The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-06-23
THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 1870.
tho Des Moines Register April
26, 1870.
Ep WRIGHT,
,-... ,.. Secretary of state.

the Des Moines Register, April
26, 1870.
Ep WRIGHT,
Secretary of State.
CHAPTER 100.
AN ACT for the government Of hospl-
tails for the insane, defining the legal re-
lations Of insane persons, and providing
for their care and protection.
SECTION /. Be II Enacted BY the General
Assembly of the State Of Iosca, That the
hospital for the insane, located In Mount
Pleasant, in Henry county, shall hereafter
be known as the Iowa Hospital for the
Insane at Mount Pleasant; and the hosp1-
tai for the insane located at Independence,
in Buchanan county, shall be known by
the name Of the Iowa Hospital for the In
sane at Independence. Each OF said hos
pitals shall be under the charge OF seven
trustees, as herein provided, four OF
transaction Of business, the Governor Of
the State shall be ex-officio . member Of
the board.
SEC. Q. The present trustees of the
Mount Pleasant hospital shall hold their
Offices for the periods for which they have
been respectively appointed: that IL to say
luke Palmer and Andrew w. Mcclure,
untlA tn0 Atn u0y VI S0Ays Ao,V MaNuIiu
L. Fisher and Benjamin Crabb, until the
4th day Of July, 1871; and Micajah T.
williams, George Acheson and Martin l.
Edwards, until the 4th day Of July, 1874;
and Luke Palmer and Andrew W. Mcclure
aforesaid, are hereby appointed their own
successors, respectively, for six years
fiom the 4th day Of July, 1870. The trus-
Maturin L. Fisher and DR.. John F. Ely,
VINO shall hold their Offices until the 4th
day of July, 1872; T. W. Fawcet and G.
w. Bemis, who shall hold their offices
until the 4th day Of July, 1874; X. G. Nor
gan and j. n. Boggs, and Dr.. O. 9. Parker
who shall hold their offices until the 4th
day Of July, 1876. The hrst two shall
n or swo yea The '1s s.t tbpee
six..years, from the 4th day Of July, 1870.
In all cases when the term Of trustee
expires, his successor shall be appointed
by the General Assembly for six years,
and the incumbent shall hold Office until
his successor is appointed and qualified.
All vacancies occurring shall be filled by
eral Assembly.
SEC. 8. The trustees, before entering
upon the duties Of their Office, shall take
and subscribe an oath or affirmation to
support the Constitution OF the United
States. and OF this State, and also faithfUl-
ly to discharge the duties required of
them by law, and the bylaws that may
be established. They shall be paid their
actual and necessary expenses and three
dollars per day during the time they are
actually engaged in the discharge of their
official duties: such payment to be made
out of the State treasury, out of any mon
eys not otherwise appropriated. by an or
der drawn by the Secretary of the board,
and approved by the Superintendent.
,l,~I I>oS a = ctoa CT, oy
meeting upon the first Wednesday Of De-
cember of each year, at the hospital, when
they shall choose one of their number
president, and another secretary and
shall also choose treasurer, for the year
then ensuing, and until their successors
are elected and qualified. They shall also
hold quarterly meetings on the first We'd
nesday in March, June and Septe mber,
excepting as provided in the next section.
SEC. 4. The first meeting of the trns-
tees of the Independence hospital shall
be held on the call of the commissioners
charged with the experimenting the con-
struction OF the building. The commits
sioners shall fix the time Of such meeting
at such period as will allow the trustees
time to organise, chooses . superintendent
and other resident officers, and make
needful preparation for the reception OF
patients, by the time the building shall be
so far advanced as to admit of such occu-
pancy; and they shall notify each of the
trustees Of the time 20 fixed.
of trustees. or q majority thereof. to in
spect the hospital under their charge at
each quarterly meeting; and q committee
| of the board may visit the hospital month
| ly. The trustees shall make q record OF
| all their proceedings In books kept for the
purpose, and at the annual meeting pre-
| ceeding the regular sessions Of the Gener.
L Al thov ahal1 vnako n ranOrk In
the governor of the condition and wants
| of the hospital, which shall be accompani-
| ed by full and accurate reports OF its su'
perintendent and treasurer, and au ac-
count of all moneys received and dis.
bursed.
SEC. 6. The trustees shall. have the gen.
| eral control and management OF the hos.
pital under their charge. they shall have
| full power to make all bylaws necessary
| for. the government of the same, not in
| consistent with the laws and constitution
| of the State, and to conduct the affairs of
| the institution in accordance with the laws
| and by laws regulating the same. They
| shall appoint medical superintendent,
| an assistant physician or physicians, q
steward, and q matron, who shall reside
in the hospital and be styled resident
| officers Of the same, and be governed and
subject to all the laws and bylaws for the
| government OF the said institutions; provi-
dsd, however, that the trustees, may, in
their discretion. dispense with steward,
| and in such case cause the duties Of
steward to be performed by the other OFF,
GERS, under such rules and regulations rs
the board may adopt. They may also. In
| their discretion, and upon the nomination
| Of the superintendent, appoint chaplain
| and prescribe his duties. The board Of
| trustees shall, from time to time, fix the
salaries and wages Of the officers and
other employees OF the hospital. and certi-
| fy the Same to the auditor OF state; and
they may remove any officer or any other
employee of such institutions; provided,
| that the salary Of the superintendent shall
| not be more than fifteen hundred dollars
per annum; the salary of tho assistant
| ply sician shall not be more than six
hundred dollars per annum; the salsry Of
| the steward shall not be more than seven
hundred dollars per annum; the salary OF
the matron shall not be more than three
hundred dollars per annum.
/ SEQ. Z, The board Of Il ustees may take
in the name of the state, aud hold. in trust
for the hospital, any land conveyed or de-
vised, and any money or other personal
property given or bequeathed, to be ap-
piled for any purpose connected with the
SIC. 8. No trustee. or any officer Of the
hospital, shall bs either directly or indi-
rectly interested in the purchase Of build
ing material, or any article Of furniture
or supply for the use o: the Institution.
Sec. 9. No member of the board OF
trustees shall be eligible to the office of
superintendent of the hospital during the
term for which he was appointed, nor
within one year after his term shall have
expired.
SEC, TO- The treasurer shall execute q
bond to the State of Iowa. for the use of
the hospital (naming whic h) in a sum,
and with such securities as the board Of
trustees shall approve, conditioned that
he will faithfully perform the duties Of
his Office, and pay over and account for
all mony that shall come into his hands.
He shall receive such compensation as the
board shall fix, not exceeding one-half Of
one per cent. on all moneys received and
paid out by him. Upon authority granted
by the board he shall have power To draw
from the State treasury out of money not
otherwise appropriated, upon his order,
approved by the superintendent, and 40,
less than two Of the trustees, and under
seal of the hospital, a sufficient amount
from time to time, for the purpose of de-
fraying any defsiencies that may arise In
the current expenses OF the hospital. Up
on the presentation of such order, to the
Auditor of State, it sha Il be the duty o
the Auditor to draw warrant on the
Treasurer OF State, for the amount therein
specified.
SEC IL. The superintendent Of the hos
pital shall be a physician OF acknowledged
, skill and ability in his profession. lii
shall be the chief executive officer Of the
, hospital, and shall hold his office for 81,
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