The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1870-06-30

10. What treatment has been pur'
sued for the relief Of the patient? Men
ton particulars, and the effects.
70. State any other matter supposed
to have = bearing ON The case.
las. fiat any time 1t may become
necessary, for want Of room or Other
cause, to discriminate In the general
reception Of patients into the hospital, a
selection shall he made as follows: /
Recent cases, |. r., cases of less than on.
dear's duration, shall have preference o.
all others. 2. Chronic cases, i. e., cases
Of more than one years duration, pre-
senting the most favorable. prospect OF
recovery, shall next be preferred. 8.
Those for whom application has been
longer on file, other things being equal,
shall he next preferred; and 4. where
cases are equally meritorious in all
other respects, the INDECENT shall have
preference.
l36. On statement in writing, veri-
fled by affidavit, addressed to judge OF
the district or circuit court Of the coun-
" where the hospital Is situated, or OF
the county In which any certain person
confined in the hospital has his legal
settlement, alleging that such person is
not insane, and is urjustly deprived Of
his or her liberty, such judge shall APP
point com mission, Of not more than
three persons, i'm his discression, to in
auire into the merits of the case, one of
whom shall be physician, and if two
or more are appointed, another shall he
a lawyer. Without first summoning
the party to meet them, they shall pro-
coed to the hospital and have personal
interview with such person, so managed
rs to prevent him or her, if possible,
from suspecting its object; and they
shall make any inquiries and examina-
lions they may deem necessary and
proper, of the officers and records of the
hospital touching the merits Of the case.
Ifthey shall judge it prudent and advis-
able they may disclose to the party the
object of their visit, and either in the
presence of such party or otherwise,
make further investigation Of the mat
ter. They shall forthwith report to the
judge making the appointment. the re-
result of their examination and inqsiry.
Such repor. shall be accompanied by a
statement Of the case, made and signed
by the superintendent. If on such re-
port and statement, and the hearing Of
the testimony, If any il offered, the
judge shall find the person 10. insane,
he shall order his or her discharge. If
ON the contrary, he shall SO state, and
and authorize his or her detention
The finding and order Of the judde, with
filed in the Office Of the clerk OF the
court over which such judge presides,
who shall enter memorandum thereof
on his record, and forthwith notify the
superintendent of the hospital Of the
finding and order of the judge, and the
superintendent shalfcarry out the order.
The commissioners appointed, as pro-
vided in this section, shall be entitled
TO their necessary expenses aud a rea-
sonnble compensation, TO be allowed by
the judge, and paid by the State out of
.any funds not otherwise appropriated:
Prorided, That the applicant shall pay
the same, if the judge shall find that
<he application was made without prob
able grounds, and shall so order.
s37. All persons confined as insane,
shall be entitled to the benefit Of the
writ OF habeas corpus and the question
of insanity shall be decided at the hear.
ing, and if the judge shall decide that
the person is insane, such decision shall
be no bar to the issuing of the writ u
second time. whenever it shall be al!es-
ed that such person has been restored to
reason.
S39. Ifany patient shall escape from
the hospital, the superintendent shall
cause immediate search to be made for
such patient and if the patient can not
soon be found, he shall cause notice of
GoS" SSSapS w NC ioish"iSt given w t-iS
commissioners of the county where the
patient belongs; and if such patient is
found in their county, the commission
ers shall cause him to be returned, and
shall issue their warrant therefor, As in
other cases, unless the patient shall be
discharged, Or unless, for good reasons,
they shall provide for his or her care
otherwise, of which they shall notify
the superintendent.
$40. Any patient who is cured shall
be Immediately discharged by the sup
erintendent. Upon such discharge the
superintendent shall furnish the pa
tient, unless otherwise supplied, with
suitable clothing, and a sum of money
not exceeding twenty dollars, which
shall be charged with the other expenses
in the hospital of said patient. The
relatives of any patient not susceptible
Of cure by remedial treatment in the
hospital, and not dangerous to be at
large, shall have the right to take charge
Of and remove such patient, on consent
Of the Board of Trustees; Proti'led, that
in the interim of the meetings of the