The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-06-23
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on his record, and forthwith notify
the superintendent of the hospital OF
tho finding, and order of the judge,
and the superintendent shall carry
out the order. The commissioners
appointed, as provided in this section
| shall be entitled to their necessary
expenses and reasonable compens.
alton, to bo allowed by the Judge,
and paid by tho State out of any
funds not otherwise appropriated;
Provided, That the applicant shall
pay the same, if tho Judge shall find
that tho application was made with
out probable grounds, and shall so
order. .a ,, }1r
Sec, 81. The commission so pro-
vided for, shall not be repeated Of
tenor than onco in six months, in re-
gard to the same party; nor shall
such commission be appointed in tho
case of any patient within six
| months Of the time of bis or her ad
mission. 80,
Sec. 80. All persons confined as
insane, shall be entitled to the benefit
of tho writ of habeas corpus and the
question of insanity shall be decided
| at the hearing, and if thejudge shall
decide that the person is insane,
such decision shall be no bar to the
issuing of the writ second tine,
| whenever it shall be alleged that such
person has been restored to reason.
Sec. SO. IF any patient shall escape
from the hospital, the superinten-
dent shall cause immediate search to
be made for such patient; and if the
patient cannot soon be found, he
shall cause notice Of such escape to
bo forthwith given TO the commiss-
toner's of the county whore tho
patient belongs and lfsuch patient
| is found in their county, the commits
sioners shall cause him to be returned
and shall issue their warrant thereto
unless the patient shall be discharged,
or unless, for good reasons, they
shall provide for his or her caro-
otherwise, of which they shall notify
the superintendent.
Sec. 40. Any patient who is cured
shall be Immediately discharged by
the superintendent. Upon such DIS
charge the superintendent shall
furnish the patient, unless otherwise
supplied. with suitable clothing, and
a sum of money not exceeding twenty
dollars, which shall be charged with
the other expenses in tho hospital of
such patient. The relatives OF any
patient not susceptible OF cure by
remedial treatment in tho hospital,
and not dangerous to b. at large,
shall have the right to take charge
of and remove such patient, on con-
sent of the board of trustees Pro-
vided, that in the interim of tho
meetings. of the board the consent of
two of the trustees shall be sufficient.
| Sec. Al. On the application of tho
relations or Immediate friends of any
patient in the hospital, who is not
cured, and who cannot be safely
allowed to 20 at liberty, the commits
sioners Of the county where such
patient belongs, on making provision
| for the care Of such patient within
the county, as in other cases, may
authorize his or her discharge
therefrom !; Provided, no patient
who may be under charge or convic.
tion of homicide, shall be discharged
without the order Of tho board OF
trustees.
Sec. AZ. The board Of trustees shall
order the discharge and removal
from the hospital Of incurable and
harmelcss patients whenever it is
necessary to make room for recent
cases Provided, that in the interim
betwecn the meetings Of tho board
the superintendent, in conjunction
with two trustees, shall possess and
exercise the power granted in this
section.
| Sec. 43. Whom patients are dis
charged from the hospital by the au-
thorities thereof, without application
therefor, notice Of the order Of dis,
harge shall at once be sent to the
commissioners OF the county where
they belong; and the missioners
shall forthwith cause them to be re-
moved, and shall at once provide for
their care in the county as in other
cases, unless such patieuts are dis
charged as cured.
Sec. A. The trustees shall, from
time to time, fix the sum to be paid
pcr week for the board and care Of
patients and to arrive at such sum
shall estimate the total outlay for the
support of tho hospital, ascertaining
such outlay as far as possible from the
sums actually paid per annum and
the weekly sum SO fixed, shall be tho
sum said hospital shall be entitled to
demand for the keeping of any pa
tient; and the certificate Of tho
superintendent, attested by the seal
Of the hospital, shall be evidence in
all places, of tho amount due as fixed.
4 Sec. As. rhe superintendent shall
certify to tho auditor of State on tho
first day of January, April, July and
October, the amount (not previously
certified by him) due to said hospital,
| from the several counties having pa.
tients chargeable thereto; and said
auditor shall pass the same to the
credit of the hospital. Thc auditor
shall, thereupon, notify the county
auditor of each comfy so owing, OF
the amount thereof, and charge the
same to said county; and the board
7 of supervisors shall add such amount
to tho next State tax, to be leyiel in
said county, and pay the amount SC
. levied into the State treasury.
SEQ. 46. Tho provisions herein
made for the support of the insane at
public charge, shall not be construed
to release the estates OF such persons
nor their relatives, from liability fol
! their support and the auditors Of the
several counties, subject to the di
rection of the board of supervisors
are authorized and empowered to col
lect from the property of such pa
tients, or from any person or persons
legally bound for their support, any
t sums paid by tho county in their be
half, as herein provided; and tht
certificate from the the suporintcnd
: ent and the notice from tho auditor
9 of the State, stating the sums chars
t cd in such cases, shall be prcsumptiy'
/, | ,r;1onna of tho corrantDess nf th