The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-03-14
New Law Rscsntly xassed by the
Illinois 1segislature to Deter
mise yUAsther 0onAned Per-
sons are Insane. -
sons are Insane.

An Act for the protection of personal hoerty.
SECTION 1. BE it enacted BY the people Of the
State Of Nlinois, represented en- the General Asse-
bty, That no superintendent medleai dlrector'
agent or other person having the management,
supervisor or control of the insane hospital at
Jacksonville or of any hospital or asylum for in
sane and distracted persons in this state, shall
receive, detain or keep in custody at such asylum
or hospital any person who has not been declared
insane or distrscted,hy verdict of jury and the
order of court, as provided by an act OF the gen.
erai assembly, of this state, approved February Is,
1855. t."'afs
Sec. 2. Any person having charge of or the
management of control of any hospital for the
insane, or of any asylum for the insane in this
state who shall receive, keep or detain any person
in such asylum or hospital against the wishes of
such person. without the record or proper certif-
cate Of the trial required by the said act of 1865
| shall be deemed guilty of high misdemeanor,
| and liable to Indictment and on convection be
sned mt more than one thousand dollars. nor less
| than Eve hundred dollars, or Imprisonment not
| exceeding one year, MOI less than three months,
or both, in the discretion of the court before
which such conviction is had provided, that
one-haf of such fine shall be paid to the infor-
man and the balance shall go to the benefit of the
! hospital or asylum in which said person was de-
| tanned.
SEC. s. Any person now confined in any in
sane hospital or asylum, and all persons now con-
fined in the hospital for the insane, at Jackson
/
or distracted, by the verdict of jury, as provid-
ed in and contemplated by said act of the general
assembly of 1865, shall be permitted to have such
trial All such persons shall be informed by the
trustees of said hospital asylum, in their dis
cretion of the provisions of this act and of the
said act of 1885, and on their request, such per-
sons shall be entitled to such trial within reason
| able time thereafter; provided, that such trial
| may be had in the county where such person is
confined or detained, unless such person, his OF
her friends, shall within thirty days after any
| such person may demand trial under the pro-
visions of said act of 1885, provide for the trans
portation of such person to, and demand trial in
the county court where such insane persons resd
led previous to said detention in which case such
trial shall take place in said last mentioned coun
ty.'
Sec. d. All persons confined as aforesaid, if no
| found insane or distracted, by trial and verdic
of a jury as above, and in the said act of 1867
provided, within two months after the passage o.
this act, shall be set at liberty and discharged.
SEC. 5. 1t shall be the duty of the states at
torneys, for the several counties to prosecute an.
suit arising under the provisions of this act.
/ SEc.6. This act shall be deemed public act
| and take effect and in force from and after it
| passage. - q
Approved March 5, 4se7. - @az se#