Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion ( 1945 )

136 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN GROVERSELLERS ATr0RnE-f GD4cnA.L nttr iequ880 r0r M haa. bean ?W8it& iTXitt8? by your 1888 o o M unfo a tla a , ls county, Taxa8, tiO#l Ot 8 COkUlt ,ao&.ao rot 8he par- qulpment iaae8d or 1 oapy or oontrrot rsy T. 38Vid8M, Y. D. end D,) hub8 deted M8J 15,,1945 an8te? 0f $1,500.00 hOm thr .oo ira the DWl0?81 ?UOd t0 not lmO108.d Emorable M. 'x.Jones, peas-~2 The COUMU~OA~IIV Court Judioially detsimined that a grave em4rgsnay axl.rted baoaua4 of tha ra- , lPota1if041th4 OQUJIt~ Or th4 tiy hO8pit~$44A.T4yt ba4ause Of q ORt448trOph* O? Qid~IUiO. JWditWO8 0t% the 06h@8 l%Utl`` tiMBit .XO*@d~ thr liaitatiOn8 Or thr WU.Ut8 apBrOp?ih?d a& the $500.00 llmlt ror 4eOh 51,000,000.00 arrears6 valua- tion Or JVOpO?tY ti?ihill Mid OOWttY. In ViOW Or th0 above, #IO dOOtiOA8 Wer. Otil8d ia OOMOOtioQ With th@ e8babl.hharnt Or the hOOpit41, and tbar4 k48 bran no advartlwIn~ for bid8 lnoonnsotfon rfth UY Or the 5WWhaOe8 0~ lXpO&~utU208. we CoimIo8lonu'8 cowt 18 ourraatly oon- 8id4EIA(lth0 IaVUtmMt Of an additional aaouat a? tram 312,ooo.OC to $15,000.00 ior snlarg4n4~t and improvwaent of tho propexty, ri6h approxbatrly #9,0043.00 to be 6T@8r#W$ irtx thr Ponnmant ImprovesuIt Fund and the balanor to b4 prld by warrants of the County. "The 317,600,00 dJ8bur84msat 8hoWA QB the attaohed otst4mant of rroaiptr and dirburramenta Or 6 h4 flO&pit&]. FUid ?4 M&ant8 8UOh itela8 38 Or liU?O68 other e&up aad f oyese, and 18 hi sddit PV on to MOM:8 aid by th4 oounty ror abinteaaaor or oharlty pat P 4Ut8. No oollaotiona mtla r0r tho aoootantoi the hargital have been jmld to the County Colleotor. ‘&I-U-BlUOh 88 the lB#Olity Oi the 48tablI8h- aell .t Or th4 (k&348 COMty m8pIkl ha4 b64n qUe8tiOKW ad. I 8h4u ap rsoiatr rour Opinion up00 the legal- iti Of the r 01PO&L$ itWII8t '1. Purohsra atidinitial iavsrtnarrt8; "a. !&8n8frr8 or iUnd8; "3. ~&;t'"t Or taxer for th hO8pItal "4. Propored ezpandltuzr for addition to tha h48pit8ll “5. BkOerrit~ oi 81l EOW~ ?sOetVr& by t&a hosplkl balag 8OOOurrtrQ rOr 60 the COW ri881onrrt oortrt rapd mid to the oouaty Coll4oto?*" M are 4140 in rroeipt oi the 4OOCU~M~ing data ~-tiond in hour 1rttrr. t:: 138 Honorable Y. 3. Jcme, pa(la3 80 8?0 rtr0 ilr?4O@i 6 Of the 8ttpplO~Ekl. r@qU88t r0r 4~ 0pini0a rr0m L. P. 9acl P ia, A0ting c0~ntp gditw, f?W rhioh lV@ qUOk a8 rOuOW88 .f *(l) II it pO88ibh iOr U8 to a&k0 fOE.thS 8OdUpl060d a6tfitfU 60 thr h08p r ,!lI)::, ~BOd88 rFOm t!lO PWC4MMt tiQ?OlMMrrt $U?POOI. "(2) ttw W tFm8f8F W WI SOai88 Of Oth4S fIWdS to? thODU? 