1893-1894 - The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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FIFTH BIENNIAL REPORT. 73
protection had created its own special Board of Health
with its own health ofhcer to perform for itself the duties
of the County Superintendent it was clearly the duty of
the county. Submitting Dr. Payne's letter and my reply
to Attorney General Osborne, he gave me the following
opinion
Raleigh, X. C, Xovember 11, 1894.
Dr. R. H. Lewis, Secretary North Carolina Board of Health, Raleigh,
Dear Sir:—In reply to your question concerning tlie payment for the
services of the County Superintendents of HeaUh I
take great pleasure
in stating that I agree with you entirely in your construction of the
statutes on that subject passed by the last Legislature. I understand
3'our opinion to be that the county, and county alone, pays for the services
of the County Superintendent of Health, and not the householder
nor the town, when the services are performed in a town. As I stated
before, I agree with you, and the construction seems to me too clear for
debate.
Yours respectfully,
F. I. OSBORXE,
Attorney General.
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The County Commissioners, after reading this opinion,
said it was not worth any more than the opinion of any
other lawyer, and that they would rely upon that of their
own attorney, which was that the Superintendent should
be paid by the householder. Dr. Payne, however, took a
firm stand, declining to make any agreement with them as
to definite salary and proposing by charging full fees for
the regular duties of County Physician and for services
the matter of quarantine and disinfection to paupers to
obtain a fair remuneration for his work, in consequence
of which the Commissioners agreed to pay him a reasonable
salary.
Dr. J. A. Hodges, owing to removal from the State,
resigned from the Board, thereb}' depriving us of an active
and interested member. After consultation with the President
it was thought best, in order to avoid the expense of a
special meeting for the purpose, to have the members signify
in