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OFFICE OF THE AlTORNN GENERAL OF TEXAS’
AUSTIN
Dr. Oeo. Yr.Co& Pa&e Z
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: CGLTIFIOATS.
&itat* Seal)
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: mtb ia t0 attrrir~ that tk0
:agg product contalnodheroin was produoe4
:fron edible emu prodwad within tlm Unit-
:ed States, and has been lxmpooW6 br Btate
:of Tutis, Ccttutyof X&hook, Health De-
$%r~mltt cu date * 198-o
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:
I or AUthorlnti
sigttature Agent
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Dr. Oeo. k. Cox, Page 3
not be deem& l.e&llY qrulliled. Corn--
penaation of said oounty health oiflau
‘hall be ilxod by the 60~6elonrr~
court; prQvldod, that no‘oompeltMtlQn
or 66lary 6h6l.lbo rllowod lxoopt for
6enIos6 uhedl~ rendued.w
"Art. 442!5.CITY EJ!N.THOFFIOISR.
Th6 gov6ming body of each lncorpbratod
olty and tow6 within thI8 State 6h6ll
oleot a qualified puron ror the ofrlao
OS city health offlaar by a Pajorlty oi
the rote‘ of the governing body, uoept
In aItIe6 whloh 168~be opor6t66 ua(Iu a
oharter providing ror a dlttoront method
ot selsatlq city physicl~r, In whloh
event the oiilao o?.oIty health otilou
ahall be fIlled a6 Is now ill164 by tbr,
olty phy6Ician,but ln no ln6t6noo 6haZl
tho osiice o? olty health orfloor be
sboll6h6d. The oltr h8alth 0rrf0u,
after appoIat6umt,ahall take 6nd 6ub-
6orlbe to the 0rriefrl oath, .&ad 8hall
itie a oopf or 6ueh Oath ana a oopy 0?
hi6 appoInt#at with the Tour Stato ~.
Boudorliealth,8nd8hal.laot b6 Q8&
to be lo~lly qualified until raid ooploa
6hail h8+0 h0a 60 rii0a.w
-Art. 4426. HEALTEOFF1cERsAPFWtm
(aPPOllTED)BY BOARD, Biagi-- I? 6614 an-
th0rItIes shall rail, noghet or rarttno
to fill the oiilto of aounty or olty
h6alth.o??loera6 In thi6 ohapter prorid&
thoa the State Board or -61th shaU h6vo.
the power to appoint 6uoh~ootlntfor aitJ
h66lth otilaar to bold ottiao until the
loaal authorltlee shall fill ‘aid ortlo0,
tlrst hawIng &Ivan ten bay6 notloo in
writlag to 6ooh &atborltY OS t&a dealrs
tar ssoh appolntmant.w
*Art. 4427. DUTIES0F COUISTT li2AIZH
okmxm3. - Each oounty health offleu
*hall p6rroriaruoh dot106 a# h6vo boon
required of,aoaaty ph~8IoIo66, dth rel6-
tlon to oaringror the prl8oaar6 ln ociuntj
Dr. ho. A. Cox, Page 4
jails and in oaring for the innate6 0r
Cou6t.Jpoor faras, ha6pItal6,dlsehug-
Ing dutI66 oi oopnty quarantine and othu
suoh duties a8 outy be luufall7 repairad
oi th8 oounty play6IaIanby the commla-
6lottu6 00~1% and other oifiau6 of tb
oounty, aridshall dleaharge any addltloa-
al duties whiah it may be proper Sor OOQE-
ty authorItIe8under th6 prosoat law6 to
require OS county phy6iofan6; and, in
addition thereto, he shall dlsoharge such
dtltlesa6 shall be pm6arlbed for him
under the rules, regulationsand require-
meats of the Texas Stats Board of Health,
or t&6 president thereof, and Is lpmorwl
and authorltod to o#tab116h,mintala and
onforoo qu6raatInewithin his oouatr. Ef6
ahall also be requlmd to 61d 6ad ar616t
tho Stat6 Board of Health in all Pattu8
of 106al quaraatlne, lnrpaotIon,dl6666.
