Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN Bon. Gab. W. 00x Stat8 Health Offioer Austin, Texee Deer Sir: Iron.Gee. Y. Cox, page 2 ply placing a yellow flag or oard not leea than eight inohea wide and twelve inohea long with the word8 'Contagloua Diaeaaa'; and the quarantine regulations printed thereon, In a oonsplawua place on said house. "(3) Hould the plaoing, aa above, a white oard with following printed thereon meet re- quirements? ~Cpuarentine. Contagloua Dlaeaee. These pramiaas are hereby plaoed under ~uaran- tine in aocordanoe with and NbJeot to the provision of the Sar~iWr Uodm af the Stab Of tmr. Penalty pmvldod br law. By or&or or OouJltyHoal8h Ofrlur.' Ir wJl8 do.8 not reet roqufromuitr .pluoa gin full lnferutlon. “(8) Do.8 th18 l to8iIl@O~hOlHO@MF- anti&o,Or doe8 it 8&Q B F7 U On4 V&U, *8 8hO bIV 8tatO8, thB l%dBd08.~' @Olld.w iUR 8UOh QuarantlJlo ror cl&o hot lntrreri OS PubllI Health, eta.? IT it applhr to tha lnBlri4UU hotim quarantlno, dQe8 it man mob to apply In all owe8 or adlJ wlmxw mob he1p lek eQb yid4 qua~aatined? Ii it~appl "I: 08 b* 80 iadlrldtulhmmo, k&8ahOve, 18 1% obll~a80 on part of Health orrloorto report,all 8~x quarauflne8to the OounW &&err or f&her men- ii Hon. Gao. W. COI, page 3 bar of the Conunissloners*Court, and ask that ssah offialal see thst above oonditlonrrare met, ff~xllyoared for 8s above? And If suoh la neaning is ths quarantine aifeoted (ralid- lty I mean) it county authoritie8 do not go see what is needed? "Please let me have your ruling on the Ar- tloles, and (6) your definition a8 to power8 of looal health offlcsra in the enforcement of Quarantine law6 for the proteotlon and haalbh of the peo~le.~ Artialo 788, verno~i~8IlaaotataaOciminal etat- u8e8, read0 a0 follow8t luho*rar 8ba3.l riolate any roVl8lon es the Saknituyaodo o? thio Sta80, ottor than thoor relatiI&to vital ltat~otioo 8haU be fixm4 not1.esrthantal nor omotiin en0 thowul4 dolluo.' AxMale V8la,id., provl~orr *Thatany perun, yiio ror hiaouf or u an death ooourrod Or the b&y wai fouud, wl8hopitr thr authoriB of a buriG-l.or maov8Z pormlt ,180 lued by the looal roeio4rwr of the di8triot in whloh8ho death ooourru(. or la whlohthe boQ Wa8 foua6~or (by) ohall rd'U8* or fail to rus- nlsh aorroatlfanyintorobatioa in hia pOO8*88iOn or ohall furnlohfa%rr iaiomtion affocvbfag W oca8ifioato or raoord, requlrrd by thio ,Aotl or (0) rrbailUlllfllUy altar.,otherulfo thag $8 provldml by Seotlsn 3.8 of .thtr Aa8 , or UW.l raloi?y uy 6ertltioa8e of' birbh or do&h or any rsoordlotabl$ihodby 6hi.8 Aott or (a! be- rewired by this Aot to fill oat a oertfiioak of birth or death and file the manm with the Eon. Geo. w. co*, page 4 local regiatrer,or deliverIt, upon requeat, to any person charged with the duty of filing the same, shall fall, neglect, or refuse to perform imoh duty In the mmner rewired by thl8 Act; or (e) being a looel rsglatrer, dep- uty registrar, or