General and Special Laws of The State of Texas Passed By The Third Called Session of the Fifty-Seventh Legislature and the Regular Session of the Fifty-Eighth Legislature Page: 1,215
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PUBLIC HOSPITAL DISTRICT
of the last illness of the deceased person. If the Administrator finds that
such patient or said relatives are not able to pay, either in whole or in
part, for his care and treatment in such hospital, the same shall become a
charge upon the Hospital District. Should there be a dispute as to the
ability to pay, or doubt in the mind of the Administrator, the Board of
Trustees of said District shall hear and determine the same, after calling
witnesses, and shall make such order as may be proper, from which appeal
shall lie to the District Court by either party to the dispute.
Donations, gifts and endowments for district
Sec. 38. Said Board of Trustees of the Hospital District is authorized
on behalf of said Hospital District to accept donations, gifts and endow-
ments for the Hospital District, to be held in Trust and administered by
the Board of Trustees for such purposes and under such directions, lim-
itations and provisions as may be prescribed in writing by donor, not in-
consistent with proper management and objects of this Hospital District.
Annexation of additional territory to hospital district
Sec. 39. The Board of Trustees of the Hospital District may by order
duly adopted annex any adjacent properties to said Hospital District, pro-
vided that an election is called by the Board of Trustees of the Hospital
District, such election to be confined to the area to be annexed to the Hos-
pital District, and upon the approval of a majority of the qualified proper-
ty taxpaying voters of said area proposed to be annexed the said property
shall become a part and portion of the said Hospital District and shall be
liable for its pro rata share of the indebtedness of said Hospital District
and.to the levying of taxes upon the properties in said District for the pay-
ment of said obligations and debts of said Hospital District.
De-annexation of properties constituting a part of said hospital district
Sec. 40. The Board of Trustees of the Hospital District may de-annex
any portion of the said Hospital District provided that a majority of the
qualified property taxpaying voters within said area proposed to be de-
annexed shall at an election called by the Board of Trustees of said Hos-
pital District vote for such de-annexation and provided further that such
property so de-annexed shall continue to be proportionately responsible
for all of the outstanding bonds and debts of said Hospital District as of
the date of said de-annexation.
Severability clause and saving clause
Sec. 41. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to violate any pro-
vision of the Federal and State Constitution and all acts done under this
Act shall be in such manner as will conform thereto, whether expressly
provided or not. Where any procedure hereunder may be held by any
Court to be violative of either of such Constitutions, the District shall have
the power by resolution to provide an alternative procedure, conformable
with such Constitution. If any provisions of this Act should be invalid,
such fact shall not affect the authorization for the creation of the District
or the validity of any other provisions of this Act, and the Legislature
here declares that it would have created this Hospital District and enacted
the valid provisions of this Act notwithstanding the invalidity of any other
provisions or provision hereof.
Emergency clause
Sec. 42. The fact that the Hospital District authorized to be create
and established under the provisions of this Act is for the promotion of
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Texas. Legislature. General and Special Laws of The State of Texas Passed By The Third Called Session of the Fifty-Seventh Legislature and the Regular Session of the Fifty-Eighth Legislature, legislative document, 1963; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221759/m1/1551/?q=+date%3A1945-1972: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.