Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-07-10
CHATTER ITO.

CHAPTER ITO.
AN ACT I'm Addition to an Act en-
titled can Act for the Incorpora-
ton and Government Of the Hos
pital for ttte Insane.'
SECTION I. BE IL enacted by the
General assembly Of The iStote Of I0wn,
That no private patient shall he ad-
mitted into the Hospital by the su-
pcrintendent, under tho provisions
OF the eighth section of the Act TO
which this IL an addition, unless the
applicant for his admission shall pro-
duce the certificate, dated within two
weeks previous 10 tho application OF
n physician appointed for that pur-
pose by the county judge Of the
couf.ty, or the circuit judge where
the patient resides, certifying that
the patient Is insane and proper
subject for custody aud treatment I'm
tho Hospital; ProUidcd, That when
the insane person happens to be in
the county other than that OF his or
her residence, then, i'm that case, tile
certificate of physician appointed
by the county Judge Of such county,
or tile circuit judge, shall be suffi-
cient.
SEC. 2. Upon the application OF
any relative, guardian or friend of
any person alleged to be insane, tire
judge OF any county, or circuit Judge,
where the person alleged to bo Insane
resides. shall appoint some regular
practicing physician, who shall inn
mediately examine personally said
person, and, i'm case he Ia. found To be
insane, shall give certificate to that
effect, rs it Is provided In the first
section Of this act. The county Judge
or the circuit judge shall be entitled
to fee OF ono dollar for receiving
the application and making the ap-
pointInent.
SEC. 3. The county judge Of any
county, OR circuit judge, upon infor-
nation being filed before him that
there is an insane person within the
county or circuit needing attention,
shall Immediately appoint q commits.
sion to inquire into the case, to con-
sist of three persons, one of whom
shall be regular practiciBg physi.
clan, and the other two Justices OF
the peace or trustees of the township
where the alleged Insane person re-
sides.
SEC. 4. It shall be the duty of this
commission To examine personally
the alleged Insane person, to hear
testimony and make oil proper inqui-
rles In relation to the mental condi-
ton of said person, and TO report 10
the county judge or circuit judge :
/. Whether he is insane; 2. Wheth-
err he IL dangerous TO be at large, ell
ther to himself or others 3. III he Is
not dangerous, whether he IL proba-
bly, susceptible of cure by remedial
treatment In the Hospital; A. III he
is incurabIe and harmless, whether
he liz comfortably provided for and
supported at home.
SHc. 5. Ii upon this report the
county judge, or circuit Judge, shall
be of the opinion that the alleged in
sane person is insane and dangerous
to be at large. or Is susceptible OF cure
by remedial treatment in tile Hospi-
tai, or il incurable and harmless Is
not comfortably provided for and sup
ported mt home, he shall order said
person to be committed to the Hospi-
tai i'm manner and form as provided
in tho tenth section of the net IL
which this Is IN addition, unless the
said person alleged 10 beeinsane or
some one In his behalf shall demand
THAT the question of his sanity shall
be tried 10y u jury.
Sgc, 8. In case the person alleged