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and actually employed; and mileage:the same
| as is allowed him in other cases, and for other
services the same fees as for like services in
! other cases. Witnesses shall be entitled to the
same fees witnesses in the circuit court. The
shall be allowed and paid out of the county
treasury in the usual manner. Whenever the
commissioners issue their warrant for the adj
mission of person to the hospital, and funds
to pay the expenses thereof are needed in adj
vance, they snail estimate the probable eX-
penseof conveying such person to the hospital,
Guiding the compensation allowed the sheriff;
and on such estimate certified by the clerk, the
auditor of the county shall issue his order on
the treasury OF the county in favor of the sher-
i'll or other person entrusted with the execution
of such warrant; the sheriff or other person
executing such warrant, shall accompany his
return with statement of the ex penses incur
red and the excess or deficiency may be de-
Quoted from or added to his compensation. as
the case may be- Ii funds are not so advanced,
such expenses shall be certified and paid in the
manner above prescribed on the return of war;
rant When the commissioners order the re-
turn of n patient, compensation and expenses
shall be in like manner allowed.
SEC. ~. Any officer required as herein to per-
form any act ard any person accepting an APP
pontment under the provisions of this act, and
duty as herein prescribed. shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor, besides being liable to an action
for damages.
SEC. 80. When, in the case of any proceedings in
court, it would otherwise be necessary to serve
personally any person who is patient in the
hospital, with notice or process of any kind
ana when, III the opinion OF the Superintend-
ent, 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 endorsement to that effect upon the
notice or other process, or copy thereof, and
the same shall stand in lieu Of personal SER
vice.
SEC. 81. The warrant of the commissioners of
insanity, authorizing the admission of any
person to the hospital us a patient, accompan-
led by physicians certificate, as herein pro-
vided, shall operate to shield the superintend-
"a tl,NN ifnla
liability TO prosecution of any kind on account
OF the reception and detention of such person
be Otherwise in accordance With the laws s and
bylaws regulating its management.
SEC. 81. When the superintendent of the
hospital, in obedience TO a subpoena, attends
any court out OF the county in which the hos
pital is situated as witness for either party,
in the case of a person on trial for criminal
ofiense, and the question of the sanity of such
person is raised, he shall be allowed on such ac-
count, his necessary and actual expenses, and
and sNeh expenses and per diem shall be paid
by the State. When compelled so TO attend in
civil cases, he shall be entitled to the same
pensation, to be paid by the party requiring
his attendance
SEC. 3d. The superintendent shall atlix the
seal .of the hospital 10 any notice, order of
discharge, report, or other paper required TO be
given by him or issued.
act. includes every species of insanity or men,
tai arrangement Ine term idiot" is restricted
to persons foolish from birth, one supposed to
be naturally without mind. No idiot Shall be
admitted into the hospital
SEC. 3d. The trustees of the hospital shall
provide for furnishing the commissioners of
the counties entitled to send patients to the
hospital, with such blanks for warrants, certifi-
Gates &C., as will enable them with regularity
and facility to comply with the provisions OF
the law; and also with copies of the bylaws
of the hospital when printed.
SEC. S. As soon as may be after the appoint
ment of a superintendent of the Independence
hospital, the superintendent of the two hos
pitfalls and the Governor of the State shall meet
and adopt such regulations they may deem
eXpedient in regard to what patients or class of
patients shall be admitted to and provided for
in the respective hospitals; or from what por-
tions of the State patients, or certain classes OF
patients may be sent to each or either hospital;
and they may change such regulations from
time TO time as they may deem best and they
shall make such publication of these regula-
tons as they may deem necessary for the in.
formation of those interested. The regulations
so adopted shall be conformed to by the par
ties interested.
SEC. 81. Sections A. IS, A. u.s. 46, II, Is. 40 and
80, OF chapter l4l of the laws of the Seventh
General Assembly, are hereby revived. and
declared to be in full force and effect so far as
they do not conflict with the provisions of this
act. -#
SEC. IS All acts and parts of acts inconsis-
tent with the provisions of this act are hereby
repealed.
Approved April - 1870. ems