO8, and In the arrI2mIre f88Ore 88 it appiie8 t0 OOMtfO8. &JfIUtY eO~1d8810~~8 bay0 uo pours except tkme sonierrsd la lnar. dn eWtIgpl oi oar .Metutos roveala no pawor In tho ooar$ttaa to 186~~ the mkbjoot city goraramsnts apsmktlng under Eoms Rule char- -rtifiMtO8. ters, a8 Lubbook la the Inrrtant ID(L80, ars to be dlsth@Wd hpa sountf ~YOl7US@lt8 beoauso the Stats has la grylt- ohar- -tars to them delo~tod gsnoral powor lnaldent to tb mainto- laanae or the hsalth anA geaemal nlfare. i&i010 llW5; *7 Dr. oeo. w. Cox, Paga 9
ll7S (86); llts (S4). It Ir our opinion, therefure, t,hat while Artiolo 915 P.C. dwe not operate to reotr&in eltbr OoMtJ 01 Oitr Wit8 in this re8pOOt, Ue d0 tOt be- in8i~~OO bOOSI ifOY0 that the OOMti68 ha+0 in thSrfUt Aolegptid auoh power, therm8 tho Baw Rule oItIe8 bare.
Tho 8ubjoot o8rtitloato l8 oloarly illegal IMO- ru a8 it purport8 to be f88~A on the authortty or the stat0 Or Texas or th0 Ootmty Or LobboOk, Suoh a oortfffoato ray, on approprlrto eatborlt f of olty oounoll or Lubbook, be is8BbA but wlthout State 8oal appearing tbarooa.
Tours +ery truly