The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1860-07-24

State of Iowa County:
To the Superintendent of the Iowa Hospital fol
the Insane
- B having been, upon examin
alton, found to be insane, you are therefore re
quircd to receive him into the Hospital, ant
Keep him there until legally discharged.
In witness whereof | have hereunto set my
hand, and affixed the seal of said county, this
day of-----A. d., IS
Upon receiving the patient and the Certificate
provided in section 8, the Superintendent shall
endorse upon said warrant receipt substantial
ly as follows:
Iowa Hospital for the Insane, A. D., Is
Received this--day of--the patient
named in the within warrant.
CD
Superintendent.
The sheriff shall make return of the warrant
to the County Judge. who shall preserve the
same in his office.
SIl. The sheriff shall be allowed the fol-
lowing fees: For arresting and bringing per
SON charged with insanity, before the County
Judge, and subpnnng witnesses, the same fees
as now allowed by law in other cases For ia
king an insane person TO the Hospital, or lemo-
wing one therelrom, mileage ut the rate OF five
cents per mile, going andreturning, and one dol
lar q day for the support of each patient on his
journey to and from the Hospital, and to each
assistant five cents per mile. Witnesses sub
pGnead before the County Judge, the same fees
as allowed by law in other cases. Said fees and
charges to be paid out of the County Treasury.
s II The relatives of any person charged
with insanity, or who shall be found TO be in
sane under section 10 of this act, shall in all
cases have the right to take charge ofand Keep
slil insane person or persons, ii they shall de-
sire so TO do. But the County Judge may re-
quire bond of such relatives, conditioned for
the proper and safe keeping of such person or
persons. And If The relatives or friends of any
patient kept in the Hospital, shall ask the dis
charge ofsuch patient, the Superintendent may,
III his discretion, require bond to be executed
to the State of Iowa. in such sum and such SUI
rites us he may deem proper. conditioned for
the safe keeping of such patient. Pro0ided,
That no patient who may be under the charge
Of, or conviction of homicide, shall be dischar-
ged withoutth consent of the. Superintendent
and Board of Trustees.
ID. Any patient may be discharged from
the Hospital upon the application of the Super
intendent to the Trustees, and the order of
one Of the Trustees thcreupon. lncurable and
harmless patients shall be discharged whenever
it is nee ssary to make room for recent eases, as
ordered by the Trustees.
IA Whenever on order i made for the re-
moval Of a patient from the Hospital, the Su
perntendent shall Immediately give notice there
Of, under the seal of the Hospital to the County
Judge of the County from which said patient
was sent, and thereupon the County Judge shall
issue his warrant to the sheriff of said county
which shall be substantially ms follows:
State of Iowa.
Whereas, the proper authority has decided
patient III the Iowa Hos
ptal for the Insane, from this County, be rcmov-
cd from the Hospital ; you are, therefore, com
manded forthwith TO remove said patient, and
r,i hin, to, l,i,, IN tIi,
ty, whence he was taken to the Hospital.
Witness my hand and the seal of said Coun-
ty, this----day of----A. ID. Is
Couty Judge.
Immediately upon receiving snch warrant, it
shall be the duty Of the SLeriff, forthwith to
execute tie same and return it to the County
Judge, by whom it was issued; and if any
County Judge upon recei wing such notice, shall
refuse, or neglect for the space Of five days, to
issue such warrant and place it in the hands Of
the Sheriff, or if the Sheriff shall refuse to re.
ceye the same, or neglect for the space of twenty
days after receiving the warrant, to demand
such patti. ut of the Superintendent, the expenses
oil the patient shall, from the date of the notice
to the County Judge until his removal be char
ged at the rate OF two and half dollars per
week against the person so offending, and the
amount may he recovered in an action with the
osts OF suit by the Hospital, against the Judge
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it shall in no case be necessary for the Superin
tcndcnt to give such notice to the County Judge
when the friends of such discharged patient are
ready and willing to remove him, but such pa
tcnt may, at once be entrusted to their care.
Is When any patient Is discharged as
cured the Superintendent shall furnish him
with suitable clothing, and n sum of money, not
exceeding twenty dollars, unless otherwise
supplied +; which clothing and money snail, III
the case OF private patients, be charged Ia the
obligors of the bond filed by them WHO reques-
ted tAe admission Of such patient into the Hospi
tai and in the Of public patients, shall be
charged to the County from which such patient
was sent.
l6. The Trustees shall, from time TO time,
fix the sum TO be paid per week for the board
and care Of patients aad to arrive at such sum,
shall estimate the total outlay for the support of
the Hospital ascertaiuing such Guilty as far
as possible from the sums actually paid per an
mum ; and the weekly sums SO iIxcd, shall be
the sum said Hospital shall be entitled TO de-
mand for the keeping of any patient; and the
certificate Of the Superintendent. attested by
the seal Of the Hospital, shall be evidence, in
all places, Of the amount due, as fixed.
ia. The Superintendent shall certify TO
the Auditor Of State on the first days of Januu-
ny, April, July and October, the amount mot
previously certified by him) due to said Hos
plGli, from The several counties having public
patients chargable thereto ard said Auditor
shall pass the ,me la the credit OF the Hospital
The Auditor shall, thercupon, notify the Coun-
~ Clerk of each county SO ov ing, OF the amount
thereof, and charge the same TO said County,
and the Beard OF Supervisors shall add such
amount TO the Nt State tax, TO be levied in sad
County, and pay the amount SO levied into the
State Treasury.
3 II. The County Clerks of the several
counties are authorized and empowered from
time TO time, to collect from the proper of any
public patient maintained at the Hospital, at
the cost of such counties. or from any person
or persons legally bound to support such IN.
tent, the amount Tor which such County is
liable for the support Of such patient in the Hos
pital land the amount certified as due from
such County to the Hospital for the mainte-
nance OF such patient, 10y the Superintendent
attested with tie seal Of the Hospital, shall be
prima iace evidence Of the correctness of such
amount.
s 10. The clothing to he furnished each pa
hent, upon being sent TO the Hospital shall
not he less than the following For a male, three
new shirts, a new and substantial coat, vest
two pairs of pantaloons Of wooden cloth. three
pairs Of socks, black or dark stock or cravat.
two pocket haDdkerchieis, good hat or cap. a
pair OF new shoes or boots and a pair of
slippers. For female, in addition to the same
quantity Of under garments shoes and stockings,
there shall be two wooden petticoats or skirts
three good dress 3, a cloak or shawl n decent bnp
net Unless such clothing be delivered 10 The
Superintendent in good order. he shall moi be