080 Of lUia(rthO ;aUL&ffOY th8 SdJ!knUl80 W 8 aiitiM 60 thr hOa&kl. ‘(3) ?d8Y WO t88UO WUrMt81: ii ILUUOUJ, r0r 4B lga~tio@ to the hospital. ThO hqUil’%O8 Md &@8@ 8Ubd%t0d Il8i8O 00Zt0iB qUe8tiOSl8 $O?tdnin( 60 tha luthorl or the omla$88~onere’ OOW; with rrrwonu oi the to (1) amndncaY oouuty budget; (21 r8%abliahmant, opsrrtfaa and 4aalntenenoo or a oouat~ . horpital; (3) 8ruQioa of a dabt ogaine8 the OCrn~l 8&d (4) transiwtia~ the ooa8titutioaal?ua& OS tam oounty. ehail di8OUB8 th8 ‘n’e lOt4 Or the rO?SgOiOg 200 pO8i6iOR8, and ria b tha faoto ad !a- luba i fo r ma tim d a 8p68ti18 qUe8tiCUi8 pl’OpOMdad: h~n&Wrh 80 the OOWlt budeet mU8t b8 BId8 iii 00d)- pihO With Sh8 p19ti8l``i8 Or At i fOi0 &98-u, ‘18~1000’8 A+ not&t@& OiVfi 6tdUtO8, whloh ~rOVidU ia pUtI *on the badgot ha0 brra tiMnJ rp pPole~*b; ;ha Cmfseioarrr* Court ohi buQoS, l@ a rove4 by the Qouxt ehall bo hd rith tha EL rk of *ho couny cow*, and turr leti& olrlr in 8OOQtiNlO8 thW@dth, 8ti M UBOnditWO of the rt&8 0r thr octlnty- P8l.l UmraUtar be Ln 8tPiOt oom~lianoo with thr bud@ the Court. Exorpt th8t etaorg~oo) in eau or #,0V0 ptrLllonow881 $0 ~0% U~8U6i @#id WirW~OOOn OOIId~tiOti8 IKhiO ‘,: 139 EQao?oblrbl.PI.taaao, paem 4 ooalb not, by rrroooobly &U&wit, thou~t MA" ltta a lla a been hovo , lnoladmdin tha orl&& bud(let, may Wna Ciao to time be lub h o r labya d the Cwrli me la5a&55a%# &O tie obi&ol bud6.t. - lu 00508 W h o =@ lM h OM Ad~Wl~O t0th. Or i- &art bud@ io aodo, oopy of thr ordoz of l the OOur8 rwadh thr bud65$ mholl bo tiled with lad ltt08b d th eClWk Oith eEOM tyCOur ’t, %o th a bUamt W41Am14 ldOptr(l.” ‘itit dwr?taSAt ha l soari8bnt~ held tho$ wlmtho? 0@ iir mA litu~tiOn io 0~0 rhiok (Iambm llo o o ified lm liaearn?- 6Moy under &he bqd@t law, in Mrr to authmlir the oommio- SiOAOrO' .a?8 t0 M#Ad the bul6.t. ir l qUOOt;OA Of t08$ griaUi4 $6 bo a0804 P On bT %hm Oomad~oio~oro~ otmar%. $ tao furlkar held (q&ha Ro O-231$)t&t the %hha oQadrrionrs5~ mourt ir A& absal,otm luthh- Orit 'to oxpad eoualy itmbo ln ths oomm uf l.arrgmnmy mad 10 riA0 I , anly hhwar the quortia! i8 dmbmtoblm Oi uhrpm ihr mxim- b OAO0 Of M liSO~65AO~ i8 qUOOtiOAObl~. tkIWW@?, 5516 OOUSt h 08 A0a uth o r ity t06Otb ?dA8 ld &MbH thOt &A 5%5F6530~ rrirto an4 npaad oouaty f~drn ~hmrefoot, rhorr the faatm olr5rly 5hou ahe 0altz8?J. This (I5JWk40Ab ham ohm soaois- k5Atlj halA th.