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

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having done SO, they shall fin
whether the person alleged to be il
sane, is insane whether, if insane
4 fit subject for treatment and Gus
today in the hospital; whether th
legal settlement of such person
in their county, and if not in thei
county, where it is, if ascertained
If they find such person is not in
sane, they shall order his or he
immediate discharge, if in custody
If they find such person insane ane
a fit subject for custody and treat
ment III the hospital, they shal
forthwith issue their warrant ant
duplicate thereof, stating sucl
finding, with the settlement of the
person, if found and if not found
their information, if any, in regard
thereto, authorizing the superin
tendent Of the hospital to receive
and keep such person as patien,
therein. Said warrant and dupli.
cate, with the certificate and find.
ing of the physician, shall be dcliv.
cred to the sheriff of the county,
who shall execute the same by con.
veying such person to the hospital
and delivefisg simgQDr, her, with
such duplicate and physicians Ger.
tifcate and finding to the superin.
tendent thereof. The superintend.
ent, over his official signature, sh all
acknowledge such delivery on the
original warrant, which the sheriff
shall return to the clerk of the CON-
missioners, with his costs and ex-
penses endorsed thereon. Ifneither
the sheriff nor his deputy is at hand,
or if both are otherwise engaged,
the commissioners may appoint
some other suitable person to exc
cute the warrant in his stead, who
shall take and subscribe an oath or
affirmation faithfully to discharge
his duty, and shall be entitled to
the same fees as the sheriff. The
sheriff, or any other person SO ap-
pointed, may take to his aid such
assistance as he may need to exc
cute such warrant; but no female
person shall thus be taken to the
hospital without the attendance of
some other female, or some relative
of such person. The superintend-
ent, in his acknowled gment Of
delivery, must state whether there
was any such person in attendance,
and give the name or names, if any.
1t is, however, hereby provided,
that if any relative or Immediate
friend of the patient, who is suit
able person shall so request, he shall
have the privilege of taking and
executing such warrant, in prefer
ence to the sheriff, or any other
person and without taking such oath
or affirmation; and for SO doing he
shall be entitled to his necessary
expenses, but to no fees. The re-
luirements of this and the preced-
ing section are modified by the pro-
visions of the next section.
Sec. %. If the commissioners
ind that the person so committed
% the hospital has, or probably has,
! legal settlement in some other
county in the state, they shall i'm
notify the commissioners
If such county of such finding and
and the commission
,rs SO notified shall thereupon in
luirc and ascertain, if possible,
the person in question has
! legal settlement in their county,
md shall Immediately notify the
Of the hospital, and
he commissioners OF the county
rom which such person was COM
nitted, of the result Of such INJURY. |
f the legal settlement of a person
% committed, cannot for a time be !
lscertained, and is afterwards
ound, the notices so required shall
hen be given. a
Sec. %. When the superintend-
mt of the hospital has been duly
lotifed, as herein required, that q |
'atient sent to the hospital from
ne county, has legal settlement
II another county of the state, he
hall thereafter hold and treat such |
,atient as from the latter county i
md such holding shall apply to ex-
'enses already incurred in behalf
# such patient, and remaining un-
.diusted.
Sec. "a. Expenses incurred as |
lerein proved by one county, on
lccount Of an insane person whose
egal settlement is in another conn.
y Of the state, shall be refunded, |
With lawful interest thereon, by |
he county Of such settlements !; and
hall be presented to the Board Of
Of the county sought
0 be charged, which shall be al
owed and paid the same as other
laims.
Sec. Is. Patients in the hospi-
al having no legal settlement in
he state, or whose legal settlement
an not be ascertained, shall be |
Imported at the expense of the
tate This provision shall apply |
0 all such patients now in the hos
'ital touching expenses already in
urred and remaining unpaid, if any
uch there be /; aud the trustees
nay authorize the superintendent |
o remove any such patient, at the
Expense ofthe state, if they see
'roper. a5 ag as #s
Sec. 20. All patients in the hos