The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-04-02


Sec g That section eight of said act shall
be so amended as to read as follows:
Section 8. All appropriations made in any
act which shall hereafter be passed for the
benefit, caro- or treatment Of the insane o.
this State, or for the erection, purchase OF
lease of any building for their accomm odation,
shall be placed under the charge of said board
and shall be drawn from the State Treasury
by the Treasurer Of the hospital in the mode
and manner hereinafter provided.
Sec. 3. That section ten of said act be SC
amended rs to read as follows
Section 10. The trustees before entering
upon the duties Of their office, shall take and
subscribe an oath or affirmation to support the
Constitution of the United States, and Of this
State, and also faithfully to discharge the du.
ties required of them by law, and the bylaws
that may be established. They shall be paid
their necessary expenses during the time they
are actually engaged in the discharge of their
official duties, such payment to be made out
ofany moneys appropriated for the support OF
the insane They shall hold their annual meet
ing at the hospital on the first Wednesday in
December of each year, when they shall chose
one of their number President and another
Secretary and one Treasurer for the ensuing
year, and until their successors are elected
and qualified.
Sec 4. That section eleven of said act be
so amended as to read as follows:
Section IL. The said trustees shall have the
general control and management Of the hospi-
tai. They shall have power to make all by
laws necessary for the government Of the same
not inconsistent with the laws and constitution
of the State of Minnesota and to conduct the
affairs of the institution in accordance with
the laws andby-laws regulating the same. They
shall appoint medical superintendent who shall
be we'll educated and regular physician, and
a steward, q matron, and assistant physician
or physicians, and chaplain when such Off
GERS are deemed necessary, who shall be gov
erned by and be subject to all the laws and BY
laws established for the government Of said
hospital. The said trustees shall fix all sala-
ries not otherwise determined by law and may
at their pleasure remove all officers except the
Superintendent who may be suspended by the
said board of trustees until he can have hear
ing before the Governor of the State, and aftes
such hearing he, the said superintendent, may
be removed from Office by the Governor, by
and with the advice and consent of said board
Of trustees.
Sec. 5. That section twelve Of said act be
so amended as to read as follows:
Section IL. The superintendent before enter
ing upon the duties of his Office, shall take and
subscribe an oath or affirmation, faithfully
and diligently to discharge The duties required
of him by law and the bylaws regulating the
institution. He shall have the general control
and management of the hospital, and may at
his pleasure suspend any subordinate officer
until an examination is had before the board
of trustees which may at it's pleasure then re-
move said officer.
Sec. 6. That section thirteen, Of said act
be so amended as to read as follows:
Section Is. The treasurer shall execute
bond to the board of trustees Of said hospital,
in such a sum or amount and with such sure
ties as the said board of trustees shall ap-
prove, conditioned that he will faithfully per-
form the duties Of his Office, ard pay over and
account for all moneys that shall come into his
hands, as such officer, from the State or any
other source. He shall have power to draw
from the State Treasury out ofmoneys appro-
priated for hospital purposes, upon his order
under the seal OF the institution, approved by
the President and Secretary, and endorsed by
the Superintendent, sufficient amount to de-
fray the current expenses Of the institution, or
to defray the expenses of any building opera
tons, or any other work carried on by the said
board, for which moneys may have been ap-
propriated. Upon the presentation of such an
order to the Auditor of State and not other
wise, it shall be his duty to draw warrant on
the treasury for the amount therein specified
Sec. I. That section sixteen ofsaid act be
so amended as to read as follows:
Section l6. Destitute insane persons may
be admitted into the hospital by the Superin-
tendent as public patients, upon the certificate
of the probate Judge, or in his absence the
court commissioner Of the county where such
patient resides, with the seal Of said court at
tached, certifying that such patient, (naming
been found to be insane.
Sec. s. That section seventeen of said act
be SO amended as to read as follows: :;
Section II. The probate Judge, or in his
absence the court commissioner of any county,
upon information being filed before him that
there is an insane person in his county need
ing care and treatment, shall cause the person
so alleged to be insane, to be examined bv
some regular physician, to ascertain the fact
of insanity, and if the said person is found to
be insane, he shall, upon the written certit-
cate of the examining physician, after satisfy.
ing himself that the person is really destitute,
issue duplicate warrants committing the per-
son so found insane to the care of the Superin-
tendent of the hospital, and shall place the
warrant in the hands of some friend or other
suitable person, whom he shall authorize to
convey the said insane person to the hospital
and such warrant may be in the following Ian
guage, to wit:
STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY Or
To the Superintendent Of the Minnesota Hos
pital for Insane:
A. B., having been, upon examination,
found to be insane, you are therefore required
to receive him into the hospital, and keep him
Cor her) there until legally discharged.
In witness whereof have hereunto set my