Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1856-05-14

make due return thereof to TINS ONCE.
Witness my hand and official seal, this - day
I--,A. d. --P Probate Judge.
Upon receiving such patient, the superintendent sha
endorse upon said warrant a receipt substantially
follows:
Lunatic Asylum at --. A. D.
Received this day g., the patient named
the within warrant.
This warrant. with the receipt thereon. shall be r
turned to the probate judge who issued the same, an
shall he filed by him, with the other papers relating
the case. In all cases the relatives Of the insane pei
son shall have a right, il they shall choose, to conve
such insane person to the asylum, and in such cas-
the warrant shall he directed to one of such relative.
directing him to take another of such relatives as hi
assistant. Provided. That in case the medical witnes
shall not state in his certificate. that the PATIENTS FIRE
from any infectious disease and from Nermin. II Shal
be the duty of the probate judi &c to refuse to make tn
application to the superintendent, as hereinbefore pro
yided, until such certificate is furnished. The relative
Of any person charged with insanity. or who shall D.
found to he insane, under the provisions of this act
shall in all cases. have a right TO take charge Of an
keep said insane person or persons charged with insan
iiy, 1t they shall desire so TO do; and in such case. tn
probate judge. before whom the inquest shall have heel
held, shalldeliver such insane person to the person o
persons desiring to take such person.
SECTION "a. When a patient is sent 10 the asylum. i
shall lie The duty of the probate judge to see that tn
patient is suppli d with the proper clothing. and if no
otherwise furnished, the probate judge shall furnisl
such clothing, and in such case the same shall lie pail
for upon the certificate Of the probate judge and the or
der of the county auditor, out Of the county treasury
Fer n male patient the clothing shall be a coat, vest an,
two pairs of pantalOOns. all of wooden cloth, tive pair.
of wooden socks, two pocket handkerchief, two era
watts, one had or cap, n pair Of shoes or boots, two cot
ton s.;irts ami an overcoat or other outside garments
sufficient 10 protect him in severe weather. For a fe
male patieut such clothing shall he two substantial
gowns or dresses, two flannel petticoats. two pair o.
wooden stockings. one pair of shoes, two handkerchiefs
4 decent bonnet, two cotton chemises and a large shaw
or cloak. In both cases the clothing shall be new or a.
good as new. and the wOolens of a dark color. Sucl
clothing shall he delivered in good order, with thC
ratient, TO the superintendent, and without such cloth
ing, the superinte dent shall not be bound to receive
the pltient
SECTION % IT any person found to be insane, cannot
for any cause be admitted into the asylum, the probate
judge shall direct the sheriGoft the county, or some 9th
er suitable person, to take charge Of such lunatic, Until
such cause shall he removed, and if necessary, may di
rect the confinement of such lunatic in the county in.
Urinary or Jail, as the circumstances may require. and
if all things needful be not otherwise supplied, he shall
furnish them, and in such case the same shall be paid
for out of the county treasury, on the certificate Of the
probate Judge and the order Of the county auditor:
Provided, that such Judge shall not. in any case. furnish
anything either in the way Of clothing, as provided in
section twenty four Of this act. or for any other pur-
pose. to a person who is not in needy circumsta :es. as
vided further, no lunatic shall be confined in the same
room with a person charged with or convicted OF a
crime.
SIGN into an asylum shall he at large. and his being so
at large shall lie dangerous to himself and others, upon
such facts being established to the satisfaction Of the
probate judge, Lie shall Immediately order such lunatic
TO be confined and provided for, rs directed by the
twenty fifth section of this act, and when any person
shall be so confined, and the attending physician shall
certify that such person is restored to reason. Or that
il is not necessary longer to cOnfne such person, or if
the friends OF such person shall agree to take the care
Of such person, the probate judge shall Immediately or
der his discharge.
SECTION %. Any patient may he discharged from an
asylum upon the application Of the superintendent to
one of the trustees, and order Of such trustee. Incura-
BILE and harmless patients may be discharged whenever
such discharge is necessary to make room for a recent
case from the same county; and whenever an order shall
be made out for the removal Of a patient from an asy.
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thereof, under seal Of the asylum, to the probate Judge
of the county from which such patient was sent. and
thereupsn such PROBATE judge shall forthwith issue his
warrant to the sheriff or some other suitable person.
giving the relatives Of the patient the prefereEce,)
which warrant shall be substantially as follows:
The State of Ohio, -- county. SIS:
Office of the probate judge of said county.
The proper authority having directed thai.
i patient from this county in the lunltic asylum at -
-, be removed from said asylum, you are com
manded forihgith to remove said patient. and return
him 20 -"-to township in this county, of'which
he is an inhabitant-
Witness my hand and official seal this --d day
Abb. Probate Judge.
Upon the receipt of such warrant. it shall he the duty
Of the person to whom IL is directed to forthwith exc
cute the same, and return it to the probate judge by
whom il was issued.
SECTION IS. When a patient is discharged as cured.
superintendent may furnish such patient with suit
clothing, and such sum Of money as he shall deem
not, in any case exceeding twenty dollars.