prevention and ~~p-twsIon, rltal and
aortuary atatietlos aad general 66alktlon
within his OouBty; and he 8h6l.l at all
.tfaes report to lurid State board &a 6-h
muter and form a6 it ehaU preeorlbe, the
pmt6~00 0r 6~ 006t8gioO8, atr68tu8 ti
da a g ulopldmlo
tta dlsea6ss within hlo
Jurl6dIotlon;and h6 ‘hall nrako.sueh otlmr
attil fttrl2tU
r8pOrt6 IIIsuch manner6nd
form and at sa6h tIm66 68 #aid Stat6
board, shall dfrrot; touohlng on su6h mat-
tu8 as nsy be proper for 6ald Stat0 board
to direat; and he shell aid eaid &ate
board at all time In the enforoeauttor
It6 proper rules, r6gulatIon6,require-
mats and ordlnan~es,and in the onforoo-
amtt oi allsanlt6xylaw6 and Qumantino
ngulatIon6 wfthln his jurri8dldIon.*
"Art. 4423. RXHOl'ALOF OODBTY BZALTS
OFFSCBR. - In all mttua with whloh the
State Board of Bulth m&y bo Oloth6d With
enthorlty, said oounty health oifleof 6hall
at all times be utt&u its direotlonjand
any failure or refusal on the part OS 68fd
oountp health effI66r to obey the amthorltr
.
Dr. Dem. vi.Uox, Pag6 S
an4 roaacmable ooa~nd8 of said State
Board of tialth shall corstltute oal-
r6a8anoo la 0rri00, and s&all 6ubj6Ot
6614 county health offloor to r6moval
from ottloe at th6 rel6tloa of tin State
Board of Rsalth; and pondl~ ehsrgea for
r6aoval, 8814 OoUnty hoalth OffIOa~ 8&11ll
not reoolve einl6alary or 6ompen6atloa.
said muse 6haU bo trl6d la the dI8trlot
court oftths~oount lauhioh swhcoaaty
health oftICar feeIde8.*
"Art.clSo.DuTIFsoIcITYHuLTE
OFFEm. - Eaoh oltr h6aXt.hoffloor 8hall
putorm such dot108 a8 any be roqttlred or
him by gOaer8l Law and alty ordIa6no68
with regard to the gomoral health Opa 66n-
ltatIon or town8 aau Citie8, aEd p6rform
anoh other butlo8 as 8hall be ls~al4 r6-
@red of him by tho mayor, mOrml.ng
body or ths ordlna~o6 of hi8 olty or
He OhOUdl8Obrrg6 6N LMri0rm
~*dotles a8 JDW be pre8arlbed for hla
under the dlrootloar, mlo6, rogulatloru
utd r8qtiiromnt8 or the Stat0 Board or
5alth and tho prosldont thereof. Ib
shall bo requlrod to aid 6ad arel8t t&
mats Board of Health la au. matter8 of
qaarantlno,rlt6l 6nd rartmry 8tatI6tlo6,
di8U.w plFcrredhlt Utdlp uIw-
inB & b .BtfOn
:g; and 86nltatIonwithin hl8 ~urlsdlo-
He ahall at nil times report So thr
st*t; Board 0r &a&h, in suoish
m@nlwr and
fora as an14 board at%y prO8oribo, the
prasenoe of all ooatagiou6, infeotIoru
a nd
4 a ng e rlpIdemIa
o lu dlsaarrr wlthla
hi, &aXi8dietiolt, end 8- make ‘u6h
ot&6r6adrur8horreport6 In 6whm66au
and tom aad at suoh tlm66 a6 ,68IdState
board &all dlreoti,tottciltlngall 8ueh mat-
tar8 ae rr b8 proper for 6ald board ?a
dlrsst, and lu 6btl;L~ald6etd State board
at.aAltIs66 laths onroxvioaontof prwor
rtal66,regulatIoru~trrdroquIrem6ntr ln the
0Irtoroementof all larrItug law8, qruran-
t&t& ~egulatlon8 and rltal 6tntI6tlo6
Dr. Oma.lY.Cox,Pase 8
OollOotIoon,and pOr:tonnsuch othsr
