Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1850-07-04


For the government Of the Ohio Lunatic Asy-
lum, and the care of Idiots and the Insane.
/. APPOINTING POWERS AND DEPUTIES
OF OFFICERS.
SEC. l. Be it enacted By the Gen
raj Assembly of the State of Ohio.
That there shall be a president, and
six other directors of the Ohio Luna
tic Asylum; they shall be appointed
by joint resolution Of the General
Assembly, and shall serve six years,
and until their successors are appoin-
ted. When vacancy occurs during
a recess of the General Assembly, it
shall be filled by the governor. The
person so appointed shall serve until
an appointment is made by the Gen.
eral Assembly. The person appoin-
ted by the General Assembly shall
serve out the residue of the term OF
the person holding the appointment
when the vacancy occurred. The
present directors shall serve out their
respective terms.
SEC. 2. + le directors shall appoint
a superintendent, a senior and junior
assistant physician, steward. ma
tron, and such other principal Off
GERS as they may deem necessary;
they shall fix all salaries, except as
may be otherwise provided by law;
they shall prescribe rules, regulations
and bylaws, Cor the government of
the institution, and shall exercise
such control over itsgovernment and
management as they may think pro-
per.
SEC. 3. The president of the board
Of directors shall have general visi-
toriaI and advisory power in the af-
fairs of tie institution, and shall re-
ceive such compensation for hisservi-
ces as the board Of directors may
determine. One of the directors
shall visit the institution monthly: a
majority of them shall visit it togeth-
er semi-annually; and the whole
board shall make at least one such
visit during the year. An annual
meeting Of the board shall be held
on the third Tuesday Of November.
SEC. A. The directors shall keep a
full account of their proceedings, in
a book to be provided for that pur-
pose. Such reports shall be made
to them, by the officers Of the insti-
tuition, as they shall from time TO
time require. The superintendent
and treasurer shall each make a full
report TO them, at their annual mee-
ting. The directors, at that meeting,
shall maks full report to the Gene
raj Assembly. The annual report Of
the superintendent, and of The treas
urer, shall accompany the report Of
the directors.
SEC. 5. The directors may take
and hold in trust any lands conveyed
or devised, and any money or other
personal effects, given or bequeathed,
to be applied TO any purpose con-
nected with the Institutions
Sec. 6. The directors shall be re-
paid any expenses actually incurred
by them in the performance of the
duties of their appointment. Such
payment shall be made out of the
State treasury, upon the warrant of
the Auditor of State, and excepting
the president, shall receive no other
compensation.
SEC. z. The Treasurer of State
shall be the treasurer of the asylum,
and shall collect all debts due there
20. For any misfeasance, ,malfeasance
or nonfeasance, he and his sureties
shall be liable, as in other cases. He
shall receive, for his services, an an
nual salary of one hundred dollars,
to be paid out Of the State treasury,
upon the warrant Of the Auditor of
State.
SEC. 8. The superintendent shall
be the chief executive officer Of the
institution, and shall have the care
and control of every thing connected
therewiih. He shall employ such at
tendarts, assistants, nurses, servants
AID other persons, as be may think
proper, and may at pleasure dis
charge them. In all things, however.
he shall be subject to the direction
and control of the board Of direc-
tors. :.
SEC. 9. The superintendent shall
be a physician. and person of ac-
kpowiedged skill and ability in his
profession. He shall not attend to
any other business, nor engage in the