The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1858-09-22

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dams of idiots or lunatics appointed. by t.,s
courts Of this State aftcr complying with tie
following requisitions:
! lst. An authenticated copy Of the foreign
commission of idoey or lpnacys proved, allow Ell
and recorded in the county where such estate
IS situated, in like, manner as is or may be pro-
| vided by law for the admission to record Of an
authenticated copy ola will made in any other
of the United States,
2nd. Evidence satisfactory to the court here
| before whom such foreign commission is ap.
proved, that such idiocy or lunacy still comm.
ucs. !,
Sd: The foregoing Guardian, sbsll Ale hid
elsewhere to the acceptance of the court, con-.
ditioned for the faithful administration Of his
guardianship.
so. Whenever the probate judge shall be
satisfied that lunatic is restored to reason. or
that letters of guardianship have been improp.
| erly issued under this act, he shall make an
entry OH the records OF his court that said guar;
dianshp terminate and the guardianship shall
cease and the accounts Of the guardian shalt
be settled by the court.
3 81. Ifany person in prison charged with
crime or misdemeanor, whether in needy cir
cumstances or rot. -hall at any time before in.
III IL iouiu sikdlItSt MIN tile NQucot Ot
any citizen be btodght before an examining
court in the Hammer provided by law, and lift
shall be found BY the court that such person
was an idiot or was insahe when he committed
the offence, the said court at their discretion
shall proceed and the prisoner shall be dealt
with in like manner as other idiots and lunat-
ics are required 10 be after Inquest. :.
81 lfany person id prison shall after the
commission Of an offence, and Before convic-
tion become insane, whether he be iii hHedy
circumstances or not, and whether indicted or
not at the request of any citizen, an inquest
may be instituted as provided for in this act
and If such court shall find that such person be:
came insane after the commission Of the crime
or misdemeanor Of which he stands charged OF;
indicted, and is still insane the said court shall
proceed, and until restored to reason, he dealt
with and in like manner as other l,n,,ics are
required 10 be after inquest had, Provided hosc-
eper, that If sach lunatcs be discharged, the
bond given for his support and safe keeping
shall also be conditioned that said lunatic when
restored to reason, answer to said crime or
misdcmcanor, and abide The order of the court
in the premises, and any such lunaiic may when
restored to reason be p oseCutcd for anY offence
committed by him previous to such insanity.
So. II the lunatic mentioned in the pre-
ceedhg section, shall be confined in the hospi-
tai the Superintendent in whose charge he may
be, shall as soon rs such lunatic is restored to
his reason give notice thereof to the District
Attorney OF the proper county. and retain such
lunafic in custody for such reas ,nable time
thereafter as may be necessary for said Attor.
ney to oaalse capias to issue and be served, NO
longer, and such capias may be issued upon
p.eclpe filed hy said Attorney with the Clerk.
Of the District Court by virtue whereof lie said
person 50 restored to reason, shall be again re-
turned to the Jail Of the proper county, to ans
wer to the offense alleged against him.
"a. When pers n upon indictment foe
any crime Or misdemeanor, shall he acquitted
Oh the sole ground that he was insane, the fact
shall be found by jury in the verdict, and the
prisoner shall be dealt with as provided in tho
following sections.
So. fthe prisoner is not in needy circum-
stances and the court is satisfied from the ma.
turc Of the cffence or otherwise that it would
be unsafe to permit the prisoner to 60 at large:
such prisoner shall be dealt with in manner
provided in tile twenty fifth section OF this
act.
Sc. If the prisoner is poor person the
probate judge proceed, and the prisoner dealt
with in like manner as other insane persons
arc required to be after inquest had as provided
in the twenty first section of this act
8 81. If any person after being convicted of
any crime or mistlcmeanor, and before the -ex-
ecution in whole or part Of the sentence of the
court, Become insane. it shall be the duty Of the
State to inquire into the facts; and he NAV par
don such lunatic or commute or s,istai1d for the
time being, the execution in such manner and
for such a period as h, may think proper and
may by his warrant to the Sheriff of the proper
county or warden of the Iowa Penitentiary. or.
der such lunatic to be conveyed 10 ,h. hospitaf
and there kept until restored to reason II fthe
sentence ofany such lunatic be Suspended by
the Governor the sentence of the conrt shall be-
executed upon him aft such period of suspcn.
sion hath expired unless otherwise directed by
the Governor.
IS. When any other person than those de-
scrioed III the seven preceding sections shall
be confined i Jail and shall be insane, they NAV,
be proceeded against by the probate Judge, and
sent to the hospital, poor hot Sc, or JAIL or dis
charged upon bonds being given for their safe
keeping and supported or Otherwise as in other
cases.
3 81. II the probate judge, Sheriff or any
other person charged with duties uuder this act,
shall refuse or neglect to perform any such du-
ties. he shall forfeit sum not exceeding fif,y
dollars to be recovered with cost by an action
in any co rt Of competent jurisdiction in the
name of the Superintendent of the hospital or
shall be removed from Office in the same man.
ner as for any other neglect of duty. And il
any insane person shall be conveyed t. the hos-
pital before the Superintendent shall haveRiye,i
Lo,ice that he can be received as hftGfn before
provided, no fees or cOmpenaafjam SkSfexers
shall be paid 70 those by whom hpx7 f 6of.
veyed. Ns.<.. 4xxAes 81
3 6O. The county Judge may an "a susi
not exceeding fifty dollars per yer ~ -
on, of the county treasury for the stInlDosf ST
any idiot or lunalic living or iuLAhtfa1t of said
co county who is not supported b. the soanty III
6l Tba tarnos ;,..,,.s -, -. .sfII;,e
include every species oi;insanity or mental de-
rangcment The term Idiots restricted to per
sos foolish from birth one srpposel to be With
out mind. A person with family il one wht,
has wife and child or either. The words po,r'
house, wherever it occurs in this act is under
stood when applied to a person without family
| shall mean one whose estate after payment III
his debts and excluding from fhe climate such
part of the estate as il exempt from execution,
Is worth less in cash than five hundred dollars !.
and the same words, when applied to a perso,,
having family shall mean one whose estate
estimated aforesaid is worth less in cash after
payment OF his debts. than one thousand dol
lars. Procided, That when the said words are
applied to married woman her estate and thar
OF her husband shall be estimated as aforesaid. .
and the amount shall determine the question as
aforesaid whether she be in needy circumstan.
| ces or not within the meaning Of this net.
= 62. The Trustees shall 20 soon as the hos
pita is ready for the reception of patients, nre.
pare and transmit a copy to each county Judge
in the State circular announcing said rcadi-
ness.
63. The salaries of the present officers Of
the Hospital, named in section fourth of thisact
shall be as follows: =.
Ofthe Superintendent. $l5OO .00
and sidence in the Hospital
OF the Assistant Physician, A,OO. on
and residence in the Hospital.
of the Steward, x5()O M
and residence in the Hospital.
Of the Masron, sa5o.oo
and residence in the Hospital.
These salaries to be paid qu,rterly BY draft
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