Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-07-08
urally without a mind.

urally without mind.
A person with family is one who has
wife and child. or either.
The words "needy circumstances.
when applied TO person without family,
shall mean one whose estate, after pay.
ment of his debts and excluding from the
estimate such part of his estate as is ex.
emp, from execution, is worth less in cash
than five hundred dollars; and the same
wetds when applied to person having
family, shnll mean one whose estate, esl-
mated as aforesaid. is worth less in cash,
after pay men, of his debts and the support
of his family for one yaer, than one thou
sand dollars; Provided that, when the said
words are applied to q married woman. her
estate, and tha; Of her husband, shall be
estimated as aforesaid. and the amount
shall determine the question as aforesaid,
whether she be in needy circumstances or
not. within the meaning of this act
State patients are those supported III the
asylum at the expense OF the Stale; pay
patients are those supported in the asylum
by their friends. or from the proceeds oi
their own property.
Every word in this act importing the
masculine gender, shall extend and be aP-
piled TO females, rs we'll as males; and any
word importing the singular number only
may be applied TO one person or thing as
we'll as to several persons or things.
SEC. 63. The act entitled ''an act TO
provide for the safe keeping of idiots' lu.
nalics, or insane persons, the management
of their affairs and ior other purposes,
passed March 9th. 1888, except the seven
teenth section thereof, which relates to
guardians Of deaf and dumb persons, (Col-
lated Stat p. 567;) the act entitled an ''an
act 10 provide for the government Of the
Ohio Luna,ic Asylum" passed March
l3lb, 1888. (Colla,ed Stat. p. 579;) the
act to amend the two preceding entitled
acts. passed February ls:h. 1910, fColla-
ted Stat. p. 5so;) the act entitled ''an act
to amend the ac. for the government
of the Ohio Lunntic Asylum" passed
March 18th, ls43. al vol. Stat. p.
72;) The &C, to amend The above entitled
act of March 9th. 1888, PASSED March
18th, ls45. (43 vol. Stat 74;) the act en-.
titled ian act in relation TO homicidal in
sanity" passed March 9th, 1874, { AZ vol.
Stat. 36;) the act 10 amend The above en-
titled acl of March OH, 1888. passed March
7lh. le42, (AO vol. Stat. 65. be and the
same are hereby repealed, except such
parts of said acts rs relate to the salaries
and fees of the superintendent and other
officers of the asylum: Provided that the
repeal of said acts, or the acts inconsistent
with the provisions of this act, shall not al-
feet any ac; done, or any right. liability or
estate, accruing or accrued, or any suit,
matter, or proceeding had. commenced or
pending; but the same shall be proceeded
in, and judicial procedure ard remedies in
the premises in like manner had, as if this
act had not been pas ed, and all guardians
appointed under said acts shall settle the
estate Of their wards under the same; and,
provided also. that in no case shall the su-
perin,endert receive greater salary than
is now paid TO him.
Sec. 81. No person shall be considered
an inhabilant, within the meaning Of this
act, who has no, resided within this State
one year next preceding the date OF his or
her application; and no person shall be
entitled 10 the benefit Of the provisions of
this act. as Stu,e patient, except persons
whose insanity or lunacy has occurred du-
ring the time such person may have resi-
ded in the State.
SEC. 65. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after the first day OF
July next.
BENJAMIN F. LETTER,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
CHARLES C.. CONVERS,
Speaker of the Senate.
Mureh 10, 1850.
hereby certify that have compared
The foregoing act with the o'iginal, &C.
cording to law. and fad it correct.
JOHN G. MCBRIDE,
Auditor Of Portage County.