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OFFICEOF THE ATTORNEY
GENERALOF TEXAS
AUSTIN
QROVLR
SIZLLLRS
*TTO”NLY
QLNLRAL
lamtl00 roquort-
llll!6II oplnlon on the fe1l.w
to sha 0lwtoQ or
l ei Dal188 Countr for
::to tr
Iio ep lta
ltlmrroll, w-8.
b tbo rirr ujor mental horpltal~
fl Twr911, ou6todisl institutlonc.
wt8, rrlor to this trial, admitted
to !lospital on June ES, 1915 on a
itmnt, 06 ;rovldmd in Cbo Constltu-
ti0n end IEUS or tkir .:tete, and 73s alrohnrp0d rrol~
this oomltrent on ~cj:teabe: 21, 194b. Thsr*roro,
tk. bbOl@ indloet~d trial We8 had.
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Booorablo 'SSvsr II. Baker - p&v 2
*Did the Oounty Jud@s of 3811s~ County hsro the
logal rl&ht to aomilt Loulss Olnglrstrdt to tb0 ous-
tody of the paroe oft:osrs nsmd la thr oornitmont
rot trsnamlsslon to the Tsrrsll Stota Eospl8sl rlth-
out trlsl b7 4~7.”
8ouso Bill IFo. 1813(abs tar l58, pqm tbl, 0 srsl
and Spsolsl Xaws of foxss) onsoto% at the Rsgular SoarF:bn oi
the 48th ~lglalsturo in 1948, rordr as tollows~
“!saotlw 1. nrtlole 3193h or Tltlo 81, amp-
tar t or ths Roviaed 01~11 8trtut.s or wxss of
1006, is bomb7 amendad so IS to rssd OS followsI
“‘8aotion 1. Ths supsrlnt*ndent of sa7 inotl;r
tution to whioh an lnssns or 0th~ wull7 ill pa+
SOD~7 be oonaittod ias7 rro*ln 8na (idsin thbruln
as a bowdrr and ptient b7 end with ths oorr8rnb OS
the State Beard of Ooatrol a paroeo who la oorlr-
etaaet 8ubmiCtingbla8lt toY rodaoat, and who, bo-
in8 mate117 uonqetsnt to oaks luah spplloetlo8,
rukas wrlttan sppllcutlon therefor; and an) suoh
person who dsslrss to so subait hlasslf iOr trrst-
aont m7 mske suoh mlttsn l~~lloetlon. Ro suoh
person rb811 k detalnsd mom than thror (8) 4s s
sitar her- tiraa writton notloo or hls lntant I:on
or dosir* to hrrr ths lnrtltutlon. Mnnsver an7
Such prrson 18 rrosina into sny lnstitutlon, ths
SuFSrintSndOAt themOr ski.11 CiVS iRZebistS SOti
or suoh rsosytlon to the Board or control.
-~.2.aotlcm2. ae ruparintendent or on7 ruoh
lnstltutlon who reoelves l roluntar7 petlrnt must,
.rlthln n?nety (X) days theruartrr, disoher~s suoh
patlent, providea ouoh ptlmt kbs not bsooim oIn-
tally ?naxqattckt 2urinF his ctey in ruSh lnatltu-
t1on.
” *i:aot1on 3. AftOr t:XI odaiB8iCn 0f B ptiCnt,
mntally oompatent to wake rpp~lortl~n thSroror, and
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Honorable ~$erver f!. puk.u - po(rs 3
during the period of his 8ts7, should It k dstsr-
alno by tba superIntsndsot of luoh hospital In
rhloh ha Ir oonrlnsd t&t ha Is lnooinp&mS,, Suoh
toot ohs11 bs oertlrlod to the couaty wig or
t&o sousty ln Ter.8 whets luoh $stlsr) her a lo#sl
;%.“zo*~ :,“:xr:Li:E :;%s:~l:E::
ohwg.ln& 1011807,rsrlfiod snd filed by the supw-
iatonden8 or other phJsloIrn of tb Irrstltutloa
wha-0 rush patlent la oontlao6, or an7 other 6~1,~
llaenmd physIoIso. 3ooh Cousty Jsdp shall sp-
point s liomnsod sttornoy of the 9tsts of lwsa ts
rsprsmat suoh patlsnt and no suoh pstlsat she11
be cdjudusd lam&o, sxoapt upon tto ST~~SSOS or
two au13 llosnssd ph.yslolsns, one or whom oh811
bs on satire duty at the lnstltutlsnshsro rush
pstleat Is soatIn~4. AU r u sh lrid0a.o awy bo b
doporitloa, or plren In prson, s8d the osss sW I 1
be t~isd to? the oosnt7 by thr roust7 or 6lstrlot
4ttorae7. Aftsr trIS1, a trsssorlpt of the rooord
tharo4r ah811 b8 fr8n8dtt0a b7 the slork 0r the
Count7 mutt to ths bospltal hsrlnnq cool: patient
in awtod7.
