The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1856-06-11
NUMBER l3.

medical, moral and dietetie treatment OF the
patients, and shall see that the several officers,
of the institutions faithfully and diligently dis
charge their respective duties. He shall en-.
ploy attendants, nurses, servants and such
other persons as he may deem nece5sary,sfer
the efficient and economical administration {
the government of the asylum, assign them
their respective places and duties, and may at
any time discharge any of them from service.
SECTION 13. The assistant physicians shall
be medical men of such character and 5Quali1-
cations as to be able to perform the ordinary
duties of the superintendents during their. ab-
sence. rfaef q ..s ffsgs ,.v...,S stsss
SEcrIoS IA. The steward, under the lirpc-
ton of the superintendents, and not other.
wise, shall make III. purchases for tho asylum,
where they can be made on the best terms,
keep the accounts, make engagements with,
pay and discharge those employed in end about
the asylums have pers superintendenee
of the farm, garden and grounds, and perform
such other duties as may be assigned hina-sg
SECTION Is. The steward shall execute ,
bond, with two sufficient sureties, to be APPROX
ed by the trustees, in the penal SUN of two
Thousand dollars, conditioned that he VIII faith
fully perform the duties of his Office, and pay
over and account for all money that shall come
into his hand belonging to the State of Ohio.
SECTION l5. The matron, under the diree-
ton of the superintendent, and not otherwise,
shall have the general supervision of the do
Mestic arrangements of the institution, and do
what she can to promote the comfort and res
toration of the patients.
SECTION IL The trustees sof each asyluns.
and their successors in Office, shall have the
power to receive and hold in trust, for the use
and benefit of the asylum, any grant or devise
OF land, or any donation or bequest of money,
or personal property to be applied to the main
tainance and support of insane persons, or to
the general use of the asylum. -,,c - a.
SECTION Is. The Treasurer of State may,
from time totime, advance to the steward on
his own order, approved or endorsed by, the
superintendent and two of the trustees, ON =
warrant from the Auditor of State, sum not
exceeding one Thousand dollars, to meet cur
rent expenses. The steward shall keep an ac-
Hcurats account, in detail, in . proper book, aa.
ways open to the inspection of the superintars
dent and trustees, of all expenses paid out Of
the sums so advanced by the treasurer; and
shall settle the same with the superintendent
and trustees monthly, or oftener Hareqcired;S
and shall account for the whole gum of s6ns
thousand dollars before another order is'.p-i
proved. s.s -.
sscrlos 49, Each county shall be entitled
to send patients to the asylum of the district
to tbe ,,nhsr ~ :; q,
No narson who has hs., ~, i. ,a,, q -
retnrres from e;tl,ar a.,,,,,,, 90 ;r.nr.Ila or
who has been insane more .tl1an Two Years last
past shall be admitted into either asylum, ex-
cept when the asylums are not filed to their
capacity with other patients. No idiot shall
be admitted into any asylum, and no luuatic'
under the age of seven years, shall be admit
of the asyums BELONGING to the state excepf-
he be citizen of Ohio and an inhabitant 81
the district in which the asylnnn admitting
him ;s located and NO ,arsoI, shan he ,conss;d
cred al, iuhabitant within the nea,,;no Of this
act who has not resided vr;ttin This state one
wear NEXT nreced;ng The dats rf i,;s ~ her an
plication. and no person shall be entitled to-
the benefit of the provisions of this act. lex.
cent persons whose INSANITY or lnnacv has oc-
CURED during the time such person shah have
resided in this state. All persons who i1ays
been or may hereafter be admitted into either
of the asylums belonging to the state, shall be
maintai- ed therein at the expense Of the
state.
SEcrIoN 90. FIR the admission of pa
t;ents into the several asvlums the folluxinx
proceedings shall be had. viz: some resident
citizen of the propercounty shall file With the
nrobate iuire of such .ountv an affidavit which
shall be substantially as follows:
The State Of Ohio, 49, county, IS: :
-----. the undersigned citizen of--..
county, Ohio. bel 40 swo.n. saws that he be-
|lieves -------- is insane His insanity Is Of
less than two years duration, for his being at
large is dangerous to the couamunity.) He has
la legal settlement II, - township, in
this county.- Dated this--liay Of -=-----s
a. d. - a. B.
5 ! sscrlos 2l.a When the afHaayit Aforesaid
shall be filed, thA probate judge shall Iforih.s
I with issue his warrant to some suitable per-
SON. commanding him 10 bring the person al
legged to be insane before him, on a day ..in
such warrant named, which shall not be MOI q
than five days after the affidayt shah have
been filed, and shall immedi lately isxue sub
penas for such witnesses as he shall loep
necessary, zone of whom shalt be resperta-
be physician,) commanding the persons in
such subpenas named, to appear before said
Judge, on the return day of the warrant; and II
! any person shah dispute the insanity of the
lpafty charged. the probate iudSo shall issue
tsubpoenas for such person or persons AZ shall
| be demanded on behalf of the person alleged
to be- insane, 5s-~e
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