Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1856-04-29
LA WS OF OHIO.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
mo, 72.


mo. 72. AN ACT,
To provide for The uniform government and
better regulation oil the Lunalc Asylums
If The Sac, and The care pf Idiols and The
Insane.
SECTION '. Be il enacted by the General
Assembly Of the Stale Of Ohio, Tha, the
three lunalIc asy luns located in Newburgh,
Columbus and Dayton. shall hereafter be
known as, and respectively BIZ called, the
Northern Ohio Lura,ic Asylum, The Cen
trail Ohio Luna.ic Asylum, and the Southern
Ohio La laIic Asylum. The said institutions
shall be placed under The charge of separate
boards Of trustees, to be appointed under this
act. @." 81 ' '''
SEC. 2. The following counties shall
compose the northern distrc,, which shall
bp attached 10 The northern asylum, ,o.wil:
Williams, Futon, Seneca. Wood, O,iowa
Sandusk,, Lucas. Erie. Huron, Lorain, Me
dina, Wayne, Cuyahnga. Summit. S.ark
Lake. Gs',uga, Portage. AshtsbuIa, Trum-
bull, Mahoniog and CJIumbiana. 'a's' "
The following couLlies shall compose The
central district, and be nuached TO the CEN
lral asylum, 10 viii: Defiance, Pauiding
Van Wen Mercer, Shelby, AugloizN, Cham,
paign, Alien, Putnam, Henry, EIarcock
Hardin, logan, Highland, Faye,Ie, Madison,
Union, Marion, Wyandot, Crawford, Mot
row, Delaware, Franklin, 'Pickaway, Ross
Pike, Jackson, Vimon. Hooking, Fairfield,
Lawrence, Licking. Knox, Richland, Ash
land, Holmes. Coshoclion, Perry. Morgan,
Muskingum. Athens, Me'ss, Gallia, Wash
ug,on, Noble, Guernsey, Tuscara~as, Car.
roll, Harrison, Jefferson, Bsmon, and Mon
roe. r.ar Hi.t'r' 't ~ IeD' ei'.'of
The following counties shall compose the
southern district, and be amached 10 the
southern asylum 10 wit, Scioio. Adams,
Brown, Clermoh,, Clinton, Greene, Clark
Warren Montgomery, Miami, Hamilton
Butler, Prebe, aid Darke. f,io.'ft-s' 10
3 II, at any time, either Of said asylum:
canno. accommodate the patients OF the DIS
lFicl 70 (which II is attached, said pa,ienlI
may be transferred TO The asylum Of ei,hel
Of the other disuicis, which may, at th,
time, have room for said patients. SaiC
transfer 10 be made with The conseh, Of In,
resident WusIees Of The two ylumsa snir.
| SEC. 8. That each board OF Il us.ees sh0l
consist OF six persons. Two Of the north
ern board shall beside ia the township D
Newburgh; Two OF the central board shal
reside 10 the city Of Columbus, and two o
the sou,besnib5ard shall reside IN The city o
dayton, and-,he others within -.he dislricl
aunehed to ihersspecdve asylumsy woK
aTbe said boards shall be appointed wi,hil
thirty days after the passage ofsihis act
| The Two flsi nnnied eshalI IserSe fora,W,
years, the second TWO, named shall serve 10
four years, and the third two named shall
setVe 6or six years, and as their .ernb, shal
expirs, their SUCCESSORS shall be appellate,
Tor ihs term Of six years. All vacancies oc
curing by death or otherwise, shall be tiAe
by appointments Of the Governor, until VI
meei,ng of the General Assembly, nnd IN
I'll 1hsir successors are appointed and quail
fed. 0a.i .BB t9msals lIGu flA en.gsh tG
;, See. 4. The trustees, before en,esin
upon the duties Of their Office, shall take IN
subscribe an oath or affirmation 70 suppol
) the consdtuiipn'of the United Stairs. sDd q
ilihis State. and also faithfully TO dischbrg
!, the du,iess ssrequired ota.bem blythe proyis
ions OF ibis aci which dunes lhey shall pc,
i form gra.uiiously. provided, they shall hav
Their necessary expenses paid, during N