SUbr8glatrfC, shall fail, negleot, or refuuseto perform his duty a8 re- quired by this Aot and by the lnetruotlono, and dlreotion of the etate registrar thereunder, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor au6 up- on oonvlotion thereof ohall for the tlrst oi- tone.be fined not leoo than .fivr dolluo (#a.) aor merethan fifty Uolloro (#SO.),and ior uoh 8ubsoquonboffeaoo~4% ho0 l&an ton dol- 1=8 ( 10.) no9 mom thM On. hundred dOiiU8 (#lOO.t, or be lmprl80~Odin the 00~ Jail not aor0 than 81x&y &aye, OT bi oh urd Seatloo88 oi &Mole $ of the Texao:@on8titutl~ proYidoor -0 QOWST Of 8Upnu laW0 in thi0 8tBw rhall lx obo Rby b er xemo l8o Ia~lUaturo.a t th y Pueo fPrloprrrdonooa?mont8 upon Whir leotlon a0 r0im8 in vol. 9, p* 800: "powerto ou8gend the oporatlono? a law my not be oxrrol8wlotoegt by the Logl8lature.A+ oordingly,iti18 held that the Le&giolotmeMy not oonrerauthorityto nupoad a guioral law of the state upon l.Bunlalpo2ityor the Mten of & polittaal 8tib~lri8ion~.a SAN ANTOPiIOand A.P. RY. CO. VS. LESTER,89 S.W. 758; Hon. ceo. w. ax, page 6 EmgIyyu.E & CANDYco. V8. CITY CP DALLAs, i BAiZiI is: COW, I.98S.W. 1-U; BURTOX vs. DUPRlZ;,46 S.W. 373; EX 2ARTZ~lTCfi&LL,177 3.W. 953. Sn reljlyto your seoond Inquiry, it 18 our opin- ion that Ssation28 of Artials1 OS the Conatitutioa of Taxaa would not have any appliaatlon to oomplmin$#, pros- eautlone,aad aonviatlonar0r violationaof any p~otision of the SanitaryCode ot Tera~ (Art. 4477, R.C.S.$1926) under Artiola 788, Vemma~8 Annotated Oirir Sta4utu. Rule 9 of the ~Banle Cob emote6 by Artielo U79, B&l8od Glril statutu, l@ES, ru40 a8 f OllOw8t . '. Wi4h rupeot 40 ywr 4hSr4 Wsbion Rule 9 ef *r SMlt~ 0060 43s&rtio1*u99,~Rqiml OiT,fl Sta4u4er, 198l5, prod&o8 4hq the horzro$uara+n~ for ~ooatui- ow dLuuo bo .plara+d wlok a Wlow i&w or end not loor tIma al&t inohw wide ml 4w@lw.~+rh.m+Ot# vlth thaworda*ooa4aglo~dlsoaro~ and‘$ho, qturaainor latloam priMed thsroonia .aootipiO~@~apUOO'oilaa Y-d house.' A Whi.40oax-4. wwl4 bo+an ox&m& rlola4loaof 'thepldn and tU¶Umbi#~UoW1=&U'%. 0r 4ho rulo~alah un8 r0r a yellowrag OF oa+ ,'Tha woru a4buo SW- iur are herebyplaoeduador quarantiao .Ja aoaorttano~ with aa& subj.0440 the groviaioasot 4ha~&ni4m'F Ood. of the atate of Terar. PonaltJ prorl4~4by law. Ry Omlder or oountyhealthorrioer*-'iwe sa4lrtadwY with the OX- 0aption or the raot thatthey do not ,lnest the rwuimsnt Hon. GSO. W. COX, pag. 6 of the statute that *the quarantine riv@atloae* be . "printed thereonW. : This depsrtamnt la not in a position to advlee you explicitly as tcwhat the Wquaraatlne regulatloaa" should be. Rule S of the sanitary Codr sets forth the *ruler to quaraatlas aad d161nfeotlonwsad these rulea, which dlrtiaguiah between wab601utaRsad %odIfIed~ quaraatiw. should be r0ii0md fn ararting Wmrsatlae iegulatloai* to be printed on the quarantine ?lag or placard. mhuor "Rulu to Thr r0u0mkg rules or iertrua4son far 4ho mg- ulation of qu.w.tin*, S8olafionat& dl&Uu- tioo k! th elwral 0~t6gl.ucdl~~~, horoin- * b&or. a.64lon.4, 6r. t. bo ob..m.