Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-04-18
Published April 10, 1851

' ~ ~ AoA tAOA PloN1UC AO1 bAS SaIe VA bAS IL
Tia People Of the state Of Wisconsin represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as follops:
persons in this state shall exceed the total number
OF such persons who can be conveniently and prop
sane already existing, under the laws of this state
Ihe board of supervisors of any county IN this state
chase, or otherwise provide a proper Site. within
Sid county for the erection Of county asylum for
10 contain not less than forty acres and when said
board of supervisors may proceed as hereinafteT
provided. TO erect thereon suitable buildings for
persons. not less than thirty more than fty per
centum greater than the entire number of insane
board of supervisors may determine.
section Whenever the board of supervisors OF
erect buildings for an insane asylum. as provided
duty of the equity clerk of said county to file with
the governor and state board of charities and
board Of supervisory yreiating to such determna
ton; but county shall be authorized under this
specified in the first section of this act until the
g6gnrp nora and said board of charities and reform
with the secretary OF state that necessity exists
OF the governor and said board of charities and re-
form IN such case to make anG file with the secreta
~ OF state such certificate as aforesaid whenever
il shall appear to the governor and said board that
Tor want of room or other cause, there Is INSULT
number Of Insane this state in the HOSPITALS i pre
viously existing under the laws of this state and
the aSylumS previously erected or proposed to be
erected under the provisions of this act; but in
making such certificate the governor and said
board as far as practicable shall give preference
to those counties Containing the largest humber of
insane persons under public charge.
Section 3: Before proceeding to the construction
OF the buildings provided for in the first section of
proposing erect such buildings shall cause to be
PREPARED complete plans. drawings and speclfica
which plans. drawings and specifications shall be
tiles and reform Tor their approval in respeet to
me number ana sanitary care OF inmates to be pro
drawings and specifications by the governor and
said board, said board of supervisors may adopt
coed contract fdf the construction Of said build
ingS with the lowest bidder or bidders for all the
work and material required therefor.
Section l. Upon the completion of said buildings
and their acceptance by the governor and state
board of charities and reform, as aforesaid the
governor shall appoint three trustees, and the
all of whom shall be resident citizens of the coun,
Stitute board of trustees for the government of
said asylum and whose terms of office respective
ly shall be first determined by lot and thereafter
conform with the terms of Office provided by law
Sane The treasurer Of the sonn Sd a1r Tue IN
treasurer of said asylum, upon such conditions as
scribe and said board of trustees shall report TO
said board of supervisors often as said board of
Governor the Condition and wants Of said ss 70 Ine
and also to the state board of charities reform
full and detailed statement of all receipts and
expenditures on account thereof. and all other
facts concerning the management and adminiStra-
Section 5. Upon the completion of said county
asylum and the organization of said board of truS-
tees as hereinbeforc provided said board is here
by authorized to transfer to said county asylum
committed from or belonging to said county held
as chronic incurable and all insane inmates of
sons belonging TO or residing i'll said county and
adjudged to be insane according to the laws of this
state; and said board OF trustees may thereafter
receive into said asylum, any inebriate person
to be se uRder ting g 80 of so sa
ed, however that whenever any insane person
provisions of this act shall be found to belong to
the class defined as acute insane and to require
of cure said person may be transferred the state
hospitals for the insane and committed therein
other patients committed to said state hospital
Section &. Said board of trustees of said county
asylum may also receive into said asylum under
such regulations as said board may prescribe, any
afo TO 4y thy Of to Be
chargeable to any county in this state for care and
care and treatment of such person shall be under
taken and maintained without extra expense to the
Gated u INV ''"'' III "ni'n 'ai' asylum Is 10
Section I. Said board of trustees of said county
such regulations as said board may prescribe any
inebriate or insane person, belonging to any other
tutionS for the insane, for want of room or other
reason; and such insane person admitted shall
De SUBJECT TO the same provisions of law as insane
persons belonging to the county in which said asy-
um Is located; provided, that the cost of maintain
ng Such neDrlate or insane person shall be appor-
toned to the county to which such insane person
county asylum is located in the same manner and
10 the same extent that the inmates of state in
they belong under the laws OF this state and tn g
balance OF such cost to the state in the same man.
chargeaDle to the state, under the provisions of
this act. -
Section 8. The cost of the buildings for any such
e%ceed he amount u tS and
ated therefor by the board of supervisors of any
county in which said asylum is located.
Section g. Whenever any county as aforesaid
shall have completed the construction of proper
buildings for the purposes and according to the
conditions of this act it Shall be the duty of the
secretary of State together with statement Of the
cost of such buildings. whereupon the secretary of
paid by said county In the construction of the state
institutions for the insane, shall issue to said
the payment and return to said county Of an
amount equal to one-half the cost Of said build
amount SO paid to any snch comfy shall i'll no case
ia for the whole number of insane persons such
asylum is designed to accommodate and provide
by the governor and board of charities and re-
Section TO- The entire cost of constructing and
maintaining any such county asylum shall deYOlve
upon the county in which the asylum is located,
except as provided in this act, and nothing In this
act shall be deemedto exempt said county from the
payment of its proportion of the total cost of main
tanning the state institutions for the insane
already existing; provided, however that any
according the provisions Of this act in consider
alton thereof shall be entitled to receive there
for the compensation hereinafter provided In this
act.
Section IL. During the month of January in
each year, 1t shall be the duty of the secretary of
state to compute the average cost per week per
capita, of maintaining the insane inmates OF the
state institutions for the insane during the prece
ding fiscal year, for such purpose assuming the to-
tai cost OF such inmates to be equal to the aggre
gate amount of payments from the state treasury,
on account OF legislative appropriations, and not
including payment by counties, on any account In
behalf of such Institutions, during said fiscal year;
and having thus aScertained the cost per week per
capita of maintaining the insane inmates of said
state institutions, for the preceding fiscal year. he
shall compute the aggregate amount to which any
such county maintaining its own insane shall be
entitled to receive on the basis of eighty per
tum of an equal amount per capita per week, for all
the insane persons maintained by such county at
public cost, and shall thereupon draw his warrant
upon the state treasurer for such aggregate
amount, i'll behalf of said county, and shall deliver
said warrant to the state treasurer, who shall
thereupOn place the amount of said warrant to the
credit of said county, the books of the treasury
Section T. All laws of this state relating to the
government and management of state institutions
for the insane or to the appointment. duties terms