Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1857-07-23
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Public 36.
An act supplementary TO IN act to OFgaIIze an
Institution for the Insane of the Amy and
Navy, and of the District Of Columbia, IN
the said District, approved March third,
eighteen hundred and ffty-five
Be It enacted by the Senate and House of
Representative Of the United States Of Amer
lea II Congress assembled, That no insane peE2
son not charged with any breach Of the peace
shall ever hereafter be confined IL the United
St1ses jail, OF IN the United States penitentiary.
in tkis District
Sec. >. And be It further enacted, That the
Secretary Of the Interior shall have power to
grant his order for the admission into the gov
eminent hospital for the insane, any insane per-
son unable to support himself OF herself and
family, Coz himself CT herself If he OF she hare
10 famiIy,) under the Wis tati0u Of insanity,
who resided in the District at the time he Or
she became Insane, and who Is not charged
with any brooch Of the peace, upon the certif-
cate Of any Judge Of the circuit Or criminal
couTt, or any justice Of The peaCe Of the Dis
trzCr, stating that two RESPECTABLE physicians
appeared before said judge or justice and certi
fed under oath, and under their han s that
/ they knew the party alleged TO be insane, and
/ that theF believed him OE her to be I It sub
ieCt for treatment in such hospital; also stating
f that two respectable househOlders, residents OF
+ the District, appeared before him and certified
/ under oath, and under their hands, that they
! knew the PARTY alleged TO be insane and n
jligent, dat lie or she was resiIeut Of the
District At the time he or she was seized with
F. tha rncHtal disorder under which he or she
then laborad, and that he or she was unable TO
r.lv his OF her board and other expenses there
F.. IN; and the certificate of such physician, and
the certificate OF such .usehDlders shall ac-
company the certificate Of such judge or jus
Z rice. The application cf 70 the Secretary OF
the Interior for his order for the admission Of
said INDECENT insane person into the said hos
pital must be made within five days after the
examination Of the witnesses before the said
i Judge or Justice of the peace, before such pro
i ceedings shall be had before such u &C OF Us
tee.
Sec. 3. And be It further enacted, That the
order of the Secretary Of the IaterioT, granted
under the authority Of the second section Of
this act. shall euthOrize any police officer OF
C01stable to assist in carrying such iudigeutin IN
7 sane. person to the hospital, wherever such IS
sistance is represented to be necessary By the
rersOu holding the order; bat alt the expenses
of witnesses before said judge CT justice Of the
peace, and Of carrying such patient to the hos
nital. shall be borne by his or her friends, O1
by the local authorities Of the District.
Sec. 4. And DC II further enacted, TLatany
INDECENT insane person who did not reside Il
the District at the time he OF she became IL
sane. nav In Ike manner IS provided IN the
secord section of this act, be admitted into the
said hospital upon the application Of the cor
!. pOrate authorities Of the city Of Washington
or of Georgetown, and at the expense Of eIthe
of the said cities during the continuance ofsaIl
insane person therein It being her.by design
Cd to rive the superintendent thereof author
ity to take charge Of such insane person unit
the authorities aforesaid can discover who II
or her friends are, OF whence ne OF she came
with q view 10 the return Of such person t,
such friends. OF ID the place OF his or he- resi-
fonce. and thus relieve said corporate author
ities OF the expense aud charge of said iudigeH
insane NONRESIDENT
Sec. 3. And be It further enacted, That
any perslu, charged with crime, Be found, L
2 the court before whi,,h ne OF she 5 50 CHARGED
to be an insane Terso1, such court shail C-rtIf
the same to the Secretary Of the Interior, vh
may order such person u be confined II saI,
hospital, and If he Or she be not iHtiEsnt, :
CT she and bis or her estate shall be ehargs
: with expenses of ais OF hersupport IN sid hos
Pital.
II Sec 6. And be It further enacted, That At
person bscominy iusaue daring the eoutinuanc
Of Bis or her sentence IN the United State
penitentiary, shall have the same privilege
treatment II the blssTital during the eJHtir
uauee of his or her mlentsd disorder as Is grant
ed IN section five 10 persons who escape q
consequences OF criminal acts 5y reason OF L
4 sanity, unless II be the opinion, both Of Il
physician 70 the peniteutiary and the sUFaIiE
tendent of the hospital, that such insane col
Wet Is so depIave1 and furious N his CT Ii
y character as 70 render his or her custody in Il
hospital Insecure, and his or her example DC
niciCJls.
Sec Z. And be It further enacted, Tn
u when any person confined IN said hospital cha
L ged with crime aneFsubject to be tried thereto
CT cuuEieted Of crime AID undergoing seuten,
therefor. shall be HsstoTed TO sanity, the supe
iHteDde,Rt Of the hospital shall give notice ther
of to the Judge Of lhe criminal court, and d
T liver him OF her q, said court IN obeiiencs
the prU2er pr-i,ept.
JET . ltt4 y Il ttLftllGI GilstCLIls Ll4l q
7ndepeiident or pay patients may Be receive
into tn, b. snital on the certificate OF two r
specialize physicians OF the District, stating th
= they hive personally examined the patient, ar
believe him or her 70 be insane n the time
- giving the eertifelte, and Fl subject for trel
" neut u the institution, aesampanied bv wi
ten request fer the admission froGI the uears
RELATIVES. Legal guardian, CT friend OF the ,
tieHt. spheTe he or she may remain uTlsIl :
stared to reason Providesii The friends
ity the PATENT Gimp ) with the regulations 7f I