Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-05-08

ulanQlnI tle pffSDiiS IN SuilUnOs ~
appra: before said Judge on The teturn day d the
| warrant; and If any person shall dispute the IN.
sanity OF the party charged, the probate Judge Sa
issue subprnas FOR such psrson or pers ms .as shall
be demand behal. OF the peTsin aii-geI 10 De IL
s1ue-
Sec. >. A. The TIM appointed. unless Tor go)d
cause the Investigation shall be ailourned.l the
Ilge shall prpead ID exa;nln, thz witnesses IN at
tenianc-, and II upon III herring Of the tsslmoay
such Judge shlii be s,i<tel III t the person 81
charged is iusana. he shall cause cerl ate 10 De
made ont by ID medical witness in Attendance
which shall SET torln the following: First. that the
patient is free from any infectious dl case ana
| vermin. Second. the age of the patient. and con
else history Of the case. Third. tie duration o
the lisensl.. dating from the irs' svmtrGiis Fourth
the supposed OF the disc as, WI ether II Is
| hereditary Fifth, VIII ter the patient has been
subject , epilepsy. Sixth. whether the pTient hls
made anv atreiIipt To com nit ii Ilence on INN eli
or others ) S:vcnih. the medical treatment pursu-
ed in The case, as near as the same can oe asce'-
rain.d, to whch the witnesses shall add any other
inio m1 ION cIrcUSlaHce known TO hln, WHICH
may tend To throw light u,r,n the SUBJECT
See. 23 The probate Judge, upon reclVIng inc
Certificate of tn, medic al witness, male pui Accord
ing e. The provisions of the twenty second section
of this act, shall forthwith apply Ia the snpefln
ienhant of the ASYLUM situated in The district IN
viii n such paiien: shall rrsile lie shall. AT the
same time transmit copies. Ter his ofiIcil seal
nf the certificate of the an di;al witness, and o his
finding in the case. Upon receiving the appiica.
iion and said certificate. the superintendent shall!
inmedinic!v adYiSe the PROBATE Judge whether the
paieni eau be received. aHd e SO. at what Time
Tho prub tie juigc, when advised that the patient
will he recaived, shall forthwith issue his warrant
tO the sheriff. OF any otnr suitable person, COM
m1niing him forthwith ID take chlrgc OF and
convey s'Ich insane person io ti- asy UNI " the
probaie iu ge shall b. satisfied from p-oof that an
assistant Is necessary. he INV app int one person
sS such assistant. Ths warrant of the probate
Idge sh1ll be Substantially IL follows:
The State of COUNTY. IS:
Office of the probate Judge of s1il cGInty. TO-
- All th' proceedings ,prescnbed by law to
eniiilpd -- ID be admitted into the luna
iic asvIum havi'rg been had. you are commanded
orthwitl to take charge nt AMI convey said -
10 the asylum at ---, and YOU are authoriz-
ell TO take --- ns assistant. Alter exc
cutting this warrant, you shall make due retnrn
thereof Ia this oiiic".
Witness my hand anil Off :la seal, thls--daY
of---. 4. ID. --P Prooaie Judge
unpon receiving such plte H. the srperinten-
dent sha endorse upon slid warrant receipt sub
stantiallv follows:
t,unatIc Asvlum at --- A D..
Received this day of --, the patient named
in the within warrant.
Superintendent.
This warrant, with the receipt thereon. shall be
returned the probate judge who Issued the same,
and shall he filed by him, with The other papers re-
In all cases the relatives Ollie insane person shall
have a right. If they shall chlo-e. to convey such
insane person to the asylum AMI IN such case the
warrant shall he directed tooI ot such relatives.
directing him u taxi another of such relatives As
his assistant Provi led, That il crse the medi-
cal witness shall not state in his certificate, that
the patient is free from anv Infections disease and
from vermn, il shall he the duty Of the probate
Judge to refuse make the app icntihn 10 the sup
ern'endent. as hereinbefnre provl led, until such
certificate is furnished The relatives of any per-
son charged with insa unity. or who shall be founi
to be insane, under the provisions OF this act, shall
in al cases, have the right 10 take charge OF and
keep sail insane person OF persons charged with
insanity they shall desire 20 u sIch case,
the probate Judge bure whom the inquest shall
hive been held shall deliver such insane person to
se person or persons desiring to take such person
Sec. ~. VIA IN patient Is sent 10 the vlum 1t
shall be the dnty of the PROBATE Judge see that the
patient supplied with the proper clothing. and II
not otherwise furnished. the probate JUICE shall
furnish such clohne. AMI in such case the sane
shl b9 paid for upon the certificate of Il probate
Judge and te ,--derof the county auditor, out of
the county Treasury. For male patient the co,h-
ing shall be c)li; vest AMI two pairs OF pantlloons
all of woolen cloth, two olrS of woclen socks, two
pocket hanlkcrcItfS, two cravatS one hat or cap.
