Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-04-25
WHOLE NO. 1918.
sented in senate and assembly do enact as

confer on certain associations OF the citizens
of the state OF Wisconsin the powers and inn
munities OF corporations and bodies polite in
law, is hereby amended so as to read as fol
lows: "Sectiop ]. At any time when five or
more persons may desire to form q mutual
savings fund loan or buil4ing association un-
der the provisions of this act they shall make
and subscribe certificate of organization and
shall file the same in the Office of the clerk OF
the circuit court of the county in which they
intend TO carry on the business of such corpor
alton; and such certificate shall certify, LIST
The name assumed by such association, and
by which it shall be known I'd. The amount
OF its capital Sd The city, village or town in
which such association designs to carry on its
cooperative business: Provided, that such
associationin making its loans as herein after
provided, may accept as security for such loan
or loans any property situated IN the county
ia which such association carries on its GO. ror.
alive business and that no charter granted
under or by virtue Of the provisions of thi.
act shall be for longer term than twenty
years.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage and publ.
cation.
Approved March IS. 1878.
IPuplished April 10. 1878.
CHAPTER. 29s
AN ACT to further provide for the care of the
insane.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, repre-
seRted in senate and assembly do enact as
fellows:
Section l. Whenever the total number OF
insane persons in this state shall exceed the
total number of such persons who can be con.
veniently and properly cared for in the state
institutions for the insane already existing, un-
der the laws of this state the board of super
visors of any county in this state, upon the
conditions hereinafter named, may purchase,
or otherwise provide proper, site, within said
county, tor the erection of county ASYLUM
for the care of the insane and inebriate persons,
said site to contain not less than forty acres,
and when said site shall have been approved
by the governor, such hoard of supervisors
may proceed, as hereinafter provided, to erect
thereon suitable buildings for the proper care
of number of insane aud inebriate persons,
not less than thirty nor more than fifty per
centum greater than the entire number of in
sane persons then belonging to said county, as
such board Of supervisors may determine.
Section Q. Whenever the board of super.
visors of any county shall determine to pur-
chase a site, and erect buildings for an ms me
asylum, as provided in the preceding section
of this act, it shall be the duty of the county
clerk of said county to file with the governor
and state board Of charities and reform, a GER
tilted copy of the proceeding of such board of
supervisors relating to such determination
but no county shall be authorized. under this
act, to purchase the site or erect the buildings
specified in the first section Of this act until
the governor and said board of charities and
reform shall have first ascertained and filed a
certificate with the secretary of state that a
necessity exists for such additional asylum !;
and il shall be the duty Of the governor and
said board of charities and reform in such case
to make and file with the secretary of state
such certificate as aforesaid, whenever it shall
appear to the governor and said board that,
for want of room or other cause, there is in
sufficient provision for the proper care of the
total number of insane in this state, in the
hospitals previously 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
she'll give preference to those counties con.
TAXING the largest number of insane persons
under public charge.
Section 3. Before proceeding to the con
struction of the buildings provided for in the
first section of this act, the board of supervis-
ors of any county proposing to erect such
buildings shall cause to be prepared complete
plans, drawings and specifications of the build
ings proposed to be erected, which plans,
drawing and specifications shall be submitted
to the governor and state board of charities
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the number and sanitary care of inmates to be
provided for; and after the approval of said
plans, drawings and specifications by the gov
ernor and said board, said board of supervisors
may adopt said plans, drawing and specifica-
tions, and proceed to contract FOR the con-
struction Of said buildings with the lowest
bidders for all the work and material required
therefor.
Section A. Upon the completion OF said
buildings, and their acceptance by the COVER
nor and state board of charities and reform, as
aforesaid, the governor shall appoint three
trustees, and the board of supervisors Of said
county, two trustees, all of whom shall be res
ident citizens Of the county in which said asy-
lum is located, who shall constitute board Of
trustees for the government of said asylum
and whose terms of Office respectively shall be
first determined by lot, and thereafter conform
with the terms of Office provided by law for
the trustees of the state institutions for the
insane. The treasurer of the county shall be
the treasurer of said asylum, upon such con.
ditions as the board of supervisors of said
county may prescribe, and said board of trus-
tees shall report to said board of supervisors,
as often as said board of supervisors may re.
auire. and also annually to the governor, the
condition and wants OF said asylum, and also
to the state board of charities and reform, a
full and detailed statement of all receipts and
expenditures on account thereof, and all Other
facts concerning the management and admin.
istration Of said asylum.
Section 5. Upon the completion of said
county asylum. and the organization of said
board of trustees, as hereinbefore provided
said board is hereby authorized to transfer to
said county asylum, all inmates of the state
institutions for the insane committed from OF
belonging TO said county, held as chronic OF
incurable and all insane inmates of the poor
house of said county, and all other persons
belonging to or residing in said county, ant
adindged to be insane according to the law
of this state: and said board OF trustees ma,
thereafter receive into said asylum, any inch
rate person, and all persons belonging to saio
county adjudged TO be insane under the laws o.
this state. Provided, however, that wheneyel
any insane person, committed 70 said count,
asylum according 10 the provisions OF this act
shall be found to belong to the class defined a
acute insane, and to require permanent and
special treatment for the purpose of cure, saif
person may be transferred to the state hospi
tails for the insane, and committed therein, il
the same manner and on the same conditions
"a other patients are committed to said state
hospital.
Section 8. Said board of trustees of SAID
county asylum may also receive into sad asy
lum, under such regulations as such board MAJ
prescribe, any inebriatc person, aud any per
son adjudged to be insane, according to tks
laws OF this state, not chargeable to any county
in this state, for care and treatment at private
charge provided, that the care and treatment
of such person shall be undertaken and main
tanned without extra expense TO the state, OF
the county in which said asylum is located.
Section 4. Said board of trustees of said
county ASYLUM may also receive into such asy.
lum under such regulations as said board may
prescribe, any inebriate or insane person, be-
longing to any other county in this state, moi
admitted to the state institutions for the insane
for want of room or other reason; and such
insane person so admitted, shall be subject Il
the same provisions of law as insane persons
belonging to the county in which said asylum
10 located; provided, that the cost of main
tanning such inebriate or insane person shall
be apportioned to the county to which such
insane person belongs, for the benefit OF the
county in which said county asylum is located
in the same manner, and to the same extent