Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

EaIoroblo 0. P. zoakbl$ aurml noard of nklAsrra00 ~roionom Awtln, bxu Dur air: ._ :. f,~ , ! ; i maorrble 0. P. Imkhart, ( 0) ‘Ireoaploy d8ff or l who will cQlaimul, on4 phy8lohM on th8 not rollolt pay or ~romim to pay auf msan, sinn orporqtim to 8 noun, roliclt drum pationtn or or patrone~r, and die- Page t nor l4ploy, o ha r mlny aembor ?rom the rtaff I? any pemon has aoo*pktY or egmd to leoejrt pey or employatent for euoh 8.0 0ux-i~ rolicitine or 4ra tar Q8tiUlt6 tOI- rid p4f8lC!lU. R&RTICU VI at tb martor prorL&r in pa a6 roliolli8: mTh* IsOUth #2aina Ooopntive ffoepital &so8iation aht3J.l not hate lnj e8plta.l rtook and rW1 not k operated ts profit, but all o? its operetiom ahell k for the aUtti bofmrltr of iti mmbem. “ale conrtitutim and *-lelta d tb* WIDooia- tion vest 0on:rol in a Lionrd or Diroatom with puder to aoquire naoeasar pmpexty and oquip- malt (Arbiolr III, sea. 1 T enploy the necurcrry staff (hrtiola ITT Sea. 8f to admit er rojeot neither8 (&tiolo TfT, Se0 the foes do ter sh e ohargo- a ndth e r er vlo es md (Mislo III, lee. 6 br.7). k me&berahip fee of @SO.00 ie re- . qulmd of oath 8ppliomat ia oddition to tb an- anal due8 required before l memb er18 entitled oervioas (Articlo IX, 6.c. b), ef8d l aen- Sasued m payment or the IX 8eo. l J, mid aabor be& lub joto8t aan- 9ip0nmm 0r tb h- IX, Sec. a) and bolng teal- rerpble aurlng life or at death (~rtlolo Ix, Gee. h k m), and power is tOM4! in the board to limit the mmber of memborebipr (Attiolo IX, @OC.61. *Aocortlingly the rsaooiation built tho 2sout.h PlaIna ooo entire Horpltel and no9 op- eratea mid hocp f tal for the bonefit of its aembara w wall ac noa-membom. Xembera are ldlloitod by lnagsnt who holds a pszmit fm tho Seauritiu Mvitsion of the &flee a? tb Eaonblo 0. P. -, a-=-, PUB0 8 *YGU~ 8ttbi0h 16 06md tc w# roll0d.ag ngnph oopi6bd rroa the 5xplw6tious arae at e;: 8 on4 of Um Comtitutlonand l3y-Laws printed ion: a ”lh e rr mO er viw duo l 0mlrirspr8aIrrPlo rw ia eur algainet a oo futurq 5ioknor6, l mjo r lur th 4 mb fo r ao uue r eq uir l.ng - gioal operation or he6pttaliution at the time ar labaoribing ror rm6 urv- 100 SQ~ tb6 rlr0t u6k4wi k tan clam0rB ylp eo ia l O6md~lth th hor~itat aaaagacmt . 5 e& 6l0 pylfrs to obrtrtrioal5~506. -?a nqiwrt riret your epidoa k6 to whothar or not tliio 66roolatlon I6 0 grd in tbr bueinorr of WritiEg ulsar5n5r 00 that t ehwld "fi^ 05Bo podar th alu p w~lo ia@f th0 IJUUS~~OOD@petQMLtt. 'fn tc1r ooanatia pou am aleo raTi6oa thet umo:htIoa at t hi8 tina doss not hvo tha l pantitor oa-tlfhbt8 of 8uthOrlt ot my RImI tr a th m ir 4 o p a r t61 a o6ar t,. k r0580 IlonasUIti HcmovorWMJ UlOMatIm h a l 6x p ~a r e8 to ~amdn~~itarilllnmoe6torau mbdortha 8upwvI8Iaa of thI6 inQartmnt undrr ArtIrlo - HOnor6ble 0. P. Loakhort, Ch6ira6n, P6436 & 49906 if ?8 UirOd to &O 60. xr YOU 61SMr th6 rir6t QU66t POn in t& driFMtiV0, tbrn W5 lpboit this woond qu66tlon for Jgpr oplnim. Would th6 6660616tiO6 66 pl'O606tl~ 6056ti- toted end operetlng ooiaa an&r tha 61bp6nl6ion or thle dep6rtaent anJer Art1016 45906 in v16W or 86otlonr 1 w8 5 threor7 "POr FOUr 0066id6r6tiO6 with faf6r650@ t0 both O? there qa66tion6 w6 6re lMlO6i~ herewith y iii0 05 th illtt6r, rhi0h lncm66 "(1 cO?r Of ch6l-$er ?iO. no99 Of tb 666ooi6tlOn “(2 I tk@Iy Of COll6titUtiOn 66d 946W6 Of the a6WOOietiOn “(3 Oopy of Yub6rrbip Certlflute . . 4 Literetun of thhr&66OCiatiO5 l I! 5 Oorre6ponde5o6 -If it 16 p W Op iniO tha a th t l6666htiOn 16 lIW6ged ia the bueinera Of *itine in6Ur6n66 6ad th6t It oould ~oom6 under >h6 6up&~lrioa or thlr 66partlwnt Ond6r Artlolo 45900, we l6k Lh3t roilplease r6tara thi6 file t0 U6, 6Bd H 6h611 00 ldVi66 the 866OOi6tl~ 6lld al+6 It an opportunlt~ to loapl~ with 0616 lrtlok.w ID ea11wer to your fir6t qarrt%oa it ia our oplnlon th6t 561d l06OOi6tiOl8 16 WTitiw 1n66r6llO6. 8.8 OpitliOfi No. 04092, 6 50~3 of whioh 16 lolo86d herrwlth. BoMvar 66 pr666ntl~ OOnBtitPt6d 66d 0?&6niS64 th%6 666O6i6t~Oli 06D aot lr~ally oome under thr 6ap6ni6io5 of.the B66rd 0r la- roranor 06w6k16610mr6. 80r opiaion Ilo. O-~60, a rapt or *ioh 18 laOlOred heT6With. w6 6n6Wr tOOr MOOlId q666tiOn 16 tb6 a6&6tit6. 806 opiaioa Uo:O-4460. The 8h6rteT or tbr oorpom3tIon un4rr 6066ld6?6tlon hrre W66 6tidOlltlr 166U6d Prrd6F 6 ri6iIlt6r~Z'6t6ti@ll Of ATt%OlO 45906, V.A.C.S., whioh 6rtlol6 do66 nOt 6UthQri66 thr 6nntin& OS l c h a r ter r o r the lr6otlon 66d m6intmn65oa ot a hoeplt61 but OnlyluthQriS66 the i66U6nO6 Oi 6 lh6rter ltOr the p&Up060 of let6bliehlng, 866inteiniz4yaad op6retiw a non-prorit