The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-04-30
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To provide for the unnorm government and bette
tegnlatio1 o1fhe Lanatic Asylum Of the State, an
The care OF Idlots aud ts Insane.
SEC. !. Be it enacted by the General Assenbl
u the Stale Of Ohio, That the three lunatic asy
lumg located in Eewburghs Columbus and Dayton
shaH hereafter be known as, and respectively b
called, the Northern Ohio Lunatic Asylum, tn
Central Ohio Lunatic Asylum, and the Souther
Ohio Eunatic Asylum. The said institutions shall
be placed under the charge of separate boards G
trustees, to be appointed underthis act.
SEc.2 2 The following counties shall compos
the northern district, which shall be attached +
The northern asylums to wit: Williams, Fulton
Seneca Wood, Ottawa, Sandusky, Lucas, Erie
Huron, Lorain, Medina, Wayne, Cuyahoga, Sum
nit Stark, Lake, Geauga, Portage, Ashtabula
Trnmhull, Mahoning and ~Columbiana,
The following counties shah compose the cen
trail dittrict, and be attached to the central asy
Ium, to wit. Defiance, Pauldipg, Van Vert
Mereers Shelby, Auglaize, Allen, Putnam, Henry
Hancock, Hardin, Logan, Champaign, Highland
Fayette, Madison, Union, Marion, Wyandot
Crawford, Morrow, Delaware, Franklin, Pickaway
Ross, Pike, Jackson, Vinton, Hooking, Fairfield
Lawrence, Licking, Knox, Rtchland, Ashland
Holmes, Coshocton, Muskingum, Perry; Morgan
Athens, Meigs, Gallia, Washington, Noble, Guern-
sey, Tuscarawas, Carroll, Harrison, Jefferson
Belmont and Monroe
The following counties shall compose the south
ern district, and be attached to the southern
asylum, to wit: scioto, Adams, Brown, Cier-
mont, Clinton, Greene, Clark, Warren, Montgom-
cry, Miami, Hamilton, Butler, Preble, and Darke
II, at any time, either of said asylums cannot
aceommodate the patients ofthe district, to which
a ~ attached, SAID patients may be transferred to
The asylum of eithe5 of the other districts, which
may at the time, have room for said patients
Said transfer to be made with the consent of the
resident trustees of the two asyluns.
SIC. 3. That each board of trustees shall con-
sisf of six persons Two of the northern board
shall reside, IN the township of Newburgh two Of
khe central board shallreside in the city of Column
bus, and two of the southern board shall reside in
the city of Dayton, and the others within the dis
tricts attached to the respective asylums.
The said boards shall be appointed within thirty
The MASSAGE nf this rCf-T The two first
named shall serve for two years, the second two
named shall serve for four years, and the third two
named shall serve for six years, and as their terms
shall expire, their successors shall be appointed
for the term of six years. All yacancies occurring
by death or otherwise, shall be filed by appoint
ment Of the Governors, until the meeting of the
General Assembly, and until their successors are
-aPpointed and qualified.
sEc,4 The trustees, before entering upon the
duties of their Office, shall take and subscribe an
oath or affirmation TO support the constitution of
the United States and of this State, and also faith
fully to discharge the duties required of them by
the provisions of this act which duties they shall
perform eratuitously, provided, they shall have
their necessary expenses paid, during the time
they are actually engaged IN the discharge oftheH
oficiaI duties, such paymentto be made out oil the
State treasury upon a warrant of the Auditor OF
State. They shall meet within thirty days after
their appointment, at their respective institutions,
and elect a president, who shall preside at their
ST. The boards of trustees shall appoint a
medical superintendent for each OF the asylun1sI
and on the nomination of said superintendent, a
steward and matron, and such assistant Pnysi-
clans as may be necessary, who shall be styiedthe.
resident officers of the institutIons; said trustees
shall fix all salaries not otherwise determined by
Law. They shall also, IN connection with the su-
perintendent, prescribe rules, regulations and by
laws, for the government of their respective IN
stitutions. Provided, that the northern and
southern asyIums shall have but one assistant
physician each.