‘~SOtIODl?. Tbc rSO& thrt tbCr8 18 00 ?tSt-
uts protIdlu6 for tte lsnyth ot time l *c lo nto r 7
prtlsct msy raauln in a Ytrto Eorpltrl, end the
furthsr foot ttst tkoro Is 00 prorlsloa tor tb*
prowdan to be followad br She soperlntsadsnt at
tbs state Bospltal and the Bocrd of Control rhea
tbr rolontary pat lent beoo;r%s Inssno durIn$ El8
0-7 ‘91 tbr hospltel, crests bn ecasrlrcna~and en
lnprratlrs public neoersity tbut tte ZonBtitut?ot31
~ulrr req;ulrlnF bl;llr! tc bo reed on thee :wrercl
days !n esoh 1?oum bo auspendcd, Bnc!orid ?P~O is
rorsb7 Sua~OnQOd, and thi# iOt st:t?ii take Crr8Oii
tlna be in rorcti fr&r. a ndlrter lte peasoye, and
it 1s 1)s tosoted.
“yaaaec tts F’o~ae, :‘oroh l?, 194:: Yeaa lE7,
h’eys 0; pered the ;emts, April 15, 1943: Yeas
26, Ha78 0.
Eonorrblr ~xoaver H. Baker - VW* 4
*Appro+rd April 20, 1943.
wrOOtir0 April 20, asa.-
weotloa t. ~onmrter thr ooaatl s~dga up-
o nlonriotloa or any perron in 0 luaeol triri, aa6
the County Judge, or Dirtrlot fadgo, in any otbr
loem1 prooradlng, raquiriag a l omltaont, or orbor
to trrnrtor lny perron to 04 ll00wy80ry hut&-
talon or thin rteto, #hall lmao wlthla ton (10)
a q 8lr tuthm l ntrr or ;rdgunt, to k propared
r o dlmtomd in tb nlaokr of hlr oourt, by three
(3) dirint*rrrtod lppralrors, uudor oath, ln itom-
irod inventory and a;prrlrenswntof the @state OS
any raoh proon, if any, and shall OIUM tke SCJ*
to be Issued in duplloata, duly aortlfle4 by tbr
clerk of tha County Court, and l sopl theroof ~sllad
to the llorri~~oynary ln8titotlon uLert suah patient
~8s oomlttad, cud me (1) 00~~ tfmoor to t::o ‘.tjtc
PO,-ra or Control rrt m3tin, 7x3s. There r;:porta
#ball be 723mcieby such opprslsorr, oertiried and
mllrd rhether suoriproperty lx is tl,Qr not, and
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mmoreblo ‘Xowu E. B8krr - page S
the rpprolrrrr ld orrlorrr 0r tbo oourt rho11 b0
prld Booa oborgorbla to the lot~to, ii any, or
ouoh porron, lO uo nom lllored by low In guard-
lamhip proooodln~r.
-Sootlo 3. In the oront there bar boon o
(uor4.iaarhIp. u other lo&o1 proo~oll hr4 on tho
Oatdo Or 04 pOrao8 Or pU#Onl lOgo Y y lOdtfed
to ,yllo o ~r ~u Lnrtltutim, lo prorldod in
tha prooeding soot Ion or air low, t&P Oad In
8uah orant t&o &id60 prerldb~ rt eudh ario yill
00180 bo b0 udo lt tho tie, or trial rortlflod
ooplor the lntoator~
0r u~d rpproImmmt or Ouoh
rrtote by the olerk thoroor, as4 0 oopg ~1106 to
t&o.l$orrorfi~lryiootltatloato uhlob ouoh prroon
w4 oooltted, .rad a oopr to the stata mud ot
00M?41 rt AMtin, T*ar ror rhloh 0oio okrk ID
8utbrIsd to ohrrp rgoLB t rooh leto toth a tur
nou lUowd br law for oortlfIo4 rrltton Innrtru-
YDt@. 9bw oortIrfe4 00 I06 an to bo udo on6
mall06 II kF0~;Dtotid.d L lloci or tho rOqt&o-
ama or tm proood~d ~ootlon or thir Aot.
