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

soon as practicable, conclude their inves
tigation;and having done so, they shall
find whether the person alleged to b,
insane, is isinsanc;whether, If insane, u
fit subject for treatment and custody IL
the hospital; whether the legal settle
ment of such person is In their county
and Ii not in their county, where it !.
if ascertained. Ifthey find such person
is not insane, they shall order his or hcl
immediate discharge, ii in custody. II
they tind such person insane aud a 1t
! subject for custodyand treatment In the
| hospital, they shall forthwith issue
their warrant and a duplicate thereof,
stating such finding, with the sttlement
person, if found; and if not found; their
information, il any, in regard thereto,
authorizing the superintendent of the
hospital to receive and keep such person
rs patient therein. Said Warrant and
duplicate, with tho certificate and find
ing the physician, shall he delivered
to the shcritfof the county, who sha II
execute the same by conveying such
person to the hospital sna delivering
him or her, with such duplicate and
physicians certificate and finding to the
superintendent therof. The supcrin-
tendent therof. Tie superintendent,
over his official signature, shal. ac-
knowledge such delivery on theorisinal
warrant, which the sheriff shall return
to the clerk of the commissioners, with
his costs and expenses endorsed thereon
/ neither the sheriff nor lis deruty is
ut hand, or IL both are otherwise enga-
gcd, the commissioners may appoint
some other suitable person to execute
the warrant in his stead, who shall
take and subscribe an oath or a.ryma-
ton faithfully to discharge his duty,
and shall I've entitled to the same fees
AS the sheriff The sheriff or any other
person so appointed, may take to hisaid
such assistance as he may need to exc
cute such warrant; but no female person
shall thus be taken to the hospital with.
out the attendance of some other female
Or some relative Of such person. The
superintendent, In his acknowledge.
ment of delivery must state whether
any such person in attendance, and give
the name or names, if any. 1t Is how
ever hereby provided, that ifany relative
or immediate friend of the patient, who
Is suitable person, shall so request he
shall have the privilege of taking and
executing such warrant, in preference
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 requirements of this and the
preceding section are modified by the
provisions Of the next section.
s22 Ifthe commissioners find that the
person SO committed to the hospital has
or probably has, n legal settlement in
some other county in the State. They
shall Immediately notify the commits
sioners Of suck finding and commitment
and the commissioners SO notified shall
thereupon inquire ana ascertain, If pos
sible, VIII ether the person has legal
settlement in their county, and shall
Immediately notify the superintendent
Of the hospital, and the commissioners
the county from which such person
was committed, of the result of such
inquiry. If tho legal settlement of q
so committed, cannot for q time be ascer
tained and Is afterwards found, the
nj ,h If .,;
%. When the superintendent 1.-THE
hospital has been duly notified, as here
in required, that a patient sent to the
hospital from one county, has legal
settlement in another county of the
State, he shall thereafter hold and treat
Such patient as from the latter county
and such holding shall apply to expenses
already incurred in behalf of such patient,
and remaining unadjusted. 5~..f
2i. Expenses incurred as herein
provided by one county, on account OF
an insane person whose legal settlement
is in another county ofthe State, shall
be refunded, with lawful interest there
on, by the county Of such settlement !;
and shall be presented to the board OF
Supervisors Of the County sought to be
charged, which shall be allowed and
paid the same as other claims.
AIS. Patients III the hospital having
no legal settlement IN tie State,
or whose legal settlement can not be as
certained, shall he supported at the ex-
pense of the State. This provision shall
apply to all such patients now in the
hospital touching expenses already in
Cured and remaining unpaid, if any
such there be; and the trustees may
authorize the superintendent to remove
any such patient, at the expense Of the
State, If they see proper.
223. All.patients in the hospital shall
be regarded as standing upon an equal
footing and the several patients, ac-
coruing to their different conditions of
mind aud body, and their respective
needs, shall be provided for and cared
for and treated with equal care: prouiC.
cd, that if the relatives or immediate
friends of any patient shall pay the ex-
pense thereof, such patient may have