The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1850-07-01

I. APPOINTING POWERS AND DUTIES OF Of
a.,.,..-s FIcERs. 4E
Sec, H.. Be it enacted by the General As
semsbly oftH State of Ohio, That there shall
BET president, and six other directors Of
the Ohio Lunatic Asylum they shall be ap-
pointed by joint resolution of the Genera!
Assembly, and shall serve six years, and un-
til their successors are appointed. When
vacancy occurs during a recess Of the GEN
eral Assembly, it shall be filled by the gov
ernor. The person SO appointed shall serve
until an appointment is made by the Gener-
al Assembly. The person appointed by the
General sembly shall serve out the resi-
due OF the term Of the person holding the
appointment when the vacancy occurred Z
The present directors shall serve out their
respective terms.
Sec. 3. The directors shall appoint su.
perintendent, senior and junior assistant
physician, steward, matron, and such other
principal officers as they may deem neces-
sary; they shall fix all salaries, except as
may be otherwise provided by law; they
shall prescribe rules, regulations and bylaws,
for the government OF the institution, and
shall exercise such control over its govern
ment and management as they may think
proper.
SEC. 3. The president Of the board OF d.
rectors shall have general visitorial and ad-
visory power in the affairs of the institution,
and shall receive such compensation for his
services as the board Of directors may de eter-
mine. One Of the directors shall visit the
institution monthly; majority Of them
shall visit 1t together semi-annually; and
the whole board shall make at leastone such
visit during the year. An annual meeting
Of the board shall be held ON the third Tues
day Of November.
SEC. a. The directors shall keep full
account Of their proceedings, in book to
be provided for that purpose. Such reports
shall be made TO them, by the officers OF the
institution, as they shall from time to time
require. The superintendent and treasurer
shall each make full report to them, attheir
annual meeting. The directors, at that
meeting, shall make full report tothe GEN
eral Assembly. The annual report OF the
superintendent, and Of The treasurer, shall
accompany the report Of the directors.
Sec. B. The directors may take and hold
in ntrust any lands conveyed or devised, and
any money or other personal effects, given or
bequeathed, TO be applied 10 any purpose
connected with the institution. .E
Sec. 6. The directors shall be repaid any
expenses actually incurred by them in the
performance of the duties of their appoint
ment. Such payment shall be made out of
the State treasury, upon the warrant Of the
Auditor OF State, and, excepting the presi-s
dent, shall receive no other, compensation.
SEC. Z. The Treasurer Of State shall be
the treasurer of the asylum, and shall collect
all debts due thereto. For any misleasance,
malteasance or nonfeasance, he and his sure
ties shall be liable, as in other cases. He
shall receive, for his services, an annual sal
ary Of 500 to be paid out Of the State trea-
sury,uponthe warrant OF iheAuditorof State.
Sec. g. The superintendent shall be the
chief executive officer of the institution,
and shall have the care and control of every
thing connected herewith. He shall en-
ploy such attendants, assistants, nurses, SER
wants and other persons, as he may think
proper, and may at pleasure discharge them.
In all things, however, he shall be subject
to the direction and control Of the board of
directors.
SEC. 8. The superintendent shall be
physician, and person Of acknowledged
skill and ability in his profession. He shall
not attend 10 any other business, nor engage
in the practice Of his profession, out OF the
institution. He shallnot be sUbpenaed in
any criminal case, unless the court, or in va
cation Judge thereof, shall make special
order that a subpoena issue and, in such
case, a memorandum of such order shall be
endorsed upon the subpoena.
SEC. 10. All persons employed in the
asylum, while so employed, shall be exempt
from serving on juries, from working on the
highways, and, in time of peace, from serv-
ing in the militia and the certificate OF the
superintendent, under his official seal, shall
be sufficient e, idence of such employment.
SEC. IL. The salaries Of officers of the
asylum fixed by law. shall be paid quarterly
out Of the State treasury, upon the warrant
OF The Auditor of State. Yst.
IL, ADMISSION OF PAY PATIENTS, &c. 81,
SEC. IL. Before any person shall be re-
ceived into the institution as a pay patient,
there shall be produced to the supefintend-
ent- .,..5 5,4.,7r tf
/. The treasurers receipt for the payment
of at least one months charge in advance.
! il. A sufficient obligation, conditioned
as hereinafter required,
( III. A certificate from some respectable
physician, setting forth e 3. s@ N
/ J.. That the patient is free from any in !
fections disease, and from vermin.
Q. The age Of the patient, and concise
history Of the case.
/ 3. The duration Of the disease, dating
from the first symptoms. .tstssi n
a. The supposed exciting cause of the
disease. .Seqsg
g.. Whether the disease is hereditary.
6. Whether the patient has been subject
10 epilepsy M ~ SNt afs'
4 Whether the patient has made any
attemptto commit any violence upon him.
sell, orolhers. N .se ,5.I. 7'aaos ~ !
/ 8. The medical treatment pursued in the
case, and any other circumstances known to
the physician, tending to throw further light
upon the subject. ..a.-,, s-l-y
No other proceedings shall be necessary
ior the admission Of pay patients.
The obligation above mentioned shall be
suosiantiallyas follows: " ss iasl 81 (
Whereas -----, aninsane person Of -----,i
in the county OF -----, has this day been ad-
mitted as patient into the Ohio Lunatic
Asylum: Now we, of the coun-
IS Of --7, in the State Of Ohio, do jointly
and seveHily promise the superintendent Of
the said Hsvlllm. and ihis sutcegs0r In ofiice.