The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-04-30

be entitled to the benefit of the provision
Of this act, except persons whose insanit,
. or lunacy has occurred during the tim
, such persons shall have resided in thi
State. All persons who have been or ma.
hereafter be admitted into either of tn
/ asylums belonging to the State, shall b
maintained therein at the expense of tn
!, State.
SEC. 30. For the admission Of patient
J, into the several asylums, the followin
proceedings shall be had, viz Some res
ident citizen of the proper county shal
file with the probate judge of such count.
an affidavit, which shall be substantial,
as follows
The State of Ohio, -county, SIS
@ the undersigned, a citizen Of
county, Ohio, being sworn, says that b
is of less than two years duration, 60
his being at large is dangerous to tn
community He has a legal settlemen
in - township, in this county
Dated this - day g. A. d
- A. B.
SEC. 81. When the afidavit aforesaid
shall be fled, the probate judge shall
forthwith issue his warrant to some suita
bic person, commanding him to bring thu
person alleged to be insane before him, or
a day in such warrant named, which shall
not be more than five days after the aft
davit shall nave been fled, and shall i'm
mediately ssue supbenas for such. wit
nesses as he shall deem necessary, Gone OF
whom shall be a respectable physician, }
commanding the persons in such subp@
mas named, to appear before said judge on
the return day of the warrant; and if any
person shall dispute the insanity Of the
party charged, the. probate judge shall is
sue subponas for such person or persons
as shall be demanded on behalf of the
person alleged to be insane.
SEC. %. AT the time appointed, Gun
less for good cause the investigation shall
be adjournedO the judge shall proceed to
examine the witnesses in attendance, and
if, upon the hearing of the testimony,
such judge shall be satisfied that the per-
son SO charged is insane, he shall cause a
certificate to be made out by the medical
witness in attendance, which shall set
forth the foll5wing: First, that the pa
tient is FREQ from any infectious disease
and vermin. Second, the age of the pa
tent, aud a concise history of the case
Third, the duration of the disease, dating
from tho first symptoms. Fourth, the
supposed cause of the disease, whether it is
hereditary. Fifth, whether the patient
has been subject to epilepsy. Sixth,
whether the patient has made any attempt
to commit violence on himself or otheIs.-
Seventh, the medical treatment pursued
in the case, as near as tho same can be as
certained, TO which tie Witnesses shall add
Haa- aEIor oforpaof11n or oira1I roSt M aa
known to him, which may tend to throw
light upon the subject.
SEC. %. The probate judge, upon re-
ceiving the certificate of the medical wit
ness, made out according to the provisions
of the twenty-second section of this act,
shall forthwith apply to the ~superiutend-
ent of the asylum situated in she district
in which such patient shall reside. He
shall, at the same time, transmit copies,
under his official seal, of the certificate Of
the medical witness, and of his finding in
the case. Upon receiving the application
and said certificate, the superintendent
shall Immediately advise the probate
Judge whether the patient can be receiv-
ed, and if so, at what time. The probate
judge, when advised that tho patient viii
be received, shall forthwith issue his war
rant-to the sheriff, or any other suitable
person, commanding him forthwith to
take charge of, and convey such insane
person to the asylum. If tho probate
judge shall be satisfied from proof that an
is necessary, he may appoint one
person as such assistant. The warrant Of
the probate judge shall be substantially as
follows:
Tbo Stoto of Obio oounFv CO.
Office of the probate judge of said coun-
ty, to All the proceedings pre-
scribed by law to entitle -- to be ad-
mitted into the lunatie asylum having
been had, you are commanded forthwith
to take charge of and convey said ---
to the asylum at -3 and you are au-
thorized to take -- as assistant. Af'
ter executing this warrant, you shall make
due retdrn thereof to this Office.
Witness my hand and official seal, this
- day of - A. D. -
Probate Judge.
Upon receiving such patient, the super
intendent shall endorse upon said warrant
receipt substantially as follows
Lunatic Asylum al A. D..
Received this day Of, the pa
tent named in the within warrant.
--Superinetendnt.
This warrant, with the receipt thereon,
shall be returned to the probate judge
who issued the same, and shall be fled by
him, with the other papers relating to the
case. In all cases the relatives of the in
sane person shall have a right, if they
shall choose, to convey such insane per-
son to the asylum, and in such case the
warrant shall be directed to one of such
relatives, directing him/to take another of
such relatives as his assistant. Provided,
That in case the medical witness shall not
state in his certificate, that the patient is
free from any infectious disease and from
vermiu, it shall be the duty of the pre-
bate Judge TO refuse to make the applica-
ton to the superintendent, as hercinbe-
fore provided, until such certificate is fur
nished. The relatives of any person
charged with insanity, or who shall be
found to be insane, under the provisions
of this act, shall in all cases, have the
right to take charge of and keep said in
sane person or persons charged with insan-
ity, if they sh IL desire SO to do and in
such case, the probate judge, before whom
the inquest shall have been held, shall de-
liver such insane person to the person or
persons desiring to take such person.
SEC. "a, When a patient is sent to
the asylum, it shall be the duty of the
probate judge to see that the patient if
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