The Placer herald., 1857-05-30
AN Al,T
AN ACT
Concerning the Indigcut Sick


Concerning the Iodjgcnt Sick in the County ri
Placer.
The Peop|e Of the state Of CaHforaia repre-
sented IN Senate and .isSemdly, do enact as
f0VOtS:
SEC. /. 1t shall be the duty of the board of
Supervisors OF Placer county to make provisions
for the INDECENT sick Of The county as tolow.:-
First, for all INDECENT sick whose diseases are ma
tnrai or the result Of unavoidable accidents and
who, when in health had some lawful and visible
means Of support. Second. for all indigent sick
whose disease are not ycncral or the result of in
temperance: 9r0pided, the Board of Supervisors
shall not provide for the indigent sick of the
second class unless there is an uneXpended balance
IN the Hospital Fund after providing for all the
gent 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. 3. The County Treasurer shall report to
the Board of Supervisors on the first day of each
meeting of said Board, the amount Of money re-
naming in the Hospital Fund at the date of saiG
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,
singly or in the aggregate exceed the sum report
ed by the Treasurer to be subject to their older
dt sdIu lucetIHp ana IN no case snail any Ofuer De
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,
consenting to the issuance of any order in viola
tion of the provisions of this section, shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and on convlc-
tion 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 and
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 been incur
red for the care and maintenance Of the indl9ent
SICK prior to the passage of this Act.
SEC. 4. The Board of Supervisors shall have
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 SAID
INDECENT sick, shall accept in full satsfat tion or
SAID contract the money to be received INTO liio
Hospital Fund, during the continuance of saId
contract; and said contract shall further specify
the price per week at which each INDECENT sick
patient shall be kept, which price shall not eA-
ceed twelve dollars per week.
SEC. 8. All applicants for the benefits OF this
Act shall be made to the Board of Supervisors
or some member thereof, and no person shall DC
admitted as a charge upon the County Hospital
Fund until he or she shall first subscribe 10 an
OATH before some person qualified to administer
the same, specifying that he or she is lndlgens
sick, and has no means of support or sustenancc
here or elsewhere.
SEC. g. An Act entitled "An Act to provide ZOE
the INDECENT Sick in the counties of this Stale
and all other acts and parts Of acts conflic,tins
with the provisions of this act in their applics-
tion TO the county of Placer, hereby repeated
Approved April 24th, 1857.