The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1860-06-21
4aus of the Statt If Aowa
By AUTHORITY
CHAPTER l6l.

AAN AZ Ioi the Incorporation an
government Of the Hospital for the In.
sane.
SECTION |. Be 1t enacted Ly the Gen.
e"a( 1sSenlL,y ofMc State Of I,ru, That
the Hospital for the Insane, located at
Mt. Pleasant, IN Henry County. Shall BE-
known under the name and by the tide of
the ''lowa Hospital for the insane" and
shall be placed under the charge of seven
trustees, four of whom shall constitute a
quorum Tor the transaction of business.
SEC. ,. That G. ". kinkail, Of
Muscn,l"e County, j. b. Lash, Samuel
Mcfarland, and Harper Riggs, of llcury
County, Maturn l. Fisher, of Clayton
county, d. l.. McGugin, Lee County and
j. d. Elb ri, Of Van Buren County. be
and are hereby constituted Board of
Trustees, provided for IN the first section
Of this act. The first Two named shall
serve for two years the second two, for
four years; the last three, for six Years ::
and as their terms expire, their success
ors Shal! he appointed for six years b. the
General Assembly. All vacancies occur
ring shall b. filled by the governor until
thc meeting Of the General Assembly,
and until their successors are appointed
and qualified
snc 3. IYs y; Tr.s+,,- sc ,ta;h h"tsr, "sytcr,
take and subscribe an oath or affirmation
to support tie Cons tuition cf the Unit
cd States, ani Of this State, and also
faithfully to discharge the duties rcuuir-
cd of them by Law, and the ty laws that
may b. established. They shall be pal!
their necessary expenses and Two dollars
per day during the time they are actuAl,
y engaged in the discharge Of their off
ca! duties such payment to be made
out Of the State Treasury, out OF any
monies not otherwise appropriated by an
order drawn by the Secretary of the
Board, and approved by the superintcnd-
ent. The first meeting of the Trustees
shall be at any time after this act shall
take effect, upon notice from the Chair
man of the Board of Commissioners,
when they shall organize by the election
of a President and Secretary. who shall
serve until the annual meeting, which
shall be held npon the lst Wednesday of
December in each year, in the Hospital
building, when the Trustees shall choose
Que of their number President, and an-
other Secretary, for the year tLen ensu
ing, and until theirsucccssors are elected
aud qualified.
SEC. 1, The Trustees Shall have the
general control and management of the
Hospital they shall have full power to
make all bylaws necessary for the gov
crnment of the same, not Inconsistent
with the laws and the Constitution Of the
State of Iowa, and to conduct the affairs
of the institution in accordance with the
laws and bylaws regulating the same -
They shall appoint medical superinten-
dent shall also appoint Steward, Natron,
and an assistant Physician or Physicians,
who shall be styled the resident officers
of the institution, and shall reside in the
same and be governed and subject to all
the laws and bylaws established for the
government of the said institution
Said Trustees shall fix all salaries not
otherwise determined by law; and may,
at their pleasure, remove any officer ex-
ccpt the Superintendent, who may be
suspended by said Board Of Trustees un-
til he can have hearing before the Gov
ernor of the State, aud may then be re,
moved from ofic, by the Governor, by
and with the advice and consent of said
Trustees.
Sec. 5. The Superintendent before
entering upon the duties of his Office
shall take and subscribe an oath or affln
alton, faithfully and diligently to dis.
charge the duties required Of him by law
and by laws regulating the institution.
Sec G. The Steward shall execute a
bond to the Institution in a sum and
with such securities as the Board Of
Trustees shall approve, conditioned that
he will faithfully perform the duties of
his Office, and pay over and account for all
money that shall come into his hands be.
longing to the State lie shall have pow,
O. to draw from the State Treasury, out
Of money not otherwise appropriated, up.
on his order, approved by the Supcrin.
tendent and not less than two of the
Trustees, and under the seal of the Hos,
pital a sufficient amount from time 20
time, for the purpose Of defraying any
deficiencies that may arise in the current
expenses of the Institution. Upon the
presentation ofsuch order to the Auditor
Of State, it shall be his duty to draw a
warrant on the Treasurer for tho amount
therein specified.
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