Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-03-24

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AN ACT SUI P.eil.eaaty eli All TO prsshi&, all In
s,it 10. ia Ia 4Ae u tne nay old navy,
Ia, Dis.Ict VI Co,G..JIa, VA 10 ssid IA ia l.,
app NJ ~ j, u ~.
Is 4 ,n.sl,a by the senate aid House y, Eep;e
sent.tv vi the ,ntcd states OF Anne la "A Oou-
.ssss b. u, hat 10 inshi. ver.so .ot clsrss
VIII. any tr oi tue pea shall ever hsrsai. CT b.
nm u Ia The Unit,a .t4tea JAN, IT IN the toi.td
Stats penit entail, IA thi, Dist IL
SEC. .. AnIu- Ia. th-r ted. That tLs crt
70 Of h lute Tor shS have porer to srsui his
dc, fl III A.uii-si1n ,uso the cove nusns hsYi.Ai
The Insane, any Insane peieoL unaOir TO ~. poIt
hlmsc.i or her, IL and fanny. Tor himsl r.eli
II he she have NJ fa.ily,) un'ier 20 visltai:oI Of
Insanity ~io Ieid III ia the Disrict tbs t.le Le
size 10 ame ilsaue, anu WIN IL n1t changed with any
each or ho peace, up the eerti case u ans Jud -
u the Circuit crSl oouft, or am Ju>i.ci vi The
peace OF tue DistiUt stating that Two Eesp.e.Ao.c
pnysicia, alp ared Uefo,. sad Jug or Js ice aud
certified una 18th aud under their hsiid that tLey
Ia, tie parry al gd " ~ IA sne snd they leiesec
h m OF her to b. sulJeot Ior r-stmrnt 10 ~
hospital also stAtD. tnaI two respectable no d.
es, deLtsof Ihs Disfict App AIRED fore lim and
eerlI uude! oA,h, aud uad their hands, thAt icy
An v the patty alles ~ be aud niig that
al: I.sd, ut vf the District 1T the time he
" she .ezed witn tho Ia NAL d,.ofd.r under
winch she then isbored, and Z =. he OF she WAS
unaD, to pay his VI h. b Ard and ether * .tnse,
lh.r rein and the cerlncate OF su, phyeici4ns, aud
the ceftc.tr ofsioh h. usehol "ers shA. accompany
the 10. al " ouch Jlbge OF Justice 1he app
ton u lac ti..ri IOr
Inc Adisi n0f said indix n, insAnr pei aon mo ie
-Ad ~ pl,A must made y ittin i've days after The
u ihr wi nc,ses bfFr tit said judge 81
justice " the peace .pre 81 proceedings shail lie
nai b fore such JudgeVr justice.
SIC J. And b. /; fur,Ler enacted, That the ord'f
" the sei etary 81 the neio, granted un" thr su-
,h.r,,x q, the second section ofthis act,
irc any poce of, ~r or con,tsble - assist In carry
ing suth INDECENT insane per 'on TO The hospiisl
ever such ASSET anee IL rep esented TO be NECESSARY
the person holding tn. order hut AL the expenses u
witnesses before said judge or justice on inc Peas
and Of c.yvyiny such pstnt to the hospital sha ne
bo nv his her fri nd, or by tho local an'hoti
ties OF the District. -.
SEC And be It fnrther enacted. That any mn.
gent insane Who did not reside III the Ois'''
at the time he she became nsan., nav IN IKE man
prov ded In the second section ~ TINS ~
admitted ipto the said hospit. upon tho sppieaoh oi
the Corporate auihorii@s Of the city OF "ashne'uu
or Of Georgetown and al the expense ." ''h'r o. va"
sail cit les during The ntinu'nce of said IN an P'
son therein, being hereby designed to give nv
perintendent thereof authority 70 take cns'eeVl
Insane person until the authorities sioressid can ny
cover who his or her friends are or when he OF e.s
came. with view 70 the trrn 81 such person "
such friends, or to the place ofhs % her fe,i'ee'
and thus relieve said corpprats authorities CT tne
rense and charge ~ sail irdig'nt in sne ho'-'e'
deut
SEC s And - II further enacted. Tha' nhnv DIT
son, charged wi crime b" found, in the eouf.
which hc or she is So charged t,be an in-an" pe-no:
such court shall certify the same TO the ScrelA's
th- Interior, VII" may order such pe-'on 10 -
hnei in said hospital and ifh- or she he not ianea,
he or she AMI b. or her estate hal Do eh'rse'
xpenseS % his or her sJpf IT IN saad sniAA'
SEc And he Y further ractrd. TIA any te.
y q becoming nssnr Curing 'hn cont'rr>7rr ~ w,
her sentence in the Cni'sd States Penn elti1s'sm,
havs the same privilege of'reatin'n IN NJ no p
daring the continuance hi- r. her me IA ~ o'u
as is graatec 10 pc sons who escspe the c"o''p
Of crimine sc;shy reason OF nssrity unle<. he w,
opinion both the phv stefan To he pAn RI 'ry so
the no nit oil th0t srrn
convict Ia 81 depravei in his'r her character - 10
FENDER his cr her custody In thah s?a rs ure ans
b. % her * ,Inple p@rnio
SEC And b. Il ~ m ensc.ed Th7' when any
p"rsnn 'of I'D In .ai hospital charged with c-ms
and subject ~ be tried the crnvid % c'me
and I'm lergoina sentenc th-r-for shall ~ -".t
30 ssrtv. the superintendent % the hcs,ital shall
e,se notice To the ud Of the criminal court, anc
liver him or her to said cortn obedience tothe prop
err presspt.
SEC. g. And be 1t further enacted. That he indie.
psat mt Or pay patients may he recev into the no
pifal the c.tiAcs's ,ftwo resnec atla phvsciars
o. the Dis'ri ststrg,h they have persorsl'v -~-
amintd the patient. nd btliev, him hsr 1, b. in
san" at h. time q E.ving ths certificate, snd fl
subj ct for trea.m-nt In the Institution. accompa
MED BY written request from the nearest rsis''ves
81. may remain until 70 tored 20 reason Provided
The friend - he patient imply with the rrrula mi
othe hosrts In respsct TO neut Of tos d, End
s,l other re-pscta. The request for sdnaission
10 made within Eve days of the date oftee esriiars'
| of insanity.
SEC Q And he |, further enacted. That u any PEI
son VIII Give bond With suaicient secnrity. to be sp
PROVED ~ the criminal court, or any Judge thtreoi
vacation pa able TO the United States With cont''i
to restrain aud tsse car" ofsny independent or lndi
CONT insane pr son arged With breach OF IN
peaee whether In tie no pitsi not. until ira IN
Fan" person restored 10 sanity sush senft laes
thereof Tar, In It's dis re.en. deliver saoA inssn
person 10 the patty siv'ns sneh bond.
Approved n bruary Z, le6f,