The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-05-31

SEC. II. II, after such visit aud inquest
the ju,iccs shall not be satisfied Of the ex
isLencc Of egherof the facts necessary TO be
certified. 10 cgIlIle lhe person alleged TO be-
INSANE 10 admission into the a-ylun, they
shall make out a certificate IN the same
form with that required by the preceding
section of this act; setting lorlII the necGssa
ry Iucts Of winch they are satisfied, and the
necessary fact or facts which are not estab-
llshcd 10 their satisfaction. The medical
witness shall also make out certificate, US
above required. ...
SEC lo immediately aIler the inquest,
the justices shall transmit TO the clerk ol The
court oi common pleas OF such county, the
said statement, in writing the bill of cosls,
their certificate, aud that OF the medical
witness. The clerk shall label, file, and
cirrfully preserve the sane.
Snc. 10. The justice with whom the
statement is filed, shall make docket entry
ol the proceedings
SEC. 20. The clerk Of tho court Of com
mon pleas, upon receiving the certificate Of
the two usilccs and ol The medical witness,
made out according to The sixteenth sec
ton OF this act, shall lorthwllh apply to the
superintendent for the admission of suC
person into the asylum. He shall at the
san G time transmit copies,l under his OlIi
ciRl senl, Of said certificates, Upon recelv
ing the application, aud said certificates
the superintendent shall Immediately advise
the clerk whether the atient can he recelV
ed, and ifso, at what time. The clerk shdl
| the rCupon, in due season for The conveyance
Of such person to the asylum by the tine ap.
pointed, issue his warrant 10 the sheriff OF
any OthersullaJle person. commanding hIm
forthwith toarresI such lhsaneperson aud con
yey him to the Ohio Lunalic Asylum II the
clerk be satisfied of its necessity, he may
authorize one or more assistants 10 be om.
ployed. Said warrant shall be substa nlial-
ly as follows
Tie State Of Ohio - county, SO.
Ollile ul the clerk ol the court Of com.
mon pieus.
To:
Whereas all the proceedings necessary to
enutlc---to be- Admitted into the Ohio Lu
matte AsJ lum, as u State patient, have been
had according to law, you are hereby CON.
manded forthwith to arrest said person and
convey him to said asylum; land you are
hereby authorized to take to your aid---as
sistants, if deemed necessary by YOU
After executing this warrant, you shal
make due return thereof TO this Office. Wit
ness my hand and seal ofotiice, this--day
Of, A. D..
Upon receiving said patient the superin'
tcndent shall endorse upon said warrant q
receipt, substantially as follows:
Ohio LunRtic Asylum.
A, D.
Received this day Of, the patient
named in the within warrant.
----SuPerinteDdent.
This warrant, with he receipt thereon
shall bo returned to the cerk who ISSUED
the same, and shall be fled by him with the
other papers relating to the case; Provided
that in all cases, the relatives Of the insane
person shall have right, if they choose, t
convey him to tue asylum In such case, 1.-The
warrant shall be directed 10 ons Of them
and the persol 10 whom it is directed, ant
his assistants, shall, if demanded, receive
the same compensation allowed for the Lille
services in other cases: Provided, also, tha
II The medical wllness shall mol state, IN hi
certificate, that the patient is FREQ from any
infectious disease aud from vermin, II shal
not be the duty Of the clerk to apply IL
the superintendent as herelGbelore pro
vded
SEo. 81. When the two justices shal
certify every thing necessary 10 entiile tn,
! person alleged TO be insane, to admission in
to the asylum, except that he is in need,
circumstances, within the meaning Of hi
act, further proof may be made upon thu
subject before the clerk, and II the clerI
shall become satisfied that such person .is i
. needy circumstances, Within the meaning q
this act, be shall make ou; certificate I
that effect under his Official seal, and fol
ward it to the superintendent, with cope
OF the certificate OF the justices and Of th
medical,wituess; and ;hereupon the sam
proceedings shall be had in all respects as
this fact had been originally certified b