Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1870-05-26
Laws OF low A.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
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To be charged aud ccliecteu Uy thSms UifN
an accurate and particular account keM by
the same, which account shall be rendered
mon thly by each Of said officers to the Stste
Treasurer, verified by oath, and inc amounts
.thua shown to be charged and collected by
them shall be paid over to the Treasurer ol
State at The end Of each month.
SIC. 8. That all Acts and parts Of Of Actt
eonfiicting with the provisions Of this Ac'
are hereby repealed. ..a
j SEC. Z. This Act being BY the General
Assembly deemed Of immediate importance
shall take effect and be in force from and
After its publication in the Daily state
Recis.er and Des Moincs Daily Statesman
newspapers published in Dcs Moines, Iowa
Approved April ls, 1870. s,.9s ", -, ri
I, Ed Wright, Secretary Of State, hereby
certify thot the foregoing Act was published
In the Daily Iowa State Register April 10
and in ihe Dcs Moincs Daily Statesman
April II, 1870.
ED WRIGHT, Secretary Of State.
CHAPTER 1Oo.
HN ACT for the government Of hospitals
for the insane, defining the legal relations
Of insane persons and providing for thei'
care and protection.
Srcriox 1. Be Il enacted BY the General
Assessbly Of tbs State ef Is,ca, That the hos;
pltal for the insane, located at Mount Pleas.
aat, in Henry county, shall hereafter be
known by the name Of the Iowa hospital for
the insane at Mount Pleasant; and the hos
pital for the,insane located at Independence,
in Buchanan county, shall be known by the
name Of the Iowa hospital for the insane at
Independence. Each Of said hospitals shall
Be under the charge of seven trustees, as
herein provided, four of whom shall oonsti-
tute quorum for the transaction Of busi>
ness. the Governor of the State shall be ex-
peieio member Of the board.
Sec. 2. Tho present trustees OF the Mt.
Pleasant hospital shall hold their Offices for
tho periods for which they have been res
pectively appointed; that is to say, Luke
Palmer and Andrew W. Mcclure, until the
4.h day of Jolly, 1870; Maturin L.fFisher
and benjamin Crabb, until The 4th day Of
July, 1872; and Nficajah 7. Williams. Geo.
Achcson and Martin L. Edwards, Until the
4th day Of July. 1874; and Luke Palmer
and Andrew ". Mcclure, aforesaid, are
hereby appointed their own successors, re-
epcctively, for SIX years from the 9Th day Of
July. 1870. The trustees Of the lndepen,
dcnce hospital shall be Maturin L. Fisher
and DR.. John. F. Ely, who shall hold their
Offices until the 4th day Of July, 1872; I.
W.Fnweett, sud g. W. Benis, who shall
hoid their offers until the 4th day Of July,
1874; and L. G. Morgan, J. NJ. Boggs, and
DR.. C. O: Parker, whosshall hold thcir otis
ces until the 4.li day of July, 1876. The
first two shall serve for two years; the sec
ond two. for four years and the last three,
fer six years, from the 4th day Of July,
1870. In all cases, when the term Of la]
trustee expires, his successor shall be APP
pointed by the General Assembly for six
years; and the incumbent shall hold Office
until his successor is appointed aud auali>
6ed. AL vacancies occurring shall be tlll
ed by the governor untiithe meeting Of the
General Assembly.
Sec. 8. The trustees, before entering
upon the duties Of their office, shall take
and subscribe an oath or affirmation TO- sup
port the constitution Of the United States,
andsoG dis State, q nd also faithfully to dis
cKarrr. .tic ian,ies required Of them by law.
and the bylaws that may be established
They shall be paid their actual and neces>
cary expense and three dollars per day dur
ing the time they arc actually engaged in
the discharge of their official duties; such
payment 10 be made out Of the State treas
ury, out Of any moneys not. otherwise ap-
propriatcd, by an order drawn by the Sec
retary Of the board, and approved by the
superintSsdeut. Tho board of trustees
shalt hold an annual meeting upon the first
Wednesday Of December Of each year, atthe
hospital, when they shall choose one Of their
number president, and another secretary,
and shall also choose q treasurer, for the
year then ensuing, and until their success"
sors are elected and qualified. They shall
also hold quarterly meetings on the hrst
Wednesday in March, June and September
excepting as provided in the next section.
Sec. 4. The first meeting Of the trustees
Of the Independence hospital, shall be held
on the call Of the commissioners charged
with superiptending the construction Of the
building. Tho commissioners shall fix ths
time Of such meeting at such period as will
allow the trustees time to organise. choose
! superintendent and other resident sficcrs
and make needful preparation for The re-
eeption Of patients, by the time the build
ing shall DO 90 fer advanced as to admit Q
such occupancy and they shall notify eacl
OF the trustees Of The time SO fixed.
Sec. s. Il shall be the duty Of theboart
Of trustees, or majority thereof, toinspec
the hpspital under their charge at eacl
quarterly meeting; and : committee Of th'
board may visit the hospital monthly. Th
trustees shall make. record Of all thei
proceedings Ia books kept for the purpose,
and At thesannusl meeting preceding th
regular sessions Of the General Assembly
they shall make report to the Governor
Of the condition and wants Of the hospital
which shall be, accompanied BY full and &c
.curate reports Of its superintendent AM
treasurer, and On account Of al moneys re
eeived aid atsbursea.A $ Ia@S'
SEQ 8. affS trustees shall have the sgcn.
sral control and management Of the hospit
al under their Charge = they shall have ful
power to make all by>laws necessary 70
the government Of the same, not inconsist
ent with The laws and constitution Of ~
State sud tscosddct t,saHairs Of the id
st'tution in accordance with the laws On
by>laws regulating the same. They shal
appoint sssasdiesl superintendent, an assis
tant physician, or physicians, stewar
and =, mAkp0s !. rho, aha II rnsifie. in the hos