The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1872-05-04

| Tor the space OF hVe days 10 issue Sucn warrant
! and place it in the hands of the sheriff. if the
sheriff shall refuse to receive the same, neglect
| for the space of twenty days after receiving the
warrant to demand such patient, the superintend-
ent may appoint some suitable person to remove
| such patient at the expense of the county from
which the patient was brought to the hospital: pro
| gidea, h6U6Uer that it shall in no be neces-
sary for the superintendent to give such notice 10
| the county judge, when the friends of such dis
| charged patient are ready and willing TO remove
nm, but such patient may at once be Entrusted to
! their care.
Sec 20. When any patient is discharged as cured,
| the superintendent shall furnish him with suitable
| clothing and sum of money not exceeding twenty
doll lars unless otherwise supplied, which clothing
| and money shall be charged to the county from
| which such patient was sent.
Sec.21. Ii any female patient shall give birth to
a living child while such female is an inmate of
| the hospital, and if she has not been inmate of
! the hospital for more than nine months such child
| shall be Immediately removed from the hospital
| by the friends of the mother by the county in
which the mother resided before being sent to the
| hospital. But if such child is not removed mme-
| diatey after the county judge has been notified by
| the superintendent TO make such removal the said
superintendent shall cause suitable provision to be
| made for the care and comfort Of such child and
shall charge all accrung expenses to the county in
Which the mother resided before being sent to the
| hospital. And if any such county shall neglect to
pay the expense of taking care of and supporting
| such child, the said superintendent shall include
the amount due from such county for such purpose,
in the report which he is required to make to the
secretary of state, by section twenty-five of this
act WHICH shall be collected aud paid out as there
| in provided.
Sec. %. The superintendent shall certify to the
secretary OF state on or before the first day of Oc
tober, the amount mot preyiOusy certified by him)
| due the said hospital from the several counties as
provided in this act and said secretary shall pass
the same TO the credit of the hospital. The secre
tary shall thereupon notify the county clerk of each
| county so owing the amount thereof and charge
the same to said county, and the board of supervi
sors shall AID such amount TO the next state tax to
| be levied in said county, and pay the amount SO
| levied into the state treasury.
| al of he Of
the county clerks of the several counties are au-
| thorzed and empowered from time to time, 10 col
lect from the property of any patient maintained at
the hospital, at the cost of such counties, from
| any person or persons legally bound to support such
patient, the amount for which such county is liable
for the support of such patient in the hospital and
| the hospital for the maintenance and clothing of
such patient by the superintendent, attested with
the seal of the hospital, shall be priad Jacie evil
| denCe OF the correctness of such amount
| Section 24 The clothing to be furnished each
patient upon being sent 10 the hospital shall not be
| less than the following: For male, three new
| shirts, and substantial coat, vest, two pair
| of pantaloons of wooden cloth, two undershirts
two pair Of drawers, three pair of socks, black
or drab stock or craYat, two pocket handkerchiefs
| good hat or cap, pair of new boots and shoes,
| and pair OF slippers. For female, in addition TO
the same quantity Of undergarments, shoes and
stockings, there shall be two wooden and to white
petticOats or skirts three good dresses two night
| gowns, cloak or shawl. and decent bonnet. Tn
less such clothing be delivered TO tue supernten-
|
| ccye the patient: prOU0e0, hO2CeCer, he may re
| ceiye and furnish them with proper clothing,
charging the price thereof to the proper persons or
county; prOClded, further that in addition to the
| clothing required for patients on their admission
the amount tor which counties shall be liable shall
| not exceed the sum of forty dollars for any one
! patient in year.