duties aa aald State Board a&all AIreot.*
It la al.80to be aotOd that AISIO~O Cc29 prorId
ior.thereroralof any oountfhealthorrl$mrror fallurato
reruae or properly diaohargethe dutlen or h&s orrioe aa
presorlbed by thta ohapter. Ths Stat0 Board or b4ath d0.u
tile ohar608 with the oomula8Ionersoourt ror the proper
@nutty oertit~n6whareIn suoh orrloors hare raiisd intbs
dlaohargbd or,thOlr dutlO8. Art1010 us1 prmlde8 ror th0
WW?Yal bY fhs Stat0 Board 41 EOalth, oi Oltr health Oillmr8
#or ramlra in 00rtaIa iruta.#iOe8
to propOrlr psrforrtheir
@ties. dL8OUtlOb dd87 OOniUSthS pawor upontb Texas
%&to Board Or Enath to pneOrib0 X'Bh8, rt46llhtiOn8 m&
*PQtiOmeUtS UOrerni~~the aotlrItIe8or tha oouaty health
,OtilOOraad'Artlo1044W 4~808 1Ikz0dutlO8 upon ths oIt
health oiiloer to perrorramd dI8ohargO au dutIO8 pO8Or Ib0d
r0r him under thO'dIreotlona;,~
rules, rOgalaDIonsand reqpire-
mm%8 or thcstato Board or iiealth,ana 0r.thbs"pre8ide there-
'.@.
~,bytattWOXmto the80 88V0~18t6tUt.8 edby
+~arpretlagthem &I 1 mterla, we arrlreat tba oonol.u~lon
t+t While th0 l~oal.~th anIt are mt paZt8 of the State
thOr a?0 nsVOrthe10888ab eat to it6 j-&8-
fatlOt b lfdtd ra8pWt8. The quutloa o3 rhOthOrthe Stat0
EOalth DOpartmnt has the powOr to prohibit 100al hearth UEitS
oin(l WWtaia O&iriO&O8 18 aDt b&On, UE, but 8rdtiOO it
o 8ar tho board ha8 not done so.
ii0rinrring,
tharer~s, t0 ml010 015, P.G., ~03
rlr8t qM8tfM 18 ~ULSWPO~ in the airiPRtI&tiYO. cikbd~ th0
state Esalth Departnmntor any smplo~ thusor, la 18suIng
osrtlrIoatsaa8 to the exa01lewe or parity 0r any food8 or
Arugs would bs without authority.
Your 8e0ond qus8tIoa I8 ansWred In th0 nqatlvo In-
sore as it applies to Eome Role OttiO8, and In the arrI2mIre
f88Ore 88 it appiie8 t0 OOMtfO8. &JfIUtYeO~1d8810~~8 bay0
uo pours except tkme sonierrsd la lnar. dn eWtIgpl oi oar
.Metutos rovealano pawor In tho ooar$ttaato 186~~ the mkbjoot
-rtifiMtO8. city goraramsntsapsmktlng under Eoms Rule char-
ters, a8 Lubbookla the InrrtantID(L80,
ars to be dlsth@Wd
hpa sountf ~YOl7US@lt8beoauso the Stats has la grylt- ohar-
-tarsto them delo~tod gsnoralpowor lnaldent to tb mainto-
laanaeor the hsalth anA geaemal nlfare. i&i010 llW5;
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Dr. oeo. w. Cox, Paga 9
ll7S (86); llts (S4). It Ir our opinion, therefure,t,hat
while Artiolo 915 P.C. dwe not operate to reotr&in eltbr
OoMtJ 01 Oitr health Wit8 in this re8pOOt, Ue d0 tOt be-
ifOY0 that the OOMti68 ha+0 in thSrfUt in8i~~OO bOOSI
Aolegptid auoh power, therm8 tho Baw Rule oItIe8 bare.
Tho 8ubjoot o8rtitloatol8 oloarly illegal IMO-
ru a8 it purport8 to be f88~A on the authortty or the stat0
Or Texas or th0 Ootmty Or LobboOk, Suoh a oortfffoatoray,
on approprlrtoeatborltf of the olty oounoll or Lubbook, be
is8BbA but wlthout the State 8oal appearing tbarooa.
Tours +ery truly