Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1856-04-29
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Section 55 Whe, person .rted upon IN
dclmrla, Tor ans crime oF mis1emeanor'
shall be acquitted onahe sole Prouod that ne
i as insan ?, the fac, shall be found by the
ilry in lhpir verdict, and the prisoner shall
DE dral. with as provided in the Two io'low-
tng src.ions: II
Sec,in,s56 Il the prisoner Is moi IN mccoy |
circumstances, and the cour are satisfied.
iyo!!ri the na,ure ot the offence or o,herw'se.
Thai i, wuuld bp unsafe 10 pcrm', me PRISON
pr 10 20 a, large, such prisoner shall De dean
whhsjn ahemaunpr provided in ,he twenty
film spciIon Of this hc,;a r8AT f's &tAT
s, c,hSn 81. II tie rtisnn"r is In nerdy
chcumsmhcrs. the probaie. Judge rsnau pro
ceed md The prisoner shall be dt AZ WIN III
AEe,manner as o,hqr insane persons ave g.
spired 10 be uItpr inquest had as P'oSiueo
"a ,he ,wenH filth seclicn. "a ,g,1 II
Section 81. II my person. ai'er ee'ns
capyic,ed, ef any crime OF Hhsuemeahpr'
and before The execution In whole or 'n Po''
al The sentence of ,h Court. become insane;
il shail be The duty Of .he Governor oi sne
s,a,s 10 inquire into the facts, and ne may
pardon such luna.ic, or commute or suspend
Ior lhe lime being. The execution 10 such
manner and Tor such a period as nc may
.nink ;ptoper. aud muy byhis watran, 10 me
sheriff Of ,he proper county, or WARDEN OF
<Ae Ohiu Penilenlary. order such ,unn'lc 70
bs conveyed aoAhe ASYLUM, and mere Sep'
anil, restored to his reason. IL mo sem,
,epce of any such ,una.ic is suspended by
L Al
shall bs executed upon him a!'cr such Pc
Rod OF, suspension hath Wauspired. unless
o,hprwise directed by The Governor. se
Section so. When any Other persons
taan ,huse described in The seven preceding
sections shall be couGued In jHil, AMI shall
b. insane. ,hey may be proceeded against
by .he probate Judge. aud sen. 10 m" Asy'
,um. iniirmary, or jail OF dischar2ed' upon
lond being given tor their sale Keeping ana
supporl or n,herwis us in other Cases.
Section g.. I( the probate j'dg". sheriff
or any other person charged WIN duties
under his ac, shall neglect nr refuse 10 PER
form any such du,ies, he shah forfeit s'i'n
no. exceeding f.y dollars, TO be recovere'
with costs by an action under lhe ac' I"
establish code o! civil procrdure. passed
March II, 1858. in the name ol The Super
.in,pnden,. Tor the use ol The asy lum IN h''
district, or shall BIZ removed rom "thcr u
the same manner as for any other neg'rc
al duly. And il any insane person sna'
be corveved 10 the asylum, before me nu
perin,endenl shall have given notice maj D.
can be received as hertia before provided
.,o fees or improvisation whatever shall D.
pajd 10 those by whom he was so conveyed
s clion 81. If any person conveying
pa,ien, TO The asylum, under The provision
tf This ac,, shull convey such patent II
company with criminals Aoins 10 The pen,
,sn,ary. or shall suffer such patent TO drln'
arden, spirls. The person SO conveying MN
and his assistants, shall fur(el all claim Il
the compensation allowed Them by this ac'
uod moreover, shall be luble 70 the penal
~ prescribed in section sky OF this act.
Section. g. The board Of county com
Inissioners may allow any sum not exceed
dug fflv dnllars per year, 10 be puld ou'
the county treasury. for The support OF an.
lido, or lIndlic having legal settlement l
uny township of the county. and Who is no
snppor,ed, BY .he county, III the jail or In
fiimary.
Ssclon So. The terms insane oni 'un1
tic. us used in this act, include eV ry spe
cies tf insanity or m'n'ul d. rangemenI-
The tern IDIOT is restricted ~ person 90
,sh from birth, ons supposed 10 b. naturall
~ihou, a mind person with lamIj
Is one who huS vile aud chld. or ei1ha
The words "needy circumstances, as use
H. The fly sevsn.h section OF This act, sha
be hrld 10 apply onlY TO such persons as ar
described in the fly second src'ion OF IN
,acl. aud when applied 10 a person without
family, shall mean one whose estate, aiit
payment Of his drbls and excluding lrol
,hs csNnlAle such pott OF bis es'ate as is e:
.emp, (rom execution, is worth less in cas-
,han Eve bundred dollars; and the sau
words, When applied to person having
isaily shal mean ond wh"se estate, es'
,nnted as aforesaid. is worth less in cas-
nr,er paylt,en, Of his debls and the suppo
of his family for one year, than one thu
sand dollars: Provided. III II when The 50
words are applied To a married woman, h
eStnte. and that of her husband, shall
estimated as uforesaid, and 'he amou
shall determine vhe question as atofcsai
whether she be in needy circumstances
not. within The meaning Of This net.
Spc,ion 65 Ir there be no phyacit
employed isr a stated time To attend tn" j
sr infirmary, the jndge may employ ply
iean 10 u,Iend any lido. ~ luna'ic ccntin
,herp,n and the hysiclan so emplovr shi
receive q compensation nuI exceeding Il
Ha,e OF Two dollars per day. Pr"vidrd. '
the county commissioners may il they dee
i,'proper. Increase or diminish the san
which compensation shall, in all such cas
be paid Out of The county Wersury.
= Section 65. All laws in force in re'a,i
10 the "Ono Lunalic Asylsm." saiuil app
10 ali the Asylums herein named.
Sec,iun &C The several Boards
Trustees having charge Of the several A.
lunsh named shall cordaue IN char
of the said AsyLvRs Ri.h aA the p0wt
.hey now possess undI the seVerSi oal
herein provided lur shull meet and organh
s3,clion 67 The saIaries oi lle sup
inteudenI aud oiher officers contempla'
in lhis ucl shall be the same rs The salar
uaw fixed by law for The same officers IN
Ohio Lunaic Asylum"