The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-07-08
AN ACT
mo. 1911
April II, 1857.

mo. 1911 AN ACT
To establish an Asylum for the education
of Idiotic and Imbecilc Youth.
WHEREAS, The State of Ohio has rccog-
nized the education of its youth as a duty
incumbent upon the State, and has pro-
vided for those who are not susceptible OF
Improvement in common schools, modes oil
instruction adapted to their wants and
capabilities; and whereas: it appears by
the report of the Secretary CT State that
there are 4 large number of Idiotic youth
resident within its borders who arc inca
pabie of improvement in ordinary public
or private schools, who are a burden to
their friends and 10 community, objects of
commisseration, degraded and helpless ;
and whereas, experience has satisfactorily
demonstrated that under the system of
instruction adopted in schools fer idiots in
other States aud in Europe, that these
youth may be elevated, their habits cor
rected, and their health and morals great
ly impr we'd, and they be enabled to OBJ
tain their cwn support,-now therefore,
discharge of the duty of the State to edu-
cate its weak and helpless children as we'll
rs the gifted and strong, aud to elevate q
fhith arto neglected class,
SEC l. Be IL enacted by the General
ASSEMBLY Of the State Of Ohio, That there
shall be established and organized as soon
as practicable, an institution for the edu-
cation of idiots and imbecile youth, to be
denoninated the "Ohio State Asylum for
Idiots"
SEC. 2. The Governor, with the con-
sent of the Senate, shall appoint, immo-
diately after the passage of this act, three
trustees, to whom shall be entrusted the
management and control of said %iDstitu-
ton. The said trustees shall hold their
Office il the order in which they are ma
med, the FIRST for one year, the second for
two years, md tho third for three years
and their successors N Office shall be ap-
pointed for, three years each. They shall
meet as soon as practicable after their ap,
pointment, take the necessary oath of Of
Zee, and organize by appointing a Presi-
dent to preside at the meetings of their
board, and a Secretary to record, attest
and preserve It's proceedings.
SEC. 8. The said board shall procure
a suitable building il or near the city of
Columbus, for the temporary use of said
Institution, and shall cause suitable az
commodations 10 BE made FOR the m2in-
tenanee and education OF such pupils as
shall be admitted TO said asylum, and as
shall be necessary fer the purposes eff the
institution.
SEC. 4 The said board shall appoint
a superintendent, teachers, and other nee
essary and convenient officers, and shell
have power to remove them, or any Of
them, upon sufficient cause. They shall
also liz the compensation Of such superin-
tendent, teachers, and other officers and
N Employees IL said Institution.
SEC. 5. It shall be lawful for said
board to ordaia, establish aud put IL exc
cution such rule and regulations IS nay
be deemed ezpedient for the internal gov
eminent and economy OF the institution,
and for the veil ordering and manage
nent of all the affairs thereof, ard Of all
tie officers and persons appointed CT en-
p,oyed by them IN and about the asylum
or e,swhere, and they may alter aud
amend such rules and regulations at plea
sure.
SEC. 6. As soon as a building DC pro-
cured and suitable Recommendations made,
as provided IN the third section, tee said
Board shall admit iato said Asylum at
least nine idiotic ard imbeciie youth, who
shall be maintained and educated therein
at the expense Of the State. Said youth
shall be selected, one from each judicial
district of the State, so far as application
shall be made from said Districts Pro
vided, that no youth shall be admitted, as
aforesaid unless the Probate Judge Of the
county where said youth shall reside shall
certify that he or she is INDECENT cjrcum-
stances and has resided in this State at
least che year previous to such applica-
ton. The Board may admit into the
Asylum such number of paying pupils as
can be accommodated therein and for the
support and education of such youth the
Board shaIl fz Grd regulate the amount
to be charged, and the time and terms of
payment. They shall also prescribe and
publish forms for application for admis-
sion, and may include in them such inter-
rogatories as they shall deem necessary
and useful to be answered.
SEC. Z. no youth shall be admitted
into SAID asylum who are over fifteen
years of age, or who are capable of receiv-
ing instruction at common schools.
Sec. The directors of county or
city infrmaries, or the township trustees
in any county where there is no county
infrmery may remove 20 said asylum any
idiotic ard imbecile youth who may be
properly admitted theirein and in such
case said directors or township trustees
shall support such youth at said
Asylum from any funds under their con-
troll applicable to the support of such in
frmaries or of township poor.
SEC g.. 1t shall be the further doty
of said Trustees to make inquiry in regard
to a site for q suitable building for said
institution, and to receive propositions
for donations of land or money ; they
shall also collect information in relation
to the proper management Of such i~nstitu-
ltions, and the education of idiotic youth,
and the cost, construction and arrange
ment of the necessary buildings, aud shall
procure a plan of the same. For the pur
pose contemplated by this section any one
of said trustees may visit one or more of
similar public institutions in the United
States; aud when so employed, they shall
receive three dollars per day and their
necessary travelling expenses Provided,
that the whole amount expended fo- such
purpose shall not exceed three hundred
dollars. All other services to be per-
formed by said trustees under this act
shall be gratuitous, except that their in
cidentaI expenses shall be paid. The
said Board shall report to the General
Assembly at the commencement of the