>t 8 ooBloimolon``m' OOurt 18 AOt otatbhorlmmd to lXp a Ad OOUAty fUnd0 fOPDAQOWS 6ttwia O th 0 lOOp aOr Cha iagd purpome for whloh tie %8x no lrviad. 2. ThO 8UthOdt~ Or Ch# cOi&5SiOA0r~’ cOWb Oi WA00 lo8mRllm& l OOM$~ hompl&J lo found under ChopCur 5, Mtiolm l&fl, V. A. C. 9.. whloh, in gkrt, provL4mor *Tho oolmasmoloMroooart ot on) oouaty &all pa*m? tm lotobllmho oountyhoo ltal and to 5lUoZ60 M yl Xtetin( ho. itlB for tf: l O"Lfh;tt w8o h r eao t luf r 0r o o n8 P r r i~4rroa 6 a a lo r o ro or in ur y, wbjrot DO8h e pa9 rt51 306 5r ’ 8h loohapta. P fa 00~0tr~itin6ah0 rO?O@EObU ha&~oIm# thhi0 UOl- MAN hmid in cwAi0 we. 0469 that Wwlifiod 60Aw 8! power 80 OOAfO~?O& upa! thr 6~rtOoiaoo8' obfuyt to lmtobliabmad b mnlu@m hompi$mlr r0r oounty pur 005, mlthouehbond@ lto not 1mmu.d OS oaotmaplotmd lo prorl rld undn otha titiolmo Of tha Rtl8. HonCubbl5 Y. 2. JOA55, pm&3 5 J Am to the lutho~lt~Of thm ooau~iooioa ' oourt rlth ?5?rr5a05 to &ha 0050UlP0At, lrV/i~6 Lad 00 T laOtlOn of COSaO rOX Ch5 SdAt0A5AO5’IU& Othmr &%500055``9~p5tUb@ Oi 8 oounty hoopibrl, mub4lviolaa 3 of Artlol. 478, prmvld58 that the l0ami5Oion5r8' oourt oholl hovm the powos "?m 00~5O to b olomooood, lmvld and ooll0ot0d *uoh toror u 0~ th0 rrol and prrmm4l property own& la &ha oouatr mm P 8 m&all a50Ja Aoe5ooor~ to OVh 8h0 rUA&O rot th0 I~O%A$~AMOO thrrror, ua for l@ OhhOT A508050?~ UpUlditUW th51'0?O~.m alth refuracrrto the aarmor of dlnporltloaof fund8 oolleotmdbr tha county hompitol,Qt. &&85 prorldret "Ha (the Ou~Ortat5adoAt) oh511 00115ot 5~4 rroolvo 011 a0~5~0 dar the hoopltol kmop on loourmto loooont of the OMI, repor k&h l lM 0 at the moathly mrbting of th5 bard of AOA5~5?5, 5Ab &F#.Wd8 ChS 50~0 80 th0 OOAAtt OOli0OtOY within %0A days o?ter muoh aeOtin6." (h~5Ath555O oru5) Am to the nmthod of 5x enbin iuadm for the bba5fft c!f the OOuc&fhu ltol, w rmPlr po to thm rolioni.4 loagwmum~ot Artiolmu P41 *. . . lj-‘rn bard ohm11 rrrtli~ oil bill8 anll 1. Crrrtlon o? Dabt AUiAOt the COUtY. !!b~tiOA7, Art1015 ii Or Ch@ cOA0titUtit.m Of T5155, iA part, j!ZOVidbOI Jo dab8 for mny cpi oma shell 0~5~ br iAOtiW:iii; mar m``rnt b r w 0P lum ~?8violOa 10 mod. lt thm tine oi th0 00110, rot 15 iA 8Ad OOli0Oti~6 tU t0 POt thm ;A1 brmmt th5S’OOlllnd &W-i&m 5t 15058 b0 $5~ 05iit 05 0 bhik14~ rd. . . .a I i Banoroblm Y. 8, ~OA55, ~0 6 r mhr rO306OiAg OViOiOA 10 8 r0OtriOtiOA p6 liaito- tiOA, Md it hA5 beon her6 that rhmn A0 authority,&lots to bV, 0 tU t0 Da, 8 debt, A0 pm? .