& by all boera. Of hulth, hul4b oifioclrs, ~8k+M, .~hool.~rinfrad.ntr~dt~~.~, .@etb.rr. Iu. b06ith 6~4hor14106or 0bw64;~, ottleg, at14 towns la 4hfr State we h.rob~4iroot.d 6.d ti- th0ri.d t. o.t.blI8h 1oo.l ~orr6.4I.6,hol&-in doturtion,maI6taI6trolatfon664 lpaotioe dir- hr004i~ OS horolnaf4w pr07iau r4, at au, rush hfoo4ed &wrlOa., whi01.8 or prOmi whloh tie f6r0o44 ezwo .u.p04.4 of boi6# in- the bulldlry or oonr~~or uoopt br 0fri04m or attutdant8au4horfwl br the hoaltb authe?ltlu, ml the flaoingnil(Ipl6zd6it noou6ar~ t0 l?Or OO thlr prddbltton 6~00~& the m6tIng of 8 w6r6- in6 plaoarb6464fr4~*00ntagi0u66160a609 La a aon.pI6uow pla0e or plaaa6on 'theout6& of the buildingor oontqano~~ thM, the pbIbI- tloa of the pas6iagout of rap objeot or matbri~ rron the qu.mmtI6d hou60 or 0onreyanooI fourth, provisionror oonwylag the 66oe666rie6or llf. uwl~,oarefulrestrlotlan6to thoaa in Qu6r66- tine..I'~ Hon. Gee. Vi. Cox, page 7 *(b) KodlrIe.4suarantine tnaluude.prohlbi- tlon of entrance and exit, end in 6baolute quarantine except aEalnet out.@ mmbern of the taaAly authorfted by the health authorltlea to pass lo and out under oertain~deflnlte ro- strlotion.; the placing of a plaoard a. berorei lsolatlon of patient and attendant; prohibition Or the OUrfill Out Or aIlyobjeot OF material unless the same shall have been thoroughly di6- Infedted. room w wita of r6w8, 40 whfeh aono ~buc‘m4bar- iudoffhar8 4ratba&utr~~bm.~8,, bu4 alloulag 4he 8ttoMaa48 I4e pu ~4nWM 4W rm lft6r~dI616fw8io6 of per6oa,..&6o4+lok olmngo ef 01.t&in(;.a.&.&lg.6 .bov~m8ion- 648 th. prohibltlon oi ~6.1~ 6.r obj& O# mu tadal 0118or the ale& rem ut&il,it h66 bean 4Idnreete4; proteo4Ion or the doonmy a6 before. w(o) spesl8l li&atlon inolu406, ilrat, prohlbI4Ion of patlen8 from attadlng 6W pl.8. Eon. Gee. W. Cox, page 8 or publlo assemblage; seoond, the providing of separate eating uteaail. ror the patlent~ third, prohlbItlo~ OS slee~lng with othera, or ualng the same towel6 or napkin& "(I) By complete ai6inreotion I. meant dls- lnreatlon during Illness, under aireotion 0r attending physlalaa, of patient's body, or all exaretions or 4lroharge. of patient and oi all aHdOle Or a1othI.g aml Uton6116.~6od by tie.4 an4 after rooowry, doWi or raw war- th6 a~6iDtootfonof w6u6, w6b0xk, fym&6, b0aaing, 0~. of~thoid4 are b6av64trar tibw600 tci.o*';o#w~ the btIIldft&g er doavo@~o* a6 till a6 all.o-r.-~0yrWu by 4ho ~ho6ltl~6~thori~o6,.~whlli .srrbbIfl,,,gUi Ib) a~.B@& s ddin0r *lobiii0a qwrathtti~*~ iunwi & bl;&., &s&':.i, '_ "Ab6olu$oQi6r66MJN* irr~Ohat~eqkra~~::;~~~~:f~ 14 4~lgu~~~~'~.~~hcikOb;',~4horI4i..