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

rational intervals If so, do they occur at reg
uar periods
+. 9th-Have any changes occurred in the con
dltion of mind or body since the attack
lOth-On what subjects, or in what way i
arrangement no,c manifested ? Is there an,
permanent Authorizations
llth-Has the patient shown any disposition
to injure others and if so, was it from suddeI
passion, or generalization
12th-Has suicide ever been attempted ? /
SO, in what way Is the propensity aow active
BIS there a disposition to filthy habits
destruction Of clothing, breaking glass, De?
llth-What relatives, including grand pa
rents and cousins, have been insane
l5th-Did the patient manifest any peculiar
tiles of temper, habits, disposition, or pursuits
| before the accession Of the disease-any pre-
dominant passion, religious impressions, &c?
Ibth-Was the patient ever addicted to in.
| temperate in any form, dc. =?
lfh-Has the patient been subject to any
bodily disease; epilepsy, suppressed eruptions,
discharges or sores, or ever had any injury OF
the head =.
ployed2 If so, of what kind, and how long
l9h-What is supposed to be the cause of
the disease?
2jth-What treatment has been pursued for
the relief of the patient? Mention particulars,
and the effects
2lst-State any othermatter supposed to have
a bearing on the ease.
5 81. No idiot shall be admitted into the
Hospital.
%. The Superintendent and Steward shall
report to the Trustees, from time TO time, as
shall be provided in the bylaws. The Trust
ees shall report to the Governor at their annual
meeting, next preceding the meeting of the
General Assembly, and as much oftener as they
may deem necessary, of the condition and wants
Of the Hospital Their biennial report shall be
accompanied by full and accurate reports of
the Superintendent, and a detailed account Of
all moneys received and discussed by the Stew
ard
) %. The Trustees shall furnish and mail,
when printed, copies of the bylaws to all the
County Judges in the State; and shall also
inform, by mail, said Judges when the Inst.tu.
ton will be omen for the reception Of patients
n. The term insane, rs used in this act,
includes every species of insanity or mental de
rangement
25. Private patients mean those sent and
maintained at the Hospital by their relatives or
friends. Public patients mean those sent and
mai ntained ut the expense of che counties
26. The salary of the Superintendent
shall be 81 500 per annum.
81. That for the purposes of furnishing
the rooms and other Apartments of said Hos
pital and paying the salaries of offices and eX-
penses OF servants and other nccessaries there is
hereby appropriated the sum of 900 dollars
to be paid out of any monies in the II. asury
not otherwise appropriated, TO be audited and
paid upon the order of the Board of Trustees,
Prorided, that no money shall be drawn from
the Treasurer until the building is finished so
as to receive patients.
%. Chapter 80 of the Code, and all that
part of Chapter al of the Session Laws of the
Seventh General Assembly in relation to Insane
persons, are hereby repealed.
%. This Act is hereby declared to be a
Public Act, agd shall take effect on the 18th day
of July, A. D. 1860.
JoHy EDWARDS,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
JAMES +. WILSON,
President of the Senate, pro ten.
Approved April 3, 1860.
SAMUEL J. KIRKWOOD.
], Elijah Sells, Secretary of State, hereby Ger
tify that The foregoing is true copy from the
original roll on file in my office.
ELIJAH SELLS,
Secretary Of State.