#A 5X;bt to i&Our the aobt . &0AA85? v* Lopea, (Civ. App.) 202 5. a. 1039, o?flm5- ed lm Z'JI.179, 217 9. ‘Kc373.) ve oiat ou# that the t6n ‘dmbt. 00 wmd [A tb. 8bW0 OOAOt PtutlOaol~r0~151~0 lo to be dimtln&ulohed from obli~tlonr po?oble frcn murrent rm- VMUOO. ten ‘,dobt*, above rr?~r,tod to bmo bema doflnod .a0 oompr adi- W ~OOUAi8?, Obli6otioa ki~&WOmdbt lOAt?OOt, UOOpt WOh 00 10 08 thedOt Of Qhm WbmbAt, tit&b the low- ful on4 ?Oooa~0bl5 Ooatma~otion of the prrtimm, to be motlo- flmd out of the ourrmmtrovoauoo fes the pmr, or out of ease ?and thaa rlthia tke iaomU8to ooatrol o? the o&ur&moloaerm~ 00ur8.~ (11 Tax. Jw., Illro. l21, p, 670). I? lt the tlm a oontroot lo raodm, it lo omtaaplotrd that uy port of the pPX5h550 DXi80 i# 80 b5 #id fYO8 tO%5A 15Vied ln4 lollooted r0r rutiirbyear*, thr obpi~tlon oofutltut5i 0 ldebt* wlthia the 055~l~# of the OOA5t;tUtiAA~ proh~bltlan. a5 lO~iB~tUr5 ha8 luthorlmed oouatleo to oroote 'Wobto" nlthia the .~eanl~o? th5 ooaotltu6ionby rulhoolirln6 obUeto &ho *I r8venuoo of the o o ua t,r 02 l rAtur5 year other than by OCMi~4fin~wlth the ltotntor~ pro~lsic~o mi to bha lomuro~ o? boa48 mad/or &tom wU15nbm. he r5qaL5acnto pmrtoinlna to oom 5tltlv5 biddiA6 on6 o4veztloln(lior oontrooto for pub110 warL *Ad 58 to the lsou5aOoo? ti.m mrrantr arm 056 torth in Artlole 23660, v. A. 0. 8. Dpe to the 6X508 bA@b Of 5014 A?tiOh 111 5h11 A08 quOt8 55~0 heroin iA it0 5Ati?5tr. Seotlai2 Of Said Artiolr u$ @ fo r th th e?~qU~MDiA88 OoAOUAi.Ag ldV@?tiOin 8Ad OO``mtitiVO blddiw for pUb1.k wO?km. %m 0011 5ttbAt P 011, ;~owmvm?,60 6&e *p~wlmo~ of MU mmmtloa, whloh prwldoor ". . . F~ovlbrll, thot La 0555 o? pub110 orlan- lty, wbara it be#aao geo0008ry to 808 88 01108 to a ~roprioto aonoy to reUovo the nmoomOlty o? the lP &law, or to pwwm the poporty of luoh ooriat~ 0) olty, or in 00~0 of aaroro5o5a 4mw to pub110 propsfi , uohhsry or l q uip a mnt, th15 provlmloaohaJ not apply; . . *a 1 / Eoaoroble Y. Pi.3cnem, page 7 / 0 0885 Or aOr?MB V. Cl&, of Mt. Plrqwt, &S. IQ. (ii)%) tha oourt to OOAOtrUiA4J 6&e 8bW quo0od rmlOioa held 8olOsit, tie8 a prrbll: woo not OOdiati8l 80 &I’- 6lftU881OB UithilI th8 lZO8DtiO% 'IL OOAAbOtiOllWith ;hlm a$tt5S, the OOurt 081&t I w&e w&d 'p5oorv8' 8nd *p?okrt’,- 00 8pp1184 to p&bliO lio<h l$?yy the ldu Of tiB O& ,,l??iOiOAt on4 8??OOtiVO 8okM rhloh kr8~8 i86W@&d uati @?bd u o d h5OlBh Or 8h S liutOaO ia 8mA00 of its tip* f rmant. $t?Ur(, 80 DO?tOiA;~ 00 ro~oi? of health 81?80 pmril boooumo ot a pub ‘hur tB Vi- at th0 ?O?b~iQI 8 ?iIdi~ b, Oh8 cOid##f~4i0".CUT& that 8 litulit15fi 5&8d A50055it8t%A# urtala pabll0 la ~OV5lllSAtO In ardu to k50 he$lth Or 6hS Of8t WAS Of 6hS mO,Unt?WOad t l lOth O~is5 108tiAg ah@ OfOOA6rObk 8hO~SrO~ Wi&hhou&’ th5 00`` ~OtitiVO bld4lq 5Ad AOtiO55 r5quiXti in 800. 