~3ootIon 4. lt ir boraby ud0 tbo dutr of
the oluk or tne county court or orob oorurty In
mua, to w0 t8o (8) 00rtfriod 00pior or th0 in-
wontory 084 l pproiOoaPent,ii my, or tb l8tOto
0r Onr porron horotororo 000Llttod to ray lloom~o-
jury iaatltutiea or thlr Rtato, an6 to uI1 0
oopt theroor to the lmtltotlon *hero BuOh porron
lr ooarlnod, lnd on0 (11 oopy to the stat0 Board
0r control at hurtin, mm9,ror rhioh swh aountf
dark my oharp:! the fess now provided br low rot
making 0crtlrlOd aoplss of 3aotru80mtar
%oOt Ion 5. It rho11 be the dutr of tho
mmty Clerk to mkt two (e) oortirlod oopiO0 Or
tk0 bvOntOrJ :!Ra bppre~aO3eut Of tb0 est;:tO of
any proon Oloom0ynarp lnstitu-
oonrinra b any
tlon ln the .,tbte of T xao that ZSJ trreofter
ooae to hlo knowhI@ end to ~11 n Ooc'y tLors-
0r to tbo lnstltutloa where suoh perooa is oom-
nitted, ll 6 00~1 ttwoor to tho stot~ Baord0r
a wtr o l08AwtlQ, nzr r ,fo r nlllol
hoid olwk
la honby rathorlmd to oolloot the few pro-
rib4 by low fro0 the rot090 of any wrh par-
eo nfo rM k la l g.r8lf1.4 mopleo of inr~watr.
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Eonorrblo oover I:. Eok r - pago 7
booplto1 or rtato ln8tltutlon . . . for 8 per104 of more than
nlnoty &a~6 unloro luo hprtroanLao b o o l
nd;uQod in8sno b r l
duly ~uollflo~ 1~17 in l lumoy prooooaing, 40 proildoa for
waor the proroot Statuko of the state of ‘hum*. (Vndor-
800rln4 l4&o(l.) As bbonn heTOlD, or14 ah8 tor UCb, ruprr,
ma la o o to r4 ndb o o o ulffootlro la l 108 Pokr ia point o f
tiw than 0014 Ch8pt8r IbP, 8opr6, thou@~ dnrln(! tho laao lOB-
6iW Of tho ~(li&.OtUl'O. 2ooh o f lald Billa ~ortmlno to tho
#acts gonor rab)oot mettor, I.e., thos aro In porl asterlr,
ln4, thuofon, mill b4 tokm, ror4 and oenrtrw4 t04oUmr,
lo o hlMotmsnt in roforonoo to the other, IO though tiho~non
part0 of law. ,900 39 hx. JW. pp. 858, 884, ae, 880. 7’0
loe no oonfllot In thooo trro blllo. aid Ch6ptor lbe, supra,
(F!oure 6111 No. 168, oospllod ln V.k.C.5. 08 nrt. S193h) does
not ruthorl80 a lpno~y trio1 withopt l 1 ma 8Old atmptor
‘ER 8w8, (Solle~ biil itO. bV 0 .-w awn T.A.0.6. l8 Art.
31&t.) ltp r o o rgrohlblt,
l~ l oarritr8t of lB laorne wr-
lon for more tha ni&Oty day8 rithoat bn l4judiOotiOn by l
duly auo11f10& lurk. Nrthermpro, 08 de Ch8pter EM, lupra,
tk la8088 l~rO#81Oll OS Oh6 ~&iBlOtIUO 08 tblo
6: 8u:h 18 own48 and/or ropoolo l8y oonfllotl~ prior
tho oxtont of ruoh oonfliot (suob a6 ArtlOlOO 3193-i5lO~b, V.‘.C.~:.,
i\hloh purport to allow l lunoof trial rithoot a Jur ). ‘0 do
not 806 how tho nooo~olty for l trio1 by Jury ln 81 1 08806
*her o l oomltmont of 6 poroon for l loo@r porlod of tla than
ninO$f thy0 i#
lOU@$h$ Oan b 0
;gIiOrOainhI.MO~ prOOOOa&%gO UndOr
thr prorent prorl8lon8 of the zCaCdo8 lad the oOn6tlCUtlOa OS
n=*.
xo 40 not bolti+ tbl8 right of trlrl bJ Jury ln
8uOh l~aof proooe4m8 oan bo dirpoasod wlth la tho faoo of
8aid Ch@y%er ~b,@opr8, (Art. 31tio-2, V.A.C.S.) arkin@ it
mndetor~, in the 08s~ of a oonrnitmdntfor x&c@ titan ninotg
:eyr, th t a trial be hrd by c duly nuollflod jury.
Thcrof or0, It is the oplnlon of thle dc-,~rtmnt that
t:-e $sunty Judgs of :lallac wuntp H6P not autborilod to comlt
t”.a defendtmt, Loulra vln~lostsdt, to 8~14 stwto tosyltsl or
lnstltutlon lor tk.: troatxeut of tka insane TOT I prlod of
zero thnn uiwty deya because sold 66fondant fxfd tot boon -d-
Jory in a lunroy )7rOOBOd~,
jtatato8 of the :;tete Of