Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-06-02

yIpense or the county, shall deece It .
hardship ~ compel the relatives OF such
patient to bear the burden OF his or her
support, they may relieve such relatives
i from any part or all of such burden, as
may seem 70 them reasonable and just.
Sec. Al. Whenever 1t shall be shown,
70 the satisfaction of the commissioners
\ 81 insanity OF any county, tnat cause 40
longer exists for the care within the
j couDty, OF any particular person as All
| insane patient in their county a. herein
provided, they shall order the immediate
I cisrharse OF such person.
See. As. The commissioners ofinsanity
shall be.allowed az the rate OF three dol
lars. per diem each for all the time act
uaIIy employed in tie duties OF their
| office. They shall also be allowed their
i pacessary aud actual expenses, not incin-
Filing charges for board The clerk in adj
ditiOn to what he is entitled 70 ~ conn
missioner, shall be allowed one-half as
Irnuch more, for making the required
1 record entries in all cases, or inquest, and
OF meetings OF the board ior any purpose,
4 and for the filing of any papers required
70 be filed. He shall also be allowed
twenty five cents for each notice or pro-
cess 81 ven or issued under seal a. herein
required. The examining physician
I
/ lion as commissioner, aud TO mileage
al the rate or ten cents per mile each
way. The sheriff shall be allowed for
| his personal services in conveying pa
| tent To the hospital and returning there
| from Mt the rare Of three dollars per day
| for the time necessarily and actually en-
| ployed; and mileage the same as is AL
| lowed him in other cases, and for other
| services tho same fees as for like services
| In other cases. Witnesses shall be cnti-
| tied to the same fees az witnesses in the
circuit court. The compensation and
expenses provided Tor above shall be
allowed and paid out Of The county Treas
ury i'm the usual manner. Whenever
the commissioners issue their warrant
for the admission Of a person to the hos
ptal, and funds to pay the expenses
/, thereof are needed in advance, they shall
estimate the proDable expense OF convey
ing such person 10 the hospital, including
| the necessary assistance, and not inclu-
ding the compensation allowed he sher-
| if; and on such estimate certified by the
clerk, tho auditor OF the county shall
issue his order on the treasury of the
county in favor Of the sheriff or other
person entrusted with fiie execution ol
such warrant; the sheriff or other person
| executing such warrant, shall accompany
penscs incurred; and the escess or def
cheney may be c,,..4 .s.f3nl or a. I. /.
! fasE 8,peDsss On, as the case may be
| n funds are not 50 advanced, such ex-
| beijse snail be certified and paid in tho
! manner above prescribed on the return
ofth warrant. When tic commission.
| err order the return Off patient, compen-
sadon andexpenses shall be in like man
liner allowed.
Sec. ~. Any officer required as here
into perform any act, anu any person
accepting an appointment under the pro.
| visions of this act, and wilfully refusing
or neylcctipg 10 perform his duty, "a,
herein prescribed, shalt be guilty Of a
mis6emeanor, besides being liable TO al
action for damages.
/ Sec. so. When, in the case % any pro.
cecdings In court, it would otherwise be
necessary TO serve personally any person
WHO is a patient in the hospital, with q
notice or process of any kind and when
in the opinion Of the superintendent
such personal services would injuriously
affect such patient, the superintendent
shall acknowledge service Of the same
in behalf Of the patient, setting forth IN
connection such opinion, by endorse
ment TO that effect upon the notice or 9th
or process, or q copy thereof, and the
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vice.
| See. 81. The warrant Of the commits
soner. Of insanity. authoaiyiHg, HIS al 4
a patient, accompanied by physicians
certificate, AZ herein provided. shaii
operate To shield the superintendent and
other officers Of the hospital against all
liability to prosecution Of any kind, on
account OF the reception and detention OF
| such person in the hospital: pr0stded,
such detention shall be otherwise in ac-
cordance with the laws and by-iaws reg
| ulatio2 is management.
Sec. 81. When the superintendent of
the hospital, i'm obedience To q Subpoena,
attends any court out Of the county In
which the hospital Is situated as wit
ness for either party, In the case OF per-
son on trial for criminal ofjense, and
the question Ofthe sanity Of such person
Is raised, he snail bc allowed. on such ac-
count, his necessary and actual ex pei ses,
and such per diem as Is allowed to other
Witnesses, and such expenses and per
diem shall he paid by the STATE When
compelled so IL attend in civil eases, he
shall be entitled TO the same compensa-
ton, 70 be paid by the party requiring
his after dance.
Sec. .I3. MISREPRESENTATION shall afli 4
thc veal OF the hospital to any notice, orr
hei vi utsfuuiHt, fsIDIt, VI DdDcT
required 10 be given by hitii or issued.
|. hec.. 81. The term '.insane'' rs used
In This act includes every species of in
sanity or mental arrangement. The
term idiot IL restricted to persons fool
ish from birth, one supposed 70 be natu-
rally without mind.
Sec. 81. The trustees OF the hospital
shall provide for furnishing the commits
| stone or the counties entitled % send
pate ,ts to the hospital with such blanks
for Warrants, certificates, &C., As will
enab, Q them with regularity and facility
10 comply with the provisions OF the law;
ane. also with copies ofthe bylaws OF the
hO pital. when printed. g
soc. ~. As Soon rs NAV DO after the
ap' continent OF n superintendent of the
Independents hospital, the superintend-
en- Is of the Two hospitals and the Govern
or Of the State shall meet and adopt such
regulations rs they may deem expedient
in regard 10 what patients or class OF
patients shall he admitted to and provided
for In the respective hospitals; or from
what PORTIONS Of the State patients, OF
certain classesof patients, may be sent 10
each or either hospital; and they may
change auch regulations from time to
lime NJ they may deem hest; and they
shall make such publication Of these reg
ulasions ~ they may deem necessary for
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