~~~~~~~:~~ icy to QlUmI. o.8 ou4 i3f~4ho.hgwou.doz oo?wrig.fl- pt~s~os4rIo410na wph%~4ko~~o~ the. h&al4ip+r- . ,~ Ia answer 40 - quo.4l.n o‘wo In4orpr.4it you am adWe& tbet4ho huloh au4horW.l ~~oH&h- I.6 ti "Abaolut. qu.r..tl.." ~&.y~~~hlb$f’UT:Pruba?r ‘of the r0dxy rrom’on4mnoo $0 a'oxlb from 480 ImUdLbing ibr 00nwyon00, uhoru8~ If a ~~IfIod quupn41aor 16 oq4.b. 118h.4 0at.l. ienib.rkoiYho idly mu.0 be auth&rod _ by the healtheUthOd$iqU t6 pass ~lnukd out,umla oar- tan 40rIn1t. rearfotIon.. m o~~~lnrtanoo tho hoal4b authorities @St 4.01~* th. qu.rantIao either ~1Cb6olutO~ or ~oaIiIe4~~ Article4460,,Rori6ddirI1 Statute*,l!HS, pr6- riderI Hon. Geo. W. Cox, page 9 Whenever the oomulsslonere oourt of any oounty has reason to believe that they are thraatened Et sny point within or without the oounty limits with the lntroduotlon or dimes+ ination of a dangerous, oonta(rioueor inieoti- ous disease that oan and should be guarded against by qmrantiae they may direot their oounty health officer to deolare and maintain safd quarantine againfitany and all such danger- ous diseases; to establish, maintain and 8~~4 a ta tio na o r o a m l r 0r tho8e.h&1& in qlaar8ntin0; 80 pr0rl.l.heap3: W8 tanta a'-pMt howM for 8hoM 818k or Oontiagbu8 an& lnr8othl8 dl8Mu; ftJruralah rl61oJlr,aed10lzle aooalloaor', thillgr u%erJ lea a ntla abao p"" fur lOh8 eomforb of 8h8 WON .mb tb8 0~~880~~ or th8 8i0k: i ,~ iolan ahall k8.p an 1tris8u .u- ikIt:! lxpan~r ~Aaeurrod by lroaa& Hon. Gee. B'.Cox, page 10 whether or not the oounty quaronti~e in respeot to a single realdenoe or many be established, and the expense oormected therewith be aseumed. The +srantlne in at county expenee only when the oomlssloners* oaurt aots oMlo1ally 13 reepeot to It.8establlahment. KISG COWl!Y VS. UIlWXLL, 71 S.W. 810 In tbia case plalntlif, a ranoher and hle men, were plaoed under a strlot quarantine by the duly author- ltsd and aonstltuted authority or King threu& tha Oopnty 0OS&8~10~~8' OOurt Or by an orda duly uhered or r8OOl-din tha Bluutu of tilt. OWIh 8iW8r 8’ OOUX% Or %b g o OUUtJq o lr r W$ wII# lid xlng ootalty yin& au Jni8@tiO?.U aiaoarr, ln a0oorhuao dth the tm md ~Oti#iOll8Of &%@&a w, -0.8 AWOti8.6 ohi 8t8tUt*8, Whbh 18 JZO@$&tiOl~ bd~@@,RO- ri8.b airif. fbtUt88, 1OLLb.’ ellaat thattha oounty rould bo rali?rd et 73 0 t duty besaum or the raat that themuu xi0 oounty~~iOiM to keep t&o itd8Od aowun* Or th. lpUl8e8 iIlOid8Ut $+3 Bho ~U~t~O.~r ths rorlgaatlonor Dr. Huwah. The bone On@* prgccdo:n"h~a~t~~~a 11188s *UPPlY $0 suoh&hi#@ 88 ".!%8 ut8J.ye88888 1al to tElr 0 or and oonYah80 0, uad the duty or Ohe OOUntf ~4rloian ia t?~* Hon. Geo. W. Cox, page 11 partioular keeping an itd29a 0r aaoouut 0r 8Xp8nditUreSla, at tist, only mlnlsterlal In Its nature, and the liability or the oouuty not made to depend upon his oompllanoe. Ii such were the oame, the oounty oould in the most marltorlour ossea avoid all liability by refusing to appoint such auditing orrloer. Further, it was the duty or the county judge of appellant county to appoint another physl- elan upon the resignation of Dr. Hannah.* ,. Dstob