SECTION 90 lfapplicatiOn shallbe made to any 'sy-
luIl for the admission OF more patients than such lnEt-
can accommodate, a selection shall be made as
fnllows: First. Recent cases, i. e., where the disease is
Of less than one years duration, shall have tie prefer
over all others in the same county. Second, Chron-
c cases, i. e, when the disease is Of more than one
years duration, presenting the most favor Ible pros
pects Of recovery, shall he next preferred. Third, those
for whom applications have heen longest on file, other
hings being equal, shall he next preferred. Fourth.
No cognty shall have in any institution more than its
ust proportion according to the number Of insane per
therein, as provided in the nineteenth section Of
his act, except in cases where some other county in
he same asylum district shall not have a sufficient
sumher Of lunatics to fill up its proportion. In such
;ases the superintendent may admit from any county
more than its just proportion, giving preference to pa
tents applying IS hereinhefore provided.
SECTION 30. When any patient discharged from an
as cured shall again become insane, and any
physician shall file with the probate Judge
{ the county of which said insane person shall he an
n%habitant, an affidavit setting forth the fact Of the re-
urrence Of the disease, and such other facts relating !
hereto as he may deem proper, the probate judge
ball forthwith transmits copy ofsuch affidavit, anthem
icated by his official seal. to the superintendent Of the
roper asylum, and thereupon the same proceeding !
hall be lad as provided in this act for persons found
0 be insane upon inquest held for that purpose.
SEXTON 81. All persons confined asinsane shall be
Untitled to the benefit OF the writ Of habeas corpus, ami
he question of insanity shall be decided at the hearing;
nd if the judge shall decide that the person is insane,
uch decision shall he no lar to the issuing Of the writ
second time, Whenever it shall he ailedged that such
,ersOn has been restored to reason. !
SECTION b. Pauper idiots and lunatics not within
he meaning Of this act, and those discharged from the
sylun, shall be provided for in the same manner as
ther poor. /
SECTION %. In all cases of inquests held under he
OF this act. the probate judge shall file and
arefully preserve all papers filed with him. and shall
make such entries upon his docket as will. together
.ith the papers fled as aforesaid, preserve 4 perfect
ccard OF each case tried by him.
SEXTON "a. In all cases in which any patient shall
ie in either of the asylums Of this State, it shall be The
uty Of the superintendent OF the asylum to immediate
= notify the relatives of such deceased patient, il
nown to him, and if not SO known, he shall imn.edi-
notify the probate Judge OF the county from which
uch patient was sent, who shall forthwith cause a no.
ice Of the death Of such patient to be polished in two
{ the leading newspapers printed in such county.
SECTION p. If any patient shall escape from any
Of this State, and return to the county from
hence he was committed, it shall be the duty Of the
herid of such county, when notified by the superin
.ndeut, to forthwith arrest such patient and return him
the asylum, for which service the sheriff shall be al
owed and paid such fees as shall be allowed by law for
he commitment of insane persons to the asylum, which
les shall be paid out of the State treasury, on the GER
hcate of the superintendent, and warrant of the aud
or of Stlte. /
SECTION Sc. If the friends Of any patient shall ask the
ischRrge of such patient from the asylum, the superin-
.ndent may, in his discretion, requirr abond 10 be ex-
cuted to the State of Ohio, in such sum and with such
lreties as he may deem proper, conditioned for the
lfe keeping of such patient: Provided, that no patient
no may be under the charge Of or convicted Of homi-
ide, shall be discharged without the consent Of the su-
erintendent and the board of Trustees having the
barge Of such asylum.
SECTION 81. For all debts due the lunatic asyIums Of
lie State. an action may be maintained in the name of
ie superintendent Of the asylum to which such debt
lay be due, and in such a ton the plaintiff shall he
yled THE Superintendent of the Lunatic Asylum
SECTION 50. Prosecuting attorneys shall attend to all
tits instituted in behalf Of the asylums of the State,
1l shall be entitled to a compensation Of five per
ent on all sums collected for the asylums-
SETON 80 The superintendent Of the several asy-
lms shall provide an official seal for such asylums
pom which shall be the words q Lunatic Asylum at
--, Ohio" and the impression of said seal TO
certificate or account. to which the signature Of the
Iperintendent is annexed, shall be prima fIcia evi-
ence that such signature is the proper hand SriIing
the superintendent.
SECTION 40. The taxable costs and expenses to be
aid under the provisions Of this act, shall he as fol-
To the probate judge, with whom the affidavit is
the sum OF two dollars, for holding an inquest
ndeI the provisions Of this act. To the medical wit
ess who shall make out the certificate required in the
section Of this act, two dollars and witness
such as are allowed 10y law in other cases. To the
illnesses and constahles the same fees as are allowed
y Law for like service in other cases. To each person
mPloyed by the probate judge to commit a lunatic to
he county inhrmary seycnty-fve cents per day. To
ie superintendent Of the county infrmary or tailor.
keeping an idiot or insane person, thirty five cents
er day. To the sheriff or other person than an assist
ut, for taking an insane person to the asylum. or re-
owing one therefrom. upon the warrant ofthe probate
tige, mileage at the rate OF five cents per mile, going
nd returning. and seventy five cents FER day for the
lpport Of each patient on his journey to or from the
sylum, and 10 each assistant five cents per mile. and
othing more; the number Of miles to he computed, in