n pair of shoes or boots two cotton shirts and an
oycrcnat other outside garment sufficient to pro-
tee; him il severe weather For female patient
such clothing shall he two substantial gowns or
dresses two flannel petticoats, two pair of woolen
stockings, one pair Of shoes, two handkerchietS.
decent bonnet, two cotton chemies, AMI larg"
shawl o: clo1k. IN both cacCS the clothing shall
be new or as COOL as new, an the woplens of n
dark color. Such clothing shall be delivered in
good order with the patient the supcrint' ndent.an
without such clo;ling, :he superintendent shall not
be bound TO receive the patient.
Sc p. Ii anr person found to be insane, can
not for any cause be almi, ted into the asylum the
probate Judge shall direct the sheriff of the dounty
or some other suitable person, 10 take charge nt
such Innaic. until such cause shall be removed
and If necessary, may direct The confinement OF
such lunatic in the county infirmary Jail, rs the
circumstances may require. and if all things need
u be not otherwise supplied, he sh all furnish them
and in such case the same shall he paid for out of
the County treasury, the certificate Ot the probate
Judge ant The order OF the county auditor; Prnvi,
cd, that such Judge shall not, in case, furnish
anything either in the way of clothing, as provId
ed in secriun twenty four OF this act or for any
other purpose. TO a person who is not in needy
circumstances as is urovidrd in section sixtythrre
of this act: And provided further. no lunlic shall
I've confined in the same room with person charg-
ed with or convicted OF u crime
Sec. %. When q lunaiic not entitled TO admis
sion into an asylum shall be at large, and his be-
ing so 1T large shall be dangerous 10 himself or
others upon such Fact being established TO the Sd
fisfacinn of the probate Judge, he shall Immediate
Iy order such lunaIic To he confined and provided
acr. and when any person shall be- so confined, and
the attending physician shall certify that such per-
son il tored reason that l. not necessary
longer 10 confne such person, or if the friends OF
such person shall agree TO take the care of such
person the probate judge shall Immediately order
his discharge.
Sec. -. ANY ratient may be discharged from
an asvlum upon the application OF the suI,rrlnten-
Gent oi the trustees, and order of such trus
tee. Incuruble and harmless patients may be dis
4 a.
make room for recent case from the same couniy;
and whenever an order shall he made out Tor the
removal OF patient from an asylum, the supcrin-
tendent shall forthwith give notice thereof, under
seal OF the asylum, to the probate Judge OF the
county from which such patient was sent, & there
upon suc probate Judge shall forthwith issue his
warrant To the sheriff some Other suitable per-
son, giving the relative OF The patient the prefer
snce which warrant shall be substantially as
follows:
] hr State of Ohio,--couHty, IS:
)ffice of the probate Judge of said county.
The proper authority having directed that,
patient from this county in the lunatic asylum
at t--, he removed from said asvlum. you
are commanded forthwith to remove said patient
and return him to-- township in this cuun-
ty, OF which he is an inhabitant.
Witness my hand and official seal this ------
day of--, A. ID.
A. B.. Probate Judge.
Iron the receipt OF such warrant, it shall be- the
0utV d! 0cfSOn 10 WDD;l III Is lOrtl-
with execute the m. and return it TO tho probate
Judge by whom it was ISSUED.
Sec. %. Waen pa lent is discharged as cured
the superintendent may furnish such patient with
suitable clothing. and such of money he shall
deem fit, not. in any exceeding twenty dollars
Sec. %. II application shall be made to any
asylum for the admission of more patients than
such institution accommodate. a selection
shall he made rs follows: First Recent cases
e. wIer the disease is Of less than one years ,lu
rarion shall have the preference ali others in
the same county. Second Chronicle cases. i. e
when the disease Is of more than one years dura-
on pr, sentinG the most favorable prospects OF re-
covery, shall I've next prtferred. ThiId. Those for
whom applications have been longest on file other
things heing equal, shall be next preferred Fourth
No county shall have in any institution more than
its Just proportion according to the number of in
persuns therein, provided in the nineteenth
section of this act except IL where some 9th
er county IN 'he same asylum dis rct snail not
have sufficient number of lunatics 10 fiji up ts
proportion. In such cases the supsrin ell, emf may
admit from any county mCre than its Just proper
ton, giving preference To patients applying as
herenbefure provided.
Sec. 80. When any patient discharged from an
asylum as cured shall again become insane and
any respectable physician shall file with the pro.
bate Judge OF the county OF which said insane per