Litchfield enquirer., 1867-11-07
CHAPTER CII.

An Act to amend ''An Act to create Hospital for the Insane in the State of Connecticut" approved July 27, 1866.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives m General Assembly convened
 Sec. l. That that part of section second ill the act passed May session, lS66 entitled ''an act to create hospital for the insane in the state of Con- necticut," which provides for the annual appoint mcnt of two Trustees, and the vacating of the pa- ces by the two senior members annually, be, and the same Is suspended, and shall not take effect until the session of the General Assembly in the year 1863.
 Sec. 2. That section third of the same act be, and IS hereby amended by the addition of the words 'and the trustees shall have power to receive be- quests of property. real personal, and donations of any description, for the uses oi the hospital"
 Sec. ;. That those paragraphs of section fourth Of the same act which unlte the duties of treasu- Ter and superintendent, beglning he shall be treasurer" and ending property received by him as superintendent" are hereby repealed and that the treasurer shall not be required to reside in the hospital, nor be designated a resident officer thereof and shall be appointed by the board of trustees with a salary not exceeding four hundred dollars per annum, and before entering upon his duties shall give a bond to the treasurer of tho state, with acceptable surcties in the sum of ten thou sand dollars, conditioned that he shall faith fully account for all moneys and properties receiv ed by him as treasures. The treasurer shall keep full and acurate accounts of his receipts and ex- pendltnres, and of the property entrusted to him and all accounts, with suitable vouchers, shall be submitted quarterly to the board of trustees with 1 NElIUS0 StatStueub OI HIS ulSDufSemelCS ana funds in hand; and the statements of the same shall alto be submitted to the trustees whenever they snail require, to whom at all times books shall be open.
 Sec. 4. That whenever any pauper in any town may be insane, it shall be the duty of the first se- lectman of that town town to make application in his behalf to the judge of probate of the district wheren sad pauper resides, for his admission to the hospital and said judge shall appoint one reg uar and respectable physician, who shall investi- gate the facts of the case, and if satisfied af.er such investigation that said pauper is insane, the judge shall issue an order to sad first selectman requiring him without delay, to take such insane pauper to the hospital where he shall be kept and supported so long may be requisite or expedieut and one-haf the town wherein sad pauper resides, and the other half by the state and that when person m indigent circum stances, not pauper be- comes insane application may be made Tn behalf to the judge shall appoint respectable physician, who shall fully inv estgate the facts of the case ane fsatisfed after such investigation that such indigent person is in iadigent circumstances and insane, the judge shall issue an order to the pei son or persons making such application directing him or them TO take such indigent person to the hospital, where he shall be kept supported so long as may be requisite or expedient; and one half of the expenses of his support shall be paid by the state and the other half by the half by the parties making the application.
 Sec. 5 That the trustees may authorize the su- perIntendent to admit, under special agreements whenever there vacancies in the hospital, such cases as may seek admission.
 Sec. q: That the price to be paid for keeping any Ie.spn m lndlgent circumstances, any pauper snAu De nxed by the trustees, and shall not exceed ST actual cost of support and attendance, which and ,ha oe deemed due and payable quarterly, assE n oe nxed and determined by the trustees and
 See OS TSe Ssa ana 1a payable quarterly in advance
 and empowered to make and establ;s, ons, I,
 ~S as sney may deem necessary and expedient for SsSlrng nsc1- the appointment and compensation of tng m %proper manner the affair as and a;uoss oI tne institution, to ordan and enforce 2 snitahIe system oI rules and regulations for the ;nternsi hospital. Approved, Jply 2sd, ls67 '''' o' '"o