2 Ot &XtiOl* 23688. Wi omll lttsntiaa, aho, to Sea. 3 of oaia 808 whlo)L 9?OV1480: Vh@ri it ohs11 bm th5 $AtSAtiOll ef thr COA- iOi~d~n``~ cburt w 0r 6h4 g0vw~ing way, 80 iOOU8 u.I5@ ?tO?~8Ud8 rO? th@ p8pAt Of 011 OI 8AY i ;&;: ~;~:ii"::e?i%%i ,;h:f%?A:: Oh 01+OOi6 1 * r 808, that l068iA@ 008 o h 8 sUb ~5 8tuOMOtr thclDrODOOtd 6i1mmWWXMt td8bt~OO8, t&r rata d interrat ouah &la@ uwroato ax* to bear, upd tha uxintv Amturlty .&&a thh*rroi.? srotloa 5 of 0014A?t~olrporiko, ia DUtl *m 80th roquir04 b 3ootioa0 a 8a& 3 8d $&I ?;6h$ $0 ?5fOr,5AbA l~bOti5A 48flAd hh Scotia 4, mholl a08 be rgpfiOOb&r 8s 8I)urdi- twmo $8y5blr oat of ourrrat WI&@ tw bon4 fundaD u 8boVO &Otibti, .ol t0 tii~O@ Ugtii- t&W80 by OOrrat~OO WI880 ti 8XO~OO O? ItV8 --- -- G.* -q----r Fo- - j: ,. 144 BcnmrabloY, 3. Joa!o, paa 9 ii I i iesuanorof time warront0. BOftkhar d0 We hat0 a OODY Of tho i wrrrn9a Iaoaadwhoro0f 16 would be ooolbloto botsralnr whether said wuraata lonfomd t9 ti l ml@? aathorlahg thhrlr loouanoo or wro othorulao lo&. It la our ophion that thr trufor, of fuada froplthe Jwy uld gularalfuaao was aQarshuiaea by law, #or ma00110 horolnbotoradioauoao& Wr ahall.aotattamp% t6 ma u9m other brahofaa auttioaed la the lb a uioofr the f&l usoa prtain- ta gso lwh VMSIWO. oat of Bohr rmauu of faukuo ``88 by m4aa.n oi +mdor*r lion no $ w,, b o wtAg0lu p u lr kulse o fiAntO?U% AlB h o u&it hlp p enY* )h r s lo mo o f th e tr 8nu ~8iu lm with reiyuu So She ptuahuu for She bmoil$ oi the ownSy hooplhl wuo DOS in pmruohor of the ltatutor~ or ocmatlSutlcur- a llu th o r i8y of the ooadoalooorr ’ oowt, M a?@ not la poaror- o & aon ?lufflolmt tart8 to axprrar an oplaloa lo to tho leeal or oqalhblr ri#tto ai the oouaty w other putioa wUoh ml&t be Lorolna with reapret to the grraud 8taSoo of tke ltiaira o r sh elouaty bapital of GalEeo count The propoo~8la I8 bra4 dbh ma8# lapeata, md it uoul4 t (I noo~rmar) iao ua So hew all of tb fart0 parSala to aao a oW%o quoasia or qu~qioar aiabg %n aomorl7 cm d&h 8hr 8 JuStsr u it aar port&a to the r-to ot the omnt m other rti~, rathrr than rdavor Lo 6iroumoraoh of t1 I l``~orar lo pmslbilltlu la oomrotlor, with looh