The Placer herald., 1857-05-23
AN AfT


Concerning the Indigent Sick in the County of
Placer.
The Peopie Of the state Of California, repre-
sented IN Senate and assembly, do enact as
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| SEC l. 1t shall be the duty of the board of
( Supervisors of Placer county TO make provisions
for the INDECENT sick Of the county as follow -
First, for all INDECENT sick whose diseases are
tural or the result of unavoidable accidents, and
who, when in health had some lawful and visible
means of support. Second for all INDECENT sick
whose disease are not veneral or the result of in
temperance; prouided. the Board of Supervisors
shall not provide for the INDECENT sick of the
second class unless there is an uneXpended balance
in the Hospital Fund after providing fog all the
INDECENT sick of the first class
SEC. 2. The Board of Supervisors shall not for
any purpose audit any account or permit the Is
suance OF any order payable out of the Hospital
FUND, unless at the time of auditing such account
and the issuance of such order there is an unex-
pended balance in the Hospital Fund to meet the
payment OF said order on presentation.
SEC ). The County Treasurer shall report to
the Board of Supervisors on the fifst day sf each
meeting of said Board, the amount Of money ne
naming in the Hospital Fund at the date of said
report, subject to their order and in no case shall
the Board of Supervisors at any such meeting
allow or direct the issuance of orders which will,
slngly or in the aggregate, exceed the sum report
cd by the Treasurer to be subject to their order
at said meeting, and in no shall any order be
issued payable out Of any other than the Hospital
Fund for any service rendered for or in behalf OF
the INDECENT sick of the county; and any member
OF the Board Of Supervisors, or County Auditor,
consentng to the issuance of any order in viola
ton of the provisions of this section shall be
deemed guilty OF a misdemcanOr, and on conylc-
ton thereof shall be fined in a sum double the
amount of such order and in default of payment,
shall be imprisoned in the county Jail for any time
not exceeding sixty days; procided, that nothing
IN this Act contained shall be construed to pre-
vent the Board of Supervisors from auditing ana
directing the issuance Of orders on the General
Fund of the county lin case there is deficiency
in the Hospital Fund) for the discharge OF any
and all Indebtedness which may have beeA incur,
red for the care and maintenance of the indigent
SICK prior to the passage of this Act.
SEC, 4. The Board Of Supervisors shall nave
the power to contract for the care, maintenance
and medical treatment of the INDECENT sick OF the
county, but all contracts shall particularly specify
that the party or parties agreeing to keep sara
INDECENT sick, shall accept in full satisfaction fof
said contract, the money TO be received into lne
Hospital Fund, during the continuance OF saIN
contract; and said contract shall further specify
the price per week at which each INDECENT SICK
patient shall be kept, which price shall not eX-
ceed twelve dollars per week.
SEC. s. All applicants for the benefits OF TINS
Act shall be made to the Board of Supervisor
or some member thereof, and no person shall pe
admitted as a charge upon the County Hospi'at
Fund until he or she shall first subscribe to ali
oath, before some person qualified to administer
the same, specifying that he or she is indigent
sick, and has no means of support or sustenahco
here or elsewhere.
Sec. 6. An Act entitled ''An Act to provide lol
the INDECENT Sick in the counties OF this State'
and all other acts and parts of acts conflicting
with the provisions of this act, in their applica,
tion to the county of Placer, are hereby repeaeo',
Approved April Gath, 1857.