Sec 25 The steward shall execute a bond to the
| institution in sum and with such securities as
| the board of trustees shall approve, conditioned
that he will faithfully perform the duties of his of
flee and pay in and account tor all the money that
| shall come into his hands belou .ing to the state
| Sec %. The superintendent and steward shall
report to the trustees from time to time as shall be
provided in the bylaws. The trustees shall report
| 10 the governor at their annual meeting next pre-
ceding the meeting of the legislature. and so much
| oftener as they may deem necessary, of the con
ditiOn and wants of the hospital Their annual re-
port shall be accompanied by full and accurate re
ports of the superintendent and detailed account
| OF all moneys received and disburscd by the
! steward.
| Sec n. The trustees shall furnish and mail,
| when printed, copies of the bylaws to the coun-
ty judges in the state and tho superintendent shall
| on the first day of October in each year. send no
tCe 10 the clerks of the boards of supervisors Of
the number OF patients in the hospital from their
| respective counties, and for whose support said
| Counties are liable.
Sec. % The president of each of the said board
of trustees, together with the governor, shall
| stitute special board. whose duty il shall be,
previous to the time the Northern Hospital for the
Insane shall DE ready for the reception Of patients
| to divide the state into two districts ell insane
persons from the district to be sent to the Wis
sons from the other to be sent to the Northern Hos
| paI for the Insane. In the arrangement of these
districts, reference shall be had 10 the number OF
| insane persons known or supposed TO be in them,
the capacity Of the hospitals, and the convenience
| of access to them. The board shall be authorized
TO change the bounds Of the districts from time to
| time they shall be satisfied there is necessity
for doing So On the opening of The Northern Hos
pa for the Insane, the said board shall designate
| what patients shall be transferred to it from the
| Wisconsin State Hospital, and on the receipt OF
| patients from the Wisconsin State Hospital, &C
| companied by the order of said board for then
| transfer the superintendent of the Northern Hos
| pital shall receive and take charge ef them The
| board shall have authority, at any time, to orde,
the transfer of patients from either hospital to The
other if they are satisfied such transfer should be
made, and the order of the board making the trans
fer shall in all be authority for the supern
| tendent of the hospital 10 which the patients arc
| sent, 10 receive and take charge of them. The cX
pensc of the transfer of patients shall always be
paid from the funds of the hospital from which
| they sent.
the board Of trustees of the Northern Hospital fo
the Insane, the powers and duties of the presen
| board of building commissioners shall cease; an(
the said building commissioners, the superintend
| ent of construction and the architect employed
| by them. shall deliver to said trustees all plans
! drafts and specifications made for said hospital
| and all books, papers, money and property of cy
cry kind in their possessi0! or under their Contro
belonging to the state; and any uneXpended bal
ance of the appropriations made to the Northern
Hospital for the Insane previous to the year 1872
then in the state treasury shall be held subject
the order of said trustees, to be used provided
by law
Sec. 80. During the completion of the buildin.
now under contract, and whenever additiona
buildings to be erected, the trustees of eithe
hospital for the insane shall have authority TO ap
point building committee Of two of their owl
number. whose duties shall be the same thOs
which have devolYed upon thG building commits
sioner> referred TO in the next preceding section
DrOUied that in all their action they shall act il
the name of and under the direction of said boart
: | of trustees. The building committee shall be al
lowed five dollars per day for the time actually
neccsSariy spent in the discharge OF their duties
|, and their necessary expenses, the account to b.
audited by the board and paid from the funds o
.he hospital.
| Sec 81. Chapter 102 of the general laws O
| 1871, entitled an act for the government of tn
Wisconsin State Hospital for the Insane, is here
by repealed.
Sec 81 This act shall take effect on the frs
day of April. 1872.
Approved March 25, 1872. i3COPY
Published April ?, 1921
CHAPTER l19-GESEEAI-
AN ACT in relation to railroads and the organ
| iZation of railroad companies.
The people Of the state of Wisconsin, represente
in senate and assembly, do enact follows:
Section !. Any number of persons not less tina
five, may form company for the purpose of con
structing, maintaining and operating railroa
| for public use, in the conveyance of persons an
operating any railroad already constructed for tn
like public uses and fol that purpose may max
and sign articles of association, in which shall b
: stated the name of the company. the places froI
: and 10 which the road is TO be constructed c
. maintained and operated; the length of such roa
J as near may be, and the of each county i
this state, through into which il is made c
c intended TO be made; the amount of the capt..