The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1856-04-30
Oner shall be 6elt wish as provided in
ttbe two following sections.


Sec. 56. Ifthe prisoner is not in nee.
dy circumstances. and the court are sat.
.isied irOn the nature Of the offence or
Otherwise, that il would be unsafe To pre-.
init tie prisoner to so al large, such pris-
oner shall be delt with in the manner
provided in the twenty hflh section Of
this ACT.
Sec. 81 If the prisoner is 10 needy
circumstances, the probate Judge shall
proceed. and the prisoner shall be drlt
with 10 like manner as other insane per.
sons are required to be after inquest had,
as proyldedIu The twenty fifth section.
5 c 50, II ANY person, after being
canvict d Of any crime or misdemeanor,
and befnre The execution in whole or ln
part OF the sentsnce Of the court, become
insane, il shall be the duty of the Cover.
ror of the State to inqnire into the facts.
and be may pardon such lunalic, or com.
mute or suspend, for the time being, the
execution. in such manner and for such
period as be may think proper and may
by his warrent 10 the sheriH of the prop.
er county, or warden Of the Ohio Peni-
tentiary, order such lunstie to be convey.
ed to the Asylum. and there kept until
restored to his reason. "a II the sentence Of
any such lunatic is suspended by tie Gov
rrnur the sentence Of the court shall be
executed upon him after such period Of
suspension rath expired, unless otherwise
directed by the governor. .N Erf
See. SO. Whtn any other persons than
tho,e deserife Cd in the seven proceeding
sections shall be confined in jail,and shall
te insane, they may be proceeded against
by the probate Judge, and sent TO the as
yhm, infrmaIy, or Jail or discharged,
upon bond being given for their safe kee-
ping aud support or otherwise as in other
cases.
Sec. 60 If the probate Judge, Sheriff
or any other person charged with duties
under this art shall neglect or refuse to
perform any such duties, be shall forfeit
sum not exceeding Fifty dollars, 10 be
recovered Nith cost by an action under
! the act TO establish code of civil proce-
dure, passed March IL, 1858, in the
name of the Superintendent, for the use
Of the asylum in his district, or shall be
removed from oflice in the same manner
AS for any other neglect Of duty, and ifany
insane person shall be conveyed to the as
! YUM, before the Superintendent shallhave
given notice that he can be received as
herein before provided, no fees or COM
pensation whatever shall be paid to those
| by whom he was so conveyed.
Sec. 6l. II any person conveying
/ patient to the asy lum, under the proyis-
ions Of this act, shall convey such patti
ent in company with criminals going TO
the peli'entiary or shall suffer such pa
ticnt to drink ardent spirits. the person SO
conveying him, and his assistants. shall
forfeit ali claim to the compensation al.
owed them by this act, and, moreover,
shall be liable to the penalty prescribed
! in section sixty of this act.
Sec Sc. The board of comfy com.
missioners may allow any sum not excee-
ding fifty dollars per year, to be paid out
of the comfy treasury, for the support Of
any IDIOT or lunaic having legal settle
mcnt in any township of the county. and
who is not supported, by The county, in
the jail or inirmary.
SEC, 63. The terms insane and luna
tic, as used in this act, include every spe-
cies of insanity or mental arrangement.
! The term IDIOT is restricted to a person
foolish from birth, one supposed to be
naturally without mind. A person with
family is ore who has wife ard child,
or either. The words "needy circum
stances" as used in the fifty seventh sec.
| tion Of this act, shall be held 10 apply
only to such persons as are described in
the fifty second section of this act, and
when applied to person without
a family, shall mean one whose estate
after pay ment Of his debts and excluding
from the.cstimate such part Of his estate
as is exempt from execution, is worth
less in cash than five hundred dollars;
and the same words, when applied to
person having family, shall mean one
whose estate, estimated as aforesaid, is
worth less in cash, alter payment Of his
debts and the support Of his family for
one year, than one thousand dollars:
Provided that when the said words are
applied to .narried woman, her estate,
and that Of her husband, shall be esims-
ted as aforesaid, and the amount shall
determine the question as aforesaid,
whether size be in needy circumstances
or not, within the meaning OF this act.
Sec "a. Ifthere be no physician en-
ployed for a stated time to attend the Jail
or infrmary. the Judge may en- p oy a
physician 10 attend any idiot nr lunatic
ccnGned therein, and the physician SO EN-
ployed shall receive compensation not
exceeding the rate Of two dollars per day
Provided, that the county commissioners
may if they deem it proper, increase or
diminish the same, which compensation
shall, in all such cases be paid cut Of The
county treasury.
Sec. 65. All laws in force in relation
to the .'Ohio Lunatic ASYLUM" shall ap-
tply to all the Asylums herein named.
Sec. 66. The several Boards Of Trls-
tees having charge Of the several Asy-
lums herein named shall continue in
charge Of the said Asylums with all the
powers they now possess until the sever.
al boards herein provided for shall meet
and organize.
Sec. 81. The salaries Of the superin.
dent and other officers compensated in
this act shall be the same as the salaries
now fixed by law for the same officers iu
the "0ilio Lunatic Asylum"
See. SO. The act entitled can act to
provide for the goternment of the Ohio
Lunstic Asylum, ant The care Of idiots
and the insane" passed March 10, 1850,
and an act entitled can act to amend ar