SIC. 6. 1t shall be the dnty of one or more of
each board of trustees to visit their respective
institutions monthly, andall. or a majority OF them
quarterly and, at said monthly visits they shall,
with the superintendent, examine the accounts of
the steward, and certify their approval or other
wise, ON the page with his monthly balances,
Sac :. The board of trustees shall make a
record of their proceedings, at all meetings, IN a
book to be kept for the purpose, and at their an
nual meeting shall make a report to the governor
of the condition and wants ofthe asylums, which
shall be accompanied by full and accurate reports.
offhe superintendents, and adetailed account of
all the moneys received and discussed by the
steward.
SEc. s.. The boards oftrustees shall hold their
annual meetings on the first Tuesday of NoYeln-
berin each year, at their respective institutions
SpeciaiIaeeting for the appointment of resident
officers, or for the transaction of generaibusIness
shall be held upon the written request OF the
president or two members, ofthe board, OF which
ten days notice shall be given to each member IN
writing, by the president. stating the object for
which the meeting s.called.-
SEC. g. The said boards of trustees may, at
pleasure, remove anyof the resident officers of
their respective institutions, except the superIn-
tendent, and they amay remove the superintendent
also for inoompetency gross neglect, or refusal to
discharge the duties deEolving upon them, or Tor
any misconduct which might render it improper
for him longer to coutinHes at the head of the IN
.stitutiou, and may direct the discharge ola patient
when they shall deem it expedient-
SEC. 10- No trustee or any officer of the IN
.stitutions shall hereafter be, either directly or IN
directly interested in the purchase of binding
material, or any article of furniture or supply, for
the use of any Of the said asylums-
SEC II. No member of any board OF trustees
shall hereafter be eligible to the office of suPern-j
.tendent of any of said ssylums, during the term
for which he was appointed, nor within one year
=afer his term shall have expired.
SEC. L. The superintendent of each of said
institutions shall be a physician of acknowledged
skill and ability in his profession. He shall be the
chief executives officer of the asylum, and shall
hold his office for the term of SIX years, unless
sooner removed by the board of trustees, as pro-
-vided for IN the ninth secton-of this act Before
,enfering upon the duties of his Office, he shall
take and subscribe an oath or afhrmat!or, faith
fully and diligently to discharge the duties requir-
ed Of him by law. He shall have the entire con-
troll Of the medical, moral and dietectic treatment
of the patients, and shall see that the several
.of5cers Of the destinations faithfully and diligently
discharge their respective duties. He shall en-
Ploy attendants, nurses, servants and such other
persons as he may deem necessary, for the ehicien
and economical administration of the government
of the asylum, assign them their respectiTe places
and duties, and may at any time discharge any OF
them from service
oEC. 1os lHoEd95lSIdhI png6ACidHs SHdA DC
medical men Of snch character and qualifications
as to be able to perform the ordinary duties ofthe
superintendents during their absence.
SEC. Il. The steward, under the direction OF
the superintendents, and not otherwise, shall
make all purchases for the asylum, where they
ran be made on the best Terms, keep the accounts,
make engagements with, pay and discharge those
employed IN and about the asylums, have a per-
sonaI superintendent of the farm, garden and
grounds, and perform such other duties as may be
assigned him
SIC. IS. The steward shall execute a bond,
with two sufficient s%ureties, to be approved by the
trustees, IN fhe penal sum of two Thousand dol
lars, Conditioned that he will faithfully perform
the duties of his Office, and pay over and account
for Al money that shall come into his hands be-
longing 10 the State Of Ohio.
SEC. 10. The matron, under the direction OF
the uperintendant, and not otherwise, shall have
the general supervision of the domestic arrange
ments of the institutions, and do what she can
to promote the comfort and restoration of the
patients.
SIC. II. The trustees of each asylum and their
SUCCESSORS in office, shall have the power to re-
ceiye and hold IN trust, for the use and beneht OF
the ASYLUM, any grant or devise Of land, or any
donation or beq1est of money, or personal prop
erty to be applied to the maintenance and support
of insane persons, or to the general use OF the
asylum
SEc. 49, The treasurer of State may, from
time to time, advance to the steward on his own
order, approved or endorsed by the superintend-
ent and two of the. trustees, on a warrant from
the Auditor of State, a sum not exceeding one
thousand dollars, to meet current expenses. The
steward shall keep an accurate account, in detail,
in a proper book, always open to the inspection OF
the suberntendenf and trustees, of all expenses
paid out or the sums so advanced by the treasurer;