The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1867-03-05

An Act to abolish the Office of Trustees Of
the Mississippi State Lunatic Asylum, and
| for other purposes. d.
Section |. Be it enacted by the Legislature
of the State of Mississippi. That the office OF
Trustees of the State Lnnatic Asylum be and
the same is hereby abolished, and it shall be
the duty of the Governor immediately after
the passage of this act, by and with the adj
vice and consent Of the Senate to appoint
in lieu of the Trustees eleven persons who
shall be supervisors of the said Asylum, to
be selected, two from each Congressional
District, except the 4th Congressional Dis
trict, from which there shall be selected
three--oneOf whom may reside within five
| miles OF the Asylum, and the other two at
some convenient point in the vicinity, but
no two supervisors shall reside in the same
county; Provided the Governor shall be
ex-officie President of the Board Of Super
vlsors. The Governor shall Temporarily fill
all vacancies that may occur in said Board
of Supervisors, in the recess of the Senate,
and they shall continue in office until the
action of the Senate can be had thereon
| Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That the
supervisors shall meet at the Asylum on the
second Monday in March, 1867, and organize
as now provided by law; at the first meeting
| of the supervisors they shall be devided by
lot into three classes as nearly equal as can
be, the places of the FIRST class shall by vaca-
ted on the first Monday in NovembeE 1867
| the second class ON the first Mondat in No
vember, 1869; and the third class on the
first Monday in November, 1871. or as soon
thereafter as their successors may b appoin-
ted, they shall also at their first meeting
select three of their number CONVENIENTLY
situated to the Asylum who shall constitute
resident Board for the tTansactim Ofordi-
nary business and shall meet at tie Asylum
once in each month and oftener Unnecessary
and shall report their proceeding minutely
to the General Board of Supervisors at their
regular meetings on the first Mondays of
May and November ofeach year Provided
that the Governor may convene tie General
Board whenever in his judgment the inter-
ests of the Institution shall reqire it, and
provided further that any six olthe super
visors shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of all business.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted That the
Governor shall have power andlt is hereby
made his duty to remove any supervisor for
continued neglect of his dutis, and shall
appoint successor as provided in the first
section of tits act.
Sec, A. Be it further enacted, That imme-
dlately upon the organization d the Board
of Supervisors provided for in tbs act, they
shall notify the Governor whoshall forth
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said Asylum and cause them to turn over to |
the Board ofSupervisors all mneys books, |
papers or other effecJs in thor possession |
belonging to the Asylum.
Sec. 5. Be it further enaced, That it |
shall not be lawful for the Auditor of Public |
Accounts to issue his warrant for any mon |
les heretofore or that may heeafter be APP
for the support or benefit of the /
said Asylum, except by direction of the SUI
peryisors provided for in this lct, nor shall |
i be lawful for the State Treasurer to pay
the same. ssa
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, That as COM
for their services the supervisors
shall receive five dollars for each day actual
y engaged in the discharge Of their duties
and ten cents per mile each way to be paid
,ut of the general fund for tiiBSupport Of
she Asylum.
Sec. 2. Be il further enacted, That all laws
low in force relating to the Trustees of the
-unatic Asylum except SO far as the same
ire not Inconsistent with the provisions of
his act shall continue in force any apply TO
he supervisors herein provided for, and that
ii laws in conflict with this act be and the
anne are hereby repealed, and that this act
hall take effect and be in force from and
Approved Febs16, 1867.