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

derangcmen. NOR manifested? Sp4tcfuily
10. Has the patient shown any DISPOSE
ton to injure 0;isers!
II. Has suicide ever been attempted
If 50. in what way! Is the pr4pensit,
RoW active? a1.
II. Isthere ad:s,osition to filthy habits
destruetion Of clothin4b realsj 3lassdke
Il. What relatives. incsddlnt gran.
parents and cousins, have been iAsAnc?
IL. Did the patient mapitesf elY pecu
liarities OF temper, habits, uispds4f0n, 81
pursuits, before the accession Of Do ts.
ease 2 any pfedoshinant tteS0 4Igjt0l
| impressions, dc7 IL
| Is. Was the patient ever Audited r.
intemperarce in any form?
/ Is. Has the patient been subject 70 an
bodily disease; epilepsy, Suppressed
had any injury Of the headf i * $50
| IL. Has restraint or confinement beer
employed? II SO, vhss i5pd, my lev
long
il. what is supposed to be the ciuse O
'' 10 a' What trcasmeat has been ,Irr-ued
| for the relief OF the patient? yentiof
particulars. and flle elects. ia
! IN. state any cher n,atses sHsssoscn "
| have a bearing on the case.
| See. IS. II al any time IL may become
niece ssarv. for want Of room or otAer cause
u discriminate in the general reception
OF patients inin the hospital, se!eciinI !
shall be made a. follows: ]. stteccns
eases. /. O., eases OF less than one year
| duration, shall have preference OYER az
others. z. Chronic cases. !. C., wifre the
| disease IL Of more than one year oufa.
| ton, presenting the most Ialoflpis
trospccts Of recovery, shall be next pres
| fcrred. 4. Those for whom application
I,as been longer on file, other things being
equal. shall be next preferred ana =,
where eases are equally neritorfo,is, IN
all other respects, the INDECENT shall nave
preference.
Gee. sD, On a statement in wrklng,
verified by affidavit addressed by a Judge
or the district or circuit court a the
county in which the hospital Is situated
or OF the county in which any certain
person confined in the hospital has his
legal settlement, alleging thatsuchperson
IL not insane, aud Is unjustiy deprived Of
his or her liberty, such judge shall APP
point conmissioD, of otmore than
three persons, u inquire into the merits
Of the case. one of whom shall be physl-
elan, and IL two or more are appointed,
another shall be "A lawyer. III
See. 81. The commission So provided
for, shall not be repeated Cftener than
once in Fix months, in regard To the same
parry; nor sha! such c9innissioii be
appointed in the case or any pa:lent
within six months Of the time Of his OF
her admission.
Sec. 81. All porsons confined rs in
sane shall DC entitled to tlse bercfit of.tle
ri M StT sfs.tI ~
insanity shall be decided at the hearing,
and II the Judge shall decide that ulepcr-
son is insane, such decision shall he no
barto tho issuing of tive writ a second
time, whenever il shAt be alleged. that
such person has been restored 10 re'lsoii'
Sec. 50. If any person shall escape
from the hospital, the superintendent
shall cause Immediate search 70 be maze
for such patient; and II the patient can
not soon be found, nc shall cause notice
Df sucii escape to be forthwith given b
The commissioners Of the county where
HE pnfient belongs; and II shch patient
Ia fonnd in their county. the commission.
,rs shall cause him to be returned, and
shall issue their warrant therefor, ~ in
other cases, unless the patient shall bt
or unless, for good reasons
they shall provide for his or her care
OF which they shall notify the
:,
Sec. 40. ANY patient who is cured shall
be Immediately discharged by the super.
intendent. Upon such discharge the
shall furnish tho patient
tYFoatfiniir9i Mid s.pplled, with suitable
ing twenty dollars, which shall bt
with the other expenses In the
hospital Of such patient. The relatives Of
any patient not susceptible OF gure by
treatment in the hospital, and
not dan ycrous 10 DO at large. shall have
tile right To take charge of and remove
such patient. on consent OF the board OF
PrOrtded, that III tho interim OF
the meetings of the board the consent OF
two Of the trustees shall he sufficient.
See. Al. On the application Of the rca-
tions or immediate friends OF any pafient
in tho hospital, who il not cured, and
who cannot be safely allowed to go al
liberty. the commissioners Of the county
where such patient belongs, on making,
provision for tho care OF such patient
within tho county, as in other cases, may
anthoriYa his or her discharge herefroin;
P1OpiGed. no patient who may be under
charge or conviction Of homicide, shall
10 discharged without the order OF the
board of trustees. s
See. AZ. THE board or trustees shall
order the discharge and rslnpyal from
the hospital of incur,,l,le and harailtss
patients It is necessary VI ,uss< d room for
recent eases; I'rooitleH, tilat insthe inter
I'm between the nlestisa9s asf 1te board
the superintendent, in coHipntNon with
two trustees, khall ppssnsSsandi cxerGise
the power granted lii this fettion.
Sec. AZ. When f,atlcntsase discharged
from the hospital by the arthorifies
thereof, without application therefor. no-
tice Of the order NJ discsmr9c shall mt once
lje sent ~ tho commissioners It the conn
~ where they Belong and the commits
sionars shall forthwith ca,ise them 70 ne
removed, and shall at once provide for
their care In the county rs In other cases,
unless such patients are discharged ~
cared.
/, See. A. Tho trustees shall, from time
10 time, fix the sum w be paid ner week
for the board and care Of patients; md to
arrive mt such sum. shall estimate the To-
tal outlay tor the support OF the lpspitai,
hscertainifg such outlay ns FAR as possible
from tho sums actually paid per telnum |;
and the weekly SUM so fixed, shall be the
sum said hospital shall be entitled IN de-.
mand for tho Keeping Of any ntient:
and the certificate Of the superintendent.
attosted by the seal Of tho hospitas shall
he evidence In all places, OF the spout
due as fixed. ~ slt *
SEQ. As. The superintendent shall cer-
tify, tn the auditor, of Stste on tho first
days OF January, April, July and oc.o-