The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-12-18
Az ASYLUM FOR THE CoLoREp INSANE

AN ASYLUM FOR THE tOL0RED INSANE
APPROPRIATIONS ORDERED.-The following
General Orders were issued yesterday:
STATE OF VIRGINIA.
"RICIIMOSp.-N VA, December II, l3a'.
General Orders No. 1856
-. Under authority from the Commits
si"ncr Of the Bureau Of Refugees, Freed
men. and Abandoned Lands, and with the
approval Oi the Secretary Of War, the Use
OF the public buildings at Howard Grove
Hospital, until the Legislature shall other.
wise provide, are turned over TO the state Of
Virginia for the purpose Of establishing Il
temporary luuatic asylum. Under the same
authority. such of the hospital furniture,
supplies, and other property. a may hc
needed, will he transferred to the State al
its appraised value.
IL The colored insane now at the East
crn Lunatic Asylum will be transferred,
with as little delay as practicable, to How
ard Grove Hospital; and all insane ol the
same class now in confinement in any county
or corporation Jail Of the state will i'll like
manner BE- sent to that hospital.
-. The white insane now in conflne-
mcnt in any county or corporation jail
OF the State will be sent to the East
en- Lunatic Asylum, except that III
tlc case OF insane patients whose place
o, confinement is more convenient 10
the Western Lunatic Asylum, application
will first be made to the superintendent OF
that institution, and if there be no vacancy,
will then be sent Il above directed to the
Eastern Asylum.
-. The insane and INDECENT patients now
1T Howard Grove Hospital who are not
residents Of or properly charge upon the
state will be transferred with a little delay
as NAV be consistent with safety and COM
fort to the hospital in Washington city.
The INDECENT patients belonging to the state
will be continued in the hospital until pro-
per provision can be made for them IN the
counties 10 which they properly belong, but
their support will he Il charge upon the
treasury of their respective counties.
81 TO allow time for the necessary ar
rargcmentS 10 be made for Slb>l5tlng the
insane and INDECENT patients remaining IN
the hospital and those to be received III the
interim, the issue Of the usual rations will
he continued until the 1t OF February,
1870.
IS. From and after January l, 1870, and
until the Legislature shall otherwise pro-
vide, Howard Grove Hospital will be re-
@arded as Il State institution, and the laws
of the state in relation to lunatic asylum>
are made applicable thereto. Applications
for the admission OF colored insane will be
made to the officer in charge thereof, and
in the mauncr directed BY said laws.
"II. 'P6 provide additional accommoda-
tion> for the convictS in the pcntcntiary
the Superintendent is authorized TO remove
the female convicts to the building already
designated for the separate and exclusive
confinement Of females, and to employ
such additional watchmcn As may be ne
ccSsary 10 secure their >atc-keeping.
hn nr
thereof as may be needed, are hereby ap-
propriatcd for the purposes hereinafter
specified. out OF any moneys III the lrca-
surv OF the Commonwealth OF Virginia not
otherwise appropriated:
"l. For additional wards and cells. altera-
ton and repairs to adapt Howard Grove
Hospital TO the accommodation OF insane
patients, six thousand eight hundred dol
lars. to he expended under the direction OF
the Governor.
-. Forthc transportation, maintenance,
and care Of til" coorcd Insane Of the state,
ten thousand dollars.
"3. For the care and support Of INDECENT
patients remainingin the hospital. one thou
sand dollars, TO bc reimbursed by lhc coun-
ties 10 which they properly belong.
-. Tor repairs OF the penitentiary pro
per. construction OF cells in rooms vacated
~ female conyict>, alterations III work
shops. and additional fencing ut the pcnl
teu.iary, five thousand dollars. 10 hc eN'
pended under tic direction OF the Governor
|'5. FOR arreara@cs III th" support Of the
Deaf and Dumb and Blind Asylum al Staln
ton, VA. fnr The fiscal year ending Scptcm
lcl -. 1860, so, 900 for addition 10 the al
nuir- ol 50, not. the sum of 5000 for ttit
ha!t-yrIr commencing October !, 1868, ana
ending June. -, 1870.
lfy command Of b.TEp5 halnr-t General