The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-05-31
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aud the care OF Idiots aud the Insane.
L APPOINTING POWERS AND DUTIES OF
tFHCEss'
SEC !. Bed enacted by ne 0sHeral As.
emily 81 the Slate Of OHIO, That there shall
DO president, aud six other directors oil
he ONO Lunatc Asylum; they sL"ll be ap-
pointed by JOINT resolution OF the General
Assembly, aud shall serve six years, and nn-
M theIr SUCCESSORS are appointed. When a
vacancy occurs during rccess OF the ten.
eral Assembly, It shall be filed by the Gov
einOr The pe,s'n 81 appointed shall serve
until an appointment is made by the Gen.
eral Assembly. The perSnD appointed by
the General AsseMbly shall serve out the
residue OF the tenn oI The person holding the
appointment whcu the vncaury occurred.
I lie p sent directors shall serve out their
re peciive terms
SEC ,. The directors shall appoint a
super III, n lent, senior and junior assist.
All h,slcian, steward, malron. and such
ether pr,ncipal othcers as they may deem
necessary; they shall fiXall salaries, except
us may b otherwise lhogtded by law they
shall prescribe rnlrs, regulations aud by
laws. tur tho g"eernme nj Of the institution,
and sha exGr,i e su ntro over It's gov
efnmont aud management as they may llllnk
proper ~ ...4, ..
SEC. 8. Jhe PRESIDENT OF the boaro oIdl,
rrIturs shall have a general vl0itorial anu
advisory power ~ the affairs OF the InS''iu'
ton, aud shall receive such compensation
lor. his seivlees as the hoard oi directors may
determine one oI lhe uhec'ots sna'l VIZ"
the lnstllu ION monthly; majority o' theh,
shall vNiI 1t together soml ahnua'yi ana
the whole s0aId snail 'nahea' IeasI ohe VlSi
during the year. An niihudl meeting Z"
the board shall be heiu Oh inc t"'iu "esuuY
Of November
SEc. 4. Inc directors sha'i heepa iulI
account OF thelr proceedings w OooR 10
be provided Tor 'hat purpose ouch Reports
shall lie made 10 mem, ny tue Cnlcefs " 'he
institution, as 'hey sna'l rom 'l'ne 10 ti'he
reqnTe' lhe superintendent anu treasurer
STA each make tnll report " theis, al
II cir annual meeting. Inc dlreclors' at
tlat meeiIrg' shal make u luh report 10 Inc
General AssemUy' ~ hc ahhhal report 0i
tie superlnlend nj and OF the treasurer,
stall accompany lhe report Tue dlfectOrS'
SEC. d. he directors may taHe "a no d
IN trust any lands conveyed or ueVIscd; and
any money or other personal eilec's gwen VI
btqhcallIed, 10 b. Dpplpu TO any purpose
connected with he institution.
SEC. y. The directors ehall he rePo,d
any expenses actually incurred by them III
| Tie crlorrnance 0l HE dulles soIlhclrnppolIl' oI
henl. Such payment shall be made ou'
ol the State treasury, upon the warrant
Of The Auditor oi state, and excepting tht
president, shall receive no other compensa
lion.
SEC. Z. The Treasurer ut state SlaI b'
the ir asurer ii the asylum, aud shall col
lPct all GeDts due thereto FOR any ms
ledsahce, malfeaSance or nOEleaSance, III
ahd his 'urrlies shall BE- liable as ~ 6ihe
cases. lie shall rfceIve, iDr his services al
annual salary OF one hundred dollars, 10 b'
paid oul Of lhe State treasury upon The war
! rant OF lhe Auditor of STATE.
SEC. >. The superintendent shall be tllr
chef executive officer oi The institution, anC
snail have The care ond control of every
thing connected herewith. lie shall en-
ploy such attendants, assistants, nurses scr
wants aud other persons, as he may thnE
proper, aud may at pleasure discharge them
In all things, however, he shall be subjrc
TO the direction and control OF tue board o
/ directions.
SEc. y The superintendent shall be
physician, aud person OF acknowledge
sklll aud ability IN his profession. He sllal
not attend to amy other business, nor en-
gage In the practice of his profession, on
of the insIiuIlon, lie shall not be sub
pGnacd III any criminal case, unless th'
courI, or III vacation a Judge thereof sLaI
make special order that's Subpoena issue
and, IN such case, memorandum of sucl
order shall be endorsed upon The subpena
SEC ID, All persons employed 10 lh'
asylum, whlle So employed shall be eAemp
l'on serving on Inr'ts' from working On TIT
highways, aud III time ol peace, from serv
lng III the mlliti"i and the certificate
the superintendent "ndcr MS oliclal sea
shall be sulhcIenl eVidence ol such employ
ment'
SEC H. Ihe salaries oihcers q
the asy luln bxed bT law, shall be paid qna'
ttriy Out OF The p'ate treasury, upon th
warrant OF the Auditor OF state
IT, ApMIssioN OF PAY PATIENTS, Nc
SEc. H. Before any person shall be re
crIvsd into the institution us II pay patient
there shall be produced to The Superlntcnd
! ehl-
l. The lrcasnrer's receipt for the pay
mcDt OF at least one months charge IN nd
vance
IT, A sufficient obligation, conditlone,
as hereinafter required.
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