The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1856-06-07
Wi ness my hand and official seal tlis-
A. B Probate Judge.


Upon the receipt of such warrant, it shall
be the duty of the person to whom it is direct
Ell To forthwith execute the SANE, and return 1t
to the probate judg, by whom it was issued.
SEcrIoN 20. When patient is discharged as
cured, the superintendent may furnish such pa
ticnt with suitable clothing, and such sum OF
money as he shall deem fit, not, in any case eX-
CCeding ten dollars.
SrcrIoy 20. II application shall b. made to
any asylum for the admission OF more patients
than such institution can accommodate, St.
lection shall b. made, as follows:
First. Recent cases, i. e., Whre The dlS"aSr
is Of less than uns years dTation. shah have
the pref renee over all others in the ealll' cown
ty. Second. Chronic cases, i. e., Whrn the
disease is of more than one yegrs duration,
presenting the most favorable prospects OF re-
covery, shall BE- next preferred. Third. Those
for whom applications have been longest on
file, other things being equal, shall be next pre-
irrrcd. Fourth. No county shall have III any
institution more than its just proportion. ac-
curding to the number Of insane persons there
iu as provided III the uiuetctm'h section Of this
act, except in cases where some other county IN
the same asylum district shall not have sull-
ci1nt uumb,r Of Iuuatics To ill up its propor-
tion. In such cases the superintendent may
admit from any county more than its Just pro-
portion, giving preference to patients applying
as hereInb fore provided.
SECTION 30, When any patient discharged
from an asylum as cured, shall aSaih become
insane, and any respectable physician shall file
with the probate judge of the county OF which
said insane person shall be- an inhabtont, an
affidavit setting forth the fact Of the recurrence
of the disease, and such other facts relating
thereto as he may deem proper, the probate
Judge shall forthwith transmit a copy of sucl
UfIilavit, authnticated by his official seal, tc
the superintendent Of the proper asylum, an,
thereupon the same proceedings shall BE- had al
provided in this act for persons found to be i'll
sane upon inquest held for that purpose.
! SEcTIoN 81. All persons confined as insane
) shall be entitled to the benefit of the writ o
habeas corpus, aud the question of insanlt,
shall be decided at the hearing; and if the jud9
shall decide that the person is insane, such de
cision shall be no bar to the issuing of the wri
a second time, whenever it shall be alleged tha
such person has been restored to reason.
SEcToN 81. Puuper idiots and lunatics no
within the meaning of this act, and those dis
charged from the asylum, shall be provided 70
in the same manner as other poor.
SEcTloN 33. In all cases Of inqucsts held nm
| der the provisions of this act the probate judg
t shall file and carefully preserve all papers file
. with him, and shall make such entries upon hi
| docket as will, together with the papers filed a
f aforesaid, preserve perfect record oieach cas-
+ tried by him,
+ SFcrIov 81. In all cases in which any patien
f shall die in either of the asyums of this State
Il shall be the duty of the superintendent of th
asylu.n to Immediately notify the relatives c
such deceosod patient, if known to him, and
not so known. he shall Immediately notify tn
; probate Judge Of the county from which sue
natient was sent, who shall forthwith cause
, notice of the death Of such patient "a be pull
9 lished in two of the leading newspapers pI'Hte
l in such county.
= SECTION %. If any patient shall escape fror
any asylum of this State, and return 10 the coun
ty from whence he was committed, it shall
=, the duty of the sheriff of such county, when nc
. titled by the superintendent, to forthwith arres
such patient and return him to the asylum, 70
5 which services the sheriff shall be allowed am
- paid such fees as shall be allowed by law fu
the commitment of insane persons TO the asy
lum which fees shall be paid out of The Stat
treasury, on the certificate Of the superintendent
and warrant Of the Auditor of State.
Section Sc. If the friends otany patient sha
= ask the discharge of such patient from the asy
= lum, the superintendent may, in his discretion
require bond TO be executed to the State
Ohio, in such sum and with such sureties as i
may deem proper, conditioned for the safekeeI
ing of such patient: Provided that no patieI
y who may be under the charge of or convictio
= of homicide, shall be discharged without Il
y consent of the superintendent and the board
i" - trustees having the charge of such asylum.
# SECTION 81. For all debts due The lunatic as,
lums of the State, an action may be maintain,
/ in the name of the superintendent of the asylu
~ to which such debt may be due, and in sue
II action the plaintiff shall be styled :" The Supe
a intcndent of the Lunatic A sylumat
II SECTION 49, Prosecuting attorneys shall a
= tend to all suits instituted in behalf of the as
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