The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1870-05-27
LAWS OF IOWA.
Published By authority.
CHAPTER 100,

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~ CHAPTER 100.
AN ACT for the government q
i hospitals for the insane, definin
i the legal relations of ms anc pei
l sons, and providing for thcif car
! and protection. d
| Section. l. Be it enacted bysth
General Assembly of the Staio o
Iowa, That the hospital for the in
sane, located at Mount Pleasant, /,
Henry county, shall hereafter b,
known by The name of the low:
hospital for the insane a
Mount Pleasant; and the hospita
for the insane located at Independ
ence, in Buchanan county, shall b,
known by the name of the low:
hospital for the insane at Independ
ence. Each Of said hospitals shal
be under the charge of seven trus
tees, as herein provided, four ol
whom shall constitute quorum fol
the transaction Of business, the
Governor Of the State shall be cx
officio q member of the board. s.
Sec. 2. The present trustees oil
the Mount Pleasant hospital shall
hold their offices for the periods 70,
which they have been respectively
appointed; that is to say, Luke
Palmer and Andrew w. Nc Clure,
until the .4th day Of July, 1870;
Maturin L. Fisher and BENJAMIN
Crabb, until the 4th day of July,
1879; and Micajah T. Williams,
George Acheson and Martin L.
Edwards, until the 4th day of July,
1874; and Luke Palmer and An
drew w. Mcclure, aforesaid, are
hereby appointed their own success
sors, respectively, for six years from
the 4th day of July, 1870. The
trustees Of the Independence hos
|pital shall be Maturin L. Fisher and
DR.. John f. Ely, who shall hold
their offices until the 4th day of
July, 1872; I. w. Fawcett and G..
w: Bemis, who shall hold their Of
fees until the 4th day Of July, 1874;
and +. G. Morgan, J. M. Boggs,
and DR.. G. G.. Parker, who shall
hold their offices until the 4th day
ofJdy 1876. The first two shall
serve for two years; the second 2,
for four years and the last three,
for six years, from the 4th day of
July 1870. In all cases when the
term of Iartrustee expires, his sue
cessor 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 filed by the governor until
the meeting OF the General Assem-
bly,.
Sec. 8. The trustees, before
entering upon the duties of their Of
flee, shall take aud 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 he established. They shall
bciR.id 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 moneys not otherwise appro-
priated, by an order drawn by the
secretary Of the board, and approv-
ed by the superintendent. The
board Of trustees sha hold all ann
ual meeting npon the first Wednes-
day of December 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 Wednesday in March,
June and September, excepting as
provided in the next section.
Sec. 4. The first meeting of the
trustees Of the Independence hos
pital, shall he held on the call of the
commissioners charged with super
the construction Of the
building. The commissioners shall
fix the time Of such meeting at such
period as will allow the trustees
time to organize, choose . superin-
tendent and other resident officers,
and make needful preparation for
the reception of patients, by the
time the building shall be SO far ad
vanced as to admit Of such occu-
pancy; and they shall notify each
of the trustees of the time SO fixed.
Sec. 5. 1t shall be the duty of
the board Of trustees, or majority
thereof, to inspect the hospital un-
der their charge at each quarterly
meeting; and a committee Of the
board may visit the hospital month
ly. The trustees shall make a |
record of all their proceedings in
books kept for the purpose; and at
the annual meeting preceding the
regular sessions OF the General AS.
sembly they shall make a report to
the governor, Of the condition and
wants of the hospital, which shall
be accompanied BY full and accur-
ate reports Of its superintendent
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