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

S sSoPS0AS AAOA VIZ bVSCI0
counties having patients chargeable
thereto; and said auditor sh ali pas,
the same u. the credit Of the hos
pital. The auditor sh all thereupon
notify the county auditor Of each
county so owing, Of the amour,
thereof, and charge the same te
said county; and the board of su.
pervisors shall add such amount te
the next State tax, to be levied in
said county, and pay the amour,
so levied into the State treasury.
Sec. 48. The provisions herein
made for the support Of the insane
Ut public charge, shall not be con.
strued to release the estates oil
such persons nor their relatives,
from liability of their support I; and
the auditors Of the several coun-
ties, subject to the direction of the
board ofsupervisors, are authorized
and empowered to collect from the
property of such patients. or from
any person or persons legally bound
for their support, any sums paid
by the county in their behalf, as
herein provided and the certificate
from the superintendent aud the
notice from the auditor of State,
stating the Sums charged in such
cases, shall be presumptive evil
dence Of the correctness of the
sums 80 stated. IF the board of
county supervisors, in the case OF
any insane patient who has been
supported at the expense of the
county, shall deem it q hardship to
compel the relatives Of such patien,
to bear the burden of his or hen
support, they may relieve such rel.
atives from any part or all Of such
burden, as may seem to them reas.
enable and just.
Sec. Al. Whenever it shall be
shown, to the satisfaction of the
commissioners Of insanity Of any
county, that cause no longer exists
for the care within the county, of
any particular person as an insane
patient in their county as herein
provided, they shall order the i'm
mediate discharge Of such person.
Sec. 4S. The commissioners of
insanity shall be allowed at the
rate Of three dollars per diem each
for all the time actually employed
in the time actually employed in
the duties of their office. They
shall also be allowed their necessa-
ry and actual expenses, not inclu-
ding charges for board. The clerk
in addition to what he is entitled to
as commissioner, shall be allowed
one half as much more, for making
the required record entries in all
cases Of inquest, and of meetings
Of the board for any purpose, and
for the fling of any papers required
to be fled. He shall also be allow
ed twenty-five cents for each notice
or process given or issued under
seal as herein required. The ex-
aiming physician shall be entitled
to the same compensation a. COM
missioner, and to mileage at the
rate of ten cents per mile each way.
The sheriff shall be allowed for his
personal services in conveying a
patient to the hospital and return
ing therefrom at the rate of three
dollars per day for the time neces-
sarily 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 as witness
SEES in the circuit court. The COM
pensation and expenses provided
for above shall be allowed and paid
out of the county treasury in the
usual manner. Whenever the CON-
missioners issue their warrant tor
the admission of a person to the
hospital. and funds to pay expenses
thereof are needed in advance, they.
shall estima ate the probable expense
Of conveying such person to the
hospital, including the necessary
assistance, and not including 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 sheriff
or other person entrusted with the
execution of such warrant; the
sheriff or other person executing
such warrant, shall accompany his
return with q statement Of the ex-
penses incurred: and the excess or
deficiency may be deducted from or
added to his compensation, as the
case may be. II funds are not so
advanced, such expenses shall be
,er:ified and paid in the manner
above prescribed on the return Of
The warrant. When The commits
'ioners order the return of o patient,
compensation and expenses shall be
n like manner allowed.
Sec. 40. Any officer required as |
'erein to perform any act, and any
'erson accepting an appointing cut
lnder the provisions of this act,
md wilfully refusing or neglecting |
o perform bis duty, as herein pre-
shall be guilty Of INSIDE
neanor, besides being liable to an
Iction for damages.
Sec. SO. When, in the case of
my proceedings in court, it would
otherwise be necessary to serve
personally any person who is q /
patient in the hospital, with notice