Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

PRICE DANIEL
*TrORNEY GENERAL
February 26, 1948
Hon. Qeorge L. Murphy opinion No. v-.510
County Auditor
Johnson County R0: Authority of CommIs-
Cleburne, Texas slonersl Court to
tr8nsfer money from
the ~&nsral Fund for
the operation and
malnt,enanceof,a coun-
ty hospital.
Dear Mr .', Murphy:
Ycgr request for an opinion of this Depart-
ment is substantially as ,follocs:
"On the 9th day of ihxly'19l&6,Johnson
County-voted to issue bondsin3 of said hospital and for all other
necessary permanent l-nprovementsin connec-
tion therewith; to do all other things that
may be required by law in order to render
said bonds valid.
"5. To appoint a board of managers,
for said hospital.
“6. To accept and'hold in trust for
the county, any grant or devise.of land; or ' L
sny gift or bequest of money or other per-
sonal property or any donation to be ap-
plied, principal or income or both, for the
~benefit of said hospital, and apply the same
in accordance with the terms of the gift."
In the case of Seydler v. Border, 115 S. W.~
!:;I 702, Article l&78 was held to be constitutional;
as F. necessary part of the right and power to es-
tabiish a hospital, the right to levy taxes fcr the
maintenance thereof was authorized. ..
Article 4479, V. C. S., requires the Commis-
sioners' Court, after it shall have acquired a site for
such hospital and shall have awarded contracts,for the
necessary buildings and improvements thereon, to appoint
six resident property tax payins citizens cf the county
who shall ccnstitute a Board of Managers of the hospital.
Article agO, V. C. S., prescribes the powers
of the Board of hsnagers and provides for the appoint-
ment of a Superintendent for such hospital. Certain
,.
Hon. George L. Murphy, page 4 (V-510)
duties of the Board are enumerated in Article 4.484, V.. .
c. s., which reads In part, as follows:
w . . .The board shall certify all
bills and accounts, including salaries
and wages~and transmit them to the Com-
missioners Court, whc shsll provide for
their payment in the same manner as other
charges against the county are paid.
"The board of manage