The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1870-05-27
Iowa PLAIN DEALER.

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10. What treatment has been
pursued for the relief of the paticntp
Mention particulars, and the eff
fects.
20. State any other matter sup
posed to have a bearing on the
case.
Sec. s5. If at any time it may
become necessary, for want Of
room or other cause, to discrimi-
nate i'll the general reception of
OF patients into the hospital, a Sc
lection shall be made as follows !;
!. Recent cases, j. e., eases Of less
than one years duration, shall have
preference over all others. O.
Chronic cases, i. e., where the dis
ease is of more than one years du-
ration, presenting the most favor
able prospects OF recovery, shall
be next preferred. 3. Those for
whom application has been longer
on file, other. things being euqal,
shall be next preferred and 4,
where cases are equally meritorious,
in all other respects, the INDECENT
shall have preference.
Sec. SO. On q statement in wri-
ting, verified by affidavit, address,
ed to a judge Of the district or cir
cult court Of the county in which
the hospital is situated or of the
county in which any certain per
son confined in the hospital has his
legal settlement, alleging that such
person is not insane, and is unjust
ly deprived Of his or her liberty,
such judge shall appoint COM
mission, of not more than three
persons, in his discretion, to in
quire into the merits of the case,
one of whom shall be a physician,
and if two or more are appointed,
another shall be a lawyer. With
ont first summoning the party to
meet them, they shall proceed to
the hospital and have a personal
interview with such person, SO
managed as to prevent him or her,
ifpossible, from suspecting its OBJ
ject; and they shall make any in
qulries and examinations they may
deem necessary and proper, of the
officers and records OF the hospital,
touching the merits OF the case. IF
they shall judge it prudent and ad-
yisable they may disclose to the
party the object Of their visit, and
either in the presence Of such par
ty or otherwise, make further in-
ycstigation of the matter. They
shall forthwith report to the judge
making the appointment, the re-
suit Of their examination and in
quiries. Such report shall be &C
comIanisd by Q statement of the
case, made and signed by the su-
perintendent. If on such report
and statement, and the hearing of
the testimony, if any is offered, the
Judge shall find the person not in
sine, he shall order his or her dis
charge. If on the contrary, he
shall SO state and authorize his or her
continued detention. The finding
and order Of the Judge, with the
report and other papers shall be
fled in the Office Of the clerk of
the court over which such Judge
presides, who shall enter a memo
randum thereof on his record, and
forthwith notify the superintend-
eist otthe hospital Of the finding,
and order of the judge, and the SUI
perintsndent shall carry out the
order. The commissioners appoin-
ted, as provided in this section,
shall be entitled to their necessary
expenses and a reasonable compen-
sation, to be allowed by .he Judge,
and paid by the State out of any
funds not otherwise appropriated !;
Provided, That the applicant shall
pay the same, if the Judge shall
find that the application was made
without probable grounds, and
shall SO order.
Sec. 81. The commission SO
provided for shall not be repeated
oftener than once LII six months, in
regard to the same party; nor shall
such commission by appointed in
the case Of any patient within six
mpnths ofthe time Of his or her
admission.
Sec. 80. All persons confined as
insane, shall be entitled to the ben
eft Of the, writ Of ha6eas corpses
and the question of insanity shall
be decided at the hearing, and if
the Judge shall decide that the per-
son is insane, such decision shall
Be no bar the issuing Of the writ
second time, whenever it shall be
alleged that such person has been
restored TO reason.
ElsSec. 80. If any patient shall es-
cape from the hospital, the super
intcndent shall cause immediate
search TO be made for such patient;
Andaif the patient cannot soon be
found, he shall cause notice Of such
escapes to Z be forthwith given to
the commissioners of the county
where the patient belongs and If
such patient is found in their coun-
ty, the commissioners shall cause
him to be returned, and shall issue,
their warrant therefor, as in other
cases unless the patient shall be dis
charged, or unless for good reasons,
they shall provide for his or her
care otherwise, of which they shall
notify the superintendent.
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