*1 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS

AUSTIN . 25, 1939

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Dr. P-A. Davis, l&oh 133, 1339, Pace 2

ihe duty, if my, upon t.!& Justloe of the

Peace to hold an lnqueet.arlses wf~en such

ciro~tsnaos tis are related ln ArtLo

960 of cur Code of Crizaiml Proaedure ex- .- iat.

In our opinlan 1I under :u%icle 060, tmJu&lae 0r the Peaoe is required

to hold Rule 4Lz of nrtlcle on in+ooC, 4477 lJzps303 n duty upn Lhati OfflQ6r to

s&o thtr death oertllioute. In an7 other

sltuathll it is t&e duty ot the p~Jsiolan

last in attendnnoeto zake the dsati aer-

tlfioate, You sre doubtless faaI1i.W

\ilth Article 4477, R-tie 4la in that it

thoro has boen no 'j&ysi9ian ln ~ttendaaos

and there is no sbtutory duty an the

Justtcs or t'=.o Peaoe to !lold an inquest,

tha local haalth offiaer ia autFzoriz.ed to

m!ce the certfficnte and if there be no local htilth offlaer, tb locza ra@.strar

. &all mko tb death aurtliicate. It 13 tbe‘oginlm of! tids Cfpst- !:

??,nt that i:1 t!:o wmt of a %tnl. acx!iCenC, ia ~ttoncbce 3!1ull1.nke t!ie duator 14st tho loath cortlflcute unless ttio fasts are

mich iis to rogi~~e trx3 sust1oa of the Ywv2e 9338 0r 0x.r code of crk-Ssi~l

under ;u%icla

P:-QCedUY3 t3 !Wld 5Il inc;WJSt; ifl tkit tWOEt

the curttiflc~lte sh0ul.d be c33cuted by trio

Ju3tica of the Pcaoe.

Your!3 very trdg