a broa4 and ~marrf. pro oaitlm, Irr thorafora drollno gaaaralopialm & aaowor So $0 ox ?a08 a yaw inquiryaa-to the Plsality of tha pu?ahaorof the Gaines caanty Hi30ital; am rolatr6 to ita praamt ltatua ulb to Oh4 ricbtr Of & 4 ootmty u ‘Mar partha whioh uy b4 in*olvd. k8 to loor qautfm prrta:la to the ooatrrgpLatsd tranatu of ooniltitatioarl “et 4~0 Iha) our diwuo- faaQI, w be 8iO#i hrroinboiozo @Wt. tOqruI0 wita 8k l OOlOO4 d OO~i.0 Of o p fnla $ will , be lppliublr )o th loinq u ir y.. titk rofaoaw to your taqufry a8 to the lsvr or su.8 ior Shr Uiilt~A~AW of th4 homgibal,wo point out ShaS uad.r thr ortioa# of Art. b&72, a ootu~ly wmmloa50nor8g oowt in atho Ez41 to latabliah a hoopltd rurd In oonnootian with asib authm- lty, tha lmmloo~oarrof o o wilo em ml,u n4 ol rob-dlrirlap 3, Art. u7), So lrty tar08 for @ha aar -8maaoo @ of Wi. Also wa la8 0u8 that all lxpadituu to8 wi(i LU it& ~hSdd bS u&S c oimformity with thr eouaty bu(lo$ and au tl 00404 aaanbmta thordo, a nda lllooouato okould bS allnrb by 8ho ldSoia~SrS* oo!*$ kr the rnw mamr Umt other l@oopnti lplnpt the OOUlit# an dlmlrdr %aaorrUe Y. W. Jo~oa, peg0 10 ., (ut. 44#4) with roforanoo Lo rontupplatrd Iaausnor'oi wronts ttu rddltla,to th4 korplt61, Sh4 ioooaap~ of tlsa wwrutr for prtbllolaprersaeats 1s gorrmod by pa proti~lom of Ah 2368a. Ktmovar, ia Sh elbuonoo ot nooosaar~ taoSo es to fhr oontorrplstrb.aaint4mnOr rxpsnaro an6 d4ltlma to thr hOop$Salrbor~ed to, lnaof*r so ouoh aaiat+~aoo orpo,nOo or lmprao&oats may ba @rldJ so or thr 1rpllSy ol She origaal Soqulaitlaa la view of the hot tbd, ior roaooao n are uaablr to Iotwmlno all nttorr dtb rriar4noo to t&o fo8allty oi the wf b a l loqulslbia oi &ha hooplhl no r*lnSod So it0 prroons ok f u0, we 13kouis0doallao So *as um yoot qBo*tiar 08 to tko 1~ in6 of $a208 for tit4 purpoao o fwia to fnln8lu8k h-pita 3 md for paying the tobt rutlw oa tbo eonte latad lrsuanaa of tim ww?anta fo? an abUtlo, to luoh hoop“p tal, -With roforanooto yaat guoatiaa port&k pontai tharria pr 4~ aaaouek and roeorb oi She bustaooo ad opesationo ot 3 a hoopf8al. P\lr to t&o lidtr(, is888 sad ini~matiorr lbalttod ls lua to the brao(. as oto of ootkln quaotlaaa Suhitt4d, our anan~o to pow vu r cue quutlona &a~ brur o&iarcl w&Skin the l%dSaticao of tk4 availablr iaoto. IO t&W, hunor, thaS t$r above on4 foto(ofa(~111 be o? ooe4 roalotanoo Qa oa``ooSla wfSh thr aaUoro ralaad by yaur inquiry, as wall as thr quratiaa aubalttadby the AStinl AUdi80X. . . 146