The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-04-15
gahs of 0bio,
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
mo. 33.l AN ACT,

mo. 33.1 AN ACT,
10 constitute the county of Hamilton a
separate district for Lunatic Asylum
purposes, and to provide for the erec-
ton and government of an Asylum
therein.
SEC. l. Be It euacted 5y the General
assembly Of the State of Ohio, That SO
soon as a lunatio asylum shall have been
completed IN b county of Hamilton,
IS authorized by an act passed April 10,
1886, and entitled =" an act to authorize
the County Commissioners of Hamilton
county to sell certain real estate in said
county, and to provide for the erection
: Of q County infrmary and Lunatic Asy-
lum therein" it shall be the duty of the
County Commissioners to file q certif-
cate of the fact with the Secretary of
gsase, and publish a notice thereof in
two newspapers of general circulation
IN the county, and thereafter the county
OF Hamilton shall be a separate Lunatio
Asylum District, and be called the
southwestern Lunatic Asylum District
Of Ohio. And it shall be the further
duty of the Commissioners to transfer
70 said Lunatio Asylum, all the insane
inmates Of the present County infrmary
aud all the insane persons in any of the
AsylumS of the State OF Ohio, who have
been admitted therein from the county
Of Hamilton, together with all such in
sane persons as would be entitled to ad.
mission into any State Asylum but for
tho passage of this act and the ex-
.pense of all such transfer shall be borne
by said county.
shall have been fled, and publication
made, q board Of three officers shall be
appointed, one of whom shall be appoin-
ted in the n prescribed for the ap-
pointment of trustees for the State Luz
nstie Asylums, whose terms of Office
shall be three years, and until their sue
sessOrs are appointed and qualified,
sad two others appointed for a
similar term of Office, by the Commits
sIoIers of Hamilton county they shall
be citizens Of the county of Hamilton,
and shall possess like powers, and re-
esiye the same compensation as such
trE&tses, and be subject to all the laws
for tie government of the State Lunatic
rAsyiums, SO far as the same may be ap-
phcabis.
SIC. 5. The said Lunatic Asylum
shall be governed by the same laws that
govern the Lunatic Asylums of the
Sta.s CT Ohio, SO far as the same do
not conflict with the provisions of this
oct.
Sec. 4. The Institution shall be open
60 the admission of all such idiots, luna
ties aud insane persons as the County
commissioners are by special Law re-
Q4,Tel TO provide for, and shall be sup
Do-sed, including the salaries of its Off
GERS from a fluid consisting of all the
ooneys raised in the county of Hamil-
tor, by county tax, for the support of
idic,s, fanatics and insane persons, and
a such appropriations as shall be made
~ tAo State, for the support of the Gu
mile lunatics, in said Asylums, equal
20 tbs amount annually raised by taxa
sion from the county of Hamilton, for
sne support of Lunatic Asylums in the
5taie,
SEC. 5. The proceeds of the bonds
wh:ch The said Commissioners are au-
taorized TO issue by the fourth section
Of iLe said act entitled ar act to au.
a-ize the County Commissioners OF
Laniiton county to sell certain real es,
t2so IN said county, and to provide for
lie erection of a County Inirmary
end Lunatic Asylum tnerein," shall be
appropriated to the erection of sad Luz
nasio ASYLUM.
SEC. 8. This act shall take effect
and be n force from and after its pas.
sAge.
JOSEPH TRUESDALE.
SPeeAcr, pro tenn, of the House of Reps.
LESTER TAYLOR,
President Of the Senate, pro tenn.
COlrmbus, March 10, 1857.