The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-05-31
" iail,. seyenty.fiys cents ner dnv

or jail Sesehty-fve cents per day. Z y
To the superintendent Of the poor house,
or jailor, for keeping any idiot or hnatic,
thirty-seven and one halfcents per day.
To the sheriff for taking patient 10 the
asylum or removing one therefrom. upon the
warrant of the clerk, mileage, going and re-
turning, at the rate of ten cents per mile, and
seventy-fve cents per day for the support of
each patient; on his way to or from the asy
lum. ors
To each assistant allowed by the clerk
and accompanying the sheriff, mileage. at
the rate Of eight cents per mile, fot going
and returning. The computation in bbtb
instances to be made from the county seat 70
the asylum by the nearest route usually
travelled.
If there be no physician employed, for
the clerk may employ physician 10 atiend
any idiot or lunatIc confined therein, and thS
physician SO employed shall receive coms
pensation not exceeding the rate Of two doIs
lars per day; provided that the county COM
lnssioners may, ifthey deem it propefI int
crease or diminish the same. ..,..,
The cost specified in this section shall be-
paid out ofthe county treasury, upon the GER.
tificate Of the clerk and the order of the coun-
ty auditor. ..D- a. .
SEC. 62. The terms insane and lunatic;.
as used in this act, include every species of
insanity or mental arrangement.
The term idiot is restricted 10 a person
foolish from birth-one supposed to be nat
urally without mind: ioa'. 90
Aperson with family is one who has q
! wife and child, or either. l . r#.....
The words "needy circumstances" when
applied 10 a person without family,
shall mean one whose estate; after payment
of his debts and excluding from the es-
ltmae such part of his estate as is exempt
from execution. is worth less in cash than
five hundred dollars; and the same words
when applied to person having a family,
shall mean one whose estate, estimated as
aforesaid, is worth less in cash, after pay
nent of his debts, and the support of his fam
lily for one year, than one thousand dollars:
Provided that, when the said words are ap-
piled 10 a married woman, her estate, and
, that Of her husband, shall be estimated as
: aforesaid, ard the amount shall determine
t the Question as aforesaid, whether she be in
needy circumstances or not, within the
meaning Of this act. ta.
: State patients are those supported in the
= asylum at the expense of the State; pay pa
] tents are those supported in the asylum by
e their friends, or from the proceeds of their
i own property.
Every word in this act importing the mas
: culine gender, shall extend and be applied
: to females, as well as males; and any word
+ importing the singular number only, or the
I plural number only, may be applied 20 one
, person or thing, us well as to several per-
n sons or things. .s@ Nl'.ai ! e
9 SEC. 63. The act entitled "an act to pro-
r vide for the safe keeping of idiots, lunaticsj
), or insane persons, the management of their
e affairs and for other purposes" passed March
: 9th, 1888, except the seventeenth section
d thereof, which relates TO guardians Of deaf
d aud dumb persons, (Collated Stat, p 567);
h the act entitled ian act to provide for the gov
e ernment ofthe Ohio Lunatc Asylum" pass
n ed March 18th. 1888, (Collated Stat. p. 579l,
= the act TO amend the two preceding entitled
= acts, passed Februory, 18th, 1910, (Collated
Stat. y. 5o0); the act entitled "un act to "a
n mend the act for the government of the Ohio
= Lunatlc ASYLUM" passed March 18th,
e lo43, al vol. Stat, p. 72); the act to amend
y the above entitled act of March 9Th, 1898,
'r passed march 18th, 1915, (43 vol. Stat 74l;
p the act entitled "an act In relation TO homi-
t., cldal insanity" passed March 9Th, 1874, (42
vol. Stat. p. 36); the act 10 amend the above
entitled act of March 9th, 1898, passed March
e 7th, lS42, Gao vol Stat p. 65) be and the
y same are hereby repealed except such parts
'e of said acts relate to the salaries and fees
n of the superintendent and other officers of the
L. asylum: Provided that the repeal of said acts;
10 or the acts inconsistent with the provisions
y of this act,shall not affect any act done or any
lie right liability or estate, accruing or accrued,
I'd or any SUIT, matter, or proceeding had, COM
Ie menced or pending; but the same shall be
r proceeded in, and judicial procedure and
le remedies in the premises III like manner
I'd had, as if this act had not been passed, and
III all guardians appointed under said acts shall
IN settle the estate of their wards under the
Il; same; and, provided also. that in no case shall
., the superintendent receive a greater salary
Of than is now paid to him. .. ....'
s. SEC. I'D. No person shall be consid-
$. cred an inhabitant, within the meaning of
or this act, who has not resided within this
Or State one year next preceding the date of
n his or her application; and no persons shall
n, be entitled to the bet:eft ofthe provisions of
70 this act, as State patient, except persons
whose insanity or lunacy has occurred do
ic ring the time such person may have resided
he in the Stnte. -. Z -. .,....
10 Sec. 60. This act shall take effect and be-
OF in force from and after the first day July
,e next. .... .....
is March 10, 1850.
~ BENJAMIN F. LETTER.
rt Speaker ofhe House Of Reps.
er ff.- CHARLES C. CONVERS,
a t.. Speaker Of The Senate.