Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-03-08
TENNESSEE.
PUBLrCEAws-oFFgCIAI.

An act to compensate Commissioners Of Registra
Section /. Be it enacted by the Genera
Assembly of the State Of Tennessee, Tha
the Comptroller of the State Treasury be
and he is hereby authorized and directed
to issue his warrant on the Treasurer ia
each Commissioner of Registration in this
State, appointed since May 1, 1863. for
ten cents for each voter so registered bv
such Commissioner; provided that no
Commissioner shall receive a warrant for
such services so rendered for more than
one hundred dollars; provided. further.
that said Register have not been compen-
stated by his county under existing laws .
provided, further, that when any county
has paid the Registrar the amount dne
such Registrar under the Provisions. of this
section, shall be refunded 10 such county
out Of the State Treasury.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That the
County Court Of each county shall nav TO
such Registrar of their respective counties.
for holding elections, the fees heretofore
allowed Sheriffs for such services.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted. That this
act take effect from and after its passage.
Passed Feb. "a, 1870.
w. ON. PERKINS.
Speaker of the House of Representatives
ID. b. THOMAS,
Speaker of the Senate.
A true copy of the original, now on file
In my Office. A. J. FLETCHER,
Secretary of State
An act to amend the laws for the government Of
Tennessee Hospital for the Insane.
Section l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Tennessee, That
no person shall hereafter be received as a
patient into the Hospital for the Insane who
Is not citizen of this State.
Sec. 2. Be il further enacted, That I'M
der the regulations of title two. chapter
one, lefour, sections ,54f, l, 545, 1,546,
1 ,547, 1,55l of the Code of Tennessee, per
sons alleged to be insane and SO declared |
after dus inquest, shall be admitted to the |
privileges of the Hospital for the Insane,
free of charge, and that all clauses in the |
above described sections of the Code. and |
all other portions Of the Code and statutes |
now in force in conflict with this section, |
be and the same are hereby repealed.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, That all |
the necessary expenses attendant upon the |
from and to the hospital, of |
INDECENT insane patients, shall be paid by |
the counties from which they may be sent. |
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That the |
sum of seventy-fve thousand dollars annu-
ally for the ensuing two years is hereby ap-
and made subject to the order
and control of the Superintendent by and |
with the consent and written approval Of |
he President of the Board of Trustees,
for the support and maintenance of the in
stitution In its current expenses, and for
he necessary repairs and improvements
thereto.
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That the
and Physician shall receive
| salary of three thousand dollars per an
lum, payable quarterly out Of the State
Treasury upon the warrant Of the Comp
roller.
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, That all
avs and parts of laws in conflict with the
provisions of this act are hereby repealed,
md that this act shall take effect from and
Ifter its passage.
Passed Feb 10, 1870
w. ON. PERKINS.
speaker of The House of Representatives.
D. b. THOMAS,
Speaker of the Senate |
A true copy ofthe original, how on file in
ny Office. A j. FLETCHER
Secretary of State.