Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-06-28
LAWS OF IOWA
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
CHAPTER 241.

AN ACT to amend sections three, six,
ten, twelve and forty four, Of chapter
one hundred and nine of the acts Of the
Thirteenth General Assembly.
SECTION 1. BE it enacted by the Gen
cral Assembly Of the State of Iowa. That
the third section of chapter one hundred
and nine Of the acts of the Thirteenth
General Assembly of Iowa, be amended
by striking out the words. ";.nd approved
by the superintendent" and inserting the
words, land approved by the boaid;"-
and that the sixth section of the same act
be amended by striking out all after tho
word however" in the twelfth line,
down to the word they" in the sixteenth
line, and insert the following: "rhat the
same person shall not hold the Office OF
superintendent and steward" and by
stiking out the word "Procided," where
it occurs the second time in said section,
same section. And that section ten OF
the same act be amended, by adding af-
ter the word Hospital" in the sixteenth
line of said section, "but no part of the
money so drawn for current expenses
shall be used in making improvements y
And the same act be amended by striking
out section twelve, and inserting the fol
lowing: "The steward, under the dircc-
ton of the trustees, shall make all pur-
chases for the Hospital where and in
such manner as they can be made on the
best terms, keep the accounts, pay all en-
ployes. and have a personal superintcnd-
cncc of the farm He shall take dupli-
cate vouchers for all purchases, and for
all wages paid by him, which he shall
submit to the trustees at each of their
quarterly meetings. for their examination
and approval. Such settlement of &C
counts shall be made by the board of
trustees in open session, and shall not be
entrusted to committee. The trustees
shall, after examining and approving
such vouchers, file one of them with the
Auditor of State The books and papers
of the steward and treasurer shall be
open at all times to the inspection of any
one of the trustees, State officers or mem
bers Of the General Assembly" And the
same act be further amended by striking
out section forty four. and insert the fol-
lowing: 1.-THE trustees shall from time to
time fix the sum to be paid per week for
the board and care Of patients, which
shall not exceed the sum Of three dollars
and seventy five cents per week, and the
weekly sum so fixed shall be the sum
said Hospital shall be entitled to demand
for keeping any patient, and the ccrtifi-
cate Of the superintendent attested by the
seal of the Hospital. shall be evidence in
all places Of the amount due as fixed"
SEC 2. 1t shall be the duty Of the
board of trustees of the Hospital at In
dependence to give notice by mail of the
time when the Hospital will be ready for
the reception of patients, to all the clerks
Of the circuit courts of the State.
Sec 3. This act shall take effect from
and after its publication in the Iowa
State Register and Iowa State Leader,
newspapers published at Des Moi -es,
Iowa
Approved, April %, 1872.
hereby certify that the foregoing act
was published in the Daily Iowa State
Register, May 1, and Daily State Leader,
May 3, 1872.
ED WRIGHT,
Secretary OF State.